Key insights
- The author suggests Acuity Brands (AYI) is a potential buy, citing its current price being significantly below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages and YTD high. They highlight strong financials, including a low PE and forward PE, reasonable EV/EBITDA, low debt-to-equity, and expected earnings growth. The author also points to positive ROA, ROE, ROIC, and margins, suggesting undervaluation with a potential 46% upside.
I’ve been keeping my eye on Acuity Brands. It’s nearly 20 percent below is 200 day average and over 10 percent below its 50 day. It’s financials look good:
PE of 20 and forward PE of 12
Ev/Ebitda is at 11
Debt to Eq is at .33
Earnings is expected to increase by 10 percent this year . Trailing earnings is currently at 13 and expected to increase to over 21 next year. Earning for the next 5 years expected to be approx 9.25 per year.
Currently:
ROA 9.6
ROE 15.6
ROIC 11.1
GROSS MARGINS 46.1
Operating margin 14.1
Profit margin at 9
Currently trading 23 percent above its low.
It’s currently trading 25 percent below its Ytd.
Currently priced at 267 with an upside of 46 percent.
Has others been looking at this stock as a potential buy?