IBM International Business Machines Corp

IBM (NYSE:IBM)

Continued Strong Growth in Strategic Imperatives Led by IBM Cloud

Highlights

• Diluted EPS from continuing operations: GAAP of $4.73; Operating (non-GAAP) of $5.01
• Revenue from continuing operations of $21.8 billion
• Strategic imperatives revenue for full-year 2016 of $32.8 billion up 13 percent (up 14 percent adjusting for currency) represents 41 percent of IBM revenue
• Cloud revenue of $13.7 billion for full-year 2016, up 35 percent-- Cloud as-a-service annual exit run rate of $8.6 billion at year end, up 61 percent year to year (up 63 percent adjusting for currency)

• 2017 EPS Expectations: GAAP of at least $11.95; Operating (non-GAAP) of at least $13.80

IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 earnings results.

"In 2016, our strategic imperatives grew to represent more than 40 percent of our total revenue and we have established ourselves as the industry's leading cognitive solutions and cloud platform company," said Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer. "IBM Watson is the world's leading AI platform for business, and emerging solutions such as IBM Blockchain are enabling new levels of trust in transactions of every kind. More and more clients are choosing the IBM Cloud because of its differentiated capabilities, which are helping to transform industries, such as financial services, airlines and retail."

  FOURTH QUARTER 2016     Gross Profit Diluted EPS   Net Income   Margin   GAAP from Continuing Operations $4.73 $4.5B 50.0% Year/Year   3%   1%   -1.7Pts   Operating (Non-GAAP) $5.01 $4.8B 51.0% Year/Year   4%   1%   -1.8Pts   Strategic REVENUE   Total IBM   Imperatives   Cloud   As reported (US$) $21.8B $9.5B $4.2B   Year/Year   -1%   11%   33% Year/Year adjusting for currency   -1%   12%   33%  

"In 2016, we again made substantial capital investments, increased our R&D spending and acquired 15 companies -- a total of more than $15 billion across these elements. The acquisitions further strengthened our capabilities in analytics, security, cognitive and cloud, while expanding our level of industry expertise with additions such as Truven Health Analytics and Promontory Financial Group,” said Martin Schroeter, IBM senior vice president and chief financial officer. "At the same time, we returned almost $9 billion to shareholders through dividends and gross share repurchases."

Strategic Imperatives

Fourth-quarter cloud revenues increased 33 percent. The annual exit run rate for cloud as-a-service revenue increased to $8.6 billion from $5.3 billion at year-end 2015. Revenues from analytics increased 9 percent. Revenues from mobile increased 16 percent (up 17 percent adjusting for currency) and revenues from security increased 7 percent (up 8 percent adjusting for currency).

For the full year, revenues from strategic imperatives increased 13 percent (up 14 percent adjusting for currency). Cloud revenues increased 35 percent to $13.7 billion. The annual exit run rate for cloud as-a-service revenue increased 61 percent (up 63 percent adjusting for currency) year to year. Revenues from analytics increased 9 percent. Revenues from mobile increased 34 percent (up 35 percent adjusting for currency) and from security increased 13 percent (up 14 percent adjusting for currency).

Full-Year 2017 Expectations

The company expects operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share of at least $13.80 and GAAP diluted earnings per share of at least $11.95. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share exclude $1.85 per share of charges for amortization of purchased intangible assets, other acquisition-related charges and retirement-related charges. IBM expects a free cash flow realization rate in excess of 90 percent of GAAP net income.

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

In the fourth quarter, the company generated net cash from operating activities of $3.2 billion; or $5.6 billion excluding Global Financing receivables. IBM’s free cash flow was $4.7 billion. IBM returned $1.3 billion in dividends and $0.9 billion of gross share repurchases to shareholders. At the end of December 2016, IBM had $5.1 billion remaining in the current share repurchase authorization.

The company generated full-year free cash flow of $11.6 billion, excluding Global Financing receivables. The company returned $8.8 billion to shareholders through $5.3 billion in dividends and $3.5 billion of gross share repurchases.

