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Data Storage Corp

For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 14, 2025.

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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 14, 2025

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 –Basis of Presentation, Organization and Other Matters

Data Storage Corporation (“DSC” or the “Company”) provides subscription-based, long-term agreements for disaster recovery solutions, cloud infrastructure, Cyber Security and Voice and Data solutions.

Headquartered in Melville, NY, DSC offers solutions and services to businesses within the healthcare, banking and finance, distribution services, manufacturing, construction, education, and government industries. DSC derives its revenues from subscription services and solutions, managed services, software and maintenance, equipment and onboarding provisioning. DSC maintains infrastructure and storage equipment in ten technical centers in New York, Massachusetts, Texas, North Carolina, Illinois, Canada, England, and Scotland.

On May 31, 2021, the Company completed a merger of Flagship Solutions, LLC (“Flagship”) (a Florida limited liability company) and the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Data Storage FL, LLC. Flagship is a provider of Hybrid Cloud solutions, managed services and cloud solutions. On January 1, 2024, Flagship Solutions, LLC was consolidated into the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, CloudFirst Technologies Corporation.

On January 27, 2022, the Company formed Information Technology Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

On August 12, 2024, the Company established UK Cloud Host Technologies Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, to establish a corporate presence in London and manage the Company’s business operations and affairs throughout Europe. On December 27, 2024, the entity’s name was changed to CloudFirst Europe Ltd.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Note 2 –Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, consisting of (i) CloudFirst Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“CloudFirst”); (ii) Information Technology Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation; (iii) its majority-owned subsidiary, Nexxis Inc., a Nevada corporation; and (iv) CloudFirst Europe Ltd. (“CloudFirst Europe”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recently Issued and Newly Adopted Accounting Standards

In November 2024, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU 2024-03,Income Statement (Topic 220): Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires public companies to disclose, in interim and annual reporting periods, additional information about certain expenses in the financial statements. Subsequently, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, which clarified the effective date of ASU 2024-03. The amendments in this pronouncement will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and is effective on either a prospective basis or retrospective basis. The Company is currently assessing the potential impacts of adoption on its financial statements.

In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-03,Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity. This ASU provides guidance for determining the accounting acquirer in a business combination involving a variable interest entity. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements but does not expect it to have a material impact upon adoption.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and operating lease commitments. Management believes that the estimated fair values of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable as of June 30, 2025, approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying values of the Company’s finance lease obligations and capital lease obligations, which may include both short-term and long-term components, approximate their fair values based on comparisons of the applicable interest rates and terms with those currently available to the Company for similar instruments with comparable maturities and credit risk profiles.

The fair value measurement disclosures are grouped into three levels based on valuation factors:

●Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
●Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments and market corroborated inputs)
●Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The Company’s Level 1 assets and liabilities include cash, accounts receivable, marketable securities, accounts payable, prepaid expenses, and other current assets. Management believes the estimated fair value of these accounts at June 30, 2025, approximates their carrying value as reflected in the balance sheets due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include the Company’s finance and operating lease assets and liabilities. The carrying amounts of these leases approximate their fair values, based on a comparison of the lease terms and the Company’s incremental borrowing rates with those of similar leases available in the market.

Level 3 fair value measurements are derived from valuation techniques that include significant inputs that are not based on observable market data. When required, the Company uses discounted and undiscounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of certain assets and liabilities. These models rely on unobservable inputs, which reflect management's own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, and are significant to the overall fair value measurement.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on the consolidated financial statements on a nonrecurring basis include items such as property and equipment, goodwill, and other intangible assets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity, or remaining maturity at the time of purchase, of three months or less, to be cash equivalents.

Investments

Marketable securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading securities and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recognized in earnings.

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in equity investments during the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024:

Schedule of changes in equity investments measured at fair value
Six Months Ended June 30,
20252024
Balance, beginning of period$11,261,006$11,318,196
Purchase of equity investments224,173295,810
Sales of equity investments(975,000)(400,000)
Balance, end of period$10,510,179$11,214,006

Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties

Financial instruments and assets subjecting the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash, short-term investments and trade accounts receivable. The Company’s cash is maintained at major U.S. and U.K. financial institutions. Deposits in these institutions may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits.

