Accenture Ltd - SWOT Analysis

Datamonitor's Accenture Ltd - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. The report examines the company's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.

Accenture is one of leading consulting, technology and outsourcing services companies in the world. The company, established as Andersen Consulting in 1989, separated from Andersen Worldwide and Arthur Andersen, an accounting firm, in 2000. Two years later, Arthur Andersen surrendered its license owing to lapses in the auditing of Enron. Andersen Consulting distanced itself from the Enron scandal by changing its name to Accenture. The company provides a wide range of consulting and outsourcing services. Accenture serves 94 of the Fortune Global 100, two-thirds of the Fortune Global 500, and several government agencies around the world. The company's customer base includes large customers such as Caterpillar, Petrobras and BP. Accenture delivers its services through a combination of operating groups, subject matter experts and over 40 global delivery centers. The company recorded revenues of $21,452.7 million during the fiscal year ended August 2007, an increase of 17.7% over 2006. Increase in revenues was due to growth in all operating groups of the company. The operating profit of the company was $2,492.6 million during fiscal year 2007, an increase of 35.4% over 2006. The net profit was $1,243.1 million in fiscal year 2007, an increase of 27.7% over 2006.

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