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DSGX (The Descartes Systems Group) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 25.93 (As of May. 27, 2025)


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What is The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-27), The Descartes Systems Group's current share price is $116.93. The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $4.51. The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 25.93.

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

DSGX' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.87   Med: 18.01   Max: 27.49
Current: 24.51

During the past years, The Descartes Systems Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 27.49. The lowest was 9.87. And the median was 18.01.

DSGX's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
96.88% of 1376 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.09 vs DSGX: 24.51

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

The Descartes Systems Group's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $1.918. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $4.51 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2025.

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The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Chart

The Descartes Systems Group Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.15 21.57 19.27 20.45 25.67

The Descartes Systems Group Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 20.45 21.33 22.60 22.65 25.67

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

For the Software - Application subindustry, The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=116.93/4.51
=25.93

* 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 Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, The Descartes Systems Group's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jan. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2025)
=1.918/127.4427*127.4427
=1.918

Current CPI (Jan. 2025) = 127.4427.

The Descartes Systems Group Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201504 0.582 99.710 0.744
201507 0.591 100.579 0.749
201510 0.620 100.500 0.786
201601 0.628 100.184 0.799
201604 0.640 101.370 0.805
201607 0.660 101.844 0.826
201610 0.673 102.002 0.841
201701 0.689 102.318 0.858
201704 0.711 103.029 0.879
201707 0.747 103.029 0.924
201710 0.801 103.424 0.987
201801 0.820 104.056 1.004
201804 0.863 105.320 1.044
201807 0.863 106.110 1.036
201810 0.899 105.952 1.081
201901 0.912 105.557 1.101
201904 0.997 107.453 1.182
201907 0.979 108.243 1.153
201910 0.973 107.927 1.149
202001 0.985 108.085 1.161
202004 0.979 107.216 1.164
202007 0.980 108.401 1.152
202010 1.019 108.638 1.195
202101 1.087 109.192 1.269
202104 1.149 110.851 1.321
202107 1.214 112.431 1.376
202110 1.262 113.695 1.415
202201 1.302 114.801 1.445
202204 1.348 118.357 1.451
202207 1.425 120.964 1.501
202210 1.405 121.517 1.474
202301 1.445 121.596 1.514
202304 1.575 123.571 1.624
202307 1.652 124.914 1.685
202310 1.667 125.310 1.695
202401 1.705 125.072 1.737
202404 1.737 126.890 1.745
202407 1.873 128.075 1.864
202410 1.932 127.838 1.926
202501 1.918 127.443 1.918

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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  (NAS:DSGX) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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The Descartes Systems Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
120 Randall Drive, Waterloo, ON, CAN, N2V 1C6
Descartes Systems Group provides a software solution that allows users in the shipping industry to communicate with one another. Its 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. Customers typically contract for a monthly minimum over a multiyear period. The GLN platform allows Descartes to upsell additional software modules as well, typically provided via a software-as-a-service model.