DTST Nasdaq Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation Financials FY2016βFY2025
Data Storage Corp had $1.4M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 13.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed β31.7% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 26, 2026
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Hi! I read Data Storage Corpβs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+13.4%
Yes. Sales grew 13.4% last year.
Does it make a profit?
1,389.5%
Yes. It keeps 1,389.5% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
β229.8%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 8
Mixed. It passes 4 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
1.6x
One share costs 1.6 times its yearly profit per share.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA summarises the numbers
Data Storage Corp had $1.4M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 13.4% on the year before.
Over five years, revenue changed β31.7% a year on average.
Its operating margin was β258.4%, up 13.3Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about β258 is left after running the business.
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Loss periods are shown in red.
KIRA summarises the numbers
Data Storage Corp made $19.2M of net profit in fiscal 2025.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
KIRA summarises the numbers
Free cash flow was β$3.2M in fiscal 2025, β229.8% of revenue.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
KIRA summarises the numbers
In the last 12 months, insiders sold $0.7M of shares on the open market and bought none.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.7M
8 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Thomas KempsterDirector | Sold | 3,500 | $2.93 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Uwayne A. MitchellDirector | Sold | 3,000 | $2.95 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Clifford SteinDirector | Sold | 3,991 | $3.05 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | John ArgenDirector | Sold | 3,000 | $2.97 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 26, 2026 | Charles M. PilusoChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 32,610 | $3.82 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| May 22, 2026 | Charles M. PilusoChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 41,793 | $3.82 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| May 21, 2026 | Charles M. PilusoChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 12,555 | $3.91 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Lawrence A. MaglioneDirector | Sold | 3,298 | $5.03 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Lawrence A. MaglioneDirector | Sold | 18,231 | $5.00 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Todd A. CorrellDirector | Sold | 10,471 | $4.96 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Charles M. PilusoChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 20,089 | $4.99 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Christos PanagiotakosChief Financial Officer | Sold | 11,053 | $4.99 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Thomas KempsterDirector, 10% owner | Sold | 6,846 | $4.99 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Data Storage Corp can carry it.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| 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 |
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
KIRA summarises the numbers
Data Storage Corp passes 4 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
| 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 |
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs 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% |
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
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.
