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FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September
30, 2020
☐
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________ to
___________
Commission File No. 001-35384
DATA STORAGE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
NEVADA
98-0530147
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
48 South Service Road
Melville, NY
11747
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (212) 564-4922
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒
No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes ☒
No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company filer. See definition
of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer ☐
Accelerated Filer ☐
Non-Accelerated Filer ☐
Smaller Reporting Company ☒
Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by
check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐
No ☒
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
None
N/A
N/A
The number of shares of the registrant’s
common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding as of November 16, 2020, was 128,539,418
DATA STORAGE CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
Page
PART
I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1
Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019
1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for three and nine months September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
3-4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
6
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
16
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
18
Item 4.
Control and Procedures
19
PART
II— OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
19
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
19
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
19
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
19
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
19
Item 5.
Other Information
19
Item 6.
Exhibits
20
i
DATA STORAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 604,763
$ 326,561
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $30,000 in 2020 and 2019)
933,111
691,436
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
206,214
80,728
Total Current Assets
1,744,088
1,098,725
Property and Equipment:
Property and equipment
7,829,148
6,894,087
Less—Accumulated depreciation
(5,313,999 )
(4,705,256 )
Net Property and Equipment
2,515,149
2,188,831
Other Assets:
Goodwill
3,015,700
3,015,700
Operating lease right-of-use assets
263,034
324,267
Other assets
49,308
65,433
Intangible assets, net
504,435
649,934
Total Other Assets
3,832,477
4,055,334
Total Assets
$ 8,091,714
$ 7,342,890
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 1,187,649
$ 906,716
Dividend payable
1,076,874
970,997
Deferred revenue
494,629
432,942
Line of credit
24
75,000
Finance leases payable
161,144
—
Finance leases payable related party
978,683
833,148
Operating lease liabilities short term
103,780
101,505
Note payable
294,541
350,000
Total Current Liabilities
4,297,324
3,670,308
Note payable long term
187,436
—
Operating lease liabilities long term
168,390
231,312
Finance leases payable, long term
286,633
—
Finance leases payable related party, long term
1,222,982
1,713,122
Total Long Term Liabilities
1,865,441
1,944,434
Total Liabilities
6,162,765
5,614,742
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, Series A par value $.001; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1,401,786 shares issued and outstanding in each year
1,402
1,402
Common stock, par value $.001; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 128,539,418 and 128,439,418 shares issued and outstanding in 2020 and 2019, respectively
128,539
128,439
Additional paid in capital
17,578,288
17,456,431
Accumulated deficit
(15,693,399 )
(15,790,076 )
Total Data Storage Corp Stockholders’ Equity
2,014,830
1,796,196
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiary
(85,881 )
(68,048 )
Total Stockholder’s Equity
1,928,949
1,728,148
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$ 8,091,714
$ 7,342,890
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these condensed consolidated Financial Statements.
1
DATA
STORAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Sales
$ 2,723,532
$ 2,013,662
$ 6,827,867
$ 6,046,531
Cost of sales
1,621,008
1,232,633
3,977,546
3,410,835
Gross Profit
1,102,524
781,029
2,850,321
2,635,696
Selling, general and administrative
1,017,863
884,650
2,882,755
2,565,252
Income (loss) from Operations
84,661
(103,621 )
(32,434 )
70,444
Other Income (Expense)
Interest income
1
—
21
220
Interest expense
(42,727 )
(41,120 )
(132,866 )
(137,425 )
Gain on contingent liability
—
—
350,000
—
Other income
—
11,453
—
23,054
Total Other Income (Expense)
(42,726 )
(29,667 )
217,155
(114,151 )
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
41,935
(133,288 )
184,721
(43,707 )
Provision for income taxes
—
—
—
—
Net Income
41,935
(133,288 )
184,721
(43,707 )
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiary
4,283
11,693
17,833
33,282
Net Income attributable to Data Storage Corp
46,218
(121,595 )
202,554
(10,425 )
Preferred Stock Dividends
(36,650 )
(31,078 )
(105,877 )
(93,234 )
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders
$ 9,568
$ (152,683 )
$ 96,677
$ (103,659 )
Earning (Loss) per Share – Basic
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
Earning (Loss) per Share – Diluted
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
Weighted Average Number of Shares - Basic
128,539,418
128,139,418
128,512,836
128,139,418
Weighted Average Number of Shares - Diluted
135,339,979
128,139,418
134,635,987
128,139,418
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these condensed consolidated Financial Statements.
2
DATA STORAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2019 AND 2020
(Unaudited)
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in
Accumulated
Non-Controlling
Total Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Interest
Equity
Balance July 1, 2019
1,401,786
$ 1,402
128,139,418
$ 128,139
$ 17,414,339
$ (15,686,608 )
$ (49,100 )
$ 1,808,172
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
2,175
—
—
2,175
Net Income (Loss)
—
—
—
—
—
(121,597 )
(11,693 )
(133,290 )
Preferred Stock
—
—
—
—
—
(31,078 )
—
(31,078 )
Balance, September 30, 2019
1,401,786
$ 1,402
128,139,418
$ 128,139
$ 17,416,514
$ (15,839,283 )
$ (60,793 )
$ 1,645,979
Balance July 1, 2020
1,401,786
$ 1,402
128,539,418
$ 128,539
$ 17,536,117
$ (15,702,967 )
$ (81,598 )
$ 1,881,493
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
42,171
—
—
42,171
Net Income (Loss)
—
—
—
—
—
46,218
(4,283 )
41,935
Preferred Stock
—
—
—
—
—
(36,650 )
—
(36,650 )
Balance, September 30, 2020
1,401,786
$ 1,402
128,539,418
$ 128,539
$ 17,578,288
$ (15,693,399 )
$ (85,881 )
$ 1,928,949
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these condensed consolidated Financial Statements
3
DATA STORAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND
2020
(Unaudited)
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in
Accumulated
Non-Controlling
Total Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Interest
Equity
Balance January 1, 2019
1,401,786
$ 1,402
128,139,418
$ 128,139
$ 17,409,989
$ (15,735,624 )
$ (27,511 )
$ 1,776,395
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
6,525
—
—
6,525
Net Income (Loss)
—
—
—
—
—
(10,425 )
(33,282 )
(43,707 )
Preferred Stock
—
—
—
—
—
(93,234 )
—
(93,324 )
Balance, September 30, 2019
1,401,786
$ 1,402
128,139,418
$ 128,139
$ 17,416,514
$ (15,839,283 )
$ (60,793 )
$ 1,645,979
Balance January 1, 2020
1,401,786
$ 1,402
128,439,418
$ 128,439
$ 17,456,431
$ (15,790,076 )
$ (68,048 )
$ 1,728,148
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
116,557
—
—
116,557
Stock Options Exercise
—
—
100,000
100
5,300
—
—
5,400
Net Income (Loss)
—
—
—
—
—
202,554
(17,833 )
184,721
Preferred Stock
—
—
—
—
—
(105,877 )
—
(105,877 )
Balance, September 30, 2020
1,401,786
$ 1,402
128,539,418
$ 128,539
$ 17,578,288
$ (15,693,399 )
$ (85,881 )
$ 1,928,949
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these condensed consolidated Financial Statements
4
DATA STORAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020
2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income
$ 184,721
$ (43,707 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
754,243
678,927
Stock-based compensation
116,557
6,525
Gain on contingent liability
(350,000 )
—
Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
Accounts receivable
(241,675 )
2,248
Other assets
16,125
—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(98,874 )
76,116
Right of use asset
61,233
(344,716 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
252,717
(137,683 )
Deferred revenue
61,687
63,260
Deferred rent
—
(18,890 )
Operating lease liability
(60,647 )
352,348
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
696,087
634,428
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures
(164,796 )
(33,354 )
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
(164,796 )
(33,354 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of note payable
481,977
—
Repayments of finance lease obligations related party
(641,170 )
(546,182 )
Repayments of finance lease obligations
(24,320 )
—
Cash received for the exercised of options
5,400
—
Repayment of line of credit
(74,976 )
—
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
(253,089 )
(546,182 )
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
278,202
54,892
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
326,561
228,790
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
$ 604,763
$ 283,682
Supplemental Disclosures:
Cash paid for interest
$ 124,297
$ 137,425
Cash paid for income taxes
$ —
$ —
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrual of preferred stock dividend
$ 105,877
$ 93,234
Assets acquired by finance lease
$ 808,261
$ 1,560,021
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these condensed consolidated Financial Statements.
