DWSN Fundamental Analysis & Score

Dawson Geophysical Company Energy Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
$2.23
Quote dated October 16, 2026
64/100
Hold

What this score covers. It is a fixed screen of five reported ratios with no valuation input, so a company can score highly while its valuation risk remains elevated. The full report scores valuation separately, as one of nine scored sections. How the score is calculated

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Key Financial Metrics

Market Cap
$69.25M
P/E Ratio (TTM)
18.6x
Revenue Growth
81.8%
Gross Margin
22.3%
Net Margin
3.5%
Return on Equity
20.0%
Debt/Equity
1.00

Rule-Based Financial Screen Summary

Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN) is a Energy company in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry. It has a 64/100 Hold score on our five-factor fundamentals screen. Key strengths include Revenue Growth (81.8%), Return on Equity (20.0%). Areas to watch: Debt/Equity (1.00). The score is a five-factor screen — revenue growth, gross margin, net margin, return on equity and debt-to-equity — each scored against fixed thresholds from a neutral starting point of 50 points. The full report scores nine sections, including moat, free cash flow, dilution and valuation, which this screen does not.

Revenue Growth: Strong Gross Margin: Average Net Margin: Thin Return on Equity: Good Debt/Equity: High Risk

This page score and the strengths and concerns above are produced by deterministic, rule-based calculations from the available third-party financial inputs documented below. AI does not choose the score, strengths, or concerns. Data and automated summaries can contain errors. This is not personalized investment advice. See our methodology and disclaimer.

How this page score was calculated

The calculation starts at 50 points and applies the five fixed adjustments shown below. Missing or invalid inputs contribute no adjustment. A finite provider-reported zero is treated as a measured value and evaluated against that input's displayed threshold. The pre-clamp result is 64; the published result is clamped to a minimum of 10 and maximum of 98, producing 64/100.

DWSN score inputs and fixed adjustments
Input Displayed value Threshold applied Adjustment Data status
Revenue Growth 81.8% > 20% +12 Available
Gross Margin 22.3% 35% or lower +2 Available
Net Margin 3.5% > 0% to 10% +2 Available
Return on Equity 20.0% > 12% to 20% +6 Available
Debt/Equity 1.00 1.00 or higher -8 Available

Score bands

80 or higher: Strong Buy; 65–79: Buy; 50–64: Hold; below 50: Caution.

These are fixed names for score ranges. The score is not a success probability, recommendation, or forecast, and 80/100 does not mean an 80% chance of a gain.

Not included in this score

  • Peer results or relative peer ranking
  • Demand zones or liquidity
  • Technical momentum
  • News or market sentiment
  • DCF valuation or the downloadable report score

Sources, freshness, and limitations

This page was generated . The provider identifies the latest underlying financial period as June 30, 2026. The displayed market quote is dated October 16, 2026. Generation time is not the same as the date of the underlying filing or market observation.

Financial inputs may be delayed, restated, differently standardized by the data provider, or unavailable. Missing, invalid, or non-finite values receive no positive or negative adjustment rather than being estimated. A finite provider-reported zero is retained and evaluated against that metric's displayed threshold; it is not treated as missing. This can make a sparse-data score less informative. The screen does not capture every business, market, valuation, or portfolio risk, and investors can lose money.

What the full DWSN report adds

The 64/100 on this page comes from a fixed screen of 5 ratios. The downloadable report is a separate analysis with its own score, built from 9 weighted sections.

This page: fixed screen

  • Revenue Growth
  • Gross Margin
  • Net Margin
  • Return on Equity
  • Debt/Equity

Each factor is scored against fixed thresholds from a starting point of 50 points. No factor prices the stock, so valuation is not part of the 64/100.

Full report: 9 scored sections

  1. Business Moat weight 15 of 100
  2. Revenue Growth Consistency weight 14 of 100
  3. Margin Quality weight 12 of 100
  4. Free Cash Flow Strength weight 12 of 100
  5. Balance Sheet Safety weight 12 of 100
  6. Returns on Capital weight 12 of 100
  7. Dilution vs Self-Funded Growth weight 8 of 100
  8. Valuation vs Growth weight 10 of 100
  9. Structural vs Cyclical Growth weight 5 of 100

When the inputs allow, the report also shows a fair-value estimate with its discounted cash flow (DCF) assumptions and a 3×3 sensitivity table, a confidence figure, and the data limitations that reduced that confidence. Its headline label can add a valuation-risk flag next to the fundamental-quality rating.

