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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000915779-25-000166"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAKT"
cik: "0000915779"
company_name: "DAKTRONICS INC /SD/"
filed_at: "2025-09-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T07:12:18.455118+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Daktronics Q1 net income $16.5M vs loss a year ago; orders +35% YoY

## Summary
- Net income of $16.5M ($0.33 diluted EPS) vs net loss of $4.9M ($0.11 loss) in Q1 FY25.
- Sales $219M (-3% YoY but +26.9% sequentially); gross margin rose to 29.7% from 26.4%.
- Orders surged 35% to $238.5M driven by Live Events, High School, International segments.
- Operating cash flow $26.1M (+34% YoY); ended quarter with $137M cash and $11.6M debt.
- Reiterates 3-year targets: 7-10% sales growth, 10-12% operating margin, 17-20% ROIC.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000915779-25-000166
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAKT
- cik: 0000915779
- company_name: DAKTRONICS INC /SD/
- filed_at: 2025-09-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915779/000091577925000166/0000915779-25-000166-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915779/000091577925000166/dakt-20250910.htm

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