Daktronics, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2016 Results
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BROOKINGS, S.D., June 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT) today reported fiscal 2016 fourth quarter net sales of $138.5 million, operating loss of $3.7 million, and net loss of $2.9 million, or $(0.07) per diluted share, compared to net sales of $158.1 million, operating income of $7.0 million, and a net income of $3.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. Fiscal 2016 fourth quarter orders were $143.2 million compared to $196.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. Backlog at the end of the fiscal 2016 fourth quarter was $181.2 million, compared to a backlog of $190.5 million a year earlier and $176.3 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2016.
Net sales, operating income, net income, and earnings per share for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, were $570.2 million, $2.5 million, $2.1 million and $0.05 per diluted share, respectively. This compares to $615.9 million, $31.3 million, $20.9 million and $0.47 per diluted share, respectively, for fiscal 2015. Fiscal 2016 was a 52-week year and fiscal 2015 was a 53-week year. The extra week of fiscal 2015 fell within the first quarter, resulting in a 52-week versus a 53-week year end comparison.
Free cash flow, defined as cash provided from or used in operating activities less capital expenditures, was negative $3.6 million for fiscal 2016, as compared to a positive free cash flow of $35.4 million for fiscal 2015. Cash provided by operations was $13.3 million for fiscal 2016, compared to $53.2 million for fiscal 2015. Net investment in property and equipment was $16.9 million for fiscal 2016, as compared to $17.8 million for fiscal 2015. Cash, restricted cash, and marketable securities at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 were $53.2 million, which compares to $83.1 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
Sales and orders for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 decreased by 12.4 percent and 27.0 percent, respectively, as compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. The orders decline was due to International and Live Events multi-million dollar projects that were booked during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, while no orders of similar size occurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. Sales decreased primarily due to lighter International and Commercial billboard and spectacular demand. Operating loss was 2.6 percent of sales for the quarter due to increased warranty impact for the quarter and lower production levels.
Orders decreased in fiscal 2016 by $70.8 million as compared to fiscal 2015. International, Commercial and Live Events business unit orders declined during the year. The decline in International orders was due to the inherent timing volatility in the booking of large orders, various macroeconomic trends, and the competitive environment. Commercial business unit orders declined in spectacular and billboard niches due to a softening in customer demand and delaying commitments on large projects and programs. While Live Events orders declined by 2.6 percent, underlying demand remained strong considering fiscal 2015 orders included a significantly sized NFL stadium project with no similar sized project in fiscal 2016. Orders increased by 10.5 percent in High School Park and Recreation business unit due to increased video project sizes with higher average sales price and increased market demand. Transportation orders increased by 11.8 percent due to increased market demand with the passing of the federal highway funding bill. Finally, approximately 2.0 percent of the annual order decline was due to the additional week in fiscal 2015.
Sales for fiscal 2016 decreased 7.4 percent as compared to fiscal 2015. Approximately 2.0 percent of this decline is due to the decrease of one week in the fiscal 2016 year and the remaining decline was primarily due to decreases in sales in Live Events, Commercial, and International business units. Live Events declined due to the timing of customer deliveries extending beyond the fiscal year. The Commercial sales decline was driven by decreased customer demand in billboard and spectacular niches. Sales in the International business unit declined due to lower orders during the last half of the year.
Annual operating income as a percentage of sales decreased to 0.4 percent for fiscal 2016 as compared to 5.1 percent for fiscal 2015. The decline is primarily attributable to the impact of additional warranty expenses of 1.6 percent and an increase in operating expenses. The increase in operating expense dollars is due to additional activity in design areas and increases in personnel related and information technology costs.
Reece Kurtenbach, chairman, president and chief executive officer, stated, "Fiscal 2016 was a challenging year for Daktronics. A warranty issue caused margin declines and high opportunity costs with time spent solving and correcting the issue. We believe we have accrued our best estimate for the most probable ultimate costs and we will continue to monitor over the coming year. We also experienced lower demand in some markets resulting in lower production rates through our infrastructure.
