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Investing.com -- Acuity Brands Inc . (NYSE:AYI) reported mixed second-quarter results on Thursday, with revenue falling short of analyst expectations while earnings met estimates. The lighting and building management solutions company saw its shares decline 1.9% in premarket trading following the release.
For the quarter ended February 28, Acuity Brands posted adjusted earnings per share of $3.73, in line with the consensus forecast. Revenue rose 11.1% year-over-year to $1.01 billion, but missed analyst projections of $1.03 billion.
"We delivered steady performance in the second quarter of fiscal 2025," said Neil Ashe, Chairman, President and CEO of Acuity Brands. "We grew net sales, expanded our adjusted operating profit and adjusted operating profit margin, and we increased our adjusted diluted earnings per share."
The company’s Acuity Brands Lighting segment saw a slight 0.3% dip in sales to $840.6 million. However, the Acuity Intelligent Spaces division recorded robust growth, with revenue surging 151.8% to $171.5 million, boosted by the acquisition of QSC.
Adjusted operating profit increased 16.3% to $162.9 million, while adjusted operating profit margin expanded 70 basis points to 16.2%.
Acuity Brands maintained a solid balance sheet, with cash and cash equivalents of $397.9 million as of February 28, 2025. The company also raised its quarterly dividend by 13% to $0.17 per share during the quarter.