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ACN (Accenture) Days Sales Outstanding : 69.73 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Accenture Days Sales Outstanding?

Accenture's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $12,536 Mil. Accenture's Revenue for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $16,406 Mil. Hence, Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was 69.73.

The historical rank and industry rank for Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

ACN' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 41.5   Med: 60.09   Max: 69.84
Current: 69.84

During the past 13 years, Accenture's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 69.84. The lowest was 41.50. And the median was 60.09.

ACN's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked worse than
58.59% of 2724 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 61.34 vs ACN: 69.84

Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Aug. 2023 (66.43) to Aug. 2024 (69.73).


Accenture Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding 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 Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Accenture Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 65.64 63.47 59.89 60.28 63.45

Accenture Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
Days Sales Outstanding 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 66.43 67.30 76.01 72.81 69.73

Competitive Comparison of Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding 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 Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



Accenture Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Aug. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Aug. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Aug. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Aug. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (10690.713 + 11873.442) / 2 ) / 64896.464*365
=11282.0775 / 64896.464*365
=63.45

Accenture's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: May. 2024 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Aug. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Aug. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (13199.388 + 11873.442) / 2 ) / 16405.819*365 / 4
=12536.415 / 16405.819*365 / 4
=69.73

* 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.


Accenture  (NYSE:ACN) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Accenture Business Description

Address
1 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin, IRL, 2
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.
Executives
Ellyn Shook officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Joel Unruch officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Kathleen R Mcclure officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Leonardo Framil officer: CEO-Growth Markets 500 W. MADISON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Julie Spellman Sweet officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jean-marc Ollagnier officer: Group Chief Exec-Resources C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Gilles Pelisson director 161 N. CLARK STREET, C/O ACCENTURE CORPORATE SECRETARY, CHICAGO IL 60601
Manish Sharma officer: Chief Operating Officer 161 NORTH CLARK, CHICAGO IL 60601
John F Walsh officer: Grp Chief Exec-Com, Med & Tech C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Melissa A Burgum officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SRA INTERNATIONAL, INC., 4300 FAIR LAKES COURT, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Jaime Ardila director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Paula A Price director ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Alan C. Jope director 500 W. MADISON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
James O Etheredge officer: Group Chief Exec-North America C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Gianfranco Casati officer: Group Chief Executive?Products C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHCIAGO IL 60601