Data Storage Corporation Reports 22% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth and Achieves Profitability for the Second Quarter of 2023

Data Storage Corp.

MELVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Data Storage Corporation (Nasdaq: DTST) (“DSC” and the “Company”), a provider of diverse business continuity solutions for disaster-recovery, cloud infrastructure, cyber-security, and IT services, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Chuck Piluso, CEO of Data Storage Corporation, stated, “I am pleased to report we achieved solid financial results for the second quarter of 2023, with revenue increasing 22% and reporting positive net income for the second consecutive quarter. We are beginning to witness the benefits of our ongoing strategic business initiatives focused on driving high-margin, recurring revenues, while continuing to carefully manage our expenses. Specifically, we have expanded our marketing programs and hosted revenue-driven sales events. As a result of these efforts, we continue to grow our subscription-based services, which we believe will help ensure long-term profitability while driving value for our shareholders.”

“Our momentum has continued heading into the third quarter of 2023. For example, we recently secured a sizable, subscription-based contract with one of the largest food distributors in the United States. In addition, we were awarded a multi-million-dollar project with one of the nation’s leading sports and entertainment companies. At the same time, we have maintained a strong balance sheet with over $10.6 million in cash and short-term investments as of June 30, 2023. Overall, we are excited about the outlook for the business and look forward to achieving additional milestones in the near term.”

Conference Call

The Company plans to host a conference call at 10:00 am ET today, to discuss the Company's financial results for the second quarter of 2023 which ended June 30, 2023, as well as corporate progress and other developments.

The conference call will be available via telephone by dialing toll-free 877-451-6152 for U.S. callers or for international callers 1-201-389-0879. A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1622744&tp_key=44b279a647, or on the Company’s News & Events section of the website, www.dtst.com/news-events.

A webcast replay of the call will be available on the Company’s website (www.dtst.com/news-events) through August 14, 2024. A telephone replay of the call will be available approximately three hours following the call, through August 21, 2023, and can be accessed by dialing 844-512-2921 for U.S. callers or + 1-412-317-6671 for international callers and entering conference ID: 13739667.

About Data Storage Corporation
Data Storage Corporation (Nasdaq: DTST) is a family of fully integrated cloud-hosting, disaster-recovery, cyber security, and voice & data companies, built around investments in proprietary IT solutions for a broad range of domestic and global customers, including Fortune 500 clients, across a wide range of industries, such as government, education, and healthcare, with a focus on the rapidly growing, multi-billion-dollar business continuity market. A stable and emerging growth leader in cloud infrastructure support, DTST companies operate regional data center facilities across North America, sustainably servicing clients via recurring subscription agreements. Additional information about the Company is available at: www.dtst.com and on Twitter (@DataStorageCorp).

Safe Harbor Provision
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor created thereby. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts, although not all forward-looking statements include the foregoing. The forward looking statements in this press release include statements such as continuing to carefully manage our expenses, continuing to grow the Company’s subscription-based services, the growth of the subscription-based services helping to ensure long-term profitability while driving value for Company’s shareholders and achieving additional milestones in the near term. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations and assumptions from those set forth or implied by any forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include the Company’s ability to manage its expenses and continue to grow its subscription-based services. These risks should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it was initially made. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.

