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Dawson Geophysical

NSQ:DWSN · US2393601008

Energy Equipment & ServicesSmall

360

Medium confidence — indicative

Value33

Profit price7

Cash yield17

Owner Earnings Yield32

Dividend Yield1

Sales & asset price26

Price/Sales58

EV / Gross Profit16

Price/Book5

Quality54

Returns on capital72

Return on Capital83

Cash Return on Capital50

Return on Equity84

Profit margins60

EBIT Margin39

Gross Profitability81

Cash backing41

Cash Conversion64

Accruals25

Owner Earnings Margin34

Growth—

Sales growth97

Profit growth3

Reinvestment97

Price momentum100

Safety39

Debt load20

Debt serviceability43

Refinancing65

Debt Payback21

Liquidity62

Sentiment54

Analyst ratings—

Expectations trend—

Market mood4

Value Creation16/20strong value creator

Creates more value than its capital costs
Owner earnings growing
Owner earnings per share growing
Reinvests at strong returns
Solid earnings base

What this means

Dawson Geophysical generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA

IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services

SizeSmall

TypePublic Company

ExchangeNASDAQGS

Employees100

Websitedawson3d.com

ISINUS2393601008

Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Indices

NASDAQ (USA)

Themes

GIS (Geographic Information System)SimulationData IntegrationDetectors, Sensors and MemsOcean Data Collection3D TechnologyAnalyticsEnvironmental Engineering

Description

Dawson Geophysical Company provides onshore seismic data acquisition services with operations throughout the continental United States (‘U.S.’) and Canada. The company operates as a subsidiary of Wilks Brothers, LLC. The company acquires and process…

Analysis

Hope premium

Dawson Geophysical Company carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is expensive. You pay 51.4× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is mixed and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

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2026

All-time high

Jun 2026

All-time low

Mar 2026

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Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

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Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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360° View

1 · Watch OutGood· 100

Value

1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100

Quality

1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100

Growth

1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100

Safety

1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100

Sentiment

1 · SkepticismPositive· 100

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