Accenture Forecasts Disappointing First Quarter Revenue

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By Reuters | Updated: 25 September 2014 10:00 IST
Consulting and outsourcing company Accenture Plc forecast first-quarter revenue largely below analysts' expectations as stiff competition from rivals hurt new contracts wins.

Shares of the company, which counts International Business Machines Corp among its rivals, were down 3 percent at $77.15 in premarket trading.

Accenture forecast first-quarter revenue of $7.55 billion-$7.80 billion.

Analysts on average were expecting $7.80 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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The company said it expects $34 billion-$36 billion of new contracts for the year ending August 2015 - largely below $35.88 billion in the previous year.

The company forecast full-year profit of $4.74-$4.88 per share, less than analysts' average estimate of $4.91 per share.

Accenture has faced pricing pressure amid sluggish business spending in the last few quarters.

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The company's net income rose to $760.2 million, or $1.08 per share, in the fourth quarter ended Aug. 31 from $727.3 million, or $1.01 per share, a year earlier.

Net revenue increased to $7.78 billion from $7.09 billion.

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Analysts had expected a profit of $1.10 per share on revenue of $7.6 billion.

© Thomson Reuters 2014

 

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