LYTS 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Lsi Industries Inc. · Nasdaq · Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment · CIK 763532 · All filings on SEC.gov
At a glance
What changed in the latest 10-K
Risk Factors
New heading “We face the potential harm of natural disasters, pandemics, acts of war, terrorism, international conflicts or other disruptions to our operations.”
New heading “Artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that can impact our business”
New heading “RISKS RELATED TO ROYSTON GROUP ACQUISITION”
New heading “We may not be able to successfully integrate Royston Group into our operations, including our financial reporting processes, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition”
New heading “The Company has incurred and will continue to incur significant transaction and integration costs in connection with the acquisition of Royston Group”
New heading “The Company may not have discovered undisclosed liabilities of Royston Group, if any”
New heading “The Company incurred substantial indebtedness in connection with the acquisition of Royston Group”
Largest changes
“We face the potential harm of natural disasters, pandemics, acts of war, terrorism, international conflicts or other disruptions to our operations.”see in full comparison
“Artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that can impact our business”see in full comparison
“Issues in the development and use of artificial intelligence, combined with an uncertain regulatory environment, may result in reputational harm, liability or other adverse consequences to our business operations. As with many technological innovations, artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that could impact our business. …”see in full comparison
“We may not be able to successfully integrate Royston Group into our operations, including our financial reporting processes, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition”see in full comparison
“The Company has incurred and will continue to incur significant transaction and integration costs in connection with the acquisition of Royston Group”see in full comparison
“The Company incurred substantial indebtedness in connection with the acquisition of Royston Group”see in full comparison
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In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the following factors which could materially affect our business, financial condition, cash flows or future results. AnyoneAny one of these factors could cause the Company’s actual results to vary materially from recent results or from anticipated future results. The risks described below are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
The Company has a concentration of sales in the refueling and convenience store and grocery markets. Sales to the refueling and convenience store market are dependent upon the general conditions prevailing in and the profitability of the Petroleum industry and general market conditions. The refueling and convenience store market can be subject to reactions by the petroleum industry due to world political events, to the price and supply of oil, and to a decline in demand resulting from an economic recession, or other factors. Major disruptions in the petroleum industry generally result in a curtailment of retail marketing efforts, including expansion and refurbishing of retail outlets by the petroleum industry, which could adversely affect our business. The operating environment for the grocery market continues to be characterized by the fragmentation of local, regional, and national retailers, including both retail and digital formats, market consolidation, intense competition, and entry of non-traditional competitors. The changing operating environment along with changes in customerconsumer behaviors within the grocery market could have an adverse impact on the purchasing decisions by one or more of our larger customers in this market. In addition, actions by our competitors, our customers’ financial constraints, and industry factors or otherwise, could have an adverse effect on our business in either of these markets.
The Company has grown and strengthened its business through strategic acquisitionsacquisitions, most recently with the closing of our acquisition of Royston in March of 2026, and will continue to do so as opportunities arise in the future in order to meet the Company’s growth objectives. The Company will benefit from such activity only to the extent that it can effectively leverage and integrate the assets or capabilities of the acquired businesses including, but not limited to, personnel, technology, and operating processes. Moreover, unanticipated events, negative revisions to valuation assumptions and estimates, diversions of resources and management’s attention from other business concerns, and difficulties in attaining synergies, among other factors, could adversely affect the Company’s ability to recover initial and subsequent investments, particularly those related to acquired goodwill and intangible assets, which in turn could result in the impairment of the acquired company’s goodwill and related assets. In addition, such investment transactions may limit the Company’s ability to invest in other activities, which could be more profitable or advantageous.
The Company is committed to product innovation on a timely basis to meet customer demands. Development of new products for targeted markets requires the Company to develop or otherwise leverage leading technologies in a cost-effective and timely manner. Failure to meet these changing demands could result in a loss of competitive position and seriously impact future revenues. Products or technologies developed by others may render the Company’s products or technologies obsolete or non-competitive. A fundamental shift in technologies in key product markets could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operating results and competitive position within the industry. More specifically, the development of new or enhanced products is a complex and uncertain process requiring the anticipation of technological and market trends. Rapidly changing product technologies could adversely impact operating results due to potential technological obsolescence of certain inventories or increased warranty expense related to newly developed LED lighting products or any of the Company’s other products and services.refrigeration technologies. We may experience design, manufacturing, marketing, or other difficulties, such as inability to attract a sufficient number of experienced engineers which could delay or prevent our development, introduction or marketing of new products or enhancements and result in unexpected expenses. Such difficulties could cause us to lose business from our customers and could adversely affect our competitive position. In addition, added expenses could decrease the profitability associated with those products that do not gain market acceptance.
The Company purchases large quantities of raw materials and components such as steel, aluminum, aluminum castings, fabrications, LEDs, power supplies, powder paint, steel tubing, wire harnesses, acrylic, silicon and glass lenses, inks, various graphics substrates such as Aluminum Composite Material (ACM), Expanded PVC sheet (EPVC), vinyl film, styrene, foamboards, wood and wood laminates, petroleum based resins, condensing units, and digital screens. The Company’s operating results could be affected by the availability and price fluctuations of these materials. The Company’s strategic sourcing plans include mitigating supply chain risk by utilizing multiple suppliers for a commodity to avoid significant dependence on any single supplier. Although an interruption of these supplies and components could disrupt our operations, we believe generally that alternative sources of supply exist and could be readily arranged. With regard to price fluctuations of our raw material and component purchases, the price risk for materials the Company purchases is related to price increases in commodity items that affect all users of the materials, including the Company’s competitors. Significant tariffs or increases in the price of these raw materials and components could further increase the Company’s operating costs and materially adversely affect margins. The Company does, however, seek and qualify new suppliers, negotiate with existing suppliers, and arrange stocking agreements to mitigate risk of supply and price increases. The Company can also be impacted by shortages and the availability of transportation of our products to our customers, in addition to rising fuel prices. The Company’s Lighting Segment has implemented price increases with customers to offset raw material price increases along,increases, rising transportation costs, and to mitigate the impact of trade tariffs. The Company’s Display Solutions Segment generally establishes new sales prices, reflective of the then current raw material prices and transportation costs, for each program as it begins with further price increases throughout the life of the program when warranted. Although the Company attempts to pass along increased costs in the form of price increases to its customers, the Company may be unsuccessful in doing so for competitive reasons. Even when price increases are successful, the timing of such price increases may lag behind the incurrence of higher costs.
We could be targeted by malicious cyber activity. Any failure to identify address or prevent malicious cyber activity could result in service interruptions, operational difficulties, loss of revenues or market share, liability to our customers or others, the diversion of corporate resources, injury to our reputation and increased service and maintenance costs. We have significantly enhanced and will continue to improve our cybersecurity controls in order to minimize the likelihood or impact of a malicious cyber activity.cyberactivity.
We face the potential harm of natural disasters, pandemics, acts of war, terrorism, international conflicts or other disruptions to our operations.
Natural disasters, pandemics, acts or threats of war or terrorism, international conflicts, political instability, and the actions taken by governments could cause damage to or disrupt our business operations, our suppliers or our customers, and could create economic instability. Although it is not possible to predict such events or their consequences, these events could decrease demand for our products or make it difficult or impossible for us to deliver products.
Artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that can impact our business
Issues in the development and use of artificial intelligence, combined with an uncertain regulatory environment, may result in reputational harm, liability or other adverse consequences to our business operations. As with many technological innovations, artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that could impact our business. We work with vendors that incorporate artificial intelligence tools into their offerings and the providers of these artificial intelligence tools may not meet existing or rapidly evolving regulatory or industry standards with respect to privacy and data protection and may inhibit our or our vendors’ ability to maintain an adequate level of service and experience. If we, our vendors, or our third-party partners experience an actual or perceived breach or privacy or security incident because of the use of generative artificial intelligence, we may lose valuable intellectual property and confidential information and our reputation and the public perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed. Further, bad actors around the world use increasingly sophisticated methods, including the use of artificial intelligence, to engage in illegal activities involving the theft and misuse of personal information, confidential information and intellectual property. Any of these outcomes could damage our reputation, result in the loss of valuable property and information and adversely impact our business.
RISKS RELATED TO ROYSTON GROUP ACQUISITION
We may not be able to successfully integrate Royston Group into our operations, including our financial reporting processes, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition
Our acquisition of Royston Group in March 2026 may fail to generate a financial return or realize anticipated sufficient to offset acquisition costs. Integrating Royston Group into the Company involves substantial risks, including, among others: integrating financial reporting processes, policies, and internal controls; implementing consistent accounting policies and reporting timelines; integrating information technology systems; retaining key personnel; and coordinating governance, compliance, and risk management across jurisdictions. Integration activities are complex and may require significant management attention and additional costs. If we are unable to integrate Royston Group effectively or within anticipated timeframes, our results of operations, cash flows, and ability to timely produce accurate financial statements could be adversely affected.
The Company has incurred and will continue to incur significant transaction and integration costs in connection with the acquisition of Royston Group
The Company has incurred a number of non-recurring costs associated with integrating the operations of Royston Group, as well as transaction fees and other costs related to the acquisition of Royston Group. These costs and expenses include fees paid to financial, legal and accounting advisors, and other related charges.
The Company will continue to incur integration costs as there are a large number of processes, policies, procedures, operations, technologies, facilities and systems that must be integrated. Although the Company expects that the elimination of duplicative costs, strategic benefits, additional income as well as the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of the businesses may offset incremental transaction, acquisition-related and integration costs over time, any net benefit may not be achieved in the near term or at all. While the Company assumed that certain expenses would be incurred in connection with the acquisition of Royston Group, there are many factors beyond the Company’s control that could affect the total amount or the timing of the integration and implementation expenses.
The Company may not have discovered undisclosed liabilities of Royston Group, if any
In the course of the due diligence review of Royston Group that the Company conducted prior to the acquisition of Royston Group, the Company may have been unable to quantify undisclosed liabilities of Royston Group and its subsidiaries, if any, and the Company will not be indemnified for any of these liabilities. If Royston Group has undisclosed liabilities, the Company, as a successor owner, will be responsible for such undisclosed liabilities. Such undisclosed liabilities could have an adverse effect on the business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows of the Company.
Tariffs implemented on our component parts and certain finished good inventory will increase the cost of our products manufactured at our plants in the U.S. and in Canada. Some of our purchased components are sourced from or manufactured in foreign countries. Import tariffs will result in increased prices for imported goods and materials and, in some cases, may result or have resulted in price increases for domestically sourced goods and materials. Changes in U.S. trade policy have resulted and could result in additional reactions from U.S. trading partners, including adopting responsive trade policies making it more difficult or costly for us to export our products or import goods and materials from those countries. These measures could also result in increased costs for goods imported into the U.S. or may cause us to adjust our foreign supply chain. Either of these could require us to increase prices to our customers, which may reduce demand, or, if we are unable to increase prices, result in lowering our margin on products sold which in turn could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Customer, investor and employee expectations relating to ESG have been rapidly evolving and increasing.evolving. In addition, government organizations are enhancing or advancing legal and regulatory requirements specific to ESG matters. The heightened stakeholder focus on ESG issues related to our business requires the continuous monitoring of various and evolving laws, regulations, standards and expectations and the associated reporting requirements. A failure to adequately meet stakeholder expectations may result in noncompliance, the loss of business, reputational impacts, diluted market valuation, an inability to attract customers and an inability to attract and retain top talent. In addition, our adoption of certain standards or mandated compliance to certain requirements could necessitate additional investments that could impact our profitability.
The Company incurred substantial indebtedness in connection with the acquisition of Royston Group
The Company incurred substantial indebtedness in connection with the acquisition of Royston Group. As of the closing of the acquisition, on a consolidated basis, the Company had approximately $267.5 million in gross indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s Credit Facility.
The Company’s debt level could have important consequences, including:
While the Company plans to reduce its debt level over the next few years, any actions in furtherance of this goal may vary and evolve and there can be no assurance the Company will be successful.
Management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all errors or fraud. A control system is designed to give reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. In addition, any control system reflects resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Inherent limitations of a control system may include judgments in decision making that may be faulty, breakdowns can occur simply because of error or mistake and controls can be circumvented by collusion or management override. Due to the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
New heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources 2025 Compared to 2024”
Largest changes
“Liquidity and Capital Resources 2025 Compared to 2024”see in full comparison
“Cash generated from operations and borrowing capacity under our credit facility is our primary source of liquidity. Our credit facility consists of a $200 million term loan and $150 million secured revolving line of credit. Both facilities expire in the first quarter of fiscal 2031. As of June 30, 2026, $90 million of the revolving line of credit was available. As of June 30, 2026, we are in compliance with all of our loan covenants. …”see in full comparison
“The Company considers our level of cash on hand, borrowing capacity, current ratio and working capital levels to be our most important measures of short-term liquidity. For long-term liquidity indicators, we believe our ratio of long-term debt to equity and our historical levels of net cash flows from operating activities to be the most important measures.”see in full comparison
“The Company has on its balance sheet financial instruments consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, revolving lines of credit, and long-term debt. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates carrying value because of their short-term maturity and/or variable, market-driven interest rates.”see in full comparison
“The Company reported net income of $22.6 million in fiscal 2026, compared to net income of $24.4 million in fiscal 2025. Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $42.2 million for fiscal 2026, compared to adjusted net income of $32.9 million for fiscal 2025 (Refer to the Non-GAAP tables above). The increase in Non-GAAP adjusted net income is primarily the result of an increase in sales and by favorable customer and product mix along with effective pricing and cost management. …”see in full comparison
“Working capital was $96.8 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $83.3 million at June 30, 2024. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.0 to 1 as of June 30, 2025, compared to a ratio of 2.1 to 1 as of June 30, 2024. The acquisition of Canada’s Best Holding (CBH) in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 accounted for $9.7 million of the increase in net working capital. When the impact of the acquisition of CBH is removed from the year-over-year comparison, net working capital increased $5.4 million. …”see in full comparison
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The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the results of the Company’s operations and financial condition. MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K). This section generally discusses the results of our operations for the year ended June 30, 2025,2026, compared to the year ended June 30, 2024. For a discussion of the year ended June 30, 2024, compared to the year ended June 30, 2023, please refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion2025, and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025, compared to June 30, 2024.
