Dawson Geophysical Company

NasdaqGS:DWSN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$210.2m

Dawson Geophysical Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Dawson Geophysical's CEO is Tony Clark, appointed in Nov 2023, has a tenure of 2.67 years. total yearly compensation is $881.61K, comprised of 39.7% salary and 60.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.49% of the company’s shares, worth $1.03M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 4.5 years respectively.

Key information

Tony Clark

Chief executive officer

US$881.6k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage39.70%
CEO tenure2.7yrs
CEO ownership0.5%
Management average tenure2.7yrs
Board average tenure4.5yrs

Recent management updates

Analysis Article • May 04

Dawson Geophysical Company's (NASDAQ:DWSN) CEO Compensation Looks Acceptable To Us And Here's Why

Shareholders may be wondering what CEO Stephen Jumper plans to do to improve the less than great performance at Dawson...

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jan 08

Dawson Geophysical Company's (NASDAQ:DWSN) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 1.1x in the Energy Services industry in the United States...
Analysis Article • Nov 22

Does Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article • Sep 25

Further Upside For Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 33% Bounce

Dawson Geophysical Company ( NASDAQ:DWSN ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great...
Analysis Article • Jul 17

Take Care Before Jumping Onto Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) Even Though It's 51% Cheaper

The Dawson Geophysical Company ( NASDAQ:DWSN ) share price has softened a substantial 51% over the previous 30 days...
Analysis Article • Mar 28

Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.8x in the Energy Services industry in the United States...
Analysis Article • Jan 07

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Dawson Geophysical's (NASDAQ:DWSN) Cash Burn Situation

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, biotech and mining...
Analysis Article • Oct 19

Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) Even After 26% Share Price Boost

Dawson Geophysical Company ( NASDAQ:DWSN ) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced...
Analysis Article • Oct 19

Further Upside For Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 26% Bounce

Those holding Dawson Geophysical Company ( NASDAQ:DWSN ) shares would be relieved that the share price has rebounded...
Analysis Article • Apr 16

Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) Stock Rockets 35% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Dawson Geophysical Company ( NASDAQ:DWSN ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 35% after a shaky period...
Analysis Article • Feb 29

Revenues Not Telling The Story For Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN)

There wouldn't be many who think Dawson Geophysical Company's ( NASDAQ:DWSN ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x...
Seeking Alpha • Aug 12

Dawson Geophysical GAAP EPS of -$0.32, revenue of $0.92M

Dawson Geophysical press release (NASDAQ:DWSN): Q2 GAAP EPS of -$0.32. Revenue of $0.92M (+384.2% Y/Y). Cash, restricted cash and short-term investments at June 30, 2022 were $29,919,000 compared to $45,917,000 at June 30, 2021.
Seeking Alpha • Oct 25

Dawson Geophysical: Cash At All-Time High But Almost No Revenue

With oil and gas valuations recovering, it will become harder to find undervalued upstream companies. However, oilfield services are still lagging behind E&P because the high oil and gas prices so far haven't spurred significant increases in exploration and production. As a seismic data acquisition services provider who depends on new exploration activity, Dawson Geophysical will be on the very back end of the oilfield services recovery. Dawson Geophysical's robust cash position indeed makes it appear like a great deep value prospect; unfortunately, revenue has fallen to almost zero and there are no signs of future revenue. For now I will pass on the company, but I will watch for any reversal in the negative revenue trend over the next two quarters.
Analysis Article • May 04

Dawson Geophysical Company's (NASDAQ:DWSN) CEO Compensation Looks Acceptable To Us And Here's Why

Shareholders may be wondering what CEO Stephen Jumper plans to do to improve the less than great performance at Dawson...
Analysis Article • Dec 07

Would Shareholders Who Purchased Dawson Geophysical's (NASDAQ:DWSN) Stock Three Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Dawson Geophysical Company ( NASDAQ:DWSN ) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 24% in the last...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Tony Clark's remuneration changed compared to Dawson Geophysical's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

US$5m

Dec 31 2025US$882kUS$350k

-US$2m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$3m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$8m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$9m

Dec 31 2024US$432kUS$350k

-US$4m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$5m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$5m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$6m

Dec 31 2023US$419kUS$234k

-US$12m

Compensation vs Market: Tony's total compensation ($USD881.61K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.62M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Tony's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Tony Clark (68 yo)

2.7yrs
Tenure
US$881,611
Compensation

Mr. Anthony Clark, also known as Tony, is Chief Executive Officer and President of Dawson Geophysical Company from November 2023 and also served its Executive VP & Chief Business Officer since June 16, 202...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Anthony Clark
President & CEO2.7yrsUS$881.61k0.49%
$ 1.0m
Ian Shaw
Chief Financial Officer2.7yrsUS$187.94k0.064%
$ 135.4k
Ray Mays
Executive VP & COO2.7yrsUS$728.41k0.028%
$ 58.6k
David Nobles
VP & General Counsel7.5yrsno datano data
Idaly Carter
Vice President of Human Resources2.5yrsno datano data
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
68yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: DWSN's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Albert Conly
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$255.00k0.062%
$ 129.8k
Sergei Krylov
Director4.5yrsUS$125.00k0.092%
$ 192.4k
Matthew Wilks
Chairman4.5yrsno datano data
Bruce Bradley
Independent Director4.5yrsUS$224.00k0.062%
$ 129.8k
Jose Fernandes
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$218.00k0.062%
$ 129.8k
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: DWSN's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/09 15:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/09 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Dawson Geophysical Company is covered by 4 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Rudolf HokansonBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Luke LemoineCapital One Securities, Inc.
Georg VenturatosJohnson Rice & Company, L.L.C.