Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ: DWSN) returns to Q4 profit and explores Wilks-backed strategic deal
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Dawson Geophysical Company reported preliminary, unaudited results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, revenue was $27.0 million, up 72% from $15.6 million a year earlier, and net income was $0.6 million or $0.02 per share. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $3.3 million from $0.9 million. For full-year 2025, revenue was $75.6 million, a 2% increase, with a net loss of $1.9 million versus a $4.1 million loss in 2024, and Adjusted EBITDA of $4.7 million compared to $2.0 million. The company generated $14.0 million in operating cash flow and increased cash to $4.9 million, while adding a $5 million revolving credit facility. Dawson is in discussions with controlling stockholder Wilks Brothers and its affiliates about potential asset or business combination transactions, overseen by a special board committee, with no definitive agreement assured.
Positive
- Q4 turnaround: revenue rose 72% to $27.0 million, with net income of $0.6 million and Adjusted EBITDA improving to $3.3 million from $0.9 million a year earlier.
- Stronger cash generation: 2025 operating cash flow reached $14.0 million, boosting cash to $4.9 million and supported by a new $5 million revolving credit facility.
Negative
- Full-year loss persists: despite improvement, Dawson posted a 2025 net loss of $1.9 million, following a $4.1 million loss in 2024.
- Strategic uncertainty: discussions with controlling stockholder Wilks Brothers about potential transactions led to $528,000 in costs, with no assurance any deal will be completed.
Insights
Q4 profitability, stronger cash, and potential Wilks transaction reshape Dawson’s risk–reward profile.
Dawson Geophysical delivered a sharp operating rebound in Q4 2025. Revenue reached $27.0 million, up 72% year over year, and the company produced net income of $0.6 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $3.3 million, versus $0.9 million a year earlier.
For 2025 as a whole, revenue edged up to $75.6 million, but the net result was still a loss of $1.9 million, albeit improved from a $4.1 million loss. Cash generation strengthened, with $14.0 million from operations, cash rising to $4.9 million, and a new $5 million revolving credit facility supporting liquidity.
A key strategic development is ongoing discussion with controlling stockholder Wilks Brothers about potential asset contributions, sales, or a business combination. The company incurred $528,000 of related strategic transaction costs and formed a special independent board committee with outside advisors to evaluate any deal, while emphasizing that no definitive agreement is guaranteed.
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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On March 30, 2026, Dawson Geophysical Company (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its preliminary and unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Limitation on Incorporation by Reference. The information furnished in this Item 2.02, including the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Except for historical information contained in the press release attached as an exhibit hereto, the press release contains forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary note in the press release regarding these forward-looking statements.
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99.1 | Press release dated March 30, 2026 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: March 30, 2026 | By: | /s/ Ian Shaw |
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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE Dawson Geophysical Company 508 W. Wall, Suite 800 Midland, TX 79701 |
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Company contact:
Tony Clark, CEO and President |
Ian Shaw, Chief Financial Officer |
(800) 332-9766 |
www.dawson3d.com |
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
FOURTH QUARTER and YEAR END 2025 RESULTS
MIDLAND, Texas, March 30, 2026/PR Newswire/Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ: DWSN) (the “Company”) today reported unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Fourth quarter 2025 Highlights
| ● | Recognized Fee revenue of $22.9 million, a 67% increase over the fourth quarter of 2024 |
| ● | Net income of $0.6 million, $0.02 per share |
| ● | Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $3.3 million in the fourth quarter, up 248% compared to fourth quarter of 2024 |
| ● | Successful initial deployments of new single node channels in the field |
Full-Year 2025 Highlights
| ● | Increased Fee revenue 16% year-over-year to $61.9 million |
| ● | Net loss of $1.9 million, $0.06 per share, compared to $4.1 million in 2024, $0.13 per share |
| ● | Generated operating cash flow of $14.0 million and free-cash-flow of $7.2 million |
| ● | Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $4.7 million, 139% increase year-over-year |
| ● | Significant purchase of new single node channels to invest in future profitability |
Adjusted EBITDA and Free-cash-flow are non-GAAP measures. See “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial and Other Measures” below for our definitions and reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA and Free-cash-flow.
