Descartes Systems Group Overview

  • Founded

  • 1981

Founded
  • Status

  • Public

  • Employees

  • 1,860

Employees
  • Stock Symbol

  • DSG

Stock Symbol
  • Investments

  • 64

  • Share Price

  • $78.82

  • (As of Thursday Closing)

Descartes Systems Group General Information

Description

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.

Contact Information

Website
www.descartes.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Logistics
Stock Exchange
TSE
Primary Office
  • 120 Randall Drive
  • Waterloo, Ontario N2V 1C6
  • Canada
+1 (519) 000-0000

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Descartes Systems Group Stock Performance

(As of Thursday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$78.82 $78.11 $56.14 - $79.75 $6.63B 84.8M 126K $1.21

Descartes Systems Group Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 31-Jan-2023 FY 2023 31-Jan-2023 FY 2022 31-Jan-2022 FY 2021 31-Jan-2021
EV 5,923,133 5,923,133 5,975,465 5,032,730
Revenue 486,014 486,014 424,690 348,664
EBITDA 200,297 200,297 167,961 133,217
Net Income 102,236 102,236 86,282 52,100
Total Assets 1,316,044 1,316,044 1,185,431 1,063,254
Total Debt 7,320 7,320 11,411 13,063
Public Fundamental Data provided by Morningstar, Inc. disclaimer

Descartes Systems Group Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Descartes Systems Group Comparisons

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Descartes Systems Group Competitors (32)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
E2open Formerly PE-Backed Austin, TX 0000 00.000 000000000 00.000
00000000000 Private Equity-Backed Ulm, Germany 0000 000000&0
00000000 Private Equity-Backed Santa Barbara, CA 000 000.00 0000000 0000 000.00
0000000000 Private Equity-Backed Breda, Netherlands 000 000000000000
000000 00000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Singapore, Singapore 000000&0
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Descartes Systems Group Patents

  • 19

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 6

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Descartes Systems Group Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11227252-B1 Token-based transport rules Active 28-Sep-2018 0000000000
US-20170300924-A1 System for audit recovery Inactive 13-Apr-2016 0000000000
US-20160323269-A1 Security token with embedded data Active 28-Apr-2015 00000000000
US-9838387-B2 Security token with embedded data Active 28-Apr-2015 00000000000
US-9747265-B2 Dynamically generating a plurality of interfaces using structured control files Active 25-Mar-2011 G06F16/25
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Descartes Systems Group Executive Team (27)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Edward Ryan Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
J. Pagan Chief Operating Officer & President
Allan Brett Chief Financial Officer, Finance
Andy Watts Consultant
Brendan McCahill International Trade and Logistics Executive
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Descartes Systems Group Board Members (14)

Name Representing Role Since
Christian Muntwyler Descartes Systems Group Board Member 000 0000
Christopher Hewat Blake, Cassels & Graydon Board Member 000 0000
Deborah Close Self Board Member 000 0000
Deepak Chopra Self Board Member 000 0000
Dennis Maple Self Board Member 000 0000
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Descartes Systems Group Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Descartes Systems Group Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Descartes Systems Group Investments & Acquisitions (64)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
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000000 000000 06-Jan-2023 0000000000 0000 Business/Productivity Software 000000 00
000 0000 03-Jun-2022 0000000000 000.00 Logistics 000000 00
0000000 (0000 21-Apr-2022 0000000000 00.00 Business/Productivity Software 000000 00
NetCHB 10-Feb-2022 Merger/Acquisition 00000 Financial Software 000000 00
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Descartes Systems Group Subsidiaries (19)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
GroundCloud(Business Productivity Software) Business/Productivity Software Minneapolis, MN 2016
0000000000 Business/Productivity Software Chippenham, United Kingdom 0000
0000000 (000000000 Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA 0000
000 0000 Logistics Cottonwood Heights, UT 0000
000000000 ( 000000 Business/Productivity Software Waterloo, Canada 0000
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Descartes Systems Group ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated November, 10, 2022

14.61 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

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Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Industry

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Descartes Systems Group Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
0000000 28-Sep-2000 00000 00000 00 000 Completed
  • 2 buyers
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