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The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (DSGX) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

DSGX •
TechnologyApplication SoftwareVertical industry SaaS applications
AboutThe Descartes Systems Group Inc. provides cloud-based logistics and supply chain management business process solutions that focuses on enhancing the productivity, performance, and security of logistics-intensive businesses worldwide. Its Logistics Technology platform offers a range of modular, cloud-based, and interoperable web and wireless logistics management applications, which unites a community of logistics-focused parties, allowing them to transact business. The company provides a suite of solutions that include routing, mobile and telematics; transportation management and e-commerce enablement; customs and regulatory compliance; trade data; global logistics network services; and broker and forwarder enterprise systems. It offers its customers to use its modular, software-as-a-service, and data solutions to route, schedule, track, and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate, and execute shipments; rate, audit, and pay transportation invoices; access and analyze global trade data; research and perform trade tariff and duty calculations; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and various other logistics processes. The company also provides cloud-based ecommerce warehouse management solutions; consulting, implementation, and training services; and maintenance and support services. It primarily focuses on serving transportation providers, logistics service providers, and distribution-intensive companies, as well as manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and mobile business service providers. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.Show more
  • Revenue $651M +13.6%
  • EBITDA $256M +22.6%
  • Net Income $143M +23.6%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.64 +22.4%
  • Gross Margin 75.64% -0.3%
  • EBITDA Margin 39.34% +7.9%
  • Operating Margin 27.82% +11.6%
  • Net Margin 22.01% +8.8%
  • ROE 10.92% +10.2%
  • ROIC 13.05% +6.9%
  • Debt/Equity 0.01 +5.9%
  • Interest Coverage 180.40 +72.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 31.1%
  • ✓FCF machine: 32.6% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 14.8%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 19.7%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 15 (bottom 15%)
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y14.31%
5Y14.85%
3Y15.3%
TTM11.09%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y25.27%
5Y31.1%
3Y18.42%
TTM12.6%

EPS CAGR

10Y22.82%
5Y29.52%
3Y17.93%
TTM11.32%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.1%
5Y Avg11.05%
3Y Avg12.37%
Latest13.41%

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AGYSAgilysys, Inc.2.03B72.1788.0116.07%9.79%9.72%2.58%0.18
TYLTyler Technologies, Inc.15.26B354.6958.639.53%13.53%5.6%3.96%0.19
APPFAppFolio, Inc.4.33B177.7645.8119.72%14.82%25.97%5.52%0.06
DSGXThe Descartes Systems Group Inc.5.7B66.2540.4013.63%22.1%10%3.73%0.01
SAPSAP SE234.7B201.5328.523.43%19.91%16.16%3.99%0.18
KAROKarooooo Ltd.1.46B47.2225.308.61%19.48%31.6%3.99%0.22
YMMFull Truck Alliance Co. Ltd.20B9.3821.8933.22%34.41%10.5%2.11%0.00
BLKBBlackbaud, Inc.2.27B48.5420.48-2.35%10.19%135.24%11.37%13.16

