Definitive Analysis
Definitive Analysis

Financial Statements

Fundamentals

Valuations

Miscellaneous

Analysis Mode

Search

Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI)

Company Dividend Discount ModelIndustry: Electrical Equipment & PartsSector: Industrials

Valuation Snapshot

Stable Growth$164.97 - $285.97$216.90
Multi-Stage$174.26 - $191.00$182.47
Blended Fair Value$199.68
Current Price$326.47
Upside-38.84%
DecisionDon't Buy

Dividend History & Growth Metrics (10Y)

Metric5Y CAGR10Y CAGR2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
DPS-0.19%-0.97%0.650.580.530.570.600.660.660.680.720.72
YoY Growth--13.19%8.33%-7.18%-5.24%-8.17%0.00%-2.80%-5.73%-0.87%0.88%
Dividend Yield--0.20%0.18%0.30%0.30%0.30%0.55%0.50%0.52%0.42%0.29%

Stable Growth Model (Adjusted)

(USD in Millions except Per Share Data)
Net Income To Common (M)396.60
(-) Cash Dividends Paid (M)20.60
(=) Cash Retained (M)376.00
MetricLOWBASEHIGH
Required Retention Ratio20.0%12.5%7.5%
(=) Cash Required (M)79.3249.5829.75
Cash Retained (M)376.00376.00376.00
(-) Cash Required (M)-79.32-49.58-29.75
(=) Excess Retained (M)296.68326.43346.26
(/) Shares Outstanding (M)31.6531.6531.65
(=) Excess Retained per Share9.3710.3110.94
LTM Dividend per Share0.650.650.65
(+) Excess Retained per Share9.3710.3110.94
(=) Adjusted Dividend10.0210.9611.59
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate2.85%3.85%4.85%
Fair Value$164.97$216.90$285.97
Upside / Downside-49.47%-33.56%-12.40%

Multi-Stage Model: Projections

(USD in Millions)
MetricTTMDec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Terminal
Net Income (M)396.60411.86427.71444.17461.26479.01493.38
Payout Ratio5.19%22.16%39.12%56.08%73.04%90.00%92.50%
Projected Dividends (M)20.6091.25167.31249.08336.90431.11456.38

Multi-Stage Valuation

MetricLOWBASEHIGH
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate2.85%3.85%4.85%
Year 1 PV (M)82.8383.6484.45
Year 2 PV (M)137.87140.56143.29
Year 3 PV (M)186.33191.82197.41
Year 4 PV (M)228.78237.81247.11
Year 5 PV (M)265.76278.94292.63
PV of Terminal Value (M)4,613.644,842.345,080.02
Equity Value (M)5,515.225,775.116,044.89
Shares Outstanding (M)31.6531.6531.65
Fair Value$174.26$182.47$191.00
Upside / Downside-46.62%-44.11%-41.50%

High-Yield Dividend Screener

« Prev Page 7 of 30 Next »
Ticker Company Dividend Yield % Dividend Per Share Payout Ratio %
PLYMPlymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.4.80%$1.0549.94%
SAFTSafety Insurance Group, Inc.4.80%$3.6361.47%
CETCentral Securities Corp.4.79%$2.4313.87%
GBLIGlobal Indemnity Group, LLC4.79%$1.3870.11%
JANIXJanus Henderson Triton Fund Class D4.79%$1.2767.95%
MITNAG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. 9.500% Senior Notes due 20294.77%$1.2175.90%
PRUPrudential Financial, Inc.4.77%$5.4373.37%
IFAFXThe Income Fund of America, Class F-1 Shares4.76%$1.2433.91%
AMECXAmerican Funds The Income Fund of America Class A4.74%$1.2433.91%
UMPQUmpqua Holdings Corporation4.74%$0.8454.13%
NFBKNorthfield Bancorp, Inc.4.73%$0.5454.01%
SBSISouthside Bancshares, Inc.4.72%$1.4462.24%
TNLTravel + Leisure Co.4.72%$3.4054.99%
AIRCApartment Income REIT Corp.4.68%$1.8341.27%
SONSonoco Products Company4.68%$2.0832.95%
OFLXOmega Flex, Inc.4.67%$1.3685.30%
FTAIOFTAI Aviation Ltd.4.65%$1.1825.22%
WDWalker & Dunlop, Inc.4.65%$2.7379.29%
0J2Z.LHA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.4.63%$1.4766.70%
FLMNFalcon Minerals Corporation4.63%$0.3681.83%
GSRMGSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp.4.62%$0.1532.94%
FBFWXAmerican Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Moderate Class F-14.61%$0.6379.77%
GPSThe Gap, Inc.4.61%$0.9341.48%
QUADQuad/Graphics, Inc.4.61%$0.2764.56%
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Company4.59%$2.4582.81%
WTBAWest Bancorporation, Inc.4.56%$0.9952.39%
SCPLSciPlay Corporation4.55%$1.0417.40%
OLPOne Liberty Properties, Inc.4.53%$0.9257.61%
RWAYLRunway Growth Finance Corp. - 74.53%$1.1475.51%
INSWInternational Seaways, Inc.4.52%$2.1248.43%
RWAYZRunway Growth Finance Corp. 8.00% Notes due 20274.52%$1.1475.51%
DDominion Energy, Inc.4.48%$2.6597.13%
TGTTarget Corporation4.48%$4.5054.48%
COLBColumbia Banking System, Inc.4.47%$1.2662.95%
DFPAXBNY Mellon Diversified International Fund Class A4.46%$0.4556.12%
KEYKeyCorp4.46%$0.9495.81%
RPTIXT. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund4.46%$4.3859.54%
CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending, Inc.4.45%$0.5655.08%
NEWTPNewtekOne, Inc. Depositary Shares, Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B4.44%$1.0244.14%
PFCPremier Financial Corp.4.43%$1.2468.07%
BFCBank First Corporation4.40%$5.3073.82%
DUKDuke Energy Corporation4.40%$5.1780.55%
0L77.LSkyworks Solutions, Inc.4.37%$2.7990.67%
ESCAEscalade, Incorporated4.35%$0.6065.28%
DINOHF Sinclair Corporation4.34%$2.0396.43%
LBAILakeland Bancorp, Inc.4.34%$0.5844.96%
CVXChevron Corporation4.32%$6.7495.36%
CVBFCVB Financial Corp.4.31%$0.8154.32%
HTBKHeritage Commerce Corp4.30%$0.5273.66%
EQREquity Residential4.28%$2.6689.76%