Accenture Reports Second-Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results
-
New bookings of
$21.6 billion , the company's second-highest ever
-
Generative AI new bookings of over
$600 million in the quarter for a total of$1.1 billion through the first half of the fiscal year
-
Revenues of
$15.8 billion , flat in bothU.S. dollars and local currency, with consulting revenues of$8.0 billion and managed services revenues of$7.8 billion
- GAAP operating margin of 13.0%, an increase of 70 basis points over the second quarter of fiscal 2023; adjusted 1 operating margin of 13.7%, compared to 13.8% last year
-
GAAP EPS of
$2.63 , an increase of 10% over the second quarter of fiscal 2023; adjusted EPS of$2.77 , an increase of 3%
-
Free cash flow of
$2.0 billion
-
Quarterly cash dividend of
$1.29 per share, an increase of 15%
-
Accenture updates business outlook for fiscal 2024; now expects full-year revenue growth of 1% to 3% in local currency; GAAP operating margin of 14.8%; adjusted operating margin of 15.5%; GAAP EPS of$11.41 to$11.64 ; and adjusted EPS of$11.97 to$12.20
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Revenues were
GAAP operating income was
1Adjusted financial measures presented in this release are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude business optimization costs recorded in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, as further described in this release. |
GAAP diluted earnings per share were
New bookings for the quarter were
Financial Review
Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 were
-
Consulting revenues for the quarter were
$8.02 billion , a decrease of 3% in bothU.S. dollars and local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
-
Managed Services revenues for the quarter were
$7.78 billion , an increase of 3% in bothU.S. dollars and local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
GAAP diluted EPS for the quarter were
-
a
$0.06 increase from higher non-operating income; and
-
a
$0.06 increase from a lower effective tax rate;
partially offset by
-
a
$0.03 decrease from lower operating results; and
-
a
$0.01 decrease from higher noncontrolling interests.
Gross margin (gross profit as a percentage of revenues) for the quarter was 30.9% compared to 30.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the quarter were
GAAP operating income for the quarter increased 5%, to
The company’s GAAP effective tax rate for the quarter was 18.4%, compared with 20.4% for the second quarter of fiscal 2023. The adjusted effective tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 was 18.8%, compared with 20.4% for the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
GAAP net income for the quarter was
Operating cash flow for the quarter was
Days services outstanding, or DSOs, were 43 days at
Accenture’s total cash balance at
New Bookings
New bookings for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 were
-
Consulting new bookings were
$10.52 billion , or 49% of total new bookings.
-
Managed Services new bookings were
$11.06 billion , or 51% of total new bookings.
Revenues by Geographic Market 2
Revenues by geographic market were as follows:
-
North America :$7.38 billion , flat in bothU.S. dollars and local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
-
EMEA:
$5.60 billion , an increase of 1% inU.S. dollars and a decrease of 2% in local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
-
Growth Markets:
$2.82 billion , a decrease of 1% inU.S. dollars and an increase of 6% in local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
Revenues by
Revenues by industry group were as follows:
-
Communications, Media & Technology:
$2.65 billion , a decrease of 8% inU.S. dollars and 7% in local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
-
Financial Services:
$2.81 billion , a decrease of 6% in bothU.S. dollars and local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
-
Health & Public Service:
$3.33 billion , an increase of 10% in bothU.S. dollars and local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
-
Products:
$4.76 billion , an increase of 1% inU.S. dollars and flat in local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
-
Resources:
$2.24 billion , an increase of 3% inU.S. dollars and 4% in local currency compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
2Effective |
Returning Cash to Shareholders
Accenture continues to return cash to shareholders through cash dividends and share repurchases.
Dividend
On
Share Repurchase Activity
During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, Accenture repurchased or redeemed 3.8 million shares for a total of
Accenture’s total remaining share repurchase authority at
At
Business Outlook
Third Quarter Fiscal 2024
Accenture expects revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 to be in the range of
Fiscal Year 2024
Accenture’s business outlook for fiscal 2024 continues to assume that the foreign-exchange impact on its results in
For fiscal 2024, the company now expects revenue growth to be in the range of 1% to 3% in local currency, compared to 2% to 5% previously.
