---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-007051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYTS"
cik: "0000763532"
company_name: "LSI INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T00:24:12.269004+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LSI Industries acquires Canada's Best Holdings for $31M in accretive all-cash deal

## Summary
- All-cash purchase price of $24M plus $7M performance earnout; funded via cash and $100M credit facility.
- CBH averaged $24M sales and $4M adjusted EBITDA over last two fiscal years; expected immediately accretive to EPS.
- Third custom-display acquisition in four years (JSI 2021, EMI 2024); expands Canadian manufacturing footprint.
- Minimal customer overlap: ~80% of CBH revenue from customers not currently served by LSI.
- Pro-forma net debt to trailing EBITDA ~1.1x; LSI aims to significantly reduce leverage within 24 months.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-007051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYTS
- cik: 0000763532
- company_name: LSI INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/763532/000143774925007051/0001437749-25-007051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/763532/000143774925007051/lyts20250310_8k.htm

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