By Denny Jacob
Acuity Brands posted an increase in sales in its latest quarter but failed to clear Wall Street's estimates.
The lighting-controls and building-technology company logged net income of $106.7 million, or $3.35 a share, for the first quarter ended Nov. 30, up from $100.6 million, or $3.21 a share, a year earlier.
Stripping out one-time items, earnings were $3.97 a share. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.90 a share.
Sales rose to $951.6 million from $934.7 million. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $955.6 million.
Sales from its lighting and light-control business ticked up 1.1% to $886 million from a year earlier, while its smaller intelligent spaces unit increased 15% during the same period to $73.5 million.
Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 08, 2025 06:20 ET (11:20 GMT)
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