DSS (DSS) Cash-to-Debt : 0.19 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is DSS Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. DSS's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.19.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, DSS couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025.

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

DSS' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11 Med: 0.59 Max: 22.49
Current: 0.19

During the past 13 years, DSS's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 22.49. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.59.

DSS's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
62.5% of 392 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.385 vs DSS: 0.19

DSS Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for DSS's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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DSS Cash-to-Debt Chart

DSS Annual Data

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Dec24

Cash-to-Debt

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2.13

0.94

0.25

0.11

0.18

DSS Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.15	0.17	0.18	0.18	0.19

Competitive Comparison of DSS's Cash-to-Debt

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

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

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

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DSS Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

DSS's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	11.431	/	(55.391	+	8.709)
	=	0.18

DSS's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	10.832	/	(47.469	+	8.566)
	=	0.19

DSS (AMEX:DSS) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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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. Product packaging manufactures, and sells sophisticated custom folding cartons, mailers, photo sleeves and complex three-dimensional direct mail solutions. Biotechnology division targets unmet, urgent medical needs and expands the borders of medical and pharmaceutical science. Commercial Lending through represents its banking and financing business line. Alternative Trading develops and/or acquires assets and investments in the securities trading and/or fund management arena.

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