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Inside CTOS’ quiet retrenchment

Sources report broader cost discipline after a 42% quarterly profit drop.

Apr 22, 2025
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Another scoop today — this time involving CTOS Digital. Or more precisely, its main operating unit, CTOS Data Systems (CDS).

Here’s a curious detail: the holding company, CTOS Digital, lists just one employee in its latest annual report, without naming who. The real muscle sits within its subsidiaries, like CDS, which this story refers to when mentioning CTOS.

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