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Descartes Systems (DSG)

C$120.80 +2.3% on the day·−9.6% in a year·close Oct 13, 2026

Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; prices in Canadian dollars. All 218 TSX stocks.

Your signal

Buy68 / 100

Buy: 68 is at or above your Buy line of 60. Trend (+17% vs 200-day) scores 86 and lifts it; Plays in (59%) scores 59 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightDSGPointsWeightAdds
Plays in59%594023.6
Off the high−12% from its 1-year high613018.3
Trend+17% vs 200-day863025.8
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for DSG
FactorDSGPointsWhat it is
Plays in59%59The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside––How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating––The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E40.5×25Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Forward P/E24.9×18Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG1.6742P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales9.3×17Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to book4.4×36Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Dividend yieldnone0Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth+33%62Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Revenue growth+12%45Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Profit margin24%74Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Return on equity12%47Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Debt to equity0.00×96Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high−12% from its 1-year high61How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend+17% vs 200-day86How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum−10%24The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure1/10 · low90The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on DSG

This analysis does not constitute trading advice. Please meet with an advisor or independently review sources before making any decision. New to this? Start with the basics.

Plays in59 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureLow1 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple1.17×Price ÷ its 200-day average (+17%). Higher than on 79% of days since 2005. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about DSG now.

Trend followingHoly GrailOUT42% of 12,813 calls rightOn DSG: right 22 of 52 · Out since Jan 7, 2025Breakouts & channelsP&F Double TopIN37% of 36,314 calls rightOn DSG: right 33 of 93 · In since Oct 1, 2026Momentum12-1 MomentumOUT44% of 8,156 calls rightOn DSG: right 11 of 20 · Out since Sep 30, 2025Mean reversionBollinger ReversionOUT64% of 53,095 calls rightOn DSG: right 148 of 214 · Out since Sep 14, 2026Volume & money flowMoney Flow IndexOUT59% of 13,925 calls rightOn DSG: right 30 of 60 · Out since Sep 10, 2026Candles & chart patternsEngulfing SwitchOUT50% of 38,976 calls rightOn DSG: right 85 of 169 · Out since Sep 18, 2026CalendarHalloween IndicatorOUT54% of 12,345 calls rightOn DSG: right 24 of 43 · Out since Apr 30, 2026

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

DSG, day by day

How to read candlesticks

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved DSG lately

Its biggest move against the S&P/TSX in the last 30 sessions, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Fri Sep 11+6.3% against the S&P/TSX2.3× a normal day

DSG +6.9%, the S&P/TSX +0.5% that session; +12.0% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

  • Earnings beatEarnings report · Sep 10, 6:00 pm ET

    DSG reported earnings per share of 0.80 against 0.74 expected: a 9.2% beat.

    After earnings beats, stocks did better than their index at the first close after the news 61% of the time (2,202 of 3,587 on 322 stocks; median move +1.1%). Moderate predictability

    DSG after earnings beats: ahead of its index at the first close after the news 7 of 9 times (median +1.8%).

  • Price target raisedAnalyst rating · Sep 11, 10:49 am ET

    Scotiabank raised its price target to 98.00 from 95.00, keeping Sector Outperform.

    Came within two sessions of an earnings report, so the report likely drove the move. Kinds of news are scored without these.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on DSG

All 100 plays, by family.

Trend following24 of 30 inBreakouts & channels11 of 15 inMomentum11 of 17 inMean reversion4 of 15 inVolume & money flow4 of 9 inCandles & chart patterns0 of 3 inCalendar5 of 11 in

