The company's financial position is increasingly vulnerable, with a current ratio that deteriorated to 0.22 in 2026Q1 and a debt-to-equity ratio reaching 4.94 by 2025Q4.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 |
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| Total Current Assets | 10.69M | 14.35M | 63.82M | 74.63M | 47.99M | 80.31M | 12.45M | 7.48M | 6.52M | 8.38M | 9.5M | 5.08M | 6.09M | 6.09M | 5.12M | 3.19M | 7.15M | 1.87M | 2M | 2.23M | 6.89M | 4.49M | 3.17M | 5.39M | 635.4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 4.94M | 6.21M | 11.43M | 6.62M | 19.29M | 56.59M | 5.18M | 1.1M | 2.32M | 4.19M | 5.87M | 1.44M | 2.34M | 2.48M | 1.89M | 717.68K | 4.09M | 448.89K | 87.82K | 742.47K | 5.8M | 3.95M | 2.66M | 5.12M | 456.22K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Cash Only | 4.94M | 6.21M | 11.43M | 6.62M | 19.29M | 56.59M | 5.18M | 1.1M | 2.32M | 4.19M | 5.87M | 1.44M | 2.34M | 2.48M | 1.89M | 717.68K | 4.09M | 448.89K | 87.82K | 742.47K | 5.8M | 3.95M | 2.66M | 5.12M | 456.22K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 2.7M | 2.69M | 3.65M | 12.77M | 19.28M | 11.98M | 3.59M | 4.21M | 2.22M | 2.03M | 1.89M | 2.1M | 2.1M | 2.15M | 2.12M | 1.6M | 2.23M | 1.14M | 1.28M | 617.32K | 618.62K | 164.73K | 381.92K | 156.9K | 137.13K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 59.98 | 47.3 | 69.67 | 179.68 | 247.98 | 215.72 | 85.25 | 98.87 | 43.72 | 39.61 | 35.99 | 43.73 | 41.87 | 44.95 | 45.28 | 43.52 | 60.77 | 42.13 | 70.56 | 37.61 | 52.41 | 47.48 | 87.41 | 44.58 | 73.66 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inventory | 1.82M | 2M | 2.44M | 2.82M | 7.72M | 8.26M | 1.96M | 1.37M | 1.56M | 1.65M | 1.21M | 937.83K | 869.26K | 834.98K | 817.68K | 783.44K | 601.36K | 184.17K | 359.03K | 259.44K | 239.42K | 148.8K | 62.49K | 76.64K | 26.44K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 36.19 | 31.81 | 37.87 | 40.53 | 85.42 | 179.22 | 64.82 | 48.21 | 48.15 | 54.75 | 39.6 | 32.1 | 27.14 | 29.14 | 27.19 | 31.04 | 22.64 | 10.74 | 43.26 | 33.07 | 37.64 | 84.45 | 24.35 | 46.85 | 41.8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Current Assets | 1.23M | 3.44M | 46.3M | 52.43M | 1.7M | 0 | 531K | 342K | 0 | 256K | 527.9K | 606.57K | 355.79K | 723.32K | 290.4K | 0 | 0 | 91.31K | 198.78K | 120.73K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 60.58M | 53.28M | 42.64M | 78.56M | 200.92M | 202.4M | 79.48M | 12.67M | 8.76M | 9.05M | 8.97M | 10.58M | 21.66M | 61.25M | 9.13M | 9.63M | 6.66M | 4.85M | 6.05M | 9.37M | 7.58M | 5.84M | 1.45M | 509.74K | 617.83K | 271.3K | 225.94K | 1.28M | 1.26M | 1.25M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 10.48M | 10.64M | 11.85M | 13.63M | 76.64M | 18.17M | 4.3M | 4.47M | 5.01M | 4.81M | 4.57M | 5M | 5.02M | 5.16M | 3.72M | 4.02M | 2.54M | 1.29M | 1.52M | 1.49M | 637.73K | 451.19K | 380.97K | 144.45K | 205.66K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.26M | 1.25M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 1.86x | 1.95x | 1.61x | 1.90x | 0.37x | 1.12x | 3.58x | 3.48x | 3.69x | 3.88x | 4.19x | 3.50x | 3.65x | 3.38x | 4.60x | 3.33x | 5.26x | 7.71x | 4.38x | 4.01x | 6.76x | 2.81x | 4.19x | 8.89x | 3.30x | - | - | - | - | 0.02x |
