DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ (DAKT)

Daktronics, Inc. engages in designing and manufacturing electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems and large screen video displays for sporting, commercial and transportation applications. It operates through the following segments: Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. The Commercial segment sells video, display systems, digital billboards, Galaxy, and Fuelight product lines to resellers, out-of-home companies, national retailers, quick-serve restaurants, casinos, shopping centers, cruise ships, commercial building owners, and petroleum retailers. The Live Events segment provides scoring and video display systems to college and professional sports facilities and convention centers and the sale of mobile display technology to video rental organizations and other live events type venues. The High School Park and Recreation segment engages in the sale of scoring systems, Galaxy displays, and video display systems to primary and secondary education facilities. The Transportation segment consists of sales of Vanguard and Galaxy product lines to governmental transportation departments, airlines, and other transportation related customers. The International segment is composed of sales of all product lines outside the United States and Canada. The company was founded by Aelred J. Kurtenbach and Duane E. Sander in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, SD.

Address

PO BOX 5128
BROOKINGS, SD 57006

Founded

1968

Number of Employees

2,831

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s)
- - $5,475 - - $2,329 $3,309 $3,000 $184 - - $2,860
Average Price - - $6.42 - - $6.16 $5.00 $5.00 $4.50 - - $5.64
# Shares Purchased - - 852,831 - - 377,819 661,505 600,125 40,919 - - 506,640
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date - - 86.9% - - 94.7% 139.9% 140.0% 166.7% - - 112.6%
S&P 500 Return to Date - - 168.6% - - 93.1% 74.8% 31.7% 37.3% - - 81.1%
Excess Total Return - - -81.7% - - 1.6% 65.1% 108.4% 129.4% - - 31.5%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank - - 56% - - 74% 82% 95% 97% - - 86%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.