The Company’s customers are primarily concentrated in the United States.

As of June 30, 2025, the Company had one customer with an accounts receivable balance representing 14% of total accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had two customers with an accounts receivable balance representing 16% and 15% of total accounts receivable.

For the three months ended June 30, 2025, one customer accounted for approximately 13% of total consolidated revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, one customer accounted for approximately 14% of total consolidated revenue.

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, one customer accounted for approximately 20% of total consolidated revenue. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, two customers accounted for approximately 22% and 11% of total consolidated revenue, respectively.

Accounts Receivable/Allowance for Credit Losses

The Company sells its services to customers on an open credit basis. Accounts receivable are uncollateralized, non-interest-bearing customer obligations and are typically due within 30 days. ASC 326 requires the recognition of lifetime estimated credit losses expected to occur for trade accounts receivable. The guidance also requires the Company to pool assets with similar risk characteristics and consider current economic conditions when estimating losses. Clients invoiced in advance for services are reflected in deferred revenue on the Company’s balance sheet.

Changes in the allowance for expected credit losses for trade accounts receivable are presented in the table below:

Schedule of Changes in the allowance for expected credit losses for trade accounts receivable
Six Months Ended June 30,
20252024
Beginning balance$31,472$7,915
Provision66,05521,816
Write-offs(81,222)(7,135)
Ending balance$16,305$22,596

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the term of the lease using the straight-line method for financial statement purposes. Estimated useful lives for property and equipment are five to seven years. Additions, betterments and replacements are capitalized, while expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to operations when incurred. As units of property are sold or retired, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in income.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The Company assesses goodwill for impairment on an annual basis on December 31, or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change indicating that the fair value of the goodwill may be below its carrying amount. The Company has four reporting units. The Company uses an income-based approach to determine the fair value of the reporting units. This approach uses a discounted cash flow methodology and the ability of the Company’s reporting units to generate cash flows as measures of fair value of its reporting units. The Company performs a qualitative analysis of goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment indicators on at least an annual basis. If this assessment shows impairment indicators the Company will perform an impairment test to determine if the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value.

Revenue Recognition

Nature of goods and services

The following is a description of the products and services from which the Company generates revenue, as well as the nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, and significant payment terms for each:

1)Cloud Infrastructure and Disaster Recovery Revenue

Cloud Infrastructure provides clients with the ability to migrate their on-premises computing and digital storage to DSC’s enterprise-level technical compute and digital storage assets located in Tier 3 data centers. DSC owns the assets and provides a turnkey solution whereby achieving reliable and cost-effective, multi-tenant IBM Power compute, x86/Intel, flash digital storage, while providing disaster recovery and cyber security while eliminating client capital expenditures. The client pays a monthly fee and can increase capacity as required.

Clients can subscribe to an array of disaster recovery solutions without subscribing to cloud infrastructure. Product offerings provided directly from DSC are High Availability, Data Vaulting and retention solutions, including standby servers which allows clients to centralize and streamline their mission-critical digital information and technical environment while ensuring business continuity if they experience a cyber-attack or natural disaster. Client’s data is vaulted at two data centers with the maintenance of retention schedules for corporate governances and regulations all to meet their back to work objective in a disaster.

2)Equipment and Software

The Company provides equipment and software and actively participates in collaboration with IBM to provide innovative business solutions to clients. The Company is a partner of IBM and the various software, infrastructure and hybrid cloud solutions are provided to clients.

3)Managed Services

These services are performed at the inception of a contract. The Company provides professional assistance to its clients during the implementation processes. Onboarding and set-up services ensure that the solution or software is installed properly and function as designed to provide clients with the best solutions. In addition, clients that are managed service clients have a requirement for DSC to offer time and material billing supplementing the client’s staff.

