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The Descartes Systems Group (The Descartes Systems Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 10.58 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-23), The Descartes Systems Group's current share price is $99.01. The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $9.36. The Descartes Systems Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 10.58.

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

DSGX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.07   Med: 7.69   Max: 12.89
Current: 10.81

During the past years, The Descartes Systems Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 12.89. The lowest was 4.07. And the median was 7.69.

DSGX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
89.63% of 1350 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.61 vs DSGX: 10.81

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

The Descartes Systems Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $14.534. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $9.36 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

The Descartes Systems Group Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.90 10.08 10.08 8.90 9.36

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
Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 8.90 9.41 8.67 8.18 9.36

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

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

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

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



The Descartes Systems Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=99.01/9.36
=10.58

* 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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=14.534/125.0724*125.0724
=14.534

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 125.0724.

The Descartes Systems Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 4.051 98.920 5.122
201407 5.346 99.315 6.732
201410 5.291 99.473 6.653
201501 5.172 98.209 6.587
201504 5.283 99.710 6.627
201507 5.309 100.579 6.602
201510 5.345 100.500 6.652
201601 5.307 100.184 6.625
201604 5.559 101.370 6.859
201607 5.534 101.844 6.796
201610 5.562 102.002 6.820
201701 5.675 102.318 6.937
201704 5.768 103.029 7.002
201707 6.011 103.029 7.297
201710 6.271 103.424 7.584
201801 6.497 104.056 7.809
201804 6.636 105.320 7.881
201807 6.709 106.110 7.908
201810 6.800 105.952 8.027
201901 6.941 105.557 8.224
201904 7.110 107.453 8.276
201907 9.467 108.243 10.939
201910 9.611 107.927 11.138
202001 9.764 108.085 11.299
202004 9.713 107.216 11.331
202007 10.132 108.401 11.690
202010 10.307 108.638 11.866
202101 10.783 109.192 12.351
202104 11.160 110.851 12.592
202107 11.377 112.431 12.656
202110 11.711 113.695 12.883
202201 11.796 114.801 12.851
202204 11.966 118.357 12.645
202207 12.247 120.964 12.663
202210 12.358 121.517 12.720
202301 12.961 121.596 13.332
202304 13.308 123.571 13.470
202307 13.794 124.914 13.811
202310 13.947 125.310 13.921
202401 14.534 125.072 14.534

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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 PB Ratio Explanation

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