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The Descartes Systems Group (STU:DC2) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 10.14 (As of Sep. 22, 2024)


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What is The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-09-22), The Descartes Systems Group's current share price is €92.00. The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was €9.07. The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 10.14.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:DC2' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.04   Med: 8.26   Max: 12.89
Current: 10.23

During the past years, The Descartes Systems Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 12.89. The lowest was 5.04. And the median was 8.26.

STU:DC2's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
88.81% of 1278 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.5 vs STU:DC2: 10.23

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

The Descartes Systems Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 was €14.149. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €9.07 for the trailing ten years ended in Jul. 2024.

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The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

The Descartes Systems Group Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.90 10.08 10.08 8.90 9.36

The Descartes Systems Group Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.67 8.18 9.36 9.73 10.33

Competitive Comparison of The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=92.00/9.07
=10.14

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, The Descartes Systems Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jul. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jul. 2024)
=14.149/128.0748*128.0748
=14.149

Current CPI (Jul. 2024) = 128.0748.

The Descartes Systems Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201410 4.175 99.473 5.375
201501 4.453 98.209 5.807
201504 4.882 99.710 6.271
201507 4.825 100.579 6.144
201510 4.762 100.500 6.069
201601 4.887 100.184 6.247
201604 4.897 101.370 6.187
201607 5.008 101.844 6.298
201610 5.050 102.002 6.341
201701 5.335 102.318 6.678
201704 5.382 103.029 6.690
201707 5.212 103.029 6.479
201710 5.337 103.424 6.609
201801 5.328 104.056 6.558
201804 5.408 105.320 6.576
201807 5.743 106.110 6.932
201810 5.916 105.952 7.151
201901 6.080 105.557 7.377
201904 6.328 107.453 7.542
201907 8.444 108.243 9.991
201910 8.689 107.927 10.311
202001 8.797 108.085 10.424
202004 8.936 107.216 10.674
202007 8.815 108.401 10.415
202010 8.761 108.638 10.328
202101 8.852 109.192 10.383
202104 9.330 110.851 10.780
202107 9.625 112.431 10.964
202110 10.095 113.695 11.372
202201 10.428 114.801 11.634
202204 11.080 118.357 11.990
202207 12.039 120.964 12.747
202210 12.543 121.517 13.220
202301 12.028 121.596 12.669
202304 12.137 123.571 12.579
202307 12.470 124.914 12.785
202310 13.208 125.310 13.499
202401 13.342 125.072 13.662
202404 13.824 126.890 13.953
202407 14.149 128.075 14.149

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


The Descartes Systems Group  (STU:DC2) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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The Descartes Systems Group Business Description

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Address
120 Randall Drive, Waterloo, ON, CAN, N2V 1C6
The Descartes Systems Group provides a software solution that allows users in the shipping industry to communicate with one another. The core product is the Global Logistics Network, which is best understood as transaction driven. Descartes charges clients to send/receive messages, data, and documents on the GLN (the transactions). Customers typically contract for a monthly minimum over a multiyear period. The GLN platform allows for Descartes to upsell additional software modules as well, typically provided via a software-as-a-service model.

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