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However, the mid-range of the company's forecast for
fourth-quarter revenue fell slightly below analysts' average
estimate.
The company said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of between
$8.25 billion and $8.50 billion. Analysts were expecting revenue
of $8.39 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Net revenue from Accenture's consulting business, which accounts
for a little more than half of total revenue, rose 12.4 percent
in the third quarter.
Revenue from the company's outsourcing business rose 4.2
percent.
Analysts on average had expected a profit of $1.41 per share and
revenue of $8.34 billion.
The net income attributable to Accenture rose to $897.2 million,
or $1.41 per share, in the third quarter ended May 31, from
$793.7 million, or $1.24 per share, a year earlier.
Net revenue, or revenue before reimbursements, rose to $8.43
billion from $7.77 billion.
Shares of the company, which is incorporated in Ireland, were up
slightly at $119.95 in premarket trading on Thursday.
(Corrects to remove reference to adjusted earnings per share in
paragraph six.)
(Reporting by Rishika Sadam in Bengaluru; Editing by Martina
D'Couto)
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