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Acuity (STU:AQ8) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 72.19% (As of Feb. 2025)


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What is Acuity Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Acuity's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was €298 Mil. Acuity's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was €412 Mil. Therefore, Acuity's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 72.19%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Acuity's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

STU:AQ8' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 47.75   Med: 82.51   Max: 124.1
Current: 69.26

During the past 13 years, Acuity's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 124.10%. The lowest was 47.75%. And the median was 82.51%.

STU:AQ8's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
96.18% of 2932 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 6.76 vs STU:AQ8: 69.26

Acuity Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acuity's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Acuity Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 51.82 75.11 123.35 91.37 65.99

Acuity Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 65.87 70.31 61.03 49.07 72.19

Competitive Comparison of Acuity's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Acuity's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Acuity's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acuity's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.


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Acuity Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Acuity's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Aug. 2024 )  (A: Aug. 2023 )(A: Aug. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Aug. 2024 )  (A: Aug. 2023 )(A: Aug. 2024 )
=383.298/( (400.087+761.518 )/ 2 )
=383.298/580.8025
=65.99 %

Acuity's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Feb. 2025 )  (Q: Nov. 2024 )(Q: Feb. 2025 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Feb. 2025 )  (Q: Nov. 2024 )(Q: Feb. 2025 )
=297.6/( (877.285+-52.8)/ 2 )
=297.6/412.2425
=72.19 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2025) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Acuity  (STU:AQ8) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Acuity Business Description

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Address
11710 Plaza America Drive, Suite 700, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
Acuity is a leading industrial technology company that offers lighting, lighting controls, and intelligent building solutions. Acuity, Inc. designs, manufactures, and brings to market products and services relating to these and other offerings. Acuity, Inc. has two reportable segments: Acuity Brands Lighting and Acuity Intelligent Spaces. ABL sells commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting, including components and control systems. AIS offers building management and audio/visual solutions to help make buildings intelligent.

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