Fundamental 1) Valuation & Quality Multiples: TTM P/E ~20.3x , Forward P/E ~18.1x , EV/EBITDA ~13.3x , P/S ~2.36x , P/B ~5.21x (all trending well below 2024 peaks). Scale & Efficiency: Revenue (TTM) ~US$68.5B , Operating margin ~16.8% , Net margin ~11.6% , ROE ~26.9%.
Catalysts Products or Services that Could Move Sales or Earnings Meaningfully Generative AI (GenAI) : Accenture reported $3 billion in new GenAI bookings in FY'24, including $1 billion in Q4. GenAI revenue was nearly $900 million for the full year, up significantly from FY'23.
Key Takeaways Strategic investments in Gen AI and acquisitions in high-growth areas may bolster future revenue as digital transformations gain traction. Enhanced cloud and security offerings alongside shareholder returns through repurchase programs could drive long-term revenue and EPS growth.
Accenture plc provides strategy and consulting, industry X, song, and technology and operation services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers systems integration and application management; security; intelligent platform; infrastructure; software engineering; data, AI, cloud; and automation and global delivery services. The company also operates business processes for specific enterprise functions, including finance and accounting, sourcing and procurement, supply chain, marketing and sales, and human resources, as well as industry-specific services, such as platform trust and safety, banking, insurance, network and health services; and designs, manufactures, and assembles automation equipment, robotics, and other commercial hardware products. It serves communications, media, and technology; financial services; banking and capital markets, and insurance; health and public service; consumer goods, retail, travel services; industrial; life science; and chemicals, natural resources, energy, and utilities sectors. Accenture plc was founded in 1951 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
