Descartes Systems Group Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 3/6
Descartes Systems Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 28.3%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 16.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.5% per year. Descartes Systems Group's return on equity is 9.4%, and it has net margins of 20.2%.
Key information
28.3%
Earnings growth rate
27.2%
EPS growth rate
| Software Industry Growth | 14.9% |
| Revenue growth rate | 14.5% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% |
| Net Margin | 20.2% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Jan 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Descartes Systems Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 24 | 573 | 116 | 126 | 84 |
| 31 Oct 23 | 550 | 114 | 122 | 81 |
| 31 Jul 23 | 527 | 114 | 117 | 77 |
| 30 Apr 23 | 506 | 108 | 112 | 74 |
| 31 Jan 23 | 486 | 102 | 106 | 70 |
| 31 Oct 22 | 473 | 92 | 103 | 68 |
| 31 Jul 22 | 461 | 91 | 99 | 67 |
| 30 Apr 22 | 442 | 91 | 94 | 64 |
| 31 Jan 22 | 425 | 86 | 91 | 63 |
| 31 Oct 21 | 406 | 84 | 88 | 61 |
| 31 Jul 21 | 384 | 72 | 83 | 58 |
| 30 Apr 21 | 364 | 59 | 79 | 56 |
| 31 Jan 21 | 349 | 52 | 75 | 54 |
| 31 Oct 20 | 339 | 46 | 74 | 54 |
| 31 Jul 20 | 335 | 43 | 74 | 54 |
| 30 Apr 20 | 331 | 41 | 74 | 54 |
| 31 Jan 20 | 326 | 37 | 75 | 54 |
| 31 Oct 19 | 313 | 33 | 73 | 52 |
| 31 Jul 19 | 300 | 32 | 71 | 50 |
| 30 Apr 19 | 286 | 32 | 69 | 49 |
| 31 Jan 19 | 275 | 31 | 67 | 48 |
| 31 Oct 18 | 268 | 30 | 66 | 47 |
| 31 Jul 18 | 260 | 28 | 64 | 46 |
| 30 Apr 18 | 250 | 27 | 61 | 44 |
| 31 Jan 18 | 237 | 27 | 59 | 42 |
| 31 Oct 17 | 227 | 26 | 55 | 39 |
| 31 Jul 17 | 216 | 26 | 52 | 37 |
| 30 Apr 17 | 209 | 25 | 50 | 36 |
| 31 Jan 17 | 204 | 24 | 48 | 36 |
| 31 Oct 16 | 199 | 23 | 47 | 35 |
| 31 Jul 16 | 195 | 22 | 46 | 34 |
| 30 Apr 16 | 189 | 22 | 45 | 33 |
| 31 Jan 16 | 185 | 21 | 44 | 31 |
| 31 Oct 15 | 181 | 19 | 43 | 30 |
| 31 Jul 15 | 177 | 18 | 42 | 29 |
| 30 Apr 15 | 174 | 16 | 41 | 29 |
| 31 Jan 15 | 171 | 15 | 41 | 28 |
| 31 Oct 14 | 167 | 14 | 40 | 27 |
| 31 Jul 14 | 163 | 12 | 39 | 27 |
| 30 Apr 14 | 158 | 10 | 38 | 27 |
| 31 Jan 14 | 151 | 10 | 37 | 26 |
| 31 Oct 13 | 145 | 15 | 35 | 25 |
| 31 Jul 13 | 139 | 15 | 34 | 24 |
| 30 Apr 13 | 131 | 16 | 32 | 22 |
Quality Earnings: DC2 has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: DC2's current net profit margins (20.2%) are lower than last year (21%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DC2's earnings have grown significantly by 28.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: DC2's earnings growth over the past year (13.4%) is below its 5-year average (28.3% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: DC2 earnings growth over the past year (13.4%) exceeded the Software industry 3.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: DC2's Return on Equity (9.4%) is considered low.