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The Descartes Systems Group (The Descartes Systems Group) PS Ratio : 14.28 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is The Descartes Systems Group PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, The Descartes Systems Group's share price is $94.24. The Descartes Systems Group's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $6.60. Hence, The Descartes Systems Group's PS Ratio for today is 14.28.

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

DSGX' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.12   Med: 9.71   Max: 19.26
Current: 14.5

During the past 13 years, The Descartes Systems Group's highest PS Ratio was 19.26. The lowest was 5.12. And the median was 9.71.

DSGX's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
92.55% of 2739 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.25 vs DSGX: 14.50

The Descartes Systems Group's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.71. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $6.60.

Good Sign:

The Descartes Systems Group Inc has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of The Descartes Systems Group was 17.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 19.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 13.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 12.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, The Descartes Systems Group's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 20.40% per year. The lowest was -17.70% per year. And the median was 9.75% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


The Descartes Systems Group PS Ratio Historical Data

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

The Descartes Systems Group Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
PS Ratio
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The Descartes Systems Group Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 12.87 13.71 12.59 11.75 13.29

Competitive Comparison of The Descartes Systems Group's PS Ratio

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

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

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



The Descartes Systems Group PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

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

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=94.24/6.599
=14.28

The Descartes Systems Group's Share Price of today is $94.24.
The Descartes Systems Group's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $6.60.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


The Descartes Systems Group  (NAS:DSGX) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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The Descartes Systems Group (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.