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LYTS vs AYI // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW
LSI Industries Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Acuity Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LYTS 2
— AYI 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $20.81 (+4.05%) • MKT CAP: $746.1M
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LAST: $329.65 (+3.62%) • MKT CAP: $9.45B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LYTS VS. AYI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LYTS | AYI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
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| Gross Profit Margin | 24.70% | 47.80% | -23.10 | AYI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 13.90% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.5x | 16.3x | +4.20 | AYI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.49% | 5.48% | -0.99 | AYI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.20% | 13.00% | -6.80 | AYI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.30% | 9.10% | -4.80 | AYI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 22.10% | 13.10% | +9.00 | LYTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.78% | 0.21% | +0.57 | LYTS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 6.01 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | AYI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.6 | 52.1 | -6.50 | AYI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.91 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 26.5x | 20.6x | +5.90 | AYI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $746.1M | $9.45B | -$8.70B | AYI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LYTS REV | AYI REV | LYTS GROSS % | AYI GROSS % | LYTS FCF | AYI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $573.4M | $4.35B | 24.7% | 47.8% | $34.7M | $533.0M |
| FY 2024 | $469.6M | $3.84B | 28.4% | 46.4% | $38.0M | $555.2M |
| FY 2023 | $497.0M | $3.95B | — | — | $49.6M | $400.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LYTS // BETA —
AYI // BETA 0.91