5
DATA STORAGE CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
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, Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS) and VoIP type solutions.
Headquartered in Melville, NY, with additional
offices in Warwick, RI, 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 several technical centers in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Texas and North Carolina.
Going Concern Analysis
Under ASU 2014-15 Presentation of Financial
Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) (“ASC 205-40”), the Company has the responsibility to evaluate whether conditions
and/or events raise substantial doubt about its ability to meet its future financial obligations as they become due within one
year after the date that the financial statements are issued. As required by ASC 205-40, this evaluation shall initially not take
into consideration the potential mitigating effects of plans that have not been fully implemented as of the date the financial
statements are issued. Management has assessed the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in accordance with the
requirement of ASC 205-40.
As reflected in the Condensed Consolidated
Financial statements, the Company had a net income available to shareholders of $96,677 and ($103,659) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, DSC had cash of $604,763 and a working capital deficiency
of $2,553,236. As a result, these conditions raised substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.
During the nine months ended September 30,
2020, the Company provided cash from operations of $696,087 with continued revenue growth of subscription solutions. Further, the
Company has no capital expenditure commitments and the Company’s offices have been consolidated and fully staffed and with
sufficient room for growth.
If necessary, management also determined that
it is probable that related party sources of debt financing and capitalized leases can be renegotiated based on management’s
history of being able to raise and refinance debt through related parties.
As a result of the current favorable trends
of improving cash flow, the Company concluded that the initial conditions which raised substantial doubt regarding the ability
to continue as a going concern has been mitigated.
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The Condensed Consolidated Financial statements
include the accounts of (i) the Company, (ii) its wholly-owned subsidiary, Data Storage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and
(iii) its majority-owned subsidiary, Nexxis Inc, a Nevada corporation. All significant inter-company transactions and balances
have been eliminated in consolidation.
Business combinations.
We account for business combinations under
the acquisition method of accounting, which requires us to recognize separately from goodwill, the assets acquired, and the liabilities
assumed at their acquisition date fair values. While we use our best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets, acquired
and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date as well as contingent consideration, where applicable, our estimates are inherently
uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition
date, we record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the
conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever
comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recognized in our consolidated statements of operations.
Accounting for business combinations requires
our management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date including our estimates for intangible
assets, contractual obligations assumed, restructuring liabilities, pre-acquisition contingencies, and contingent consideration,
where applicable. Although we believe the assumptions and estimates we have made in the past have been reasonable and appropriate,
they are based in part on historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired companies and are
inherently uncertain. Critical estimates in valuing certain of the intangible assets we have acquired include future expected cash
flows from product sales, customer contracts and acquired technologies, and estimated cash flows from the projects when completed
and discount rates. Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that may affect the accuracy or validity of such assumptions,
estimates or actual results.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts in the consolidated
financial statements and the notes thereto have been reclassified where necessary to conform to the current year presentation.
These reclassifications did not affect the prior period total assets, total liabilities, stockholders’ deficit, net income
or net cash used in operating activities.
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Recently Issued and Newly Adopted Accounting
Pronouncements
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04
Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”): Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”).
ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. In computing
the implied fair value of goodwill under Step 2, an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment
testing date of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) following the procedure that would be
required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, under ASU
2017-04, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit
with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the
reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that
reporting unit. Additionally, an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount
of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual or any interim
goodwill impairment tests for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and an entity should apply the amendments of ASU 2017-04
on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates
after January 1, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2017-04 did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15,
Intangibles-Goodwill and Other - Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs
Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract. This guidance requires companies to apply the internal-use
software guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40 to implementation costs incurred in a hosting
arrangement that is a service contract to determine whether to capitalize certain implementation costs or expense them as incurred.
The new guidance, is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The adoption of ASU 2018-15 did not have a
material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued authoritative
guidance intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes (ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting
for Income Taxes”). This guidance eliminates certain exceptions to the general approach to the income tax accounting model
and adds new guidance to reduce the complexity in accounting for income taxes. This guidance is effective for annual periods after
December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact
of this guidance on its Condensed Consolidated Financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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.
Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include
cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, line of credit and due to related parties. Management believes the estimated fair
value of these accounts at September 30, 2020 approximate their carrying value as reflected in the balance sheets due to the short-term
nature of these instruments or the use of market interest rates for debt instruments. The carrying values of certain of the Company’s
notes payable and capital lease obligations approximate their fair values based upon a comparison of the interest rate and terms
of such debt given the level of risk to the rates and terms of similar debt currently available to the Company in the marketplace.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
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.
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 and cash equivalents, short-term investments and trade accounts
receivable. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are maintained at major U.S. 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.
The Company provides credit in the normal course
of business. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains allowances for doubtful accounts on
factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other information.
As of September 30, 2020, DSC had four customers
with an accounts receivable balance representing 65% of total accounts receivable. One of the clients is a Valued Added Reseller
(VAR) with multiple clients under the DSC VAR partnership. As of December 31, 2019, DSC had three customers with an accounts receivable
balance representing 38% of total accounts receivable.
During the nine months ended September 30,
2020 the Company had the above-mentioned Value-Added Reseller with multiple clients accounting for 10% of revenue. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2019 that specific VAR had accounted for 31% of revenue.