Contact:
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DATA STORAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
		June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,437,039			$	2,286,722
Accounts receivable (less allowance for credit losses of $39,622 and $27,250 in 2023 and 2022, respectively)			2,221,602				3,502,836
Marketable securities			9,230,254				9,010,968
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			736,386				584,666
Total Current Assets			13,625,281				15,385,192
Property and Equipment:
Property and equipment			7,458,932				7,168,488
Less—Accumulated depreciation			(4,531,811	)			(4,956,698	)
Net Property and Equipment			2,927,121				2,211,790
Other Assets:
Goodwill			4,238,671				4,238,671
Operating lease right-of-use assets			124,475				226,501
Other assets			48,436				48,437
Intangible assets, net			1,836,378				1,975,644
Total Other Assets			6,247,960				6,489,253
Total Assets		$	22,800,362			$	24,086,235
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	2,088,477			$	3,207,577
Deferred revenue			314,066				281,060
Finance leases payable			279,461				359,868
Finance leases payable related party			368,433				520,623
Operating lease liabilities short term			117,627				160,657
Total Current Liabilities			3,168,064				4,529,785
Operating lease liabilities			9,226				71,772
Finance leases payable			125,167				281,242
Finance leases payable related party			100,426				256,241
Total Long-Term Liabilities			234,819				609,255
Total Liabilities			3,402,883				5,139,040
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)			—				—
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, Series A par value $.001; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding in 2023 and 2022, respectively			—				—
Common stock, par value $.001; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 6,847,127 and 6,822,127 shares issued and outstanding in 2023 and 2022, respectively			6,847				6,822
Additional paid in capital			39,191,598				38,982,440
Accumulated deficit			(19,609,889	)			(19,887,378	)
Total Data Storage Corp Stockholders’ Equity			19,588,556				19,101,884
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiary			(191,077	)			(154,689	)
Total Stockholder’s Equity			19,397,479				18,947,195
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity		$	22,800,362			$	24,086,235

DATA STORAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Sales		$	5,904,391			$	4,827,749			$	12,784,114			$	13,484,948
Cost of sales			3,325,637				3,269,187				8,115,615				9,280,476
Gross Profit			2,578,754				1,558,562				4,668,499				4,204,472
Selling, general and administrative			2,472,010				2,594,204				4,602,769				5,054,070
Income (Loss) from Operations			106,744				(1,035,642	)			65,730				(849,598	)
Other Income (Expense)
Interest income (expense), net			99,294				(113,664	)			175,371				(156,324	)
Total Other Income (Expense)			99,294				(113,664	)			175,371				(156,324	)
Income (Loss) before provision for income taxes			206,038				(1,149,306	)			241,101				(1,005,922	)
Benefit from income taxes			—				—				—				—
Net Income (Loss)			206,038				(1,149,306	)			241,101				(1,005,922	)
Loss in Non-controlling interest of consolidated subsidiary			20,785				10,207				36,388				22,833
Net Income (Loss) attributable to Data Storage Corp		$	226,823			$	(1,139,099	)		$	277,489			$	(983,089	)
Earnings per Share – Basic		$	0.03			$	(0.17	)		$	0.04			$	(0.15	)
Earnings per Share – Diluted		$	0.03			$	(0.17	)		$	0.04			$	(0.15	)
Weighted Average Number of Shares - Basic			6,834,627				6,758,238				6,828,446				6,727,108
Weighted Average Number of Shares - Diluted			7,022,275				6,758,238				7,016,094				6,727,108

DATA STORAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income (Loss)		$	241,101			$	(1,005,922	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in ) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			589,660				640,589
Stock based compensation			209,183				551,892
Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
Accounts receivable			1,281,234				(100,490	)
Other assets			—				(211	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(151,720	)			(438,444	)
Right of use asset			102,026				96,573
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(1,119,100	)			261,052
Deferred revenue			33,006				(117,377	)
Operating lease liability			(105,576	)			(95,744	)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities			1,079,814				(208,082	)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures			(1,165,724	)			(51,220	)
Purchase of marketable securities			(219,286	)			—
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities			(1,385,010	)			(51,220	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of finance lease obligations related party			(308,005	)			(487,403	)
Repayments of finance lease obligations			(236,482	)			(181,597	)
Cash received for the exercised of options			—				6,935
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities			(544,487	)			(662,065	)
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents			(849,683	)			(921,367	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period			2,286,722				12,135,803
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period		$	1,437,039			$	11,214,436
Supplemental Disclosures:
Cash paid for interest		$	41,062			$	76,874
Cash paid for income taxes		$	—			$	—
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Assets acquired by finance lease		$	—			$	1,094,051