dawson geophysical - DWSN

DWSN

Close Chg Chg %
1.90 0.02 1.05%

Pre-Market

1.92

+0.02 (1.05%)

Volume: 24.91K

Last Updated:

Jan 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: dawson geophysical - DWSN

DWSN Key Data

Open

$1.91

Day Range

1.83 - 1.97

52 Week Range

1.08 - 5.54

Market Cap

$59.61M

Shares Outstanding

31.05M

Public Float

30.68M

Beta

0.04

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$0.11

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$0.32

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Apr 19, 2024

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

56.29K

 

DWSN Performance

1 Week
 
9.09%
 
1 Month
 
16.36%
 
3 Months
 
14.97%
 
1 Year
 
38.13%
 
5 Years
 
-25.87%
 

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 74.15M
Industry Data Processing Services Net Income -4,119,000.00
Sector Technology Services Employees 233
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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DWSN Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.558
Price to Book Ratio 2.403
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 27.359
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.617
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.126

DWSN Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 318,257.511
Income Per Employee -17,678.112
Receivables Turnover 7.438
Total Asset Turnover 1.658

DWSN Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.385
Quick Ratio 1.385
Cash Ratio 0.139

DWSN Profitability

Gross Margin 7.278
Operating Margin -5.479
Pretax Margin -5.545
Net Margin -5.555
Return on Assets -9.212
Return on Equity -16.911
Return on Total Capital -17.863
Return on Invested Capital -14.708

DWSN Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 33.436
Total Debt to Total Capital 25.057
Total Debt to Total Assets 18.498
Long-Term Debt to Equity 21.081
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 15.799
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Annual Financials for Dawson Geophysical - DWSN

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
24.70M 37.48M 96.85M 74.15M
Sales Growth
-71.32% +51.77% +158.39% -23.43%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
41.88M 47.70M 96.54M 68.76M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
13.93M 10.79M 9.59M 5.74M
Depreciation
- 13.93M 10.79M 9.59M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
-51.40% +13.91% +102.36% -28.78%
Gross Income
(17.18M) (10.22M) 310.00K 5.40M
Gross Income Growth
-23,766.67% +40.50% +103.03% +1,640.97%
Gross Profit Margin
-69.58% -27.28% +0.32% +7.28%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
12.05M 13.79M 11.43M 9.46M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
12.05M 13.79M 11.43M 9.46M
SGA Growth
-13.46% +14.44% -17.08% -17.24%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- (2.97M) 2.21M 486.00K
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(29.23M) (21.04M) (13.33M) (4.55M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
134.00K 731.00K 1.19M 596.00K
Non-Operating Interest Income
220.00K 316.00K 576.00K 308.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
21.00K 31.00K 103.00K 159.00K
Interest Expense Growth
-74.70% +47.62% +232.26% +54.37%
Gross Interest Expense
21.00K 31.00K 103.00K 159.00K
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(29.12M) (20.34M) (12.24M) (4.11M)
Pretax Income Growth
-121.05% +30.13% +39.82% +66.41%
Pretax Margin
-117.91% -54.28% -12.64% -5.55%
Income Tax
(26.00K) 107.00K (96.00K) 7.00K
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
(27.00K) (9.00K) 25.00K 6.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
1.00K 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
(29.09M) (20.45M) (12.15M) (4.12M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(29.09M) (20.45M) (12.15M) (4.12M)
Net Income Growth
-120.45% +29.70% +40.60% +66.09%
Net Margin Growth
-117.80% -54.57% -12.54% -5.55%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(29.09M) (20.45M) (12.15M) (4.12M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(29.09M) (20.45M) (12.15M) (4.12M)
EPS (Basic)
-1.2342 -0.8599 -0.4541 -0.1334
EPS (Basic) Growth
-118.67% +30.33% +47.19% +70.62%
Basic Shares Outstanding
23.57M 23.78M 26.75M 30.88M
EPS (Diluted)
-1.2342 -0.8599 -0.4541 -0.1334
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-118.67% +30.33% +47.19% +70.62%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
23.57M 23.78M 26.75M 30.88M
EBITDA
(15.30M) (13.22M) (1.53M) 1.67M
EBITDA Growth
-450.30% +13.62% +88.39% +209.06%
EBITDA Margin
-61.96% -35.26% -1.58% +2.26%

Insider Actions for Dawson Geophysical - DWSN

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
May 21, 2025 Ray L. Mays EVP & Chief Operating Officer 600 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $1.28 per share 768.00
May 21, 2025 Ray L. Mays EVP & Chief Operating Officer 1,500 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $1.31 per share 1,965.00
May 21, 2025 Ray L. Mays EVP & Chief Operating Officer 4,450 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $1.33 per share 5,918.50
May 21, 2025 Ian M. Shaw Chief Financial Officer 2,855 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $1.28 per share 3,654.40
May 21, 2025 Ian M. Shaw Chief Financial Officer 6,500 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $1.28 per share 8,320.00
May 21, 2025 Ian M. Shaw Chief Financial Officer 10,000 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $1.32 per share 13,200.00
May 21, 2025 Sergei Krylov Director 22,720 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $1.29 per share 29,308.80
May 21, 2025 Sergei Krylov Director 25,360 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $1.27 per share 32,207.20
May 21, 2025 Sergei Krylov Director 28,415 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $1.33 per share 37,791.95

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