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Data Storage (Data Storage) Altman Z2-Score : 6.38 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Data Storage Altman Z2-Score?

Altman Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score, is used to predict the likelihood that a non-manufacturing company (excluding property/financial company) will face bankruptcy within a two-year period.

Good Sign:

Data Storage has a Altman Z2-Score of 6.38, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z2-Score is strong.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z2-Score <= 1.1, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score >= 2.6, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score is between 1.1 and 2.6, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Data Storage's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

DTST' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -21.33   Med: -9.34   Max: 7.5
Current: 6.37

During the past 13 years, Data Storage's highest Altman Z2-Score was 7.50. The lowest was -21.33. And the median was -9.34.


Data Storage Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Data Storage's Altman Z2-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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Data Storage Altman Z2-Score Chart

Data Storage Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.78 -8.21 7.50 2.97 6.37

Data Storage Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.97 2.81 5.31 4.86 6.37

Competitive Comparison of Data Storage's Altman Z2-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Data Storage's Altman Z2-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z2-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.


Data Storage's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Data Storage's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Data Storage's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



Data Storage Altman Z2-Score Calculation

Altman 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.

Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies.

Data Storage's Altman Z2-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=6.56*X1+3.26*X2+6.72*X3+1.05*X4_2
=6.56*0.4726+3.26*-0.8371+6.72*0.0128+1.05*5.636
=6.38

* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z2-Score when X4_2 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $23.30 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.52 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.51 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-19.51 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.1 + 0.158 + 0.206 + 0.035 = $0.30 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $3.55 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(14.52 - 3.509)/23.301
=0.4726

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-19.506/23.301
=-0.8371

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(0.299 - 0)/23.301
=0.0128

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(19.991 - 0)/3.547
=5.636

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.1 < Grey Zones < 2.6 - Safe Zones

Data Storage has a Altman Z2-Score of 6.38 indicating it is in Safe Zones.


Data Storage  (NAS:DTST) Altman Z2-Score Explanation

The original Z-Score model was based on publicly traded manufacturing companies while the Z2-Score, also known as Z"-score can be used for any type of company excluding property/financial companies. Both Z-Score and Z2-Score describes the financial health of a company, and its likelihood of financial distress.

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4_2, Net Worth (Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities (NW/TL): it compares a company’s stock net worth with its total liabilities and can be used to assess the extent of its reliance on debt.

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Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Data Storage (Data Storage) Business Description

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Address
48 South Service Road, Suite 203, Melville, NY, USA, 11747
Data Storage Corporation engages in providing cybersecurity, compliance and cloud computing solutions. The company's segment includes Nexxis Inc; Flagship Solutions, LLC and CloudFirst Technologies Corporation and Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the CloudFirst Technologies Corporation segment. The company's solutions include infrastructure, disaster recovery, email archival, compliance, electronic vaulting, virtualized recovery, telecom recovery services, and continuous data protection.
Executives
Mark Alexander Wyllie director 980 N. FEDERAL HWY, SUITE 302, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Christos Panagiotakos officer: Chief Financial Officer 1013 PLANDOME ROAD, MANHASSET NY 11030
Wendy Schmittzeh other: Secretary C/O DATA STORAGE CORPORATION, 48 S. SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 203, MELVILLE NY 11747
Matthew Grover director C/O DATA STORAGE CORPORATION, 48 S. SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 203, MELVILLE NY 11747
Todd A. Correll director 222 LAKEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1600, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Thomas Kempster director, 10 percent owner, officer: COO, Pres of Tech Ops & Secy C/O DATA STORAGE CORPORATION, 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Harold Schwarts director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and Treasurer C/O DATA STORAGE CORPORATION, 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Charles M. Piluso director, 10 percent owner, officer: Pres/CEO/CFO/Chairman C/O DATA STORAGE CORPORATION, 48 S. SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 203, MELVILLE NY 11747
Piluso Family Associates, Llc 10 percent owner 495 MANHASSET WOODS ROAD, MANHASSET NY 11030
Jan Burman director, 10 percent owner 875 MERRICK AVENUE, WESTBURY NY 11590
John F. Coghlan director, 10 percent owner 36 VASSAR PLACE, ROCKVILLE CENTRE NY 11570
Clifford Stein director 5345 PINE TREE DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH FL 33140
Joseph B. Hoffman director 9204 REDWOOD AVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Matthew P Grosso officer: Secretary, Treasurer and, other: Vice President 19 HASTING DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Peter W Briggs officer: Vice President 152 CROMPTON AVENUE #4, EAST GREENWICH RI 02818

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