Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) reported quarterly earnings of $3.73 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.70 by 0.81 percent. This is a 10.36 percent increase over earnings of $3.38 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.01 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.03 billion by 2.18 percent. This is a 11.05 percent increase over sales of $905.90 million the same period last year.