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

*Expressed in percentage points.

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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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