DSS, Inc. is a globally diversified enterprise with operations across numerous industries. In product packaging, the company specializes in manufacturing and distributing ...
DSS, Inc. (NYSE American: DSS; website: dssworld.com) is headquartered in West Henrietta, New York and operates as a diversified enterprise with activities spanning multiple industries. In its healthcare and digital transformation efforts, DSS positions itself as a long-standing partner to the Department of Veterans Affairs, aiming to help elevate patient ...DSS, Inc. (NYSE American: DSS; website: dssworld.com) is headquartered in West Henrietta, New York and operates as a diversified enterprise with activities spanning multiple industries. In its healthcare and digital transformation efforts, DSS positions itself as a long-standing partner to the Department of Veterans Affairs, aiming to help elevate patient safety, improve care quality, and enhance productivity for clinicians. This healthcare-focused work is described as health information technology (HIT) software development and systems integration, including interoperability capabilities and solutions used in day-to-day clinical workflows, as well as support for behavioral health settings and EHR interoperability.
Beyond healthcare IT, the company’s profile from the provided description also indicates involvement in product packaging. DSS is described as manufacturing and distributing custom folding cartons, mailers, photo sleeves, and advanced three-dimensional direct mail products—offering tangible packaging solutions that can be customized for commercial needs.
DSS is further characterized as engaging in strategic investments, including acquisitions in areas related to drug discovery, prevention, and treatment methodologies for neurological, oncological, and immune-system diseases. Additionally, the company is described as developing open-air defense solutions intended to combat airborne infectious agents such as tuberculosis and influenza.
Financial services and commercial lending activities are also part of the diversification story. DSS is described as acquiring equity interests in undervalued commercial banks, bank holding companies, and licensed non-banking financial institutions. Related services described include loan syndication, mortgage banking, trust and escrow services, banking technology solutions, loan servicing, equipment leasing, problem asset management, and advisory capital-raising consulting connected to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
On scale, the dataset indicates full-time employees of about 102, placing DSS in the 101–200 employee band. From a cost/financial perspective, the available fundamentals in the dataset show profitability and cash-flow ratios that appear weak/negative on certain measures (e.g., margins and returns), which can imply the business may be in an investment or transformation phase; however, detailed segment-level economics (cost of goods vs. software/service margins, BOM/cost structure by product line, and audited segment financials) are not provided in the supplied information.
Key people referenced in the provided notes include Jason T. Grady as CEO (and Mark Byers referenced as a prior leadership figure in provided snippets), along with other senior leaders cited for AI/digital innovation and transformation. Overall, DSS’s “wishes”/strategic direction—based on the messaging in the provided notes—centers on advancing healthcare innovation and digital transformation while maintaining its long-term relationship with Veterans Affairs and evolving its capabilities to meet future healthcare and technology demands.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$20.8M
+8.7%
-16.8%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$-23.9M
+49.0%
+17.7%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
-10.4%
+55.1%
+8.5%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
-69.5%
+36.6%
+17.1%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
-115.3%
+53.1%
+1.1%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$-9.4M
-2.4%
-466.4%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
-45.5%
+5.8%
-580.6%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
-5176.0%
-1734.3%
-1132.0%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
0.30x
-69.2%
-15.1%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.
