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DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ DAKT

Nasdaq · stock · Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries · website · IPO 1994-02-10

DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$943.0M
P / E20.8×
P / S1.1×
P / B3.1×
P / FCF27.5×
Net margin5.4%
Return on equity15.1%
FCF margin4.1%
Net cash$122.0M
Net debt / EBITDA-1.5×
Enterprise value USD$821.0M
EV / EBITDA10.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.4%
Return on capital16.9%
Graham number -45.6%$11.23

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($11.23); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.80% 0.90% -0.20% 0.10% 2.30% 0.10% 0.90% 4.20% -1.30% 5.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
23.90% 23.90% 22.90% 22.80% 25.00% 19.10% 20.10% 27.20% 25.80% 27.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
2.60% 2.00% -0.80% 0.00% 3.50% 0.70% 2.80% 10.60% 4.40% 7.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
5.20% 2.80% -0.50% 0.30% 5.60% 0.30% 3.40% 14.50% -3.70% 15.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
44.3M 44.9M 44.9M 45.3M 45.2M 45.3M 45.5M 46.5M 47.6M 49.4M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$6.2M -$28.1M -$117.0M -$122.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
2.90% 1.60% -0.30% 0.10% 2.90% 0.10% 1.50% 6.60% -2.00% 8.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.30% 2.00% 2.20% -1.20% 12.10% -7.80% -1.40% 5.70% 10.30% 4.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.09× 0.22× 0.04× 0.03× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.23 $0.12 -$0.02 $0.01 $0.24 $0.01 $0.15 $0.74 -$0.21 $0.92 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ trades at about 22.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.1×–424×, median 43.2×).

15.1× 424×

Shaded band = 10-year range (15.1×–424×); dot = today's 22.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin27.3%25.8%27.2%20.1%19.1%25.0%22.8%22.9%23.9%23.9%
Operating margin7.3%4.4%10.6%2.8%0.7%3.5%-0.0%-0.8%2.0%2.6%
Net margin5.4%-1.3%4.2%0.9%0.1%2.3%0.1%-0.2%0.9%1.8%
FCF margin4.1%10.3%5.7%-1.4%-7.8%12.1%-1.2%2.2%2.0%5.3%
Return on assets8.2%-2.0%6.6%1.5%0.1%2.9%0.1%-0.3%1.6%2.9%
Return on equity15.1%-3.7%14.5%3.4%0.3%5.6%0.3%-0.5%2.8%5.2%
Debt / equity0.03×0.04×0.22×0.09×——————
Current ratio2.312.222.091.631.491.811.731.892.011.97

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-05-02. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.