Daktronics/$DAKT
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About Daktronics
Daktronics Inc designs and manufactures electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems, and large-screen video displays for sporting, commercial, and transportation applications. It is engaged in a full range of activities: marketing and sales, engineering and product design and development, manufacturing, technical contracting, professional services, and customer service and support. The company offers a complete line of products, from small scoreboards and electronic displays to large multimillion-dollar video display systems as well as related control, timing, and sound systems. The company has five reportable segments: Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. The company makes the majority of its revenue from Live events.
- Ticker
- $DAKT
- Sector
- Digital Hardware
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 2,558
- Headquarters
- Brookings, United States
- Website
- www.daktronics.com
Daktronics Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$837M
17.62
$0.99
1.68
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Price and volume
Market cap
$837M
Beta
1.68
52-week high
$28.27
52-week low
$17.09
Average daily volume
669K
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.17
Quick ratio
1.592
Long term debt to equity
0.044
Total debt to equity
0.048
Interest coverage (TTM)
25.75%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
80.764
Gross margin (TTM)
27.57%
Net profit margin (TTM)
5.66%
Operating margin (TTM)
7.32%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
21.76%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$330,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
6.78%
Return on equity (TTM)
16.18%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
17.623
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.986
Price to book
2.64
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.69
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
21.166
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.72%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.823
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
14.00%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
321.88%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.59%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.00%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
12.83%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
27.53%
What the Analysts think about Daktronics
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Daktronics delivered Q1 fiscal 2027 sales growth of 7.1% despite one fewer reporting week, while operating income rose 7.2% and diluted EPS increased 21.2% to $0.40. (Daktronics Q1 FY2027 results)
Backlog remained above $300 million for the sixth consecutive quarter at $311.3 million, and management said several substantial transactions negotiated during Q1 were expected to book in Q2, providing potential near-term revenue support. (Daktronics Q1 FY2027 results)
The balance sheet provides financial flexibility: Daktronics ended Q1 with $154.6 million of cash, only $10.5 million of total debt, $31.4 million of operating cash flow, and continued share repurchases. (Daktronics Q1 FY2027 results)
Fiscal 2027 Q1 orders fell to $191.8 million from $238.5 million year over year, while backlog declined to $311.3 million from $360.3 million, creating a softer near-term demand signal despite management attributing part of the order decline to timing. (Daktronics Q1 FY2027 results)
Order timing appears inherently lumpy: fiscal 2026 Q4 orders declined 7.7% after customers accelerated purchases ahead of announced price increases, raising the risk of future pull-forward effects and uneven quarterly results. (Daktronics FY2026 results)
Q1 gross-margin strength included tariff refunds, while higher memory and other price-sensitive input costs remained a partial offset; margins could therefore face pressure if refunds do not recur or component costs rise further. (Daktronics Q1 FY2027 results)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 11 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Daktronics
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Fund name | Fund size | $DAKT weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | £6.7B | 0.01% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World IM€SPYI | €7.5B | 0.00% |
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