Daktronics Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Daktronics' CEO is Reece Kurtenbach, appointed in Sep 2013, has a tenure of 11.17 years. total yearly compensation is $980.52K, comprised of 51.7% salary and 48.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.21% of the company’s shares, worth €8.01M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 12.2 years and 3.7 years respectively.

Key information

Reece Kurtenbach

Chief executive officer

US$980.5k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	51.7%
CEO tenure	11.2yrs
CEO ownership	1.2%
Management average tenure	12.2yrs
Board average tenure	3.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Reece Kurtenbach's remuneration changed compared to Daktronics's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jul 27 2024	n/a	n/a	US$10m
Apr 27 2024	US$981k	US$507k	US$35m
Jan 27 2024	n/a	n/a	US$54m
Oct 28 2023	n/a	n/a	US$46m
Jul 29 2023	n/a	n/a	US$31m
Apr 29 2023	US$563k	US$491k	US$7m
Jan 28 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$16m
Oct 29 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$24m
Jul 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Apr 30 2022	US$539k	US$470k	US$592k
Jan 29 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Oct 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Jul 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$7m
May 01 2021	US$450k	US$387k	US$11m
Jan 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$10m
Oct 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$3m
Aug 01 2020	n/a	n/a	US$928k
May 02 2020	US$519k	US$451k	US$491k
Feb 01 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$9m
Nov 02 2019	n/a	n/a	US$166k
Aug 03 2019	n/a	n/a	US$1m
Apr 27 2019	US$516k	US$444k	-US$958k
Jan 26 2019	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Oct 27 2018	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Jul 28 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2m
Apr 28 2018	US$527k	US$428k	US$6m

Compensation vs Market: Reece's total compensation ($USD980.52K) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.46M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Reece's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Reece Kurtenbach (59 yo)

11.2yrs

Tenure

US$980,516

Compensation

Mr. Reece A. Kurtenbach has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Daktronics, Inc. since September 1, 2013. He has been the Chairman of Daktronics Inc. since September 3, 2014 and has been its...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Reece Kurtenbach	Chairman	11.2yrs	US$980.52k	1.21% € 8.0m
Sheila Anderson	CFO, Treasurer and Chief Data & Analytics Officer	12.2yrs	US$551.65k	0.077% € 509.5k
Carla Gatzke	VP of Human Resources & Corporate Secretary	30.8yrs	US$401.80k	1.66% € 11.0m
Bradley Wiemann	Executive Vice President of Commercial	no data	US$520.70k	0.18% € 1.2m

12.2yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DA3's management team is seasoned and experienced (12.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Reece Kurtenbach	Chairman	11.2yrs	US$980.52k	1.21% € 8.0m
Howard Atkins	Independent Director	1.9yrs	US$121.84k	0.067% € 442.8k
Andrew Siegel	Lead Independent Director	2.2yrs	US$125.59k	0.072% € 479.7k
John Friel	Independent Director	9.2yrs	US$127.93k	0.19% € 1.3m
Lance Bultena	Independent Director	3.2yrs	US$127.93k	0.093% € 618.5k
José-Marie Griffiths	Independent Director	4.2yrs	US$125.35k	0.12% € 817.4k
Shereta Williams	Independent Director	3.2yrs	US$125.35k	0.093% € 618.5k
Kevin McDermott	Independent Director	9.4yrs	US$134.50k	0.20% € 1.3m

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

65.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DA3's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Daktronics Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Daktronics, Inc. Appoints Sheila Anderson as Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Executive Vice President of Commercial recently sold €289k worth of stock

Daktronics, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 04, 2024

Executive Vice President of Commercial recently sold €278k worth of stock

Daktronics, Inc. Announces Directors Appointment

Daktronics, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 06, 2023

Recent updates

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Dec 04, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Daktronics, Inc. Appoints Sheila Anderson as Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Executive Vice President of Commercial recently sold €289k worth of stock

First quarter 2025 earnings released: US$0.11 loss per share (vs US$0.42 profit in 1Q 2024)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Daktronics, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 04, 2024

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Sep 04, 2024

Executive Vice President of Commercial recently sold €278k worth of stock

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.75 (vs US$0.15 in FY 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 26%

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jun 26, 2024

Daktronics, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.23 (vs US$0.082 in 3Q 2023)

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 28, 2024

New major risk - Share price stability

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.047 (vs US$0.29 loss in 2Q 2023)

Daktronics, Inc. Announces Directors Appointment

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Dec 05, 2023

Daktronics, Inc. announced delayed 10-Q filing

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.42 (vs US$0.12 loss in 1Q 2023)

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Sep 06, 2023

Daktronics, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 06, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.15 (vs US$0.013 in FY 2022)

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jul 12, 2023

Daktronics, Inc. announced that it has received $25 million in funding from Alta Fox Capital Management LLC

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.082 (vs US$0.096 loss in 3Q 2022)

High number of new directors

The Portnoy Law Firm Files Lawsuit Against Daktronics, Inc. on Behalf of Investors

Alta Fox Sends a Letter to Daktronics’ Independent Committee

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action on Behalf of Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) Investors

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action on Behalf of Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) Investors

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against Daktronics, Inc

Daktronics, Inc. announced delayed 10-Q filing

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Dec 07, 2022

Insider recently bought €72k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought €68k worth of stock

Daktronics, Inc. Appoints Andrew Siegel as Director

Daktronics, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.12 loss per share (vs US$0.082 profit in 1Q 2022)

Daktronics, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 07, 2022

Daktronics, Inc. Announces Resignation of James Morgan from the Board of Directors and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as Its Chair and on the Audit Committee

Daktronics, Inc. Appoints Andrew Siegel as Board of Director

Daktronics, Inc.(NasdaqGS:DAKT) dropped from Russell 2000 Value-Defensive Index

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.013 (vs US$0.24 in FY 2021)

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jun 08, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Daktronics, Inc. Provides Sales Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2021

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Independent Director Byron Anderson has left the company

Independent Director Robert Dutcher has left the company

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$0.082 (vs US$0.17 in 1Q 2021)

Vice President of Manufacturing recently sold €59k worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.24 (vs US$0.011 in FY 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.005 loss per share (vs US$0.28 loss in 3Q 2020)

Revenue misses expectations

New 90-day high: €4.48

Daktronics Partners with Phoenix Suns for Venue-Wide LED Super System

New 90-day high: €4.28

New 90-day high: €4.26

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.076

Revenue misses expectations

New 90-day high: €4.02

Daktronics, Inc. to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Dec 02, 2020

New 90-day low - €3.28

New 90-day low - €3.40

CEO Compensation Analysis