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IBM RELEASES THIRD-QUARTER RESULTS

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Accelerated Software revenue growth, expanded gross profit margin, and strong free cash flow

ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced third-quarter 2024 earnings results.

“Our third-quarter performance was led by double-digit growth in Software, including a re-acceleration in Red Hat. We continue to see great momentum in AI as our models are trusted, fit-for-purpose, and lower cost, with performance leadership. Our generative AI book of business now stands at more than $3 billion, up more than $1 billion quarter to quarter,” said Arvind Krishna, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer. “Heading into the final quarter of 2024, we expect fourth-quarter constant currency revenue growth to be consistent with the third quarter, with continued strength in Software. We are confident in our ability to deliver more than $12 billion in free cash flow for the year, driven by continued expansion of our operating margins.” 

Third-Quarter Highlights

Revenue
– Revenue of $15.0 billion, up 1 percent, up 2 percent at constant currency
– Software revenue up 10 percent
– Consulting revenue flat
– Infrastructure revenue down 7 percent
Profit
– Gross Profit Margin: GAAP: 56.3 percent, up 190 basis points; Operating (Non-GAAP):             
  57.5 percent, up 210 basis points
Cash Flow
– Year to date, net cash from operating activities of $9.1 billion; free cash flow of $6.6 billion

THIRD-QUARTER 2024 INCOME STATEMENT SUMMARY

 

GAAP results include impact of one-time, non-cash pension settlement charge (1)

 
 

Revenue

 

Gross

Profit

 
 

Gross

Profit

Margin

 
 

Pre-tax

Income/

(Loss) (1)

 

Pre-tax

Income

Margin (1)

 

Net

Income/

(Loss) (1)

 

Diluted

Earnings/

(Loss) Per

Share (1)

GAAP from

Continuing

Operations

$   15.0 B

 
 

$   8.4 B

 
 

56.3

%

 

$ (0.8) B

 
 

(5.4)

%

 

$  (0.3) B

 
 

$    (0.34)

 

Year/Year

1

%(2)

 

5

%

 

1.9

Pts

 

NM

 
 

-18.1

Pts

 

NM

 
 

NM

 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 
 
 

$   8.6 B

 
 

57.5

%

 

$    2.5 B

 
 

16.6

%

 

$     2.2 B

 
 

$     2.30

 

Year/Year

 
 
 

5

%

 

2.1

Pts

 

8

%

 

1.0

Pts

 

6

%

 

5

%

(1)  2024 GAAP results include the impact of a one-time, non-cash, pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax) related

       to the transfer of a portion of the company’s U.S. defined benefit pension obligations and related plan assets to a third-party insurer,

       announced in September 2024.

(2)  2% at constant currency.

“Our investments are paying off in Software as we’ve repositioned our portfolio in recent years. In the third quarter, Software delivered broad-based growth and now represents nearly 45 percent of our total revenue. Our ongoing focus on product mix, coupled with our productivity initiatives enables us to continue to drive operating leverage in our underlying profit performance,” said James Kavanaugh, IBM senior vice president and chief financial officer. “With our strong cash generation, we are well-positioned to continue investing for growth while returning value to shareholders through dividends.”

Segment Results for Third Quarter

Software — revenues of $6.5 billion, up 9.7 percent, up 9.6 percent at constant currency:
– Hybrid Platform & Solutions up 10 percent
      — Red Hat up 14 percent
      — Automation up 13 percent
      — Data & AI up 5 percent
      — Security down 1 percent
– Transaction Processing up 9 percent

Consulting — revenues of $5.2 billion, down 0.5 percent, down 0.2 percent at constant currency:
– Business Transformation up 2 percent
– Technology Consulting down 4 percent
– Application Operations down 1 percent

Infrastructure — revenues of $3.0 billion, down 7.0 percent, down 6.7 percent at constant currency:
– Hybrid Infrastructure down 9 percent
      — IBM Z down 19 percent
      — Distributed Infrastructure down 3 percent
– Infrastructure Support down 4 percent, down 3 percent at constant currency

Financing — revenues of $0.2 billion, down 2.5 percent, down 1.3 percent at constant currency

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

In the third quarter, the company generated net cash from operating activities of $2.9 billion, down $0.2 billion year to year. IBM’s free cash flow was $2.1 billion, up $0.4 billion year to year. The company returned $1.5 billion to shareholders in dividends in the third quarter.

For the first nine months of the year, the company generated net cash from operating activities of $9.1 billion, down $0.4 billion year to year. IBM’s free cash flow was $6.6 billion, up $1.5 billion year to year.

IBM ended the third quarter with $13.7 billion of cash, restricted cash and marketable securities, up $0.3 billion from year-end 2023. Debt, including IBM Financing debt of $10.4 billion, totaled $56.6 billion, flat year to date.

