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Accenture Plc Cl A / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Accenture continued its acquisition-led growth strategy in the last quarter and delivered another all-around beat, increasing operating margin while making significant investments in related businesses.</li><li>Engineering and industrial digitization are still in high demand and experienced strong double-digit growth in Q1.</li><li>Furthermore, they are assisting Celanese to undergo a digital transformation that will boost their manufacturing production resilience, productivity, and plant operations predictability.</li></ul>

Accenture continued its acquisition-led growth strategy in the last quarter and delivered another all-around beat, increasing operating margin while making significant investments in related businesses.Engineering and industrial digitization are still in high demand and experienced strong double-digit growth in Q1.Furthermore, they are assisting Celanese to undergo a digital transformation that will boost their manufacturing production resilience, productivity, and plant operations predictability.

Accenture plc: Acquisition of FiftyFive5 & Other Drivers

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<ul><li>The IT sector is expected to post a soft quarter, impacted by Q3 seasonality and worsening macro</li><li>The elements of macro volatility is resulting in growth moderating towards pre-COVID even as long-term drivers are unchanged</li><li>Recently, HCLT tweaked its FY23E guidance to the lower end, but Accenture maintained its FY23E growth guidance (outsourcing-led)</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

The IT sector is expected to post a soft quarter, impacted by Q3 seasonality and worsening macroThe elements of macro volatility is resulting in growth moderating towards pre-COVID even as long-term drivers are unchangedRecently, HCLT tweaked its FY23E guidance to the lower end, but Accenture maintained its FY23E growth guidance (outsourcing-led)Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Information Technology (Q3FY23E Results Preview): Growth and Valuations ‘normalising’

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Accenture reported robust Q1FY23 numbers which stood in line with the street expectations.</li><li>Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.7 Bn, posting an encouraging growth of 5% YoY in USD and 15% in local currency despite rising pressures of slowdown and increasing interest rates.</li><li>In line with the revenue growth, the company’s operating margins grew by 20bps to 16.5%. Its EPS for Q1FY23 stood at $3.08, up 17%, beating analyst estimates of $2.91. Accenture flagged a negative impact of ~9.5% on sales from a stronger dollar.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Accenture reported robust Q1FY23 numbers which stood in line with the street expectations.Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.7 Bn, posting an encouraging growth of 5% YoY in USD and 15% in local currency despite rising pressures of slowdown and increasing interest rates.In line with the revenue growth, the company’s operating margins grew by 20bps to 16.5%. Its EPS for Q1FY23 stood at $3.08, up 17%, beating analyst estimates of $2.91. Accenture flagged a negative impact of ~9.5% on sales from a stronger dollar.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Accenture - Results In-Line With Expectation; Guidance Below Expectations

<ul><li>Accenture delivered a good performance in its last result surpassing Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings.</li><li>The company’s revenues grew in local currency which was driven by double-digit growth across all industries, services, and markets.</li><li>The cloud business of Accenture performed well, with Cloud First being one of the big drivers of growth.</li></ul>

Accenture delivered a good performance in its last result surpassing Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings.The company’s revenues grew in local currency which was driven by double-digit growth across all industries, services, and markets.The cloud business of Accenture performed well, with Cloud First being one of the big drivers of growth.

Accenture plc: Acquisition of MacGregor Partners & Other Drivers

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>Accenture reported robust Q4FY22 numbers that were in line with the street expectations.</li><li>Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.4 Bn, posting a healthy growth of 15% YoY in USD and 22.4% in local currency despite rising supply-side constraints.</li><li>Operating margins grew by 10bps and stood at 17.4%. The company’s EPS for FY22 stood at $10.7, up 17% from the $9.16 it reported in FY21 and 22% from the adjusted EPS of $8.80 in FY21 (this excluded $0.36 in gains on an investment). </li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Accenture reported robust Q4FY22 numbers that were in line with the street expectations.Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.4 Bn, posting a healthy growth of 15% YoY in USD and 22.4% in local currency despite rising supply-side constraints.Operating margins grew by 10bps and stood at 17.4%. The company’s EPS for FY22 stood at $10.7, up 17% from the $9.16 it reported in FY21 and 22% from the adjusted EPS of $8.80 in FY21 (this excluded $0.36 in gains on an investment). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Accenture - Results In-Line With Expectation

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Accenture PLC provides management and technology consulting services and solutions.  The Company delivers a range of specialized capabilities and solutions to clients across all industries on a worldwide basis.  Accenture's network of businesses provides consulting, technology, outsourcing, and alliances.

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Accenture Plc Cl A (ACN US)

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Information Technology (Q3FY23E Results Preview): Growth and Valuations ‘normalising’

The elements of macro volatility is resulting in growth moderating towards pre-COVID even as long-term drivers are unchanged

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Accenture - Results In-Line With Expectation; Guidance Below Expectations

Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.7 Bn, posting an encouraging growth of 5% YoY in USD and 15% in local currency despite rising pressures of...

Axis Direct

Accenture plc: Acquisition of MacGregor Partners & Other Drivers

Accenture delivered a good performance in its last result surpassing Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings. The...

Baptista Research

Accenture - Results In-Line With Expectation

Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.4 Bn, posting a healthy growth of 15% YoY in USD and 22.4% in local currency despite rising supply-side...

Axis Direct

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