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Daktronics

NSQ:DAKT · US2342641097
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & ComponentsMedium

360

100
EV / EBIT73
Price / Owner Earnings33
Owner Earnings Yield71
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales89
EV / Gross Profit73
Price/Book33
Return on Capital86
Cash Return on Capital70
Return on Equity57
EBIT Margin41
Gross Profitability79
Cash Conversion87
Accruals74
Owner Earnings Margin41
Sales growth50
Profit Growth61
Long-Term EPS Growth91
Owner Earnings Growth100
Reinvestment17
Price momentum65
Debt load78
Refinancing86
Debt Payback100
Liquidity86
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside88
Market mood73
Value Creation20/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Daktronics generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1968
Employees1,705
ISINUS2342641097
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Digital MediaVideo StreamingEntertainment SystemsSports AnalyticsSoftware DevelopmentDetectors, Sensors and MemsVideo AdvertisingElectronicsIndustrialManufacturing

Description

Daktronics, Inc. engages in designing and manufacturing electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems, large screen video displays for sporting, commercial and transportation applications. The company serves its customers by providing high qu…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Daktronics, Inc. is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is expensive. You pay 32.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 13% yearly growth; analysts expect 30%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
98
2023202420252026

All-time high

98

Jun 2026

All-time low

59

Jan 2025

Average rank

85

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
89
62
86
84
Price/Earnings
37
72
91
82
Price/Book
33
44
62
90
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
37
45
67
67

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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