The Company also derives both one-time and subscription-based revenue from providing support, management and renewal of software, hardware, third party maintenance contracts and third-party cloud services to clients. The managed services include help desk, remote access, operating system and software patch management, annual recovery tests and manufacturer support for equipment and on-going monitoring of client system performance.

4)Nexxis Voice over Internet and Direct Internet Access

The Company provides Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”), Internet access and data transport services to ensure businesses are fully connected to the internet from any location, remote and on premise. The Company provides Hosted VoIP solutions with equipment options for VoIP phones and internet speeds of up to 10Gb delivered over fiber optics.

Disaggregation of revenue

In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by major product line, geography, and timing of revenue recognition.

Schedule of revenue is disaggregated by major product
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
United StatesInternationalTotalUnited StatesInternationalTotal
Cloud infrastructure & disaster recovery$3,156,550$202,391$3,358,941$3,037,184$128,532$3,165,716
Equipment and software687,321—687,321782,303—782,303
Managed services725,56013,300738,860642,518—642,518
Nexxis VoIP services323,620—323,620275,830—275,830
Other sales38,180—38,18044,125—44,125
Total Sales$4,931,231$215,691$5,146,922$4,781,960$128,532$4,910,492
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
United StatesInternationalTotalUnited StatesInternationalTotal
Cloud infrastructure & disaster recovery$6,295,391$422,628$6,718,019$5,890,433$228,178$6,118,611
Equipment and software4,252,240—4,252,2404,866,950—4,866,950
Managed services1,537,46613,3001,550,7661,485,925—1,485,925
Nexxis VoIP services631,436—631,436552,297—552,297
Other sales78,217—78,217112,01810,438122,456
Total Sales$12,794,750$435,928$13,230,678$12,907,623$238,616$13,146,239

The following table presents timing of revenue recognition by product type:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Products transferred at a point in time$660,104$3,943,429$4,265,060$4,989,406
Products and services transferred over time4,486,818967,0638,965,6188,156,833
Total Sales$5,146,922$4,910,492$13,230,678$13,146,239

Contract receivables are recorded at the invoiced amount and are uncollateralized, non-interest-bearing client obligations. Provisions for estimated uncollectible accounts receivable are made for individual accounts based upon specific facts and circumstances including criteria such as their age, amount, and client standing.

Sales are generally recorded in the month the service is provided. For clients who are billed on an annual basis, deferred revenue is recorded and amortized over the life of the contract. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, the Company recognized $38,510 and $107,688 in sales that were recorded as deferred revenue as of December 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, the Company recognized $102,038 and $151,998 in sales that was recorded as deferred revenue as of December 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations

The Company has the following performance obligations:

1)Data Vaulting: Subscription-based cloud service that encrypts and transfers data to a secure Tier 3 data center and further replicates the data to a second Tier 3 DSC technical center where it remains encrypted. Ensuring client retention schedules for corporate compliance and disaster recovery. Provides for twenty-four (24) hour or less recovery time and utilizes advanced data reduction, reduplication technology to shorten back-up and restore time.
2)High Availability: A managed cloud subscription-based service that provides cost-effective mirroring software replication technology and provides one (1) hour or less recovery time for a client to be back in business.
3)Cloud Infrastructure: subscription-based cloud service provides for “capacity on-demand” for IBM Power and X86 Intel server systems.
4)Internet: Subscription-based service, offering continuous internet connection combined with FailSAFE which provides disaster recovery for both clients’ voice and data environments.
5)Support and Maintenance: Subscription based service offers support for clients on their servers, firewalls, desktops or software. Services are provided 24x7x365 to the Company’s clients.
6)Implementation / Set-Up Fees: Onboarding and set-up for cloud infrastructure and disaster recovery as well as Cyber Security.
7)Equipment Sales: Sale of servers and data storage equipment to the client.
9)License: Granting SSL certificates and licenses.

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solutions

Subscription services allow clients to access data or receive services for a predetermined period of time. As the client obtains access at a point in time and continues to have access for the remainder of the subscription period, the client is considered to simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the entity’s performance as the entity performs. Accordingly, the related performance obligation is considered to be satisfied ratably over the contract term. As the performance obligation is satisfied evenly across the term of the contract, revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract term.