Calls right: how often the play's calls on DSG went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2005. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +8.5%Exit below C$113.40 (−6.1%)24% 165/682+1.3% / +20.4%−64.8% / −50.9%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyINJul 31, 2026 +14.7%Exit below C$106.40 (−11.9%)25% 32/126+9.2% / +20.4%−44.4% / −50.9%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyINSep 14, 2026 +8.7%Exit below C$110.13 (−8.8%)21% 83/390+5.1% / +20.4%−53.9% / −50.9%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyOUTFeb 12, 2025 −25.8%Enter above C$307.50 (+154.6%)14% 33/230+0.1% / +20.5%−39.1% / −50.9%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyINSep 4, 2026 +10.7%Exit below C$103.44 (−14.4%)29% 22/77+11.5% / +20.4%−32.1% / −50.9%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTJun 6, 2025 −13.8%Enter above C$117.60 (−2.7%)23% 25/110+8.9% / +20.4%−35.7% / −50.9%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endINAug 31, 2026 +8.3%Exit below C$102.38 (−15.2%)30% 14/47+13.1% / +20.4%−43.8% / −50.9%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyINSep 11, 2026 +14.7%Exit below C$103.20 (−14.6%)15% 25/163+13.7% / +20.4%−41.2% / −50.9%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyINSep 3, 2026 +8.4%Not on one close48% 12/25+16.8% / +20.4%−42.8% / −50.9%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTJun 5, 2025 −13.1%Enter above C$303.01 (+150.8%)17% 23/136+12.7% / +20.4%−43.4% / −50.9%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyINAug 7, 2026 +8.8%Exit below C$104.52 (−13.5%)30% 46/154+3.0% / +20.4%−52.4% / −50.9%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyINSep 14, 2026 +8.7%Exit below C$112.61 (−6.8%)24% 199/820+3.3% / +20.4%−64.6% / −50.9%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINSep 29, 2026 +7.3%Exit below C$107.47 (−11.0%)31% 91/290+4.3% / +20.4%−47.6% / −50.9%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyOUTAug 8, 2025 −13.3%Enter above C$119.18 (−1.3%)32% 6/19+15.7% / +20.3%−49.0% / −50.9%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyINSep 15, 2026 +8.8%Exit below C$92.11 (−23.7%)26% 39/152+5.0% / +20.4%−52.3% / −50.9%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +6.8%Exit below C$103.37 (−14.4%)22% 29/130+6.4% / +20.4%−43.9% / −50.9%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyINSep 24, 2026 +6.7%Exit below C$109.04 (−9.7%)27% 46/168+1.8% / +20.4%−62.5% / −50.9%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyINSep 22, 2026 +9.0%Not on one close34% 123/360+0.4% / +20.4%−59.0% / −50.9%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +6.8%Exit below C$105.16 (−12.9%)34% 201/589+5.4% / +20.4%−55.2% / −50.9%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +6.8%Exit below C$97.59 (−19.2%)35% 88/248+4.2% / +20.4%−52.5% / −50.9%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +2.3%Exit below C$112.05 (−7.2%)42% 199/478+9.6% / +20.4%−38.8% / −50.9%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTApr 7, 2026 +25.2%Not on one close24% 42/175+1.0% / +20.4%−52.9% / −50.9%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyINSep 15, 2026 +8.8%Exit below C$87.40 (−27.6%)23% 47/204+4.0% / +20.4%−59.5% / −50.9%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyINSep 25, 2026 +8.7%Exit below C$113.41 (−6.1%)36% 82/229+3.5% / +20.4%−47.1% / −50.9%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +8.5%Not on one close26% 65/246+3.1% / +20.4%−63.9% / −50.9%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +6.8%Exit below C$111.46 (−7.7%)35% 89/254+4.2% / +20.4%−59.4% / −50.9%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyINSep 14, 2026 +8.7%Exit below C$88.92 (−26.4%)24% 45/188+4.5% / +20.4%−58.4% / −50.9%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyINJul 28, 2026 +13.3%Exit below C$54.85 (−54.6%)28% 31/112+6.6% / +20.4%−52.6% / −50.9%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyINSep 29, 2026 +7.3%Exit below C$107.41 (−11.1%)29% 55/190+0.9% / +20.4%−51.0% / −50.9%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTJan 7, 2025 −24.6%Not on one close42% 22/52+4.5% / +20.4%−9.7% / −50.9%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +4.9%Exit below C$107.41 (−11.1%)30% 39/130+3.4% / +20.4%−66.7% / −50.9%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +4.9%Exit below C$110.05 (−8.9%)23% 37/159−0.2% / +20.4%−48.7% / −50.9%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +4.9%Exit below C$107.41 (−11.1%)25% 26/103+3.3% / +20.4%−38.2% / −50.9%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +4.9%Exit below C$107.73 (−10.8%)22% 28/129+1.7% / +20.4%−42.8% / −50.9%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 +19.1%Not on one close29% 37/129+2.6% / +20.4%−38.6% / −50.9%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTJun 12, 2026 +18.4%Enter above C$121.23 (+0.4%)27% 47/175+0.5% / +20.4%−49.6% / −50.9%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +2.3%Exit below C$113.33 (−6.2%)28% 65/232+1.1% / +20.4%−46.5% / −50.9%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +4.9%Exit below C$110.33 (−8.7%)29% 60/206+1.6% / +20.4%−54.4% / −50.9%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +6.8%Exit below C$109.47 (−9.4%)27% 56/204+0.7% / +20.4%−70.6% / −50.9%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyINOct 1, 2026 +4.7%Exit below C$96.97 (−19.7%)35% 33/93+12.0% / +20.4%−45.7% / −50.9%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINSep 14, 2026 +8.7%Exit below C$111.25 (−7.9%)22% 86/384−0.3% / +20.4%−72.4% / −50.9%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTJun 3, 2026 +17.4%Not on one close23% 41/182−0.3% / +20.4%−47.1% / −50.9%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$80.95 (−33.0%)35% 58/167+0.8% / +20.4%−37.9% / −50.9%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +2.3%Exit below C$113.95 (−5.7%)32% 221/680+7.1% / +20.4%−50.0% / −50.9%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTFeb 4, 2025 −27.1%Not on one close19% 5/26+2.6% / +20.4%−10.4% / −50.9%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endOUTJun 30, 2025 −12.7%Enter above C$128.44 (+6.3%)56% 9/16+16.9% / +20.5%−35.2% / −50.9%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endOUTSep 30, 2025 −7.8%Not on one close55% 11/20+18.5% / +20.5%−35.2% / −50.9%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endOUTJun 30, 2025 −12.7%Enter above C$142.82 (+18.2%)44% 16/36+14.6% / +20.5%−32.5% / −50.9%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyINSep 11, 2026 +14.7%Exit below C$105.69 (−12.5%)21% 34/165+9.5% / +20.4%−31.4% / −50.9%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endOUTMar 31, 2025 −16.6%Enter above C$125.83 (+4.2%)50% 8/16+14.2% / +20.4%−32.5% / −50.9%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyINSep 18, 2026 +12.2%Exit below C$108.65 (−10.1%)29% 40/136+8.5% / +20.4%−36.2% / −50.9%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyINSep 16, 2026 +9.3%Exit below C$110.21 (−8.8%)35% 162/457+7.6% / +20.4%−38.7% / −50.9%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +4.6%Exit below C$114.85 (−4.9%)28% 227/813+1.3% / +20.4%−58.6% / −50.9%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +6.8%Exit below C$92.60 (−23.3%)33% 109/330+5.5% / +20.4%−39.1% / −50.9%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endINJul 31, 2026 +14.7%Exit below C$87.88 (−27.3%)33% 3/9+17.6% / +18.1%−37.3% / −50.9%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +2.3%Exit below C$115.11 (−4.7%)29% 171/595+2.4% / +20.4%−42.8% / −50.9%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINSep 24, 2026 +6.7%Exit below C$86.65 (−28.3%)34% 98/286+3.2% / +20.4%−54.9% / −50.9%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyINSep 15, 2026 +8.8%Exit below C$86.50 (−28.4%)23% 47/204+3.7% / +20.4%−58.5% / −50.9%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endINJul 31, 2026 +14.7%Exit below C$111.30 (−7.9%)31% 27/86+11.4% / +20.5%−46.8% / −50.9%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endOUTSep 30, 2025 −7.8%Not on one close47% 9/19+14.5% / +18.1%−35.2% / −50.9%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyOUTSep 30, 2025 −7.8%Not on one close52% 21/40+11.9% / +20.5%−35.2% / −50.9%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +8.5%Exit below C$107.34 (−11.1%)32% 113/352+3.8% / +20.4%−59.0% / −50.9%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINFeb 19, 2026 +33.6%Not on one close54% 21/39+8.8% / +20.4%−35.1% / −50.9%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTAug 19, 2026 +12.6%Not on one close56% 188/338+2.4% / +20.4%−41.0% / −50.9%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTAug 21, 2026 +12.1%Buy C$103.20–C$111.79 (−7.5%)63% 264/422+7.1% / +20.4%−37.4% / −50.9%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTSep 14, 2026 +8.7%Buy below C$106.66 (−11.7%)69% 148/214+14.0% / +20.4%−29.4% / −50.9%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyOUTSep 25, 2026 +8.7%Not on one close68% 111/163+15.6% / +20.4%−33.7% / −50.9%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 +9.3%Not on one close65% 185/286+17.0% / +20.4%−33.7% / −50.9%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyOUTSep 1, 2026 +8.1%Not on one close58% 38/65+12.0% / +20.4%−42.4% / −50.9%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINNov 22, 2004 +7,311.0%Sell above C$249.43 (+106.5%)–+20.4% / +20.4%−50.9% / −50.9%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTFeb 10, 2026 +28.4%Not on one close50% 5/10+1.6% / +20.4%−21.6% / −50.9%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 6, 2026 +8.1%Not on one close45% 159/350+10.4% / +20.4%−29.0% / −50.9%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINOct 7, 2026 +5.9%Exit below C$119.64 (−1.0%)54% 229/427+10.0% / +20.4%−39.3% / −50.9%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTOct 7, 2026 +5.9%Buy below C$120.80 (0.0%)57% 1057/1850+7.1% / +20.4%−38.7% / −50.9%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTApr 2, 2025 −18.9%Not on one close61% 67/110+9.8% / +20.4%−27.6% / −50.9%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +2.3%Exit below C$115.98 (−4.0%)39% 409/1037+11.0% / +20.4%−38.7% / −50.9%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endOUTJul 31, 2026 +14.7%Buy below C$117.44 (−2.8%)57% 78/136+11.8% / +20.4%−38.7% / −50.9%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +4.9%Not on one close30% 194/646+9.4% / +20.4%−46.6% / −50.9%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTAug 31, 2026 +8.3%Not on one close43% 87/201+11.4% / +20.4%−45.6% / −50.9%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyOUTSep 10, 2026 +22.6%Not on one close50% 30/60+6.3% / +20.4%−42.4% / −50.9%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyOUTNov 10, 2025 +4.0%Not on one close30% 32/105+5.2% / +20.5%−33.8% / −50.9%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +4.6%Exit below C$116.98 (−3.2%)30% 192/632+5.8% / +20.4%−56.7% / −50.9%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyINSep 25, 2026 +8.7%Exit below C$92.95 (−23.1%)35% 139/395+3.5% / +20.4%−51.9% / −50.9%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTOct 2, 2026 +6.0%Enter above C$120.80 (+0.0%)41% 207/508+13.3% / +20.4%−41.7% / −50.9%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyINJul 29, 2026 +10.2%Not on one close34% 29/86+11.1% / +20.5%−49.1% / −50.9%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 +19.1%Buy C$120.47–C$126.39 (−0.3%)35% 317/898+4.3% / +20.4%−47.6% / −50.9%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyOUTSep 18, 2026 +12.2%Not on one close50% 85/169+10.8% / +20.4%−47.4% / −50.9%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTJul 22, 2026 +25.8%Not on one close31% 21/68+6.5% / +20.4%−42.7% / −50.9%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTAug 4, 2026 +10.9%Not on one close44% 22/50+3.5% / +20.4%−14.7% / −50.9%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 +23.3%Buys Oct 3056% 24/43+10.5% / +20.4%−41.4% / −50.9%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +4.6%Window opens Apr 152% 23/44+10.2% / +20.4%−49.7% / −50.9%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTApr 28, 2026 +24.5%Window opens Oct 1653% 23/43+12.2% / +20.4%−41.5% / −50.9%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 +3.9%Buys Dec 2336% 16/44+0.8% / +20.4%−14.6% / −50.9%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 +5.0%Buys Oct 2946% 243/526+5.4% / +20.4%−27.0% / −50.9%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +4.9%Sells Jun 3036% 4/11+4.4% / +20.4%−22.3% / −50.9%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 +10.7%Buys Nov 2447% 181/386+3.2% / +20.4%−14.4% / −50.9%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +28.0%Not on one close30% 6/20+8.6% / +20.4%−50.9% / −50.9%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Sells Oct 1651% 1165/2284+15.6% / +20.4%−53.8% / −50.9%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 +9.3%Buys Oct 2746% 159/348+4.5% / +20.4%−9.3% / −50.9%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +6.0%Sells Oct 1647% 254/541+8.4% / +20.4%−41.9% / −50.9%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINJan 4, 2005Always in–+20.4%−50.9%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureLow1 of 10 points
  • Market swings0/3
  • Past crashes1/2
  • Debt0/3
  • Run-up0/2
  • It fell about 1.3× as far as its index in past crashes.

