Acuity Brands Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Acuity Brands' CEO is Neil Ashe, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 4.92 years. total yearly compensation is $10.89M, comprised of 9.2% salary and 90.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.09% of the company’s shares, worth $8.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 4.9 years respectively.
Key information
Neil Ashe
Chief executive officer
US$10.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 9.2% |
| CEO tenure | 4.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.09% |
| Management average tenure | 3.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent 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 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 26CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 2024 | US$11m | US$1m | US$423m |
| May 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$387m |
| Feb 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$378m |
| Nov 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$372m |
| Aug 31 2023 | US$9m | US$1m | US$346m |
| May 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$379m |
| Feb 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$379m |
| Nov 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$371m |
| Aug 31 2022 | US$8m | US$1m | US$384m |
| May 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$367m |
| Feb 28 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$347m |
| Nov 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$334m |
| Aug 31 2021 | US$15m | US$1m | US$306m |
| May 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$282m |
| Feb 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$257m |
| Nov 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$251m |
| Aug 31 2020 | US$21m | US$649k | US$248m |
Compensation vs Market: Neil's total compensation ($USD10.89M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.83M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Neil's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Neil Ashe (56 yo)
4.9yrs
Tenure
US$10,894,174
Compensation
Mr. Neil M. Ashe has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Acuity Brands, Inc. since January 31, 2020 and serves as its Chairman since January 06, 2021. He joined Acuity Brands, Inc on Ja...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 4.9yrs | US$10.89m | 0.090% $ 8.6m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 5.3yrs | US$3.45m | 0.057% $ 5.5m | |
| Senior VP & General Counsel | 9.9yrs | US$2.61m | 0.015% $ 1.5m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 4.8yrs | US$2.24m | 0.028% $ 2.6m | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Communications & Events | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Enterprise Operations | 1.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Intelligent Spaces Group | 3.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Distributed Building Technologies | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Acuity Brands Lighting & Lighting Controls | 2.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP & Corporate Secretary | no data | no data | no data |
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AYI's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 4.9yrs | US$10.89m | 0.090% $ 8.6m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 10.3yrs | US$305.12k | 0.057% $ 5.5m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$255.09k | 0.00025% $ 23.9k | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$276.42k | 0.013% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$250.99k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$255.97k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7.3yrs | US$255.40k | 0.035% $ 3.4m | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$271.21k | 0.0041% $ 393.0k | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$255.21k | 0.0069% $ 660.7k | |
| Independent Director | 10.3yrs | US$255.66k | 0.011% $ 1.0m |
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AYI's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 02:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
Data Sources
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| 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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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 |
|---|---|
| Timothy Wojs | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Matthew McCall | BB&T Capital Markets |