On Dec. 20, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended Nov. 30.
- A 21% increase in revenues from the financial services group led to a 13.7% increase in total revenues.
- During the quarter, Accenture repurchased a total of 24.4 million shares for a total of $723.7 million. On Nov. 30, Accenture had $1.4 billion of share repurchase authority remaining.
- Long-term debt declined substantially.
- Inside Value recommendation Accenture has a five-star rating in Motley Fool CAPS.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$5,166.4 |
$4,543.0 |
13.7% |
|
Net Profit |
$400.0 |
$325.1 |
23.1% |
|
EPS |
$0.46 |
$0.36 |
27.8% |
|
Diluted Shares |
875.3 |
914.1 |
(4.2%) |
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Margin Checkup
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
27.7% |
29.1% |
(1.3) |
|
Operating Margin |
11.8% |
11.3% |
0.5 |
|
Net Margin |
7.7% |
7.2% |
0.6 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$2,736.4 |
$1,966.6 |
39.1% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$3,807.6 |
$3,286.4 |
15.9% |
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
$829.3 |
$774.4 |
7.1% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$5.1 |
$31.2 |
(83.6%) |
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Cash Flow Highlights
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$166.0 |
$368.4 |
(54.9%) |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$67.0 |
$78.0 |
(14.1%) |
|
Free Cash Flow |
$99.0 |
$290.4 |
(65.9%) |
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