Accounts Receivable/Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company sells its services to customers
on an open credit basis. Accounts receivable are uncollateralized, non-interest-bearing customer obligations. Accounts receivables
are typically due within 30 days. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the estimated accounts receivable that will not
be collected due to credit losses and allowances. 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 customer standing. Provisions
are also made for other accounts receivable not specifically reviewed based upon historical experience. Clients are invoiced in
advance for services as reflected in deferred revenue on the Company’s balance sheet.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is 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 in years for depreciation are five to seven years for property and equipment. 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.
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Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized
for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are
expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in
income in the period that includes the enactment date. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had a full valuation
allowance against its deferred tax assets.
Per FASB ASC 740-10, disclosure is not required
of an uncertain tax position unless it is considered probable that a claim will be asserted and there is a more-likely-than-not
possibility that the outcome will be unfavorable. Using this guidance, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company has no uncertain
tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The Company’s 2018, 2017 and
2016 Federal and State tax returns remain subject to examination by their respective taxing authorities. Neither of the Company’s
Federal or State tax returns are currently under examination.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law in March 2020. The CARES Act lifts certain
deduction limitations originally imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (”2017 Tax Act”). Corporate taxpayers
may carryback net operating losses (NOLs) originating between 2018 and 2020 for up to five years, which was not previously allowed
under the 2017 Tax Act. The CARES Act also eliminates the 80% of taxable income limitations by allowing corporate entities to fully
utilize NOL carryforwards to offset taxable income in 2018, 2019 or 2020. Taxpayers may generally deduct interest up to the sum
of 50% of adjusted taxable income plus business interest income (30% limit under the 2017 Tax Act) for 2019 and 2020. The CARES
Act allows taxpayers with alternative minimum tax credits to claim a refund in 2020 for the entire amount of the credits instead
of recovering the credits through refunds over a period of years, as originally enacted by the 2017 Tax Act.
In addition, the CARES
Act raises the corporate charitable deduction limit to 25% of taxable income and makes qualified improvement property generally
eligible for 15-year cost-recovery and 100% bonus depreciation. The enactment of the CARES Act did not result in any material adjustments
to our income tax provision.
Goodwill and Other Intangibles
In accordance with GAAP, the Company tests
goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment on at least an annual basis. Goodwill impairment exists if the net book value
of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. The impairment testing is performed in two steps: (i) the Company determines
impairment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value, and (ii) if there is impairment, the Company
measures the amount of impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill.
To determine the fair value of these intangible assets, the Company uses many assumptions and estimates using a market participant
approach that directly impact the results of the testing. In making these assumptions and estimates, the Company uses industry
accepted valuation models and set criteria that are reviewed and approved by various levels of management.
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)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Disaster Recovery Revenue
Subscription services such as Infrastructure
as a Service, Platform as a Service and Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Data Vault Services and DRaaS type solutions (cloud)
allows clients to centralize and streamline their technical and mission critical digital information and technical environment.
Client’s data can be backed up, replicated, archived and restored to meet their back to work objective in a disaster. Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS) assist clients to achieve reliable and cost-effective computing and high availability solutions while eliminating
or supplementing Capex.
2)
Managed Services
These services are performed at the inception
of a contract. The Company offers professional assistance to its clients during the installation processes. On-boarding 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.
The Company also derives revenues in the area
from providing support and management of its software to clients. The managed services include help desk, remote access, annual
recovery tests and manufacturer support for equipment and on-gong monitoring of client system performance.
3)
Equipment and Software Revenue
The Company provides equipment and software
and actively participate in collaboration with IBM to provide innovative business solutions to clients. The Company is a partner
of IBM and the various software solutions provided to clients.
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Disaggregation of revenue
In the following table, revenue is disaggregated
by major product line, geography, and timing of revenue recognition.
For the Three Months
Ended September 30, 2020
United States
International
Total
Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery/Cloud Service
$ 1,416,847
$ 20,551
$ 1,437,398
Equipment and Software
936,344
—
936,344
Managed Services
169,565
—
169,565
Nexxis VoIP Services
180,225
—
180,225
Total Revenue
$ 2,702,981
$ 20,551
$ 2,723,532
For the Three Months
Ended September 30, 2019
United States
International
Total
Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery/Cloud Service
$ 1,273,147
$ 63,201
$ 1,336,348
Equipment and Software
350,339
—
350,339
Managed Services
195,847
—
195,847
Nexxis VoIP Services
131,128
—
131,129
Total Revenue
$ 1,950,461
$ 63,201
$ 2,013,662
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
Timing of revenue recognition
2020
2019
Products transferred at a point in time
$ 936,344
$ 410,238
Products and services transferred over time
1,787,188
1,603,424
Total Revenue
$ 2,723,532
$ 2,013,662
For the Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2020
United
States
International
Total
Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery/Cloud Service
$ 4,133,213
$ 107,583
$ 4,240,796
Equipment and Software
1,544,786
—
1,544,786
Managed Services
557,515
—
557,515
Nexxis VoIP Services
484,770
—
484,770
Total Revenue
$ 6,720,284
$ 107,583
$ 6,827,867
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2019
United States
International
Total
Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery/Cloud Service
$ 3,849,252
$ 111,214
$ 3,960,466
Equipment and Software
1,285,297
—
1,285,297
Managed Services
322,133
—
322,133
Nexxis VoIP Services
478,635
—
478,635
Total Revenue
$ 5,935,317
$ 111,214
$ 6,046,531
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Timing of revenue recognition
2020
2019
Products transferred at a point in time
$ 1,544,786
$ 1,285,297
Products and services transferred over time
5,283,081
4,761,234
Total Revenue
$ 6,827,867
$ 6,046,531
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.
Transaction price allocated to the remaining
performance obligations
The Company has the following performance obligations:
1)
Disaster Recovery (“DR”) : subscription-based service that instantly encrypted and transfers data to secure location further replicates the data to a second DSC data center where it remains encrypted. Provides 10 hour or less recovery time
2)
Data Vaulting : subscription-based cloud backup solution that uses advanced data reduction technology to shorten restore time
3)
High Availability (“HA”) : subscription-based service which offers cost-effective mirroring replication technology and provides one (1) hour or less recovery time
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4)
Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”) : subscription-based service offers “capacity on-demand” for IBM Power and Intel server systems
5)
Message Logic : subscription-based service offers cost effective email archiving, data analytics, compliance monitoring and retrieval of email messages which cannot be deleted
6)
Internet : subscription-based service offers continuous internet connection in the event of outages
7)
Support and Maintenance : subscription-based service offers support for servers, firewalls, desktops or software and ad hoc support and help desk
8)
Initial Set-Up Fees : on boarding and set-up services
9)
Equipment sales : sale of servers to the end user
10)
License : granting SSL certificates and other licenses
Disaster Recovery with Stand-By Servers,
High Availability, Data Vaulting, IaaS, Message Logic, Support and Maintenance, and Internet
Subscription services such as the above allows
clients to access a set of data or receive services for a predetermined period of time. As the client obtains access at a point
in time but 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 should be recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract term.
