---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-24-015353"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DWSN"
cik: "0000799165"
company_name: "DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO"
filed_at: "2024-11-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T02:30:22.828088+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dawson Geophysical Q3 revenue $14.4M, down 37% YoY; net loss $5.6M

## Summary
- Revenue $14.4M, down 37% YoY from $23M in Q3 2023.
- Net loss $5.6M ($0.18 per share) vs net loss $5.2M ($0.20) in Q3 2023.
- Negative EBITDA $4.3M vs negative $3.4M in Q3 2023.
- Capital budget raised to $6M for new single node channels; expects improved margins.
- Cash $7M, working capital $4.4M; Canada seasonal ops resumed, boosting H1 2025 outlook.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-24-015353
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DWSN
- cik: 0000799165
- company_name: DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO
- filed_at: 2024-11-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000155837024015353/0001558370-24-015353-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000155837024015353/dwsn-20241112x8k.htm

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