Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Daktronics, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”, “Daktronics”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) are an industry leader in designing and manufacturing electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems and large screen video displays for sporting, commercial and transportation applications.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts therein. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results in future periods may differ from those estimates.

Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The balance sheet at April 30, 2022 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but it does not include all the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year.

Daktronics, Inc. operates on a 52- or 53-week fiscal year, with our fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to April 30 of each year. When April 30 falls on a Wednesday, the fiscal year ends on the preceding Saturday. Within each fiscal year, each quarter is comprised of 13-week periods following the beginning of each fiscal year. In each 53-week fiscal year, an additional week is added to the first quarter, and each of the last three quarters is comprised of a 13-week period. The nine months ended January 28, 2023 and January 29, 2022 contained operating results for 39 weeks.

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that sum to the totals of the same amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Restricted cash consists of cash and cash equivalents held in bank deposit accounts to secure issuances of foreign bank guarantees.


	January 28, 2023		January 29, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,022	$	30,883
Restricted cash	708		836
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows	$	10,730	$	31,719

We have foreign currency cash accounts to operate our global business. These accounts are impacted by changes in foreign currency rates. Of our $10,022 in cash and cash equivalents balances at January 28, 2023, $3,257 were denominated in U.S. dollars, of which $498 were held by our foreign subsidiaries. As of January 28, 2023, we had an additional $6,765 in cash balances denominated in foreign currencies, of which $5,421 were maintained in accounts of our foreign subsidiaries.

Liquidity and Going Concern

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

During much of the past calendar year, we have experienced negative impacts in our business driven by global economic conditions and supply chain disruptions. These conditions have caused volatility in our cash flow, pricing, order volumes, lead-times, competitiveness, revenue cycles, and production costs. To adapt, we used cash and line of credit borrowings to increase our investment in inventory to add stability to our production processes to fulfill backlog and used cash to invest in property and equipment to expand our capacity and add automation. To improve operations and cash flows, we have increased prices of our goods and services. In addition, we instituted a liquidity enhancement plan program focusing our teams on improving our cash flow and enhancing our liquidity. Our ability to fund inventory levels, operations, and capital expenditures in the future will be dependent on our ability to generate cash flow from operations in these conditions, to maintain or improve margins, and to use funds from our credit facility. $35,000 of our credit facility expires in April 2025 and $10,000 expires in May 2023, and it requires us to comply with certain covenants.

Although supply chain disruptions have started to ease and we expect our inventory levels and working capital levels to decline, we cannot be certain we will not experience future disruptions or need additional liquidity to fund inventory levels, operations, and capital expenditures. Therefore, we plan to obtain additional liquidity to meet our obligations as they come due in the 12 months following the date of this Report, and we cannot be assured that such liquidity will be available or the form of such liquidity, such as equity raises or debt financing. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

In response to these conditions, the Board of Directors formed an independent Strategy and Financing Review Committee in December 2022, to address the Company's near-term credit needs and to examine alternatives for strengthening the Company's longer-term financial structure and liquidity profile. The Committee retained financial and legal advisors to explore additional ways to improve our long-term liquidity profile. We are pursuing additional liquidity through various means from potential financing sources, including but not limited to obtaining financing secured by a mortgage on our facilities, a sales-leaseback transaction, leasing property and equipment, longer-term asset-based lending structures, and junior capital. We have continued focusing on reducing working capital and improving profitability through activities in our liquidity enhancement plan. Because these plans are not finalized and are subject to market conditions and restrictions from our existing financing agreements that are not within our control, they cannot be deemed probable. As a result, we have concluded that our plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Refer to "Note 7. Financing Agreements" for additional considerations related to our financing agreements.

The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Variable Interest Entities

We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest by first considering if an entity meets the definition of a variable interest entity ("VIE") for which we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary, or if we have the power to control an entity through a majority of voting interest or through other arrangements.

Variable Interest Entities: A VIE is an entity (i) that lacks sufficient equity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties; (ii) whose equity holders lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest; and/or (iii) that is established with non-substantive voting rights. A VIE is consolidated by its primary beneficiary, which is defined as the party who has a controlling financial interest in the VIE through (a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance, and (b) the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. This assessment may involve subjectivity in the determination of which activities most significantly affect the VIE’s performance and making estimates about current and future fair value of the assets held by the VIE and financial performance of the VIE. In assessing the Company's interests in the VIE, we also consider interests held by its related parties, including de facto agents. Additionally, we assess whether it is a member of a related party group that collectively meets the power and benefits criteria and, if so, whether we are most closely associated with the VIE. In performing the related party analysis, we consider both qualitative and

quantitative factors including, but not limited to: the characteristics and size of its investment relative to the related party; our and the related party's ability to control or significantly influence key decisions of the VIE, including consideration of involvement by de facto agents; the obligation or likelihood for us or the related party to fund operating losses of the VIE; and the similarity and significance of the VIE’s business activities to those of us and the related party. The determination of whether an entity is a VIE, and whether we are the primary beneficiary, may involve significant judgment, and depends upon facts and circumstances specific to an entity at the time of the assessment.

At the end of each reporting period, we reassess whether changes in facts and circumstances cause a change in the status of an entity as a VIE or voting interest entity, and/or a change in our consolidation assessment. Changes in consolidation status are applied prospectively. An entity may be consolidated as a result of this reassessment, in which case, the assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interest in the entity are recorded at fair value upon initial consolidation. Any existing equity interest held by us in the entity prior to us obtaining control will be remeasured at fair value, which may result in a gain or loss recognized upon initial consolidation. However, if the consolidation represents an asset acquisition of a voting interest entity, our existing interest in the acquired assets, if any, is not remeasured to fair value but continues to be carried at historical cost. We may also deconsolidate a subsidiary as a result of this reassessment, which may result in a gain or loss recognized upon deconsolidation depending on the carrying values of deconsolidated assets and liabilities compared to the fair value of any interests retained.

See "Note 2. Investment in Affiliates" of the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies and estimates as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022.

Accounting Standards Adopted

There were no standards adopted since our last Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

There are no significant new Accounting Standards Updates issued that the Company has not yet adopted as of January 28, 2023.