When we first introduced AYI as a short idea approximately 9-months ago, the largest pushback on the merits of our investment thesis related to the perceived quality of the company’s management team. ...
READ MORE >We recently completed a survey of lighting agents across the country. The feedback from our survey confirms our view that: Revenue growth in the lighting industry has started to slow Pricing pressure on LED products...
READ MORE >Yes, it’s true that AYI does not provide earnings guidance for investors, but the manner in which the company handled its latest earnings release has to be viewed as troubling. AYI missed by a wide margin on both the top...
READ MORE >As a firm, we pride ourselves on the rigors of our idea generation process. Rigorous fundamental analysis, in-depth primary research, accounting scrutiny etc. are all hallmarks of our investment process. However, despite the intensity of our work on any...
READ MORE >Acuity Brands has been our favorite long idea in the industrials complex over the past year. As a pure-play lighting equipment manufacturer with a growing portfolio of LED products and lighting...
READ MORE >Acuity Brands will report 4Q10 earnings on Wednesday, October 6th before the market opens. Based on our checks with approximately 35-40 lighting agents across the country we anticipate the company is poised to...
READ MORE >AYI will report 3Q10 results before the market opens tomorrow. We expect the company to deliver inline revenues, but once again top consensus estimates due to better than expected gross margins. ...
READ MORE >Approximately four months ago we introduced a pair trade: long AYI/short HUBB based on our view that AYI shares were poised for mean reversion in stock price performance relative to those of HUBB and...
READ MORE >This report was originally published on 1/4/10.A few weeks ago we introduced a pair-trade: long AYI/short HUBBbased on our expectation that AYI shares were poised to witness absolute and relative upside following an...
READ MORE >This report was originally published on 12/3/09.We have been long-time admirers of the business models of the leading electrical product manufacturers including: Cooper Industries, Thomas and Betts, Hubbell...
READ MORE >LONG
$70
SELL/SHORT
$4
SELL
$50
SELL/SHORT
$45
SHORT
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SELL/SHORT
$5
SELL/SHORT
$42
LONG
$75
SELL/SHORT
$50
SELL/SHORT
$50
LONG
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SHORT
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SHORT
$28
LONG
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LONG
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PAIR TRADE
$10
PAIR TRADE
$30
LONG
$35
SHORT
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SELL/SHORT
$10
SHORT
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SHORT
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SHORT
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SHORT
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PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
25%
PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
25%
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PAIR - LONG KNL/SHORT MLHR
25%
SHORT
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LONG
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LONG
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SHORT
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PAIR - LONG CSGP/SHORT LOOP
40%
LONG
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SHORT
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SHORT
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