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 customerconsumer 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 partner to manage their regional and national location programs, versus multiple suppliers.
Fiscal 2026 net sales of $689.4 million increased 20% compared to fiscal 2025 net sales of $573.4 million. The increase in net sales was attributed to a $98.2 million or 30% increase in net sales of the Display Solutions Segment and a $17.9 million or 7% increase in net sales of the Lighting Segment. The Display Solutions Segment generated organic growth of 18% driven by increased sales across several product categories and vertical markets supported mostly by the grocery and refueling/ C-Store verticals. The Company’s acquisition of Royston contributed an additional $73.5 million of the year-over-year sales growth of the Display Solutions Segment. The increase in sales in the Lighting Segment is attributed to increased penetration of national accounts, together with improved demand for outdoor area lighting.
Fiscal 2026 operating income of $38.4 million represents a 7% increase from fiscal 2025 operating income of $35.8 million. Fiscal 2026 adjusted operating income, a Non-GAAP financial measure, was $61.8 million compared to adjusted fiscal 2025 operating income of $48.4 million. The 28% increase in adjusted operating income was the result of an increase in sales along with sustained operational discipline and a favorable margin contribution from the Royston acquisition. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP measures.
Fiscal 2025 operating income of $35.8 million represents a 1% increase from fiscal 2024 operating income of $35.5 million. Fiscal 2025 adjusted operating income, a Non-GAAP financial measure, was $48.4 million compared to adjusted fiscal 2024 operating income of $46.4 million. While sales increased 22% compared to the same period last year, Non-GAAP operating income rose 4%. The increase in sales was partially offset by the dilutive impact of acquisitions and by customer mix. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP measures.
Fiscal 2025 operating income of $35.8 million represents a 1% increase from fiscal 2024 operating income of $35.5 million. Fiscal 2025 adjusted operating income, a Non-GAAP financial measure, was $48.4 million compared to adjusted fiscal 2024 operating income of $46.4 million. While sales increased 22% compared to the same period last year, Non-GAAP operating income rose 4%. The increase in sales was partially offset by the dilutive impact of acquisitions and by customer mix. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP measures This report includes adjustments to GAAP operating income, net income, and earnings per share for the fiscal years 20252026, 2025, and 2024. Operating income, net income, and earnings per share, which exclude the impact of long-term performance-based compensation expense, the amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, commercial growth opportunity expense, acquisition costs, the lease expense on the step-up basis of acquired leases, and restructuring and severance costs, are non-GAAP financial measures. We further note that while the amortization expense of acquired intangible assets is excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures, the revenue of the acquired companies is included in the measures, and the acquired assets contribute to the generation of revenue. We believe these non-GAAP measures will provide increased transparency to our core operating performance of the business. This report includes additional non-GAAP financial measures, including Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA), Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, and organic sales growth. We believe that these are useful as supplemental measures in assessing the operating performance of our business. These measures are used by our management, including our chief operating decision maker, to evaluate business results, and are frequently referenced by those who follow the Company. These non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, the non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Non-GAAP measures have limitations, in that they do not reflect all amounts associated with our results as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, these measures should be used only to evaluate our results in conjunction with corresponding GAAP measures. Below is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to net income and earnings per share reported for the periods indicated along with the calculation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, and organic sales growth.
(1) $659 (2) $1,639 (3) $97 (4) $12 (5) $1,425 (6) $988 (27) $19 (38) $209 (49) $71 (510) $60 (611) $1,124 (712) $1,108 (813) $266 (914) $143 (1015) $1,287 The reconciliation of reported earnings per share to adjusted earnings per share may not produce identical amounts due to rounding differences.
Adjusted EBITDA above includes Royston adjusted EBITDA from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
2026 Compared to 2025 and 2025 Compared to 2024
Display Solutions net sales of $325.0$423.2 million increased 57%30% from same period in fiscal 2024.2025. This segment generated organicSales growth of 17%was driven by increased sales across allseveral major product categories and vertical markets supported mostly by the grocery and refueling/ C-Store verticals. The Company’s acquisitionsacquisition of EMI and CBHRoyston also contributed $85.3$73.5 million of the year-over-year sales growth of the Display Solutions Segment.
Display Solutions net sales of $325.0 million in fiscal 2025 increased 57% from same period in fiscal 2024. Sales growth was driven by increased sales across all major product categories and vertical markets supported mostly by the grocery and refueling/ C-Store verticals. The Company’s acquisitions of EMI and CBH also contributed $85.3 million of the year-over-year sales growth of the Display Solutions Segment.
Gross profit of $80.6 million in fiscal 2026 increased 40% from the same period of fiscal 2025. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 19.1% from 17.7% in the same period of fiscal 2025 as a result of the impact of the acquisition of Royston and by customer mix.
Operating expenses of $48.8 million in fiscal 2026 increased 57% from the same period of fiscal 2025, primarily driven by the acquisitions of Royston and by continued investment in commercial initiatives to drive growth.
Fiscal 20252026 operating income of $26.4$31.8 million in fiscal 20252026 increased 32%21% from the same period of fiscal 2024.2025. Fiscal 2026 operating income was negatively impacted by acquisition-related charges of $6.1 million. When these acquisition-related charges are excluded from the fiscal 2026 results, operating income grew 44%. The increase in operating income of 6.4 million was driven by the net effect of an increase in netincreased sales partiallyand offseta byfavorable the dilutive impact of acquisitionscustomer and by customerproduct mix.
Fiscal 2025 operating income of $26.4 million in fiscal 2025 increased 32% from the same period of fiscal 2024. The increase in operating income of $6.4 million was driven by the net effect of an increase in net sales partially offset by the dilutive impact of acquisitions and by customer mix.
Lighting Segment net sales of $266.2 million in fiscal 2026 increased 7% compared to net sales of $248.4 million in the same period in fiscal 2025. The increase in sales in the Lighting Segment is attributed to increased penetration of national accounts, together with improved demand for outdoor area lighting.
Gross profit of $92.7 million fiscal 2026 increased 10% from the same period of fiscal 2025. The increase in gross profit is attributed to the increase in sales and also due to a higher mix of value applications along with effective pricing and cost management.
Operating expenses of $60.0 million in fiscal 2026 increased 10% from the same period of fiscal 2025, driven mostly by higher sales incentive expenses.
Fiscal 2026 Lighting Segment operating income of $32.7 million increased 8% from operating income of $30.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2025 primarily driven by increased net sales along with effective pricing and cost management.
Operating expenses of $26.1 million in fiscal 2026 increased 26% from the same period of fiscal 2025. The increase in expense is mostly attributed to $3.9 million of acquisition-related costs and the result of an increase in investment in commercial initiatives to support the growth of the Company.
The Company reported $5.9 million and $3.1 million of net interest expense in fiscal 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in interest expense is the result of the funds borrowed to acquire Royston in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, partially offset by decreased borrowing costs. The Company also recorded other (income)/expense of $1.0 million and ($0.4) million in fiscal 2026 and 2025, respectively, both of which is related to net foreign exchange currency transaction gains and losses through the Company’s Mexican and Canadian subsidiaries.
