AYI (Acuity) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $398 Mil (As of Feb. 2025)

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What is Acuity Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Acuity's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Aug. 2024 ($845.80 Mil) to Nov. 2024 ($935.60 Mil) but then stayed the same from Nov. 2024 ($935.60 Mil) to Feb. 2025 ($397.90 Mil).

Acuity's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Aug. 2022 ($223.20 Mil) to Aug. 2023 ($397.90 Mil) and increased from Aug. 2023 ($397.90 Mil) to Aug. 2024 ($845.80 Mil).

Acuity Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acuity's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Acuity Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Acuity Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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560.70

491.30

223.20

397.90

845.80

Acuity Quarterly Data
	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24	May24	Aug24	Nov24	Feb25
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															578.90	699.00	845.80	935.60	397.90

Acuity Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Acuity (NYSE:AYI) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Acuity Business Description

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Address

1170 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30309

Website

https://www.acuitybrands.com

Acuity is a leading industrial technology company that offers lighting, lighting controls, and intelligent building solutions. Acuity Brands designs, manufactures, and brings to market products and services relating to these and other offerings. Acuity Brands has two reportable segments: Acuity Brands Lighting and the Intelligent Spaces Group. ABL sells commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting, including components and control systems. ISG offers building management and audio/visual solutions to help make buildings intelligent.

Executives

Barry R Goldman	officer: SVP & General Counsel	1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
Maya Leibman	director	4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Karen J Holcom	officer: Interim CFO	1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 2400, ATLANTA GA 30309
Dianne B Mills	officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer	C/O ACUITY BRANDS, INC., 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, STE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
Laura O'shaughnessy	director	C/O VROOM, INC., 1375 BROADWAY, FLOOR 11, NEW YORK NY 10018
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
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