Dianne S. Mills
On February 10, 2025, Dianne S. Mills, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, notified Acuity Brands, Inc. (the "Company") of her intent to retire from her current role with the Company effective December 31, 2025.
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Acuity Q3 FY2026: EPS $4.56 (+46%), adjusted EPS $5.31 (+4%), sales $1.2B (+2%)
Net sales of $1.2B (+1.6% YoY); lighting segment ABL down 1.9%, intelligent spaces AIS up 14.9%.
Acuity Q2: Sales +5% to $1.1B, adj. EPS +11% to $4.14; dividend raised 18%
Diluted EPS $3.09 (up 26% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $4.14 (up 11% YoY).
Acuity Q1 FY2026 net sales $1.1B (+20% YoY), adj. EPS $4.69 (+18% YoY)
Net sales of $1.1B, up 20.2% YoY; operating profit $160.4M (+20.3%).
Acuity Q4 net sales +17% to $1.2B; adj EPS $5.20 (+21%); FY25 adj EPS $18.01 (+16%)
Q4 net sales $1.2B (+17% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $5.20 (+21%), GAAP EPS $3.61 (-4%).
Acuity Q3 FY2025 net sales up 22% to $1.2B; adj. EPS $5.12 (+23%)
Net sales $1.2B (+21.7% YoY); GAAP EPS $3.12 (-14%), adjusted EPS $5.12 (+23%).
Acuity Brands Q2 adj. EPS $3.73 (+10% YoY); sales up 11% to $1B
Net sales $1.0B, up 11.1% YoY; adjusted operating profit $162.9M, up 16.3%.
Acuity Brands Q1 FY2025 sales up 2%, adj EPS $3.97 (+7%); closes QSC acquisition
Net sales $951.6M, up 1.8% YoY; reported diluted EPS $3.35, up 4.4%.
Acuity Brands completes $1.215B acquisition of QSC, LLC, incurs $600M debt
Acquired QSC, LLC for ~$1.215B cash on Jan 1, 2025; QSC is a leader in AV control solutions.
Acuity Brands secures $600M delayed draw term loan for QSC acquisition
Entered Amendment No. 1 to credit agreement adding up to $600M delayed draw term loan facility.
Acuity Brands to acquire QSC for $1.215B; deal expected to close in Q2 FY2025
Purchase price of $1.215 billion ($1.1B net of ~$100M tax benefits), ~14x QSC's trailing EBITDA.
Acuity Brands Q4 net sales up 2.2% to $1.03B; adj. EPS $4.30 (+8% YoY)
Q4 net sales $1.03B (+2.2% YoY); diluted EPS $3.77 (+43%); adjusted diluted EPS $4.30 (+8%).
Acuity Brands Q3 FY2024: EPS up 10.4% to $3.62; sales down 3.2%
Net sales $968.1M, -3.2% YoY; operating profit $145.3M (+1.4%); adjusted operating profit $167.1M (+2.6%).
Acuity Brands Q2 EPS up 11% to $2.84; margins expand despite 4% sales dip
Net sales $906M (-4% YoY); operating profit $118M (+6%); adjusted operating profit $140M (+6%).
Acuity Brands Q1 adj. EPS $3.72 (+13% YoY) on revenue $934.7M (-6%); margins expand
Revenue fell 6.3% to $934.7M; operating profit rose 22% to $132.9M; adj. operating profit $153.9M (+10%).
Acuity Brands reports FY2023 adj. diluted EPS up 10% to $14.05; Q4 sales down 9%
Q4 net sales $1.0B, down 9.0% YoY; reported diluted EPS $2.63, down 24.4%; adj. diluted EPS $3.97, up 1% YoY.
Acuity Brands reports Q3 EPS $3.28 (adj. $3.75); sales fall 5.7% but margins expand
Net sales $1.0B, down 5.7% YoY; ABL segment sales -6.7%, ISG +12.9%.
Acuity Brands Q2 FY2023 net sales up 3.8% to $943.6M; adj. EPS $3.06, up 19.1%
Net sales $943.6M (+3.8% YoY); diluted EPS $2.57 (+20.7%); adjusted diluted EPS $3.06 (+19.1%).
Acuity Brands Q1 FY2023 sales up 7.8%, adjusted EPS up 15% to $3.29
Net sales $997.9M (+7.8% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $2.29 (-6.9% YoY).
Acuity Brands Q4 net sales up 12% to $1.11B, EPS $3.48 +28%; full-year record sales $4.01B
Q4 diluted EPS $3.48 (+28% YoY); adjusted EPS $3.95 (+21%); net sales $1.11B (+12%).
Acuity Brands Q3 net sales +18% to $1.1B; diluted EPS $3.07 (+30%); repurchased $405M in shares
Net sales $1.1B (+18% YoY); diluted EPS $3.07 (+30%); adjusted EPS $3.52 (+27%).
Acuity Brands Q2 FY2022 net sales +17% to $909M; adjusted EPS $2.57 vs $2.12
Net sales $909.1M, up 17.1% YoY; diluted EPS $2.13, up 22.4% YoY.
Acuity Brands Q1 FY2022 sales up 17% to $926M; diluted EPS up 57% to $2.46
Net sales $926.1M (+16.9% YoY); diluted EPS $2.46 (+56.7%); adjusted diluted EPS $2.85 (+40.4%).
Acuity Brands Q4 sales up 11.4% to $992.7M; adj. EPS $3.27 beats prior year by 39%
Q4 net sales $992.7M (+11.4% YoY); diluted EPS $2.72 (+45.5%), adjusted diluted EPS $3.27 (+39.1%).
Acuity Brands EVP and Vice Chairman Richard Reece to retire Nov 30, 2021
Richard Reece retires as EVP of Acuity Brands and Vice Chairman of Acuity Brands Lighting, effective Nov 30, 2021.
Acuity Brands Q3 net sales up 15.9% to $899.7M; adj. EPS $2.77 (+42.8%); closes OSRAM deal
Net sales $899.7M, up 15.9% YoY; gross margin expanded 80bps to 43.0%.
On February 10, 2025, Dianne S. Mills, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, notified Acuity Brands, Inc. (the "Company") of her intent to retire from her current role with the Company effective December 31, 2025.
On November 14, 2022, Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) received notices from each of Dominic J. Pileggi and Ray M. Robinson that each wished to retire from the Company's Board of Directors, effective as of January 25, 2023
On November 14, 2022, Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) received notices from each of Dominic J. Pileggi and Ray M. Robinson that each wished to retire from the Company's Board of Directors, effective as of January 25, 2023
Effective September 29, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Acuity Brands, Inc. (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from eleven to twelve members and elected Michael J. Bender to the Board.
elected Marcia J. Avedon, Ph.D. to the Board with effect from June 29, 2022.
On September 14, 2021, Richard (Ricky) K. Reece notified Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from his positions as Executive Vice President of Acuity Brands, Inc. and Vice Chairman, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., effective November 30, 2021.
the election of Mark J. Sachleben to the Board
the retirement of Peter C. Browning from the Company’s Board of Directors
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