| Goodwill | 1.77M | 1.77M | 1.77M | 26.86M | 60.92M | 56.61M | 26.86M | 2.45M | 2.45M | 2.45M | 2.45M | 2.45M | 12.05M | 15.05M | 3.32M | 3.32M | 1.94M | 1.32M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 711.78K | 284.28K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 16.75M | 17.03M | 18.89M | 20.19M | 30.74M | 38.63M | 23.46M | 935K | 881.41K | 1.22M | 1.9M | 3.02M | 3.91M | 29.6M | 1.85M | 2.04M | 1.85M | 1.59M | 2.87M | 6.15M | 5.39M | 4.21M | 343.62K | 365.29K | 409.27K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 26.84M | 16.64M | 9.84M | 11.39M | 29M | 26.25M | 23.16M | 2.15M | 324.93K | 484.93K | 0 | 100.63K | 686.91K | 11.45M | 232.81K | 0 | 0 | 350K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 29.29M | 7.2M | 291K | 6.49M | 3.62M | 62.74M | 1.71M | 2.65M | 90.32K | 83.38K | 45.82K | 44.05K | -2.5M | 198.01K | 232.81K | 244.36K | 325.95K | 305.51K | 264.53K | 325.3K | 156.73K | 469.05K | 441.65K | 0 | 2.9K | 271.3K | 225.94K | 1.28M | 400 | 400 |
| Total Assets | 71.27M | 67.63M | 106.45M | 153.19M | 248.92M | 282.71M | 91.92M | 20.15M | 15.28M | 17.43M | 18.47M | 15.66M | 27.75M | 67.34M | 14.25M | 12.82M | 13.81M | 6.71M | 8.06M | 11.59M | 14.47M | 10.33M | 4.62M | 5.9M | 1.25M | 271.3K | 225.94K | 1.28M | 1.26M | 1.25M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.25x | 0.31x | 0.18x | 0.17x | 0.11x | 0.07x | 0.17x | 0.77x | 1.21x | 1.07x | 1.04x | 1.12x | 0.66x | 0.26x | 1.20x | 1.04x | 0.97x | 1.48x | 0.82x | 0.52x | 0.30x | 0.12x | 0.35x | 0.22x | 0.54x | - | - | - | - | 0.02x |
| Asset Growth % | -130.14% | -36.47% | -30.51% | -38.46% | -11.95% | 207.56% | 356.26% | 31.85% | -12.34% | -5.61% | 17.94% | -43.58% | -58.79% | 372.56% | 11.14% | -7.13% | 105.63% | -16.66% | -30.5% | -19.86% | 40% | 123.81% | -21.75% | 370.82% | 361.94% | 20.08% | -82.41% | 1.98% | 0.68% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 47.69M | 47.5M | 65.03M | 55.61M | 73.69M | 27.81M | 8.87M | 4.16M | 5.42M | 9.4M | 7.7M | 9.49M | 3.79M | 4.47M | 3.79M | 4.27M | 4.14M | 2.69M | 3.49M | 3.43M | 2.76M | 844.34K | 539.73K | 515.8K | 207.24K | 120.9K | 294.52K | 259.3K | 197.43K | 147.64K |
| Accounts Payable | 3.02M | 2.6M | 2.79M | 3.65M | 5.91M | 1.92M | 1.46M | 1.49M | 1.35M | 728.65K | 2.21M | 1.95M | 1.04M | 1.42M | 1.42M | 1.67M | 1.83M | 1.67M | 1.41M | 1.8M | 1.28M | 547.51K | 409.87K | 248.33K | 67.41K | 30.99K | 223.94K | 189.21K | 154.34K | 106.55K |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 44.05 | 41.35 | 43.31 | 52.53 | 65.43 | 41.65 | 48.31 | 52.66 | 41.49 | 24.16 | 72.63 | 66.57 | 32.39 | 49.62 | 47.13 | 66.05 | 68.82 | 97.66 | 170.14 | 228.79 | 201.77 | 310.71 | 159.71 | 151.79 | 106.59 | - | - | - | 1.88K | 90.77 |
| Short-Term Debt | 31.39M | 30.95M | 54.78M | 47.78M | 47.96M | 3.92M | 278K | 941K | 713.43K | 4.61M | 1.2M | 5.54M | 754.75K | 1.6M | 1.15M | 1.37M | 914.83K | 78.17K | 730.88K | 79.95K | 34.81K | 84.27K | 78.56K | 109.14K | 103.78K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 4.7M | 1.73M | 2.65M | 222K | 707K | 1.51M | 25K | 0 | 1.11M | 1.11M | 1.29M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.16K | 30.19K | 732.36K | 564.44K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 13.27M | 11.6M | 1.75M | 983K | 14.32M | 1.47M | 1.71M | 664K | 1.15M | 3.07M | 3M | 1.01M | 0 | 0 | -4.71K | 0 | 25.83K | -103.33K | -156.73K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.07K | 0 | 70.08K | 43.09K | 41.08K |
