Data Storage Corporation (DTST) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

-94.7%

$0.17

vs $3.11 price

Levered DCF

-$0.03

After debt service

Piotroski score

4 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

3.89

Safe zone

Rating

A-

Overall 4 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	1.94×	56.03×	51.61×	-2.31×	76.12×	280×	-142.86×	69.05×
P/B	0.91×	1.37×	0.99×	0.52×	0.68×	8.93×	8.56×	9.94×
P/S	26.93×	1.16×	0.79×	0.42×	1.04×	1.93×	1.81×	2.02×
EV / EBITDA	-9.88×	14.31×	11.27×	-3.09×	4.25×	14.75×	16.64×	21.1×
Gross margin	44.4%	43.8%	38.4%	33.9%	43.1%	41.8%	44.1%	38.9%
Operating margin	-258.4%	0.3%	-0.7%	-7.3%	-5.2%	-0.0%	2.4%	3.8%
Net margin	1388.7%	2.1%	1.5%	-18.3%	1.8%	2.1%	0.8%	2.9%
Current ratio	21.05×	4.35×	4.14×	3.4×	5.07×	0.39×	0.3×	0.3×
Debt / equity	0×	0.03×	0.03×	0.09×	0.09×	1.62×	1.84×	1.15×
Interest coverage	0×	0.67×	-2.26×	-12.43×	-6.05×	-0.01×	1.16×	3.39×
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	7.6%	0.8%	808.3%	630.0%
Payout ratio	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	440.3%	72.3%	177944.5%	43500.8%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	46.9%	2.4%	1.9%	-22.8%	1.2%	9.9%	3.9%	14.4%
Return on invested capital	-2.8%	0.3%	-0.8%	-8.5%	5.8%	-0.0%	4.1%	8.7%
Return on assets	44.6%	2.1%	1.6%	-18.1%	1.0%	2.6%	1.0%	4.2%
Free cash flow yield	-8.5%	-0.2%	11.8%	5.4%	-5.3%	5.2%	4.9%	2.6%
Earnings yield	51.6%	1.8%	1.9%	-43.4%	1.7%	1.1%	0.5%	1.4%
Enterprise value	$35.2M	$28.9M	$18.9M	$9.4M	$5.4M	$20.4M	$18.4M	$19.8M
Net debt / EBITDA	0.56×	-0.2×	-0.49×	0.21×	-7.96×	1.72×	2.7×	1.97×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	5	-49	-43	-8	1	-44	-40	-45