Acuity Brands Company Profile (NYSE:AYI)

About Acuity Brands

Acuity Brands, Inc. (Acuity Brands), is the parent company of Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. (ABL), and other subsidiaries. Acuity Brands is a provider of lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications throughout North America and select international markets. The Company's lighting solutions include devices, such as luminaires, lighting controls, power supplies, prismatic skylights, light-emitting diode (LED) lamps, and integrated lighting systems for indoor and outdoor applications utilizing a combination of light sources, including daylight, and other devices controlled by software that monitors and manages light levels while optimizing energy consumption (collectively referred to herein as lighting solutions). On March 13, 2013, the Company acquired eldoLED Europe BV.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Construction
Industry: Diversified Electronics
Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: AYI
CUSIP: 00508Y10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $260.41
50 Day Moving Average: $268.40
200 Day Moving Average: $254.64
52-Week Range: $169.42 - $280.89
Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.23
Foreward P/E Ratio: 29.11
P/E Growth: 1.69
Market Cap: $11.51B
Outstanding Shares: 43,500,000
Beta: 1.61

Profitability:

Net Margins: 8.57%
Return on Equity: 20.66%
Return on Assets: 11.74%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22%
Current Ratio: 1.98%
Quick Ratio: 1.48%

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Consensus Ratings for Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Hold Rating, 9 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.90)
Consensus Price Target:	$281.38 (6.34% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/30/2016	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$305.00
9/30/2016	Williams Capital	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$306.00
9/16/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$295.00
8/25/2016	Roth Capital	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$275.00
7/25/2016	William Blair	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
7/1/2016	Credit Agricole SA	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$270.00
4/19/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Buy
2/9/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Buy
1/11/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Price Target	Buy	$235.00 -> $250.00
12/13/2015	Cowen and Company	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$200.00 -> $275.00
9/10/2015	Cleveland Research	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
7/2/2015	DA Davidson	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$170.00 -> $200.00
6/8/2015	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Downgrade	Conviction-Buy -> Buy	$195.00
4/2/2015	Northland Securities	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$138.00 -> $179.00

(Data available from 10/1/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/5/2016							Listen
6/29/2016	Q316	$2.03	$2.06		$851.50 million	View	Listen
4/6/2016	Q216	$1.51	$1.80		$777.80 million	View	Listen
1/8/2016	Q116	$1.58	$1.65		$736.60 million	View	Listen
10/7/2015	Q4	$1.62	$1.63		$759.50 million	View	Listen
7/1/2015	Q315	$1.34	$1.37		$683.70 million	View	Listen
4/1/2015	Q215	$1.05	$1.08		$616.10 million	View	Listen
1/9/2015	Q1	$1.13	$1.32		$647.40 million	View	Listen
10/1/2014	Q414	$1.22	$1.26		$668.70 million	View	N/A
7/1/2014	Q314	$1.12	$1.00	$609.09 million	$603.90 million	View	N/A
4/2/2014	Q2	$0.84	$0.75	$553.95 million	$546.20 million	View	Listen
1/9/2014	Q1	$0.84	$0.96	$540.93 million	$574.70 million	View	Listen
10/1/2013	Q413	$1.02	$1.03	$569.33 million	$579.80 million	View	Listen
7/2/2013	Q3 2013	$0.88	$0.97	$518.76 million	$541.50 million	View	Listen
4/3/2013	Q2 2013	$0.61	$0.62	$469.19 million	$486.70 million	View	Listen
1/8/2013	Q1 2013	$0.80	$0.69	$498.79 million	$481.10 million	View	Listen
10/2/2012	Q412	$0.92	$0.88	$522.09 million	$514.30 million	View	N/A
7/2/2012		$0.78	$0.79			View	N/A
4/4/2012		$0.62	$0.57			View	N/A
1/9/2012		$0.67	$0.74			View	N/A
10/5/2011		$0.79	$0.79			View	N/A
3/30/2011		$0.50	$0.45			View	N/A
1/10/2011		$0.57	$0.56			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $7.6 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $9.09 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	5	$1.41	$1.64	$1.52
Q2 2016	5	$1.77	$2.10	$2.00
Q3 2016	5	$2.18	$2.50	$2.36
Q4 2016	1	$2.28	$2.28	$2.28
Q1 2017	1	$2.13	$2.13	$2.13
Q2 2017	1	$2.00	$2.00	$2.00
Q3 2017	1	$2.38	$2.38	$2.38
Q4 2017	1	$2.59	$2.59	$2.59