"While we had these challenges, we were also successful in a number of ways. Daktronics continues to be the world leader in market share in the video display industry. We were successful in winning and delivering orders to expanding sports and worldwide transportation markets and to global accounts. We launched a number of new solutions in the latter part of fiscal 2016, which we anticipate will positively impact fiscal 2017. In addition, we made progress on product enhancements to both meet specific customer needs and improve lifetime quality and reliability at lower overall cost to produce. Finally, we acquired a company during the year to expand our capabilities in the growing industry of digital media networks."
Outlook
Kurtenbach continued, "The marketplace we operate in continues to expand as digital technology becomes ever more prevalent. We are the most experienced market provider for video system design and delivery, lifetime support, and value to our customers. Global macroeconomic factors including low oil prices, strong U.S. dollar, slowing GDP, political instability and other uncertainties continue to affect customer purchasing decisions. This creates some uncertainty in the near-term outlook for orders; therefore, we expect modest growth in fiscal 2017 and we will carefully manage our spending.
"Strategically, we are accelerating activities to complete product developments for a number of customer solution areas. For example, we are investing in our control platform to allow customers to continue to experience our best-in-class control systems while lowering our ongoing development and support costs. We also continue to invest in the video processing applications for higher resolution displays. Finally, we are developing solutions to meet global demand for lower cost systems with performance targeted for certain applications. This will add to our product lineup and improve our ability to capture a broader customer base in this growing global market."
Webcast Information
The company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results today at 10:00 am (Central Time). This call will be broadcast live at http://investor.daktronics.com and available for replay shortly after the event.
About Daktronics
Daktronics has strong leadership positions in, and is the world's largest supplier of, large screen video displays, electronic scoreboards, LED text and graphics displays, and related control systems. The company excels in the control of display systems, including those that require integration of multiple complex displays showing real-time information, graphics, animation, and video. Daktronics designs, manufactures, markets and services display systems for customers around the world in four domestic business units: Live Events, Commercial, High School Park and Recreation and Transportation, and one International business unit. For more information, visit the company's website at: http://www.daktronics.com, email the company at investor@daktronics.com, call (605) 692-0200 or toll-free (800) 843-5843 in the United States, or write to the company at 201 Daktronics Dr., P.O. Box 5128, Brookings, S.D. 57006-5128.
Safe Harbor Statement
Cautionary Notice: In addition to statements of historical fact, this news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is intended to enjoy the protection of that Act. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's expectations or beliefs concerning future events. The Company cautions that these and similar statements involve risk and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, including, but not limited to, changes in economic and market conditions, management of growth, timing and magnitude of future contracts, fluctuations in margins, the introduction of new products and technology, the impact of adverse weather conditions, and other risks noted in the company's SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for its 2015 fiscal year. Forward-looking statements are made in the context of information available as of the date stated. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur.
| Daktronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| April 30, 2016 | May 2, 2015 | April 30, 2016 | May 2, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 138,463 | $ | 158,086 | $ | 570,168 | $ | 615,942 | |||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 110,487 | 122,849 | 449,149 | 471,363 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 27,976 | 35,237 | 121,019 | 144,579 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Selling expense | 15,939 | 14,558 | 58,812 | 57,963 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 8,607 | 7,789 | 32,801 | 30,679 | |||||||||||
| Product design and development | 7,085 | 5,879 | 26,911 | 24,652 | |||||||||||
| 31,631 | 28,226 | 118,524 | 113,294 | ||||||||||||
| Operating (loss) income | (3,655 | ) | 7,011 | 2,495 | 31,285 | ||||||||||
| Nonoperating income (expense): | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 193 | 294 | 987 | 1,119 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (25 | ) | (40 | ) | (228 | ) | (223 | ) | |||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | 539 | (280 | ) | (128 | ) | (498 | ) | ||||||||
| (Loss) income before income taxes | (2,948 | ) | 6,985 | 3,126 | 31,683 | ||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (18 | ) | 3,146 | 1,065 | 10,801 | ||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (2,930 | ) | $ | 3,839 | $ | 2,061 | $ | 20,882 | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 44,094 | 43,707 | 43,990 | 43,514 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 44,094 | 43,966 | 44,456 | 44,443 | |||||||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.48 | ||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.47 | ||||||
| Cash dividends declared per share | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.40 | |||||||
| Daktronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) | |||||||
| April 30, 2016 | May 2, 2015 | ||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 28,328 | $ | 57,284 | |||
| Restricted cash | 198 | 496 | |||||
| Marketable securities | 24,672 | 25,346 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 77,554 | 80,857 | |||||
| Inventories, net | 69,827 | 64,389 | |||||
| Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings | 30,200 | 35,068 | |||||
| Current maturities of long-term receivables | 3,172 | 3,784 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 6,468 | 6,663 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | — | 10,640 | |||||
| Income tax receivables | 4,812 | 5,543 | |||||
| Total current assets | 245,231 | 290,070 | |||||
| Long-term receivables, less current maturities | 3,866 | 6,090 | |||||
| Goodwill | 9,208 | 5,269 | |||||
| Intangibles, net | 7,721 | 1,824 | |||||
| Investment in affiliates and other assets | 2,414 | 2,680 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | 9,437 | 702 | |||||
| 32,646 | 16,565 | ||||||
| PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT: | |||||||
| Land | 2,155 | 2,147 | |||||
| Buildings | 65,247 | 64,186 | |||||
| Machinery and equipment | 82,973 | 80,664 | |||||
| Office furniture and equipment | 14,746 | 15,823 | |||||
| Computer software and hardware | 48,917 | 51,083 | |||||
| Equipment held for rental | 374 | 803 | |||||
| Demonstration equipment | 8,026 | 7,299 | |||||
| Transportation equipment | 6,596 | 6,012 | |||||
| 229,034 | 228,017 | ||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation | 155,871 | 155,173 | |||||
| 73,163 | 72,844 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 351,040 | $ | 379,479 | |||
| Daktronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued) (in thousands) | ||||||||
| April 30, 2016 | May 2, 2015 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 43,441 | 52,747 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 23,532 | 26,063 | ||||||
| Warranty obligations | 16,564 | 11,838 | ||||||
| Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings | 10,361 | 23,797 | ||||||
| Customer deposits (billed or collected) | 16,012 | 16,828 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue (billed or collected) | 10,712 | 9,524 | ||||||
| Current portion of other long-term obligations | 585 | 587 | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | 310 | 636 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 121,517 | 142,020 | ||||||
| Long-term warranty obligations | 13,932 | 14,643 | ||||||
| Long-term deferred revenue (billed or collected) | 5,603 | 3,914 | ||||||
| Other long-term obligations, less current maturities | 5,151 | 3,190 | ||||||
| Long-term income tax payable | 3,016 | 2,734 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 754 | 939 | ||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 28,456 | 25,420 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 149,973 | 167,440 | ||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||||
| Common stock | 51,347 | 48,960 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 35,351 | 32,693 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 117,276 | 132,771 | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost | (9 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (2,898 | ) | (2,376 | ) | ||||
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 201,067 | 212,039 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 351,040 | $ | 379,479 | ||||
| Daktronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Year Ended | ||||||||