Management Comment
Tony Clark, Dawson’s President and CEO, commented, “I am proud of the continued progress the Dawson team made during 2025, generating $14.0 million of cash from our operations, and reinvesting a portion of that into new single node channels to strengthen our foundation for profitability in our future. We are continually monitoring our cost structure and reduced our general and administrative expenses by 9% year-over-year. Specifically, we implemented an AI software process in the mapping of our receiver points to reduce processing time from five employees over 6-7 weeks to one employee over 3-5 hours. As we continue to invest in these initiatives, we expect to improve our profitability.
We believe that we have a significant competitive advantage for larger seismic jobs due to our high channel count and our quantity of vibrator energy source units and have observed significant demand for our new equipment from our customers. We have expanded our customer base to include more unconventional exploration such as carbon capture, geothermal, and critical rare-earth minerals as well as other usages of seismic acquisition capabilities.
We believe that the Dawson team has shown continuous improvement over the past two years, which is evidenced by the continued improvement in our profitability metrics. We expect that improvement to continue into 2026.”
Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company reported revenues of $27.0 million, an increase of 72% compared to $15.6 million for the comparable quarter ended December 31, 2024. Revenue included reimbursable revenue of $4.0 million and $1.9 million for the quarters ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. Gross margin11 was 23% for the quarters ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024.
We generated net income of $0.6 million or $0.02 per common share. The Company generated Adjusted EBITDA of $3.3 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $0.9 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company reported revenues of $75.6 million, an increase of 2% compared to $74.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Revenue included reimbursable revenue of $13.7 million and $20.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. Gross margin1 was 21% for the years ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, we generated a net loss of $1.9 million or $0.06 per common share, compared to a net loss of $4.1 million or $0.13 per common share in the prior year. The Company generated Adjusted EBITDA of $4.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA of $2 million in the year ended December 31, 2024.
Operations Update
The Company had one large channel crew and three smaller channel crews operating in the fourth quarter in the United States and into the first quarter of 2026. High crew utilization in the fourth quarter resulted in improved margins and profitability, and we expect an increase in utilization and revenue in the first quarter of 2026. We resumed our Canadian operations in the fourth quarter of 2025 with two crews and moved into the first quarter of 2026 with three large channel count crews. We anticipate our Canadian operations to have a successful first quarter.
Capital Budget and Liquidity
In 2025, we generated $14.0 million in cash flows from our operations, and increased our cash balance to $4.9 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $1.4 million at December 31, 2024. In October 2025, we entered into a revolving credit facility with a maximum lender commitment amount of $5 million, a borrowing base of $4.9 million, and no balance outstanding at December 31, 2025. We believe that our cash on hand, operating cash flows and cash available under our revolving credit facility are sufficient to fund our cash flow requirements as well as our debt obligations.
The Company's Board of Directors approved a capital budget of $3 million for 2026, including the final payment under the single node channel purchase of $0.9 million, which was made in January 2026.
About Dawson
Dawson Geophysical Company is a leading provider of North American onshore seismic data acquisition services with operations throughout the continental United States and Canada. Dawson acquires and processes 2-D, 3-D and multi-component seismic data solely for its clients, ranging from major oil and gas companies to independent oil and gas operators, as well as providers of multi-client data libraries.
