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The Descartes Systems Group (The Descartes Systems Group) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 21.06 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-07), The Descartes Systems Group's current share price is $91.19. The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was $4.33. The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 21.06.

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: 6.63   Med: 15.45   Max: 27.49
Current: 21.33

During the past years, The Descartes Systems Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 27.49. The lowest was 6.63. And the median was 15.45.

DSGX's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
96.85% of 1461 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.82 vs DSGX: 21.33

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 Apr. 2024 was $1.737. 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 $4.33 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2024.

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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 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.01 21.15 21.57 19.27 20.45

The Descartes Systems Group Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 20.40 18.84 17.82 20.45 21.43

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.



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
=91.19/4.33
=21.06

* 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 Apr. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Apr. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2024)
=1.737/126.2576*126.2576
=1.737

Current CPI (Apr. 2024) = 126.2576.

The Descartes Systems Group Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201407 0.622 99.315 0.791
201410 0.565 99.473 0.717
201501 0.578 98.209 0.743
201504 0.582 99.710 0.737
201507 0.591 100.579 0.742
201510 0.620 100.500 0.779
201601 0.628 100.184 0.791
201604 0.640 101.370 0.797
201607 0.660 101.844 0.818
201610 0.673 102.002 0.833
201701 0.689 102.318 0.850
201704 0.711 103.029 0.871
201707 0.747 103.029 0.915
201710 0.801 103.424 0.978
201801 0.820 104.056 0.995
201804 0.863 105.320 1.035
201807 0.863 106.110 1.027
201810 0.899 105.952 1.071
201901 0.912 105.557 1.091
201904 0.997 107.453 1.171
201907 0.979 108.243 1.142
201910 0.973 107.927 1.138
202001 0.985 108.085 1.151
202004 0.979 107.216 1.153
202007 0.980 108.401 1.141
202010 1.019 108.638 1.184
202101 1.087 109.192 1.257
202104 1.149 110.851 1.309
202107 1.214 112.431 1.363
202110 1.262 113.695 1.401
202201 1.302 114.801 1.432
202204 1.348 118.357 1.438
202207 1.425 120.964 1.487
202210 1.405 121.517 1.460
202301 1.445 121.596 1.500
202304 1.575 123.571 1.609
202307 1.652 124.914 1.670
202310 1.667 125.310 1.680
202401 1.705 125.072 1.721
202404 1.737 126.258 1.737

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 (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.