| Type | Public (NYSE: AYI) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Home Furnishings Fixtures |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Vernon J. Nagel (CEO) (Chairman) & (President) |
| Products | Consumer Goods List of brands |
| Revenue | US$1.66 Billion (FY 2009)[1] |
| Operating income | US$155 Million (FY 2009)[1] |
| Net income | US$84.9 Million (FY 2009)[1] |
| Total assets | US$1.29 Billion (FY 2009)[2] |
| Total equity | US$672 Million (FY 2009)[2] |
| Employees | 6,500 (2008) |
| Website | Acuity Brands.com |
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI), through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, and distribution of lighting equipment and specialty products worldwide. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.[3]
Acuity Brands has spun off its specialty chemicals business effective November 1, 2008. The new company is known as Zep Inc. and is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ZEP. [4]
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Lighting equipment made by the company includes indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures for commercial and institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. The company offers its lighting equipments to electrical distributors, retail home improvement centers, national accounts, electric utilities, utility distributors, municipalities, contractors, catalogs, and lighting showrooms. It distributes these products through independent sales agents, factory sales representatives, distribution centers, regional warehouses, and commercial warehouses.[5]
Acuity Brands Net Sales and Operating Profit by Geographical Regions in 2008[6]
| Geographic Region | Total revenue | Operating Profit |
| Domestic | $1,804,628 | $243,464 |
| International | $222,016 | $17,596 |