AYI Stock Overview
Provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| 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$302.70 |
| 52 Week High | US$337.99 |
| 52 Week Low | US$200.27 |
| Beta | 1.39 |
| 1 Month Change | -7.22% |
| 3 Month Change | 11.41% |
| 1 Year Change | 49.61% |
| 3 Year Change | 44.84% |
| 5 Year Change | 119.79% |
| Change since IPO | 2,228.46% |
Recent News & Updates
Acuity Brands: Putting Itself In The Spotlight
Dec 15Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Dec 07
Do Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Nov 11Recent updates
Acuity Brands: Putting Itself In The Spotlight
Dec 15Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Dec 07Do Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Nov 11Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Returns Have Hit A Wall
Oct 29Acuity Brands: Growth Is Finally Coming Back Online
Oct 09Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Trading At A 20% Discount?
Oct 05What Is Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Share Price Doing?
Sep 23Acuity Brands: Inching Closer To An Upgrade As Earnings Near
Sep 22Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly
Sep 09Investors Interested In Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Earnings
Aug 26Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Jul 28Acuity Brands: Growth Should Recover In The Coming Quarters
Jul 04Is Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) A Risky Investment?
Jun 04At US$265, Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Worth Looking At Closely?
May 22Getting In Cheap On Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Is Unlikely
May 05Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
Apr 06Acuity Brands Barely Budges On Better-Than-Expected Earnings
Apr 04Returns On Capital At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Have Hit The Brakes
Mar 25Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)
Mar 11Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly
Feb 27At US$241, Is It Time To Put Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) On Your Watch List?
Feb 13The Compensation For Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) CEO Looks Deserved And Here's Why
Jan 18Acuity Brands: Likely At Fair Value Following Q1 Earnings Pop
Jan 16Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
Jan 12Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
Dec 28Acuity Brands: Sales Growth Recovery Before A More Optimistic Rating
Oct 26Acuity Brands Dimmed By Softer Non-Residential Markets
Oct 17Acuity Brands: A Buy Despite Near-Term Revenue Headwinds
Sep 11Acuity Brands Fiscal Q3: Robust Margins, Cash Flow
Jun 30Acuity Brands: High-Quality Company With Favorable Long-Term Prospects And ESG Focus
Feb 26Acuity Brands declares $0.13 dividend
Jan 26Shareholder Returns
| AYI | US Electrical | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -4.7% | -3.4% | -2.4% |
| 1Y | 49.6% | 22.4% | 23.3% |
Return vs Industry: AYI exceeded the US Electrical industry which returned 22.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AYI exceeded the US Market which returned 23.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AYI volatility | |
|---|---|
| AYI Average Weekly Movement | 3.8% |
| Electrical Industry Average Movement | 11.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: AYI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: AYI's weekly volatility (4%) 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
| AYI fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$9.25b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$422.60m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$3.84b |
21.9x
P/E Ratio2.4x
P/S RatioIs AYI overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AYI 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 AYI 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 | 2024/12/22 02:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 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.
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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 |