For the quarter ended January 2025, Descartes Systems (DSGX) reported revenue of $167.5 million, up 13% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.43, compared to $0.37 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.54% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $166.6 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.43, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Descartes Systems performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Services: $156.50 million compared to the $152.13 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- License: $0.30 million compared to the $1.36 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- Professional services and other: $10.70 million compared to the $12.44 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.6% year over year.
Shares of Descartes Systems have returned -6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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