ACN · Verdict
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A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.
🟡 Valuation- ▲ Forward P/E 16.3 is below the current one — earnings growth expected
🟢 Quality- ▼ Debt up 325% in 3 y
- ▲ ROE 26% — high return on equity
- ▲ Debt / equity 0.42 — moderate debt
- ▲ Free cash flow positive every year
🟡 Growth- ▲ Earnings per share grows 8.2% per year (5 y)
🟢 Trend- ▲ Over 6 mo stronger than its sector (XLK) by 32%
- ▲ Price above SMA200 — long-term uptrend
- ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
- ▼ Over a year +4% vs S&P 500 +11% — weaker than the market
🔴 Risk · context, does not vote- ▼ Risk/reward 1:0.7 — the target is closer than the stop
- ▼ Volatility 50% per year — much higher than the market (13%)
- ▼ Max drawdown in the period -70% — deep
🟡 Sentiment- ▲ Consensus of 24 analysts — buy
- ▼ Mean analyst target -11% from the current price
- ▲ Insiders buying over 6 mo
🟢 Market · context, does not vote- ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
- ▲ Sector (XLK) above SMA200 — in an uptrend
The PWA verdict uses less data than the full version: without the history of multiples and peers, F-score, Altman, interest coverage, dividend streak and expected earnings move.