CLAIM #3467 · Accenture plc (ACN) · 2022Q2 earnings call · Mar 17, 2022 · due Aug 31, 2022
“Our free cash flow guidance continues to reflect a very strong free cash flow to net income ratio of 1.1 to 1.2.”
KC McClure · CFO
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“h in local currency over fiscal '21, which continues to assume an inorganic contribution of about 5%. For operating margin, we now expect fiscal year '22 to be 15.2%, a 10 basis point expansion of our fiscal '21 results. We continue to expect our annual effective tax rate to be in the range of 23% to 25%. This compares to an adjusted effective tax rate of 23.1% in fiscal '21. For earnings per share, we now expect our full year diluted EPS for fiscal '22 to be in the range of $10.61 to $10.81 or 21% to 23% growth over adjusted fiscal '21 results. For the full fiscal '22, we now expect operating cash flow to be in the range of $8.7 billion to $9.2 billion, property and equipment additions to be approximately $700 million and free cash flow to be in the range of $8 billion to $8.5 billion. Our free cash flow guidance continues to reflect a very strong free cash flow to net income ratio of 1.1 to 1.2. Finally, we now expect to return at least $6.5 billion through dividends and share repurchases as we remain committed to returning a substantial portion of our cash to our shareholders. With that, let's open it up so that we can take your questions. Angie? A - Angie Park: Thanks, KC. [Operator Instructions] Operator, would you provide instructions for those on the call? Operator: [Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from the line of Lisa Ellis with MoffettNathanson. Lisa Ellis: Good stuff here. And yes, Julie, we could hear you the whole time. I don't think the call dropped. Can you talk a little bit about, given you guys are very global and very much on the front lines with major corporations, how -- what impact or changes are you seeing companies start to make with the wor”
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