Accenture now expects GAAP operating margin for fiscal 2024 to be 14.8%, compared to a range of 14.8% to 15.0% previously, an expansion of 110 basis points from fiscal 2023; and adjusted operating margin, which excludes an estimated
The company now expects both its GAAP and adjusted annual effective tax rate, which excludes the tax impacts of business optimization costs, to be in the range of 22.5% to 24.5%, compared to 23.5% to 25.5% previously.
The company now expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of
For fiscal 2024, the company continues to expect operating cash flow to be in the range of
The company continues to expect to return at least
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Consolidated Income Statements
(In thousands of
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
% of Revenues |
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|
% of Revenues |
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|
|
% of Revenues |
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|
|
% of Revenues |
||||||||||||
REVENUES: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Revenues |
|
$ |
15,799,514 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
15,814,158 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
32,023,817 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
31,561,960 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Cost of services |
|
|
10,921,045 |
|
|
69.1 |
% |
|
|
10,979,392 |
|
|
69.4 |
% |
|
|
21,697,407 |
|
|
67.8 |
% |
|
|
21,541,052 |
|
|
68.3 |
% |
Sales and marketing |
|
|
1,631,185 |
|
|
10.3 |
% |
|
|
1,563,567 |
|
|
9.9 |
% |
|
|
3,341,076 |
|
|
10.4 |
% |
|
|
3,113,586 |
|
|
9.9 |
% |
General and administrative costs |
|
|
1,085,448 |
|
|
6.9 |
% |
|
|
1,082,228 |
|
|
6.8 |
% |
|
|
2,118,947 |
|
|
6.6 |
% |
|
|
2,125,251 |
|
|
6.7 |
% |
Business optimization costs |
|
|
115,409 |
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
244,390 |
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
|
255,073 |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
|
244,390 |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
Total operating expenses |
|
|
13,753,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
13,869,577 |
|
|
|
|
|
27,412,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
27,024,279 |
|
|
|
||||
OPERATING INCOME |
|
|
2,046,427 |
|
|
13.0 |
% |
|
|
1,944,581 |
|
|
12.3 |
% |
|
|
4,611,314 |
|
|
14.4 |
% |
|
|
4,537,681 |
|
|
14.4 |
% |
Interest income |
|
|
65,269 |
|
|
|
|
|
50,259 |
|
|
|
|
|
167,249 |
|
|
|
|
|
94,964 |
|
|
|
||||
Interest expense |
|
|
(10,305 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(11,634 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(24,800 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(18,914 |
) |
|
|
||||
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
(5,652 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(36,300 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(41,371 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(65,207 |
) |
|
|
||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
|
2,095,739 |
|
|
13.3 |
% |
|
|
1,946,906 |
|
|
12.3 |
% |
|
|
4,712,392 |
|
|
14.7 |
% |
|
|
4,548,524 |
|
|
14.4 |
% |
Income tax expense |
|
|
386,537 |
|
|
|
|
|
396,223 |
|
|
|
|
|
993,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,001,541 |
|
|
|
||||
NET INCOME |
|
|
1,709,202 |
|
|
10.8 |
% |
|
|
1,550,683 |
|
|
9.8 |
% |
|
|
3,719,183 |
|
|
11.6 |
% |
|
|
3,546,983 |
|
|
11.2 |
% |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in |
|
|
(1,675 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(1,604 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(3,691 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(3,689 |
) |
|
|
||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – other (1) |
|
|
