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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Acuity Brands (AYI)

Acuity Brands Q2 sales fall 4% to $906 million; diluted EPS rises 11% to $2.84

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Acuity Brands reported results for its fiscal 2024 second quarter ended February 29, 2024. Net sales fell 4.0% to $905.9 million, while GAAP diluted EPS rose 10.5% to $2.84 and operating profit rose 5.9% to $118.1 million. The mixed result of lower sales and higher per-share earnings is the key point for shareholders.

Key points

  • Net sales were $905.9 million, down $37.7 million or 4.0% from the prior year
  • Diluted EPS was $2.84, up $0.27 or 10.5% from $2.57; adjusted diluted EPS was $3.38, up from $3.06
  • Operating profit was $118.1 million, up 5.9%; operating margin was 13.0%, up 120 basis points
  • Year to date, the company repurchased about 370,000 shares for about $68 million

The filing

CompanyAcuity Brands (AYI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 3, 2024, 7:21 AM ET
Accession number0001144215-24-000046

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 03, 2024.

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