Acuity's sales grew 3% year on year to $1.2 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter, while adjusted operating profit rose 10 basis points to 18.7%. While sales were in line with expectations and the margin surprised a smidge to the upside, the stock declined by 3% on the trading day.
Acuity is the largest lighting company focused on the North American professional market, with a share of approximately 25%.
Acuity’s ABL segment is subject to competition from low-cost imports in portions of its portfolio.
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AYI
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NVT
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GNRC
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 16.71 | 30.93 | 23.77 |
Price/Book Value | 3.25 | 5.46 | 3.97 |
Price/Sales | 2.17 | 4.56 | 2.59 |
Price/Cash Flow | 12.63 | 25.60 | 18.85 |
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Metric
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AYI
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NVT
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GNRC
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Quick Ratio | 1.16 | 1.25 | 0.78 |
Current Ratio | 1.69 | 1.80 | 2.04 |
Interest Coverage | 19.67 | 11.14 | 5.99 |
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Metric
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AYI
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NVT
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GNRC
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 19.00% | 9.03% | 8.65% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 31.44% | 16.68% | 18.02% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 24.62% | 12.46% | 12.67% |
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