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Profit & Loss

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Sales/Revenue+184.99M203.78M237.44M275.17M325.79M348.66M424.69M486.01M572.93M651M
Revenue Growth %8.27%10.15%16.52%15.89%18.4%7.02%21.8%14.44%17.88%13.63%
Cost of Goods Sold+53.86M56.05M63.7M74.99M85.72M89.91M101.81M113.33M138.29M158.57M
COGS % of Revenue29.11%27.51%26.83%27.25%26.31%25.79%23.97%23.32%24.14%24.36%
Gross Profit+131.13M147.73M173.74M200.18M240.07M258.75M322.88M372.69M434.64M492.43M
Gross Margin %70.89%72.49%73.17%72.75%73.69%74.21%76.03%76.68%75.86%75.64%
Gross Profit Growth %13.07%12.65%17.6%15.22%19.93%7.78%24.78%15.43%16.62%13.3%
Operating Expenses+103.04M117.03M137.85M158.73M187.81M187.36M219.45M242.25M291.79M311.3M
OpEx % of Revenue55.7%57.43%58.06%57.69%57.65%53.74%51.67%49.85%50.93%47.82%
Selling, General & Admin44.03M48.02M58.58M66.89M75.02M75.05M91.35M106.28M125.53M138.94M
SG&A % of Revenue23.8%23.56%24.67%24.31%23.03%21.53%21.51%21.87%21.91%21.34%
Research & Development31.29M35.56M41.8M47.87M53.51M54.07M62.57M70.35M84.44M95.5M
R&D % of Revenue16.92%17.45%17.61%17.4%16.43%15.51%14.73%14.48%14.74%14.67%
Other Operating Expenses27.71M33.46M37.47M43.98M59.28M58.24M65.53M65.62M81.81M76.86M
Operating Income+28.1M30.7M35.88M41.44M52.26M71.4M103.43M130.43M142.85M181.12M
Operating Margin %15.19%15.06%15.11%15.06%16.04%20.48%24.36%26.84%24.93%27.82%
Operating Income Growth %24.46%9.25%16.9%15.49%26.1%36.62%44.87%26.1%9.52%26.79%
EBITDA+57.7M64.33M73.46M86.17M113.9M136.02M166.74M194.71M208.82M256.11M
EBITDA Margin %31.19%31.57%30.94%31.31%34.96%39.01%39.26%40.06%36.45%39.34%
EBITDA Growth %21.25%11.49%14.2%17.29%32.19%19.42%22.58%16.77%7.25%22.64%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)29.6M33.63M37.58M44.72M61.64M64.62M63.3M64.27M65.97M74.99M
EBIT28.29M32.11M36.05M41.64M52.55M71.56M102.24M132.56M152.51M188.59M
Net Interest Income+-522K-611K-1.3M-2.13M-4.42M-1.19M-1.12M-1.17M-1.36M-1M
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense522K611K1.3M2.13M4.42M1.19M1.12M1.17M1.36M1M
Other Income/Expense-327K804K-1.14M-1.93M-4.22M-1.03M-824K3.29M8.3M10.51M
Pretax Income+27.77M31.5M34.75M39.51M48.03M70.37M102.61M133.73M151.15M191.63M
Pretax Margin %15.01%15.46%14.63%14.36%14.74%20.18%24.16%27.52%26.38%29.44%
Income Tax+7.21M7.66M7.87M8.23M11.04M18.27M16.33M31.49M35.24M48.36M
Effective Tax Rate %74.04%75.68%77.35%79.16%77.02%74.04%84.09%76.45%76.68%74.76%
Net Income+20.56M23.84M26.88M31.28M37M52.1M86.28M102.24M115.91M143.27M
Net Margin %11.12%11.7%11.32%11.37%11.36%14.94%20.32%21.04%20.23%22.01%
Net Income Growth %36.54%15.93%12.76%16.36%18.29%40.82%65.61%18.49%13.37%23.61%
Net Income (Continuing)20.56M23.84M26.88M31.28M37M52.1M86.28M102.24M115.91M143.27M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+0.270.310.350.400.450.611.001.181.341.64
EPS Growth %28.57%14.81%12.9%14.29%12.5%35.56%63.93%18%13.56%22.39%
EPS (Basic)0.270.310.350.410.450.621.021.211.361.68
Diluted Shares Outstanding76.41M76.52M77.11M77.79M82.87M85.76M86.2M86.45M86.82M87.32M
