Daktronics, Inc. Announces 2024 Fiscal Third Quarter Results
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Daktronics, Inc. Announces 2024 Fiscal Third Quarter Results

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BROOKINGS, S.D., Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ-DAKT), a leading global designer and manufacturer of best-in-class dynamic video communication displays and control systems for customers worldwide, today reported results for its fiscal 2024 third quarter which ended January 27, 2024.

Q3 FY2024 financial highlights:

  • Year-to-date product and service orders were $534.4 million(1), an increase of 6.6 percent as compared to $501.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2023; during the third quarter of fiscal 2024, new product and service orders were $192.1 million, a 29.4 percent increase from $148.4 million in the year-earlier period

  • Sales of $170.3 million, a 7.9 percent decrease from the third quarter of fiscal 2023; the year-ago period's record revenue was driven by high backorder fulfillment as a result of recovery from pandemic-related supply chain challenges and labor availability

  • Gross profit as a percentage of net sales of 24.5 percent as compared to 22.6 percent in the third quarter of fiscal 2023

  • Operating income of $8.0 million, a 12.9 percent increase as compared to $7.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2023

  • Product order backlog was $328.3 million(1) at January 27, 2024 compared to $400.7 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 and $429.1 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2023 as past periods' overbuilt backlog continues to be worked down through reductions in manufacturing lead times

"Our teams’ strong execution of the manufacturing, operating, sourcing and pricing improvements that we put in place over the past two years drove efficiencies and raised the baseline profitability of the business. As a result, we delivered positive operating income in a seasonally low-volume period that is historically a loss quarter despite lower volume compared to last year’s high level of backorder fulfillment. This performance, plus careful working capital management, generated $8.0 million in operating income. Our orders are up 6.6 percent year-to-date on strong third quarter growth of 29.4 percent, reflecting strengthening demand in each of our domestic end markets,” stated Reece Kurtenbach, Daktronicsʹ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

FQ4 Outlook
Fiscal fourth quarter seasonality is expected to be similar to pre-pandemic patterns. Fiscal 2024 fourth quarter net sales are expected to increase sequentially as compared to the third quarter in fiscal year 2024 and decrease from the year-ago period, which was again a high-volume period in which we were fulfilling backorders related to pandemic recovery. Gross margin is expected to be similar in comparison to the unique 2023 fourth quarter and operating margin and cash flows are expected to be down as compared to this same period.