Expectations

Revenue: The company expects fourth-quarter constant currency revenue growth consistent with the third quarter. At current foreign exchange rates, currency is expected to be about a half-point headwind to revenue growth in the quarter
Free cash flow: The company continues to expect more than $12 billion in free cash flow for the full year

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current assumptions regarding future business and financial performance. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the following: a downturn in economic environment and client spending budgets; a failure of the company’s innovation initiatives; damage to the company’s reputation; risks from investing in growth opportunities; failure of the company’s intellectual property portfolio to prevent competitive offerings and the failure of the company to obtain necessary licenses; the company’s ability to successfully manage acquisitions, alliances and dispositions, including integration challenges, failure to achieve objectives, the assumption of liabilities and higher debt levels; fluctuations in financial results; impact of local legal, economic, political, health and other conditions; the company’s failure to meet growth and productivity objectives; ineffective internal controls; the company’s use of accounting estimates; impairment of the company’s goodwill or amortizable intangible assets; the company’s ability to attract and retain key employees and its reliance on critical skills; impacts of relationships with critical suppliers; product quality issues; impacts of business with government clients; reliance on third party distribution channels and ecosystems; cybersecurity and data privacy considerations; adverse effects related to climate change and environmental matters; tax matters; legal proceedings and investigatory risks; the company’s pension plans; currency fluctuations and customer financing risks; impact of changes in market liquidity conditions and customer credit risk on receivables; potential failure of the separation of Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. to qualify for tax-free treatment; risk factors related to IBM securities; and other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed in the company’s Form 10-Qs, Form 10-K and in the company’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or in materials incorporated therein by reference.

Statements in this communication regarding the strategic acquisition that are forward-looking may include projections as to closing date for the transaction, the extent of, and the time necessary to obtain, the regulatory approvals required for the transaction, the anticipated benefits of the transaction, the impact of the transaction on IBM’s business, the synergies from the transaction, and the combined company’s future operating results.

Any forward-looking statement in this release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Presentation of Information in this Press Release

For generative AI, book of business includes Software transactional revenue, SaaS Annual Contract Value and Consulting signings. The generative AI book of business is further defined within Exhibit 99.2 in the Form 8-K that includes this press release.

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the company’s results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company has also disclosed in this press release the following non-GAAP information, which management believes provides useful information to investors:

IBM results —

adjusting for currency (i.e., at constant currency);
presenting operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share amounts and related income statement items;
free cash flow;
adjusted EBITDA.

The rationale for management’s use of these non-GAAP measures is included in Exhibit 99.2 in the Form 8-K that includes this press release and is being submitted today to the SEC.

Conference Call and Webcast

IBM’s regular quarterly earnings conference call is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. ET, today. The Webcast may be accessed via a link at https://www.ibm.com/investor/events/earnings-3q24. Presentation charts will be available shortly before the Webcast.

Financial Results Below (certain amounts may not add due to use of rounded numbers; percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar amounts).

Contact:       IBM
                      Sarah Meron, 347-891-1770
                      sarah.meron@ibm.com

                      Tim Davidson, 914-844-7847
                      tfdavids@us.ibm.com

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS

(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)

 
 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 
 

2024

 
 

2023 (1)

 
 

2024

 
 

2023 (1)

 

REVENUE BY SEGMENT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Software

$                   6,524

 
 

$                   5,947

 
 

$                19,162

 
 

$                17,832

 

Consulting

5,152

 
 

5,178

 
 

15,517

 
 

15,601

 

Infrastructure

3,042

 
 

3,272

 
 

9,764

 
 

9,988

 

Financing

181

 
 

186

 
 

543

 
 

566

 

Other

68

 
 

170

 
 

214

 
 

491

 

TOTAL REVENUE

14,968

 
 

14,752

 
 

45,199

 
 

44,479

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GROSS PROFIT

8,420

 
 

8,023

 
 

25,112

 
 

24,033

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GROSS PROFIT MARGIN

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Software

83.2

%

 

82.3

%

 

83.1

%

 

82.3

%

Consulting

28.4

%

 

27.6

%

 

26.7

%

 

26.3

%

Infrastructure

55.0

%

 

53.7

%

 

55.3

%

 

54.0

%

Financing

47.2

%

 

49.7

%

 

48.2

%

 

47.5

%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TOTAL GROSS PROFIT MARGIN

56.3

%

 

54.4

%

 

55.6

%

 

54.0

%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

S,G&A

4,911

 
 

4,458

 
 

14,823

 
 

14,212

 

R,D&E

1,876

 
 

1,685

 
 

5,512

 
 

5,027

 

Intellectual property and custom development income

(238)

 
 

(190)

 
 

(696)

 
 

(618)

 

Other (income) and expense

2,244

 
 

(215)

 
 

1,694

 
 

(721)

 

Interest expense

429

 
 

