Daktronics Past Earnings Performance

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Daktronics has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 41.8%, while the Electronic industry saw earnings growing at 13.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.8% per year. Daktronics's return on equity is 0.7%, and it has net margins of 0.2%.

Key information

41.8%

Earnings growth rate

41.4%

EPS growth rate

Electronic Industry Growth15.3%
Revenue growth rate10.8%
Return on equity0.7%
Net Margin0.2%
Last Earnings Update25 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Daktronics' (NASDAQ:DAKT) Soft Earnings

Dec 14
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Daktronics' (NASDAQ:DAKT) Soft Earnings

Recent updates

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Daktronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DAKT) 25% Price Drop

Mar 11
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Daktronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DAKT) 25% Price Drop

Daktronics Is A Hold Until We See More Consistent Growth

Mar 04

Daktronics Q3 Preview: Looking For Improvements Over The Next Few Quarters

Feb 25

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Daktronics' (NASDAQ:DAKT) Soft Earnings

Dec 14
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Daktronics' (NASDAQ:DAKT) Soft Earnings

Market Participants Recognise Daktronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DAKT) Earnings Pushing Shares 29% Higher

Dec 11
Market Participants Recognise Daktronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DAKT) Earnings Pushing Shares 29% Higher

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT)

Dec 03
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT)

Sign Of The Times, Daktronics Flashes Strong Growth (Ratings Upgrade)

Sep 14

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT)?

Aug 31
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT)?

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Presents An Opportunity

Aug 17
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Presents An Opportunity

We Think Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Aug 06
We Think Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Daktronics: Compelling Valuation Supported By Steady Growth And Improving Margins

Jul 11

Further Upside For Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 27% Bounce

Jun 29
Further Upside For Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 27% Bounce

Why We Like The Returns At Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT)

Jun 27
Why We Like The Returns At Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT)

Daktronics: Strong Growth Outlook But Weak Bottom-Line Margins

Apr 26

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Daktronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DAKT) Revenues Yet

Apr 16
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Daktronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DAKT) Revenues Yet

Tiny But Mighty Daktronics

Feb 26

Daktronics: Choppy Q2 FY24, Free Cash Flow Impressive, Increasing Price Target

Jan 10

Daktronics' (NASDAQ:DAKT) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

Dec 18
Daktronics' (NASDAQ:DAKT) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

These 4 Measures Indicate That Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Dec 07
These 4 Measures Indicate That Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

We Think Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Apr 27
We Think Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Daktronics: A Unique Business With Some Upside Potential

Aug 04

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Daktronics makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:DAKT Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
25 Jan 25800211538
26 Oct 248213010938
27 Jul 248121010437
27 Apr 248183510036
27 Jan 24812549835
28 Oct 23827469633
29 Jul 23815319431
29 Apr 2375479530
28 Jan 23707-169229
29 Oct 22661-249129
30 Jul 22638-88829
30 Apr 2261118429
29 Jan 2256628128
30 Oct 2152067827
31 Jul 2148377726
01 May 21482117727
30 Jan 21491108029
31 Oct 20525-38731
01 Aug 2057219235
02 May 20609010138
01 Feb 20611-910338
02 Nov 19598010238
03 Aug 19596110237
27 Apr 19570-19936
26 Jan 19580610036
27 Oct 1859539936
28 Jul 1859229936
28 Apr 1861169836
27 Jan 18616109634
28 Oct 17601119533
29 Jul 17602139631
29 Apr 17587109629
28 Jan 1758179628
29 Oct 16589109527
30 Jul 1657749327
30 Apr 1657029227
30 Jan 1659098926
31 Oct 15584118826
01 Aug 15600168825
02 May 15616218925
31 Jan 15594198725
01 Nov 14591218625
02 Aug 14580258424
26 Apr 14552228223

Quality Earnings: DAKT has a large one-off loss of $5.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 25th January, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: DAKT's current net profit margins (0.2%) are lower than last year (6.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DAKT has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 41.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: DAKT's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: DAKT had negative earnings growth (-96.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Electronic industry average (-5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: DAKT's Return on Equity (0.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/11 22:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/11 00:00
Earnings2025/01/25
Annual Earnings2024/04/27

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Analyst Sources

Daktronics, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard RyanColliers Securities
Aaron SpychallaCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
Morris AjzenmanGriffin Securities