AYI News and Press, Acuity Brands Inc. From 01/07/21

Acuity Brands ([[AYI]] -4.7%) reports Q1 results:Sale drop of 5.1% to $792M vs. prior year,  however beats consensus by $1.69M.Gross profit decreased $23M to $332M; gross profit margin decreased 60 bps to 42.0% and adjusted gross profit margin decreased 80 bps to 42% ...

Acuity Brands (AYI): FQ1 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.03 beats by $0.17; GAAP EPS of $1.57 misses by $0.01.Revenue of $792M (-5.1% Y/Y) beats by $1.69M.Q1 gross profit margin was 42.0% vs. 42.6% in last year.Press Release For further details see: Acuity Brands EPS beats by $0.17, beats on revenue...

ATLANTA, Jan. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (“Company”) today announced results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2020. First quarter net sales were $792 million, a decrease of 5.1% compared with the prior-year period. Operating profit mar...

Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI) declares $0.13/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 0.40%Payable Feb. 1; for shareholders of record Jan 20; ex-div Jan 19. For further details see: Acuity Brands, Inc. declares $0.13 dividend

Atlanta, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) will host a conference call on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (EST) to discuss the Company’s performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, following the announcement of those results earlier ...

Generation Investment Management’s 13F portfolio value increased from $17.34B to $18.84B this quarter. They increased Becton Dickinson and Analog Devices while decreasing Alphabet, Varian Medical Systems, and Workday during the quarter. They also added Cisco Systems. The to...

Atlanta, Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc . (NYSE: AYI) (“Company”) has recently published the Company’s 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report describes the Acuity Brands ESG program, entitled EarthLight, ...

Atlanta, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (the “Company”) announced today Candace Steele Flippin joined its leadership team as Chief Communications Officer. She will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Acuity Brands by defining...

Unlike many value players, Miller Value Investors isn't shy about investing in tech companies.Miller Value highlighted six new positions in its most recent quarterly letter to investors, and half of those new names are in the tech sector. The fund's unconventional thinking may be paying ...

Atlanta, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (the “Company”) today announced that Neil M. Ashe, President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands, will present at the Robert W. Baird 2020 Global Industrial Virtual Conference on Wednes...