Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI): Price and Financial Metrics
Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI)
Today's Latest Price: $121.60 USD
Updated Dec 4 11:53am
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AYI Stock Summary
- Of note is the ratio of Acuity Brands Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 84.76% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of 33.23%, Acuity Brands Inc's debt growth rate surpasses 76.66% of about US stocks.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, AYI is more volatile than only 24.1% of stocks we're observing.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Acuity Brands Inc are WTS, FCN, FELE, LANC, and HELE.
- AYI's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Acuity Brands Inc's official web site, go to www.acuitybrands.com.
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AYI Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $121.60 | 52-week high | $143.55 |
| Prev. close | $120.48 | 52-week low | $67.46 |
| Day low | $120.58 | Volume | 108,771 |
| Day high | $122.34 | Avg. volume | 546,991 |
| 50-day MA | $103.19 | Dividend yield | 0.43% |
| 200-day MA | $96.87 | Market Cap | 4.48B |
Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI) Company Bio
Acuity Brands designs, produces, and distributes lighting solutions, components, and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications in North America and internationally. The company was founded in 2001 and is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
AYI Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $121.60 | $187.24 | 57% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for AYI, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Acuity Brands Inc ranked in the 58th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. More precisely, our analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 58.17% on a DCF basis. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Acuity Brands Inc, consider:
- The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is 14.94 -- which is good for besting 83.66% of its peer stocks (US stocks in the Industrials sector with positive cash flow).
- The business' balance sheet reveals debt to be 9% of the company's capital (with equity being the remaining amount). Approximately just 23.35% of US stocks with free cash flow have a lower reliance on debt in their capital structure.
- AYI's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than 36.76% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 54% |
| 1% | 56% |
| 2% | 57% |
| 3% | 59% |
| 4% | 61% |
| 5% | 62% |
For other companies in the Industrials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as AYI, try ARCB, BRC, DE, SNA, and PMTS.
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