| Current Ratio | 0.22x | 0.30x | 0.98x | 1.34x | 0.65x | 2.89x | 1.40x | 1.80x | 1.20x | 0.89x | 1.23x | 0.54x | 1.61x | 1.36x | 1.35x | 0.75x | 1.72x | 0.70x | 0.58x | 0.65x | 2.49x | 5.32x | 5.87x | 10.45x | 3.07x | - | - | - | - | 0.00x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.19x | 0.26x | 0.94x | 1.29x | 0.55x | 2.59x | 1.18x | 1.47x | 0.91x | 0.72x | 1.08x | 0.44x | 1.38x | 1.17x | 1.14x | 0.56x | 1.58x | 0.63x | 0.47x | 0.57x | 2.41x | 5.14x | 5.75x | 10.30x | 2.94x | - | - | - | - | 0.00x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 52.12 | 37.77 | 64.22 | 167.67 | 267.97 | 353.29 | 101.76 | 94.42 | 50.38 | 70.2 | 2.96 | 9.26 | 36.62 | 24.47 | 25.33 | 8.51 | 14.59 | -44.79 | -56.31 | -158.11 | -111.73 | -178.79 | -47.95 | -60.36 | 8.88 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 11.04M | 11.42M | 8.71M | 14.37M | 18.55M | 56.71M | 6.5M | 3.69M | 2.28M | 3.24M | 7.48M | 2.48M | 8.11M | 4.48M | 1.74M | 3.05M | 6.22M | 1.79M | 2.55M | 810.76K | 517.29K | 252.24K | 336.49K | 189.88K | 214.14K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Debt | 5.54M | 5.73M | 2.4M | 7.45M | 10.18M | 55.71M | 1.98M | 2.31M | 1.72M | 1.73M | 5.25M | 2.24M | 7.44M | 3.09M | 1.48M | 2.82M | 2.16M | 1.54M | 2.28M | 300K | 0 | 167.31K | 218.23K | 189.88K | 214.14K | 2.07K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 17.55M | 5.69M | 6.31M | 6.92M | 7.82M | 120K | 15K | 19K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.13K | 98.53K | 182.42K | 210.37K | 294.82K | 50.42K | 84.93K | 118.27K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38K | 0 | 3.5M | 44K | 168.99K | 125.98K | 45.62K | 162.11K | 148.26K | 1.36M | 127.67K | 108.73K | 89.78K | 70.83K | 51.88K | 200K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 5.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 507K | 880K | 1.01M | 1.31M | 391.32K | 1.38M | 2.18M | 63.7K | 520.18K | 27.57K | 127.88K | 110.69K | 3.87M | 0 | 0 | 15.94K | 466.88K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.07K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 58.72M | 58.91M | 73.74M | 69.98M | 92.23M | 84.52M | 15.37M | 7.84M | 7.71M | 12.64M | 15.18M | 11.97M | 11.9M | 8.95M | 5.53M | 7.32M | 10.36M | 4.48M | 6.03M | 4.24M | 3.28M | 1.1M | 876.22K | 705.68K | 421.38K | 120.9K | 294.52K | 259.3K | 197.43K | 147.64K |
| Total Debt | 36.93M | 43.06M | 64.1M | 62.83M | 66.75M | 60.14M | 2.44M | 3.39M | 2.44M | 6.35M | 6.45M | 7.83M | 8.19M | 4.68M | 2.64M | 4.29M | 3.26M | 1.8M | 3.22M | 674.77K | 85.23K | 336.5K | 415.05K | 299.02K | 317.92K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Debt | 31.99M | 36.85M | 52.67M | 56.22M | 47.46M | 3.54M | -2.75M | 2.3M | 117.7K | 2.16M | 580.17K | 6.39M | 5.85M | 2.21M | 748.21K | 3.58M | -823.19K | 1.35M | 3.14M | -67.7K | -5.72M | -3.62M | -2.24M | -4.82M | -138.3K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -56 |
