Acuity (AYI) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday of $4.69 per diluted share, up from $3.97 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $4.59.
Net sales for the quarter ended Nov. 30 were $1.14 billion, compared with $951.6 million a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.14 billion.