1 Defined as fee revenues less fee operating expenses, divided by fee revenues
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the Company’s preliminary and unaudited results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company has included in this press release information about the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA and Free-cash-flow, non-GAAP financial measures as defined by Regulation G promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as our net income (loss), before (i) interest expense, net, (ii) income tax expense or benefit, (iii) depreciation, depletion and amortization and (iv) other unusual or non-recurring charges, such as strategic transaction costs2 or severance expenses. The Company defines Free-cash-flow as our operating cash flow, minus our investing cash flow. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA and Free-cash-flow as a supplemental financial measure to assess:
| · | the financial performance of its assets without regard to financing methods, capital structures, taxes or historical cost basis; |
| · | its operating performance over time in relation to other companies that own similar assets and that the Company believes calculate Adjusted EBITDA in a similar manner; and |
| · | the ability of the Company’s assets to generate cash sufficient for the Company to pay potential interest costs. |
The Company also understands that such data are used by investors to assess the Company’s performance. However, the terms Adjusted EBITDA and Free-cash-flow are not defined under GAAP, and Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of operating income or operating performance presented in accordance with GAAP. When assessing the Company’s operating performance, investors and others should not consider this data in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss), cash flow from operating activities or other cash flow data calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA or Free-cash-flow may not be comparable to Adjusted EBITDA or Free-cash-flow or similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since other companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA or Free-cash-flow in the same manner as the Company. Further, the results presented by Adjusted EBITDA or Free-cash-flow cannot be achieved without incurring the costs that the measure excludes: interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization. A reconciliation of the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA to its net loss is presented in the table following the text of this press release.
Discussions with Controlling Stockholder
As of December 31, 2025, Wilks Brothers, LLC (“Wilks”) and its affiliates control approximately 80% of our common stock. We have been in discussion with Wilks and certain of its affiliates with respect to one or more transactions involving assets owned by Wilks and/or certain of its affiliates, which may include, among other things, asset contributions or sales, a business combination transaction or other similar transactions. In connection with these discussions, we incurred $528,000 in expenses in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025.
There is no guarantee that we will enter into a definitive agreement with any such parties regarding any such transaction. The terms of any potential agreement between us and Wilks, and/or any of its affiliates, would be contingent on certain conditions, including completion of due diligence and the negotiation of definitive transaction documents. Our Board of Directors has formed a special committee of independent directors (the “Special Committee”), which has retained independent legal and financial advisors, to evaluate, negotiate and make recommendations to the Board regarding any such transaction with Wilks and/or its affiliates, including whether to pursue or decline to pursue any proposed transaction.
Forward-Looking Statements
In accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company cautions that all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding our forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events, operations or financial results, and regarding technological advancements and our financial position, business strategy, and plans and objectives of our management including statements under “Management Comment” for future operations; statements regarding our expectations regarding liquidity; statements regarding the anticipated benefits of our purchased single node channels; and statements regarding any potential transaction(s) with our controlling stockholder and any of its affiliates. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “aim,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “continues,” “could,” “intends,” “goals,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts” or “potential” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the Company’s ability to execute its business strategies and plans for growth; the efficacy of the purchased single node channels; the failure to operationalize the acquired equipment in a timely manner or at all; risks associated with the Company’s ability to finance the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement; risks relating to any potential transaction(s) with our controlling stockholder and any of its affiliates, the impact on our stock price of such potential transaction(s), our ability to consummate any such transaction, and our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of any such potential transaction(s); our status as a controlled public company, which exempts us from certain corporate governance requirements; the limited market for our common stock; the impact of general economic, industry, market or political conditions, including tariffs; dependence upon energy industry spending; changes in exploration and production spending by our customers and changes in the level of oil and natural gas exploration and development; the results of operations and financial condition of our customers, particularly during extended periods of low prices for crude oil and natural gas; the volatility of oil and natural gas prices and markets; changes in economic conditions; surplus in the supply of oil and the ability of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, to agree on and comply with supply limitations; the potential for contract delays; reductions or cancellations of service contracts; limited number of customers; credit risk related to our customers; reduced utilization; high fixed costs of operations and high capital requirements; industry competition; external factors affecting the Company’s crews such as weather interruptions and inability to obtain land access rights of way; whether the Company enters into turnkey or day rate contracts; crew productivity; risks that the Company’s cash reserves, liquidity or capital resources may be insufficient; risks associated with the identification of suitable acquisition candidates and the successful, efficient execution of acquisition transactions, the integration of any such acquisition candidates, the value of those acquisitions to our customers and shareholders, and the financing of such acquisitions; risks related to our indebtedness and compliance with covenants contained in our revolving credit note; the Company’s ability to execute its business strategies and plans for growth; the failure to operationalize the new single node channels in a timely manner or at all; disruptions in the global economy, including the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the U.S. and Iran conflict, and the unrest in the Middle East, export controls and financial and economic sanctions imposed on certain industry sectors and parties as a result of the developments and broader consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the U.S. and Iran conflict, and the unrest in the Middle East related activities, and whether or not a future transaction or other action occurs that causes the Company to be delisted from Nasdaq and no longer be required to make filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The cautionary statements made in this press release should be read as applying to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this press release. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended December 31, | | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||||
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Operating revenues | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fee revenue | $ | 22,940 | | $ | 13,752 | | $ | 61,876 | | $ | 53,479 |
Reimbursable revenue | | 4,010 | | | 1,885 | | | 13,749 | | | 20,675 |
| | 26,950 | | | 15,637 | | | 75,625 | | | 74,154 |
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Operating costs: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fee operating expenses | | 17,644 | | | 10,634 | | | 48,860 | | | 42,346 |
Reimbursable operating expenses | | 4,010 | | | 1,885 | | | 13,749 | | | 20,675 |
Operating expenses | | 21,654 | | | 12,519 | | | 62,609 | | | 63,021 |
General and administrative | | 2,575 | | | 2,599 | | | 9,010 | | | 9,946 |
Depreciation and amortization | | 1,876 | | | 1,353 | | | 5,670 | | | 5,736 |
| | 26,105 | | | 16,471 | | | 77,289 | | | 78,703 |
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Income (loss) from operations | | 845 | | | (834) | | | (1,664) | | | (4,549) |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | 19 | | | 18 | | | 117 | | | 308 |
Interest expense | | (331) | | | (39) | | | (536) | | | (159) |
Other income (expense), net | | 36 | | | 24 | | | 148 | | | 288 |
Income (loss) before income tax | | 569 | | | (831) | | | (1,935) | | | (4,112) |
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Income tax benefit (expense): | | — | | | 29 | | | (6) | | | (7) |
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Net Income (loss) | | 569 | | | (802) | | | (1,941) | | | (4,119) |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized income (loss) on foreign exchange rate translation | | 10 | | | (330) | | | 386 | | | (571) |
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Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 579 | | $ | (1,132) | | $ | (1,555) | | $ | (4,690) |
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Basic income (loss) per share of common stock | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.03) | | $ | (0.06) | | $ | (0.13) |
