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Accenture PLC Class A ACN

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Accenture’s Wide Moat Is on Solid Footing for the Next Gen of Tech

Julie Bhusal Sharma

Accenture is one of the largest IT-services companies in the world, providing both consulting and outsourcing capabilities. We think that Accenture’s growth will remain at a healthy and gradual pace, thanks to the persistence of digital transformation trends. With the company's prominent reputation, which we believe to be crucial to the consulting business, and its proven ability to bring expertise to a gamut of enterprise issues, we are confident Accenture will maintain its wide economic moat.

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Price vs Fair Value

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ACN is trading at a 36% premium.
Price
$335.82
Fair Value
$122.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$569.48
5-Star Price
$981.20
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Accenture will increase wallet share with its enterprise customers as the technology landscape becomes increasingly complex.

Bears

Given our belief that reputation is a key driver of Accenture’s wide moat, if a large scandal were to occur (data breach or privacy invasion), the firm’s reputation could suffer.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$336.43
Day Range
$333.31–337.33
52-Week Range
$242.80–338.81
Bid/Ask
$306.10 / $348.00
Market Cap
$210.77 Bil
Volume/Avg
1.5 Mil / 1.9 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
28.78
Price/Sales
3.35
Dividend Yield
1.38%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.54%
Total Yield
2.73%

Company Profile

Accenture is a leading global IT-services firm that provides consulting, strategy, and technology and operational services. These services run the gamut from aiding enterprises with digital transformation to procurement services to software system integration. The company provides its IT offerings to a variety of sectors, including communications, media and technology, financial services, health and public services, consumer products, and resources. Accenture employs just under 500,000 people throughout 200 cities in 51 countries.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
733,000
Website
https://www.accenture.com

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Valuation

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Metric
ACN
CTSH
CAP
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 28.7816.0115.59
Price/Book Value
 9.062.733.23
Price/Sales
 3.351.831.47
Price/Cash Flow
 20.0214.6812.73
Price/Earnings
ACN
CTSH
CAP

Financial Strength

Metric
ACN
CTSH
CAP
Quick Ratio
 1.181.941.27
Current Ratio
 1.302.231.36
Interest Coverage
 187.4170.2913.91
Quick Ratio
ACN
CTSH
CAP

Profitability

Metric
ACN
CTSH
CAP
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 17.39%13.30%8.14%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 38.66%18.95%21.46%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 29.72%16.49%12.04%
Return on Assets
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CTSH
CAP

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