On the stock market since 1994, it operates in the world of consumer spending. It has 102 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Cost Efficiency: As sales grow, profit fails to keep the same pace.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 98% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $20.8M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 5 buys and 1 sell. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $23.9M against $20.8M in annual sales.
The stock sits at $0.61. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, DSS sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: DSS is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.