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ACUITY BRANDS INC (NYSE)
AYI	33.03	-0.04	(-0.12%)	Vol. 227,930	14:16 ET

Acuity Brands, Inc. is comprised of the Acuity Lighting Group and Acuity Specialty Products. The Acuity Lighting Group is the world's largest lighting fixture manufacturer and includes brands such as LithoniaLighting, Holophane, Peerless, and Hydrel. Acuity Specialty Products is a leading provider of specialty chemicals and includes brands such as Zep, Enforcer, and Selig.

General Information

ACUITY BRANDS

1170 Peachtree Street NE Suite 2400 Atlanta, GA 30309 Phone: 404-853-1400 Fax: 404-853-1015 Web: www.acuitybrands.com Email: webmaster@AcuityBrands.com

Industry	BLDG PRD-LTG FX
Sector:	Construction

Fiscal Year End	August
Last Reported Quarter	08/31/09
Next EPS Date	01/05/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	33.07
52 Week High	36.93
52 Week Low	20.02
Beta	1.38
20 Day Moving Average	449,098.56
Target Price Consensus	39.5

% Price Change
4 Week	-0.87
12 Week	5.22
YTD	-5.27

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-4.66
12 Week	-5.02
YTD	-24.37

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	43.29
Market Capitalization (millions)	1,431.47
Short Ratio	11.90
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.57%
Annual Dividend	$0.52
Payout Ratio	0.21
Change in Payout Ratio	-0.04
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	10/14/2009 / $0.13

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.50
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.09
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	12.00
Next EPS Report Date	01/05/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.20
30 Days Ago	2.60
60 Days Ago	3.00
90 Days Ago	3.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	15.85
Trailing 12 Months:	13.44
PEG Ratio	1.32

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-33.33%
vs. Previous Quarter	25.93%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-19.16%
vs. Previous Quarter:	6.55%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.12
Price/Cash Flow	10.35
Price / Sales	0.86

ROE
08/31/09	16.39
05/31/09	19.20
02/28/09	23.35

ROA
08/31/09	7.91
05/31/09	8.70
02/28/09	10.09

Current Ratio
08/31/09	0.89
05/31/09	1.37
02/28/09	1.83

Quick Ratio
08/31/09	0.59
05/31/09	0.89
02/28/09	1.23

Operating Margin
08/31/09	6.13
05/31/09	6.51
02/28/09	7.14

Net Margin
08/31/09	7.68
05/31/09	8.54
02/28/09	9.61

Pre-Tax Margin
08/31/09	7.68
05/31/09	8.54
02/28/09	9.61

Book Value
08/31/09	15.60
05/31/09	16.10
02/28/09	14.37

Inventory Turnover
08/31/09	6.53
05/31/09	6.81
02/28/09	7.29

Debt-to-Equity
08/31/09	0.03
05/31/09	0.34
02/28/09	0.35

Debt to Capital
08/31/09	3.17
05/31/09	25.42
02/28/09	25.98


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