IBM ended the fourth-quarter 2016 with $8.5 billion of cash on hand. Debt, including Global Financing debt of $27.9 billion, totaled $42.2 billion. Core (non-Global Financing) debt totaled $14.3 billion. The balance sheet remains strong and is well positioned to support the business over the long term.

Segment Results for Fourth Quarter

• Cognitive Solutions (includes solutions software and transaction processing software) -- revenues of $5.3 billion, up 1.4 percent (up 2.2 percent adjusting for currency) were driven by growth in cloud, analytics and security.
• Global Business Services (includes consulting, global process services and application management) -- revenues of $4.1 billion, down 4.1 percent (down 3.6 percent adjusting for currency).
• Technology Services & Cloud Platforms (includes infrastructure services, technical support services and integration software) -- revenues of $9.3 billion, up 1.7 percent (up 2.4 percent adjusting for currency). Growth was driven by strong hybrid cloud services, analytics and security performance.
• Systems (includes systems hardware and operating systems software) -- revenues of $2.5 billion, down 12.5 percent (down 12.1 percent adjusting for currency). Gross profit margins improved driven by z Systems performance.
• Global Financing (includes financing and used equipment sales) -- revenues of $447 million, down 1.5 percent (down 2.1 percent adjusting for currency).

Full-Year 2016 Results

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $12.39, down 9 percent compared to the 2015 period. Net income from continuing operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 was $11.9 billion compared with $13.4 billion in the year-ago period, a decrease of 11 percent.

Consolidated net income was $11.9 billion compared to $13.2 billion in the year-ago period. Consolidated diluted earnings per share were $12.38 compared to $13.42, down 8 percent year to year. Revenues from continuing operations for the twelve-month period totaled $79.9 billion, a decrease of 2 percent year to year compared with $81.7 billion for the twelve months of 2015.

Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $13.59 compared with $14.92 per diluted share for the 2015 period, a decrease of 9 percent. Operating (non-GAAP) net income from continuing operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 was $13.0 billion compared with $14.7 billion in the year-ago period, a decrease of 11 percent.

  FULL YEAR 2016     Gross Profit Diluted EPS   Net Income   Margin   GAAP from Continuing Operations $12.39 $11.9B 47.9% Year/Year   -9%   -11%   -1.9 Pts   Operating (Non-GAAP) $13.59 $13.0B 48.9% Year/Year   -9%   -11%   -1.9 Pts   Strategic REVENUE   Total IBM   Imperatives   Cloud   As reported (US$) $79.9B $32.8B $13.7B   Year/Year   -2%   13%   35% Year/Year adjusting for currency   -2%   14%   35%  

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 the following: a downturn in economic environment and client spending budgets; the company’s failure to meet growth and productivity objectives, a failure of the company’s innovation initiatives; 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; cybersecurity and data privacy considerations; fluctuations in financial results, impact of local legal, economic, political and health conditions; adverse effects from environmental matters, tax matters and the company’s pension plans; ineffective internal controls; the company’s use of accounting estimates; the company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel and its reliance on critical skills; impacts of relationships with critical suppliers; product quality issues; impacts of business with government clients; currency fluctuations and customer financing risks; impact of changes in market liquidity conditions and customer credit risk on receivables; reliance on third party distribution channels and ecosystems; the company’s ability to successfully manage acquisitions, alliances and dispositions; risks from legal proceedings; 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 (SEC) or in materials incorporated therein by reference. Any forward-looking statement in this release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Presentation of Information in 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 --

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

Free cash flow guidance is derived using an estimate of profit, working capital and operational cash outflows. The company views Global Financing receivables as a profit-generating investment, which it seeks to maximize and therefore it is not considered when formulating guidance for free cash flow. As a result, the company does not estimate a GAAP Net Cash from Operations expectation metric.

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. EST, today. The Webcast may be accessed via a link at http://www.ibm.com/investor/events/earnings/4q16.html. 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).

