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Dawson Geophysical Co (Dawson Geophysical Co) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -26.29% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Dawson Geophysical Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Dawson Geophysical Co's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8.42 Mil. Dawson Geophysical Co's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $32.05 Mil. Therefore, Dawson Geophysical Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -26.29%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dawson Geophysical Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DWSN' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -38.11   Med: -20.19   Max: -13.02
Current: -34.94

During the past 13 years, Dawson Geophysical Co's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was -13.02%. The lowest was -38.11%. And the median was -20.19%.

DWSN's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
89.55% of 1005 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 8.96 vs DWSN: -34.94

Dawson Geophysical Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dawson Geophysical Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Dawson Geophysical Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Dawson Geophysical Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -13.87 -13.65 -38.11 -33.74 -30.56

Dawson Geophysical Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -24.13 -4.07 -57.80 -67.51 -26.29

Competitive Comparison of Dawson Geophysical Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Dawson Geophysical Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Dawson Geophysical Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Dawson Geophysical Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dawson Geophysical Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Dawson Geophysical Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Dawson Geophysical Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=-12.147/( (48.435+31.057 )/ 2 )
=-12.147/39.746
=-30.56 %

Dawson Geophysical Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-8.424/( (33.036+31.057)/ 2 )
=-8.424/32.0465
=-26.29 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Dawson Geophysical Co  (NAS:DWSN) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Dawson Geophysical Co (Dawson Geophysical Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
508 West Wall, Suite 800, Midland, TX, USA, 79701
Dawson Geophysical Co is a provider of onshore seismic data acquisition services with operations throughout the continental United States and Canada. The company acquires and processes 2 D, 3 D, and multi-component seismic data for clients, ranging from oil and gas companies to independent oil and gas operators for use in the onshore drilling and production of oil and natural gas as well as provides multi-client data libraries. It operates through a single segment being Contract seismic data acquisition and processing services. In addition, the company provides multi-component seismic data surveys which involve the recording of alternative seismic waves. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from the United States.
Executives
William Anthony Clark officer: EVP & Chief Business Officer 13927 S. GESSNER RD, MISSOURI CITY TX 77489
Wilks Brothers, Llc 10 percent owner 17018 INTERSTATE 20, CISCO TX 76437
Bruce Franklin Bradley director 3815 BRADLEY LANE, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Wb Acquisitions Inc. 10 percent owner 17010 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 20, CISCO TX 76437
Matthew Wilks director 17010 IH-20, CISCO TX 76437
Staci Wilks 10 percent owner 17018 INTERSTATE 20, CISCO TX 76437
Farris Wilks 10 percent owner 17018 INTERSTATE 20, CISCO TX 76437
Dan H. Wilks 10 percent owner 17018 INTERSTATE 20, CISCO TX 76437
Sergei Krylov director 6500 WEST FREEWAY, SUITE 800, FORT WORTH TX 76116
C Ray Tobias officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer 508 WEST WALL SUITE 800, MIDLAND TX 79701
Stephen C Jumper director, officer: President and CEO 508 WEST WALL, SUITE 800, MIDLAND TX 79701
James W Thomas officer: EVP, Chief Technical Officer 508 W WALL, SUITE 800, MIDLAND TX 79701
William J Barrett director 210 SUNDIAL COURT, VERO BEACH FL 32963
Michael L Klofas director 64 WINDHAM DRIVE, EAST LONGMEADOW MA 01028
Allen T Mcinnes director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board & Secy. 4532 7TH STREET, LUBBOCK TX 79416