Accenture Plc (ACN) Price: $61.37

Industry: Business ServiceChaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Jul 27 11:31 EDT 2011

Accenture Plc

ACN$61.37

Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Earnings Performance

Financial Metrics

Power Gauge Rating

ACN Accenture Plc

News Sentiment :Neutral

July 25, 2011

News Sentiment Rating

Neutral

Chaikin Sentiment GaugeTM

for ACN is neutral. Stories concerning ACN have abalanced or neutral sentiment.

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential

ACN - Very Bullish

The Chaikin Power Gauge RatingTM

for ACN is very bullish due to very bullishprice/volume activity, very positive expert opinions and strong earningsperformance.

Price and volume activity for ACN is very bullish which is indicated by a positiveChaikin price trend and an increasing volume trend.

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Financials & Earnings

Business Value

Price to Sales Ratio

Return on Equity

Price to Book Value

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Financial Metrics Financial Metrics Rating

Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns

Neutral

ACN's financial metrics are neutral. The company does not hold much long termdebt and may be overvalued.

The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book valueratio and high return on equity.

Ratio TTM

Current Ratio 1.51

LT Debt/Equity 0.00

Ratio TTM

Price/Book 11.94

Price/Sales 1.72

Ratio TTM

Return on Invest 57.0%

Return on Equity 57.0%

Earnings Consistency

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Trend

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Growth

Earnings Performance Earnings Performance Rating

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates

EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results

Bullish

ACN's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a stable 5 yearearnings trend and has a history of strong earnings growth.

The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years and consistentearnings over the past 5 years.

08/06 08/07 08/08 08/09 08/10

Revenue(M) 18,228.36 21,452.75 25,313.83 23,170.97 23,094.08

Rev % Growth 6.63% 17.69% 18.00% -8.47% -0.33%

EPS $1.65 $2.06 $2.77 $2.55 $2.79

EPS % Growth 3.12% 24.85% 34.47% -7.94% 9.41%

Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change

Quarterly EPS $0.70 $0.89 +0.19

Yearly EPS $2.79 $3.38 +0.59

Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change

3-5 year EPS 6.70% 13.25% +6.55

Estimate Actual Difference % Difference

Latest Qtr $0.89 $0.93 $0.04 4.49

1 Qtr Ago $0.71 $0.75 $0.04 5.63

2 Qtr Ago $0.75 $0.81 $0.06 8.00

3 Qtr Ago $0.63 $0.66 $0.03 4.76

FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total

08/09 $0.77 $0.66 $0.71 $0.41 $2.55

08/10 $0.70 $0.63 $0.76 $0.70 $2.79

08/11 $0.84 $0.78 $0.96 - -

Fiscal Year End Month is August.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Volume Trend

Price Trend ROC

Price Trend

Chaikin Money Flow

Relative Strength vs Market

Price/Volume Activity Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

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

Chaikin Money Flow

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

Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity

Very Bullish

Price and volume activity for ACN is very bullish. ACN has a rising price trend andis trading on higher volume than its 90 day average volume.

The rank for ACN is based on its price strength versus the market, positiveChaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trendROC and an increasing volume trend.

Factor Value

52 Week High 63.44

52 Week Low 36.60

% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 18.17%

Factor Value

% Change Price - 4 Weeks 7.58%

% Change Price - 24 Weeks 16.73%

% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 2.45%

% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 14.88%

Factor Value

Average Volume 20 Days 13,779,789

Average Volume 90 Days 6,163,280

Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 63%

Relative Strength vs Industry

Analyst Opinions

Insider Activity

Short Interest

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Expert Opinions Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Very Bullish

Expert opinions about ACN are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPSestimates for ACN and analysts's opinions on ACN have been more positiverecently.

The rank for ACN is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a lowshort interest ratio, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stockversus the Business Service industry group.

Current 7 Days Ago % Change

Current Qtr 0.89 0.89 0.00%

Next Qtr 0.92 0.92 0.00%

Current 30 Days Ago % Change

Current FY 3.38 3.37 0.01

Factor Value

Mean this Week Buy

Mean Last Week Buy

Change 0.00

Mean 5 Weeks Ago Strong Buy

Last Week Last 4 Weeks

Up Down Up Down

Curr Qtr 0 0 2 0

Curr Yr 0 0 2 0

Next Qtr 0 0 0 0

Next Yr 0 0 2 0

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The Company & Its Competitors

ACN's Competitors in Business Service

Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M)Gauge growth growth

ACN 6.70% 13.25% 8.12% 1.37 19.47 23,094

CBZ 5.61% 12.50% 3.61% 1.00 12.63 733

FCN 22.03% 16.25% 5.63% 0.98 17.80 1,401

NCI 4.68% 13.50% 3.67% 1.14 17.55 704

STN 23.80% 12.00% 7.33% 1.10 14.05 1,190

TW 18.24% 12.00% 6.61% 1.14 17.69 -

IT 5.82% 20.67% 8.02% 1.28 32.64 1,288

CLGX -19.80% 8.50% -4.62% 1.79 13.24 1,623

News Headlines for ACN

Accenture to buy stake in Al Faisaliah subsidiary- Jun 7, 2011

Accenture To Strengthen Capabilities in MiddleEast Through Joint Venture with Al FaisaliahGroup - Jun 7, 2011

Crédit Agricole’s CEDICAM SubsidiaryLaunched New Payment Processing Platformwith Accenture’s Help - May 27, 2011

Accenture Unveils Enhanced Life InsuranceSoftware Platform - May 24, 2011

Analyst upgrades Accenture to 'Buy' from 'Hold' -Mar 18, 2011

Company Details Company Profile

ACCENTURE PLC1 GRAND CANAL SQUAREGRAND CANAL HARBOURDUBLIN, L2 D2IRLPhone: 353-1-646-2000Fax: 353 1 646 2020Website:http://http://www.accenture.com/Full Time Employees: 204,000Sector: Business Services

Accenture Plc is a management consulting, technology services and outsourcingorganization. The Company's business is structured around five operating groups,namely, Communications & High Tech, Financial Services, Products, Public Service andResources. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across allindustries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successfulcompanies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performancebusinesses and governments. Accenture Plc is headquartered in New York.

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