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Diluted income (loss) per share of common stock | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.03) | | $ | (0.06) | | $ | (0.13) |
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Weighted average equivalent common shares outstanding | | 31,047,910 | | | 30,983,437 | | | 31,016,792 | | | 30,879,855 |
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Weighted average equivalent common shares outstanding - assuming dilution | | 31,047,910 | | | 30,983,437 | | | 31,016,792 | | | 30,879,855 |
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except share data)
| | December 31, | | December 31, |
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| | 2025 | | 2024 | | ||
Assets | | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 4,907 | | $ | 1,385 | |
Short-term investments | | | 370 | | | — | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $250 | | | | | | | |
at December 31, 2025 and 2024 | | | 9,389 | |
| 9,970 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 7,169 | | | 3,186 | |
Total current assets | |
| 21,835 | |
| 14,541 | |
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Property and equipment | | | 254,017 | | | 238,064 | |
Less accumulated depreciation | | | (223,242) | | | (225,085) | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 30,775 | | | 12,979 | |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets | | | 3,036 | | | 3,002 | |
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Intangibles, net | | | 364 | | | 348 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 56,010 | | $ | 30,870 | |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 9,578 | | $ | 3,381 | |
Accrued liabilities: | |
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Payroll costs and other taxes | |
| 1,474 | | | 2,014 | |
Other | |
| 994 | | | 830 | |
Deferred revenue | |
| 7,477 | | | 1,570 | |
Current maturities of notes payable and finance leases | |
| 6,232 | | | 1,010 | |
Current maturities of operating lease liabilities | | | 1,082 | | | 1,125 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 26,837 | |
| 9,930 | |
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Long-term liabilities: | |
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Notes payable and finance leases, net of current maturities | |
| 11,324 | | | 1,512 | |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current maturities | | | 2,024 | | | 2,131 | |
Deferred tax liabilities, net | | | 17 | | | 16 | |
Total long-term liabilities | |
| 13,365 | |
| 3,659 | |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) | | | | | | | |
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Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock-par value $1.00 per share; 4,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding | |
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Common stock-par value $0.01 per share; 35,000,000 shares authorized, | | | | | | | |
31,052,840 and 30,983,437 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | |
and December 31, 2024, respectively | |
| 311 | | | 310 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 157,154 | | | 157,073 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (139,560) | | | (137,619) | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net | |
| (2,097) | | | (2,483) | |
Total stockholders’ equity | |
| 15,808 | |
| 17,281 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 56,010 | | $ | 30,870 | |
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited and amounts in thousands)
| | Year Ended December 31, | | ||||
| | 2025 | | 2024 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (1,941) | | $ | (4,119) | |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 5,670 | |
| 5,736 | |
Non-cash operating lease cost | | | 925 | | | 1,137 | |
Non-cash compensation | |
| 130 | |
| 473 | |
Deferred income tax expense | |
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| 1 | |
Bad debt expense | | | 177 | | | — | |
Gain on disposal of assets | |
| (439) | |
| (409) | |
Other | |
| 11 | |
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Change in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Decrease in accounts receivable | |
| 830 | |
| 2,543 | |
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets | |
| (1,903) | |
| 5,653 | |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable | |
| 6,140 | | | (128) | |
Decrease in accrued liabilities | | | (422) | | | (1,244) | |
Decrease in operating lease liabilities | | | (1,108) | | | (1,239) | |
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | | | 5,907 | | | (10,259) | |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | |
| 13,977 | |
| (1,866) | |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | |
Capital expenditures, net of non-cash capital expenditures summarized below | |
| (6,831) | | | (1,865) | |
Proceeds from disposal of assets | | | 468 | | | 533 | |
Proceeds from insurance claim | | | — | | | 332 | |
Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments | | | — | | | 265 | |
