Daktronics, Inc.
Rank #151HypergrowthDAKT · Nasdaq · Technology
Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) — Rank #151 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.38) · ROE 14.3% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000915779 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic display systems and related solutions for sports, commercial, and transportation applications in the United States and internationally.
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It operates through Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International segments. The company offers video display and walls; sport scoreboard solutions; LED message displays and sings; intelligent transportation systems dynamic message signs; mass transit display; sound systems; and digital billboards and street furniture, and digit and price displays. It also provides indoor dynamic messaging systems; and software and controllers, which includes Venus, a control suite software to efficiently distribute and update content across single or multiple displays. The company serves out-of-home companies, retailers, quick-serve restaurants, casinos, shopping centers, cruise ships, commercial building owners, petroleum retailers, governmental transportation departments, transportation industry contractors, airlines, and sports and commercial business facilities. It sells its products through direct sales and resellers. Daktronics, Inc.
was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota.
- Industry
- Electronic Components
- Sector
- Technology
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- May 1
- Website
- daktronics.com
Financials
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| Fiscal year end | 2020-05-02filed 2020-06-12 | 2019-04-27filed 2019-06-07 | 2018-04-28filed 2018-06-08 | 2017-04-29filed 2017-06-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 608.9 | 569.7 | 610.5 | 586.5 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 6.9% | -6.7% | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| Cost of revenue | 470.2 | 439.4 | 464.9 | 446.1 |
| Gross profit | 138.7 | 130.3 | 145.7 | 140.4 |
| Gross margin | 22.8% | 22.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% |
| Research & development | 37.8 | 35.6 | 35.5 | 29.1 |
| Operating income | (0.2) | (4.7) | 12.5 | 15.4 |
| Operating margin | -0.0% | -0.8% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Interest expense | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Pre-tax income | (0.0) | (4.9) | 12.4 | 15.6 |
| Income tax expense | (0.5) | (4.0) | 6.9 | 5.2 |
| Net income | 0.5 | (1.0) | 5.6 | 10.3 |
| Net margin | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| EPS (basic) | $0.01 | -$0.02 | $0.13 | $0.23 |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.01 | -$0.02 | $0.12 | $0.23 |
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