Initial Set-Up Fees
The Company accounts for set-up fees as separate
performance obligation. Set-up services are performed one time and accordingly the revenue should be recognized at the point in
time that the service is performed, and the Company is entitled to the payment.
Equipment sales
For the Equipment sales performance obligation,
the control of the product transfers 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 as defined within ASC 606-10-25-27 through 29, the performance obligation is considered to be satisfied at a point in
time (ASC 606-10-25-30) when the obligation to the client has been fulfilled (i.e., when the goods have left the shipping facility
or delivered to the client, depending on shipping terms).
License – granting SSL certificates
and other licenses
In the case of Licensing performance obligation,
the control of the product transfers either at point in time or over time depending on the nature of the license. The revenue standard
identifies two types of licenses of IP: a right to access IP and a right to use IP. To assist in determining whether a license
provides a right to use or a right to access IP, ASC 606 defines two categories of IP: 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
IP and will recognize revenue at the point in time the license is granted and/or renewed for a new period.
Payment terms
The terms of the contracts typical range from
12 to 36 months with auto-renew options. The Company invoices clients one month in advance for its services plus any overages or
additional services provided.
Warranties
The Company offers guaranteed service levels
and performance and service guarantees on some of its contracts. These warrantees are not sold separately and according to ASC
606-10-50-12(a) are accounted as “assurance warranties”.
Significant judgement
In the instances that contract have multiple
performance obligation, the Company uses judgment to establish stand-alone price for each performance obligation separately. The
price for each performance obligation is determined by reviewing market data for similar services as well as the Company’s
historical pricing of each individual service. The sum of each performance obligation was calculated to determine the aggregate
price for the individual services. Next the proportion of each individual service to the aggregate price was determined. That ratio
was applied to the total contract price in order to allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with FASB ASC 360-10-35, we review
our 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 undiscounted future cash flows.
Advertising Costs
The Company expenses the costs associated with
advertising as they are incurred. The Company incurred a net impact of $234,565 and $188,249 for advertising costs for the nine
months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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Stock-Based Compensation
DSC follows the requirements of FASB ASC 718-10-10,
Share Based Payments with regards to stock-based compensation issued to employees. DSC has agreements and arrangements that
call for stock to be awarded to the 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.
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 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. The expected forfeiture
rate is estimated based on management’s best estimate.
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. DSC’s calculation
of estimated volatility is based on historical stock prices of these entities over a period equal to the expected life of the awards.
DSC uses the historical volatility of peer entities due to the lack of sufficient historical data of its stock price.
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
In accordance with FASB ASC 260-10-5 Earnings
Per 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 nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
For the Three Months
Ended
For the Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders
$ 9,568
(152,673 )
$ 96,677
$ (103,659 )
Weighted average number of common shares - basic
128,539,418
128,139,418
128,521,836
128,139,418
Dilutive securities
Options
6,667,227
—
5,980,817
—
Warrants
133,334
—
133,334
—
Weighted average number of common shares - diluted
135,339,979
128,139,418
134,635,987
128,139,418
Earnings (Loss) per share, basic
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
Earnings (Loss) per share, diluted
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
The following table sets forth the number of
potential shares of common stock that have been excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share net income (loss) per share because
their effect was anti-dilutive:
Three Months ended
September 30,
Nine Months ended
September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Options
1,758,597
6,015,518
2,445,007
6,015,518
Warrants
—
133,334
—
133,334
1,758,597
6,148,852
2,445,007
6,148,852
Note 3 - Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, at cost, consist of the following:
September 30,
December 31,
2020
2019
Storage equipment
$ 756,236
$ 756,236
Website and software
533,417
533,417
Furniture and fixtures
27,131
27,131
Leasehold improvements
20,983
16,846
Computer hardware and software
1,224,591
1,218,464
Data center equipment
5,266,790
4,341,993
7,829,148
6,894,087
Less: Accumulated depreciation
(5,313,999 )
(4,705,256 )
Net property and equipment
$ 2,515,149
$ 2,188,831
Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020
and 2019 was $608,743 and $530,927, respectively.
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Note 4 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following:
Estimated
September 30, 2020
life
in years
Gross amount
Accumulated Amortization
Net
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
Goodwill
Indefinite
$ 3,015,700
$ —
$ 3,015,700
Trademarks
Indefinite
294,268
—
294,268
Total intangible assets not subject to amortization
3,309,968
—
3,309,968
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Customer lists
5-15
897,274
897,274
—
ABC acquired contracts
5
310,000
242,833
67,167
SIAS acquired contracts
5
660,000
517,000
143,000
Non-compete agreements
4
272,147
272,147
—
Total intangible assets subject to amortization
2,139,421
1,929,254
210,167
Total Goodwill and Intangible Assets
$ 5,449,389
$ 1,929,254
$ 3,520,135
Scheduled amortization over the next two years as follows:
Twelve months ending September 30,
2021
$ 194,000
2022
16,167
Total
$ 210,167
Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020
and 2019 were $145,500 and $148,000 respectively.
Note 5 –Leases
Operating Leases
The Company currently has three leases for
office space, with two offices located in Melville, NY, and one office in Warwick, RI.
A lease for office space in Melville, NY, was
entered into on November 20, 2017, which commenced on April 2, 2018. The term of this lease is five years and three months at $86,268
per year with an escalation of 3% per year with an ending date of July 31, 2023.
The Company entered into a lease agreement
for a technology lab in Melville, NY, that commenced on September 1, 2019. The term of this lease is for three years and 11 months
and runs co-terminus with our existing lease in the same building. The base annual rent is $10,764 payable in equal monthly installments
of $897.
The lease for office space in Warwick, RI,
was extended until January 31, 2021. The annual base rent shall be $31,176 payable in equal monthly installments of $2,598.
The Company leases rack space in New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts, Texas and North Carolina. These leases are month to month and the monthly rent is approximately
$25,000.
Finance Lease Obligations
On June 1, 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement with
Arrow Capital Solutions, Inc. to lease equipment. The lease obligation is payable to Arrow Capital Solutions with monthly installments
of $5,008. The lease carries an interest rate of 7% and is a three-year lease. The term of the lease ends June 1, 2023.
On June 29, 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement with
Arrow Capital Solutions, Inc. to lease equipment. The lease obligation is payable to Arrow Capital Solutions with monthly installments
of $5,050. The lease carries an interest rate of 7% and is a three-year lease. The term of the lease ends June 29, 2023.
On July 31, 2020, the Company entered into
a lease agreement with Arrow Capital Solutions, Inc. to lease equipment under a finance lease. The lease obligation is payable
to Arrow Capital Solutions with monthly installments of $4,524. The lease carries an interest rate of 7% and is a three-year lease.
