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Acuity Brands NYSE:AYI Stock Report

Last Price

US$321.97

Market Cap

US$9.9b

7D

2.7%

1Y

43.6%

Updated

15 Jan, 2025

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Acuity Brands, Inc.

NYSE:AYI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$9.9b

AYI Stock Overview

Provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally. More details

AYI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 20.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 11.31% per year

Earnings grew by 15.3% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months


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Consensus Narrative from 8 Analysts

Acquisitions Like QSC And Global Expansion Will Strengthen Market Presence

Key Takeaways Acuity's focus on enhancing product vitality and service levels aims to drive growth through technological differentiation and improved net margins. Strategic acquisitions and geographic expansion indicate commitments to revenue growth, market penetration, and leveraging capital for innovation.
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US$328.50
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2.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
3.57%
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Acuity Brands, Inc. Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Acuity Brands
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$321.97
52 Week HighUS$337.99
52 Week LowUS$217.64
Beta1.41
1 Month Change1.29%
3 Month Change5.02%
1 Year Change43.61%
3 Year Change57.60%
5 Year Change163.80%
Change since IPO2,376.69%

Recent News & Updates

Acuity Brands Inc.: Stay Bullish As Growth Should Turn Better

Jan 12

Should You Think About Buying Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Now?

Dec 31
Should You Think About Buying Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Now?

Acuity Brands: Putting Itself In The Spotlight

Dec 15

Recent updates

Acuity Brands Inc.: Stay Bullish As Growth Should Turn Better

Jan 12

Should You Think About Buying Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Now?

Dec 31
Should You Think About Buying Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Now?

Acuity Brands: Putting Itself In The Spotlight

Dec 15

Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Dec 07
Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Do Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Nov 11
Do Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Oct 29
Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Acuity Brands: Growth Is Finally Coming Back Online

Oct 09

Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Trading At A 20% Discount?

Oct 05
Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Trading At A 20% Discount?

What Is Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Share Price Doing?

Sep 23
What Is Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Share Price Doing?

Acuity Brands: Inching Closer To An Upgrade As Earnings Near

Sep 22

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Sep 09
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Investors Interested In Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Earnings

Aug 26
Investors Interested In Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Earnings

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Jul 28
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Acuity Brands: Growth Should Recover In The Coming Quarters

Jul 04

Is Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) A Risky Investment?

Jun 04
Is Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) A Risky Investment?

At US$265, Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Worth Looking At Closely?

May 22
At US$265, Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Worth Looking At Closely?

Getting In Cheap On Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Is Unlikely

May 05
Getting In Cheap On Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Is Unlikely

Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Apr 06
Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Acuity Brands Barely Budges On Better-Than-Expected Earnings

Apr 04

Returns On Capital At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Have Hit The Brakes

Mar 25
Returns On Capital At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Have Hit The Brakes

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)

Mar 11
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Feb 27
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

At US$241, Is It Time To Put Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) On Your Watch List?

Feb 13
At US$241, Is It Time To Put Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) On Your Watch List?

The Compensation For Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) CEO Looks Deserved And Here's Why

Jan 18
The Compensation For Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) CEO Looks Deserved And Here's Why

Acuity Brands: Likely At Fair Value Following Q1 Earnings Pop

Jan 16

Acuity Brands: Sales Growth Recovery Before A More Optimistic Rating

Oct 26

Acuity Brands Dimmed By Softer Non-Residential Markets

Oct 17

Acuity Brands: A Buy Despite Near-Term Revenue Headwinds

Sep 11

Acuity Brands Fiscal Q3: Robust Margins, Cash Flow

Jun 30

Acuity Brands: High-Quality Company With Favorable Long-Term Prospects And ESG Focus

Feb 26

Shareholder Returns

AYIUS ElectricalUS Market
7D2.7%-3.6%-2.5%
1Y43.6%26.8%21.6%

Return vs Industry: AYI exceeded the US Electrical industry which returned 26.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AYI exceeded the US Market which returned 21.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AYI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AYI volatility
AYI Average Weekly Movement3.4%
Electrical Industry Average Movement12.2%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market19.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

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 (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
200113,200Neil Ashewww.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

How do Acuity Brands's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AYI fundamental statistics
Market capUS$9.87b
Earnings (TTM)US$428.70m
Revenue (TTM)US$3.86b

23.0x

P/E Ratio

2.6x

P/S Ratio

Is AYI overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
AYI income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$3.86b
Cost of RevenueUS$2.06b
Gross ProfitUS$1.80b
Other ExpensesUS$1.37b
EarningsUS$428.70m

Last Reported Earnings

Nov 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)13.98
Gross Margin46.72%
Net Profit Margin11.11%
Debt/Equity Ratio20.1%

How did AYI perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.2%

Current Dividend Yield

4%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/15 01:30
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/14 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Acuity Brands, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Timothy WojsBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Matthew McCallBB&T Capital Markets