Blackberry vs Descartes Systems
BB and DSGX side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BB and DSGX compare
Blackberry grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.4% versus 12.0% for Descartes Systems).
Descartes Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 22.5% compared with 13.1% at Blackberry.
Descartes Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 9 for Blackberry), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BB | DSGX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.5B | – |
| Share price | $9.40 | $95.99 |
| Change, 1 year | 103% | 15.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −10.0% | 6.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.55 | 0.86 |
| Employees | 1,820 | 45 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 78.3× | – |
| P/S | 9.0× | – |
| P/B | 7.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 53.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 59.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | – |
| Fair value | $4.33 | – |
| Margin of safety | −117% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.4% (better) | 12.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −9.3% | 15.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 14.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 14.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 25.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 77.9% (better) | 77.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.6% | 28.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 22.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 15.0% | 35.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.6% (better) | 10.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.5% (better) | 12.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 13.9× | 217× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.38 (better) | 2.02 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.69 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.69% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.69% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 50.8% | 82.0% |
| Held by insiders | 10.7% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.5M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.2% | 1.6% |
Go deeper
- BB stock overview
- BB income statement
- BB valuation and score
- DSGX stock overview
- DSGX income statement
- DSGX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.