Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN)

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

Microsoft Excel

Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

Accenture PLC, EBITDA calculation

US$ in thousands

Microsoft Excel
12 months ended: Aug 31, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Aug 31, 2022 Aug 31, 2021 Aug 31, 2020 Aug 31, 2019
Net income attributable to Accenture plc 7,264,787 6,871,557 6,877,169 5,906,809 5,107,839 4,779,112
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 154,410 131,973 111,791 83,736 77,474 67,129
Add: Income tax expense 2,280,126 2,135,802 2,207,207 1,770,571 1,589,018 1,405,556
Earnings before tax (EBT) 9,699,323 9,139,332 9,196,167 7,761,116 6,774,331 6,251,797
Add: Interest expense 58,969 47,525 47,320 59,492 33,071 22,963
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 9,758,292 9,186,857 9,243,487 7,820,608 6,807,402 6,274,760
Add: Depreciation and amortization 1,443,225 1,412,073 1,319,186 1,127,563 1,022,399 892,760
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 11,201,517 10,598,930 10,562,673 8,948,171 7,829,801 7,167,520

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31).

Item Description The company
EBITDA To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital. Accenture PLC EBITDA increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current

Accenture PLC, current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Enterprise value (EV) 218,171,188
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 11,201,517
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA 19.48
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors1
Adobe Inc. 27.71
Autodesk Inc. 52.57
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 55.82
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 285.55
International Business Machines Corp. 16.15
Intuit Inc. 39.84
Microsoft Corp. 23.38
Oracle Corp. 27.81
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 97.46
Salesforce Inc. 33.33
ServiceNow Inc. 129.96
Synopsys Inc. 51.91
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Software & Services 31.69
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Information Technology 36.39

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31).

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If the company EV/EBITDA is lower then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/EBITDA is higher then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Accenture PLC, historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Aug 31, 2024 Aug 31, 2023 Aug 31, 2022 Aug 31, 2021 Aug 31, 2020 Aug 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Enterprise value (EV)1 222,622,344 182,983,124 150,491,593 208,543,405 136,712,951 111,783,442
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)2 11,201,517 10,598,930 10,562,673 8,948,171 7,829,801 7,167,520
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA3 19.87 17.26 14.25 23.31 17.46 15.60
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors4
Adobe Inc. — 34.07 22.32 35.44 43.06 41.16
Autodesk Inc. 37.67 36.84 53.83 79.27 69.31 335.51
Cadence Design Systems Inc. — 55.61 42.11 39.61 45.75 31.64
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 262.20 — — — — —
International Business Machines Corp. — 14.41 22.17 12.53 12.28 10.23
Intuit Inc. 38.55 38.71 36.22 51.96 35.70 34.27
Microsoft Corp. 23.66 22.92 20.17 24.59 21.74 17.21
Oracle Corp. 21.81 21.80 17.12 13.78 11.54 11.83
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 84.17 85.08 515.16 — 349.95 117.16
Salesforce Inc. 31.74 38.42 38.91 33.92 49.78 56.71
ServiceNow Inc. — 96.48 104.30 147.45 220.91 187.17
Synopsys Inc. — 54.59 36.73 53.43 42.24 26.98
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Software & Services — 24.84 22.25 25.32 22.51 18.25
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Information Technology — 23.65 18.58 20.64 19.71 14.59

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31).

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3 2024 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 222,622,344 ÷ 11,201,517 = 19.87

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Valuation ratio Description The company
EV/EBITDA Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock. Accenture PLC EV/EBITDA ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.