The $8.9 million of income tax expense in fiscal 2026 represents a consolidated effective tax rate of 28.3%. The $8.7 million of income tax expense in fiscal 2025 represents a consolidated effective tax rate of 26.2%. The increase in the effective tax rate from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026 is primarily driven by non-deductible acquisition related expenses resulting from the acquisition of Royston.
The Company reported net income of $22.6 million in fiscal 2026, compared to net income of $24.4 million in fiscal 2025. Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $42.2 million for fiscal 2026, compared to adjusted net income of $32.9 million for fiscal 2025 (Refer to the Non-GAAP tables above). The increase in Non-GAAP adjusted net income is primarily the result of an increase in sales and by favorable customer and product mix along with effective pricing and cost management. Diluted adjusted earnings per share of $1.25 was reported in fiscal 2026, compared to the same diluted adjusted earnings per share of $1.07 in the same period of fiscal 2025. The weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share in fiscal 2026 were 33,707,000 shares compared to 30,832,000 shares in the same period last year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources 2026 Compared to 2025
Working capital was $146.0 million at June 30, 2026, compared to $96.8 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $83.3 million at June 30, 2024.2025. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.0 to 1 as of June 30, 2025,2026, compared to athe same ratio of 2.1current assets to 1liabilities as of June 30, 2024.2025. The acquisition of Canada’s Best Holding (CBH)Royston in the third quarter of fiscal 20252026 accounted for $9.7$41.1 million of the increase in net working capital. When the impact of the acquisition of CBHRoyston is removed from the year-over-year comparison, net working capital increased $5.4$8.1 million. The net increase in net working capital excluding CBHRoyston was mostlythe dueresult toof a $18.8$9.3 million increase in net accounts receivable, an increase of $4.0 million in net inventory, a $5.4 million increase in cash, and a $5.8 million increase in refundable income taxes, partially offset by a $13.6$10.8 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses and a 3.2 million reduction in refundable income taxes.expenses.
Net accounts receivable were $151.2 million and $104.3 million at June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively with Royston accounting for $37.6 million of net accounts receivable as of June 30, 2026. Net accounts receivable increased $9.3 million excluding Royston’s net accounts receivable, primarily the result of a period-over period increase in sales. Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) was 65 days as of June 30, 2026 when excluding Royston, and 57 days as June 30, 2025, when excluding CBH. We believe that our receivables are ultimately collectible or recoverable, net of certain reserves, and that aggregate allowances for credit losses are adequate.
Net inventories were $112.3 million and $79.8 million at June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively, with Royston accounting for $28.5 million of the $112.3 million total net inventory at June 30, 2026. Net inventory increased $4.0 million excluding Royston’s net inventory. The increase of $4.0 million is the net result of a $5.3 million increase in Lighting Segment inventory and a $1.3 million decrease in Display Solutions Segment inventory, excluding Royston.
Cash generated from operations and borrowing capacity under our credit facility is our primary source of liquidity. Our credit facility consists of a $200 million term loan and $150 million secured revolving line of credit. Both facilities expire in the first quarter of fiscal 2031. As of June 30, 2026, $90 million of the revolving line of credit was available. As of June 30, 2026, we are in compliance with all of our loan covenants. We believe that our $350 million credit facility plus cash flows from operating activities are adequate for operational and capital expenditure needs for the next 12 months.
The Company generated $44.1 million of cash from operating activities in fiscal 2026 compared to a generation of cash of $38.1 million in fiscal 2025. The Company continues to effectively manage its working capital while generating cash flow from earnings, resulting in strong cash flow from operations.
The Company consumed $336.6 million of cash from investing activities in fiscal 2026 compared to a consumption of cash of $28.0 million in fiscal 2025. The Company acquired Royston for $338.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 and acquired Canada’s Best Holdings in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 for $24.6 million both of which contributed significantly to the consumption of cash in both reporting periods. The Company also invested $5.1 million and $3.5 million of cash related to purchases of equipment and tooling in fiscal 2026 and 2025, respectively, to support sales growth initiatives.
The Company generated cash of $303.6 million in fiscal 2026 compared to a consumption of cash of $11.4 million in fiscal 2025 related to financing activities. While the cash generated from operating activities continues to pay down its debt, the Company borrowed funds from its line of credit and raised $98.1 million from an equity offering to acquire Royston and CBH, which impacted net debt activity over the course of the two fiscal years.
The Company has on its balance sheet financial instruments consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, revolving lines of credit, and long-term debt. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates carrying value because of their short-term maturity and/or variable, market-driven interest rates.
Liquidity and Capital Resources 2025 Compared to 2024
The Company considers our level of cash on hand, borrowing capacity, current ratio and working capital levels to be our most important measures of short-term liquidity. For long-term liquidity indicators, we believe our ratio of long-term debt to equity and our historical levels of net cash flows from operating activities to be the most important measures.
Working capital was $96.8 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $83.3 million at June 30, 2024. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.0 to 1 as of June 30, 2025, compared to a ratio of 2.1 to 1 as of June 30, 2024. The acquisition of Canada’s Best Holding (CBH) in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 accounted for $9.7 million of the increase in net working capital. When the impact of the acquisition of CBH is removed from the year-over-year comparison, net working capital increased $5.4 million. The net increase in net working capital excluding CBH was mostly due to a $18.8 million increase in net accounts receivable, an increase of $4.0 million in net inventory, partially offset by a $13.6 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses and a $3.2 million reduction in refundable income taxes.
In August 2025,2026, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable September 10,8, 2025,2026, to shareholders of record as of SeptemberAugust 2,31, 2025.2026. The indicated annual cash dividend rate for fiscal 20252026 was $0.20 per share. The Board of Directors has adopted a policy regarding dividends which indicates that dividends will be determined by the Board of Directors at its discretion based upon its evaluation of earnings, cash flow requirements, financial conditions, debt levels, stock repurchases, future business developments and opportunities, and other factors deemed relevant.
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Cash generated from operations and borrowing capacity under the Company’s line of credit is its primary source of liquidity. The Company has asee in full comparison$125$200 million term loan and asecured$150 million revolving line of credit.The revolving line ofBoth creditexpiresfacilities commenced in thefirstthird quarter of fiscal 2026 to accommodate the acquisition of Royston. Both credit facilities expire in the third quarter of fiscal 2031. As ofDecemberMarch 31,2025,2026,$104.6$89 million of the credit line was available. The Company is in compliance with all of its loancovenants.covenants as of March 31, 2026. The$125$350 million credit facility plus cash flows from operating activities are adequate for operational and capital expenditure needs for the remainder of fiscal 2026.
