Geospace Technologies Reports Profitable First Quarter for Fiscal Year 2025

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Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ: GEOS) reported its Q1 FY2025 results with revenue of $37.2 million, down from $50.0 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income was $8.4 million ($0.65 per diluted share), compared to $12.7 million ($0.94 per diluted share) in Q1 FY2024.

The company introduced new business segments: Smart Water revenue increased 72% to $7.3 million, Energy Solutions revenue decreased 39% to $24.3 million including a $17 million OBX marine wireless product sale, and Intelligent Industrial revenue slightly decreased 4% to $5.6 million.

As of December 31, 2024, GEOS had $22.1 million in cash and equivalents, $40.6 million in receivables, and $12 million in available credit. The company completed its $7 million stock repurchase program, purchasing approximately 716,000 shares at an average price of $9.72 per share.

Positive

• Maintained profitability for another quarter
• Smart Water segment revenue grew 72% YoY
• $17 million sale of OBX-750E nodes
• Strong balance sheet with $22.1 million in cash and no debt
• Completed $7 million stock repurchase program

Negative

• Overall revenue decreased 26% YoY to $37.2 million
• Net income declined 34% YoY to $8.4 million
• Energy Solutions segment revenue dropped 39%
• Lower OBX rental fleet utilization
• Intelligent Industrial segment revenue decreased 4%

Insights

Financial Analyst

The Q1 FY2025 results reveal a complex picture of Geospace's strategic evolution. While total revenue declined 25.6% to $37.2 million, the company maintained profitability with $8.4 million in net income, showcasing improved operational efficiency despite lower sales.

The business reorganization into three segments represents a strategic pivot worth noting:

• The Smart Water segment's 72% growth signals strong market acceptance of Hydroconn® products and positions GEOS well in the growing water management solutions market
• Energy Solutions' $17 million OBX-750E node sale demonstrates continued demand for marine seismic technology, though the segment's 39% decline reflects market cyclicality
• The stable Intelligent Industrial segment provides diversification benefits, despite a minor 4% revenue decline

The balance sheet remains robust with $22.1 million in liquid assets and $40.6 million in receivables. The completion of a $7 million share repurchase program at an average price of $9.72 per share indicates management's confidence in the company's intrinsic value. The conservative $6 million capital expenditure budget for FY2025 suggests a focus on maintaining financial flexibility while pursuing strategic growth opportunities.

The company's transformation from a pure energy services player to a diversified technology provider, particularly in the water management sector, positions it well for sustainable growth. However, investors should monitor the execution of this strategy and the potential impact of energy market cyclicality on near-term results.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Geospace Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: GEOS) (“the “Company") today announced results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2024. For the three-months ended December 31, 2024, Geospace reported revenue of $37.2 million compared to revenue of $50.0 million for the comparable year-ago quarter. Net income for the three-months ended December 31, 2024, was $8.4 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, compared to $12.7 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Management’s Comments

Richard J. (“Rich”) Kelley, President and CEO of Geospace Technologies said, “Our companywide focus on driving profitability through strategic decisions continues to yield positive results. We just completed another profitable quarter after two consecutive years of profitability, excluding non-cash charges in the prior quarter.

As an organization, we have embraced the realignment of our business segments to better reflect our long-term vision and market opportunities. This quarter represents our first reporting period using our new business segments: Smart Water, Energy Solutions and Intelligent Industrial. To provide greater insight into the revenue reported using these new segments, we extracted from the former Adjacent Markets segment our water solutions of Hydroconn® connectors and the Aquana brand offerings to form the Smart Water segment. Additionally, the remaining businesses under the former Adjacent Markets segment are combined with our previous Emerging Markets segment to form the Intelligent Industrial segment. The former Oil & Gas segment is almost unchanged and has now become our Energy Solutions segment.

Historically for our water-related offerings, the first quarter of the fiscal year usually results in less revenue due in part to seasonality of utility-related deployments as well as the municipal government budget cycle, which typically begins in October. Positively, revenue reported from the Smart Water segment shows an increase of 72% from the same period last year. We see significant future potential in the municipal and multi-family markets for our water management solutions and intend to grow both organically and through potential acquisition to realize our long-term vision for this vertical.

Our Energy Solutions segment achieved a notable milestone in this quarter including a $17 million sale of shallow water OBX-750E nodes to an international seismic contractor. Looking ahead to the remainder of the year, we anticipate there may be variability in quarterly revenue due to on-going market conditions in the Energy Solutions segment.

Our Intelligent Industrial segment maintained consistent revenue through a combination of our imaging solutions, advanced sensor products, specialized contract manufacturing services and security and surveillance applications.

