Dawson Geophysical Company
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-5.97-2.72-4.36-3.43-3.15-3.65-3.75-1.87-2.39-4.03-8.09-3.65
Price/Sales ratio
0.360.301.300.680.500.380.572.211.300.500.530.50
Price/Book Value ratio
0.260.341.010.760.650.530.540.871.191.552.400.65
Price/Cash Flow ratio
2.903.4719.88-16.025.995.862.52-3.40-5.4660.1422.965.99
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
3.685.20354.01-6.98-26.8210.942.95-3.30-4.96-16.8473.81-26.82
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.24-0.15-0.090.160.140.090.24-0.010.070.0816.100.14
Dividend Yield
1.23%N/AN/AN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A22.53%0.00%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
29.81%79.94%66.78%75.03%80.56%85.02%80.05%47.91%73.86%9.08%7.95%85.02%
Operating Profit Margin
-8.47%-17.33%-37.07%-23.82%-16.23%-11.14%-16.25%-118.36%-64.06%-13.76%-4.78%-16.23%
Pretax Profit Margin
-8.76%-17.05%-34.68%-23.27%-16.35%-10.6%-15.29%-117.90%-54.27%-12.64%-6.50%-16.35%
Net Profit Margin
-6.08%-11.19%-29.84%-19.89%-15.83%-10.43%-15.32%-117.80%-54.56%-12.54%-6.55%-15.83%
Effective Tax Rate
30.63%34.35%13.94%14.52%3.16%1.54%-0.18%0.08%-0.52%-0.78%-5.64%1.54%
Return on Assets
-3.54%-10.60%-21.20%-18.92%-16.19%-11.92%-12.76%-39.29%-33.78%-21.11%-17.96%-11.92%
Return On Equity
-4.50%-12.53%-23.28%-22.13%-20.85%-14.74%-14.50%-46.56%-49.74%-38.64%-21.53%-14.74%
Return on Capital Employed
-5.37%-18.57%-28.63%-25.39%-20.28%-14.85%-14.58%-43.98%-53.61%-37.97%-18.50%-20.28%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
4.493.465.044.322.823.597.87N/AN/AN/A1.503.59
Quick Ratio
4.173.465.044.322.823.518.866.812.091.661.503.51
Cash ratio
0.731.280.971.231.051.435.503.340.880.480.791.43
Days of Sales Outstanding
94.1655.5243.8877.0060.1461.1531.12131.61130.5464.2712.2961.15
Days of Inventory outstanding
23.410.000.00N/AN/A23.31-156.06-252.68186.31N/AN/A23.31
Operating Cycle
117.5855.5243.8877.0060.1484.46-124.93-121.06316.8664.2712.2984.46
Days of Payables Outstanding
21.1365.1446.2955.1966.1166.0834.0673.2079.7016.0916.4066.08
Cash Conversion Cycle
96.44-9.61-2.4121.81-5.9718.37-159.00-194.27237.1548.17-4.10-5.97
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.040.040.010.040.080.040.010.010.020.010.070.07
Debt Equity Ratio
0.050.050.010.050.100.050.010.020.030.020.120.10
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.020.00N/A0.030.04N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.070.04
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.050.040.010.050.090.040.010.010.030.020.100.09
Interest Coverage Ratio
-20.34-66.80-190.13-236.96-61.34-37.34-168.57N/AN/AN/A-33.02-61.34
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.761.923.70-0.851.001.8016.32-12.70-6.430.890.851.80
Company Equity Multiplier
1.271.181.091.161.281.231.131.181.471.821.651.28
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.120.080.06-0.040.080.060.22-0.64-0.230.000.020.06
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.780.660.052.29-0.220.530.851.031.09-3.570.31-0.22
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.761.923.70-0.851.001.8016.32-12.70-6.430.890.851.80
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.992.403.70-2.471.921.8016.32-12.70-6.430.892.711.92
Dividend Payout Ratio
-7.38%N/AN/AN/A-0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-545.45%N/A