AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Data Storage Corp (DTST)

Data Storage Corp Q1 sales rise 10.9% but net loss widens to $631,272

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Data Storage Corp reported first-quarter 2026 sales of $346,707, up from $312,744 a year earlier, but posted a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $631,272, compared with net income of $24,078 in the prior-year quarter. The company also announced Sovereign AI Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary for AI continuity infrastructure, and its cash flow statement shows $29.5 million spent on share repurchases in connection with a tender offer, with marketable securities falling to $9.6 million from $39.0 million at year-end 2025.

Key points

  • Sales were $346,707 versus $312,744 a year earlier; gross profit rose to $186,019 from $140,777.
  • Selling, general and administrative expense rose to $1,472,113 from $856,915, and the operating loss widened to $1,286,094 from $716,138.
  • Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to common stockholders was $(0.20), versus $0.00 a year earlier.
  • Share repurchases in connection with a tender offer totaled $29,528,957; Nexxis sales rose 10.9% and gross margin was 53.7% versus 45.0%.

The filing

CompanyData Storage Corp (DTST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 15, 2026, 8:35 AM ET
Accession number0001731122-26-000728

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 10:08 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 15, 2026.

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