412

 
 

1,288

 
 

1,202

 

TOTAL EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME

9,222

 
 

6,150

 
 

22,621

 
 

19,102

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

INCOME/(LOSS)  FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

BEFORE INCOME TAXES

(802)

 
 

1,873

 
 

2,491

 
 

4,931

 

Pre-tax margin

(5.4)

%

 

12.7

%

 

5.5

%

 

11.1

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes

(485)

 
 

159

 
 

(597)

 
 

702

 

Effective tax rate

60.4

%

 

8.5

%

 

(24.0)

%

 

14.2

%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

$                     (317)

 
 

$                   1,714

 
 

$                   3,088

 
 

$                   4,229

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Income/ (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

(13)

 
 

(10)

 
 

21

 
 

(15)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NET INCOME/(LOSS) (2)

$                     (330)

 
 

$                   1,704

 
 

$                   3,109

 
 

$                   4,214

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (2)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Assuming Dilution

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Continuing Operations

$                    (0.34)

 
 

$                      1.86

 
 

$                      3.30

 
 

$                      4.59

 

Discontinued Operations

$                    (0.01)

 
 

$                    (0.01)

 
 

$                      0.02

 
 

$                    (0.02)

 

TOTAL

$                    (0.36)

 
 

$                      1.84

 
 

$                      3.32

 
 

$                      4.58

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Basic

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Continuing Operations

$                    (0.34)

 
 

$                      1.88

 
 

$                      3.36

 
 

$                      4.65

 

Discontinued Operations

$                    (0.01)

 
 

$                    (0.01)

 
 

$                      0.02

 
 

$                    (0.02)

 

TOTAL

$                    (0.36)

 
 

$                      1.87

 
 

$                      3.38

 
 

$                      4.63

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES

OUTSTANDING (M’s)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Assuming Dilution

923.6

 
 

923.7

 
 

935.4

 
 

920.3

 

Basic

923.6

 
 

912.8

 
 

920.3

 
 

910.1

 

____________________

(1)  Recast to reflect January 2024 segment changes.

(2)  2024 includes the impact of a one-time, non-cash, pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax).

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

At

September 30,
2024

 

At

December 31,
2023

ASSETS:

 
 
 
 

Current Assets:

 
 
 
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$                    13,197

 

$                    13,068

Restricted cash

 

17

 

21

Marketable securities

 

505

 

373

Notes and accounts receivable – trade, net

 

5,390

 

7,214

Short-term financing receivables, net

 

5,765

 

6,793

Other accounts receivable, net

 

928

 

640

Inventories

 

1,367

 

1,161

Deferred costs

 

966

 

998

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,408

 

2,639

Total Current Assets

 

30,543

 

32,908

 
 
 
 
 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

5,614

 

5,501

Operating right-of-use assets, net

 

3,355

 

3,220

Long-term financing receivables, net

 

4,931

 

5,766

Prepaid pension assets

 

7,975

 

7,506

Deferred costs

 

788

 

842

Deferred taxes

 

6,943

 

6,656

Goodwill

 

61,092

 

60,178

Intangibles, net

 

11,090

 

11,036

Investments and sundry assets

 

2,009

 

1,626

Total Assets

 

$                  134,339

 

$                  135,241

 
 
 
 
 

LIABILITIES:

 
 
 
 

Current Liabilities:

 
 
 
 

Taxes

 

$                      1,584

 

$                      2,270

Short-term debt

 

3,599

 

6,426

Accounts payable

 

3,274

 

4,132

Deferred income

 

12,882

 

13,451

Operating lease liabilities

 

790

 

820

Other liabilities

 

6,725

 

7,022

Total Current Liabilities

 

28,853

 

34,122

 
 
 
 
 

Long-term debt

 

52,980

 

50,121

Retirement-related obligations

 

10,366

 

10,808

Deferred income

 

3,666

 

3,533

Operating lease liabilities

 

2,757

 

2,568

Other liabilities

 

11,186

 

11,475

Total Liabilities

 

109,809

 

112,628

 
 
 
 
 

EQUITY:

 
 
 
 

IBM Stockholders’ Equity:

 
 
 
 

Common stock

 

61,013

 

59,643

Retained earnings

 

149,789

 

151,276

Treasury stock – at cost

 

(169,935)

 

(169,624)

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

(16,418)

 

(18,761)

Total IBM Stockholders’ Equity

 

24,448

 

22,533

 
 
 
 
 

Noncontrolling interests

 

82

 

80

Total Equity

 

24,530

 

22,613

 
 
 
 
 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$                  134,339

 

$                  135,241

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CASH FLOW ANALYSIS

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in Millions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net Cash from Operations per GAAP

 

$            2,881

 

$            3,055

 

$         9,115

 

$            9,468

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Less: change in IBM Financing receivables

 

873

 