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI)

Annual Dividend:	$0.52
Dividend Yield:	0.20%
Dividend Growth:	0.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	8.48% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 6.84% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 5.72% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/30/2016	quarterly	$0.13			10/18/2016	11/1/2016
6/27/2016	quarterly	$0.13	0.22%	7/14/2016	7/18/2016	8/1/2016
4/5/2016	quarterly	$0.13	0.23%	4/14/2016	4/18/2016	5/2/2016
1/6/2016	quarterly	$0.13	0.23%	1/15/2016	1/20/2016	2/1/2016
10/2/2015	quarterly	$0.13	0.29%	10/15/2015	10/19/2015	11/2/2015
6/29/2015	quarterly	$0.13	0.29%	7/16/2015	7/20/2015	8/3/2015
3/30/2015	quarterly	$0.13	0.3%	4/15/2015	4/17/2015	5/1/2015
1/8/2015	quarterly	$0.13	0.37%	1/16/2015	1/21/2015	2/2/2015
9/29/2014	quarterly	$0.13	0.43%	10/15/2014	10/17/2014	11/3/2014
6/30/2014	quarterly	$0.13	0.38%	7/16/2014	7/18/2014	8/1/2014
4/1/2014	quarterly	$0.13	0.39%	4/15/2014	4/17/2014	5/1/2014
1/7/2014	quarterly	$0.13	0.47%	1/16/2014	1/21/2014	2/3/2014
9/27/2013	quarterly	$0.13	0.57%	10/16/2013	10/18/2013	11/1/2013
6/28/2013	quarterly	$0.13	0.68%	7/16/2013	7/18/2013	8/1/2013
4/3/2013	quarterly	$0.13	0.72%	4/15/2013	4/17/2013	5/1/2013
1/8/2013	quarterly	$0.13	0.79%	1/16/2013	1/18/2013	2/1/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.40%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 93.26%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
7/11/2016	Richard K. Reece	CFO	Sell	33,430	$269.07	$8,995,010.10
7/11/2016	Vernon J. Nagel	CEO	Sell	65,060	$268.30	$17,455,598.00
7/6/2016	Mark A. Black	EVP	Sell	2,654	$250.27	$664,216.58
7/1/2016	Ray M Robinson	Director	Sell	786	$248.55	$195,360.30
4/22/2016	Vernon J Nagel	CEO	Sell	47,995	$256.18	$12,295,359.10
4/20/2016	Vernon J Nagel	CEO	Sell	8,865	$259.24	$2,298,162.60
4/14/2016	Peter C Browning	Director	Sell	629	$256.05	$161,055.45
4/11/2016	Mark A Black	EVP	Sell	2,678	$248.16	$664,572.48
2/5/2016	W. Patrick Battle	Director	Buy	1,314	$189.98	$249,633.72
11/16/2015	Richard K. Reece	CFO	Sell	8,394	$217.00	$1,821,498.00
11/5/2015	Richard K. Reece	CFO	Sell	7,780	$217.02	$1,688,415.60
11/5/2015	Vernon J. Nagel	CEO	Sell	71,600	$215.19	$15,407,604.00
11/4/2015	Mark A. Black	EVP	Sell	17,173	$215.27	$3,696,831.71
11/4/2015	Richard K. Reece	CFO	Sell	6,146	$217.00	$1,333,682.00
7/10/2015	Julia B North	Director	Sell	4,441	$190.00	$843,790.00
7/10/2015	Vernon J Nagel	CEO	Sell	80,319	$189.42	$15,214,024.98
7/7/2015	Ray M Robinson	Director	Sell	1,934	$188.90	$365,332.60
7/6/2015	Mark A Black	EVP	Sell	2,667	$188.05	$501,529.35
10/30/2014	Mark A Black	EVP	Sell	19,363	$136.74	$2,647,696.62
10/23/2014	Vernon J Nagel	CEO	Sell	89,800	$133.36	$11,975,728.00
10/31/2013	Mark A Black	EVP	Sell	21,185	$101.17	$2,143,286.45
10/31/2013	Ray M Robinson	Director	Sell	1,815	$101.34	$183,932.10
10/28/2013	Robert F Mccullough	Director	Sell	1,815	$103.07	$187,072.05
10/23/2013	Peter C Browning	Director	Sell	1,815	$103.77	$188,342.55
8/12/2013	Ray Robinson	Director	Sell	1,815	$87.72	$159,211.80
7/18/2013	Richard K Reece	CFO	Sell	18,000	$85.19	$1,533,420.00
7/17/2013	Vernon J Nagel	CEO	Sell	100,000	$84.89	$8,489,000.00
4/10/2013	Mark A Black	EVP	Sell	2,002	$73.80	$147,747.60
4/9/2013	Vernon J Nagel	CEO	Sell	21,518	$73.59	$1,583,509.62

