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The Descartes Systems Group (FRA:DC2) Financial Strength

: 10 (As of Jan. 2024)
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The Descartes Systems Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

The Descartes Systems Group Inc shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

The Descartes Systems Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 130.09. The Descartes Systems Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.01. As of today, The Descartes Systems Group's Altman Z-Score is 21.35.


Competitive Comparison

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

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The Descartes Systems Group Financial Strength Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where The Descartes Systems Group's Financial Strength falls into.



The Descartes Systems Group Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

The Descartes Systems Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was €-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was €41.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €3.6 Mil.

The Descartes Systems Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*40.978/-0.315
=130.09

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. The Descartes Systems Group Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

The Descartes Systems Group's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2.823 + 3.583) / 544.284
=0.01

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

The Descartes Systems Group has a Z-score of 21.35, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 21.35 is strong.

* 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  (FRA:DC2) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

The Descartes Systems Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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The Descartes Systems Group (FRA:DC2) 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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