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LSI Industries Inc. (LYTS) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$20.67 +1.03% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $20.67

LSI Industries Inc. (LYTS) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 54/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 54/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.7% avg 90D alpha vs SPY) →

ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID Cap $771.1M

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As of 2026-11-02, LSI Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: LYTS) is rated D+ (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 54/100 at a spot price of $20.67 (+1.03% 1D, market cap $771.1M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 14/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 7/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 7/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 13/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, LYTS ranks #478 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does LYTS compare to SKYX and PCLA in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

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Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Building Products), LYTS carries a Roarable D+ (54/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 31.6x, gross margin of 24.7%, and ROIC of —. By comparison, SKYX (SKYX Platforms Corp.) holds a E grade (22/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $107.2M) and PCLA (PicoCELA Inc.) posts a C grade (65/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $106.7M). Among the 5-stock peer group, AYI leads on earnings multiple (24.5x) while AYI leads on capital efficiency (13.9% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for LYTS?

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Per LYTS's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-06-30, CIK 0000763532), LSI Industries Inc. generated $573.4M in revenue (+22.1% YoY), $24.4M in net income, and $34.7M in free cash flow against $396.3M in total assets and $27.9M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $20.67 (+0.00%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-1.52% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 14/20 (B-) • 6% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 54/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.7% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 51.0% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D+

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk D

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-1.8% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for LYTS)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±6.4%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (54/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY LYTS SCORES 54/100 (D+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+14/20 pts (26% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 6% FCF Margin ($34.7M FCF) & 24.7% Gross Margin

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (24% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 6/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit7/20 pts (-13 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (52.5) create a -13 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C+$20.81-6.3% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C$19.49+5.7% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C$20.61+0.3% Next Q

Current

Grade D+$20.67-0.7% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C+ (62) → D+ (54)Full Audit →

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While LYTS currently carries a cautious 54/100 (D+) rating due to Macro Regime Fit (7/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($20.31) and Max Pain ($21.70) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $28.73.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Cannibal Buyback (-1.52% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $LYTS• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “LYTS Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 28, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE

52.530 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCORESOLID CORE (5–6)

6 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE34% OF RANGE

L: $17$20.67H: $27

1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (25% profit margin), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: B-RQD 14 / 20

2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING

Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: DRQD 20 / 40

3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WARNING

SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

High sensitivity to tight interest rates or new risk warnings added to recent SEC annual filings.

Factor Grade: DRQD 20 / 40

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Cash & Moat Bull AI

ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

BULLISH (70)

14.0% ROIC with 24.7% gross margin and 4.49% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI

10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

NEUTRAL (65)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 6/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI

Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BEARISH (45)

20/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 7/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like LYTS

✓Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.

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LYTS // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -11.17%⚡ TESTING RESISTANCE

2026-11-02O $20.46H $20.67L $20.46C $20.67VOL 199.9K

RES: $20.78SUP: $17.65SMA50: $20.31SMA200: $22.03

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LYTS Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

24.4%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +22.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for LYTS. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (LYTS)

Consumer Discretionary Rank #478 of 1011 ⚔️ SKYX vs LYTS Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (LYTS vs. SKYX, PCLA, OESX, AYI)

Industry: Building Products (12 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, LSI Industries Inc. (LYTS) ranks #478 by composite RQD confidence (54/100, grade D+) and #543 by equity capitalization ($771.1M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, AYI leads on earnings valuation at 24.5x trailing P/E, while AYI leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 13.9% ROIC and 47.8% gross margin. AYI currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 78/100 (B+) compared with LYTS at 54/100 (D+).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
LYTS ACTIVE LSI Industries Inc.	D+	54/100	31.6x	24.7%	—	+1.03%	$771.1M	Benchmark Subject
SKYX SKYX Platforms Corp.	E	22/100	—	30.3%	-35.0%	-4.32%	$107.2M	/skyx-vs-lyts →
PCLA PicoCELA Inc.	C	65/100	—	—	—	+86.09%	$106.7M	/pcla-vs-lyts →
OESX Orion Energy Systems Inc.	E	30/100	—	32.6%	-8.0%	+1.98%	$83.4M	/oesx-vs-lyts →
AYI Acuity Inc.	B+	78/100	24.5x	47.8%	13.9%	+3.24%	$9.72B	/ayi-vs-lyts →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-06-30 • CIK 0000763532

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-06-30), LSI Industries Inc. (LYTS) reported GAAP revenue of $573.4M (+22.1% vs. FY2024 revenue of $469.6M , and +15.4% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $24.4M, operating cash flow of $38.1M, and free cash flow of $34.7M (-8.8% YoY). On the balance sheet, LYTS closed FY2025 with $396.3M in total assets against $27.9M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 6/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-06-30	$573.4M	$24.4M	$38.1M	$34.7M	$396.3M	$27.9M
FY2024 (FY)	2024-06-30	$469.6M	$25.0M	$43.4M	$38.0M	$344.5M	$34.6M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-06-30	$497.0M	$25.8M	$49.6M	$49.6M	—	—

3. LYTS Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is LYTS stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does LYTS compare to SKYX and PCLA in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for LYTS?

Where is LYTS trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

LYTS last traded at $20.67 (+1.03% on volume of 199,854 shares), positioning the stock +1.77% above its 50-day simple moving average ($20.31) and -6.17% below its 200-day simple moving average ($22.03). Across its 52-week range of $17.21 to $27.36, LYTS sits at the 34.1% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 52.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±6.4% ($19.35 to $21.99).

LYTS Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell LYTS stock right now?

LSI Industries Inc. (LYTS) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell — SELL) with 54/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at 32x P/E (25% profit margin) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is LYTS's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

LYTS's 12-month base price target is $20.3 (range $15.83 to $28.73), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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