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS (Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)           Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31, December 31, 2016   2015* 2016   2015*   REVENUE Cognitive Solutions $ 5,297 $ 5,225 $ 18,187 $ 17,841 Global Business Services 4,121 4,297 16,700 17,166 Technology Services & Cloud Platforms 9,308 9,149 35,337 35,142 Systems 2,530 2,892 7,714 9,547 Global Financing 447 454 1,692 1,840 Other   66       43     289       206   TOTAL REVENUE 21,770 22,059 79,919 81,741   GROSS PROFIT 10,893 11,407 38,294 40,684   GROSS PROFIT MARGIN Cognitive Solutions 82.7 % 85.7 % 81.9 % 85.1 % Global Business Services 26.9 % 28.2 % 27.0 % 28.2 % Technology Services & Cloud Platforms 42.9 % 44.3 % 41.9 % 42.7 % Systems 56.9 % 55.8 % 55.7 % 55.8 % Global Financing 36.2 % 39.9 % 38.7 % 45.6 %   TOTAL GROSS PROFIT MARGIN 50.0 % 51.7 % 47.9 % 49.8 %     EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME S,G&A 4,976 5,157 21,069 20,430 R,D&E 1,431 1,362 5,751 5,247 Intellectual property and custom development income (521 ) (193 ) (1,631 ) (682 ) Other (income) and expense (136 ) (146 ) 145 (724 ) Interest expense 157 128 630 468             TOTAL EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME 5,907 6,308 25,964 24,740   INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 4,986 5,098 12,330 15,945 Pre-tax margin 22.9 % 23.1 % 15.4 % 19.5 %   Provision for / (Benefit) from income taxes 480 638 449 2,581 Effective tax rate 9.6 % 12.5 % 3.6 % 16.2 %   INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 4,505 $ 4,460 $ 11,881 $ 13,364   DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS Income/(Loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes   (4 )     3     (9 )     (174 )   NET INCOME $ 4,501     $ 4,463   $ 11,872     $ 13,190     EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK: Assuming Dilution Continuing Operations $ 4.73 $ 4.59 $ 12.39 $ 13.60 Discontinued Operations   ($0.01 )   $ 0.00     ($0.01 )     ($0.18 ) TOTAL $ 4.72     $ 4.59   $ 12.38     $ 13.42   Basic Continuing Operations $ 4.75 $ 4.60 $ 12.44 $ 13.66 Discontinued Operations   ($0.01 )   $ 0.00     ($0.01 )     ($0.18 ) TOTAL $ 4.74     $ 4.60   $ 12.43     $ 13.48     WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (M's): Assuming Dilution 952.7 972.8 958.7 982.7 Basic 948.6 969.4 955.4 978.7   * Recast to conform with 2016 segment presentation.   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)   At   At (Dollars in Millions) December 31, December 31, 2016 2015 ASSETS:   Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,826 $ 7,686 Marketable securities 701 508 Notes and accounts receivable - trade, net 9,182 8,333 Short-term financing receivables, net 19,006 19,020 Other accounts receivable, net 1,057 1,201 Inventory 1,553 1,551 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,564 4,205     Total Current Assets 43,888 42,504   Property, plant and equipment, net 10,830 10,727 Long-term financing receivables, net 9,021 10,013 Prepaid pension assets 3,034 1,734 Deferred taxes 5,224 4,822 Goodwill and intangibles, net 40,887 35,508 Investments and sundry assets 4,585 5,187     Total Assets $ 117,470   $ 110,495       LIABILITIES:   Current Liabilities: Taxes $ 3,235 $ 2,847 Short-term debt 7,513 6,461 Accounts payable 6,209 6,028 Deferred income 11,035 11,021 Other liabilities 8,283 7,913     Total Current Liabilities 36,275 34,269   Long-term debt 34,655 33,428 Retirement related obligations 17,070 16,504 Deferred income 3,600 3,771 Other liabilities 7,477 8,099     Total Liabilities 99,078 96,071     EQUITY:   IBM Stockholders' Equity: Common stock 53,935 53,262 Retained earnings 152,759 146,124 Treasury stock -- at cost (159,050 ) (155,518 ) Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (29,398 ) (29,607 )     Total IBM stockholders' equity 18,246 14,262   Noncontrolling interests 146 162     Total Equity 18,392 14,424     Total Liabilities and Equity $ 117,470   $ 110,495     INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION CASH FLOW ANALYSIS (Unaudited)         Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended (Dollars in Millions) December 31, December 31, 2016 2015 2016 2015   Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities per GAAP: $ 3,217 $ 5,278 $ 16,518 $ 17,008   Less: change in Global Financing (GF) Receivables (2,429 ) (1,810 ) 1,218 152 Capital Expenditures, Net (925 ) (1,016 ) (3,726 ) (3,780 )   Free Cash Flow 4,721 6,072 11,574 13,075   Acquisitions (235 ) (2,529 ) (5,679 ) (3,349 ) Divestitures (490 ) 87 (454 ) (401 ) Dividends (1,329 ) (1,261 ) (5,256 ) (4,897 ) Share Repurchase (871 ) (764 ) (3,502 ) (4,609 ) Non-GF Debt (2,048 ) (898 ) 1,317 (128 ) Other (includes GF Receivables and GF Debt) (1,189 ) (2,080 ) 2,333 28   Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Marketable Securities   ($1,441 )     ($1,373 ) $ 332     ($282 )