Past crashes, peak to low

Financial crisis Oct 2007 to Mar 2009 · back to its old high Aug 2009

DSG−41%
TSX−47%

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high May 2020

DSG−31%
TSX−37%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to May 2022 · back to its old high Mar 2023

DSG−29%
TSX−14%
  • Beta0.73Moves about 0.7× as much as the TSX week to week.
  • Downside capture−39%In months the TSX fell, this fell -39% as much on average (it often rose anyway).
  • Two-year change−17%
  • From 52-week high−11%
  • Debt to equity0.00×
  • Net debt / EBITDANet cashHolds more cash than debt.
  • Interest cover225.5×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Software - Application · The Descartes Systems Group Inc. provides global logistics technology solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and the Asia Pacific. Its Logistics Technology platform offers a range of modular, interoperable web and wireless logistics management solutions.

Size and valuation
Market capC$10.3BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)$775MTotal sales.
P/E ratio40.5×Buyers pay C$41 for each C$1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E24.9×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit. Lower than the P/E means profit is expected to grow.
Price to book4.4×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin24.3%Keeps 24¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth+11.8%Last quarter's sales against the same quarter a year earlier.
Earnings growth+32.6%Same comparison for profit.
Return on equity11.9%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow$302MCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equity$1.6BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt$7.5MLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash$401MCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.00×Comfortable.
Interest cover225.5×Interest is easily paid from profit.

Company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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