Is Accenture plc (ACN) overvalued?
On Equity Rank's model estimate, ACN trades 55% above its fair value. Accenture plc (ACN) last closed at $260.50; the multi-method model fair value is $167.66.
| Price | Model fair value | Price vs model |
|---|---|---|
| $260.50 | $167.66 | 55% above |
What the answer rests on
- 2 of 10 valuation methods put ACN's value above its price and 8 put it below, so the methods mostly agree.
- To justify today's price, ACN's free cash flow would need to grow about 1.3% a year for ten years (a reverse discounted cash flow). Over the last three years it actually grew 8.9% a year.
- ACN trades at 19.6 times its last year's earnings, against a median of 20.8 for 30 profitable IT Services companies.
- Over the past year the price sat below the model fair value on 13% of trading days. The gap ranged from 8% below to 58% above the model fair value.
Read this before relying on it
The model fair value is an estimate from published financial statements. It is not a forecast of where the price goes, and it can be wrong. Within 10% either side we call it close to fair value: valuation models are not precise enough to read more into a smaller gap. Our own lists have no proven edge over the market yet; the live record shows every result, misses included.
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