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Accenture (ACN) FY2010 results: revenue $23.1 billion, down 0.3% on the year

Accenture plc (ACN) reported revenue of $23.1 billion for fiscal 2010, the year ended 31 August 2010, down 0.3% on the year before. Net income was $1.8 billion, up 12.0%, and diluted earnings per share $2.66. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-K it filed with the SEC on 26 October 2010.

Revenue
$23.1 billion
-0.3% on the year
FY2008FY2010
Operating margin
12.6%
11.4% a year earlier
FY2008FY2010
Net income
$1.8 billion
+12.0% on the year
FY2008FY2010
Diluted EPS
$2.66
+9.0% on the year
FY2008FY2010

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The year in brief

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionFY2010FY2009FY2008On the yearLast 8 years
Revenue23,09423,17125,314-0.3%
Cost of revenue15,84316,33018,128-3.0%
Gross profit7,2516,8417,186+6.0%
Gross margin31.4%29.5%28.4%
Research and development377435390-13.3%
Operating income2,9152,6443,012+10.2%
Operating margin12.6%11.4%11.9%
Interest expense14.714.122.7+3.9%
Pre-tax income2,9142,6783,108+8.8%
Income tax854740911+15.5%
Effective tax rate29.3%27.6%29.3%
Net income1,7811,5901,692+12.0%
Net margin7.7%6.9%6.7%
Diluted EPS$2.66$2.44$2.64+9.0%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ millionFY2010FY2009FY2008On the yearLast 8 years
Operating cash flow3,0923,1602,803-2.2%
Capital expenditure238243320-2.2%
Free cash flow2,8532,9172,483-2.2%
Free cash flow margin12.4%12.6%9.8%
Cash from investing-274-245-324
Cash from financing-2,429-1,850-2,162
Depreciation and amortisation475499491-4.8%
Share-based compensation426453377-6.0%
Buybacks2,0711,8552,261+11.6%
Dividends paid824378334+117.8%
Dividend per share$1.12$0.50$0.42+125.0%
Diluted shares, weighted766m787m824m-2.6%

Balance sheet

$ millionFY2010FY2009FY2008On the yearLast 8 years
Shareholders' equity2,8362,8353,019+0.0%
Non-controlling interest439551n/a-20.3%
Debt1.40.4n/a+300.3%
Other liabilities9,5598,869n/a+7.8%
Total liabilities and equity12,83512,256n/a+4.7%
Fixed assets660701800-5.9%
Goodwill841825840+1.9%
Investments44.036.9n/a+19.2%
Cash and equivalents4,8384,5423,603+6.5%
Receivables2,5352,251n/a+12.6%
Other assets3,9183,900n/a+0.5%
Total assets12,83512,256n/a+4.7%

10-K for the year ended 31 August 2010, filed 26 October 2010: the filing.