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DSS (DSS) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is DSS Financial Strength?

DSS has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

DSS Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

DSS did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. DSS's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.24. As of today, DSS's Altman Z-Score is -3.98.


Competitive Comparison of DSS's Financial Strength

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, DSS's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DSS's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DSS's Financial Strength falls into.



DSS Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

DSS's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.12 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.37 Mil.

DSS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

DSS did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

DSS's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(48.462 + 14.368) / 28.052
=2.24

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

DSS has a Z-score of -3.98, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.98 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


DSS  (AMEX:DSS) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

DSS has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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DSS (DSS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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

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