What are the investment strengths of Data Storage Corp (DTST)?

Trading at 0.97x book with 39M working capital vs 38M market cap - liquidation value exceeds price Zero debt with 99.5% of assets current - maximum financial flexibility for pivot or acquisition

What are the investment risks for Data Storage Corp (DTST)?

Core business shrinking 31% over 5Y with negative operating income - no path to profitability visible Only 285K cash with negative FCF (-1.2M TTM) - will need to liquidate investments to fund operations

Data Storage Corp

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As of 2025-12-11

Snapshot

Net margin 64% TTM vs industry median 0% driven by 38.3M investment purchases - one-time gain, not operating quality[Net Margin TTM]
FCF negative (-1.2M TTM) despite positive net income - cash consumed by capex (1.8M) exceeding operating cash (0.6M)[Free Cash Flow TTM]
Revenue declined 31% over 5Y while industry grew 9% - structural shrinkage in core business[Total Revenue 5Y Growth]

Watch Triggers

Total Revenue TTM: Quarterly revenue stabilizes or grows >5% YoY — Would signal turnaround in core business after 5Y of decline
Operating Income TTM: Turns positive for 2 consecutive quarters — Current -213K loss shows business model not working
Cash and Equivalents: Falls below 100K or investment sales accelerate — 285K cash with -1.2M FCF creates 2-3 month runway

Bull Case

Trading at 0.97x book with 39M working capital vs 38M market cap - liquidation value exceeds price

P/B RatioWorking CapitalMarket Cap TTM

Zero debt with 99.5% of assets current - maximum financial flexibility for pivot or acquisition

Debt to EquityCurrent AssetsTotal Assets

Bear Case

Core business shrinking 31% over 5Y with negative operating income - no path to profitability visible

Total Revenue 5Y GrowthOperating Income TTM

Only 285K cash with negative FCF (-1.2M TTM) - will need to liquidate investments to fund operations

Cash and EquivalentsFree Cash Flow TTM

Bull vs Bear Balance

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Forward Thesis

Operating losses likely to persist as 25.5M revenue cannot support 11.4M operating expenses

1-3ymed

Operating margin -0.8% TTM with no leverage
Revenue shrinking 31% over 5Y
Zero debt limits restructuring options

Operating income -213K TTMOpEx 45% of revenue vs 11.4M total5Y revenue CAGR -31%

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DTST Fundamentals

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services → Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Metric	Value	YoY Growth	Industry Percentile
Market Cap	$30.46M		—
Enterprise Value	$28.47M		—
P/E Ratio	1.5		—
Total Revenue - TTM	$1.38M	+13.4%	—
Earnings Per Share (diluted) - TTM	$2.64		—
Operating Margin - TTM	-258%	-258.7%	—
Net Margin - TTM	1,389%	+1386.6%	—
Free Cash Flow - TTM	$-3.18M		—
Return on Common Equity - TTM	61.6%	+59.1%	—
Beta 5Y (Monthly)	unknown		—