Acquisition of short-term investments | | | (370) | | | — | |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | | (6,733) | | | (735) | |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | |
Principal payments on notes payable | | | (2,666) | | | (947) | |
Principal payments on finance leases | |
| (934) | | | (680) | |
Borrowings on line of credit (related party) | | | 3,500 | | | — | |
Repayments on line of credit (related party) | | | (3,500) | | | — | |
Tax withholdings related to stock based compensation awards | | | (48) | | | (76) | |
Other | | | (35) | | | — | |
Dividends paid | | | — | | | (9,860) | |
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Net cash used in financing activities | |
| (3,683) | |
| (11,563) | |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | | | (39) | | | (223) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | |
| 3,522 | |
| (14,387) | |
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | |
| 1,385 | |
| 15,772 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 4,907 | | $ | 1,385 | |
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Supplemental cash flow information: | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for interest | | $ | 429 | | $ | 159 | |
Cash paid for income taxes | | $ | 9 | | $ | 59 | |
Cash received for income taxes | | $ | 70 | | $ | 17 | |
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Non-cash operating, investing and financing activities: | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in accrued purchases of property and equipment | | $ | — | | $ | (332) | |
Finance leases incurred | | $ | 1,116 | | $ | 1,326 | |
Increase in right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities | | $ | 909 | | $ | 977 | |
Financed equipment purchases | | $ | 15,450 | | $ | — | |
Financed insurance premiums | | $ | 2,036 | | $ | 204 | |
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Calculation of free-cash-flow | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operations | | $ | 13,977 | | $ | (1,866) | |
Less: Net cash used in investing activities | | | (6,733) | | | (735) | |
Free-cash-flow | | $ | 7,244 | | $ | (2,601) | |
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income
(amounts in thousands)
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 US | | 2025 CA | | 2025 Consol. | | 2024 US | | 2024 CA | | 2024 Consol. | ||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,701 | | $ | (1,132) | | $ | 569 | | $ | (355) | | $ | (447) | | $ | (802) |
Depreciation and amortization | | 1,641 | | | 235 | | | 1,876 | | | 1,141 | | | 212 | | | 1,353 |
Interest expense (income), net | | 301 | | | 11 | | | 312 | | | 11 | | | 10 | | | 21 |
Income tax benefit | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (29) | | | — | | | (29) |
EBITDA | | 3,643 | | | (886) | | | 2,757 | | | 768 | | | (225) | | | 543 |
Strategic transaction costs | | 528 | | | — | | | 528 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Severance expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 400 | | | — | | | 400 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 4,171 | | $ | (886) | | $ | 3,285 | | $ | 1,168 | | $ | (225) | | $ | 943 |
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 US | | 2025 CA | | 2025 Consol. | | 2024 US | | 2024 CA | | 2024 Consol. | ||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (4,082) | | $ | 2,141 | | $ | (1,941) | | $ | (4,907) | | $ | 788 | | $ | (4,119) |
Depreciation and amortization | | 4,859 | | | 811 | | | 5,670 | | | 4,752 | | | 984 | | | 5,736 |
Interest expense (income), net | | 395 | | | 24 | | | 419 | | | (146) | | | (3) | | | (149) |
Income tax expense | | 6 | | | — | | | 6 | | | 7 | | | — | | | 7 |
EBITDA | | 1,178 | | | 2,976 | | | 4,154 | | | (294) | | | 1,769 | | | 1,475 |
Strategic transaction costs | | 528 | | | — | | | 528 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Severance expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 486 | | | — | | | 486 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,706 | | $ | 2,976 | | $ | 4,682 | | $ | 192 | | $ | 1,769 | | $ | 1,961 |
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Operating Activities
(amounts in thousands)
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 US | | 2025 CA | | 2025 Consol. | | 2024 US | | 2024 CA | | 2024 Consol. | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 3,450 | | $ | (1,364) | | $ | 2,086 | | $ | (2,788) | | $ | (2,637) | | $ | (5,425) |
Changes in working capital and other items | | 365 | | | 536 | | | 901 | | | 3,954 | | | 2,469 | | | 6,423 |
Non-cash adjustments to net income (loss) | | (172) | | | (58) | | | (230) | | | (398) | | | (57) | | | (455) |
EBITDA | | 3,643 | | | (886) | | | 2,757 | | | 768 | | | (225) | | | 543 |
Strategic transaction costs | | 528 | | | — | | | 528 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Severance expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 400 | | | — | | | 400 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 4,171 | | $ | (886) | | $ | 3,285 | | $ | 1,168 | | $ | (225) | | $ | 943 |
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 US | | 2025 CA | | 2025 Consol. | | 2024 US | | 2024 CA | | 2024 Consol. | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 7,694 | | $ | 6,283 | | $ | 13,977 | | $ | (2,821) | | $ | 955 | | $ | (1,866) |
