Data Storage Corp
DTST Nasdaq Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Data Storage Corp does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Data Storage Corp
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Apr 14, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001731122-26-000564
0001419951
Revenue and margins
Data Storage Corp had $1.4M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 13.4% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β$3.2M in fiscal 2025, β229.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Data Storage Corp returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 4.9%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Data Storage Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $12.1M | $11.3M | $12.7M | $12.3M | $41.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $2.6M | $2.0M | $0.6M | β | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β18.4x | β | β10.7x | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β6.1x | β28.9x | β2.3x | β27.8x | β |
| Current ratio | 5.1x | 3.4x | 4.1x | 4.3x | 21.1x |
| Quick ratio | 5.1x | 3.4x | 4.1x | 4.3x | 21.1x |
| Total assets | $26.3M | $24.1M | $23.3M | $25.3M | $43.0M |
| Total liabilities | $3.7M | $5.1M | $3.5M | $4.1M | $2.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $22.7M | $19.1M | $20.0M | $21.4M | $40.9M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$9.5M | β$9.3M | β$12.2M | β | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 8 / 9 | 7 / 8 | 4 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β16.9% | β10.9% | β4.5% | β10.8% | β12.1% | 3.7% | β19.9% | β14.7% | β5.0% | 65.5% |
| Altman Z'' | β12.75 | β10.89 | β9.90 | β8.78 | β8.51 | 7.30 | 3.03 | 6.24 | 5.23 | 24.04 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $4.4M | $8.3M | $8.9M | $8.5M | $9.3M | $14.9M | $23.9M | $25.0M | $1.2M | $1.4M |
| Gross profit | $1.3M | $3.3M | $3.5M | $3.7M | $3.9M | $6.4M | $8.1M | $9.6M | $0.5M | $0.6M |
| Operating income | β$0.6M | β$0.1M | $0.3M | $0.2M | β$0.0M | β$0.8M | β$4.1M | β$0.2M | β$3.3M | β$3.6M |
| Interest expense | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | β |
| Pretax income | β$0.9M | β$0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.2M | β$0.1M | β$4.4M | $0.3M | β$2.7M | β$2.7M |
| Income tax | β | β | β | β | β | β$0.4M | β | β | β$0.0M | $1.9M |
| Net income | β$0.9M | β$0.2M | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | β$4.4M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $19.2M |
| Net income to common | β$1.0M | β$0.3M | $0.1M | β$0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M | β$4.4M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $19.2M |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.03 | β$0.64 | $0.05 | $0.08 | $2.64 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.13B | 0.13B | 0.13B | 0.00B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $0.1M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.8M | $1.1M | β$0.4M | $0.7M | $3.9M | $1.7M | β$3.2M |
| Capital expenditure | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $1.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | β | β | β | $0.8M | $0.9M | β$0.8M | $0.5M | $2.3M | $1.7M | β$3.2M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.2M | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.7M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.9M | $12.1M | $11.3M | $12.7M | $12.3M | $41.0M |
| Total debt | β | $0.3M | β | β | $0.5M | $1.1M | $0.5M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $2.5M | $2.5M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $0.5M | $0.2M | β |
| Current assets | $1.3M | $0.6M | $0.9M | $1.1M | $1.7M | $15.1M | $15.4M | $14.5M | $15.4M | $42.6M |
| Current liabilities | $3.8M | $3.6M | $3.1M | $3.7M | $4.4M | $3.0M | $4.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $2.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.2M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $2.2M | $2.3M | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.7M | $0.0M | β |
| Goodwill | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $6.6M | $4.2M | $4.2M | $4.2M | β |
| Intangible assets | $1.3M | $1.0M | $0.8M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $2.3M | $2.0M | $1.7M | $1.4M | β |
| Total assets | $5.8M | $6.4M | $6.1M | $7.3M | $7.8M | $26.3M | $24.1M | $23.3M | $25.3M | $43.0M |
| Total liabilities | $4.1M | $4.8M | $4.4M | $5.6M | $5.8M | $3.7M | $5.1M | $3.5M | $4.1M | $2.3M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | $0.0M | β | β |
| Shareholders' equity | β$1.7M | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $2.0M | $22.7M | $19.1M | $20.0M | $21.4M | $40.9M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 29.2% | 40.5% | 38.9% | 44.1% | 41.8% | 43.1% | 33.9% | 38.4% | 43.2% | 44.4% |
| Operating margin | β14.4% | β1.0% | 3.8% | 2.4% | β0.0% | β5.2% | β17.1% | β0.7% | β271.7% | β258.4% |
| EBITDA margin | β9.4% | 6.4% | 10.6% | 13.0% | 11.1% | 3.5% | β11.9% | 4.5% | β271.6% | β258.0% |
| Net margin | β21.1% | β2.2% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 1.8% | β18.3% | 1.5% | 42.9% | 1,389.5% |
| FCF margin | β | β | β | 9.0% | 10.0% | β5.5% | 2.2% | 9.3% | 142.6% | β229.8% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β3.8% | β | β | β0.1% | β5.2% | β38.6% | β1.8% | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β31.3% | β3.0% | 11.1% | 5.6% | β0.0% | β3.3% | β20.8% | β0.9% | β15.2% | β8.7% |
| Return on equity | β | β | 15.3% | 3.9% | 10.5% | 2.2% | β20.8% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 61.6% |
| Return on assets | β15.9% | β3.0% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.6% | β17.3% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 56.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β | β | β | β | 1.5% | β33.8% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 46.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 88.3% | 7.6% | β4.5% | 9.9% | 59.6% | 60.5% | 4.6% | β95.1% | 13.4% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β73.1% | 186.1% | 33.9% | β1,726.9% | β | 37.1% | 3,572.6% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | 50.0% | β2,233.3% | β | 60.0% | 3,200.0% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | 22.4% | β187.8% | β | 333.9% | β25.3% | β282.9% |
| Share count change | β | 140.0% | 3.0% | β2.9% | β97.4% | 88.4% | 6.9% | 9.6% | β6.6% | 4.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | 0.3x | β | β | 2.1x | β18.4x | β | β10.7x | β | β |
| Debt / equity | β | 0.2x | β | β | 0.2x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β2.8x | β0.8x | 3.4x | 1.2x | β0.0x | β6.1x | β28.9x | β2.3x | β27.8x | β |
| Current ratio | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 5.1x | 3.4x | 4.1x | 4.3x | 21.1x |
| Quick ratio | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 5.1x | 3.4x | 4.1x | 4.3x | 21.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | β | β | β | 0.5% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 6.2% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.1% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 40.9% | 72.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β12.7 | β10.9 | β9.9 | β8.8 | β8.5 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 24.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β16.9% | β10.9% | β4.5% | β10.8% | β12.1% | 3.7% | β19.9% | β14.7% | β5.0% | 65.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001419951). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.