see in full comparisonSIXNINE MONTHS ENDEDDECEMBERMARCH 31,2025,2026, COMPARED TOSIXNINE MONTHS ENDEDDECEMBERMARCH 31,20242025
“Net sales of $147.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, decreased less than 1% as compared to net sales of $147.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Lighting Segment net sales of $66.7 million increased 15% and Display Solutions Segment net sales of $80.3 million decreased 10% from last year’s second quarter net sales. …”see in full comparison
“Net sales of $454.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026, increased 9% as compared to net sales of $418.3 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in net sales reflects growth in both of the Company’s segments with a 7% sales growth in the Display Solutions segment and a 12% sales growth in the Lighting segment. As stated in the overview of the third quarter, the demand levels across a broad base of customers in both the grocery and refueling/c-store verticals contributed to the year-over-year growth in the Display Solutions segment. …”see in full comparison
“Net sales of $304.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2025, increased 6% as compared to net sales of $285.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024. …”see in full comparison
“Net sales of $150.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased 14% as compared to net sales of $132.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in net sales reflects growth in both of the Company’s segments with a 23% sales growth in the Display Solutions segment and a 2% sales growth in the Lighting segment. The 23% growth in the Display Solutions Segment was primarily driven by strong demand levels across a broad base of customers in both the grocery and refueling/c-store verticals. …”see in full comparison
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Net sales of $150.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased 14% as compared to net sales of $132.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in net sales reflects growth in both of the Company’s segments with a 23% sales growth in the Display Solutions segment and a 2% sales growth in the Lighting segment. The 23% growth in the Display Solutions Segment was primarily driven by strong demand levels across a broad base of customers in both the grocery and refueling/c-store verticals. Third quarter net sales in the Display Solutions segment also reflects Royston net sales of $6.6 million for the 6-day stub period. Royston was acquired on March 24, 2026. Lighting Segment sales improved 2% compared to the same period last year despite a lengthening project quote to order conversion period.
Net sales of $454.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026, increased 9% as compared to net sales of $418.3 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in net sales reflects growth in both of the Company’s segments with a 7% sales growth in the Display Solutions segment and a 12% sales growth in the Lighting segment. As stated in the overview of the third quarter, the demand levels across a broad base of customers in both the grocery and refueling/c-store verticals contributed to the year-over-year growth in the Display Solutions segment. Net sales in the period for the Display Solutions segment also reflects Royston net sales of $6.6 million for the 6-day stub period. Royston was acquired on March 24, 2026. Growth in the Lighting Segment continued for the third straight quarter with period-over-period sales growth contributing to the year-to-date growth in net sales of 12%.
Net sales of $147.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, decreased less than 1% as compared to net sales of $147.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Lighting Segment net sales of $66.7 million increased 15% and Display Solutions Segment net sales of $80.3 million decreased 10% from last year’s second quarter net sales. The 15% second quarter sales growth of Lighting Segment sales follows 18% growth in the first quarter, with several factors contributing to the improving momentum, including the increased number of large project shipments, which doubled from the second quarter last year. Within the Display Solutions segment, we continue to maintain a high level of project execution across large, multi-year customer programs in the refueling/c-store and QSR verticals. In addition, our grocery vertical continues to stabilize, with demand patterns returning to seasonal levels after two years of significant disruption.
Net sales of $304.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2025, increased 6% as compared to net sales of $285.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024. Lighting Segment net sales of $135.7 million increased 16% and Display Solutions Segment net sales of $168.5 million decreased less than 1 percent from last year’s net sales As stated in the overview of second quarter sales, the momentum in the Lighting Segment from the first quarter carried over to the second quarter with strong lighting net sales driven by the increased number of large project shipments and by the introduction of several new products and the Company’s ability to convert multiple competitor accounts to LSI. Within the Display Solutions segment we continue to experience a steady demand in the refueling/c-store and grocery markets as customers continue to recognize the value of our broad service capabilities.
Operating income of $8.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, represents a 5% increase in operating income from $8.5 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024. Adjusted operating income, a Non-GAAP measure, was $11.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $11.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP measures. While net sales were relatively flat compared to the same time in the prior year, operating income improved. Margin management remains a priority for us, with a strong focus on project pricing, productivity, and cost discipline.
Operating income of $19.8$4.1 million for the sixthree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, represents a 13%35% increasedecrease fromin operating income offrom $17.6$6.2 million in the sixthree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2024.2025. Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was impacted by $6.5 million of acquisition-related costs. Adjusted operating income, a Non-GAAP financial measure, was $25.7$13.4 million in the sixthree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, representing a 39% increase compared to adjusted operating income of $23.6$9.7 million in the sixthree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2024. The increase in net sales coupled with focused margin management contributed to the period over period improvement in operating income.2025. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP measures. The quarter-over-quarter sales growth of 14% coupled with improved margins resulting from improved productivity and price optimization resulted in leveraged adjusted operating income growth.
Operating income of $23.9 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026, represents a slight increase from operating income of $23.8 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025. Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was impacted by $6.9 million of acquisition-related costs. Adjusted operating income, a Non-GAAP financial measure, was $39.1 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, compared to adjusted operating income of $33.2 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP measures. The year-over-year sales growth of 9% coupled with improved margins resulting from improved productivity and price optimization resulted in the growth in operating income.
This report includes adjustments to GAAP operating income, net income, and earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, and 2024.2025. Operating income, net income, and earnings per share, which exclude the impact of long-term performance-based compensation expense, the amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, commercial growth opportunity expense, acquisition costs, the lease expense on the step-up basis of acquired leases, and restructuring and severance costs, are non-GAAP financial measures. We further note that while the amortization expense of acquired intangible assets is excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures, the revenue of the acquired companies is included in the measures, and the acquired assets contribute to the generation of revenue. We believe these non-GAAP measures will provide increased transparency to our core operating performance of the business. Also included in this report are non-GAAP financial measures, including Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA), Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, and Free Cash Flow. We believe that these are useful as supplemental measures in assessing the operating performance of our business. These measures are used by our management, including our chief operating decision maker, to evaluate business results, and are frequently referenced by those who follow the Company. These non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, the non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Non-GAAP measures have limitations, in that they do not reflect all amounts associated with our results as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, these measures should be used only to evaluate our results in conjunction with corresponding GAAP measures. Below is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to net income and earnings per share reported for the periods indicated along with the calculation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, and organic sales growth.
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THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBERMARCH 31, 2025,2026, COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBERMARCH 31, 20242025
Display Solutions net sales of $80.3$90.5 million decreasedincreased 23% from same period in fiscal 2024.2025. WithinThe 23% growth in the Display Solutions segment,Segment wewas continueprimarily todriven maintainby strong demand levels across a highbroad levelbase of projectcustomers executionin acrossboth large,the multi-yeargrocery customerand programsrefueling/c-store verticals. Third quarter net sales in the refueling/c-storeDisplay andSolutions QSRsegment verticals.also Inreflects addition,Royston ournet grocery vertical continues to stabilize, with demand patterns returning to seasonal levels after two yearssales of significant$6.6 disruption.million for the 6-day stub period. Royston was acquired on March 24, 2026.
Gross profit of $14.4 million in the three months ended December 31, 2025, decreased from the same period of fiscal 2025 driven by lower sales. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales remained at 18% despite lower sales as we continue to maintain favorable program pricing and prudent cost management.
Operating expenses of $8.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2025, increased 8% from the same period of fiscal 2025, primarily driven by the acquisition of Canada’s Best Holdings and by continued investment in commercial initiatives to drive growth.
Display Solutions Segment operating income of $6.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2025, decreased from the same period of fiscal 2025. The decrease in operating income driven by the net effect of a decrease in net sales partially offset by the gross margin impact of product mix and by favorable program pricing and prudent cost management.
