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DSS (DSS) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.98 (As of Dec. 2023)
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DSS's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $48.46 Mil. DSS's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.37 Mil. DSS's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $63.93 Mil. DSS's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.98.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for DSS's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DSS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.52   Max: 2.11
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of DSS was 2.11. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.52.

DSS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
80.29% of 340 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.45 vs DSS: 0.98

DSS Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for DSS's Debt-to-Equity 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.28 0.03 0.37 0.53 0.98

DSS Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity 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 0.53 0.54 0.63 0.66 0.98

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, DSS's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DSS's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DSS's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



DSS Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

DSS's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

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

* 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) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


DSS Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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DSS (DSS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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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