Daktronics

DAKT

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

Price

$19.20

+0.01 (+0.05%)

Market Cap

$927.1M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 2, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Good

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

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Share count rising — dilution

+8.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 45.3M (2022) → 49.4M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Daktronics makes large electronic scoreboards, video displays, and digital signs. Its customers include professional sports teams, colleges, high schools, and businesses that want big, bright screens to show scores, ads, or information. The company is based in Brookings, South Dakota, and is one of the largest manufacturers of LED scoreboards and display systems in the United States.

Daktronics earns money by selling its display hardware, providing installation services, and offering ongoing maintenance and software support contracts. It operates mainly in North America but also sells internationally, and its long history in the industry gives it strong relationships with sports venues and schools. The key growth driver is continued investment in stadium upgrades and digital advertising displays, but the business faces risk from rising component costs and competition from lower-cost foreign manufacturers that can undercut its pricing.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+185.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$43M/ year

↑ Rising (+12% vs prior year)

5.2% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

10.3%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

~3 years

$133M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$133M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Daktronics is growing revenue at 21% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

28.0%

Modest — 28.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

6.8%

Modest — 6.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

19.3%

Strong — 19.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+10.9%

Steady sales growth (+10.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

108%

Turns 108% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

4.1%

Thin free cash flow (4.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.05

Conservative — low debt load (0.05)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

68.14x

Comfortably covers interest (68.1x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

20.6x

Growth-priced — P/E 20.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+3.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.6 → 17.4)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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