| April 30, 2016 | May 2, 2015 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 2,061 | $ | 20,882 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation | 16,561 | 14,764 | ||||||
| Amortization | 295 | 204 | ||||||
| Amortization of premium/discount on marketable securities | 87 | 168 | ||||||
| Gain on sale of property and equipment | (71 | ) | (1,207 | ) | ||||
| Share-based compensation | 2,958 | 3,038 | ||||||
| Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation | (3 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||
| Gain on sale of equity investee | (119 | ) | — | |||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 481 | (222 | ) | |||||
| Deferred income taxes, net | 911 | 2,146 | ||||||
| Change in operating assets and liabilities | (9,886 | ) | 13,433 | |||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 13,275 | 53,168 | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (17,056 | ) | (21,837 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of property, equipment and other assets | 152 | 4,037 | ||||||
| Purchases of marketable securities | (21,286 | ) | (15,653 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales or maturities of marketable securities | 21,862 | 15,532 | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of equity method investment | 377 | — | ||||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (7,867 | ) | (6,306 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (23,818 | ) | (24,227 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Payments on notes payable | (38 | ) | (81 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 610 | 2,513 | ||||||
| Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation | 3 | 38 | ||||||
| Principal payments on long-term obligations | (467 | ) | (1,163 | ) | ||||
| Dividends paid | (17,556 | ) | (17,377 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (17,448 | ) | (16,070 | ) | ||||
| EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH | (965 | ) | (641 | ) | ||||
| NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (28,956 | ) | 12,230 | |||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: | ||||||||
| Beginning of period | 57,284 | 45,054 | ||||||
| End of period | $ | 28,328 | $ | 57,284 | ||||
| Daktronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries Net Sales and Orders by Business Unit (in thousands) (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 30, 2016 | May 2, 2015 | Dollar Change | Percent Change | April 30, 2016 | May 2, 2015 | Dollar Change | Percent Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | $ | 35,600 | $ | 44,321 | $ | (8,721 | ) | (19.7 | )% | $ | 148,261 | $ | 165,793 | $ | (17,532 | ) | (10.6 | )% | |||||||||||
| Live Events | 55,401 | 60,066 | (4,665 | ) | (7.8 | )% | 205,151 | 231,877 | (26,726 | ) | (11.5 | )% | |||||||||||||||||
| High School Park and Recreation | 15,883 | 12,532 | 3,351 | 26.7 | % | 70,035 | 67,657 | 2,378 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation | 13,490 | 13,526 | (36 | ) | (0.3 | )% | 52,249 | 48,333 | 3,916 | 8.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| International | 18,089 | 27,641 | (9,552 | ) | (34.6 | )% | 94,472 | 102,282 | (7,810 | ) | (7.6 | )% | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | 138,463 | $ | 158,086 | $ | (19,623 | ) | (12.4 | )% | $ | 570,168 | $ | 615,942 | $ | (45,774 | ) | (7.4 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Orders: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | $ | 40,742 | $ | 44,606 | $ | (3,864 | ) | (8.7 | )% | $ | 135,824 | $ | 170,209 | $ | (34,385 | ) | (20.2 | )% | |||||||||||
| Live Events | 52,295 | 76,775 | (24,480 | ) | (31.9 | )% | 220,377 | 226,354 | (5,977 | ) | (2.6 | )% | |||||||||||||||||
| High School Park and Recreation | 20,925 | 14,494 | 6,431 | 44.4 | % | 76,485 | 69,188 | 7,297 | 10.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation | 14,099 | 13,860 | 239 | 1.7 | % | 56,834 | 50,845 | 5,989 | 11.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| International | 15,161 | 46,344 | (31,183 | ) | (67.3 | )% | 71,266 | 114,977 | (43,711 | ) | (38.0 | )% | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | 143,222 | $ | 196,079 | $ | (52,857 | ) | (27.0 | )% | $ | 560,786 | $ | 631,573 | $ | (70,787 | ) | (11.2 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Cash Flow Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (in thousands) (unaudited) | |||||||
| Twelve Months Ended | |||||||
| April 30, 2016 | May 2, 2015 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 13,275 | $ | 53,168 | |||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (17,056 | ) | (21,837 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from sales of property, equipment and other assets | 152 | 4,037 | |||||
| Free cash flow | $ | (3,629 | ) | $ | 35,368 | ||
In evaluating its business, Daktronics considers and uses free cash flow as a key measure of its operating performance. The term free cash flow is not defined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and is not a measure of operating income, cash flows from operating activities or other GAAP figures and should not be considered alternatives to those computations. Free cash flow is intended to provide information that may be useful for investors when assessing period to period results.
For more information contact: INVESTOR RELATIONS: Sheila Anderson, Chief Financial Officer (605) 692-0200 Investor@daktronics.com