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77.29 (1y: +44%)
Market Cap 3.28 B P/E(ttm) 28.20
Enterprise Value 3.38 B P/B 4.00
AYI- NYSE (USA)
Acuity Brands Inc
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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Acuity Brands Inc Research & Development: 0.0 ( as of Feb13)

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data AYI 10-Y Financials »

Definition

This is the expense the company spent on research and development.

Explanation

If competitive advantage is created by a patent or tech advantage, at some point it will disappear.

High R&D usually dictates high SG&A which threatens the competitive advantage.

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