Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) vs Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (OPTX)

Daktronics, Inc. and Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. are both Electronic Components companies. Daktronics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $827.7M against $294.1M — 2.8× the size. Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Daktronics, Inc. trades at 17.2×. Daktronics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.0% against 1.48%. Daktronics, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.66% vs −8.26%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.9% vs −4.15%). Across the 19 metrics below, Daktronics, Inc. leads on 17 and Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. on 2.

Valuation

Metric DAKT OPTX Electronic Components median
P/E 17.19 n/m 39.06
P/S 0.96 9.92 3.22
P/B 2.58 9.52 3.30
Price to free cash flow 20.29 n/m 26.65
EV/EBITDA 8.82 289.64 19.69
EV/Sales 0.84 9.57 3.53
Earnings yield 5.82% (0.86%) 1.34%
Free cash flow yield 4.93% (0.14%) 0.40%

Profitability

Metric DAKT OPTX Electronic Components median
Gross margin 27.57% 19.58% 33.21%
Operating margin 7.32% (4.63%) 3.53%
Net margin 5.66% (8.26%) 2.57%
Free cash flow margin 4.73% (1.40%) 0.20%
Return on equity 16.18% (11.64%) 2.60%
Return on assets 8.38% (7.53%) 2.50%
Return on invested capital 17.88% (4.15%) 2.28%

Growth

Metric DAKT OPTX Electronic Components median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.00% 1.48% 12.01%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 538.10% 28.57% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 11.71% — 7.19%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 32.95% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DAKT OPTX Electronic Components median
Debt to equity 0.17 0.13 0.16
Current ratio 2.17 5.97 2.41
Net debt to EBITDA (0.95) 1.75 0.32

Dividend

Metric DAKT OPTX Electronic Components median
Dividend yield — — 1.18%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric DAKT OPTX Electronic Components median
Market cap 827.67m 294.05m 780.25m

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