Why is Accenture Plc ?
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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 29.38%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.98% and Operating profit at 10.01%
- Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Negative results in May 25
- INTEREST(HY) At USD 132.27 MM has Grown at 511.26%
3
With ROE of 27.27%, it has a attractive valuation with a 7.37 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -22.60%, its profits have fallen by -0.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 27
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -22.60% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Accenture Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Accenture Plc for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Accenture Plc
-25.19%
-0.20
29.56%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.98%
EBIT Growth (5y)
10.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.21
Tax Ratio
23.05%
Dividend Payout Ratio
45.12%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
79.17%
ROCE (avg)
53.41%
ROE (avg)
29.38%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
7.37
EV to EBIT
20.51
EV to EBITDA
17.94
EV to Capital Employed
8.00
EV to Sales
3.17
PEG Ratio
27.02
Dividend Yield
3.05%
ROCE (Latest)
39.02%
ROE (Latest)
27.27%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
9What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 10,949.69 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 4.84
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 42.42%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.82% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 17,727.87 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 3,365.46 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 18.98 %
-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At USD 132.27 MM has Grown at 511.26%
Here's what is working for Accenture Plc
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 4.84 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 10,949.69 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 17,727.87 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 3,365.46 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 18.98 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 42.42%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.82% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Accenture Plc
Interest
At USD 132.27 MM has Grown at 511.26%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)