(32,668 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(25,431 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(67,189 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(54,696 |
) |
|
|
||||
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ACCENTURE PLC |
|
$ |
1,674,859 |
|
|
10.6 |
% |
|
$ |
1,523,648 |
|
|
9.6 |
% |
|
$ |
3,648,303 |
|
|
11.4 |
% |
|
$ |
3,488,598 |
|
|
11.1 |
% |
CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE: |
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|
|
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|
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Net income attributable to |
|
$ |
1,674,859 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,523,648 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,648,303 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,488,598 |
|
|
|
||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in |
|
|
1,675 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,604 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,691 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,689 |
|
|
|
||||
Net income for diluted earnings per share calculation |
|
$ |
1,676,534 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,525,252 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,651,994 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,492,287 |
|
|
|
||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Basic |
|
|
629,016,555 |
|
|
|
|
|
630,845,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
628,488,831 |
|
|
|
|
|
630,485,134 |
|
|
|
||||
Diluted |
|
|
636,797,814 |
|
|
|
|
|
637,735,390 |
|
|
|
|
|
637,069,356 |
|
|
|
|
|
638,350,779 |
|
|
|
||||
EARNINGS PER SHARE: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
||||||||||||
Basic |
|
$ |
2.66 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
2.42 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
5.80 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
5.53 |
|
|
|
||||
Diluted |
|
$ |
2.63 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
2.39 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
5.73 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
5.47 |
|
|
|
||||
Cash dividends per share |
|
$ |
1.29 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
2.58 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
2.24 |
|
|
|
(1) |
Comprised primarily of noncontrolling interest attributable to the noncontrolling shareholders of |
|
(2) |
Diluted earnings per share assumes the exchange of all |
Summary of Revenues
(In thousands of
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Percent
|
|
Percent
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
$ |
7,376,812 |
|
$ |
7,397,874 |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
EMEA |
|
|
5,598,850 |
|
|
5,554,682 |
|
1 |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Growth Markets |
|
|
2,823,852 |
|
|
2,861,602 |
|
(1 |
) |
|
6 |
|
Total Revenues |
|
$ |
15,799,514 |
|
$ |
15,814,158 |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
INDUSTRY GROUPS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Communications, Media & Technology |
|
$ |
2,654,137 |
|
$ |
2,884,802 |
|
(8 |
|
|
(7 |
|
Financial Services |
|
|
2,808,930 |
|
|
3,002,867 |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
Health & Public Service |
|
|
3,334,039 |
|
|
3,023,595 |
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
|
Products |
|
|
4,761,838 |
|
|
4,718,572 |
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
Resources |
|
|
2,240,570 |
|
|
2,184,322 |
|
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
Total Revenues |
|
$ |
15,799,514 |
|
$ |
15,814,158 |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
TYPE OF WORK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Consulting |
|
$ |
8,021,034 |
|
$ |
8,278,763 |
|
(3 |
|
|
(3 |
|
Managed Services |
|
|
7,778,480 |
|
|
7,535,395 |
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