Finance Lease Obligations – Related Party
On April 1, 2018, the Company entered into
a lease agreement with Systems Trading Inc. (“Systems Trading”) to refinance all leases into one lease. This lease
obligation is payable to Systems Trading with bi-monthly installments of $23,475. The lease carries an interest rate of 5% and
is a four -year lease. The term of the lease ends April 16, 2022. Systems Trading is owned and operated by the Company’s
President, Hal Schwartz.
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On January 1, 2019, the Company entered into
a lease agreement with Systems Trading. This lease obligation is payable to Systems Trading with monthly installments of $29,592.
The lease carries an interest rate of 6.75% and is a five-year lease. The term of the lease ends December 31, 2023.
On April 1, 2019, the Company entered into
two lease agreements with Systems Trading to add new data center equipment. The first lease calls for monthly payments of $1,328
and expires on March 1, 2022. It carries an interest rate of 7%. The second lease calls for monthly payments of $461 and expires
on March 1, 2022. It carries an interest rate of 6.7%.
On January 1, 2020, the Company entered into
a new lease agreement with Systems Trading Inc. to lease equipment. The lease obligation is payable to Systems Trading with monthly
installments of $10,534. The lease carries an interest rate of 6% and is a three-year lease. The term of the lease ends January
1, 2023.
We determine if an arrangement contains a lease
at inception. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our
obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date
based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. Our lease term includes options to extend the lease
when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the
balance sheet, per the election of the practical expedient noted above. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease
commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. We recognize lease expense for these
leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We recognize variable lease payments in the period in which the obligation
for those payments is incurred. Variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate are initially measured using the index
or rate at the commencement date, otherwise variable lease payments are recognized in the period incurred. A discount rate of 7%
was used in preparation of the ROU asset and operating liabilities.
The components of lease expense were as follows:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
Finance lease:
Amortization of assets, included in depreciation and amortization expense
$ 608,743
Interest on lease liabilities, included in interest expense
124,300
Operating lease:
Amortization of assets, included in total operating expense
57,709
Interest on lease liabilities, included in total operating expense
16,106
Total net lease cost
$ 806,858
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as
follows
Operating Leases
Operating lease ROU asset
$ 263,034
Current operating lease liabilities
103,780
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
168,390
Total operating lease liabilities
$ 272,170
September 30,
2020
Finance leases:
Property and equipment, at cost
$ 4,366,665
Accumulated amortization
(3,172,342 )
Property and equipment, net
1,194,323
Current obligations of finance leases
$ 1,139,828
Finance leases, net of current obligations,
1,509,614
Total finance lease liabilities
$ 2,649,441
Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases was
as follows:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows related to operating leases
$ 75,852
Financing cash flows related to finance leases
$ 829,391
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases
1.72
Finance leases
2.33
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases
7 %
Finance leases
6 %
Long-term obligations under the operating and finance leases at
September 30, 2020 mature as follows:
For the Twelve Months Ended September 30,
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
2021
$ 103,780
348,440
2022
106,901
1,241,361
2023
90,696
849,426
2024
-
441,725
Total lease payments
301,377
2,880,952
Less: Amounts representing interest
(29,207 )
(231,509 )
Total lease obligations
272,170
2,649,443
Less: Current
(103,780 )
(1,139,828 )
$ 168,390
1,509,615
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As of September 30, 2020, we had no additional
significant operating or finance leases that had not yet commenced. Rent expense under all operating leases for the nine months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $127,268 and $191,377, respectively.
Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies
COVID 19 Disclosure
Business interruptions,
including any interruptions resulting from COVID-19, could significantly disrupt our operations and could have a material adverse
impact on DSC if the situation continues. Under NYS Executive Order 202.6, “Essential Business,” DSC is an “Essential
Business” based on the following in the Executive order number 2: Essential infrastructure including telecommunications and
data centers; and, number 12: Vendors that provide essential services or products, including logistics and technology support.
Further, all employees,
including our specialized technical staff, are working from home or in a virtual environment. DSC always maintains the ability
for team members to work virtual and we will continue to stay virtual, until the State and or the Federal government indicate the
environment is safe to return to work.
The ongoing coronavirus
outbreak which began in China at the beginning of 2020 has impacted various businesses throughout the world, including travel restrictions
and the extended shutdown of certain businesses in impacted geographic regions. If the coronavirus outbreak situation should worsen,
we may experience disruptions to our business including, but not limited to equipment, to our workforce, or to our business relationships
with other third parties.
The extent to which
the coronavirus impacts our operations or those of our third-party partners will depend on future developments, which are highly
uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the outbreak, new information that may emerge concerning
the severity of the coronavirus and the actions to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others. Any such disruptions
or losses we incur could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and our ability to conduct business as expected.
Revolving Credit Facility
On January 31, 2008, the Company entered into
a revolving credit line with a bank. The credit facility provides for $100,000 at prime plus 0.5% and is secured by all assets
of the Company and personally guaranteed by the Company’s CEO. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 the balance
was $24 and $75,000 respectively.
Note 7 – Long Term Debt
Note Payable
In connection with the Company’s October
2012 acquisition of certain assets (the “ML Assets”) of Message Logic, Inc. (“Message Logic”), the Company
maintains ownership of the ML Assets subject to a security interest in the ML Assets held by a third party banking institution
(the “Bank”) in connection with a secured loan made by the Bank to Message Logic in June 2012 in the amount of $350,000
(the “ML Loan”). The Bank filed a UCC-1 Financing Statement with the Secretary of State of Delaware perfecting its
interest in the ML Assets (the “UCC-1 Filing”). On September 5, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with Message
Logic and the Bank pursuant to which the Company paid to the Bank the outstanding interest amount due on the ML Loan over seven
months at $3,910 per month. In addition, the Company agreed to continue to make monthly interest-only payments to the Bank at $1,553
per month. The Company assumed these liabilities as part of its option to pay off the ML Loan, terminate the UCC-1 Filing and own
the ML Assets free of all liens and encumbrances. The Company stopped making interest-only payments on October 25, 2018. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company made a strategic decision to cease utilizing the ML Assets in its operations
and advised the Bank of such information. In connection with this and as a result, the Company recorded a gain on contingent liability
in the amount of $350,000 on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
On April
30, 2020, the Company was granted a loan from a banking institution, in the principal amount of $481,977 (the “Loan”),
pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under Division A, Title I of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was enacted on March 27, 2020. The Loan, which was in the form of a
Note dated April 30, 2020, matures on April 30, 2022 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.00% per annum, payable monthly commencing
on November 5, 2020. Funds from the loan may only be used to retain workers and maintain payroll or make mortgage payments,
lease payments and utility payments. Management intends to use the entire Loan amount for qualifying expenses. Under the terms
of the PPP, certain amounts of the Loan may be forgiven if they are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act.
As of September 30, 2020, remaining scheduled
principal payments due on notes payable are as follows:
Twelve months ended September 30,
2021
$ 294,541
2022
187,436
$ 481,977
Note 8 - Stockholders’ (Deficit)
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.