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION CASH FLOW (Unaudited)         Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended (Dollars in Millions) December 31, December 31, 2016 2015 2016 2015   Net Income from Operations $ 4,501 $ 4,463 $ 11,872 $ 13,190 Depreciation/Amortization of Intangibles 1,127 990 4,381 3,856 Stock-based Compensation 141 99 544 468 Working Capital / Other (124 ) 1,514 (1,497 ) (729 ) Global Financing A/R (2,429 ) (1,810 ) 1,218 152 Loss on Microelectronics Business Disposal 0 23 0 71 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $ 3,217 $ 5,278 $ 16,518 $ 17,008 Capital Expenditures, net of payments & proceeds (925 ) (1,016 ) (3,726 ) (3,780 ) Divestitures, net of cash transferred (490 ) 87 (454 ) (401 ) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (235 ) (2,529 ) (5,679 ) (3,349 ) Marketable Securities / Other Investments, net (1,286 ) (1,987 ) (676 ) (629 ) Net Cash Used in Investing Activities ($2,936 ) ($5,445 ) ($10,536 ) ($8,159 ) Debt, net of payments & proceeds 875 626 2,763 19 Dividends (1,329 ) (1,261 ) (5,256 ) (4,897 ) Common Stock Repurchases (871 ) (764 ) (3,502 ) (4,609 ) Common Stock Transactions - Other 37 50 204 322 Net Cash Used in Financing Activities ($1,287 ) ($1,348 ) ($5,791 ) ($9,166 ) Effect of Exchange Rate changes on Cash (206 ) (279 ) (51 ) (473 ) Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents ($1,213 ) ($1,794 ) $ 140 ($790 )   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION SEGMENT DATA (Unaudited)           FOURTH - QUARTER 2016 Cognitive Solutions & Industry Services Technology Global Services & (Dollars in Millions) Cognitive Business Cloud Global Solutions   Services   Platforms   Systems   Financing Revenue External $ 5,297 $ 4,121 $ 9,308 $ 2,530 $ 447 Internal   701       100       214       156       462   Total Segment Revenue $ 5,999 $ 4,221 $ 9,522 $ 2,686 $ 909   Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations 2,313 522 1,882 579 448   Pre-tax margin 38.6 % 12.4 % 19.8 % 21.6 % 49.3 %     Change YTY Revenue - External 1.4 % (4.1 )% 1.7 % (12.5 )% (1.5 )% Change YTY Revenue - External @constant currency 2.2 % (3.6 )% 2.4 % (12.1 )% (2.1 )%     FOURTH - QUARTER 2015* Cognitive Solutions & Industry Services Technology Global Services & (Dollars in Millions) Cognitive Business Cloud Global Solutions   Services   Platforms   Systems   Financing Revenue External $ 5,225 $ 4,297 $ 9,149 $ 2,892 $ 454 Internal   520       118       198       207       763   Total Segment Revenue $ 5,744 $ 4,415 $ 9,347 $ 3,099 $ 1,216   Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations 2,296 707 1,808 674 674   Pre-tax margin 40.0 % 16.0 % 19.3 % 21.7 % 55.4 %   * Recast to conform with 2016 segment presentation.   