Accenture reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2016, ended May 31, 2016, with net revenues of $8.4 billion, an increase of 9 percent in U.S. dollars and 10 percent in local currency over the same period last year.
Diluted earnings per share were $1.41, compared with $1.24 for the third quarter last year, which included a non-cash pension settlement charge of $64 million, pre-tax, or $0.06 per share. Excluding this charge, diluted EPS for the third quarter last year were $1.30. Diluted EPS for the third quarter of fiscal 2016 increased 8 percent from adjusted EPS for the third quarter last year.
Operating income for the quarter was $1.31 billion, or 15.5 percent of net revenues, compared with $1.13 billion, or 14.6 percent of net revenues, for the third quarter last year, which included the $64 million pension settlement charge. Excluding this charge, operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 was $1.20 billion, or 15.4 percent of net revenues.
New bookings for the quarter were $9.1 billion, with consulting bookings of $4.9 billion and outsourcing bookings of $4.2 billion.
Pierre Nanterme, Accenture’s chairman and CEO, said, “We are very pleased with our thirdquarter financial results and the continued strong momentum in our business. We delivered 10 percent revenue growth in local currency, and our new bookings of $9.1 billion demonstrate that we are providing highly relevant services to our clients. We expanded operating margin, generated strong free cash flow and returned $1.2 billion in cash to our shareholders.
“Our excellent results reflect the investments we have made to differentiate Accenture in the marketplace as well as our successful rotation to digital, cloud and security services, which now account for approximately 40 percent of our total revenues. Looking ahead, we are confident in our ability to continue gaining market share, driving profitable growth and delivering value for our clients and shareholders.”
Financial Review
Revenues before reimbursements (“net revenues”) for the third quarter of fiscal 2016 were $8.43 billion, compared with $7.77 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2015, an increase of 9 percent in U.S. dollars and 10 percent in local currency. Net revenues for the quarter reflect a foreign-exchange impact of approximately negative 2 percent, compared with the negative 2.5 percent we had previously assumed. Adjusting for the actual foreign-exchange impact of approximately negative 2 percent in the quarter, the company’s guided range for quarterly net revenues was $8.15 billion to $8.40 billion. Accenture’s third quarter fiscal 2016 net revenues were approximately $35 million above this adjusted range.
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