Basic Shares Outstanding75.59M75.8M76.32M76.83M81.66M84.36M84.59M84.79M85.07M85.44M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Total Current Assets+75.42M72.56M74.85M72.24M100.21M203.06M292.06M358.65M418.18M352.57M
Cash & Short-Term Investments41.85M38.13M35.15M27.3M44.4M133.66M213.44M276.38M320.95M236.14M
Cash Only37.21M38.13M35.15M27.3M44.4M133.66M213.44M276.38M320.95M236.14M
Short-Term Investments4.64M000000000
Accounts Receivable28.75M29.11M31.96M35.82M42.41M52.04M41.7M45.17M63.76M70.88M
Days Sales Outstanding56.7252.1449.1347.5247.5254.4735.8433.9340.6239.74
Inventory155K167K123K95K411K429K868K759K0712.46K
Days Inventory Outstanding1.051.090.70.461.751.743.112.44-1.64
Other Current Assets468K0000014.07M11.66M33.47M26.44M
Total Non-Current Assets+377.36M427.98M550.03M581.09M842.38M860.19M893.37M957.39M1.06B1.29B
Property, Plant & Equipment8.6M10.45M12.8M12.61M26.61M24.25M21.39M18.21M17.81M20.1M
Fixed Asset Turnover21.50x19.51x18.55x21.82x12.24x14.38x19.86x26.69x32.17x32.38x
Goodwill217.49M263.11M350.15M378.18M523.69M565.18M608.76M675.65M760.41M924.75M
Intangible Assets133.56M145.44M178M176.19M256.96M239.99M229.61M229.81M251.05M321.27M
Long-Term Investments00000000249.51M0
Other Non-Current Assets01.52M3.97M10.51M13.52M15.55M18.65M22.25M-222.68M24.9M
Total Assets+452.79M500.54M624.88M653.33M942.59M1.06B1.19B1.32B1.47B1.65B
Asset Turnover0.41x0.41x0.38x0.42x0.35x0.33x0.36x0.37x0.39x0.40x
Asset Growth %1.93%10.55%24.84%4.55%44.27%12.8%11.49%11.02%12.02%11.74%
Total Current Liabilities+40.04M53.82M67.69M70.37M88.94M104.26M133.43M169.59M203.63M217.03M
Accounts Payable4.47M4.68M7.9M5.15M7.67M7.96M10.57M10.57M17.48M20.65M
Days Payables Outstanding30.3130.4745.2525.0532.6532.2937.8834.0446.1547.53
Short-Term Debt000000000369.61K
Deferred Revenue (Current)16.64M23.73M30.98M34.24M41.14M49.88M56.78M67.78M84M103.86M
Other Current Liabilities12.79M10.63M17.5M13.08M13.25M13.05M5.62M7.54M43.59M55.11M
Current Ratio1.88x1.35x1.11x1.03x1.13x1.95x2.19x2.11x2.05x1.62x
Quick Ratio1.88x1.35x1.10x1.03x1.12x1.94x2.18x2.11x2.05x1.62x
Cash Conversion Cycle27.4522.764.5922.9316.6223.921.072.33--6.15
Total Non-Current Liabilities+10.71M16.12M58.38M49.46M31.93M47.92M52.18M47.06M32.62M45.35M
Long-Term Debt0037M25.46M000000
Capital Lease Obligations00009.48M8.89M7.38M3.92M3.9M4.72M
Deferred Tax Liabilities6.1M9.97M11.59M15.51M15.07M29.39M35.52M35.4M21.1M34.13M
Other Non-Current Liabilities3.67M5.72M8.66M7.63M6.47M8.23M7.35M6.12M6.15M5.53M
Total Liabilities50.75M69.94M126.07M119.83M120.88M152.19M185.61M216.65M236.25M262.38M
Total Debt+0037M25.46M13.4M13.06M11.41M7.32M6.98M8.27M
Net Debt-37.21M-38.13M1.85M-1.83M-31M-120.6M-202.03M-269.06M-313.97M-227.87M
Debt / Equity--0.07x0.05x0.02x0.01x0.01x0.01x0.01x0.01x
Debt / EBITDA--0.50x0.30x0.12x0.10x0.07x0.04x0.03x0.03x
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.64x-0.59x0.03x-0.02x-0.27x-0.89x-1.21x-1.38x-1.50x-0.89x
Interest Coverage53.83x50.24x27.67x19.48x11.83x60.20x92.11x111.77x104.80x180.40x
Total Equity+402.04M430.6M498.81M533.51M821.71M911.07M999.82M1.1B1.24B1.39B
Equity Growth %2.98%7.1%15.84%6.96%54.02%10.87%9.74%9.96%12.61%11.87%
Book Value per Share5.265.636.476.869.9210.6211.6012.7214.2615.86
Total Shareholders' Equity402.04M430.6M498.81M533.51M821.71M911.07M999.82M1.1B1.24B1.39B
