secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Accenture plc (ACN)
CIK:        0001467373
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001467373-21-000295
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Accenture Q1 revenue $15.0B (+27%), EPS $2.78 (+28% adj.), record bookings; raises FY guidance
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- Revenue $15.0B (+27% YoY), topped guidance of $13.9-$14.35B; EPS $2.78 (+28% adjusted).
- Record new bookings $16.8B (+30%); consulting $9.4B, outsourcing $7.4B.
- Raised FY2022 outlook: revenue growth 19%-22% local currency (prev 12%-15%); EPS $10.32-$10.60.
- Dividend raised 10% to $0.97/share; repurchased 2.4M shares for $845M in Q1.
- Added 50,000 employees (now 674,000); operating margin 16.3%, up 20bps.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737321000295/0001467373-21-000295-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737321000295/acn-20211216.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-21-000295

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