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Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) vs LightPath Technologies, Inc. (LPTH)

Daktronics, Inc. and LightPath Technologies, Inc. are both Electronic Components companies. Daktronics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $925.3M against $431.1M — 2.1× the size. LightPath Technologies, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Daktronics, Inc. trades at 19.5×. LightPath Technologies, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 92.8% against 14.0%. Daktronics, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.66% vs −28.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.9% vs −21.6%). Across the 19 metrics below, Daktronics, Inc. leads on 13 and LightPath Technologies, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric DAKT LPTH Electronic Components median
P/E 19.51 n/m 24.82
P/S 1.09 4.64 2.28
P/B 2.93 2.22 2.86
Price to free cash flow 23.02 n/m 22.99
EV/EBITDA 10.17 n/m 14.69
EV/Sales 0.97 3.34 2.38
Earnings yield 5.13% (6.42%) 2.68%
Free cash flow yield 4.34% (4.82%) 1.70%

Profitability

Metric DAKT LPTH Electronic Components median
Gross margin 27.57% 35.98% 32.78%
Operating margin 7.32% (27.40%) 4.90%
Net margin 5.66% (28.65%) 3.46%
Free cash flow margin 4.73% (22.33%) 1.66%
Return on equity 16.18% (24.89%) 5.59%
Return on assets 8.38% (14.91%) 4.13%
Return on invested capital 17.88% (21.61%) 4.66%

Growth

Metric DAKT LPTH Electronic Components median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.00% 92.79% 13.94%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 538.10% (5.56%) 35.44%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 11.71% 13.27% 6.70%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 32.95% 0.00% 7.53%

Health

Metric DAKT LPTH Electronic Components median
Debt to equity 0.17 0.00 0.11
Current ratio 2.17 4.96 2.50
Net debt to EBITDA (0.95) 6.38 0.41

Dividend

Metric DAKT LPTH Electronic Components median
Dividend yield — — 1.10%
Payout ratio — — 0.28

Size

Metric DAKT LPTH Electronic Components median
Market cap 925.30m 431.05m 1.16b

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