Con il comunicato stampa di seguito allegato, Accenture ha reso noti i risultati finanziari per il terzo trimestre dell'anno fiscale 2009, che è terminato lo scorso 31 Marzo. In accordo al report della organizzazione statunitense, la recessione globale ha influito sul bilancio dell'azienda che tuttavia "è stata da un lato in grado di minimizzare gli effetti della crisi e dall'altro ha lavorato per il futuro", come afferma a William D. Green, chairman & CEO di Accenture.

Più in dettaglio, il fatturato, pari a 5.5 miliardi di dollari, si è mantenuto in linea con le aspettative ed ha mostrato un calo di circa il 4% nelle valute locali rispetti allo stesso periodo dello scorso FY. Gli utili diluiti per azione sono stati pari a 0.68 dollari mentre quelli lordi, ovvero senza la deduzione degli interessi e delle tasse, sono stati pari a 732 milioni di dollari, manifestando quindi un calo del 15% a causa del cambio sfavorevole.

NEW YORK; June 25, 2009 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, ended May 31, 2009, with net revenues of $5.15 billion, in line with the company’s guided range. Net revenues declined 16 percent in U.S. dollars and 4 percent in local currency compared with the third quarter last year, reflecting a foreign-exchange impact of negative 12 percent. Diluted earnings per share were $0.68. Operating income was $732 million, a decrease of 15 percent, primarily due to significant negative foreign-exchange impact, while operating margin expanded 10 basis points, to 14.2 percent.

New bookings for the quarter were $6.57 billion, with consulting bookings of $3.21 billion and outsourcing bookings of $3.36 billion, bringing new bookings for the first three quarters of fiscal 2009 to $18.36 billion. William D. Green, Accenture’s chairman & CEO, said, “In the third quarter we delivered strong overall results, considering the difficult economic environment. Our people have raised their game on behalf of our clients, our company and our shareholders. While we were challenged in terms of top-line growth, revenues were within our guided range, and we delivered operating income of $732 million, expanded operating margin to 14.2 percent and delivered solid earnings per share. In addition, our significant new bookings show momentum even in this economic headwind, and we continue to generate very strong cash flow.

“We are managing our business with tremendous discipline and are staying focused on helping clients adapt to their changing needs. We have continued making important investments to take advantage of future growth opportunities and market rebound. We remain well-positioned to deliver outstanding value to our clients and our shareholders.”

Financial Review
Revenues before reimbursements (“net revenues”) for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 were $5.15 billion, compared with $6.10 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2008, a decrease of 16 percent in U.S. dollars and 4 percent in local currency. Net revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 reflect a foreign-exchange impact of negative 12 percent.

• Consulting net revenues for the quarter were $2.95 billion, a decrease of 20 percent in U.S. dollars and 9 percent in local currency compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2008.
• Outsourcing net revenues were $2.19 billion, a decrease of 9 percent in U.S. dollars and an increase of 3 percent in local currency compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

• a $0.03 increase from a lower share count;
• a $0.02 increase from a lower effective income tax rate compared with the rate in the third quarter last year;

• a $0.02 decrease from lower revenue and operating income in local currency; and
• a $0.09 decrease from unfavorable foreign-exchange rates compared with the third quarter last year.

• Consulting new bookings were $3.21 billion, or 49 percent of total new bookings.
• Outsourcing new bookings were $3.36...