Lighting Segment net sales of $66.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2025, increased 15% compared to net sales of $58.2 million in the same period in fiscal 2025. The 15% second quarter sales growth follows 18% growth in the first quarter, with several factors contributing to our improving momentum, including the increased number of large project shipments, which doubled from the second quarter last year.
Gross profit of $23.0$17.3 million in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, increased 21%39% from the same period of fiscal 2025. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales improved 220 basis points from 32.7%the tosame 34.6%.period as last year. The increasestrong demand in netgrocery salesand refueling/c-store verticals coupled with focusedincreased marginproductivity managementand price optimization contributed to the periodquarter-over-quarter overleveraged period improvementgrowth in gross profit.margin.
Operating expenses of $15.5$9.4 million in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, increased 19% from the same period of fiscal 2025, primarily driven mostly by higherthe agentacquisition commissioncosts expenseand fromrelated higheroperating netcosts sales.related to the Royston acquisition, and by continued investment in commercial initiatives to drive growth.
LightingDisplay Solutions Segment operating income of $7.5$7.9 million forin the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, increased 26%75% from operating income of $6.0 million in the same period of fiscal 20252025. primarilyThe increase in operating income, driven by the net effect of an increase in net sales, improved sales and focusedgross margin management.as a percentage of sales, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses.
Lighting Segment net sales of $60.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased 2% compared to net sales of $59.0 million in the same period in fiscal 2025. Lighting Segment sales improved 2% compared to the same period last year despite less favorable weather conditions in the early part of the quarter.
Gross profit of $20.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased 3% from the same period of fiscal 2025. Gross profit as a percentage of sales improved 30 basis points as a result of pricing actions taken in response to shifts in material input costs.
Operating expenses of $14.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased 6% from the same period of fiscal 2025, driven mostly by higher commission expense from improved sales along with a continued investment in sales initiatives to generate sales growth.
Lighting Segment operating income of $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, decreased 3% from operating income of $7.2 million in the same period of fiscal 2025 primarily driven by the net effect of an increase in net sales, a 30-basis point improvement in gross margin, offset by an increase in operating expenses.
Operating expenses of $4.8$10.8 million in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, decreasedincreased 16%from $5.4 million from the same period of fiscal 2025. The decreaseincrease in expense is primarily the result of effectiveacquisition-related costcosts managementfor Royston and CBH of the$5.3 Company’s corporate operating expenses.million.
The Company reported $0.6$0.5 million and $0.7 million of net interest expense in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. The decrease in interest expense is the result of a reduction of quarter-over-quarter average outstanding debt driven by profitability and by sustained working capital managementmanagement. asThe overall reduction in interest expense was partially offset by the Companycompany loweredincurred itsadditional outstandingdebt debt.on March 24, 2026 to acquire Royston. The Company also recorded other expense of $0.2 million compared to other income of ($0.1) million compared to other expense of $0.4 in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively, of which is related to net foreign exchange currency transaction gains and losses through the Company’s Mexican and Canadian subsidiaries.
The $2.0$1.3 million of income tax expense in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, represents a consolidated effective tax rate of 24.4%.37.7%. The $1.7 million of income tax expense in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2024,2025, represents a consolidated effective tax rate of 23.2%.30.6%. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was impacted by the unfavorable tax treatment related to acquisition-related costs. Impacting the effective tax rate of both reported periods was the favorable tax treatment of the Company’s long-term performance-based compensation.
The Company reported net income of $6.3$2.1 million in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, compared to net income of $5.6$3.9 million in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2024.2025. Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $8.4$9.6 million for the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, compared to adjusted net income of $8.0$6.3 million for the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20242025 (Refer to the Non-GAAP tables above). The increase in Non-GAAP adjusted net income is primarily the net result of aan strongincrease focusin onnet projectsales, pricing,improved productivity,gross margin rate resulting from improved productivity and costprice disciplines,optimization, onpartially relativelyoffset flatby an increase in operating expense mostly resulting from an increase in sales. Diluted adjusted earnings per share of $0.20$0.28 werewas reported in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, compared to $0.18$0.20 diluted adjusted earnings per share in the same period of fiscal 2025. The weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share in the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, were 32,004,00033,855,000 shares compared to 30,876,00030,966,000 shares in the same period last year.
SIXNINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBERMARCH 31, 2025,2026, COMPARED TO SIXNINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBERMARCH 31, 20242025
Display Solutions net sales of $259.0 million increased 7% from same period in fiscal 2025. Net sales within the Display Solution segment have returned to its normal seasonal sales levels, driven in part by the third quarter growth resulting from strong demand levels across a broad base of customers in both the grocery and refueling/c-store verticals. Year-to-date net sales in the Display Solutions segment also reflects Royston net sales of $6.6 million for the 6-day stub period. Royston was acquired on March 24, 2026.
Display Solutions Segment net sales of $168.5 million decreased less than 1 percent from last year’s net sales. We continue to experience a continued steady demand in the refueling/c-store and grocery markets as customers continue to recognize the value of our broad service capabilities. In addition, our grocery vertical continues to stabilize, with demand patterns returning to seasonal levels after two years of significant disruption.
Gross profit of $31.5 million in the six months ended December 31, 2025, increased 2% from the same period of fiscal 2025 despite slightly lower sales. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales in the six months ended December 31, 2025, increased slightly to 18.7% from 18.2% in the same period of fiscal 2025 impacted by favorable program pricing and prudent cost management.
Operating expenses of $16.8 million in the six months ended December 31, 2025, increased 12% from the same period of fiscal 2025, primarily driven by the acquisition of Canada’s Best Holdings and by continued investment in commercial initiatives to drive growth.
Operating income of $14.7 million in the six months ended December 31, 2025, decreased from the same period of fiscal 2025. The decrease in operating income was driven by the net effect of an increase in gross offset by an increase in operating expenses.
Lighting Segment net sales of $135.7 million in the six months ended December 31, 2025, increased 16% compared to net sales of $116.7 million in the same period in fiscal 2025. The 15% second quarter sales growth follows 18% growth in the first quarter, with several factors contributing to our improving momentum, including the increased number of large project shipments, which doubled from the second quarter last year. Also contributing to the period over period growth of sales was the introduction of several new products and the Company’s ability to convert multiple competitor accounts to LSI.
Gross profit of $46.2$48.8 million in the threenine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, increased 23%13% from the same period of fiscal 2025. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales improvedin fromthe 32.3%nine tomonths 34.1%.ended March 31, 2026, increased 100 basis points. The increasestrong demand in netgrocery salesand refueling/c-store verticals coupled with focusedincreased marginproductivity managementand price optimization contributed to the periodyear-over-year overleveraged period improvementgrowth in gross profit.margin.
Operating expenses of $30.1 million in the six months ended December 31, 2025, increased 16% from the same period of fiscal 2025, driven mostly by higher agent commission expense.
Lighting Segment operating income of $16.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2025, increased 37% from operating income of $11.7 million in the same period of fiscal 2025. primarily driven by improved sales and focused margin management.
The gross profit (loss) relates to the change in the intercompany profit in inventory elimination.
