dawson geophysical - DWSN

DWSN

Close Chg Chg %
3.42 -0.02 -0.58%

Open Market

3.40

-0.02 (0.58%)

Volume: 18.06K

Last Updated:

Sep 10, 2026, 12:24 PM EDT

Company Overview: dawson geophysical - DWSN

DWSN Key Data

Open

$3.39

Day Range

3.32 - 3.52

52 Week Range

1.50 - 7.85

Market Cap

$105.90M

Shares Outstanding

31.06M

Public Float

30.69M

Beta

-0.02

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

29.22

EPS

$0.12

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$0.32

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Apr 19, 2024

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

183.74K

 

DWSN Performance

1 Week
 
-6.30%
 
1 Month
 
-21.38%
 
3 Months
 
-26.13%
 
1 Year
 
115.77%
 
5 Years
 
69.31%
 

DWSN Analyst Ratings

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Number of Ratings 1
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About dawson geophysical - DWSN

Dawson Geophysical Co. engages in the provision of onshore seismic data acquisition services. The firm is also involved in acquiring and processing 2-D, 3-D, and multi-component seismic data to providers of multi-client data libraries for use in the onshore drilling and production of oil and natural gas as well as directly to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and development companies. The company was founded by L. Decker Dawson in 1952 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

DWSN At a Glance

Dawson Geophysical Co.
508 West Wall
Midland, Texas 79701
Phone 1-432-684-3000 Revenue 75.63M
Industry Engineering & Construction Net Income -1,941,000.00
Sector Industrial Services 2025 Sales Growth 1.984%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 269
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DWSN Valuation

P/E Current 31.277
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.64
Price to Book Ratio 3.064
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 3.46
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 14.065
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.843
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.324

DWSN Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 281,133.829
Income Per Employee -7,215.613
Receivables Turnover 5.718
Total Asset Turnover 1.734

DWSN Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.814
Quick Ratio 0.814
Cash Ratio 0.197

DWSN Profitability

Gross Margin 9.714
Operating Margin -1.502
Pretax Margin -2.559
Net Margin -2.567
Return on Assets -4.45
Return on Equity -11.732
Return on Total Capital -5.322
Return on Invested Capital -7.752

DWSN Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 130.706
Total Debt to Total Capital 56.655
Total Debt to Total Assets 36.89
Long-Term Debt to Equity 84.438
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 36.60
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Annual Financials for Dawson Geophysical - DWSN

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
37.48M 96.85M 74.15M 75.63M
Sales Growth
+51.77% +158.39% -23.43% +1.98%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
47.70M 96.54M 68.76M 68.28M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
10.79M 9.59M 5.74M 5.67M
Depreciation
- - 10.79M 9.59M
-
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+13.91% +102.36% -28.78% -0.70%
Gross Income
(10.22M) 310.00K 5.40M 7.35M
Gross Income Growth
+40.50% +103.03% +1,640.97% +36.11%
Gross Profit Margin
-27.28% +0.32% +7.28% +9.71%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
13.79M 11.43M 9.46M 8.48M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
13.79M 11.43M 9.46M 8.48M
SGA Growth
+14.44% -17.08% -17.24% -10.34%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(2.97M) 2.21M 486.00K 528.00K
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(21.04M) (13.33M) (4.55M) (1.66M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
731.00K 1.19M 596.00K 265.00K
Non-Operating Interest Income
316.00K 576.00K 308.00K 117.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
31.00K 103.00K 159.00K 536.00K
Interest Expense Growth
+47.62% +232.26% +54.37% +237.11%
Gross Interest Expense
31.00K 103.00K 159.00K 536.00K
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(20.34M) (12.24M) (4.11M) (1.94M)
Pretax Income Growth
+30.13% +39.82% +66.41% +52.94%
Pretax Margin
-54.28% -12.64% -5.55% -2.56%
Income Tax
107.00K (96.00K) 7.00K 6.00K
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
(9.00K) 25.00K 6.00K 6.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- 116.00K (121.00K) 1.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(20.45M) (12.15M) (4.12M) (1.94M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(20.45M) (12.15M) (4.12M) (1.94M)
Net Income Growth
+29.70% +40.60% +66.09% +52.88%
Net Margin Growth
-54.57% -12.54% -5.55% -2.57%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(20.45M) (12.15M) (4.12M) (1.94M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(20.45M) (12.15M) (4.12M) (1.94M)
EPS (Basic)
-0.8599 -0.4541 -0.1334 -0.0626
EPS (Basic) Growth
+30.33% +47.19% +70.62% +53.07%
Basic Shares Outstanding
23.78M 26.75M 30.88M 31.02M
EPS (Diluted)
-0.8599 -0.4541 -0.1334 -0.0626
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+30.33% +47.19% +70.62% +53.07%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
23.78M 26.75M 30.88M 31.02M
EBITDA
(13.22M) (1.53M) 1.67M 4.53M
EBITDA Growth
+13.62% +88.39% +209.06% +171.01%
EBITDA Margin
-35.26% -1.58% +2.26% +6.00%

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