DTST Dividend History

No dividends

DTST Stock Splits

1 stock split

05/14/2140:1 split

DTST SEC Filings

Filing Date	Report Date	Report Type	Filing Link
04/14/26	12/31/25	Unknown	0001731122-26-000564
11/19/25	09/30/25	10-Q	0001731122-25-001568
08/14/25	06/30/25	10-Q	0001731122-25-001132
05/15/25	03/31/25	10-Q	0001731122-25-000763
03/31/25	12/31/24	Unknown	0001731122-25-000484
11/14/24	09/30/24	10-Q	0001731122-24-001803
08/14/24	06/30/24	10-Q	0001731122-24-001251
05/15/24	03/31/24	10-Q	0001731122-24-000815
03/28/24	12/31/23	10-K	0001731122-24-000526
11/14/23	09/30/23	10-Q	0001731122-23-002107
08/14/23	06/30/23	10-Q	0001731122-23-001481
05/15/23	03/31/23	10-Q	0001731122-23-000914
03/31/23	12/31/22	10-K	0001731122-23-000536
11/14/22	09/30/22	10-Q	0001731122-22-001973
08/12/22	06/30/22	10-Q	0001731122-22-001351
05/16/22	03/31/22	10-Q	0001731122-22-000917
03/31/22	12/31/21	10-K	0001731122-22-000634
11/15/21	09/30/21	10-Q	0001731122-21-001932
08/16/21	06/30/21	10-Q	0001731122-21-001376
11/14/22	06/30/21	10-Q/A	0001731122-22-001950
05/17/21	03/31/21	10-Q	0001731122-21-000904
03/31/21	12/31/20	10-K	0001731122-21-000486
11/17/20	09/30/20	10-Q	0001731122-20-001195
08/17/20	06/30/20	10-Q	0001731122-20-000876
05/20/20	03/31/20	10-Q	0001731122-20-000547
04/14/20	12/31/19	10-K	0001731122-20-000381
11/19/19	09/30/19	10-Q	0001731122-19-000722
08/14/19	06/30/19	10-Q	0001731122-19-000482
05/20/19	03/31/19	10-Q	0001731122-19-000270
04/01/19	12/31/18	10-K	0001731122-19-000152
11/19/18	09/30/18	10-Q	0001731122-18-000171
08/14/18	06/30/18	10-Q	0001731122-18-000061
05/15/18	03/31/18	10-Q	0001615774-18-003860
04/17/18	12/31/17	10-K	0001615774-18-002700
11/13/17	09/30/17	10-Q	0001615774-17-006567
08/15/17	06/30/17	10-Q	0001615774-17-004448
05/22/17	03/31/17	10-Q	0001615774-17-002586
04/18/17	12/31/16	10-K	0001615774-17-001759
11/15/16	09/30/16	10-Q	0001615774-16-008343
08/15/16	06/30/16	10-Q	0001615774-16-006757
05/16/16	03/31/16	10-Q	0001615774-16-005435
03/30/16	12/31/15	10-K	0001615774-16-004722
11/16/15	09/30/15	10-Q	0001615774-15-003323
08/14/15	06/30/15	10-Q	0001615774-15-002223
05/15/15	03/31/15	10-Q	0001615774-15-001090
03/31/15	12/31/14	10-K	0001615774-15-000615
11/14/14	09/30/14	10-Q	0001615774-14-000352
08/14/14	06/30/14	10-Q	0001213900-14-005903
05/20/14	03/31/14	10-Q	0001213900-14-003643
04/15/14	12/31/13	10-K	0001213900-14-002424
11/19/13	09/30/13	10-Q	0001213900-13-006693
08/19/13	06/30/13	10-Q	0001213900-13-004666
05/20/13	03/31/13	10-Q	0001213900-13-002772
04/16/13	12/31/12	10-K	0001213900-13-001896
11/20/12	09/30/12	10-Q	0001213900-12-006400
08/17/12	06/30/12	10-Q	0001213900-12-004733
05/21/12	03/31/12	10-Q	0001213900-12-002906
04/16/12	12/31/11	10-K	0001213900-12-001843
11/21/11	09/30/11	10-Q	0001213900-11-006271
08/19/11	06/30/11	10-Q	0001213900-11-004597
05/16/11	03/31/11	10-Q	0001213900-11-002591
04/15/11	12/31/10	10-K	0001213900-11-002018
11/15/10	09/30/10	10-Q	0001213900-10-004714
08/23/10	06/30/10	10-Q	0001213900-10-003527
05/17/10	03/31/10	10-Q	0001213900-10-001915
04/16/10	12/31/09	10-K	0001213900-10-001510
11/20/09	09/30/09	10-Q	0001213900-09-003358
08/14/09	06/30/09	10-Q	0001437749-09-001041
05/20/09	03/31/09	10-Q	0001213900-09-001323
03/31/09	12/31/08	10-K	0001213900-09-000718
11/19/08	09/30/08	10-Q	0001213900-08-002374
09/12/08	07/31/08	10-Q	0001165527-08-000510
08/14/09	06/30/08	10-Q	0001437749-09-001041
06/11/08	04/30/08	10QSB	0001165527-08-000327
05/20/09	03/31/08	10-Q	0001213900-09-001323
03/13/08	01/31/08	10QSB	0001165527-08-000144
03/31/09	12/31/07	10-K	0001213900-09-000718
11/19/08	09/30/07	10-Q	0001213900-08-002374