1,092

 

1,824

 

3,119

Capital Expenditures, net

 

55

 

(282)

 

(705)

 

(1,226)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Free Cash Flow

 

2,064

 

1,682

 

6,586

 

5,123

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Acquisitions

 

(2,513)

 

(4,589)

 

(2,748)

 

(4,945)

Divestitures

 

2

 

(10)

 

705

 

(4)

Dividends

 

(1,542)

 

(1,515)

 

(4,601)

 

(4,522)

Non-Financing Debt

 

(383)

 

(942)

 

693

 

7,572

Other (includes IBM Financing net receivables and debt)

 

131

 

41

 

(379)

 

(1,068)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term

Marketable Securities

 

$          (2,241)

 

$          (5,333)

 

$              257

 

$            2,156

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CASH FLOW

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in Millions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net Income/(loss) from Operations

 

$                       (330)

 

$                     1,704

 

$                     3,109

 

$                     4,214

Pension Settlement Charge

 

2,725

 

–

 

2,725

 

–

Depreciation/Amortization of Intangibles (1)

 

1,268

 

1,093

 

3,555

 

3,243

Stock-based Compensation

 

330

 

286

 

966

 

843

Operating assets and liabilities/Other, net (2)

 

(1,984)

 

(1,119)

 

(3,063)

 

(1,952)

IBM Financing A/R

 

873

 

1,092

 

1,824

 

3,119

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$                     2,881

 

$                     3,055

 

$                     9,115

 

$                     9,468

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Capital Expenditures, net of payments & proceeds (3)

 

55

 

(282)

 

(705)

 

(1,226)

Divestitures, net of cash transferred

 

2

 

(10)

 

705

 

(4)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(2,513)

 

(4,589)

 

(2,748)

 

(4,945)

Marketable Securities / Other Investments, net

 

869

 

2,927

 

(810)

 

(3,732)

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities

 

$                    (1,587)

 

$                   (1,953)

 

$                   (3,558)

 

$                    (9,906)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Debt, net of payments & proceeds

 

(1,259)

 

(1,550)

 

(777)

 

4,619

Dividends

 

(1,542)

 

(1,515)

 

(4,601)

 

(4,522)

Financing – Other

 

35

 

(67)

 

(26)

 

(252)

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Financing Activities

 

$                    (2,766)

 

$                   (3,132)

 

$                   (5,403)

 

$                       (154)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Effect of Exchange Rate changes on Cash

 

207

 

(119)

 

(29)

 

(120)

Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

$                    (1,264)

 

$                   (2,149)

 

$                        125

 

$                       (713)

____________________

(1)  Includes operating lease right-of-use assets amortization. 

(2)  Includes a $0.7 billion tax effect associated with the one-time, non-cash pension settlement charge in the third-quarter 2024. 

(3)  2024 includes proceeds of $0.4 billion from the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets. 

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

GAAP NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(Dollars in Billions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

Yr/Yr

 

2024

 

2023

 

Yr/Yr

Net Income/(Loss) as reported (GAAP) (1)

 

$         (0.3)

 

$           1.7

 

$         (2.0)

 

$           3.1

 

$           4.2

 

$         (1.1)

Less: Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

Income/(Loss) from continuing operations

 

(0.3)

 

1.7

 

(2.0)

 

3.1

 

4.2

 

(1.1)

Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes from continuing ops.

 

(0.5)

 

0.2

 

(0.6)

 

(0.6)

 

0.7

 

(1.3)

Pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations (GAAP)

 

(0.8)

 

1.9

 

(2.7)

 

2.5

 

4.9

 

(2.4)

Non-operating adjustments (before tax)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Acquisition-related charges (2)

 

0.5

 

0.4

 

0.1

 

1.5

 

1.2

 

0.2

Non-operating retirement-related costs/(income) (1)

 

2.8

 

0.0

 

2.8

 

3.0

 

0.0

 

3.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing ops.

 

2.5

 

2.3

 

0.2

 

6.9

 

6.1

 

0.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net interest expense

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

0.0

 

0.7

 

0.7

 

0.0

Depreciation/Amortization of non-acquired intangible assets

 

0.7

 

0.7

 

0.0

 

2.1

 

2.0

 

0.1

Stock-based compensation

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

0.0

 

1.0

 

0.8

 

0.1

Workforce rebalancing charges

 

0.3

 

0.0

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

0.4

 

0.3

Corporate (gains) and charges (3)

 

(0.4)

 

0.0

 

(0.3)

 

(0.6)

 

0.0

 

(0.6)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$           3.8

 

$           3.5

 

$           0.2

 

$        10.8

 

$        10.1

 

$           0.8

____________________

(1) 2024 includes the impact of a one-time, non-cash pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax). 

(2) Primarily consists of amortization of acquired intangible assets. 

