What is Acuity Brands's acquisitions?

Acuity Brands (AYI) reported acquisitions of $24.4M in Q1 2025.

What does acquisitions mean?

Cash spent to acquire other companies, minus the cash those companies held.

How do you interpret acquisitions?

Large outflows indicate aggressive inorganic growth, which should be evaluated against the expected return on invested capital.

How does acquisitions compare across companies?

Varies based on corporate strategy, ranging from frequent bolt-on acquisitions to rare, large-scale mergers.

Acuity Brands AYI Acquisitions

Acquisitions at other companies

HubbellHUBB

-$2.4M-103%

Honeywell InternationalHON

$5M0.0%

IES

IES Holdings, Inc.IESC

$143.11M+549%

Vertiv Holdings CoVRT

$400K—

SPX TechnologiesSPXC

$439.6M+44.6%

GE HealthCare TechnologiesGEHC

$2.3B+754%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+4.9%

Gross profit$520.4M+11.2%

Operating income$133.0M+20.7%

Net income$96.8M+24.9%

EPS (diluted)$3.09+26.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$272.5M-31.5%

Total debt$808.2M-32.2%

Total equity$2.8B+12.7%

Total assets$4.6B-0.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$89.1M+50.0%

CapEx$15.8M+62.9%

Free cash flow$73.3M+47.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$9.63B+0.5%

Enterprise value$10.16B-2.1%

P/E22.4×-0.6×

P/S2.1×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin48.7%+1.8pp

Operating margin13.4%-0.4pp

Net margin9.4%-1.2pp

FCF margin12.2%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16%-1.8pp

Debt / equity0.3×-0.2×

Current ratio2.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Acuity Brands in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired.

The official record: Acuity Brands’s 10-Q, filed June 26, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Acuity Brands's acquisitions?: Acuity Brands (AYI) reported acquisitions of $24.4M in Q1 2025.
What does acquisitions mean?: Cash spent to acquire other companies, minus the cash those companies held.
How do you interpret acquisitions?: Large outflows indicate aggressive inorganic growth, which should be evaluated against the expected return on invested capital.
How does acquisitions compare across companies?: Varies based on corporate strategy, ranging from frequent bolt-on acquisitions to rare, large-scale mergers.