During the nine months ended September 30,
2020, the Company received cash of $5,400 from the exercise of 100,000 options.
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Common Stock Options
A summary of the Company’s option activity
and related information follows:
Number of
Shares
Under Options
Range of
Option Price
Per Share
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Options Outstanding at December 31, 2019
8,425,824
$
0.05 – 0.65
$
0.17
Options Granted
350,000
0.13
0.13
Exercised
(100,000
)
0.05
0.05
Expire/Cancelled
(250,000
)
0.36
0.36
Options Outstanding at September 30, 2020
8,425,824
$
0.05 – 0.65
$
0.13
Options Exercisable at September 30, 2020
4,869,403
$
0.05 – 0.65
$
0.19
Share-based compensation expense for options
totaling $116,559 was recognized in our results for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 based on awards vested.
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 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 these peer entities over a period equal to the expected
life of the awards. The Company uses the historical volatility of peer entities due to the lack of sufficient historical data of
its stock price.
As of September 30, 2020, there was $306,282
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 2.25 year.
The weighted average fair value of options
granted, and the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are set forth in the
table below.
2020
Weighted average fair value of options granted
$0.13
Risk-free interest rate
0.66% - 0.83%
Volatility
221% - 223%
Expected life (years)
10
Dividend yield
0.00%
Dividends
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the
holders of all Common Stock (as defined below), 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 Corporation. Accrued dividends at September 30,
2020 and December 31, 2019 were $1,076,874 and $970,997 respectively.
Note 9 - Litigation
We are currently not involved in any litigation
that we believe could have a materially adverse effect on our 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 our company or any of our 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
Finance Lease Obligations – Related
Party
During the nine months ended September 30,
2020, the Company entered into one related party finance lease obligations. See Note 5 for details.
Nexxis Capital LLC
Charles Piluso and Harold Schwartz 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 did not receive any funds from
Nexxis Capital during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains
forward looking statements, including without limitation, statements related to our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations,
intentions and adequacy of resources. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties
including without limitation the following: (i) our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions are subject to change
at any time at our discretion; (ii) our plans and results of operations will be affected by our ability to manage growth;
and (iii) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as ‘will’, ‘should’, ‘could’, ‘expects’, ‘plans’,
‘intends’, ‘anticipates’, ‘believes’, ‘estimates’, ‘predicts’, ‘potential’,
or ‘continue’, or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance,
or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such statements.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Data Storage Corporation (“DSC”
or the “Company”) provides subscription based, long term agreements for disaster recovery solutions, Infrastructure
as a Service (Cloud - IaaS), telecommunications solutions; and, providing high processing on site computing power and software
equipment to our clients. Approximately 22 percent of our revenue is derived from equipment sales for cyber security, storage,
IBM Power i systems and managed service solutions.
In the first nine months of 2020 the Company added new distributors,
additional management focused on building sales and marketing distribution, and expanded our technology in Dallas. As we move into
the fourth quarter of 2020 the Company has pending installations of over $58,000 in new monthly recurring billing. Additionally,
in the fourth quarter we have received sales orders pending delivery of equipment for $420,000. During the first nine months of
2020 we have added thirty new distributors, bringing the total active distribution to fifty-one. Although the Company has experienced
higher equipment and software sales in 2020, several of our large long-term clients have submitted only a portion of a planned
expansion and upgrades on their on-premise requirements. We have also seen an increase in revenue from our IBM Power Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS - cloud) and Disaster Recovery solution proposals. We believe the increase in sales is due to the awareness
and demand of DSC's IaaS and DR that provide high processing compute power systems in the cloud, both of which are highly specialized
storage solutions. We have also expanded our services into the cyber security space with our ezSecurity solution. We believe of
the estimated 80,000 USA IBM Power servers in finance, retail, healthcare, government and distribution will continue to move forward
toward migration to the cloud for these special systems. We believe the Company has carved a niche as one of the few leaders providing
this service.
As always and for the past two decades, our
mission is to protect our client’s data, ensuring business continuity, assisting in their compliance requirements and providing
better control over their digital information. The Company’s October 2016 acquisition of the assets of ABC Services, Inc.
and ABC Services II, Inc. (collectively, “ABC”), and its acquisition of the remaining 50% of the assets of Secure Infrastructure
and Services LLC, supports the Company’s acquisition strategy. These acquisitions accelerated our strategy into cloud based
managed services, expanded cyber security solutions and our hybrid cloud solutions with the ability to provide equipment and expanded
technical support.
The Company provides its solutions through
its business development team and contracted distribution channels. DSC’s contracted, approved distributors, have the ability
to provide Recovery and Hybrid Cloud solutions, IBM and Intel IaaS cloud-based solutions without the distributor investing in infrastructure,
data centers and telecommunications services as well as specialized technical staff whereby lowering their barrier of entry to
provide these solutions to their client base.
DSC is a 20-year veteran in cloud storage and
cloud computing providing disaster recovery, business continuity and compliance solutions that assist organizations in protecting
their data, minimizing downtime while ensuring regulatory compliance. Serving the business continuity market, DSC’s clients
save time and money, gain more control and better access to data and enable a high level of security for their data. Solutions
include: Infrastructure as a Service specializing in IBM Power; data backup recovery and restore, high availability data replication;
email archival and compliance; continuous data protection; data de- duplication; and, virtualized system recovery. DSC has forged
significant relationships with leading organizations creating valuable partnerships.
Our IBM Power and Intel IaaS Cloud ensures
enterprise level equipment and support, focusing on iSeries, AIX, Power, AS400 and our high-processing power for Intel. Our Disaster
Recovery services for both Intel and IBM has a guaranteed back-to-work window. DSC is a one-stop source for managed services from
VoIP to providing the client with equipment and software, monitoring, help desk and a full array of business continuity solutions.
Headquartered in Melville, NY, 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 several technical centers in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Texas and North Carolina.
The Company services clients from its staffed
technical offices in New York and Rhode Island, which consist of modern offices and a technology suite adapted to meet the needs
of a technology-based business. In addition to office staffing, the Company has a remote employee workforce
DSC varies its use of resources, technology
and work processes to meet the changing opportunities and challenges presented by the market and the internal customer requirements.
The Company supports clients twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended September 30, 2020 as
compared to September 30, 2019
Total Revenue for the three months ended
September 30, 2020, increased by $709,870. The increase is primarily attributed to increased equipment sales in 2020. During the
third quarter of 2020, the Company recorded increased equipment sales that were delayed due to Covid 19.