Common Stock252.47M253.24M274.54M276.75M524.15M531.83M536.3M538.45M551.16M568.34M
Retained Earnings-262.3M-238.47M-211.62M-172.77M-135.77M-83.67M2.61M104.85M220.75M364.03M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-34.88M-32.78M-15.25M-25.2M-25.94M-1.19M-12.39M-30.46M-28.59M-50.5M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Cash from Operations+54.24M72.58M72.14M78.07M104.25M131.23M176.14M192.4M208.47M219.27M
Operating CF Margin %29.32%35.62%30.38%28.37%32%37.64%41.47%39.59%36.39%33.68%
Operating CF Growth %9.63%33.81%-0.61%8.22%33.53%25.88%34.22%9.23%8.36%5.18%
Net Income20.56M23.84M26.88M31.28M37M52.1M86.28M102.24M115.91M143.27M
Depreciation & Amortization29.6M33.63M37.58M44.72M61.52M61.66M64.23M65.4M65.97M74.99M
Stock-Based Compensation1.58M2.02M2.81M3.71M4.91M6.31M11.02M13.67M16.48M19.96M
Deferred Taxes5.79M4M1.27M2.14M5.74M14.52M1.51M3.24M-6M0
Other Non-Cash Items-392K-1.03M-784K71K337K207K308K53K868.34K3.63M
Working Capital Changes-2.89M10.12M4.4M-3.85M-5.26M-3.58M12.79M7.79M15.24M-22.58M
Change in Receivables764K2.73M-1.96M-135K3.73M143K-2.88M151K-7.28M1.42M
Change in Inventory314K2K52K74K-345K99K-498K103K00
Change in Payables-412K-317K1.43M-1.06M1.77M-686K2.34M-620K6.2M1.77M
Cash from Investing+-129.83M-70.36M-116.95M-73.18M-296.95M-52.16M-95.11M-121.63M-148.26M-296.95M
Capital Expenditures-4.31M-4.91M-5.09M-5.24M-4.9M-3.76M-4.83M-6.07M-5.56M-6.74M
CapEx % of Revenue2.33%2.41%2.14%1.91%1.5%1.08%1.14%1.25%0.97%1.04%
Acquisitions-120.85M-71.35M-111.87M-67.93M-292.05M-48.4M-90.28M-115.56M-142.7M-290.2M
Investments----------
Other Investing0000000000
Cash from Financing+-2.43M-211K38M-11.38M210.17M5.56M1.52M-4.6M-14.74M-3.63M
Debt Issued (Net)0601K37M-10.19M-25.62M-597K-1.07M000
Equity Issued (Net)158K145K1000K345K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases0000000000
Other Financing-2.59M-957K0-1.53M-2.19M-40K-72K-6.33M-24.01M-15.38M
Net Change in Cash-80.84M922K-2.99M-7.85M17.11M89.26M79.78M62.95M44.57M-84.81M
Free Cash Flow+49.93M67.67M67.06M72.83M99.35M127.47M171.31M186.32M202.12M212.53M
FCF Margin %26.99%33.21%28.24%26.47%30.5%36.56%40.34%38.34%35.28%32.65%
FCF Growth %6.7%35.52%-0.9%8.61%36.42%28.3%34.39%8.76%8.48%5.15%
FCF per Share0.650.880.870.941.201.491.992.162.332.43
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.64x3.04x2.68x2.50x2.82x2.52x2.04x1.88x1.80x1.53x
Interest Paid31K64K680K1.71M3.52M89K0000
Taxes Paid3.53M3.86M3.89M7.86M8.95M8.21M12.57M23.79M44.94M53.41M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)5.19%5.73%5.78%6.06%5.46%6.01%9.03%9.74%9.92%10.92%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)6.61%6.08%6.03%6.02%5.93%6.77%9.77%12.02%12.21%13.05%
Gross Margin70.89%72.49%73.17%72.75%73.69%74.21%76.03%76.68%75.86%75.64%
Net Margin11.12%11.7%11.32%11.37%11.36%14.94%20.32%21.04%20.23%22.01%
Debt / Equity--0.07x0.05x0.02x0.01x0.01x0.01x0.01x0.01x
Interest Coverage53.83x50.24x27.67x19.48x11.83x60.20x92.11x111.77x104.80x180.40x
FCF Conversion2.64x3.04x2.68x2.50x2.82x2.52x2.04x1.88x1.80x1.53x
Revenue Growth8.27%10.15%16.52%15.89%18.4%7.02%21.8%14.44%17.88%13.63%

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