Initial Set-Up Fees

The Company accounts for set-up fees as a separate performance obligation. Set-up services are performed one-time and accordingly the revenue is recognized at the point in time, and is non-refundable, and the Company is entitled to the payment.

Equipment Sales

The obligation for the equipment sales is such that the control of the product transfer is at a point in time (i.e., when the goods have been shipped or delivered to the client’s location, depending on shipping terms). Noting that the satisfaction of the performance obligation, in this sense, does not occur over time, the performance obligation is considered to be satisfied at a point in time when the obligation to the client has been fulfilled (i.e., when the goods have left the shipping facility or have been delivered to the client, depending on shipping terms).

License - Granting SSL Certificates and Other Licenses

Performance obligations as they relate to licensing is when the control of the product transfers, either at a point in time or over time, depending on the nature of the license. The revenue standard identifies two types of licenses of intellectual property: (i) a right to access intellectual property; and (ii) a right to use intellectual property. To assist in determining whether a license provides a right to use or a right to access intellectual property, ASC 606 defines two categories of intellectual property: Functional and Symbolic. The Company’s license arrangements typically do not require the Company to make its proprietary content available to the client either through a download or through a direct connection. Throughout the life of the contract the Company does not continue to provide updates or upgrades to the license granted. Based on the guidance, the Company considers its license offerings to be akin to functional intellectual property and recognizes revenue at the point in time the license is granted and/or renewed for a new period.

Payment Terms

The typical terms of subscription contracts range from 12 to 36 months, with auto-renew options extending the contract for an additional term. The Company invoices clients one month in advance for its services, in addition to any contractual data overages or for additional services.

Warranties

The Company offers guaranteed service levels and service guarantees on some of its contracts. These warranties are not sold separately and are accounted as “assurance warranties.”

Significant Judgment

In instances where contracts include multiple performance obligations, the Company exercises judgment in determining the standalone selling price for each obligation. Standalone prices are established by evaluating market data for comparable services and considering the Company’s historical pricing practices. The aggregate standalone price of all performance obligations is calculated, and each individual obligation’s proportionate share of the total is determined. This ratio is then applied to the overall contract price to allocate the transaction price among the performance obligations accordingly.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset might not be recoverable. An impairment loss, measured as the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value, is recognized if the carrying amount exceeds estimated un-discounted future cash flows.

Advertising Costs

The Company expenses the costs associated with advertising as they are incurred. The Company incurred $308,900 and $249,147 for advertising costs for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The Company incurred $524,142 and $481,387 for advertising costs for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company follows the requirements of FASB ASC 718-10-10,Share-Based Payments with regards to stock-based compensation issued to employees and non-employees. The Company has agreements and arrangements that call for stock to be awarded to employees and consultants at various times as compensation and periodic bonuses. The expense for this stock-based compensation is equal to the fair value of the stock price on the day the stock was awarded multiplied by the number of shares awarded. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

The valuation methodology used to determine the fair value of options issued during the period is the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires the use of a number of assumptions including the volatility of the stock price, the average risk-free interest rate, and the weighted average expected life of the options. Risk-free interest rates are calculated based on continuously compounded risk-free rates for the appropriate term. The dividend yield is assumed to be zero as the Company has never paid or declared any cash dividends on its Common Stock and does not intend to pay dividends on its Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

Estimated volatility is a measure of the amount by which DSC’s stock price is expected to fluctuate each year during the expected life of the award. The Company’s calculation of estimated volatility is based on historical stock prices over a period equal to the expected life of the awards.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) adjusted for income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion of potential common shares from contracts that may be settled in stock or cash by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during each period.

