埃森哲Accenture plc (ACN) 2003年年度报告「NYSE」.pdf

1、Annual Report 2003Destination:High PerformanceContentsAccentureAt a Glance .Cover Foldout&31Letter from the Chairman&CEO .2Financial Highlights.9Destination:High Performance .10Accenture as a Corporate Citizen .30Financial Statements.32Board of Directors and Executive Committee .34Shareholder Inform

2、ation .36About Accenture .Inside Back CoverAnnual Report 2003What does it take to be a true leader in industry or government?How do you maintain that positiononce you reach it?Accenture has launched a globalstrategic business initiative to answer these questionsand to help our clients achieve lastin

3、g leadership.This years annual reportDestination:HighPerformanceexplains this initiative in detail,including how we continue to transform our ownbusiness to deliver innovation,enabling higher levels of performance for our clients,shareholders and employees.Throughout the report,we showcase clients t

4、hat already have begun their high-performance journeysand demonstrate how Accentures unique combina-tion of consulting,technology and outsourcingcapabilities are helping them to get there.Please see“AccentureAt a Glance”starting on the insidecover foldout and continuing on page 31 for moreabout our

5、company.The Accenture Annual Report 2003 contains several non-GAAPmeasures that our management believes provide our shareholderswith additional useful information.We have identified thesemeasures,our reasons for providing these measures and briefreconciliations to relevant GAAP measures at relevant

6、pointsthroughout this annual report.The non-GAAP measures referred to in this annual report should not be considered in isolation oras alternatives to net income as indicators of company performanceor as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities asmeasures of liquidity.For more detailed e