We are pleased to begin the fiscal year with a strong quarter yielding net income for our shareholders. We continue to evaluate options associated with potential acquisitions and other growth strategies and seek more ways in which we will increase value in the future.”

Smart Water Segment

First quarter revenue from the Company’s Smart Water segment totaled $7.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. This compares to $4.2 million in revenue for the same period a year ago, an increase of 72%. The increase in revenue is due to higher demand for the Company’s Hydroconn® cable and connector products.

Energy Solutions Segment

The Energy Solutions segment revenue totaled $24.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. This compares to $39.9 million in revenue for the same period a year ago, a decrease of 39%. Revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2024 included a $17 million OBX marine wireless product sale. However, in comparison, revenue for the first quarter of the prior year included a $30 million sale of our Mariner™ shallow water ocean bottom nodes. Additionally, the reduction in revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was due to lower utilization of the OBX rental fleet.

Intelligent Industrial Segment

Revenue from the Company’s Intelligent Industrial segment totaled $5.6 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2024. This compared with $5.8 million from the same year ago period, a decrease of 4%. The decrease in revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was primarily due to lower demand for our imaging products. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in demand for our industrial sensor products.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $22.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and had $40.6 million in current trade accounts and financing receivables, which includes $16 million from a non-cash sale of used rental equipment during the quarter. The Company has maintained additional borrowing availability of $12 million under its bank credit agreement with no borrowings outstanding and owns unencumbered property and real estate in both domestic and international locations. In fiscal year 2025, management anticipates a capital expenditure budget of $6 million and does not anticipate significant increases to the rental fleet given current market conditions.

The Company completed its $7 million stock repurchase program early in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2024, the Company purchased $0.2 million of treasury stock pursuant to the stock repurchase program. Through the program, the Company purchased roughly 716,000 shares at an average price of $9.72 per share.

Conference Call Information

Geospace Technologies will host a conference call to review its first quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results on February 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Central). Participants can access the call at (800)274-8461 (US) or (203)518-9814 (International). Please reference the conference ID: GEOSQ125 prior to the start of the conference call. A replay will be available for approximately 60 days and may be accessed through the Investor Relations tab of our website at www.geospace.com.

About Geospace Technologies

Geospace Technologies is a global technology and instrumentation manufacturer specializing in advanced sensing, IOT and highly ruggedized products, which serve smart water, energy exploration, industrial, government and commercial customers worldwide. The Company’s products blend engineering expertise with advanced analytic software to optimize energy exploration, enhance national and homeland security, empower water utility and property managers, and streamline electronic printing solutions. With more than four decades of excellence, the Company’s more than 450 employees across the world are dedicated to engineering and technical quality. Geospace is traded on the U.S. NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol GEOS and has been added to the Russell 2000®, Russell 3000®, and Russell Micro-cap®. For more information, visit www.geospace.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “intend”, “expect”, “plan”, “budget”, “forecast”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue”, “evaluating” or similar words. Statements that contain these words should be read carefully because they discuss future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial position or state other forward-looking information. Examples of forward- looking statements include, statements regarding our expected operating results and expected demand for our products in various segments and our expected capital expenditures. These forward-looking statements reflect our current judgment about future events and trends based on currently available information. However, there will likely be events in the future that we are not able to predict or control. The factors listed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other cautionary language in such Annual Report, any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10- Q, or in our other periodic reports, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements.

Such examples include, but are not limited to, the failure of the Quantum or OptoSeis® or Aquana technology transactions to yield positive operating results and decreases in commodity price levels which could reduce demand for our products, the failure of our products to achieve market acceptance (despite substantial investment by us) our sensitivity to short term backlog, delayed or cancelled customer orders, product obsolescence resulting from poor industry conditions or new technologies, bad debt write-offs associated with customer accounts, inability to collect on promissory notes, lack of further orders for our OBX rental equipment, failure of our Quantum products to be adopted by the border and perimeter security market, or a decrease in such market due to governmental changes, and infringement or failure to protect intellectual property. The occurrence of the events described in these risk factors and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or in our other periodic reports could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position, and actual events and results of operations may vary materially from our current expectations. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward- looking statement, whether written or oral, that we may make from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations.

