Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) kicks off its Investor Day, marking what executives describe as the strongest event in the company’s 32-year history.
Key Participants
Company leaders include Howard Atkins, Principal Accounting Officer, Acting CFO, Treasurer, Chief Transformation Officer and Director; Andrew Siegel; Ramesh Jayaraman, CEO, President and Director; Jeremy Johnson; Jay Parker; Jody Kress; Spencer Degen; Judd Guthmiller; Sarah Rose; Matt Kurtenbach; and Brett Wendler.
Attending analysts and investors feature Connor Haley; Anja Soderstrom from Sidoti & Company, LLC; Jenny Mu; and Aaron Spychalla from Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, Research Division.
Opening Remarks
Howard Atkins opens the event, stating, “Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here. Welcome to the Daktronics’ Investor Day.”
Atkins emphasizes the event’s significance, noting, “I promise you this won’t be the last Investor Day, but it’s certainly going to be the best one we’ve had in 32 years.”
He directs attention to the safe harbor statement, explaining, “This is the traditional standard but important statement. Please take a brief moment to review it as it covers important information regarding the forward-looking statements that you will be hearing about throughout today’s presentations.”
The agenda promises comprehensive coverage. Atkins outlines, “We have a very full day planned for you. I hope and expect that you’ll find it informative. There’s a lot of detail that we’re going to have here today for you with respect to the company’s businesses and the manufacturing, installation, innovative product development and other services that support those businesses.”
Q&A sessions are scheduled midway and at the conclusion. “We will have time for 2 Q&A sessions during the day, one about midway through the presentations and then a little bit longer one at the end,” Atkins confirms. “So you’ll have plenty of time to ask questions that come to mind during the course of the day.”
Excitement runs high among the team. Atkins adds, “And I’d like to say we’re really excited. We’re excited to be putting on this presentation for you and excited about the story that the team will have to — or we’ll tell you during the course of the day.”