(3) Corporate (gains) and charges primarily consists of unique corporate actions such as gains on divestitures and asset sales (e.g., certain QRadar SaaS assets). 

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

SEGMENT DATA

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Software

 
 

Consulting

 
 

Infrastructure

 
 

Financing

 

Revenue

 

$                       6,524

 
 

$                        5,152

 
 

$                        3,042

 
 

$                            181

 

Segment Profit

 

$                       1,969

 
 

$                           559

 
 

$                           422

 
 

$                              86

 

Segment Profit Margin

 

30.2

%

 

10.9

%

 

13.9

%

 

47.5

%

Change YTY Revenue

 

9.7

%

 

(0.5)

%

 

(7.0)

%

 

(2.5)

%

Change YTY Revenue – Constant Currency

 

9.6

%

 

(0.2)

%

 

(6.7)

%

 

(1.3)

%

 
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

 Software

 
 

Consulting

 
 

Infrastructure

 
 

Financing

 

Revenue

 

$                       5,947

 
 

$                        5,178

 
 

$                        3,272

 
 

$                            186

 

Segment Profit

 

$                       1,722

 
 

$                           566

 
 

$                           490

 
 

$                              91

 

Segment Profit Margin

 

29.0

%

 

10.9

%

 

15.0

%

 

49.2

%

__________________

(1) Recast to reflect January 2024 segment changes. 

 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Software

 
 

Consulting

 
 

Infrastructure

 
 

Financing

 

Revenue

 

$                     19,162

 
 

$                     15,517

 
 

$                       9,764

 
 

$                           543

 

Segment Profit

 

$                       5,582

 
 

$                       1,447

 
 

$                       1,387

 
 

$                           254

 

Segment Profit Margin

 

29.1

%

 

9.3

%

 

14.2

%

 

46.9

%

Change YTY Revenue

 

7.5

%

 

(0.5)

%

 

(2.3)

%

 

(4.1)

%

Change YTY Revenue – Constant Currency

 

8.0

%

 

1.1

%

 

(1.2)

%

 

(3.1)

%

 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

 Software

 
 

Consulting

 
 

Infrastructure

 
 

Financing

 

Revenue

 

$                     17,832

 
 

$                     15,601

 
 

$                       9,988

 
 

$                           566

 

Segment Profit

 

$                       4,850

 
 

$                       1,476

 
 

$                       1,529

 
 

$                           256

 

Segment Profit Margin

 

27.2

%

 

9.5

%

 

15.3

%

 

45.2

%

____________________

(1) Recast to reflect January 2024 segment changes. 

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)

 
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

 
 

Continuing Operations

 
 

GAAP

 
 

Acquisition-

Related

Adjustments (1)

 
 

Retirement-

Related

Adjustments (2)

 
 

Tax

Reform

Impacts

 
 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 

Gross Profit

$       8,420

 
 

$                          192

 
 

$                                     —

 
 

$                       —

 
 

$           8,612

 

Gross Profit Margin

56.3

%

 

1.3

pts

 

—

pts

 

—

pts

 

57.5

%

S,G&A

$       4,911

 
 

$                        (300)

 
 

$                                     —

 
 

$                       —

 
 

$           4,611

 

Other (Income) & Expense

2,244

 
 

—

 
 

(2,797)

 
 

—

 
 

(553)

 

Total Expense & Other (Income)

9,222

 
 

(300)

 
 

(2,797)

 
 

—

 
 

6,125

 

Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

(802)

 
 

492

 
 

2,797

 
 

—

 
 

2,487

 

Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations

(5.4)

%

 

3.3

pts

 

18.7

pts

 

—

pts

 

16.6

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (3)

$        (485)

 
 

$                          119

 
 

$                                  700

 
 

$                       (2)

 
 

$              332

 

Effective Tax Rate

60.4

%

 

(7.2)

pts

 

(39.8)

pts

 

(0.1)

pts

 

13.4

%

Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

$        (317)

 
 

$                          373

 
 

$                               2,097

 
 

$                        2

 
 

$           2,155

 

Income Margin from Continuing Operations

(2.1)

%

 

2.5

pts

 

14.0

pts

 

0.0

pts

 

14.4

%

Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing

Operations (4)

$       (0.34)

 
 

$                         0.40

 
 

$                                 2.27

 
 

$                   0.00

 
 

$             2.30

 
 
 
 
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

 
 

Continuing Operations

 
 

GAAP

 
 

Acquisition-

Related

Adjustments (1)

 
 

Retirement-

Related

Adjustments (2)

 
 

Tax

Reform

Impacts

 
 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 

Gross Profit

$       8,023

 
 

$                          162

 
 

$                                     —

 
 

$                       —

 
 

$           8,185

 

Gross Profit Margin

54.4

%

 

1.1

pts

 

—

pts

 

—

pts

 

