DSS (DSS) Debt-to-Equity : 3.17 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is DSS Debt-to-Equity?

DSS's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $55.39 Mil. DSS's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $8.71 Mil. DSS's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $20.24 Mil. DSS's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.17.

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: 0.75 Max: 3.17
Current: 3.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of DSS was 3.17. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.75.

DSS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
96.1% of 359 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.43 vs DSS: 3.17

DSS Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for DSS's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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DSS Debt-to-Equity Chart

DSS Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.03

0.37

0.52

0.98

3.17

DSS Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.98	1.04	1.15	1.24	3.17

Competitive Comparison of DSS's Debt-to-Equity

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's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

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

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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. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(55.391	+	8.709)	/	20.239
	=	3.17

DSS's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(55.391	+	8.709)	/	20.239
	=	3.17

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.

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DSS Business Description

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Address

275 Wiregrass Parkway, Henrietta, NY, USA, 14586

Website

https://www.dsssecure.com

DSS Inc is operating a business focused on Five operating segments Product Packaging, Biotechnology, Commercial Lending, Securities and Investment Management, and Direct Marketing. Currently operates five distinct business lines operate around the globe with primary operations in North America and Asia.

Executives

Chan Heng Fai Ambrose	director	2601 INSLAND PLACE TOWER, 510 KINGS RD N POINT, HONG KONG K3 999999999
Wu William Wai Leung	director	C/O DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., 200 CANAL VIEW BLVD., SUITE 300, ROCHESTER NY 14624
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
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
Stanley V. Grisham	director	2 CRESTED CLOUD CT., THE WOODLANDS TX 77380