Dawson Geophysical Company
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 4.9 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | 10.7 | 11.7 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 21.2 | 5.1 | 38.1 | – | 12.8 | 10.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | |
| 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |
| 7.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 68.1 | 3.5 | – | 2.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | – | 41.2 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | – | – | – | 22.9 | 14.5 | |
| – | 8.6 | 2.4 | 12.0 | – | 2.1 | – | 7.9 | 22.5 | – | 18.4 | 88.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | – | 11.4 | 23.4 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 352.1 | – | – | 10.9 | 2.9 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 | |
| -13.0% | 11.7% | 41.4% | 8.3% | -17.7% | 47.1% | -148.4% | 12.6% | 4.4% | -6.2% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 78.8% | 27.0% | -4.2% | 8.8% | 4.3% | 13.2% | 26.7% | 19.0% | 0.3% | -14.2% | -3.7% | 9.1% | 34.2% | -30.5% | -9.4% | -6.0% | -9.3% | 14.4% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.5% | 13.9% | 19.1% | 27.9% | 16.2% | -2.1% | -12.2% | 17.9% | 21.4% | 41.2% | 39.7% | 33.1% | 35.5% | 27.7% | 20.7% | 31.1% | 18.1% | 1.6% | 29.8% | 79.9% | 66.8% | 75.0% | 80.6% | 85.0% | 80.1% | 47.9% | -13.1% | 1.8% | 7.3% | 9.7% | |
| -15.0% | 8.2% | 12.3% | -32.2% | -24.3% | -11.4% | -26.3% | 6.9% | 14.9% | 23.8% | 21.3% | 14.8% | 14.4% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 12.0% | 13.6% | -5.5% | -8.5% | -17.3% | -37.1% | -23.8% | -16.2% | -11.1% | -16.3% | -118.4% | -43.0% | -13.5% | -6.1% | -2.2% | |
| -10.9% | 8.0% | 10.7% | -45.1% | -29.6% | -11.4% | -27.3% | 6.6% | 14.6% | 20.1% | 12.0% | 8.4% | 8.0% | 2.1% | -1.1% | 7.2% | 8.0% | -4.7% | -6.1% | -11.2% | -29.8% | -19.9% | -15.8% | -10.4% | -15.3% | -117.8% | -36.1% | -12.5% | -5.6% | -2.6% | |
| -12.9% | 4.5% | 11.0% | 8.6% | -14.4% | 11.7% | -7.6% | 8.9% | 7.6% | -18.6% | 11.0% | 2.0% | 31.7% | 21.4% | -2.8% | 8.1% | 3.7% | 15.7% | 9.9% | 5.9% | 0.4% | -9.8% | -1.9% | 3.5% | 19.5% | -67.0% | -9.1% | -3.0% | -5.0% | 9.4% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -33.6% | 35.0% | 35.7% | -59.3% | -45.8% | -38.0% | -125.8% | 28.6% | 64.2% | 23.3% | 23.1% | 17.7% | 13.7% | 3.6% | -2.3% | 17.0% | 20.1% | -9.1% | -4.5% | -12.5% | -23.3% | -22.1% | -20.9% | -14.7% | -14.5% | -46.6% | -38.2% | -38.6% | -23.8% | -12.3% | |
| -11.4% | 12.4% | 19.8% | -28.8% | -36.8% | -21.4% | -58.1% | 20.1% | 31.5% | 15.0% | 14.4% | 12.4% | 8.1% | 2.2% | -1.4% | 10.8% | 11.0% | -6.4% | -3.5% | -10.6% | -21.2% | -18.9% | -16.2% | -11.9% | -12.8% | -39.3% | -27.2% | -20.9% | -13.3% | -3.5% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -5.3 | -4.7 | 0.0 | -18 | -18 | -5.7 | -8.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 | -3.4 | -26 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -20 | -40 | -24 | -17 | -13 | 0.8 | 12 | |
| -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -1.9 | – | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -3.4 | – | -6.2 | -3.1 | -2.5 | -9.7 | – | – | – | 0.4 | 2.9 | |
| 33.9% | 35.3% | 55.3% | 48.5% | 80.3% | 56.4% | 46.2% | 70.4% | 49.0% | 64.5% | 62.1% | 70.2% | 59.3% | 61.1% | 59.9% | 63.8% | 54.9% | 70.3% | 78.7% | 84.6% | 91.1% | 85.5% | 77.7% | 80.8% | 88.0% | 84.4% | 71.1% | 54.0% | 56.0% | 28.2% | |
| 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -0.93 | 1.25 | 0.78 | -0.89 | -0.82 | -0.49 | -0.65 | 0.18 | 0.50 | 0.92 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.25 | -0.17 | 1.44 | 2.04 | -0.83 | -1.03 | -1.21 | -1.75 | -1.37 | -1.07 | -0.66 | -0.56 | -1.23 | -0.75 | -0.45 | -0.13 | -0.06 | |
| 8.58 | 15.63 | 7.24 | 1.97 | 2.76 | 4.32 | 2.39 | 2.74 | 3.44 | 4.58 | 8.72 | 12.17 | 11.68 | 12.17 | 14.62 | 20.03 | 25.61 | 17.60 | 16.97 | 10.80 | 5.88 | 6.90 | 6.73 | 6.29 | 3.68 | 1.05 | 2.07 | 3.62 | 2.40 | 2.44 | |
| 2.77 | 3.57 | 2.17 | 1.49 | 1.78 | 1.29 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.78 | 3.95 | 4.51 | 5.78 | 6.79 | 7.09 | 7.13 | 8.45 | 10.18 | 9.04 | 22.90 | 9.65 | 7.53 | 6.20 | 5.11 | 4.45 | 3.89 | 2.65 | 1.95 | 1.18 | 0.56 | 0.51 | |
| -1.11 | 0.71 | 0.80 | 0.17 | -0.40 | 0.51 | -0.18 | 0.24 | 0.26 | -0.85 | 0.96 | 0.25 | 3.71 | 2.60 | -0.41 | 1.61 | 0.95 | 2.76 | 1.68 | 0.63 | 0.02 | -0.68 | -0.13 | 0.22 | 0.72 | -0.70 | -0.19 | -0.11 | -0.12 | 0.23 | |
Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.