Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN) vs KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (KLXE)

Dawson Geophysical Company and KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. are both Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies. KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $139.5M against $69.6M — 2.0× the size. KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Dawson Geophysical Company trades at 18.6×. Dawson Geophysical Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 86.3% against −4.76%. Dawson Geophysical Company has the higher net margin (3.49% vs −9.71%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.4% vs −4.43%). Across the 18 metrics below, Dawson Geophysical Company leads on 9 and KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric DWSN KLXE Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
P/E 18.58 n/m 22.50
P/S 0.66 0.04 1.17
P/B 3.46 n/m 1.82
Price to free cash flow n/m 2.00 13.72
EV/EBITDA 6.11 3.96 8.68
EV/Sales 0.70 0.51 1.34
Earnings yield 5.38% (239.39%) 3.94%
Free cash flow yield (6.07%) 49.89% 5.66%

Profitability

Metric DWSN KLXE Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Gross margin 22.31% 21.00% 23.26%
Operating margin 4.59% (2.19%) 9.34%
Net margin 3.49% (9.71%) 4.69%
Free cash flow margin (4.03%) 2.12% 5.35%
Return on equity 19.96% 82.49% 4.92%
Return on assets 7.20% (16.64%) 2.37%
Return on invested capital 12.43% (4.43%) 4.32%

Growth

Metric DWSN KLXE Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 86.31% (4.76%) 6.08%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 53.85% (25.99%) (13.00%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (2.56%) 18.12% 14.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DWSN KLXE Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Debt to equity 0.51 (2.99) 0.46
Current ratio 0.87 1.18 2.07
Net debt to EBITDA 1.51 3.88 0.75

Dividend

Metric DWSN KLXE Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Dividend yield 0.00% — 1.51%
Payout ratio 0.00 — 0.38

Size

Metric DWSN KLXE Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Market cap 69.56m 139.50m 1.63b

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