55.5

%

S,G&A

$       4,458

 
 

$                        (277)

 
 

$                                     —

 
 

$                       —

 
 

$           4,181

 

Other (Income) & Expense

(215)

 
 

0

 
 

12

 
 

—

 
 

(203)

 

Total Expense & Other (Income)

6,150

 
 

(277)

 
 

12

 
 

—

 
 

5,885

 

Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

1,873

 
 

438

 
 

(12)

 
 

—

 
 

2,299

 

Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations

12.7

%

 

3.0

pts

 

(0.1)

pts

 

—

pts

 

15.6

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (3)

$          159

 
 

$                            99

 
 

$                                   (14)

 
 

$                      24

 
 

$              268

 

Effective Tax Rate

8.5

%

 

2.7

pts

 

(0.5)

pts

 

1.0

pts

 

11.7

%

Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

$       1,714

 
 

$                          340

 
 

$                                      1

 
 

$                     (24)

 
 

$           2,031

 

Income Margin from Continuing Operations

11.6

%

 

2.3

pts

 

0.0

pts

 

(0.2)

pts

 

13.8

%

Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing

Operations

$         1.86

 
 

$                         0.37

 
 

$                                 0.00

 
 

$                  (0.03)

 
 

$             2.20

 

____________________

(1)    Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets, in process R&D, transaction costs, applicable restructuring and related expenses, tax charges related to acquisition integration and pre-closing charges, such as financing costs.

(2)    Includes amortization of prior service costs, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains/losses, the impacts of any plan curtailments/settlements and pension insolvency costs and other costs. 2024 also includes the impact of a one-time, non-cash, pre-tax pension settlement charge of  $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax).

(3)    Tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the As Reported pre-tax income under ASC 740, which employs an annual effective tax rate method to the results.

(4)   Operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share was calculated using 938.4 million shares, which includes 14.9 million dilutive potential shares under our stock-based compensation plans and contingently issuable shares. Due to the GAAP net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024, these dilutive potential shares were excluded from the GAAP loss per share calculation as the effect would have been antidilutive. The difference in share count resulted in an additional $(0.04) reconciling item.

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)

 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

 
 

Continuing Operations

 
 

GAAP

 
 

Acquisition-

Related

Adjustments (1)

 
 

Retirement-

Related

Adjustments (2)

 
 

Tax

Reform

Impacts (3)

 
 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 

Gross Profit

$     25,112

 
 

$                         533

 
 

$                                  —

 
 

$                   —

 
 

$         25,645

 

Gross Profit Margin

55.6

%

 

1.2

pts

 

—

pts

 

—

pts

 

56.7

%

S,G&A

$     14,823

 
 

$                       (854)

 
 

$                                  —

 
 

$                   —

 
 

$         13,969

 

Other (Income) & Expense

1,694

 
 

(68)

 
 

(2,991)

 
 

—

 
 

(1,364)

 

Total Expense & Other (Income)

22,621

 
 

(922)

 
 

(2,991)

 
 

—

 
 

18,709

 

Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

2,491

 
 

1,454

 
 

2,991

 
 

—

 
 

6,936

 

Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations

5.5

%

 

3.2

pts

 

6.6

pts

 

—

pts

 

15.3

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4)

$        (597)

 
 

$                         374

 
 

$                               731

 
 

$                434

 
 

$              942

 

Effective Tax Rate

(24.0)

%

 

10.4

pts

 

20.9

pts

 

6.3

pts

 

13.6

%

Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations

$      3,088

 
 

$                      1,081

 
 

$                            2,259

 
 

$               (434)

 
 

$           5,994

 

Income Margin from Continuing Operations

6.8

%

 

2.4

pts

 

5.0

pts

 

(1.0)

pts

 

13.3

%

Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing

Operations

$        3.30

 
 

$                        1.16

 
 

$                              2.42

 
 

$              (0.46)

 
 

$             6.41

 
 
 
 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

 
 

Continuing Operations

 
 

GAAP

 
 

Acquisition-

Related

Adjustments (1)

 
 

Retirement-

Related

Adjustments (2)

 
 

Tax

Reform

Impacts

 
 

Operating

(Non-GAAP)

 

Gross Profit

$     24,033

 
 

$                         460

 
 

$                                  —

 
 

$                   —

 
 

$         24,492

 

Gross Profit Margin

54.0

%

 

1.0

pts

 

—

pts

 

—

pts

 

55.1

%

S,G&A

$     14,212

 
 

$                       (768)

 
 

$                                  —

 
 

$                   —

 
 

$         13,444

 

Other (Income) & Expense

(721)

 
 

(2)

 
 

16

 
 

—

 
 

(707)

 

Total Expense & Other (Income)

19,102

 
 

(770)

 
 

16

 
 

—

 
 

18,348

 

Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations

4,931

 
 

1,229

 
 