| Debt / Equity | 2.94x | 4.94x | 1.96x | 0.76x | 0.43x | 0.30x | 0.03x | 0.28x | 0.32x | 1.33x | 1.96x | 2.12x | 0.52x | 0.08x | 0.30x | 0.78x | 0.95x | 0.80x | 1.59x | 0.09x | 0.01x | 0.04x | 0.11x | 0.06x | 0.38x | - | - | - | - | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | -2.63x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.34x | 8.82x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -2.28x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.82x | 0.79x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interest Coverage | -104.01x | -102.34x | -188.75x | -132.89x | -338.18x | -204.11x | 2.46x | -20.27x | 8.51x | -1.00x | -2.48x | -41.65x | -146.78x | -32.96x | -17.69x | -12.01x | -14.81x | -14.34x | -59.64x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 12.54M | 8.71M | 32.72M | 83.21M | 156.68M | 198.19M | 76.55M | 12.3M | 7.57M | 4.79M | 3.28M | 3.69M | 15.86M | 58.39M | 8.72M | 5.5M | 3.45M | 2.24M | 2.03M | 7.36M | 11.19M | 9.24M | 3.74M | 5.19M | 831.86K | 150.4K | -68.59K | 1.03M | 1.06M | 1.1M |
| Equity Growth % | -256.4% | -73.36% | -60.68% | -46.89% | -20.94% | 158.91% | 522.17% | 62.43% | 58.26% | 45.73% | -10.93% | -76.74% | -72.84% | 569.33% | 58.61% | 59.57% | 54.07% | 10.41% | -72.46% | -34.25% | 21.14% | 146.92% | -27.99% | 524.48% | 453.08% | 319.28% | -106.69% | -3.47% | -3.75% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 1.30 | 0.97 | 4.63 | 11.89 | 28.07 | 76.94 | 254.34 | 260481.56 | 13.42 | 9.95 | 7.54 | 9.26 | 45.19 | 220.07 | 50.26 | 33.93 | 23.30 | 18.26 | 17.37 | 64.77 | 104.15 | 92.29 | 41.20 | 66.73 | 10.81 | 17.50 | -8.50 | 4.27 | 4.43 | 0.14 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 3.38M | -832K | 20.24M | 63.93M | 125.56M | 161.78M | 73.11M | 12.3M | 7.57M | 4.79M | 3.28M | 3.69M | 15.86M | 53.89M | 8.72M | 5.5M | 3.45M | 2.24M | 2.03M | 7.36M | 11.19M | 9.24M | 3.74M | 5.19M | 831.86K | 150.4K | -68.59K | 1.03M | 1.06M | 1.1M |
| Common Stock | 197K | 182K | 161K | 140K | 2.78M | 1.59M | 116K | 24K | 348.52K | 331.99K | 270.05K | 1.04M | 923.45K | 988.23K | 434.12K | 390.26K | 387.82K | 327.96K | 287.39K | 273.09K | 270.89K | 253.98K | 218.54K | 217.38K | 186.2K | 44.78K | 19.37K | 5.98M | 5.98M | 5.95M |
| Retained Earnings | -332.82M | -327M | -303.07M | -256.18M | -194.34M | -134.5M | -101.38M | -103.28M | -100.39M | -101.86M | -101.28M | -100.33M | -86.02M | -44.86M | -47.46M | -43.17M | -41.09M | -36.49M | -32.5M | -24.21M | -17.23M | -12.4M | -9.55M | -7.85M | -6.4M | -6.29M | -6.05M | -4.96M | -4.92M | -4.85M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7.05K | -23.07K | -45.34K | -63.7K | -61.18K | -27.57K | -127.88K | -110.69K | -25.83K | -1.09M | -815.29K | -499.46K | -663.67K | 0 | -267.82K | -182.59K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 9.17M | 9.55M | 12.48M | 19.29M | 31.12M | 36.41M | 3.43M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rapidly eroding equity base
As reported in recent financial statements, DSS has seen its total equity plummet from $63.9 million in 2023Q4 to a negative $832,000 by 2025Q4, signaling a severe and accelerating deterioration in the company's net worth driven by persistent, multi-year operational losses.
