LGL vs DSGX Comparison

LGL Group Inc is a holding company engaged in services, merchant investment and manufacturing business activities. The company has two reportable segments; Electronic Instruments and Merchant Investment. The Electronic Instruments segment, which generates key revenue, is focused on designing and manufacturing high-performance Frequency and Time reference standards that form the basis for timing and synchronization in various applications including satellite communication, time transfer systems, network synchronization, electricity distribution, and metrology. The Merchant Investment segment comprises various investment vehicles in which the company invests its capital.

Descartes Systems Group provides a software solution that allows users in the shipping industry to communicate with one another. Its core product is the Global Logistics Network, which is best understood as transaction-driven. Descartes charges clients to send/receive messages, data, and documents on the GLN. Customers typically contract for a monthly minimum over a multiyear period. The GLN platform allows Descartes to upsell additional software modules as well, typically provided via a software-as-a-service model.