earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Daktronics reports record FY2023 sales of $754.2M, operating income $21.4M; going concern resolved
DAKTRONICS INC /SD/
- Record net sales $754.2M for FY2023 (+23.4% YoY); Q4 sales $209.9M (+29.4% YoY).
- Gross margin improved to 20.1% for FY2023 vs 19.1% prior year; Q4 margin 24.8% vs 18.5%.
- Operating income $21.4M for FY2023 vs $5.4M prior year; adjusted op income $26.0M vs $4.0M YoY.
- Going concern substantial doubt resolved; backlog at $401M entering FY2024.
- Orders down 19.5% for FY2023 due to normalization post-COVID surge; generated $15M cash from ops.