The following table sets forth the information needed to compute basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders$(733,049)$(244,240)$(708,971)$112,862
Weighted average number of common shares - basic7,155,4646,973,0687,119,1026,902,138
Dilutive securities:
Options———363,326
Warrants————
Restricted stock units———234,375
Weighted average number of common shares - diluted7,155,4646,973,0687,119,1027,499,839
Earnings (Loss) per share, basic$(0.10)$(0.04)$(0.10)$0.02
Earnings (Loss) per share, diluted$(0.10)$(0.04)$(0.10)$0.02

The following table sets forth the number of potential shares of common stock that have been excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share because their effect was anti-dilutive:

Schedule of anti-dilutive shares
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Options662,789701,346635,222338,020
Warrants2,495,8602,495,8602,495,8602,495,860
Restricted stock units95,773234,37580,771—
3,254,4223,431,5813,211,8532,833,880

Note 3 -Prepaids and other current assets

Prepaids and other current assets consist of the following:

Schedule of prepaids and other current assets
June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Prepaid marketing & promotion$169,768$47,045
Prepaid subscriptions and licenses577,473483,170
Prepaid maintenance162,763191,552
Prepaid insurance58,36367,373
Deferred transaction costs838,352—
Other106,37570,362
Prepaid and other current assets$1,913,094$859,502

Note 4-Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, at cost, consist of the following:

Schedule of property and equipment
June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Storage equipment$60,288$60,288
Furniture and fixtures30,30530,305
Computer hardware and software154,423140,288
Data center equipment9,833,4869,368,082
10,078,5029,598,963
Less: Accumulated depreciation(6,740,363)(6,159,307)
Net property and equipment$3,338,139$3,439,656

Depreciation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024 was $283,735 and $270,952, respectively. Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024 was $580,332 and $497,003, respectively.

Note 5 -Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following:

Schedule of goodwill and intangible assets
Estimated life in yearsGross amountAccumulated AmortizationNet
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
GoodwillIndefinite$4,238,671$—$4,238,671
TrademarksIndefinite514,268—514,268
Total intangible assets not subject to amortization4,752,939—4,752,939
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Customer lists72,614,0991,834,932779,167
ABC acquired contracts5310,000310,000—
SIAS acquired contracts5660,000660,000—
Non-compete agreements4272,147272,147—
Website and digital assets333,00233,002—
Total intangible assets subject to amortization3,889,2483,110,081779,167
Total Goodwill and Intangible Assets$8,642,187$3,110,081$5,532,106

Scheduled amortization over the next four years are as follows:

Schedule of amortization over the next five years
For the Years Ending December 31,
2025 (remainder of the year)$133,572
2026$267,143
2027267,143
2028111,309
Total$779,167

Amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024 was $66,785 and $68,360, respectively. Amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024 was $133,571 and $137,507, respectively.

Note 6-Leases

The Company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at the inception of the contract. The Company’s leases consist of operating leases for office space and finance leases for equipment.

Operating Leases: The Company’s primary operating lease is for its corporate headquarters in Melville, NY, which has a term of sixty-seven months expiring on October 30, 2029. This lease is recognized as an operating lease right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company also utilizes temporary workspaces in Austin, TX, Miami, FL, and London, UK, under short-term arrangements with terms of 12 months or less. The Company has elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for these arrangements and, accordingly, does not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for them. The cost for these short-term leases is recognized as rent expense on a straight-line basis and is not material.

Lease Disclosures Right-of-Use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date, based on the present value of estimated lease payments over the lease term. A discount rate of 9% was used in the preparation of ROU assets and lease liabilities.

Finance Leases During the three months ended March 31, 2025, all outstanding finance lease obligations were paid in full. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had no material finance leases.

Information related to the Company’s finance leases for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, was as follows:

Schedule of components of lease expense
Finance leases:
Amortization of assets, included in depreciation and amortization expense$121,923
Interest on lease liabilities, included in interest expense489
Operating lease:
Amortization of assets, included in total operating expense37,528
Total net lease cost$159,940

Note 7 -Commitments and Contingencies

As part of the Flagship acquisition, the Company acquired a licensing agreement for marketing-related materials with a National Football League team. The Company has approximately $690,885 in remaining payments under the contract through 2027.

