Acuity, Inc. (AYI) vs Enersys (ENS)

Acuity, Inc. and Enersys are both Electrical Equipment & Parts companies. Acuity, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $9.6B against $5.1B — 1.9× the size. Enersys trades at the lower P/E: 14.9× against 18.4×. Acuity, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.82% against 3.73%. Acuity, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.5% vs 9.29%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.7% vs 12.4%). Both pay a dividend; Enersys yields more (0.75% vs 0.25%). Across the 23 metrics below, Enersys leads on 12 and Acuity, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric AYI ENS Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E 18.41 14.92 24.14
P/S 2.11 1.37 2.33
P/B 3.29 2.64 2.49
Price to free cash flow 13.09 7.26 22.24
EV/EBITDA 11.33 9.40 12.18
EV/Sales 2.12 1.51 1.79
Earnings yield 5.43% 6.70% (6.07%)
Free cash flow yield 7.64% 13.77% (5.34%)

Profitability

Metric AYI ENS Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin 50.64% 30.51% 29.92%
Operating margin 15.38% 12.95% 0.00%
Net margin 11.45% 9.29% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 16.11% 18.93% 0.00%
Return on equity 18.64% 18.36% 0.00%
Return on assets 11.04% 8.74% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 14.70% 12.37% 0.00%

Growth

Metric AYI ENS Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.82% 3.73% 10.59%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 36.07% (14.35%) 24.08%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.05% 4.73% 9.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.64% 15.41% 0.00%

Health

Metric AYI ENS Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity 0.23 0.53 0.15
Current ratio 1.70 2.80 2.34
Net debt to EBITDA 0.07 1.25 0.26

Dividend

Metric AYI ENS Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Dividend yield 0.25% 0.75% 0.33%
Payout ratio 0.05 0.12 0.09

Size

Metric AYI ENS Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 9.60b 5.14b 159.94m

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