Revenue
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
2020
2019
$ Change
% Change
Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery/Cloud Service
$ 1,437,398
$ 1,336,348
$ 101,050
7 %
Equipment and Software
936,344
350,339
586,005
167 %
Managed and Other Professional Services
169,565
195,847
(26,282 )
(13 )%
Nexxis VoIP Services - Telecom
180,225
131,128
49,097
37 %
Total Revenue
$ 2,723,532
$ 2,013,662
$ 709,870
35 %
Cost of Sales. For the three months
ended September 30, 2020, cost of sales was $1,621,008, an increase of $388,375 or 32% compared to $1,232,633 for the three months
ended September 30, 2019. The increase is primarily attributable to additional expenses for equipment purchased for sale for our
new and existing customers as well as additional costs for hardware maintenance, manufacturer support, and salaries. Additional
Data and VoIP services are related to the Nexxis division, which increased due to additional sales in the quarter.
Operating Expenses. For the three months
ended September 30, 2020, operating expenses were $1,017,863, an increase of $133,213, or 15%, as compared to $884,650 for the
three months ended September 30, 2019. The net increase is reflected in the chart below.
Operating Expenses
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
2020
2019
$ Change
% Change
Increase in Salaries
$ 293,240
$ 181,587
$ 111,653
61 %
Increase in Officer Salaries
203,075
139,408
63,667
46 %
Decrease in Professional Fees
31,749
74,231
(42,482 )
(57 )%
Increase in Advertising Expenses
96,634
69,642
26,992
39 %
Increase in Commissions Expense
258,022
224,329
33,693
15 %
Decrease in all other Expenses
135,143
195,453
(60,310 )
(31 )%
Total Expenses
$ 1,017,863
$ 884,650
$ 133,213
15 %
Salaries increased due to new hires
during 2020, employee raises, and increased stock-based compensation from options issued to employees under the Company’s
stock incentive program.
Officer salaries increased due to
raises granted to senior management.
Professional fees decreased primarily
due to a reduction of services needed from an investment banking firm.
Advertising Expenses increased primarily
due to changes in vendors and new marketing programs.
Commission expense vary due to different
contractual agreements with both the contracted distributors and employees.
All Other Expenses decreased primarily
due to the reduction of travel and costs associated with the employees working from home due to the pandemic. In addition, the
expenses related to our office space in Melville, New York and insurance were reduced compared to the prior period.
Other Income (Expense) for the three
months ended September 30, 2020, increased $13,059 to $42,726 from $29,667 for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase
is primarily attributed to the decrease in other income compared to the prior period.
Net Income (Loss). Net income for the
three months ended September 30, 2020, was $41,935, as compared to a net loss of $133,288 for the three months ended September
30, 2019.
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 as
compared to September 30, 2019
Total Revenue for the nine months
ended September 30, 2020, increase by $781,336. The increase is primarily attributable to the increased equipment sales as well
as additional Data and VoIP services that are related to the Nexxis division.
Revenue
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2020
2019
$ Change
% Change
Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery/Cloud Service
$ 4,240,796
$ 3,960,466
$ 280,330
7 %
Equipment and Software
1,544,786
1,285,297
259,489
20 %
Managed and Other Professional Services
557,515
465,231
92,284
20 %
Nexxis VoIP Services
484,770
335,537
149,233
44 %
Total Revenue
$ 6,827,867
$ 6,046,531
$ 781,336
13 %
Cost of Sales. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2020, cost of sales was $3,977,546, an increase of $566,711 or 17% compared to $3,410,835 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2019. The increase is primarily attributable to expenses associated with the data centers for infrastructure
and disaster recovery cloud services as well as additional costs related to the Nexxis division, and equipment purchases for sale.
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Operating Expenses. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2020, operating expenses were $2,882,755, an increase of $317,503, or 12%, as compared to $2,565,252 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2019. The net increase is reflected in the chart below.
Operating Expenses
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2020
2019
$ Change
% Change
Increase in Salaries
$ 863,576
$ 534,090
$ 329,486
62 %
Increase in Officer Salaries
619,124
468,250
150,874
32 %
Decrease in Professional Fees
115,984
206,673
(90,689 )
(44 )%
Increase in Advertising Expenses
234,564
188,249
46,315
25 %
Increase in Commissions Expense
686,970
630,822
56,148
9 %
Decrease in all other Expenses
362,537
537,168
(174,631 )
(33 )%
Total Expenses
$ 2,882,755
$ 2,565,252
$ 317,503
12 %
Salaries increased due to new hires
during 2020, raises granted to employees increased stock-based compensation from options issued to employees under the Company’s
stock incentive program.
Officer salaries due to raises granted
to senior management.
Professional fees decreased primarily
due to reduced services from investment banking and investor relations firms.
Advertising Expenses increased primarily
due to additional marketing campaigns for Data Storage Corporation, which was offset by a decrease in marketing campaigns for Nexxis.
Commission expense vary due to different
contractual agreements with both the contracted distributors and employees.
All Other Expenses decreased primarily
due to the reduction of travel and costs associated with the employees working from home due to the pandemic. In addition, the
expenses related to our office space in Melville, New York and insurance were reduced compared to the prior period.
Other Income (Expense) for the nine
months ended September 30, 2020 increased $331,306 to $217,155 from $(114,151) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The
increase is attributed to the gain on contingent liability in the amount of $350,000 during the nine months ended September 30,
2020.
Net Income (Loss). Net income for the
nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $184,721, as compared to a net loss of $43,707 for the nine months ended September 30,
2019.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The consolidated financial statements have
been prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) applicable for
a going concern, which assumes that DSC will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the ordinary course of business.
In 2020, we intend to continue to work to increase our presence in the IaaS / DR and business continuity marketplace continuing
in specializing in IBM Power i and disaster recovery / business continuity marketplace utilizing our technical expertise, software
and our capacity in our data centers.
To the extent we are successful in growing
our business both organically and through acquisition, we continue to plan our working capital and the proceeds of any financing
to finance such acquisition costs. Our opinion concerning our liquidity is based on current information. If this information proves
to be inaccurate, or if circumstances change, we may not be able to meet our liquidity needs, which will require a renegotiation
of related party capital equipment leases and / or major shareholders, such as senior management, entering into financing or stock
purchase arrangements. The company has long term contracts to supply IaaS and DR solutions invoiced to clients monthly. We believe
our total contract value of our sales contracts with clients exceeds 10 million dollars. Further, the company continues to see
an uptick in client interest, distribution channel expansion and in sales proposals.
During the nine months ended September
30, 2020, DSC’s cash increased $278,202 to $604,763 from $326,561 December 31, 2019. Net cash of $696,087 was provided by
DSC’s operating activities resulting primarily from net income from operations and the following adjustments for non-cash
items $754,243 for depreciation and amortization, $116,557 for stock based compensation, and $(350,000) gain on contingent liability.
Net cash of $164,796 was used in investing activities resulting from payments on capital expenditures. Net cash of $253,089 was
used in financing activities resulting primarily from the repayment of capital lease obligations and the line of credit, which
was offset by the proceeds from the issuance of note payable.
DSC’s working capital deficit was
$2,553,236 at September 30, 2020, decreasing by $18,347 from $2,571,583 at December 31, 2019. The decrease is primarily attributable
to an increase in cash, accounts receivable, and prepaid expense along with a decrease of notes payable and a decrease of the line
of credit. This was offset by an increase in accounts payable and dividend payable, deferred revenue, and finance lease obligations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
DSC does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements,
financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons, also known as “special purpose entities”.
