Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
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Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Accenture PLC, solvency ratios
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
| Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
| Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Accenture PLC debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
| Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | Accenture PLC debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC financial leverage ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Accenture PLC interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
| Fixed charge coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. | Accenture PLC fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then improved from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level. |
Debt to Equity
Accenture PLC, debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | |||||||
| Total debt | |||||||
| Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||
| Debt to equity1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Debt to Equity, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Debt to Equity, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)
Accenture PLC, debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | |||||||
| Total debt | |||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | |||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | |||||||
| Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Debt to Capital
Accenture PLC, debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | |||||||
| Total debt | |||||||
| Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity | |||||||
| Total capital | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||
| Debt to capital1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Debt to Capital, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Debt to Capital, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)
Accenture PLC, debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | |||||||
| Total debt | |||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | |||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | |||||||
| Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity | |||||||
| Total capital (including operating lease liability) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Debt to Assets
Accenture PLC, debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | |||||||
| Total debt | |||||||
| Total assets | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||
| Debt to assets1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Debt to Assets, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Debt to Assets, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Accenture PLC debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)
Accenture PLC, debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | |||||||
| Total debt | |||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | |||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | |||||||
| Total assets | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | Accenture PLC debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Financial Leverage
Accenture PLC, financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Total assets | |||||||
| Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||
| Financial leverage1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Financial Leverage, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Financial Leverage, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC financial leverage ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Interest Coverage
Accenture PLC, interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net income attributable to Accenture plc | |||||||
| Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | |||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | |||||||
| Add: Interest expense | |||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||
| Interest coverage1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Interest Coverage, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Interest Coverage, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Accenture PLC interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Fixed Charge Coverage
Accenture PLC, fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net income attributable to Accenture plc | |||||||
| Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | |||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | |||||||
| Add: Interest expense | |||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | |||||||
| Add: Operating lease cost | |||||||
| Earnings before fixed charges and tax | |||||||
| Interest expense | |||||||
| Operating lease cost | |||||||
| Fixed charges | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||
| Fixed charge coverage1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31).
1 2021 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed charge coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. | Accenture PLC fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then improved from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level. |