Changes in working capital and other items | | (5,512) | | | (3,079) | | | (8,591) | | | 3,928 | | | 1,023 | | | 4,951 |
Non-cash adjustments to net (loss) income | | (1,004) | | | (228) | | | (1,232) | | | (1,401) | | | (209) | | | (1,610) |
EBITDA | | 1,178 | | | 2,976 | | | 4,154 | | | (294) | | | 1,769 | | | 1,475 |
Strategic transaction costs | | 528 | | | — | | | 528 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Severance expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 486 | | | — | | | 486 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,706 | | $ | 2,976 | | $ | 4,682 | | $ | 192 | | $ | 1,769 | | $ | 1,961 |
Statements of Operations by operating segment for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| USA Operations | | Canada Operations | | Consolidated | | USA Operations | | Canada Operations | | Consolidated | ||||||
Operating revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fee revenue | $ | 20,444 | | $ | 2,496 | | $ | 22,940 | | $ | 46,350 | | $ | 15,526 | | $ | 61,876 |
Reimbursable revenue | | 3,995 | | | 15 | | | 4,010 | | | 13,484 | | | 265 | | | 13,749 |
| | 24,439 | | | 2,511 | | | 26,950 | | | 59,834 | | | 15,791 | | | 75,625 |
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Operating costs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fee operating expenses | | 14,662 | | | 2,982 | | | 17,644 | | | 37,748 | | | 11,112 | | | 48,860 |
Reimbursable operating expenses | | 3,995 | | | 15 | | | 4,010 | | | 13,484 | | | 265 | | | 13,749 |
Operating expenses | | 18,657 | | | 2,997 | | | 21,654 | | | 51,232 | | | 11,377 | | | 62,609 |
General and administrative | | 2,173 | | | 402 | | | 2,575 | | | 7,565 | | | 1,445 | | | 9,010 |
Depreciation and amortization | | 1,641 | | | 235 | | | 1,876 | | | 4,859 | | | 811 | | | 5,670 |
| | 22,471 | | | 3,634 | | | 26,105 | | | 63,656 | | | 13,633 | | | 77,289 |
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Income (loss) from operations | | 1,968 | | | (1,123) | | | 845 | | | (3,822) | | | 2,158 | | | (1,664) |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | 17 | | | 2 | | | 19 | | | 92 | | | 25 | | | 117 |
Interest expense | | (318) | | | (13) | | | (331) | | | (487) | | | (49) | | | (536) |
Other income (expense), net | | 34 | | | 2 | | | 36 | | | 141 | | | 7 | | | 148 |
Income (loss) before income tax | | 1,701 | | | (1,132) | | | 569 | | | (4,076) | | | 2,141 | | | (1,935) |
Current | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (6) | | | — | | | (6) |
Deferred | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Income tax expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (6) | | | — | | | (6) |
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,701 | | $ | (1,132) | | $ | 569 | | $ | (4,082) | | $ | 2,141 | | $ | (1,941) |
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Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 4,171 | | $ | (886) | | $ | 3,285 | | $ | 1,706 | | $ | 2,976 | | $ | 4,682 |
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 | | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| USA Operations | | Canada Operations | | Consolidated | | USA Operations | | Canada Operations | | Consolidated | ||||||
Operating revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fee revenue | $ | 9,488 | | $ | 4,264 | | $ | 13,752 | | $ | 40,748 | | $ | 12,731 | | $ | 53,479 |
Reimbursable revenue | | 1,728 | | | 157 | | | 1,885 | | | 20,481 | | | 194 | | | 20,675 |
| | 11,216 | | | 4,421 | | | 15,637 | | | 61,229 | | | 12,925 | | | 74,154 |
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Operating costs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fee operating expenses | | 6,604 | | | 4,030 | | | 10,634 | | | 32,797 | | | 9,549 | | | 42,346 |
Reimbursable operating expenses | | 1,728 | | | 157 | | | 1,885 | | | 20,481 | | | 194 | | | 20,675 |
Operating expenses | | 8,332 | | | 4,187 | | | 12,519 | | | 53,278 | | | 9,743 | | | 63,021 |
General and administrative | | 2,126 | | | 473 | | | 2,599 | | | 8,542 | | | 1,404 | | | 9,946 |
Depreciation and amortization | | 1,141 | | | 212 | | | 1,353 | | | 4,752 | | | 984 | | | 5,736 |
| | 11,599 | | | 4,872 | | | 16,471 | | | 66,572 | | | 12,131 | | | 78,703 |
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(Loss) income from operations | | (383) | | | (451) | | | (834) | | | (5,343) | | | 794 | | | (4,549) |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | 14 | | | 4 | | | 18 | | | 260 | | | 48 | | | 308 |
Interest expense | | (25) | | | (14) | | | (39) | | | (114) | | | (45) | | | (159) |
Other income (expense), net | | 10 | | | 14 | | | 24 | | | 297 | | | (9) | | | 288 |
(Loss) income before income tax | | (384) | | | (447) | | | (831) | | | (4,900) | | | 788 | | | (4,112) |
Income tax benefit (expense) | | 29 | | | — | | | 29 | | | (7) | | | — | | | (7) |
Net (loss) income | $ | (355) | | $ | (447) | | $ | (802) | | $ | (4,907) | | $ | 788 | | $ | (4,119) |
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Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,168 | | $ | (225) | | $ | 943 | | $ | 192 | | $ | 1,769 | | $ | 1,961 |
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