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Acuity, Inc. (AYI) vs Hubbell Inc (HUBB)

Acuity, Inc. and Hubbell Inc are both Electrical Equipment & Parts companies. Hubbell Inc is the larger, with a market value of $24.6B against $9.0B — 2.7× the size. Acuity, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.3× against 27.2×. Hubbell Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.6% against 6.82%. Hubbell Inc has the higher net margin (14.5% vs 11.5%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.81% vs 14.7%). Both pay a dividend; Hubbell Inc yields more (1.23% vs 0.32%). Across the 23 metrics below, Acuity, Inc. leads on 16 and Hubbell Inc on 7.

Valuation

Metric AYI HUBB Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E 17.31 27.19 31.20
P/S 1.96 3.92 2.28
P/B 3.19 6.22 3.19
Price to free cash flow 12.15 27.00 27.15
EV/EBITDA 11.00 19.68 15.80
EV/Sales 1.97 4.72 2.38
Earnings yield 5.78% 3.68% (5.87%)
Free cash flow yield 8.23% 3.70% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric AYI HUBB Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin 50.64% 35.15% 25.38%
Operating margin 15.38% 20.16% 0.00%
Net margin 11.45% 14.47% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 16.11% 14.53% 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% 24.26% 0.14%
Return on assets 11.04% 9.48% (1.50%)
Return on invested capital 14.70% 8.81% 0.00%

Growth

Metric AYI HUBB Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.82% 10.61% 7.92%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 36.12% 15.10% 27.37%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.05% 9.68% 9.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.64% 20.40% 0.00%

Health

Metric AYI HUBB Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity 0.23 1.37 0.16
Current ratio 1.70 1.61 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA 0.07 1.29 0.26

Dividend

Metric AYI HUBB Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Dividend yield 0.32% 1.23% 0.48%
Payout ratio 0.06 0.34 0.10

Size

Metric AYI HUBB Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 9.04b 24.55b 157.22m

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