Total Revenues |
|
$ |
15,799,514 |
|
$ |
15,814,158 |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
Percent
|
|
Percent
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
$ |
14,939,714 |
|
$ |
15,020,694 |
|
(1 |
|
|
(1 |
|
EMEA |
|
|
11,402,492 |
|
|
10,867,581 |
|
5 |
|
|
— |
|
Growth Markets |
|
|
5,681,611 |
|
|
5,673,685 |
|
— |
|
|
5 |
|
Total Revenues |
|
$ |
32,023,817 |
|
$ |
31,561,960 |
|
1 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
INDUSTRY GROUPS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Communications, Media & Technology |
|
$ |
5,323,585 |
|
$ |
5,865,005 |
|
(9 |
|
|
(9 |
|
Financial Services |
|
|
5,842,508 |
|
|
5,966,263 |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
Health & Public Service |
|
|
6,711,505 |
|
|
6,023,614 |
|
11 |
|
|
11 |
|
Products |
|
|
9,621,825 |
|
|
9,384,360 |
|
3 |
|
|
1 |
|
Resources |
|
|
4,524,394 |
|
|
4,322,718 |
|
5 |
|
|
5 |
|
Total Revenues |
|
$ |
32,023,817 |
|
$ |
31,561,960 |
|
1 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
TYPE OF WORK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Consulting |
|
$ |
16,477,540 |
|
$ |
16,723,130 |
|
(1 |
|
|
(2 |
|
Managed Services |
|
|
15,546,277 |
|
|
14,838,830 |
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
|
Total Revenues |
|
$ |
32,023,817 |
|
$ |
31,561,960 |
|
1 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
(1) |
Effective |
Operating Income by Geographic Market
(In thousands of
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
Operating Income |
|
Operating Margin |
|
Operating Income |
|
Operating Margin |
|
Increase (Decrease) |
||||||
|
$ |
1,060,376 |
|
14 |
% |
|
$ |
823,858 |
|
11 |
% |
|
$ |
236,518 |
|
EMEA (1) |
|
529,012 |
|
9 |
|
|
|
615,403 |
|
11 |
|
|
|
(86,391 |
) |
Growth Markets (1) |
|
457,039 |
|
16 |
|
|
|
505,320 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
(48,281 |
) |
Total Operating Income |
$ |
2,046,427 |
|
13.0 |
% |
|
$ |
1,944,581 |
|
12.3 |
% |
|
$ |
101,846 |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
Operating Income |
|
Operating Margin |
|
Operating Income |
|
Operating Margin |
|
Increase (Decrease) |
||||||
|
$ |
2,317,084 |
|
16 |
% |
|
$ |
2,133,741 |
|
14 |
% |
|
$ |
183,343 |
|
EMEA (1) |
|
1,352,613 |
|
12 |
|
|
|
1,342,286 |
|
12 |
|
|
|
10,327 |
|
Growth Markets (1) |
|
941,617 |
|
17 |
|
|
|
1,061,654 |
|
19 |
|
|
|
(120,037 |
) |
Total Operating Income |
$ |
4,611,314 |
|
14.4 |
% |
|
$ |
4,537,681 |
|
14.4 |
% |
|
$ |
73,633 |
|
(1) |
Effective |
Reconciliation of Operating Income, as Reported (GAAP) to Operating Income as Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
(In thousands of
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
As Reported (GAAP) |
Business Optimization (1) |
Adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
Operating Margin (Non-GAAP) |
|
As Reported (GAAP) |
Business Optimization (1) |
Adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
Operating Margin (Non-GAAP) |
||||||||
|
$ |
1,060,376 |
$ |
4,689 |
$ |
1,065,065 |
14 |
% |
|
$ |
823,858 |
$ |
176,980 |
$ |
1,000,838 |
14 |
% |
EMEA (2) |
|
529,012 |
|
85,561 |
|
614,573 |
11 |
|
|
|
615,403 |
|
40,960 |
|
656,363 |
12 |
|
Growth Markets (2) |
|
457,039 |
|
25,159 |
|
482,198 |
17 |
|
|
|
505,320 |
|
26,450 |
|
531,770 |
19 |
|
Total Operating Income |
$ |
2,046,427 |
$ |
115,409 |
$ |
2,161,836 |
13.7 |
% |
|
$ |
1,944,581 |
$ |
244,390 |
$ |
2,188,971 |
13.8 |
% |
|
Six Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
As Reported (GAAP) |
Business Optimization (1) |
Adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
Operating Margin (Non-GAAP) |
|
As Reported (GAAP) |
Business Optimization (1) |
Adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
Operating Margin (Non-GAAP) |
||||||||
|
$ |
2,317,084 |
$ |
50,618 |
$ |
2,367,702 |
16 |
% |
|
$ |
2,133,741 |
$ |
176,980 |
$ |
