Dawson Geophysical vs Natural Gas Services
DWSN and NGS side by side, both in oil and gas field services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DWSN and NGS compare
Natural Gas Services is the larger company, worth 7.4 times as much as Dawson Geophysical ($418M against $56.8M).
On earnings, Dawson Geophysical is cheaper: it trades at 15.3× trailing earnings, against 20.1× for Natural Gas Services.
Dawson Geophysical grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (86.3% versus 15.4% for Natural Gas Services).
Natural Gas Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.8% compared with 3.5% at Dawson Geophysical.
Natural Gas Services pays a dividend yielding 1.6%; Dawson Geophysical does not pay one.
Natural Gas Services scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 10 for Dawson Geophysical), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DWSN | NGS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $56.8M | $418M |
| Share price | $1.83 | $32.40 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.4% | 17.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.5% | 160% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.08 | 0.64 |
| Employees | 269 | 259 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.3× (better) | 20.1× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 2.2× |
| P/B | 2.8× | 1.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.7× | 5.1× (better) |
| FCF yield | −7.8% | −7.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $2.36 | $33.95 |
| Margin of safety | 22.5% (better) | 4.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 86.3% (better) | 15.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.6% | 20.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 14.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 13.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 62.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 22.3% | 59.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 21.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 10.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | −4.3% (better) | −16.5% |
| Return on equity | 20.0% (better) | 7.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.6% (better) | 10.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.87 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.94 | – |
| Interest coverage | 3.6× (better) | 2.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.87 | 2.01 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.35 | 1.44 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.6% |
| Payout ratio | – | 28.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 6.8% | 87.8% |
| Held by insiders | 80.4% | 18.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$6.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.1% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- DWSN stock overview
- DWSN income statement
- DWSN valuation and score
- NGS stock overview
- NGS income statement
- NGS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.