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Sensitivity
Interest due on the Company’s loans is
based upon the applicable stated fixed contractual rate with the lender. Interest earned on DSC bank accounts is linked to the
applicable base interest rate. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company had interest expense of $132,866
and $137,425 respectively. The Company believes that its results of operations are not materially affected by changes in interest
rates.
DSC’s exposure to market risk is confined
to its cash and cash equivalents, all of which have maturities of less than three months and bear and pay interest in U.S. dollars.
Since the Company invests in highly liquid, relatively low yield investments, we do not believe interest rate changes would have
a material impact on us.
DSC does not hold any derivative instruments and does not engage
in any hedging activities.
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Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures .
As of the end of the period covered by this
Report, under the supervision and with the participation of DSC’s management, including its principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, DSC conducted an evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under
Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Based on this evaluation, DSC’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers have concluded that DSC’s
disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by DSC in the reports
it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) rules based on the material weakness described below.
The material weaknesses identified during
management’s assessment were (i) a lack of sufficient internal accounting expertise to provide reasonable assurance that
our financial statements and notes thereto are prepared in accordance with GAAP and (ii) a lack of segregation of duties to ensure
adequate review of financial statement preparation. In light of these material weaknesses, management has concluded that, as of
September 30, 2020, DSC did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting. As defined by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 5, a material weakness is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies, such
that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
or detected. In order to ensure the effectiveness of DSC’s disclosure controls in the future DSC intends on adding financial
staff resources to our internal accounting and finance department.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal
control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective
can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting .
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
We are currently not involved in any litigation
that we believe could have a materially adverse effect on our 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 our company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or
affecting DSC, its common stock, any of its subsidiaries, officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse
decision could have a material adverse effect.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure
pursuant to this item.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
There were no defaults upon senior securities during the period
ended September 30, 2020.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Other Information.
None
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Item 6.
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on December 17, 2007 (the “SB-2”)).
3.2
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2008).
3.3
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2009).
3.4
Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the SB-2).
3.5
Amended Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2008).
4.1
Share Exchange Agreement, dated October 20, 2008, by and among Euro Trend Inc., Data Storage Corporation and the shareholders of Data Storage Corporation named on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2008).
4.2
Share Exchange Agreement, dated October 20, 2008, by and among, Euro Trend Inc., Data Storage Corporation and the shareholders of Data Storage Corporation named on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K/A filed on June 29, 2009).
4.3
Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 29, 2011, by and between Data Storage Corporation and Southridge Partners II, LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on December 2, 2011).
4.4
Equity Purchase Agreement, dated November 29, 2011, by and between Data Storage Corporation and Southridge Partners II, LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on December 2, 2011).
4.5
Convertible Promissory Note, dated February 28, 2013, by and between the Company and John F. Coghlan. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q filed on May 20, 2013)
4.6
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated February 28, 2013, by and between the Company and John F. Coghlan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q filed on May 20, 2013)
4.7
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 28, 2013, by and between the Company and John F. Coghlan. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed on May 20, 2013)
4.8
Securities Purchase Agreement between Charles M. Piluso and the Company dated as of August 9, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 of Schedule 13D/A No. 1 filed by Charles M. Piluso on August 14, 2013 (File No. 005- 84248)).
4.9
10% Convertible Promissory Note due April 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of Schedule 13D/A No. 1 filed by Charles M. Piluso on August 14, 2013 (File No. 005-84248)).
4.10
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated as of August 9, 2013, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 of Schedule 13D/A No. 1 filed by Charles M. Piluso on August 14, 2013 (File No. 005-84248)).
10.1
Asset Purchase Agreement dated November 10, 2008, by and between Novastor Corporation as Seller and Data Storage Corporation as Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2008).
10.2
Joint Venture – Strategic Alliance Agreement, dated March 2, 2010, by and between Data Storage Corporation and United Telecomp, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2010).
10.3
Term Sheet for Acquisition by Data Storage Corporation of 80% of the Equity of e-ternity Business Continuity Consultants, Inc., dated May 16, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K, filed on May 30, 2012).
10.4
Term Sheet for Acquisition by Data Storage Corporation of Message Logic, Inc., dated August 31, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2012).
10.5
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2010, between SafeData, LLC and Data Storage Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2010).
10.6
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 31, 2012, by and between Data Storage Corporation and Message Logic, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2013).
10.7
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 31, 2012, by and between Data Storage Corporation and Zojax Group, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10. 1 to Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2012).
10.8
Form of Employment Agreement between Peter Briggs and Data Storage Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2010).
10.9
Data Storage Corporation 2010 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form S-8/A filed on October 25, 2010).
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10.10
Amended and Restated Data Storage Corporation 2010 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2012).
10.11
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2011, by and between Data Storage Corporation and John F. Coghlan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2011).
10.12
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, by and between Data Storage Corporation and John F. Coghlan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed on September 13, 2012).
10.13
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, by and between Data Storage Corporation and Clifford Stein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Form 8-K filed on September 13, 2012).
10.14
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 18, 2012, by and between Data Storage Corporation and Jan Burman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2012).
10.15
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 18, 2012, by and between Data Storage Corporation and Charles M. Piluso (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2012).
10.16
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 18, 2012, by and between Data Storage Corporation and Piluso Family Associates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2012).
10.17
Asset Purchase Agreement by and between ABC Services Inc., and Data Storage Corporation as of October 25, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8K filed on October 31, 2016) Asset Purchase Agreement by and between ABC Services II Inc., and Data Storage Corporation as of October 25, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8K filed on October 31, 2016) Conversion Agreement by and between Data Storage Corporation and Charles M. Piluso dated October 25, 2016
10.18
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8K filed on October 31, 2016) Conversion Agreement by and between Data Storage Corporation and John F. Coghlan dated October 25, 2016
10.19
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8K filed on October 31, 2016)
10.20
Conversion Agreement by and between Data Storage Corporation and Clifford Stein dated October 25, 2016(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Form 8K filed on October 31, 2016).
10.21
Conversion Agreement by and between Data Storage Corporation and Clifford Stein dated October 25, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Form 8K filed on October 31, 2016).
10.22
Form of Stockholders Agreement by and between Data Storage Corporation, Nexxis Inc., and John Camello dated November 13, 2017.
10.23
Form of Employment Agreement between Data Storage Corporation, Nexxis Inc., and John Camello dated November 13, 2017.
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Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2009).
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List of Subsidiaries of Data Storage Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 6, 2012).
31.1
Certification of President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act.
32.1
Certification of President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.1
Press Release dated November 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8K filed on November 9, 2017)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
DATA STORAGE CORPORATION
Date: November 17, 2020
By:
/s/ Charles M. Piluso
Charles M. Piluso
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)
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