Accenture Plc (ACN)

Industry: Business Service

ACN
Accenture Plc

Price: $61.37

Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Jul 27 11:31 EDT 2011
$61.37

Power Gauge Rating

ACN - Very Bullish

The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for ACN is very bullish due to very bullish price/volume activity, very positive expert opinions and strong earnings performance. Price and volume activity for ACN is very bullish which is indicated by a positive Chaikin price trend and an increasing volume trend.
TM

Financial Metrics

Earnings Performance

Price/Volume Activity

Expert Opinions

News Sentiment Rating

Neutral
ACN Accenture Plc July 25, 2011

Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for ACN is neutral. Stories concerning ACN have a balanced or neutral sentiment.

TM

News Sentiment :Neutral

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

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High Potential

Neutral

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Financials & Earnings

Financial Metrics

Financial Metrics Rating

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Neutral
ACN's financial metrics are neutral. The company does not hold much long term debt and may be overvalued. The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book value ratio and high return on equity.

Price to Book Value

Return on Equity

Price to Sales Ratio

Business Value

Assets and Liabilities

Ratio Current Ratio LT Debt/Equity TTM 1.51 0.00

Valuation
Ratio Price/Book Price/Sales TTM 11.94 1.72

Returns
Ratio Return on Invest Return on Equity TTM 57.0% 57.0%

Earnings Performance

Earnings Performance Rating

Earnings Growth

Bullish
ACN's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a stable 5 year earnings trend and has a history of strong earnings growth. The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Trend

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Consistency

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth

08/06 Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth 18,228.36 6.63% $1.65 3.12% 08/07 21,452.75 17.69% $2.06 24.85% 08/08 25,313.83 18.00% $2.77 34.47% 08/09 23,170.97 -8.47% $2.55 -7.94% 08/10 23,094.08 -0.33% $2.79 9.41%

EPS Estimates
Factor Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor 3-5 year EPS Actual EPS Prev $0.70 $2.79 Actual EPS Growth 6.70% EST EPS Current $0.89 $3.38 Est EPS Growth 13.25% Change +0.19 +0.59 Change +6.55

EPS Surprise
Estimate Latest Qtr 1 Qtr Ago 2 Qtr Ago 3 Qtr Ago $0.89 $0.71 $0.75 $0.63 Actual $0.93 $0.75 $0.81 $0.66 Difference $0.04 $0.04 $0.06 $0.03 % Difference 4.49 5.63 8.00 4.76

EPS Quarterly Results

FY 08/09 08/10 08/11 Qtr 1 $0.77 $0.70 $0.84 Qtr 2 $0.66 $0.63 $0.78 Qtr 3 $0.71 $0.76 $0.96 Qtr 4 $0.41 $0.70 Total $2.55 $2.79 -

Fiscal Year End Month is August.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs Market

Very Bullish
Price and volume activity for ACN is very bullish. ACN has a rising price trend and is trading on higher volume than its 90 day average volume. The rank for ACN is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.

Chaikin Money Flow

Price Trend

Price Trend ROC

Volume Trend

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chaikin Money Flow

Chart shows whether ACN is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity
Factor 52 Week High 52 Week Low % Change YTD Rel S&P 500 Value 63.44 36.60 18.17%

Price Activity
Factor % Change Price - 4 Weeks % Change Price - 24 Weeks % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P Value 7.58% 16.73% 2.45% 14.88%

Volume Activity
Factor Average Volume 20 Days Average Volume 90 Days Chaikin Money Flow Persistency Value 13,779,789 6,163,280 63%

Expert Opinions

Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Very Bullish
Expert opinions about ACN are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS estimates for ACN and analysts's opinions on ACN have been more positive recently. The rank for ACN is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low short interest ratio, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Business Service industry group.

Short Interest

Insider Activity

Analyst Opinions

Relative Strength vs Industry

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Current Current Qtr Next Qtr 0.89 0.92 Current Current FY 3.38 7 Days Ago % Change 0.89 0.92 0.00% 0.00%

Analyst Recommendations
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago Value Buy Buy 0.00 Strong Buy

EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Last Week Up Curr Qtr Curr Yr Next Qtr 0 0 0 0 Down 0 0 0 0 Last 4 Weeks Up 2 2 0 2 Down 0 0 0 0

30 Days Ago % Change 3.37 0.01

Next Yr

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The Company & Its Competitors

ACN's Competitors in Business Service

Company ACN CBZ FCN NCI STN TW IT CLGX Power Gauge Historic EPS growth 6.70% 5.61% 22.03% 4.68% 23.80% 18.24% 5.82% -19.80% Projected EPS growth 13.25% 12.50% 16.25% 13.50% 12.00% 12.00% 20.67% 8.50% Profit Margin 8.12% 3.61% 5.63% 3.67% 7.33% 6.61% 8.02% -4.62% PEG 1.37 1.00 0.98 1.14 1.10 1.14 1.28 1.79 PE 19.47 12.63 17.80 17.55 14.05 17.69 32.64 13.24 Revenue(M) 23,094 733 1,401 704 1,190 1,288 1,623

News Headlines for ACN Accenture to buy stake in Al Faisaliah subsidiary - Jun 7, 2011 Accenture To Strengthen Capabilities in Middle East Through Joint Venture with Al Faisaliah Group - Jun 7, 2011 Crdit Agricoles CEDICAM Subsidiary Launched New Payment Processing Platform with Accentures Help - May 27, 2011 Accenture Unveils Enhanced Life Insurance Software Platform - May 24, 2011 Analyst upgrades Accenture to 'Buy' from 'Hold' Mar 18, 2011

Company Details ACCENTURE PLC 1 GRAND CANAL SQUARE GRAND CANAL HARBOUR DUBLIN, L2 D2 IRL Phone: 353-1-646-2000 Fax: 353 1 646 2020 Website: http://http://www.accenture.com/ Full Time Employees: 204,000 Sector: Business Services

Company Profile Accenture Plc is a management consulting, technology services and outsourcing organization. The Company's business is structured around five operating groups, namely, Communications & High Tech, Financial Services, Products, Public Service and Resources. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Accenture Plc is headquartered in New York.

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