GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Business
GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP designs and manufactures advanced technology solutions for smart water management, energy exploration and industrial/IoT applications. It offers seismic equipment and services, Hydroconn® connector cables, remote shutoff water valves, IoT platforms, wireless and ocean-bottom seismic nodes, fiber optic reservoir monitoring systems (OptoSeis®), industrial sensors, imaging products, security/surveillance systems (SADAR®, Heartbeat Detector®) and contract manufacturing services. The company organizes its operations into three segments: Smart Water, Energy Solutions and Intelligent Industrial. Its products are sold worldwide to utilities, seismic contractors, oil and gas companies, government agencies and industrial customers through direct sales and specialized resellers.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 111 | 136 | 125 | 89 | 76 | |
| Total cost of revenue | 78 | 83 | 73 | 71 | 79 | |
| Gross profit | 33 | 53 | 52 | 18 | 16 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 30 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | |
| Research and development | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | |
| Other intangible asset impairment | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |
| Provision for (recovery of) credit losses | 66,000 | −110,000 | −138,000 | 292,000 | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 49 | 45 | 42 | 41 | — | |
| Income (loss) from operations | −11 | 7 | 11 | −23 | −17 | |
| Loss on sale of subsidiary | 0 | −15 | 0 | — | — | |
| Interest expense | −169,000 | −187,000 | −134,000 | — | — | |
| Interest income | 3 | 2 | 539,000 | 976,000 | 1 | |
| Foreign currency transaction losses, net | −275,000 | −270,000 | 994,000 | −397,000 | −41,000 | |
| Other, net | −145,000 | −143,000 | −158,000 | −61,000 | — | |
| Total other income (expense), net | 2 | −14 | 1 | 453,000 | 3 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −9 | −6 | 13 | −23 | −13 | |
| Income tax expense | 388,000 | 114,000 | 363,000 | 173,000 | 578,000 | |
| Net loss | −10 | −7 | 12 | −23 | −14 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −0.76 | −0.5 | 0.93 | −1.76 | −1.05 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −0.76 | −0.5 | 0.92 | −1.76 | −1.05 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 26 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 14 | |
| Short-term investments | 0 | 30 | 15 | 894,000 | 9 | |
| Trade accounts and financing receivables, net | 28 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | |
| Inventories, net | 31 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 16 | |
| Assets held for sale | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total current assets | 89 | 89 | 76 | 60 | 60 | |
| Non-current inventories, net | 17 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 18 | |
| Rental equipment, net | 8 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 39 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 23 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | |
| Non-current trade accounts and financing receivables, net | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |
| Operating right-of-use assets | 915,000 | 464,000 | 714,000 | 957,000 | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | 736,000 | 736,000 | 736,000 | 5 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Other non-current assets | 542,000 | 304,000 | 486,000 | 506,000 | 457,000 | |
| Total assets | 153 | 152 | 153 | 135 | 164 | |
| Accounts payable trade | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 420,000 | 173,000 | 257,000 | 241,000 | 225,000 | |
| Other current liabilities | 14 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 8 | |
| Total current liabilities | 24 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 15 | |
| Contingent consideration | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | |
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 554,000 | 339,000 | 512,000 | 769,000 | 1 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 4,000 | 34,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 | 31,000 | |
| Total liabilities | 28 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 21 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (See Note 19) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Common stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 14,378,962 and 14,206,082 shares issued, respectively; and 12,820,702 and 12,709,381 shares outstanding, respectively | 144,000 | 142,000 | 140,000 | 139,000 | 137,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 99 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 93 | |
| Retained earnings | 46 | 55 | 62 | 50 | 73 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −5 | −4 | −18 | −15 | −16 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 1,558,260 and 1,496,701 shares, respectively | −15 | −14 | −8 | −8 | −7 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 126 | 135 | 133 | 122 | 142 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 153 | 152 | 153 | 135 | 164 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | −31,000 | 18,000 | 3,000 | −17,000 | — | |
| Rental equipment depreciation | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | — | |
| Property, plant and equipment depreciation | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 200,000 | 400,000 | 800,000 | 2 | 2 | |
| Accretion of discounts on short-term investments | −171,000 | −566,000 | −144,000 | 96,000 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Inventory obsolescence expense | 3 | 600,000 | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Gross profit from sale of rental equipment | −16 | −31 | −4 | −11 | −7 | |
| (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | −5 | 16,000 | — | — | — | |
| Realized gain on investments | −9,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Trade accounts and notes receivable | −4 | 7 | −6 | 2 | — | |
| Inventories | −8 | −11 | −11 | −2 | −8 | |
| Other assets | −1 | −199,000 | 442,000 | 349,000 | 5 | |
| Accounts payable trade | 2 | 3 | 41,000 | −786,000 | 5 | |
| Other liabilities | 5 | −3 | 5 | −683,000 | −5 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | −22 | −9 | 16 | −10 | −7 | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | −8 | −4 | −4 | −1 | −3 | |
| Investment in rental equipment | −1 | −8 | −10 | −5 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment | 9 | 9,000 | 4 | 54,000 | 16,000 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of rental equipment | 14 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| Purchase of short-term investments | 0 | −32 | −25 | −450,000 | −13 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments | 30 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | |
| Payment for business acquisition | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Payments received on note receivable related to sale of subsidiary | 253,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Cash disposed from sale of subsidiary | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 43 | 4 | −12 | 14 | −3 | |
| Debt issuance costs | −398,000 | 0 | −350,000 | −211,000 | — | |
| Purchase of treasury stock | −615,000 | −6 | 0 | −695,000 | −7 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −1 | −6 | −525,000 | −2 | −8 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 19 | −12 | 3 | 2 | −19 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | −4,000 | −264,000 | −457,000 | −358,000 | 96,000 |