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Dawson Geophysical Co. engages in the provision of onshore seismic data acquisition services. Its services include planning and design; project management; permitting; surveying; field operations; support services; processing; and gravity and magnetic data. The company was founded by L. Decker Dawson in 1952 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

Company profile

Ticker

DWSN

Exchange

NASDAQ

Website

www.dawson3d.com/

CEO

Stephen Jumper

Incorporated

Texas

Location

Texas

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction > Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

Industry (SIC)

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services

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Former names

TGC INDUSTRIES INC

SEC CIK

0000799165

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

742095844

DWSN stock data

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News

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Dawson Geophysical Says Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

8 Apr 21

Dawson Geophysical Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan MIDLAND, Texas, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors

Dawson Geophysical Q4 EPS $(0.33) Down From $(0.25) YoY, Sales $8.88M Down From $33.56M YoY

11 Mar 21

Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) reported quarterly losses of $(0.33) per share. This is a 32 percent decrease over losses of $(0.25) per share from the same period last year. The company reported $8.88 million in sales

Earnings Scheduled For March 11, 2021

11 Mar 21

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Dawson Geophysical Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

8 Apr 21

MIDLAND, Texas, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has adopted a Rights Plan designed to protect Company

Dawson Geophysical Co. to Host Earnings Call

11 Mar 21

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 11, 2021 / Dawson Geophysical Co. (NASDAQ:DWSN) will be discussing their earnings results in their 2020 Fourth Quarter Earnings call to be held on March 11, 2021 at 10:00 AM Eastern

Dawson Geophysical Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2020 Results

11 Mar 21

MIDLAND, Texas, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) (the "Company") today reported unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020. For

Dawson Geophysical to Issue Fourth Quarter 2020 Results and Hold Investor Conference Call

26 Feb 21

Calendar

16 Mar 21

13 Apr 21

31 Dec 21

Financial summary

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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Cash burn rate (estimated)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income/loss		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	45.96M	45.96M	45.96M	45.96M	45.96M	45.96M
Cash burn (monthly)	1.49M	(positive/no burn)	2.8M	1.13M	1.6M	(positive/no burn)
Cash used (since last report)	5.15M	n/a	9.68M	3.92M	5.54M	n/a
Cash remaining	40.81M	n/a	36.28M	42.03M	40.42M	n/a
Runway (months of cash)	27.4	n/a	13.0	37.1	25.2	n/a

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Recent insider trades

DWSN insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
17 Sep 20	C Ray Tobias	Dawson Geophysical Company-Common Stock $0.01 par value	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	1.75	2,448	4.28K	105,002
16 Sep 20	C Ray Tobias	Dawson Geophysical Company-Common Stock $0.01 par value	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	1.75	13,639	23.87K	107,450
15 Sep 20	C Ray Tobias	Dawson Geophysical Company-Common Stock $0.01 par value	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	1.75	516	903	121,089
10 Aug 20	James W Thomas	Dawson Geophysical Company-Common Stock $0.01 par value	Payment of exercise	Dispose F	No	No	1.745	4,165	7.27K	67,430
10 Aug 20	James Kevin Brata	Dawson Geophysical Company-Common Stock $0.01 par value	Payment of exercise	Dispose F	No	No	1.745	3,465	6.05K	66,872
10 Aug 20	C Ray Tobias	Dawson Geophysical Company-Common Stock $0.01 par value	Payment of exercise	Dispose F	No	No	1.745	3,465	6.05K	121,605
10 Mar 20	Stephen C Jumper	Dawson Geophysical Company-Common Stock $0.01 par value	Buy	Aquire P	No	No	1.31	10,000	13.1K	245,316

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q1 2021

DWSN institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

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Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Competition

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