Note 8 -Stockholders’ Equity

Capital Stock

The Company has 260,000,000 authorized shares of capital stock, consisting of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.

On July 18, 2024, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which it may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its common stock. Sales of shares of common stock under the Agreement will be made pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280881) (the “Registration Statement”) and a related prospectus supplement (the “ATM Prospectus”). The ATM Prospectus relates to the offering of up to $10,600,000 of shares of the Company’s common stock. The issuance and sale, if any, of common stock under the Agreement is subject to the Company maintaining an effective registration statement. The Registration Statement was declared effective on July 26, 2024. To date, the Company has not made any sales under the Agreement.

Common Stock Options

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information follows:

Schedule of options activity and related information
Number ofWeightedWeighted
SharesAverageAverage
UnderExerciseContractual
OptionsPriceLife
Options Outstanding at January 1, 2025678,302$2.796.42
Options Granted52,4204.36
Exercised(17,821)2.15
Expired/Cancelled(23,900)2.96
Options Outstanding at June 30, 2025689,001$2.916.03
Options Exercisable at June 30, 2025407,926$2.825.49

Share-based compensation expense for options totaling $180,233 and $110,195 was recognized in the Company’s results for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively. Share-based compensation expense for options totaling $294,116 and $214,357 was recognized in the Company’s results for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively. All share-based compensation expense has been recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses.

The intrinsic value of outstanding options as of June 30, 2025, was $652,908.

The valuation methodology used to determine the fair value of the options issued during the year was the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires the use of a number of assumptions including the volatility of the stock price, the average risk-free interest rate, and the weighted average expected life of the options.

The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates on zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bonds whose maturity period is appropriate for the term of the options.

Estimated volatility is a measure of the amount by which the Company’s stock price is expected to fluctuate each year during the expected life of the award. The Company’s calculation of estimated volatility is based on historical stock prices of the Company over a period equal to the expected life of the awards.

As of June 30, 2025, there was $733,136 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested employee options granted under the Company’s share-based compensation plans that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.1 years.

The weighted average fair value of options granted, and the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model during the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, are set forth in the table below.

Schedule of weighted average fair value of options granted
20252024
Weighted average fair value of options granted$2.42$3.22
Risk-free interest rate4.12% - 4.47%3.94% - 4.21%
Volatility77% - 122%126% - 159%
Expected life (years)3.5 - 6.00 years3.5 - 6.00 years
Dividend yield——

Share-Based Awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”)

A summary of the activity related to RSUs for the six months ended June 30, 2025, is presented below:

Schedule of activity related to RSUs
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)SharesFair Value
Outstanding non-vested at January 1, 2025214,375$2.79
Granted125,0833.95
Vested(167,690)3.44
Forfeited(796)4.88
Outstanding non-vested at June 30, 2025170,972$2.99

Stock-based compensation for RSU’s has been recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and totaled $232,347 and $97,530 for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively. Stock-based compensation for RSU’s has been recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and totaled $344,728 and $164,692 for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively. All share-based compensation expense has been recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses.

As of June 30, 2025, there was $511,056 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs granted under the Company’s share-based compensation plans that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.3 years.

Preferred Stock

Liquidation preference

Upon any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Common Stock, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to stockholders, for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder, an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the Original Issue Price for such share of Series A Preferred Stock plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the date of the Liquidation Event. No Preferred shares are issued as of June 30, 2025.

Conversion

The number of shares of Common Stock to which a share of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted shall be the product obtained by dividing the Original Issue Price of such share of Series A Preferred Stock by the then-effective Conversion Price (as defined herein) for such share of Series A Preferred Stock. The Conversion Price for the Series A Preferred Stock shall initially be equal to $0.02 and shall be adjusted from time to time.

Voting

Each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes, upon any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation (or action taken by written consent in lieu of any such meeting) equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock could be converted.

