Sound bite for Twitter is: Dividend Growth Industrial. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median. Debt Ratios are good with no debt and a lot of cash. The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are high because of special dividends. The current dividend yield is moderate with dividend growth probably low. See my spreadsheet on Pulse Seismic Inc.
Is it a good company at a reasonable price? It is probably having temporary revenue problems as happened in 2022 and 2018. They have a strong balance sheet, with lots of cash and no to little debt. They are in a good position to outlast any short term problems. The stock price testing is suggesting that the stock price is reasonable and below the median. I could, of course, be wrong on all of this.
I do not own this stock of Pulse Seismic Inc (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF). I wanted to invest some extra money in a dividend paying small cap. I used a Stock Filter. I asked for companies that were priced between $1 and $5.50 and had a yield between 4% and 20%. Pulse Seismic Inc. was one of the companies that were returned. This is not a stock I chose to invest in but I found it of interest so I am following it.
When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that Revenue from Data Licensing is way down for the first and second quarters of 2026 ending in March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026. However, the company increased their dividends in the second quarter of 2026 by over 7%. Stock Price for the year has only fallen 3.7%. I also noticed that the Revenue fell 80% in 2022 from $49M to 9.5M. In 2023 Revenue was 39M. Basically, the same thing happened in 2018.
The current dividend yield is moderate with dividend growth probably low. The dividend yield is moderate (2% to 4% range) at 2.37%. The 5 and historical median dividend yields are moderate at 2.18% and 2.14%. The 10 year median dividend yield is low (below 2%) at 0.35%. This is because there were a number of years without dividends. The dividend growth looks large because dividends were restarted with one dividend in 2021. They have really only gone up 50% since being restarted in 2021. They are still 6% below the dividends payments of made in 2015. The last dividend increase was for 7%.
The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are high because of special dividends. The DPR for 2025 for Earnings per Share (EPS) is too high at 102% with 5 year coverage at 83%. However, this is because of special dividends given. Without the special dividend the DPR for 2025 would be 15%. The DPR for 2025 for Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) is too high at 68% with 5 year coverage good at 40%. Here also the special dividend increases the 2025 DPR from 10% to 68%. The DPR for 2025 for Cash Flow per Share (CFPS) is too high at 58% with 5 year coverage good at 35%. The DPR for 2025 for Free Cash Flow (FCF) is too high at 74% with 5 year coverage at 54%.
| Item | Cur | 5 Years |
|---|---|---|
| EPS | 101.63% | 83.25% |
| AEPS | 67.75% | 40.48% |
| CFPS | 58.04% | 34.55% |
| FCF | 73.99% | 54.21% |
Debt Ratios are good with no debt and a lot of cash. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2025 is good at 0.00 and currently at 0.00. The Liquidity Ratio for 2025 is good at 9.32 and 7.25 currently. The Debt Ratio for 2025 is good at 20.41 and 24.15 currently. They have no debt and a lot of cash. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios for 2025 are good at 1.31 and 0.31 and currently at 1.24 and 0.24.
| Type | Year End | Ratio Curr |
|---|---|---|
| Lg Term R | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Intang/GW | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Liquidity | 9.32 | 7.25 |
| Liq. + CF | 22.81 | 6.05 |
| Debt Ratio | 20.41 | 24.15 |
| Leverage | 1.31 | 1.24 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.31 | 0.24 |
The Total Return per Year is shown below for years of 5 to 27 to the end of 2025. Under the Capital Gain column is the portion of the Total Return attributable to capital gains. Under the Dividend column is the portion of the Total Return attributable to dividends. See chart below.
| From | Years | Div. Gth | Tot Ret | Cap Gain | Div. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 52.44% | 36.80% | 27.93% | 8.87% |
| 2015 | 10 | 1.18% | 7.56% | 4.01% | 3.55% |
| 2010 | 15 | 0.00% | 7.82% | 4.34% | 3.48% |
| 2005 | 20 | -0.53% | 5.08% | 1.70% | 3.38% |
| 2000 | 25 | 1.37% | 11.38% | 6.09% | 5.29% |
| 1998 | 27 | 13.92% | 7.87% | 6.05% |
The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 4.89, 6.89 and 7.86. The corresponding 10 year ratios are negative and useless. The corresponding historical ratios are 2.95, 4.57 and 6.36. The current ratio is 300.00. The ratio is 300 because the company only earned $0.01 over the past 12 months.
I get a Graham Price of $0.22. The 10-year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.98, 1.17 and 1.51. The current ratio is 13.83 based on a stock price of $3.00. The current ratio is above the high ratio of the 10 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.
I get a 10-year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 3.73. The current ratio is 14.35 based on Book Value of $10.6M, Book Value per Share of $0.21 and a stock price of $3.00. The current ratio is 284% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.
I get a 10-year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 6.29. The current ratio is 88.97 based on Cash Flow for the last 12 months of $1.7M, Cash Flow per Share of $0.03 and a stock price of $3.00. The current ratio is 1313% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.
I get an historical median dividend yield of 2.14%. The current dividend yield is 2.50% based on dividends of $0.075 and a stock price of $3.00. The current dividend yield is 16.82% above the historical median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.
I get a 5 year median dividend yield of 2.14%. The current dividend yield is 2.50% based on dividends of $0.075 and a stock price of $3.00. The current dividend yield is 14.50% above the 5 year median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median. I am using 5 year median as there were no dividends paid between 2017 and 2021.
The 10-year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 4.93. The current ratio is 9.83 based on Revenue for the last 12 months of $15.472M, Revenue per Share of $0.31 and a stock price of $3.00. The current ratio 99% above the 10 year ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median. Problem is lack of recent sales.
Results of stock price testing is that the stock price is probably cheap. This is based on the dividend yield testing. The rest of the testing is showing the stock price as rather expensive because of lack of recent sales. However, the company has made no effort to cut the dividends. In 2018 when sales dropped, they did cut the dividends. However, in 2022 when sales also dropped, they restarted the dividends.
When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find a Hold (1) recommendation on one site and a Buy (1), 3 months ago on another. Another site gives it a Strong Buy (1) with a fourth site giving it a Hold (1). It is probably a Hold. The 12 month stock price consensus on one site is $2.10 and on another $3.00.
The last entry on Stock Chase was in 2025 and analyst thought it a partial buy. They had just won a big contract. The latest entry on Motley Fool is also 2025 by Chris MacDonald. He thought it still had some growth to come. The company put out a press release via Global Newswire about their annual results for 2025. The company put out a Press Release about their second quarter results for 2026.
Simply Wall Street via Yahoo Finance looks at this company and says it is a TSX Penny Stock with market Cap over $50M to consider. This was June 3, 2026.
Pulse Seismic Inc is a Canadian company which acts as a provider of seismic data to the energy sector in western Canada. The company is engaged in the acquisition, marketing, and licensing of 2D and 3D seismic data to the energy sector. Its web site is here Pulse Seismic Inc.
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