Yahoo! FinanceHome - Yahoo! - Help

Market Guide

[ Stock Screener | Company & Fund Index | Financial Glossary ]

Profile - Descartes Systems Group (NasdaqNM:DSGX)
As of 31-Aug-2001
Enter symbol:
symbol lookup

 
More Info: Quote | Chart | News | Profile | Research | Msgs | Insider | Options | Reports
Recent Events
Aug 21Earnings Announcement
Aug 17Price hit new 52-week low ($5.67)
Aug  2Conference call: The Descartes Systems Group Preliminary Second Quarter Results
July 31Fiscal quarter ended
Location
120 Randall Drive, Ontario N2V 1C6
Waterloo, Canada
Phone: (519) 746-8110
Fax: (519) 747-0082
Email: investor@descartes.com
Employees (last reported count): 500
Financial Links
 ·Top Institutional Holders
 ·Top Mutual Fund Holders
 ·Analyst Upgrade/Downgrade History
 ·Historical Quote Data
 ·Raw SEC Filings at sec.gov
Competitors:
 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Software & Programming
Company Websites
 ·Home Page
 ·Employment
 ·Yahoo! Category

 ·Search Yahoo! for related links...

Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 21%
·Institutional: 43% (54% of float)
(109 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 5.53M shares (+19.97%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
More From Market Guide
 ·Highlights
 ·Performance
 ·Ratio Comparisons
Business Summary
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. is a leading provider of end-to-end logistics solutions that facilitate B2B e-commerce. Descartes' e-fulfillment software and exchange solutions enable companies to create high-speed, high-performance fulfillment networks-aka DeliveryNets. DeliveryNet solutions empower organizations to deliver reliable, responsive customer service in a profitable manner and to create innovative new products and services. DeliveryNet solutions leverage Descartes' Internet-based Global Logistics Network, an open, worldwide network of shippers, receivers, carriers, logistics service providers, e-marketplaces, vertical portals, and transportation exchanges. The result is a global e-fulfillment information infrastructure that provides cost savings and revenue opportunities for businesses that need to manage physical product movement. Descartes products are licensed today by more than 850 companies in 35 vertical industries in 50 countries worldwide.
More from Market Guide: Expanded Business Description

Financial Summary
DSGX is a leading provider of end-to-end logistics solutions that facilitate B2B e-commerce. Its e-fulfillment software and exchange solutions enable companies to create high-speed fulfillment networks-Delivery Nets. For the six months ended 7/01, revenues rose 53% to $43.2 million. Net loss increased 14% to $31.9 million. Results reflect increased software license revenues, offset by $9.8 million for the write down of investments.
More from Market Guide: Significant Developments

Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Peter SchwartzChairman and CEO
Willem GallePres, COO
Colley ClarkeExec. VP-Fin., CFO
Paul LaufertExec. VP - Corp. Devel. and Sec.
Art MesherExec. VP - Corp. Strategy and Bus. Devel.
More from Market Guide on Officers & Directors:
Expanded List, Bios, Compensation, Options
Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:DSGXAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 17-Aug-2001
$5.67 
Recent Price$5.90 
52-Week High
on 27-Sep-2000
$54.25 
Beta3.41 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)239.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)165.0K
Stock Performance
[one-year price graph]
big chart [1d | 5d | 3m | 6m | 1y | 2y | 5y]
52-Week Change-87.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-83.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$307.6M
Shares Outstanding52.1M
Float41.2M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$6.16 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.72 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.39 
Sales (ttm)$1.71 
Cash (mrq)$1.68 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.96 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)3.45 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$81.6M
EBITDA (ttm)-$18.8M
Income available to common (ttm)-$35.5M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-43.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)-51.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJan 31
Most recent quarter31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-9.79%
Return on Equity (ttm)-13.34%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)5.23 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.23 
Total Cash (mrq)$87.8M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short554.0K
Percent of Float1.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.36M
Short Ratio1.78 
Daily Volume311.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-July-2001)

Market Guide offers more in-depth Company Research, Stock Screening, and Hottest Stocks and Industries on over 10,000 U.S. Equities.


Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service
Company information Copyright Market Guide. Historical chart data and daily updates provided by Commodity Systems, Inc. (CSI). Some event data provided by CCBN. Data and information is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading purposes. Neither Yahoo nor any of its data or content providers (such as Market Guide, CSI, etc.) shall be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.