Manufacture non-residential outdoor and indoor lighting solutions. Provide advanced lighting control products, including sensors and dimmers. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 11% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $292.5M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades 25% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 11% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 54 buys and 19 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.20 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 33 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 33/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 38/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, LYTS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: LYTS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (51/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.