AQ8 Stock Overview
Provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Acuity Brands, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$298.00 |
| 52 Week High | US$314.00 |
| 52 Week Low | US$182.00 |
| Beta | 1.39 |
| 1 Month Change | -3.25% |
| 3 Month Change | 23.14% |
| 1 Year Change | 61.08% |
| 3 Year Change | 61.08% |
| 5 Year Change | 142.28% |
| Change since IPO | 893.17% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| AQ8 | DE Electrical | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.3% | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1Y | 61.1% | 140.7% | 8.0% |
Return vs Industry: AQ8 underperformed the German Electrical industry which returned 142% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AQ8 exceeded the German Market which returned 8.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AQ8 volatility | |
|---|---|
| AQ8 Average Weekly Movement | 5.7% |
| Electrical Industry Average Movement | 5.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.9% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: AQ8 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: AQ8's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13,200 | Neil Ashe | www.acuitybrands.com |
Acuity Brands, Inc. provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL); and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). The ABL segment provides commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting solutions, as well as lighting controls and components for various indoor and outdoor applications under the A-Light, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Gotham, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, nLight, OPTOTRONIC, Peerless, RELOC Wiring Solutions, and Sensor Switch.
Acuity Brands, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| AQ8 fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | €9.23b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €407.77m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €3.71b |
21.7x
P/E Ratio2.4x
P/S RatioIs AQ8 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AQ8 income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$3.84b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$2.06b |
| Gross Profit | US$1.78b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.36b |
| Earnings | US$422.60m |
Last Reported Earnings
Aug 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Jan 09, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 13.83 |
| Gross Margin | 46.39% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.00% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 20.9% |
How did AQ8 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
0.2%
Current Dividend Yield4%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 12:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Acuity Brands, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Timothy Wojs | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Matthew McCall | BB&T Capital Markets |