Dividends

Each share of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of all common stock, shall entitle its holder to receive, but only out of funds that are legally available therefore, cash dividends at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from the Original Issue Date on the Original Issue Price for such share of Series A Preferred Stock, compounding annually unless paid by the Company. There areno shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2025.

Note 9 –Litigation

The Company is currently not involved in any litigation that it believes could have a materially adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting DSC, its common stock, any of its subsidiaries or of DSC’s or DSC’s subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.

Note 10 –Related Party Transactions

Nexxis Capital LLC

Charles M. Piluso (Chairman and CEO) and Harold J. Schwartz (President) collectively own 100% of Nexxis Capital LLC (“Nexxis Capital”). Nexxis Capital was formed to purchase equipment and provide leases to Nexxis Inc.’s customers. The Company received from Nexxis Capital $3,257 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and $77,348 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

Eisner & Maglione CPA’s LLC

Lawrence Maglione, a member of the Board of Directors, is a partner of Eisner & Maglione CPA’s LLC. The Company paid Mr. Maglione’s firm $21,231 and $5,108 for accounting and consulting services for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The Company paid Mr. Maglione’s firm $27,739 and $15,083 for accounting and consulting services during the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively.

Note 11 –Equity Investment

On May 21, 2025, the Company invested $100,000 in TG-17, Inc., a privately held Delaware corporation, in exchange for shares of Series CF Preferred Stock. The investment represents less than 20% of the outstanding equity of TG-17, Inc. and does not convey board representation, control rights, or any significant influence over the investee’s operating or financial policies.

Accordingly, the Company accounts for the investment in accordance with ASC 321, Investments – Equity Securities, using the measurement alternative. Under this method, the investment is recorded at cost and is adjusted for any impairment or for observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer.

As of June 30, 2025, the Company has not identified any events or changes in circumstances that would indicate impairment of the investment, nor has it observed any transactions requiring a remeasurement of its carrying value. The investment is classified as a non-current asset on the balance sheet.

Note 12 –Segment Information

The Company operates in three reportable segments: CloudFirst, CloudFirst Europe and Nexxis. The Company’s segments were determined based on its internal organizational structure, the manner in which its operations are managed, and the criteria used by the Company’s CODM’s which is its Chief Executive Officer and the senior management team, to evaluate performance, which is generally the segment’s operating income or losses.

Operations of:Products and services provided:
CloudFirst Technologies CorporationCloudFirst provides services from CloudFirst’s technological assets deployed in six Tier 3 data centers throughout the USA and Canada. This technology has been developed by CloudFirst. Clients are invoiced for cloud infrastructure and disaster recovery on the CloudFirst platforms. Services provided to clients are provided on a subscription basis on long-term contracts.
CloudFirst Europe Ltd.CloudFirst Europe Ltd. provides services from CloudFirst’s technological assets deployed in three Tier 3 data centers throughout the United Kingdom. This technology has been developed by CloudFirst. Clients are invoiced for cloud infrastructure and disaster recovery on the CloudFirst UK platforms. Services provided to clients are provided on a subscription basis on long term contracts.
Nexxis Inc.Nexxis is a single-source solution provider that delivers fully-managed cloud-based voice over internet services, data transport, internet access, and SD-WAN solutions focused on business continuity for today’s modern business environment.

The following tables present certain financial information related to the Company’s reportable segments and Corporate:

Schedule of financial information related to reportable segments
CloudFirst TechnologiesCloudFirst Europe Ltd.Nexxis Inc.CorporateTotal
Accounts receivable, net$1,633,320$2,030$39,330$52,431$1,727,111
Prepaid expenses and other current assets883,60134,45940,018955,0161,913,094
Property and equipment, net2,761,350570,6521,6374,5003,338,139
Intangible assets, net1,293,435———1,293,435
Goodwill4,238,671———4,238,671
Operating lease right-of-use assets525,416———525,416
Other assets———11,385,28011,385,280
Total assets$11,335,793$607,141$80,985$12,397,227$24,421,146
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$364,894$25,276$81,990$1,877,839$2,349,999
Deferred revenue227,204———227,204
Deferred tax liability———39,03139,031
Operating lease liabilities574,182———574,182
Total liabilities$2,004,632$25,276$81,990$1,078,518$3,190,416
CloudFirst TechnologiesCloudFirst Europe Ltd.Nexxis Inc.CorporateTotal
Accounts receivable, net$2,166,440$—$59,018$—$2,225,458
Prepaid expenses and other current assets678,12362,84225,05693,481859,502
Property and equipment, net2,858,664574,9192,0564,0173,439,656
Intangible assets, net1,427,006———1,427,006
Goodwill4,238,671———4,238,671
Operating lease right-of-use assets575,380———575,380
Other assets———12,514,54212,514,542
Total assets$11,944,284$637,761$86,130$12,612,040$25,280,215
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,514,439$80,348$78,654$509,938$3,183,379
Deferred revenue212,390———212,390
Deferred tax liability———39,03139,031
Finance leases payable17,641———17,641
Finance leases payable related party33,879———33,879
Operating lease liabilities621,930———621,930
Total liabilities$3,400,279$80,348$78,654$548,969$4,108,250
CloudFirst TechnologiesCloudFirst Europe Ltd.Nexxis Inc.CorporateTotal
Sales$4,815,516$—$331,406$—$5,146,922
Cost of sales2,333,38687,012189,770—2,610,168
Gross profit2,482,130(87,012)141,636—2,536,754
Selling, general and administrative1,886,354357,123151,818937,1263,332,421
Income (loss) from operations$595,776$(444,135)$(10,182)$(937,126)$(795,667)
CloudFirst TechnologiesCloudFirst Europe Ltd.Nexxis Inc.CorporateTotal
Sales$4,617,445$—$293,047$—$4,910,492
Cost of sales2,345,385—157,214—2,502,599
Gross profit2,272,060—135,833—2,407,893
Selling, general and administrative1,739,626—160,255896,7982,796,679
Income (loss) from operations$532,434$—$(24,422)$(896,798)$(388,786)
CloudFirst TechnologiesCloudFirst Europe Ltd.Nexxis Inc.CorporateTotal
Sales$12,586,528$—$644,150$—$13,230,678
Cost of sales7,300,123172,168361,737—7,834,028
Gross profit5,286,405(172,168)282,413—5,396,650
Selling, general and administrative3,611,029727,938299,8391,646,0206,284,826
Income (loss) from operations$1,675,376$(900,106)$(17,426)$(1,646,020)$(888,176)
CloudFirst TechnologiesCloudFirst Europe Ltd.Nexxis Inc.CorporateTotal
Sales$12,572,403$—$573,836$—$13,146,239
Cost of sales7,448,020—323,854—7,771,874
Gross profit5,124,383—249,982—5,374,365
Selling, general and administrative3,666,317—337,3451,545,6945,549,356
Income (loss) from operations$1,458,066$—$(87,363)$(1,545,694)$(174,991)

Note 13 -Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated events that occurred through the date that the financial statements were issued and determined that there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to the Company’s disclosures in the financial statements other than the following.

On July 11, 2025, the Company entered into a unit purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell its cloud solutions business (the “Business”), which consists of the operations of its CloudFirst Technologies Corporation and CloudFirst Europe Ltd. subsidiaries. If consummated, the transaction represents a strategic shift in the Company’s operations.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the assets of the Business will be contributed to a new wholly-owned subsidiary, DTST Sub, LLC (“NewCo”), and the purchaser will acquire all of the outstanding units of NewCo for a purchase price of approximately $40 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. The purchase price is subject to a $1.5 million escrow amount and adjustments for closing date debt and net working capital. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including shareholder approval. As of June 30, 2025, the Company recorded $838,352 of costs related to the potential transaction as deferred transaction costs, a component of prepaid and other expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of June 30, 2025, the transaction did not meet all the criteria for held-for-sale classification under ASC 360, primarily because the required shareholder approval had not yet been obtained. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the Business remain classified as held and used within their respective line items on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for all periods presented.

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