Accenture Ltd. (ACN)

ACN is the blue chip of IT Services: intense leadership, well-trained staff, always a step or two ahead of its competitors. ACN is moving agressively into transformational consulting: taking over, running, and improving client operations. This is riskier -- witness U.K patient records project problems -- but produces larger, more stable cash flows than traditionally cyclical and seasonal consulting.

I used to work for ACN- when it was still Andersen Consulting, and after the change. They don't know how to fail.

This company has a youthful workforce, a strong client base, and has demonstrated strong double digit growth in multiple consumer markets. As it continues to develop and grow, it will continue to find ways to add value for its clients.

As the ever increasing complexity of technology continues, there will remain a need for expert consultants to guide firms with the implementation of that technology. Plus, the world-wide status provides some hedging against the recent US turmoil.

Industry heavyweight Accenture stands to benefit from increasing demand for IT consulting services. Good fundamentals back up decision to buy.

Accentuating the right path!

Accenture is one of the world’s leading management consulting, technology services and outsourcing organizations, with operations spread across 49 countries. The company's business is structured around five operating groups, including communications and high tech, financial services, products, resources and government, and is comprised of seventeen industry groups.

The current economic setting is highly competitive; and rapidly changing global marketplace continues to support the technology spending of many companies. Endorsing the same, companies like Accenture envisages an increase in number of opportunities from its clients who are looking for revenue-generating initiatives in the global economy, in addition to the cost-cutting initiatives. For past several quarters company has been showing an upward trend in terms of net revenues, further evident by $4.75 billion of revenues in the first quarter of 2007, an all time record. This was mainly due to higher demand for consulting services and higher than expected outsourcing revenues.

Business Consulting division of Accenture sees a strong growth in all industries and geographies that are pursuing enterprise wide transformation programs and companies that are trying to enter new markets in pursuit of globalization. New bookings of worth $5.5billion in business consulting division make going easy for the company.

Moreover, Accenture’s system integration services and outsourcing continues to have solid demand. With Accenture having a broad portfolio across industries, a high mix of businesses with presence in different parts of the world, the company seems to be fairly diversified. The above factors should influence the shareholders positively.

Accenture's inventory is its people and their brains provide the product. The organization pushes itself to higher performance from a profitable place. The internal culture is a stock owners dream.

This is a well managed company...just check out it's Website. On a down day like today and it was up after hours...on no real news. That's just because it's a great company and everybody knows it. Accenture and Oracle are plotting to rule the business world, and I own both of them.

They're clearly doing everything right and are far and away the most esteemed in their industry.

Pitch for this stock can be found on the Stinky Feet discussion board.

Accenture have demonstrated that during 2008 they have been able to generate record new business by assisting customers to develop efficiencies and cut costs; which will be every businesses' number one priority during the coming months and very likely for the next couple of years.

In 2008 bookings reached an all-time high of $26.79 billion and net revenues were a record $23.39 billion, compared with $19.70 billion for fiscal 2007, an increase of 19 percent in U.S. dollars and 11 percent in local currency. Diluted earnings per share increased 35 percent compared with 2007.

Accenture have generated significant cash flow, have no debt and I expect their stock to outperform the S&P over the next year.

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global consulting/services business, offering a complete, quality solution for clients.

ACN – ROE of 72% = wowsa!!! All other numbers look good, 3/29/07 Quarterly report showed consistent increases

Quotes from Recent Financial Articles

Revenues before reimbursements for the three and six months ended February 28, 2007 were $4.75 billion and $9.50 billion, respectively, compared with $4.10 billion and $8.27 billion, respectively, for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, increases of 16% and 15%, respectively, in U.S. dollars and 10% and 11%, respectively, in local currency terms.

Accenture's (ACN) profits surged during recent months, as the technology services provider continues battling rivals by pushing ahead with its expansion overseas. Accenture posted 47 cents earnings per share during the February quarter, up from 37 cents one year earlier excluding the impact of the NHS contract and 11 cents including the contract losses. Standard & Poor's equity analyst Dylan Cathers boosted his rating on the shares to buy from hold on Mar. 28, as he expects wider operating margins this year, given "robust" bookings for consulting contracts. He also hiked S&P's 12-month target price by $4 to $43. "Like its competitors, Accenture is busy opening new facilities in India and Eastern Europe. The difference is that Accenture has about a dozen separate facilities across India, has hired 19,000 people in India and China (with plans to almost triple that number in three years), and has near-shore facilities in every major Eastern European country. Unlike many of its rivals, Accenture's management team is not attempting to catch up with delivery and technological standards; it is setting the standards," Morningstar analyst Mike Ford-Taggart said in a research note Feb. 20.

i've worked for them, and they may jimmy the books a bit to make themselves look good, but their owners and managers are too untrustworthy to rely on

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Accenture has a wide moat and shows up on my personal fundamental screen. It has scale and competitive advantage.

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