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI)

Date	Headline
	Acuity Brands, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend and Announces Annual Meeting Date (NYSE:AYI) www.nasdaq.com - October 1 at 9:09 AM
	Acuity Brands, Inc. : AYI-US: Dividend Analysis : July 18th, 2016 (record date) : By the numbers : September 29, 2016 (NYSE:AYI) www.capitalcube.com - September 29 at 3:54 PM
	Can Shares Of Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) Hit $295? - Investor Newswire (NYSE:AYI) www.investornewswire.com - September 29 at 8:47 AM
	Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) Accounts Payable At $353.9 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:AYI) www.realistinvestor.com - September 28 at 3:48 PM
	Can Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) Outdo Yearly EPS Estimate Of $8.79? - Stocks Daily (NYSE:AYI) www.stocksdaily.net - September 28 at 8:29 AM
	Top Gainers of the Day: Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) from Diversified Electronics (NYSE:AYI) twincountynews.com - September 27 at 3:40 PM
	Acuity Brands Inc.(AYI) stock slips, "Buy" rating reiterated at Canaccord Genuity - BNB Daily (blog) (NYSE:AYI) www.baseball-news-blog.com - September 27 at 8:18 AM
	What Do Acuity Brands’ Relevant Leading Indicators Point To? (NYSE:AYI) marketrealist.com - September 23 at 8:44 AM
	How Acuity Brands’ Year-to-Date Returns Stack Up (NYSE:AYI) marketrealist.com - September 23 at 8:44 AM
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	Will There Be Light in Acuity Brands’ Fiscal 4Q16 Earnings? (NYSE:AYI) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 3:48 PM
	What Could Allow AYI to Beat Consensus EPS in Fiscal 4Q16? (NYSE:AYI) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 3:48 PM
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	Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI)'s Accounts Payable Is $353.9 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:AYI) www.realistinvestor.com - September 21 at 4:35 PM
	Baron Funds Comments on Acuity Brands - Nasdaq (NYSE:AYI) www.nasdaq.com - September 20 at 3:41 PM
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	How has Acuity Brands, Inc.:(NYSE:AYI) performed recently? - The Daily Leicester (NYSE:AYI) thedailyleicester.com - September 16 at 3:40 PM
	Can Shares Of Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) Hit $295 - Investor Newswire (NYSE:AYI) www.investornewswire.com - September 14 at 8:56 PM
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	Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) Announces A Dividend Alert - Stocks Daily (NYSE:AYI) www.stocksdaily.net - September 13 at 8:33 AM
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	Acuity Brands, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : AYI-US : September 12, 2016 (NYSE:AYI) www.capitalcube.com - September 12 at 3:40 PM
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	Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) CFF Stands At $-3.9 Millions - Stocks Daily (NYSE:AYI) www.stocksdaily.net - September 10 at 3:38 PM
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	Institutional Investors Have Decreased Positions in Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) - National Daily Press (NYSE:AYI) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 3:41 PM
	Goldman Adds Acuity Brands To Focus List, Cites 'Strongest Competitive Position Among Lighting Peers' - Benzinga (NYSE:AYI) www.benzinga.com - September 9 at 3:41 PM
	Goldman Adds Acuity Brands To Focus List, Cites 'Strongest Competitive Position Among Lighting Peers' (NYSE:AYI) finance.yahoo.com - September 9 at 3:41 PM
	Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI): What is the Sell-side Making of this Stock? - Post News (NYSE:AYI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 8 at 3:38 PM
	Shares Higher Over the Last Five Trading Sessions: Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) - Post News (NYSE:AYI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 6 at 8:32 AM
	Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) Expects To Hit Sales Of $4353.75 - Investor Newswire (NYSE:AYI) www.investornewswire.com - September 5 at 8:33 AM
	Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI), a large market cap stock a smart buy? - Twin County News (NYSE:AYI) twincountynews.com - September 1 at 3:41 PM
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