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Acuity Brands (Acuity Brands) FCF Yield % : 6.49 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Acuity Brands FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, Acuity Brands's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $504 Mil, and Market Cap is $7,766 Mil. Therefore, Acuity Brands's FCF Yield % for today is 6.49%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Acuity Brands's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

AYI' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.04   Med: 4.84   Max: 15.7
Current: 6.49


During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Acuity Brands was 15.70%. The lowest was 2.04%. And the median was 4.84%.

AYI's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
79.68% of 3016 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.625 vs AYI: 6.49

Acuity Brands's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 9.74%.


Acuity Brands FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acuity Brands's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Acuity Brands FCF Yield % Chart

Acuity Brands Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
FCF Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.93 10.59 5.62 4.88 10.21

Acuity Brands Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
FCF Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.62 12.93 7.02 12.67 4.54

Competitive Comparison of Acuity Brands's FCF Yield %

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Acuity Brands's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Acuity Brands's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Acuity Brands's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acuity Brands's FCF Yield % falls into.



Acuity Brands FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

Acuity Brands's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow / Market Cap
=511.4 / 5007.58272
=10.21%

Acuity Brands's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=88.2 * 4 / 7763.316
=4.54%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Acuity Brands FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.


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Acuity Brands (Acuity Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1170 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30309
Acuity Brands Inc is the parent company of Acuity Brands Lighting and other subsidiaries, which provide lighting products for commercial, institutional, industrial, and residential applications. These products include luminaires, lighting controls, lighting components, and integrated lighting systems that use a combination of light sources. Customers include electrical distributors, electric utilities, retail home improvement centers, and lighting showrooms. A majority of the firms' revenue is generated in the United States.
Executives
Dianne B Mills officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer C/O ACUITY BRANDS, INC., 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, STE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
Barry R Goldman officer: SVP & General Counsel 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
Laura O'shaughnessy director C/O VROOM, INC., 1375 BROADWAY, FLOOR 11, NEW YORK NY 10018
Karen J Holcom officer: Interim CFO 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 2400, ATLANTA GA 30309
Michael J Bender director 3980 BAUGHMAN GRANT ROAD, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Marcia J Avedon director C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, 800-E BEATY STREET, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Mark Sachleben director C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, STE. 1200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Peter C Browning director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Mary A Winston director 557 BROADWAY, C/O SCHOLASTIC CORP, NEW YORK NY 10012
Maya Leibman director 4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Neil Ashe director, officer: President & CEO C/O ACUITY BRANDS, INC., 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, STE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
Robert F Mccullough director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 300309
Ray M Robinson director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
Dillard George Douglas Jr director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
W. Patrick Battle director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA X1 30309

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