(16)

 
 

—

 
 

6,144

 

Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing

Operations

11.1

%

 

2.8

pts

 

0.0

pts

 

—

pts

 

13.8

%

Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4)

$          702

 
 

$                         277

 
 

$                                (27)

 
 

$                 (91)

 
 

$              861

 

Effective Tax Rate

14.2

%

 

1.7

pts

 

(0.4)

pts

 

(1.5)

pts

 

14.0

%

Income from Continuing Operations

$       4,229

 
 

$                         953

 
 

$                                  11

 
 

$                  91

 
 

$           5,283

 

Income Margin from Continuing Operations

9.5

%

 

2.1

pts

 

0.0

pts

 

0.2

pts

 

11.9

%

Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing

Operations

$         4.59

 
 

$                        1.04

 
 

$                              0.01

 
 

$               0.10

 
 

$             5.74

 

____________________

(1)    Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets, in process R&D, transaction costs, applicable restructuring and related expenses, tax charges related to acquisition integration and pre-closing charges, such as financing costs. 2024 also includes a loss of $68 million on foreign exchange derivative contracts entered into by the company prior to the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG.

(2)    Includes amortization of prior service costs, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains/losses, the impacts of any plan curtailments/settlements and pension insolvency costs and other costs. 2024 also includes the impact of a one-time, non-cash, pre-tax pension settlement charge of  $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax).

(3)   2024 includes a net benefit from discrete tax events.

(4)   Tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the As Reported pre-tax income under ASC 740, which employs an annual effective tax rate method to the results.

   

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

GAAP OPERATING CASH FLOW TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited)

 
 
 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in Billions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$           2.9

 

$             3.1

 

$           9.1

 

$           9.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Add:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net interest expense

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

0.7

Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations

 

(0.5)

 

0.2

 

(0.6)

 

0.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Less change in:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Financing receivables

 

0.9

 

1.1

 

1.8

 

3.1

Other assets and liabilities/other, net (1)

 

(2.0)

 

(1.2)

 

(3.5)

 

(2.3)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$           3.8

 

$             3.5

 

$        10.8

 

$        10.1

____________________

(1)    Other assets and liabilities/other, net mainly consists of operating assets and liabilities/Other, net in the Cash Flow chart, workforce 

         rebalancing charges, non-operating impacts and corporate (gains) and charges. 

 

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ATTOM ENHANCES RENTAL AVM WITH AI-POWERED MODEL COVERING NEARLY 100 MILLION U.S. HOMES

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November 3, 2026

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Enhanced model expands coverage by about 40% and delivers a 5.9% median error on homes not yet listed for rent

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered intelligence, and real estate analytics solutions, today announced enhancements to its Rental AVM, introducing an AI-powered model that estimates current monthly market rent for nearly 100 million U.S. single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses, an increase in coverage of about 40%. The model delivers a 5.9% median absolute error on homes before they are listed for rent, helping businesses evaluate rental potential and make more informed decisions.

“Estimating rental values is difficult because leases are private and many homes have no rental history,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM. “With these enhancements, we’re extending the same approach driving ATTOM Intelligence, combining trusted property data with advanced AI and analytics, to many more homes, so customers get more meaningful insights and can make better-informed decisions.”

Key Enhancements Include:

Expanded Coverage: Rental estimates for nearly 100 million single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, a coverage increase of about 40%.Improved Accuracy: A 5.9% median absolute error on homes before they’re listed for rent, with calibrated low and high values that tighten as the evidence behind an estimate grows.AI-Powered Modeling: Multiple machine-learning models evaluate property characteristics, property value, rental history, and recent rental activity, weighing each based on the available evidence for a property.Listing-Based Training: The model is trained and benchmarked on observed rental listings, cleaned to remove duplicates, placeholder rents, and unrealistic prices.

“Our enhanced Rental AVM evaluates multiple sources of rental information and adapts to the evidence available for each property,” said Aaron Wagner, Head of Data Science at ATTOM. “That adaptability is what allows us to estimate rent for homes with no rental history and extend coverage to nearly 100 million properties, while keeping the ranges calibrated to the strength of the evidence behind each estimate.”

Built for Real-World Applications
ATTOM’s enhanced Rental AVM supports a range of business needs, including:

Real Estate Investors and Rental Operators: Screen acquisitions, evaluate rental potential, compare rental income with property values, and support rent-setting decisions.Mortgage Lenders and Insurers: Assess rental income for investment-property and DSCR loans, monitor portfolio exposure, and support loss-of-rent analysis.Real Estate Portals and AI Developers: Integrate rental estimates into property listings, investment tools, and AI-powered applications through ATTOM’s MCP Server.

Updated monthly to reflect new rental activity and changing market conditions, the enhanced Rental AVM is available through ATTOM’s APIs, bulk data licensing, Snowflake, Databricks, and MCP Server.