The transition from a positive equity position to a deficit suggests that the company's incubator model is failing to generate sufficient value to offset its ongoing cash burn. Investors should monitor whether this trend necessitates dilutive equity raises or further debt-based financing to maintain operations.
Based on the company's reported figures, the debt-to-equity ratio surged to 4.94 in 2025Q4, reflecting a precarious reliance on debt financing as the firm's total asset base contracted significantly from $153.2 million in 2023Q4 to $67.6 million over the same period.
This high leverage ratio, coupled with a shrinking asset base, indicates that the company is increasingly dependent on external capital to sustain its fragmented business units. The lack of a clear path to profitability suggests that refinancing risks may escalate if the company cannot demonstrate improved cash flow durability.
According to the latest quarterly data, the current ratio has deteriorated to 0.22 in 2026Q1, down from 1.34 in 2023Q4, indicating that the company's ability to cover its short-term obligations with current assets has become severely compromised.
The rapid decline in the current ratio suggests that the company is struggling to maintain adequate working capital to support its diverse operational segments. This liquidity crunch warrants close investigation, as it may limit the company's flexibility to fund its speculative biotech and fintech initiatives.
As evidenced by the balance sheet, goodwill dropped from $26.9 million in 2024Q3 to $1.8 million by 2026Q1, which suggests that the company has been forced to recognize significant impairments on its past acquisitions, reflecting a failure to realize the expected value from its diversified portfolio.
The reduction in goodwill highlights the risks inherent in the company's aggressive acquisition strategy and the difficulty of integrating disparate business units. The remaining asset base appears increasingly concentrated in lower-quality or less liquid holdings, which may not provide a reliable cushion for creditors.
Based on the provided financial data, the company's reliance on non-marketable equity securities and minority investments creates a significant valuation risk, as these assets may not be readily convertible to cash to meet the company's mounting debt obligations.
The complexity of the balance sheet, characterized by disparate segments ranging from packaging to biotech, likely obscures the true economic health of the core business. Investors should be wary that the reported asset values may be subject to further downward revisions if the underlying ventures fail to meet performance milestones.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying DSS stock.
As of 2025, DSS, Inc. (DSS) had total assets of $67.6M including $14.3M in current assets.
DSS, Inc. (DSS) carries total debt of $43.1M, offset by $6.2M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
DSS, Inc. (DSS) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $-0.8M ($0.97 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
DSS, Inc. (DSS) reported a current ratio of 0.30x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.