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DSS (DSS) Mohanram G-Score : 1 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is DSS Mohanram G-Score?

Mohanram G-Score is a financial indicator developed by professor Partha Mohanram to help investors find the best investment opportunities in the growth stocks. Companies have higher G-score tends to generate higher return. According to his study, the best growth stocks that have a G-Score greater than 6 tend to beat the market, while those with a G-Score lower than 1 tend to have negative absolute returns.

Thus, the zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 6, 7, 8
Bad or low score = 0, 1

DSS has an G-score of 1. It is a bad or low score, which tends to have negative absolute returns.

The historical rank and industry rank for DSS's Mohanram G-Score or its related term are showing as below:

DSS' s Mohanram G-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 3   Max: 4
Current: 1

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski G-score of DSS was 4. The lowest was 0. And the median was 3.


DSS Mohanram G-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DSS's Mohanram G-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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DSS Mohanram G-Score Chart

DSS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Mohanram G-Score
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DSS Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of DSS's Mohanram G-Score

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, DSS's Mohanram G-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Mohanram G-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


DSS's Mohanram G-Score Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DSS's Mohanram G-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DSS's Mohanram G-Score falls into.



DSS Mohanram G-Score Calculation

The calculation of the Mohanram G-score consists of eight criteria. Assign one point for each criterion met, then add up all the points to get the G-Score.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate earnings.

Score 1 if ROA > ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 2. Cash ROA

Cash ROA equals to Cash Flow from Operations divided by average Total Assets. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate cash.

Score 1 if Cash ROA > Cash ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 3. CFO and Net Income

Score 1 if CFO > Net Income, 0 otherwise.

Earnings Predictability

Question 4. Earnings Variability

Earnings Variability is measured as the variance of a firm's ROA in the past five years.

Score 1 if Earnings Variability < Earnings Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 5. Sales Growth Variability

Sales Growth Variability is measured as the 5-year variance in sales growth.

Score 1 if Sales Growth Variability < Sales Growth Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Accounting Conservatism

Question 6. Research & Development Intensity

Research & Development Intensity is calcualted by Research & Development divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if Research & Development Intensity > Research & Development Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 7. CAPEX Intensity

CAPEX Intensity is calcualted by Capital Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if CAPEX Intensity > CAPEX Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 8. Advertising Expenditure Intensity

Advertising Expenditure Intensity is calcualted by Advertising Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets. Note that Advertising Expenditure is not reported as a seperate line item for many companies, thus Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is used in this calculation.

Score 1 if Advertising Expenditure Intensity > Advertising Expenditure Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Note that all the Industry Median used for comparison in his original research, are substituted with Sector Median due to the limitation of data within certain countries.

Good or high score = 6, 7, 8
Bad or low score = 0, 1

DSS has an G-score of 1. It is a bad or low score, which tends to have negative absolute returns.

DSS  (AMEX:DSS) Mohanram G-Score Explanation

Partha Mohanram is the John H. Watson Chair in Value Investing at Rotman and the Acting Vice-Dean of Research Strategy and Resources.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Separating Winners from Losers Among Low Book-to-Market Stocks Using Financial Statement Analysis".

This paper tests whether a strategy based on financial statement analysis of low book-to-market (growth) stocks is successful in differentiating between winners and losers in terms of future stock performance. Based on the research, a strategy based on buying high G-score (6, 7 or 8) firms and shorting low G-score (0 or 1) firms consistently earns significant excess returns. Further, the results do not support a risk based explanation for the book-to-market effect as the strategy returns positive returns in all years, and firms that ex-ante appear less risky have better future returns.

To conclude, one can use a modified fundamental analysis strategy (G-score) to identify mispricing and earn substantial abnormal returns.


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DSS (DSS) Business Description

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Address
275 Wiregrass Pkwy, Henrietta, NY, USA, 14586
DSS Inc is operating a business focused on four segments namely Direct Marketing/Online Sales Group; Packaging; Digital Group; and IP Technology. It derives a majority of revenue from the Packaging segment that produces custom consumer packaging serving clients in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, beverage, specialty foods, photo packaging, and direct marketing industries, among others. It also provides active and intelligent packaging and document security printing services for end-user customers along with technical support for its technology licensees. The division produces a wide array of printed materials, such as folding cartons and paperboard packaging, security paper, vital records, and prescription paper, among others.
Executives
Wu William Wai Leung director C/O DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., 200 CANAL VIEW BLVD., SUITE 300, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Chan Heng Fai Ambrose director 2601 INSLAND PLACE TOWER, 510 KINGS RD N POINT, HONG KONG K3 999999999
Lim Sheng Hon Danny director 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 210, BETHESDA MD 20814
Alset International Ltd 10 percent owner 10 WINSTEDT ROAD #02-02, SINGAPORE U0 227977
Hiu Pan Wong director RM F, 47/F, TOWER 6, PARK AVENUE,, 18 HOI TING ROAD, TAI KOK TUSI, KOWLOON, HONG KONG F4 999077
Shui Yeung Wong director 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 210, BETHESDA MD 20814
Alset Ehome International Inc. 10 percent owner 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 210, BETHESDA MD 20814
Todd D Macko officer: Interim CFO C/O 200 CANAL VIEW BLVD., SUITE 104, ROCHESTER NY 14623
Tung Moe Chan director 1601 BLAKE ST, SUITE 310, DENVER CO 80202
Global Biomedical Pte. Ltd. 10 percent owner 7 TEMASEK BOULEVARD #29-01B, SUNTEC TOWER ONE, SINGAPORE U0 038987
Sassuan (samson) Lee director 200 CANAL VIEW BLVD., SUITE 300, ROCHESTER NY 14623
Jose Escudero director 200 CANAL VIEW BOULEVARD, SUITE 300, ROCHESTER NY 14623
Jason Grady officer: Chief Operating Officer 1093 CARRINGTON WAY, VICTOR NY 14564
Joseph L. Sanders director C/O DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., 28 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 1525, ROCHESTER NY 14614
John Thatch director C/O SHARING SERVICES, INC., 1701 COIT ROAD, SUITE 100, PLANO TX 75075