To learn more about ATTOM’s enhanced Rental AVM, visit the Rental AVM landing page or download the Rental AVM White Paper.

About ATTOM
ATTOM delivers AI-driven property intelligence built on the nation’s most trusted property data repository, covering 160+ million U.S. properties—99% of the population. Our engineered, multi-sourced, semantically rich real estate data spans property tax, deeds, mortgages, foreclosure, environmental risk, property conditions, natural hazards, neighborhood insights, and geospatial boundaries, rigorously validated for advanced analytics. ATTOM supports analytics, AI applications, and AI agents through flexible delivery options including APIs, bulk licensing, cloud delivery, and the MCP Server for AI-powered, agentic access to engineered property data, enabling organizations to automate analysis, power intelligent workflows, and scale property intelligence across industries.

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Staypineapple to Donate to American Humane Society’s Pups4Patriots™ in Honor of Veterans Day

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Hotel brand will donate a portion of November bookings to help veterans and retired first responders receive service dogs

KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In recognition of Veterans Day, Staypineapple, the national boutique hotel brand, is supporting American Humane Society’s Pups4Patriots™ program. Throughout the month of November, Staypineapple will donate up to $5,000 on behalf of its guests from every Pineapple Pup Package booking and every booking made with military or government rates. The initiative supports the placement of specially trained service dogs with veterans and retired first responders living with post-traumatic stress (PTS) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI), at no cost to recipients.

In recognition of Veterans Day, Staypineapple will donate a portion of November bookings to the Pups4Patriots program.

“Dogs have an incredible ability to bring comfort, connection and a renewed sense of purpose to our lives,” said Dina Belon, President of Staypineapple. “We’re proud to support American Humane Society’s Pups4Patriots program and help more of our nation’s heroes access the companionship and support of a service dog. We hope our guests will join us in making a difference through booking a stay this November.”

Pups4Patriots helps remove financial barriers to obtaining a specially trained service dog, matching eligible veterans and retired first responders with dogs trained to support their specific needs.

The impact of the program can be seen in the bond between Russell, a retired U.S. Army veteran and law enforcement officer, and his service dog, Nico. Through Pups4Patriots, Nico has become an important source of support in Russell’s life. As Russell shared, “Nico has brought me a renewed sense of living that I was very much struggling to find before meeting him.”

Through this initiative, Staypineapple hopes to help connect more of America’s heroes with life-changing canine companions to those who have served our country and communities.

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Terakeet’s Mac Cummings Named to ADWEEK Innovator 50 List

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Recognition honors Cummings’ leadership in transforming Terakeet and building a new model for enterprise reputation management in the age of generative AI

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ADWEEK today announced that Terakeet CEO & Co-Founder Mac Cummings has been named to the 2026 ADWEEK Innovator 50 list, which recognizes leaders driving innovation and shaping the future of marketing, media and technology.

Cummings was recognized for his leadership and vision in anticipating how generative AI would reshape enterprise reputation and positioning Terakeet to address the emerging challenges facing the Fortune 100 and its executives.

Over the past year, Cummings has led Terakeet’s transition from enterprise search marketing to global reputation management. The shift expanded the company’s focus beyond search visibility to the ways brands and executives are represented across search engines, generative AI platforms and the broader digital ecosystem.

“AI has changed what’s at stake for the Fortune 100,” said Cummings. “Reputation risk now moves across search and AI at the same time, and most brands don’t have the infrastructure to manage it. We built the Reputation Operating System to give them the technology, intelligence and expertise to understand those risks and strengthen their position before issues escalate.”

To better serve these customers, Cummings directed investments in proprietary technology, expanded the company’s expertise in cybersecurity and reputation risk, and established new strategic partnerships.

The recognition comes as Terakeet celebrates its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter century of evolution alongside major shifts in technology and the digital landscape. Cummings co-founded Terakeet in 2001 and has led the company through each stage of its growth, from its origins in search to its current focus on enterprise reputation management.

“The responsibility of a leader isn’t to protect the business model that worked yesterday but to recognize where the market is going and build for it,” Cummings said. “For Terakeet, that has meant looking past short-term fixes and building the infrastructure enterprises need to understand risk and protect trust in the AI era.”

About Mac Cummings

Mac Cummings is the CEO and Co-Founder of Terakeet. He co-founded the company in Syracuse, New York, in 2001 and has led its evolution across search marketing, digital strategy and enterprise reputation management. Today, Cummings oversees Terakeet’s business strategy and the continued development of its reputation management capabilities and technology.

About Terakeet

Terakeet is an enterprise reputation management company that helps brands and executives understand and manage how they are represented across search engines, generative AI platforms and the broader digital ecosystem. Founded in 2001, the company combines proprietary technology, intelligence and strategic expertise to support enterprise reputation programs.

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