2,310,721 |
15 |
% |
EMEA (2) |
|
1,352,613 |
|
156,365 |
|
1,508,978 |
13 |
|
|
|
1,342,286 |
|
40,960 |
|
1,383,246 |
13 |
|
Growth Markets (2) |
|
941,617 |
|
48,090 |
|
989,707 |
17 |
|
|
|
1,061,654 |
|
26,450 |
|
1,088,104 |
19 |
|
Total Operating Income |
$ |
4,611,314 |
$ |
255,073 |
$ |
4,866,387 |
15.2 |
% |
|
$ |
4,537,681 |
$ |
244,390 |
$ |
4,782,071 |
15.2 |
% |
(1) |
Costs recorded in connection with our business optimization initiatives, primarily for employee severance. |
|
(2) |
Effective |
Reconciliation of Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share, as Reported (GAAP), to Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share, as Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
(In thousands of
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
As Reported (GAAP) |
Business Optimization (1) |
Adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
|
As Reported (GAAP) |
Business Optimization (1) |
Adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
||||||||||||
Operating Income |
$ |
2,046,427 |
|
$ |
115,409 |
|
$ |
2,161,836 |
|
|
$ |
1,944,581 |
|
$ |
244,390 |
|
$ |
2,188,971 |
|
Operating Margin |
|
13.0 |
% |
|
0.7 |
% |
|
13.7 |
% |
|
|
12.3 |
% |
|
1.5 |
% |
|
13.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
|
2,095,739 |
|
|
115,409 |
|
|
2,211,148 |
|
|
|
1,946,906 |
|
|
244,390 |
|
|
2,191,296 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
386,537 |
|
|
28,078 |
|
|
414,615 |
|
|
|
396,223 |
|
|
51,515 |
|
|
447,738 |
|
Net Income |
$ |
1,709,202 |
|
$ |
87,331 |
|
$ |
1,796,533 |
|
|
$ |
1,550,683 |
|
$ |
192,875 |
|
$ |
1,743,558 |
|
Effective tax rate |
|
18.4 |
% |
|
24.3 |
% |
|
18.8 |
% |
|
|
20.4 |
% |
|
21.1 |
% |
|
20.4 |
% |
Diluted earnings per share (2) |
$ |
2.63 |
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
$ |
2.77 |
|
|
$ |
2.39 |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
$ |
2.69 |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
As Reported (GAAP) |
Business Optimization (1) |
Adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
|
As Reported (GAAP) |
Business Optimization (1) |
Adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
||||||||||||
Operating Income |
$ |
4,611,314 |
|
$ |
255,073 |
|
$ |
4,866,387 |
|
|
$ |
4,537,681 |
|
$ |
244,390 |
|
$ |
4,782,071 |
|
Operating Margin |
|
14.4 |
% |
|
0.8 |
% |
|
15.2 |
% |
|
|
14.4 |
% |
|
0.8 |
% |
|
15.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
|
4,712,392 |
|
|
255,073 |
|
|
4,967,465 |
|
|
|
4,548,524 |
|
|
244,390 |
|
|
4,792,914 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
993,209 |
|
|
62,056 |
|
|
1,055,265 |
|
|
|
1,001,541 |
|
|
51,515 |
|
|
1,053,056 |
|
Net Income |
$ |
3,719,183 |
|
$ |
193,017 |
|
$ |
3,912,200 |
|
|
$ |
3,546,983 |
|
$ |
192,875 |
|
$ |
3,739,858 |
|
Effective tax rate |
|
21.1 |
% |
|
24.3 |
% |
|
21.2 |
% |
|
|
22.0 |
% |
|
21.1 |
% |
|
22.0 |
% |
Diluted earnings per share (2) |
$ |
5.73 |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
$ |
6.04 |
|
|
$ |
5.47 |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
$ |
5.77 |
|
Amounts in table may not total due to rounding. |
||
(1) |
Costs recorded in connection with our business optimization initiatives, primarily for employee severance. |
|
(2) |
The impact of business optimization costs on diluted earnings per share are presented net of related taxes. The income tax effect was negative |
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands of
|
|
|
|
|
||
ASSETS |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
||
CURRENT ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
5,121,107 |
|
$ |
9,045,032 |
Short-term investments |
|
|
4,540 |
|
|
4,575 |
Receivables and contract assets |
|
|
13,080,504 |
|
|
12,227,186 |
Other current assets |
|
|
2,122,670 |
|
|
2,105,138 |
Total current assets |
|
|
20,328,821 |
|
|
23,381,931 |
