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Accenture (MEX:ACN) Net-Net Working Capital : MXN-433.10 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Accenture Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Accenture's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was MXN-433.10.

The industry rank for Accenture's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:ACN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 8.4
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Accenture Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accenture's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Accenture Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Accenture Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -196.08 -259.71 -299.15 -227.98 -433.10

Accenture Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -227.98 -215.56 -250.88 -297.11 -433.10

Competitive Comparison of Accenture's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Accenture's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Accenture's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Accenture's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Accenture's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Accenture Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Accenture's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Aug. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(98822.137+0.75 * 234209.687+0.5 * 0-527935.792
-0-17350.597)/625.28
=-433.10

Accenture's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Aug. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(98822.137+0.75 * 234209.687+0.5 * 0-527935.792
-0-17350.597)/625.28
=-433.10

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Accenture  (MEX:ACN) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Accenture Business Description

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Accenture is a leading global IT-services firm that provides consulting, strategy, and technology and operational services. These services run the gamut from aiding enterprises with digital transformation to procurement services to software system integration. The company provides its IT offerings to a variety of sectors, including communications, media and technology, financial services, health and public services, consumer products, and resources. Accenture employs just under 500,000 people throughout 200 cities in 51 countries.