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Supplementary Metrics for DWSN

2 data points drawn from analyst targets, consensus estimates, and ownership data. These are supplementary observations, not event predictions or causal explanations:

The provider-reported third-party analyst consensus category is None; it is not a StrongBuyAnalytics recommendation.
The current provider record reports institutional ownership of 86.4%.

Risk Indicators for DWSN

3 measurable indicators visible in Dawson Geophysical Company's reported numbers. These are market and valuation risk metrics — not a comprehensive list of business risks, which would require qualitative analysis beyond this data:

Debt/Equity (1.00)
The provider-reported beta is 0.11. A beta below 1 reflects smaller historical price moves relative to the provider's benchmark; it does not cap future gains or losses.
The reported debt-to-equity ratio is above 1. Higher leverage can increase sensitivity to weaker cash flow or higher borrowing costs, but the ratio requires company and industry context.

DWSN Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

Dawson Geophysical Company's liquidity and cash generation as of the most recent filing — note the cash position of $6.12M against $20.05M of debt:

Total Cash
$6.12M
Total Debt
$20.05M
Current Ratio
0.88
FCF Yield
-8.0%
EBITDA
$12.52M
Operating Margin
-16.9%

These are provider-normalized figures and may differ from the issuer's as-filed presentation, units, or latest amendment. Use source filings for verification.

DWSN Valuation Snapshot

Trailing P/E
18.6x
Fairly valued
Price / Book
3.5x
Premium
PEG Ratio
12.17
Expensive vs growth
Dividend Yield
0.00%
52-Week Price Range — DWSN is trading at 11% of its range
$1.50 (52W Low) $7.85 (52W High)

Who Holds DWSN? — Institutional 13F Filings

Institutional investment managers with >$100 M in qualifying assets must disclose their equity positions quarterly on SEC Form 13F — typically within 45 days of quarter-end. Search those filings below to see which hedge funds, mutual funds, and asset managers reported DWSN as a holding, how many shares they held, and how positions changed quarter over quarter.

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Data limitation
13F reports covered long positions for the filing's stated reporting period, typically a quarter-end—not on its later submission date. Short positions, full derivatives, and current intent are not disclosed.

How to Interpret the DWSN Fundamentals Score

DWSN rates 64/100 on our five-factor fundamentals screen, which puts it in the "Hold" band. The band name describes a fixed range in this model; it is not a recommendation or prediction. The calculation above shows how each reported input affected the result.

64/100 · Hold band

Dawson Geophysical Company clears some of our thresholds and misses others. On the positive side, revenue growth (81.8%). Against that, debt/equity (1.00). A middling score means the fundamentals are genuinely ambiguous, not that we have hedged.

DWSN Earnings & Revenue Outlook

Dawson Geophysical Company reported revenue growth of 81.8% year over year, against a Oil & Gas Equipment & Services peer set where scale and pricing power vary widely. Growth at that level is the single largest positive contributor to the DWSN score.

Track upcoming report dates on our earnings calendar.

DWSN Fundamental Factors to Monitor

This is a review of reported fundamentals, not a price target or an estimate of future returns. These are the current figures that may be useful to monitor as new filings become available.

Mixed current reading: Revenue growth of 81.8% sits alongside debt/equity (1.00). Watch whether those reported inputs move across the disclosed thresholds.

Positive Fundamental Inputs for DWSN

These are the Dawson Geophysical Company figures that push the score up, taken straight from the most recent reported financials:

  • Revenue Growth (81.8%)
  • Return on Equity (20.0%)

Negative Fundamental Inputs & Risks for DWSN

These are the figures working against DWSN in the same model:

  • Debt/Equity (1.00)

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Fundamental Analysis Guide

How the financial statements behind this page fit together.

Understanding P/E Ratio

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Return on Equity (ROE)

Why DWSN's 20.0% return on equity matters for stock selection.

Stock Valuation Methods

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DCF Assumptions and Limitations

What a discounted cash flow estimate for DWSN depends on, and where it breaks down.

How to Read an AI Stock Report

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How to Read Earnings Reports

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DWSN SEC Filing News

Latest SEC filings for DWSN explained in plain English — insider buys/sells (Form 4), proposed sales (Form 144), material events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports.

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Frequently Asked Questions about DWSN

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