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AYI vs LYTS // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Acuity Inc. (NYSE) VS. LSI Industries Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AYI 9
— LYTS 2
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: AYI
LAST: $327.36 (+3.24%) • MKT CAP: $9.72B
forward-pe
20.6x
LAST: $20.67 (+1.03%) • MKT CAP: $771.1M
forward-pe
26.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AYI VS. LYTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AYI | LYTS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 47.80% | 24.70% | +23.10 | AYI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.90% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.3x | 20.5x | -4.20 | AYI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.48% | 4.49% | +0.99 | AYI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.00% | 6.20% | +6.80 | AYI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.10% | 4.30% | +4.80 | AYI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.10% | 22.10% | -9.00 | LYTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.21% | 0.78% | -0.57 | LYTS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.01 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | AYI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.1 | 52.5 | +7.60 | AYI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.91 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 20.6x | 26.5x | -5.90 | AYI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.72B | $771.1M | $8.95B | AYI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AYI REV | LYTS REV | AYI GROSS % | LYTS GROSS % | AYI FCF | LYTS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.35B | $573.4M | 47.8% | 24.7% | $533.0M | $34.7M |
| FY 2024 | $3.84B | $469.6M | 46.4% | 28.4% | $555.2M | $38.0M |
| FY 2023 | $3.95B | $497.0M | — | — | $400.3M | $49.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AYI // BETA 0.91
LYTS // BETA —