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Accenture cuts jobs, trims forecasts on worries of lower IT spending

2023.03.23 07:28


© Reuters. People stand near the Accenture company logo at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain February 27, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

(Reuters) – Accenture (NYSE:) Plc on Thursday lowered its annual revenue and profit forecasts and said it would cut about 2.5% of workforce, or 19,000 jobs, the latest sign that the worsening global economic outlook was sapping corporate spending on IT services.

More than half of the layoffs will affect staff at its non-billable corporate functions, the company said, sending its shares up more than 4% before the bell.

Accenture now expects annual revenue growth to be between 8% and 10% compared to the previous projection of 8% to 11% increase.

Last month, rival Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:) pointed to “muted” growth in bookings, or the deals IT services firms have in the pipeline, in 2022 after its first-quarter revenue forecast came in below market expectations.

Accenture said it now expects earnings per share to be in the range of $10.84 to $11.06 compared to $11.20 to $11.52 previously.

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