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
Revenue:
Products		$	32,645			$	43,714
Rental			4,578				6,318
Total revenue			37,223				50,032
Cost of revenue:
Products			14,269				23,842
Rental			2,805				3,954
Total cost of revenue			17,074				27,796
Gross profit			20,149				22,236
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative			7,420				5,826
Research and development			4,894				3,602
Provision for recovery of credit losses			—				(29	)
Total operating expenses			12,314				9,399
Income from operations			7,835				12,837
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(44	)			(56	)
Interest income			745				235
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net			(14	)			(163	)
Other, net			(33	)			(74	)
Total other income (loss), net			654				(58	)
Income before income taxes			8,489				12,779
Income tax expense			113				100
Net income		$	8,376			$	12,679
Income per common share:
Basic		$	0.66			$	0.96
Diluted		$	0.65			$	0.94
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic			12,753,378				13,251,360
Diluted			12,877,387				13,460,516

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands except share amounts) (unaudited)
		December 31, 2024				September 30, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,410			$	6,895
Short-term investments			20,655				30,227
Trade accounts and financing receivables, net			40,645				21,868
Inventories, net			27,921				26,222
Assets held for sale			1,841				1,841
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			2,613				2,313
Total current assets			95,085				89,366
Non-current inventories, net			18,742				18,031
Rental equipment, net			12,480				14,186
Property, plant and equipment, net			23,358				21,083
Non-current trade accounts and financing receivables			7,264				6,375
Operating right-of-use assets			400				464
Goodwill			736				736
Other intangible assets, net			1,611				1,649
Other non-current assets			263				304
Total assets		$	159,939			$	152,194
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable trade		$	7,312			$	8,003
Operating lease liabilities			130				173
Other current liabilities			9,446				9,021
Total current liabilities			16,888				17,197
Non-current operating lease liabilities			309				339
Deferred tax liabilities, net			32				34
Total liabilities			17,229				17,570
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding			—				—
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 14,315,262 and 14,206,082 shares issued, respectively; and 12,798,897 and 12,709,381 shares outstanding, respectively			143				142
Additional paid-in capital			97,690				97,342
Retained earnings			63,658				55,282
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(4,699	)			(4,257	)
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,516,365 and 1,496,701 shares, respectively			(14,082	)			(13,885	)
Total stockholders’ equity			142,710				134,624
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	159,939			$	152,194

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	8,376			$	12,679
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Deferred income tax expense			—				8
Rental equipment depreciation			1,884				3,313
Property, plant and equipment depreciation			867				822
Amortization of intangible assets			37				109
Amortization of premiums (accretion of discounts) on short-term investments			(104	)			(115	)
Stock-based compensation expense			349				406
Provision for recovery of credit losses			—				(29	)
Inventory obsolescence expense			506				20
Gross profit from sale of rental equipment			(15,978	)			(19,350	)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment			(86	)			—
Realized gain on investments			(10	)			—
Effects of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts and financing receivables			(3,622	)			8,001
Inventories			(2,988	)			(4,059	)
Other assets			(196	)			179
Accounts payable trade			(690	)			(478	)
Other liabilities			146				1,146
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			(11,509	)			2,652
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(3,199	)			(779	)
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment			89				—
Investment in rental equipment			(373	)			(2,558	)
Proceeds from the sale of rental equipment			65				597
Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments			9,660				—
Payments received on note receivable related to sale of subsidiary			45				—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			6,287				(2,740	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchase of treasury stock			(197	)			—
Net cash used in financing activities			(197	)			—
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			(66	)			192
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(5,485	)			104
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			6,895				18,803
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	1,410			$	18,907
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for income taxes		$	113			$	—
Accounts and financing receivables related to sale of rental equipment			16,112				30,048
Inventory transferred to rental equipment			36				593

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SUMMARY OF SEGMENT REVENUE AND OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) (in thousands) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
Revenue:
Smart Water		$	7,288			$	4,234
Energy Solutions			24,282				39,911
Intelligent Industrial			5,577				5,813
Corporate			76				74
Total		$	37,223			$	50,032
Income (loss) from operations:
Smart Water		$	370			$	1,095
Energy Solutions			13,282				15,068
Intelligent Industrial			(940	)			(191	)
Corporate			(4,877	)			(3,135	)
Total		$	7,835			$	12,837

 

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FAQ

What was Geospace Technologies (GEOS) revenue and earnings for Q1 2025?

GEOS reported Q1 FY2025 revenue of $37.2 million and net income of $8.4 million ($0.65 per diluted share).

How did GEOS Smart Water segment perform in Q1 2025?

The Smart Water segment revenue increased 72% YoY to $7.3 million, driven by higher demand for Hydroconn® cable and connector products.

What was the value of the OBX node sale in GEOS Q1 2025?

GEOS reported a $17 million sale of shallow water OBX-750E nodes to an international seismic contractor.

How much cash and receivables did GEOS have as of December 31, 2024?

GEOS had $22.1 million in cash and equivalents, and $40.6 million in current trade accounts and financing receivables.

What was the outcome of GEOS stock repurchase program?

GEOS completed its $7 million stock repurchase program, purchasing approximately 716,000 shares at an average price of $9.72 per share.