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LYTS · NASDAQ
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$20.03
+2.25%
Close on Sep 11, 2026
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48 / 100
Reasonable
Is today's price reasonable?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
45 / 100
Moderate Capital Returns
How effectively does the company reward shareholders?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
No strengthening evidence is recorded in today's readings.
Long-Term Potential is not available for this company, so no long-term reading is shown.
No disclosed ownership reading is available at the required confidence, so ownership is left blank rather than estimated.
LSI INDUSTRIES INC reads 48 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Reasonable. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and below comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
LSI INDUSTRIES INC reads 45 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 5.2% a year and a share count rising about 4.2% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.
Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.
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COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Ranking updated September 12, 2026
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Valuation Intelligence 48 · Reasonable
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Researched separately
Capital Returns Intelligence 45 · Moderate Capital Returns
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Research-score history available since September 2026.
Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.
A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Fifth research lens · outside the score
Valuation Intelligence
Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.
Reasonable
13
Expensive
Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?
71
Attractive
How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?
55
Reasonable
How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?
62
Attractive
Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?
LSI INDUSTRIES INC reads 48 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Reasonable. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and below comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026
Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.
Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.
Current EV/Sales 1.5x · own median 0.8x · peer median 3.4x
Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.
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Capital Returns Intelligence
Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.
Moderate Capital Returns
87
Exceptional Capital Returns
Dividend reliability
5
Limited Capital Returns
Do buybacks actually reduce shares?
No net share repurchases are recorded in the stored cash-flow statements.
15
Limited Capital Returns
Is your ownership share protected?
93
Exceptional Capital Returns
Can the cash flow support it?
5
Limited Capital Returns
Cash returned versus company value
LSI INDUSTRIES INC reads 45 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 5.2% a year and a share count rising about 4.2% a year.
No measurable cash was returned to shareholders through dividends or net repurchases in the latest stored statements.
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026
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Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.
A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.
Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.
Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Pro Investor Score.
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In the company’s own words
LSI Industries Inc. (LSI) is a leading producer of non-residential lighting and retail display solutions. Non-residential lighting consists of American-made fixtures and services for both indoor and outdoor applications satisfying the specific performance requirements of our customers. Retail display solutions consist of multiple custom products and services which enhance our customer’s brand image and improve the consumer shopping experience. We offer customers in target vertical markets a package solution set of both lighting and display solutions, providing value for the customer by working with one solutions partner to manage their regional and national location programs, versus multiple suppliers.
Our business is organized as follows: the Lighting Segment, which represented 38 % of our fiscal 2026 net sales and the Display Solutions Segment, which represented 62 % of our fiscal 2026 net sales. See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K for additional information on business segments. Net sales by segment are as follows (in thousands):
Our Lighting Segment manufactures, markets, and sells outdoor and indoor lighting fixture and controls solutions in several vertical markets such as but not limited to the following: refueling and convenience store, parking lot and garage, quick-service restaurant, retail, grocery and pharmacy, automotive dealership, sports court and field, and warehouse. We service these markets through multiple channels: project business sold through electrical distributors and agents and shipped directly to the customer; standard products sold to and stocked by distributors; and direct to end-use customers. Our products are designed and manufactured to provide maximum customer value and meet the high-quality, competitively priced product requirements of the markets we serve. Focusing on key vertical applications allows us to deliver unique product solutions, which in turn provide differentiated value to our customers.
Our lighting fixtures, poles and accessories are produced in a variety of designs, aesthetics, and finishes. Application of our lighting fixtures vary to include surface, pole, and pendant mounted applications. Functional light distributions from our products varies depending upon application, providing application specific photometric outputs including, but not limited to, interior and exterior downlighting, wall-wash lighting, canopy lighting, floodlighting, emergency exit lighting, industrial lighting, area and parking structure lighting and security lighting. To further energy efficiency gains from our luminaires, we offer a suite of lighting control options, including sensors, photocontrols, dimming, motion detection and circuit controllers in both analog and wireless technologies to further support the application of our luminaires and provide means to additional energy savings We design and certify to all applicable safety, photometric and performance standards including UL Solutions, Design Lights Consortium, International Dark-Sky Association, Norma Official Mexicana (NOM), and Institute for Printed Circuits (IPC). Utilizing LED light sources, our products are designed for energy efficiency, reliability, performance, and ease of installation and service while providing a high degree of overall aesthetic appeal. We focus on providing performance based, energy efficient lighting solutions implemented across all key vertical markets served.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed September 3, 2026. Read the filing
Four distinct intelligence areas
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Fundamentally Qualified
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As of Sep 11, 2026
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Weak Compounder
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Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.
As of Sep 11, 2026
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Deteriorating
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Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.
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Last stored close $20.03 · -11.6% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown
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No high-confidence public ownership events are available.
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