NON-CURRENT ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
||
Contract assets |
|
|
126,355 |
|
|
106,994 |
Investments |
|
|
238,934 |
|
|
197,443 |
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
1,458,836 |
|
|
1,530,007 |
Lease assets |
|
|
2,635,038 |
|
|
2,637,479 |
|
|
|
17,947,306 |
|
|
15,573,003 |
Other non-current assets |
|
|
8,572,181 |
|
|
7,818,448 |
Total non-current assets |
|
|
30,978,650 |
|
|
27,863,374 |
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
$ |
51,307,471 |
|
$ |
51,245,305 |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
|
|
|
|
||
Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings |
|
$ |
111,141 |
|
$ |
104,810 |
Accounts payable |
|
|
2,228,446 |
|
|
2,491,173 |
Deferred revenues |
|
|
5,363,972 |
|
|
4,907,152 |
Accrued payroll and related benefits |
|
|
5,955,341 |
|
|
7,506,030 |
Lease liabilities |
|
|
682,553 |
|
|
690,417 |
Other accrued liabilities |
|
|
1,794,561 |
|
|
2,309,456 |
Total current liabilities |
|
|
16,136,014 |
|
|
18,009,038 |
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
|
|
|
|
||
Long-term debt |
|
|
71,635 |
|
|
43,093 |
Lease liabilities |
|
|
2,293,252 |
|
|
2,310,714 |
Other non-current liabilities |
|
|
4,850,146 |
|
|
4,423,867 |
Total non-current liabilities |
|
|
7,215,033 |
|
|
6,777,674 |
|
|
|
27,122,853 |
|
|
25,692,839 |
Noncontrolling interests |
|
|
833,571 |
|
|
765,754 |
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
|
27,956,424 |
|
|
26,458,593 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
$ |
51,307,471 |
|
$ |
51,245,305 |
Consolidated Cash Flows Statements
(In thousands of
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income |
|
$ |
1,709,202 |
|
|
$ |
1,550,683 |
|
|
$ |
3,719,183 |
|
|
$ |
3,546,983 |
|
Depreciation, amortization and other |
|
|
528,928 |
|
|
|
532,476 |
|
|
|
1,050,328 |
|
|
|
1,038,705 |
|
Share-based compensation expense |
|
|
641,871 |
|
|
|
631,870 |
|
|
|
1,064,871 |
|
|
|
1,057,339 |
|
Change in assets and liabilities/other, net |
|
|
(778,958 |
) |
|
|
(384,918 |
) |
|
|
(3,234,788 |
) |
|
|
(2,817,518 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
|
2,101,043 |
|
|
|
2,330,111 |
|
|
|
2,599,594 |
|
|
|
2,825,509 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(109,823 |
) |
|
|
(107,548 |
) |
|
|
(178,756 |
) |
|
|
(206,378 |
) |
Purchases of businesses and investments, net of cash acquired |
|
|
(2,121,455 |
) |
|
|
(390,527 |
) |
|
|
(2,909,480 |
) |
|
|
(1,076,987 |
) |
Proceeds from the sale of businesses and investments |
|
|
20,905 |
|
|
|
17,279 |
|
|
|
20,905 |
|
|
|
17,875 |
|
Other investing, net |
|
|
2,125 |
|
|
|
2,499 |
|
|
|
3,653 |
|
|
|
5,119 |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(2,208,248 |
) |
|
|
(478,297 |
) |
|
|
(3,063,678 |
) |
|
|
(1,260,371 |
) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares |
|
|
285,373 |
|
|
|
341,914 |
|
|
|
762,807 |
|
|
|
807,621 |
|
Purchases of shares |
|
|
(1,321,846 |
) |
|
|
(1,118,211 |
) |
|
|
(2,512,974 |
) |
|
|
(2,536,913 |
) |
Cash dividends paid |
|
|
(812,578 |
) |
|
|
(708,022 |
) |
|
|
(1,622,634 |
) |
|
|
(1,413,589 |
) |
Other financing, net |
|
|
(16,690 |
) |
|
|
(31,022 |
) |
|
|
(44,853 |
) |
|
|
(49,320 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(1,865,741 |
) |
|
|
(1,515,341 |
) |
|
|
(3,417,654 |
) |
|
|
(3,192,201 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(46,788 |
) |
|
|
2,611 |
|
|
|
(42,187 |
) |
|
|
(23,983 |
) |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
|
|
(2,019,734 |
) |
|
|
339,084 |
|
|
|
(3,923,925 |
) |
|
|
(1,651,046 |
) |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period |
|
|
7,140,841 |
|
|
|
5,899,703 |
|
|
|
9,045,032 |
|
|
|
7,889,833 |
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period |
|
$ |
5,121,107 |
|
|
$ |
6,238,787 |
|
|
$ |
5,121,107 |
|
|
$ |
6,238,787 |
|
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