Operating expenses of $10.9$26.2 million in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, increased 10%14% from the same period of fiscal 2025.2025, Theprimarily increasedriven in expense isby the resultacquisition ofcosts anand increaserelated inoperating costs related to the Royston acquisition, and by continued investment in commercial initiatives to supportdrive the growth of the Company.growth.
Operating income of $22.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, increased 11% from the same period of fiscal 2025. The increase in operating income driven by the net effect of an increase in net sales, improved gross margin as a percentage of sales, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses.
Lighting Segment net sales of $195.8 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, increased 12% compared to net sales of $175.6 million in the same period in fiscal 2025. The increase in net sales is the result of the Company’s investment in commercial initiatives to drive growth which continues to deliver above market net sales growth despite overall market headwinds.
Gross profit of $67.1 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, increased 16% from the same period of fiscal 2025. Gross profit as a percentage of sales improved 120 basis points as a result of pricing actions taken in response to shifts in material input costs.
Operating expenses of $44.1 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, increased 16% from the same period of fiscal 2025, driven mostly by higher commission expense from higher sales along with a continued investment in sales initiatives to generate sales growth.
Lighting Segment operating income of $23.0 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026, increased 22% from operating income of $18.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2025. The increase in operating income is primarily driven by the net effect of an increase in net sales, a 120-basis point improvement in gross margin, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses.
The gross profit relates to the change in the intercompany profit in inventory elimination.
Operating expenses of $21.7 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, increased from $15.4 from the same period of fiscal 2025. The increase in expense is primarily the result of acquisition-related costs of $5.9 million and also by a small increase in an investment in commercial initiatives to support the growth of the Company.
The Company reported $1.3$1.8 million and $1.6$2.3 million of net interest expense in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. The decrease in interest expense is the result of a reduction of year-over-year average outstanding debt driven by profitability and by sustained working capital managementmanagement. asThe overall reduction in interest expense was partially offset by the Companycompany loweredincurred itsadditional outstandingdebt debt.on March 24, 2026 to acquire Royston. The Company also recorded other expense of $0.4$0.7 million and $0.3 million in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively, both of which isare related to net foreign exchange currency transaction gains and losses through the Company’s Mexican and Canadian subsidiaries.
The $4.5$5.7 million of income tax expense in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2026, represents a consolidated effective tax rate of 26.8%. The $5.0 million of income tax expense in the nine months ended March 31, 2025, represents a consolidated effective tax rate of 24.8%.23.7%. The $3.3 million of income tax expense in the six months ended December 31, 2024, represents a consolidated effective tax rate offor 21.3%.the three months ended March 31, 2026, was impacted by the unfavorable tax treatment related to acquisition-related costs. Impacting the effective tax rate of both reported periods was the favorable tax treatment of the Company’s long-term performance-based compensation.
The Company reported net income of $13.6$15.7 million in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, compared to net income of $12.3$16.2 million in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2024.2025. Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $18.2$27.8 million for the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, compared to adjusted net income of $16.0$22.3 million for the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20242025 (Refer to the Non-GAAP tables above). The increase in Non-GAAP adjusted net income is primarily the net result of an increase in net sales, improved salesgross margin rate resulting from improved productivity and aprice strongoptimization, focuspartially onoffset projectby pricing,an productivity,increase andin costoperating disciplines.expense mainly resulting from an increase in sales. Diluted adjusted earnings per share of $0.57$0.86 was reported in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, compared to $0.52$0.72 diluted adjusted earnings per share in the same period of fiscal 2025. The weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, were 31,685,00032,387,000 shares compared to 30,709,00030,790,000 shares in the same period last year.
At March 31, 2026, the Company had working capital of $90.9 million compared to $96.8 million at June 30, 2025. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 1.5 to 1 as of March 31, 2026, and 2.0 as of June 30, 2025. The acquisition of Royston in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 accounted for an additional $47.7 million of net working capital and also added $58 million in short-term debt. When the impact of the acquisition of Royston is removed from the year-over-year comparison, net working capital increased $4.4 million to $101.2 million. The net increase in working capital excluding Royston is the result of a $6.2 million decrease in net accounts receivable more than offset by a $4.3 million increase in inventory, a $2.3 million increase in other current assets and a $2.9 million decrease in current liabilities.
At December 31, 2025, the Company had working capital of $100.1 million compared to $96.8 million at June 30, 2025. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.2 to 1 for December 31, 2025, and 2.0 for June 30, 2025. The increase in working capital from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2025, was primarily driven a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses and an increase in net inventory, partially offset by a $13.7 million decrease in net accounts receivable.
Net accounts receivable was $90.6$135.8 million and $104.3 million at DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively. The acquisition of Royston accounted for $37.6 million of the year-over-year change. DSO decreasedincreased to 5963 days at DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, excluding the impact of Royston, from 6657 days at June 30, 2025.
Net inventories of $116.6 million at March 31, 2026, increased $36.8 million from $79.8 million at June 30, 2025. The acquisition of Royston accounted for $32.5 million of the increase in net inventory. When the impact of the Royston acquisition is removed from the period-over-period change in net inventory, net inventory increased $4.3 million. The increase in the Lighting Segment net inventory accounted for all of the increase in total net inventory.
Net inventories of $82.0 million at December 31, 2025, increased $2.2 million from $79.8 million at June 30, 2025. Lighting Segment net inventory increased $3.6 million to support the growth in Lighting Segment sales whereas net inventory in the Display Solutions Segment decreased $1.4 million.
Cash generated from operations and borrowing capacity under the Company’s line of credit is its primary source of liquidity. The Company has a $125$200 million term loan and a secured$150 million revolving line of credit. The revolving line ofBoth credit expiresfacilities commenced in the firstthird quarter of fiscal 2026 to accommodate the acquisition of Royston. Both credit facilities expire in the third quarter of fiscal 2031. As of DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, $104.6$89 million of the credit line was available. The Company is in compliance with all of its loan covenants.covenants as of March 31, 2026. The $125$350 million credit facility plus cash flows from operating activities are adequate for operational and capital expenditure needs for the remainder of fiscal 2026.
The Company generated $25.7$32.6 million of cash from operating activities in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2025,2026, compared to $21.7$28.6 million of cash generated from operating activities in the same period in fiscal 2025. The Company continues to effectively manage its working capital while generating increasing cash flow from earnings in both fiscal years, resulting in strong cash flow from operations.
The Company invested $2.6$3.2 million and $1.8$2.5 million of cash related to investingpurchases activitiesof property, plant and equipment in the sixnine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company continues to invest in equipment and tooling to support sales growth. In the third quarter of FY 2026 the Company acquired Royston for $336.8 million net of cash received.
The Company had a net source of cash of $309.3 million and a net use of cash of $3.2 million related to financing activities in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025, respectively. The acquisition of Royston accounted for $238.7 million of the source of cash through the debt refinancing from the Company’s credit facility. In addition, the Company raised $98.1 million of net proceeds from the sale of common stock in a public equity offering in February of 2026. Both the debt financing along with the public equity offering served as the source of funds to acquire Royston. Not including the cost to acquire Royston, the Company continues to generate positive cash flow from its operations in order to pay down its debt and fund its dividend payments to shareholders.