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION SEGMENT DATA (Unaudited)           TWELVE - MONTHS 2016 Cognitive Solutions & Industry Services Technology Global Services & (Dollars in Millions) Cognitive Business Cloud Global Solutions   Services   Platforms   Systems   Financing Revenue External $ 18,187 $ 16,700 $ 35,337 $ 7,714 $ 1,692 Internal   2,630       409       715       750       1,802   Total Segment Revenue $ 20,817 $ 17,109 $ 36,052 $ 8,464 $ 3,494   Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations 6,352 1,732 4,707 933 1,656   Pre-tax margin 30.5 % 10.1 % 13.1 % 11.0 % 47.4 %     Change YTY Revenue - External 1.9 % (2.7 )% 0.6 % (19.2 )% (8.0 )% Change YTY Revenue - External @constant currency 2.7 % (2.5 )% 1.4 % (18.9 )% (6.9 )%     TWELVE - MONTHS 2015* Cognitive Solutions & Industry Services Technology Global Services & (Dollars in Millions) Cognitive Business Cloud Global Solutions   Services   Platforms   Systems   Financing Revenue External $ 17,841 $ 17,166 $ 35,142 $ 9,547 $ 1,840 Internal   2,215       499       698       778       2,637   Total Segment Revenue $ 20,055 $ 17,664 $ 35,840 $ 10,325 $ 4,477   Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations 7,245 2,602 5,669 1,722 2,364   Pre-tax margin 36.1 % 14.7 % 15.8 % 16.7 % 52.8 %   * Recast to conform with 2016 segment presentation.   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION (Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)   FOURTH - QUARTER 2016 CONTINUING OPERATIONS   Acquisition-   Retirement-   Related Related Operating GAAP   Adjustments*   Adjustments**   (Non-GAAP)   Gross Profit $ 10,893 $ 124 $ 78 $ 11,095   Gross Profit Margin 50.0 % 0.6Pts 0.4Pts 51.0 %   S,G&A 4,976 (136 ) (69 ) 4,771   R,D&E 1,431 - - (6 ) 1,425   Other (Income) & Expense (136 ) 0 - - (136 )   Total Expense & Other (Income) 5,907 (136 ) (76 ) 5,696   Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations 4,986 260 154 5,399   Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations 22.9 % 1.2Pts 0.7Pts 24.8 %   Provision for Income Taxes*** 480 66 77 623   Effective Tax Rate 9.6 % 0.8Pts 1.2Pts 11.5 %   Income from Continuing Operations 4,505 193 77 4,776   Income Margin from Continuing Operations 20.7 % 0.9Pts 0.4Pts 21.9 %   Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations $ 4.73 $ 0.20 $ 0.08 $ 5.01   FOURTH - QUARTER 2015 CONTINUING OPERATIONS Acquisition- Retirement- Related Related Operating GAAP   Adjustments*   Adjustments**   (Non-GAAP)   Gross Profit $ 11,407 $ 105 $ 119 $ 11,630   Gross Profit Margin 51.7 % 0.5Pts 0.5Pts 52.7 %   S,G&A 5,157 (95 ) (88 ) 4,975   R,D&E 1,362 - - (12 ) 1,350   Other (Income) & Expense (146 ) 0 - - (146 )   Total Expense & Other (Income) 6,308 (95 ) (100 ) 6,114   Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations 5,098 199 218 5,516   Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations 23.1 % 0.9Pts 1.0Pts 25.0 %   Provision for Income Taxes*** 638 89 82 809   Effective Tax Rate 12.5 % 1.2Pts 1.0Pts 14.7 %   Income from Continuing Operations 4,460 110 137 4,707   Income Margin from Continuing Operations 20.2 % 0.5Pts 0.6Pts 21.3 %   Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations $ 4.59 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 4.84

* Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets, in process R&D, severance cost for acquired employees, vacant space for acquired companies, deal costs and acquisition integration tax charges.

** Includes retirement-related interest cost, expected return on plan assets, recognized actuarial losses or gains, amortization of transition assets, other settlements, curtailments, multi-employer plans and insolvency insurance.

*** 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 U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION (Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)   TWELVE - MONTHS 2016   CONTINUING OPERATIONS   Acquisition-   Retirement-   Related Related Operating GAAP   Adjustments*   Adjustments**   (Non-GAAP)   Gross Profit $ 38,294 $ 494 $ 316 $ 39,104   Gross Profit Margin 47.9 % 0.6Pts 0.4Pts 48.9 %   S,G&A 21,069 (501 ) (253 ) 20,315   R,D&E 5,751 - - (29 ) 5,722   Other (Income) & Expense 145 (7 ) - - 138   Total Expense & Other (Income) 25,964 (508 ) (282 ) 25,174   Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations 12,330 1,003 598 13,931   Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations 15.4 % 1.3Pts 0.7Pts 17.4 %   Provision for / (Benefit) from Income Taxes*** 449 268 183 900   Effective Tax Rate 3.6 % 1.7Pts 1.2Pts 6.5 %   Income from Continuing Operations 11,881 735 415 13,031   Income Margin from Continuing Operations 14.9 % 0.9Pts 0.5Pts 16.3 %   Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations $ 12.39 $ 0.77 $ 0.43 $ 13.59   TWELVE - MONTHS 2015 CONTINUING OPERATIONS Acquisition- Retirement- Related Related Operating GAAP   Adjustments*   Adjustments**   (Non-GAAP)   Gross Profit $ 40,684 $ 373 $ 469 $ 41,526   Gross Profit Margin 49.8 % 0.5Pts 0.6Pts 50.8 %   S,G&A 20,430 (324 ) (533 ) 19,573   R,D&E 5,247 - - (48 ) 5,200   Other (Income) & Expense (724 ) (5 ) - - (729 )   Total Expense & Other (Income) 24,740 (330 ) (581 ) 23,830   Pre-Tax Income from Continuing Operations 15,945 703 1,050 17,697   Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations 19.5 % 0.9Pts 1.3Pts 21.6 %   Provision for Income Taxes*** 2,581 141 316 3,037   Effective Tax Rate 16.2 % 0.2Pts 0.9Pts 17.2 %   Income from Continuing Operations 13,364 562 734 14,659   Income Margin from Continuing Operations 16.3 % 0.7Pts 0.9Pts 17.9 %   Diluted Earnings Per Share: Continuing Operations $ 13.60 $ 0.57 $ 0.75 $ 14.92

* Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets, in process R&D, severance cost for acquired employees, vacant space for acquired companies, deal costs and acquisition integration tax charges.

** Includes retirement-related interest cost, expected return on plan assets, recognized actuarial losses or gains, amortization of transition assets, other settlements, curtailments, multi-employer plans and insolvency insurance.

*** 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 RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EARNINGS PER SHARE (Unaudited)       2017

EPS Guidance

Expectations IBM GAAP EPS at least $11.95   IBM Operating EPS (non-GAAP) at least $13.80     Adjustments Acquisition related charges * $0.75 Non-Operating Retirement-Related Items $1.10   * Includes acquisitions through December 31, 2016

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