The Company had a net use of cash of $20.4 million and $19.1 million related to financing activities in the six months ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company continues to generate positive cash flow from its operations in order to pay down its debt and fund its dividend payments to shareholders.
In JanuaryApril 2026, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable FebruaryMay 10,12, 2026, to shareholders of record as of FebruaryMay 2,4, 2026. The indicated annual cash dividend rate for fiscal 2026 is $0.20 per share. The Board of Directors has adopted a policy regarding dividends which indicates that dividends will be determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion based upon its evaluation of earnings, cash flow requirements, financial condition, debt levels, stock repurchases, future business developments and opportunities, and other factors deemed relevant.
LYTS insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 1 Form 4 filing (1 insider, 1 trade date, 2,000 shares, about $39.5K) and open-market sales in 10 filings (4 insiders, 5 trade dates, 362,887 shares, about $8.4M). Net open-market shares: -360,887 (purchases minus sales); net value about -$8.4M.Totals add up every open-market (code P and S) line in those filings, using the prices reported in the filings. Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed below but not counted.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Clark James Anthony |
Grant/award | 3,353 | — | — |
| 2026-09-30 | Galeese James E |
Grant/award | 1,137 | — | — |
| 2026-09-30 | Caneris Thomas A |
Grant/award | 1,808 | — | — |
| 2026-08-26 | Galeese James E |
Open-market sale | 4,778 | $20.28 | $96.9K |
| 2026-08-26 | Clark James Anthony |
Open-market sale | 13,907 | $20.28 | $282.0K |
| 2026-08-26 | Caneris Thomas A |
Open-market sale | 3,170 | $20.28 | $64.3K |
| 2026-08-25 | Galeese James E |
Open-market sale | 8,269 | $20.09 | $166.1K |
| 2026-08-25 | Clark James Anthony |
Open-market sale | 23,706 | $20.09 | $476.3K |
| 2026-08-25 | Caneris Thomas A |
Open-market sale | 5,560 | $20.09 | $111.7K |
| 2026-08-24 | Galeese James E |
Open-market sale | 8,141 | $19.78 | $161.0K |
| 2026-08-24 | Clark James Anthony |
Open-market sale | 23,340 | $19.78 | $461.7K |
| 2026-08-24 | Caneris Thomas A |
Open-market sale | 5,474 | $19.78 | $108.3K |
| 2026-08-24 | Marshall Ernest W Jr |
Open-market purchase | 1,300 | $19.77 | $25.7K |
| 2026-08-24 | Marshall Ernest W Jr |
Open-market purchase | 700 | $19.65 | $13.8K |
| 2026-08-19 | Ogara Wilfred T |
Grant/award | 1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K |
| 2026-08-19 | Marshall Ernest W Jr |
Grant/award | 1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K |
| 2026-08-19 | Lenard Chantel E |
1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K | |
| 2026-08-19 | Hanson Amy |
Grant/award | 1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K |
| 2026-08-19 | Brown Ronald D |
Grant/award | 1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K |
| 2026-08-19 | Beech Robert P. |
Grant/award | 1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K |
| 2026-08-19 | Galeese James E |
Grant/award | 24,884 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Galeese James E |
Grant/award | 8,978 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Clark James Anthony |
Grant/award | 41,563 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Clark James Anthony |
Grant/award | 69,122 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Clark James Anthony |
Grant/award | 124,689 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Caneris Thomas A |
Grant/award | 15,207 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Caneris Thomas A |
Grant/award | 7,316 | — | — |
| 2026-07-01 | Brown Ronald D |
Grant/award | 3,410 | $26.39 | $90.0K |
| 2026-07-01 | Marshall Ernest W Jr |
Grant/award | 3,410 | $26.39 | $90.0K |
| 2026-07-01 | Lenard Chantel E |
Grant/award | 3,410 | $26.39 | $90.0K |
| 2026-07-01 | Hanson Amy |
Grant/award | 3,410 | $26.39 | $90.0K |
| 2026-07-01 | Beech Robert P. |
Grant/award | 3,410 | $26.39 | $90.0K |
| 2026-07-01 | Ogara Wilfred T |
Grant/award | 853 | $26.39 | $22.5K |
| 2026-07-01 | Marshall Ernest W Jr |
Grant/award | 853 | $26.39 | $22.5K |
| 2026-07-01 | Lenard Chantel E |
853 | $26.39 | $22.5K | |
| 2026-07-01 | Hanson Amy |
Grant/award | 853 | $26.39 | $22.5K |
| 2026-07-01 | Brown Ronald D |
Grant/award | 853 | $26.39 | $22.5K |
| 2026-07-01 | Beech Robert P. |
Grant/award | 853 | $26.39 | $22.5K |
| 2026-06-30 | Clark James Anthony |
Grant/award | 7,125 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Galeese James E |
Grant/award | 2,463 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Caneris Thomas A |
Grant/award | 3,925 | — | — |
| 2026-06-01 | Ogara Wilfred T |
Open-market sale | 10,369 | $24.09 | $249.8K |
| 2026-06-01 | Ogara Wilfred T |
Open-market sale | 10,369 | $24.09 | $249.8K |
| 2026-05-28 | Galeese James E |
Open-market sale | 75,606 | $24.29 | $1.8M |
| 2026-05-28 | Galeese James E |
Option exercise | 22,586 | $6.80 | $153.6K |
| 2026-05-28 | Galeese James E |
Open-market sale | 22,586 | $24.29 | $548.6K |
| 2026-05-28 | Galeese James E |
Open-market sale | 38,386 | $24.29 | $932.4K |
| 2026-05-28 | Galeese James E |
Option exercise | 38,386 | $4.94 | $189.6K |
| 2026-05-28 | Galeese James E |
Option exercise | 75,606 | $3.83 | $289.6K |
| 2026-05-28 | Caneris Thomas A |
Open-market sale | 8,151 | $24.29 | $198.0K |
| 2026-05-28 | Caneris Thomas A |
Open-market sale | 60,000 | $24.29 | $1.5M |
| 2026-05-28 | Caneris Thomas A |
Open-market sale | 41,075 | $24.29 | $997.7K |
| 2026-05-28 | Caneris Thomas A |
Option exercise | 60,000 | $4.04 | $242.4K |
| 2026-04-01 | Marshall Ernest W Jr |
Grant/award | 1,200 | $18.75 | $22.5K |
| 2026-04-01 | Lenard Chantel E |
Grant/award | 1,200 | $18.75 | $22.5K |
| 2026-04-01 | Hanson Amy |
Grant/award | 1,200 | $18.75 | $22.5K |
| 2026-04-01 | Ogara Wilfred T |
Grant/award | 1,200 | $18.75 | $22.5K |
| 2026-04-01 | Marshall Ernest W Jr |
Grant/award | 1,200 | $18.75 | $22.5K |
| 2026-04-01 | Lenard Chantel E |
Grant/award | 1,200 | $18.75 | $22.5K |
| 2026-04-01 | Hanson Amy |
Grant/award | 1,200 | $18.75 | $22.5K |
Well-known investors holding LYTS (13F)
None of the 59 investors we track reported a position in their latest 13F.