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Exhibit 99.1
IBM RELEASES FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Double-Digit Software and Consulting Growth Led by Hybrid Cloud Adoption; Strong Profit Generation
ARMONK, N.Y., April 19, 2022 . . . IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced first-quarter 2022 earnings results.
“Demand for hybrid cloud and AI drove growth in both Software and Consulting in the first quarter. Today we’re a more focused business and our results reflect the execution of our strategy," said Arvind Krishna, IBM chairman and chief executive officer. "We are off to a solid start for the year, and we now see revenue growth for 2022 at the high end of our model.”
First-Quarter Highlights
| ● | Revenue |
| ─ | Revenue of $14.2 billion, up 8 percent, up 11 percent at constant currency (over 5 points from incremental sales to Kyndryl) |
| ─ | Software revenue up 12 percent, up 15 percent at constant currency (over 8 points from incremental sales to Kyndryl) |
| ─ | Consulting revenue up 13 percent, up 17 percent at constant currency |
| ─ | Infrastructure revenue down 2 percent, flat at constant currency (over 8 points from incremental sales to Kyndryl) |
| ─ | Hybrid cloud revenue: |
-- First Quarter: $5.0 billion, up 14 percent, up 17 percent at constant currency
-- Last 12 months: $20.8 billion, up 17 percent
| ● | Free Cash Flow |
| ─ | On a consolidated basis, net cash from operating activities of $3.2 billion; free cash flow of $1.2 billion |
| | FIRST QUARTER 2022 INCOME STATEMENT SUMMARY | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pre-tax |
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| | | | | | Gross |
| | Pre-tax | | Income | | | Net | | | Diluted | |
| | | Revenue | | | Profit |
| | Income | | Margin | | | Income | | | EPS | |
GAAP from Continuing Operations | | $ | 14.2B | | $ | 7.3B | | $ | 0.6B |
| 4.4 | % | $ | 0.7B | | $ | 0.73 | |
Year/Year | |
| 8 | %* |
| 4 | % |
| 156 | % | 2.5 | Pts |
| 64 | % |
| 62 | % |
Operating | | | | | $ | 7.5B | | $ | 1.5B |
| 10.7 | % | $ | 1.3B | | $ | 1.40 | |
Year/Year | | | | | | 4 | % |
| 46 | % | 2.8 | Pts |
| 25 | % |
| 25 | % |
* 11% at constant currency
“In the first quarter we continued to strengthen the fundamentals of our business, consistent with our medium-term model," said James Kavanaugh, IBM senior vice president and chief financial officer. "We are a faster growing, more profitable company with a higher-value business mix, a significant recurring revenue base and strong cash generation.”
Segment Results for First Quarter
| ● | Software (includes Hybrid Platform & Solutions, Transaction Processing)— revenues of $5.8 billion, up 12.3 percent, up 15.4 percent at constant currency (over 8 points from incremental sales to Kyndryl): |
- Hybrid Platform & Solutions up 7 percent, up 10 percent at constant currency (about 1.5 points from incremental sales to Kyndryl):
-- Red Hat up 18 percent, up 21 percent at constant currency
-- Automation up 3 percent, up 5 percent at constant currency
-- Data & AI up 2 percent, up 4 percent at constant currency
-- Security up 5 percent, up 8 percent at constant currency
- Transaction Processing up 26 percent, up 31 percent at constant currency (about 28 points from incremental sales to Kyndryl)
- Software segment hybrid cloud revenue up 22 percent, up 25 percent at constant currency
| ● | Consulting (includes Business Transformation, Technology Consulting and Application Operations)— revenues of $4.8 billion, up 13.3 percent, up 17.4 percent at constant currency: |
- Business Transformation up 15 percent, up 19 percent at constant currency
- Technology Consulting up 14 percent, up 19 percent at constant currency
- Application Operations up 10 percent, up 14 percent at constant currency
- Consulting segment hybrid cloud revenue up 24 percent, up 29 percent at constant currency
| ● | Infrastructure (includes Hybrid Infrastructure, Infrastructure Support)— revenues of $3.2 billion, down 2.3 percent, up 0.3 percent at constant currency (over 8 points from incremental sales to Kyndryl): |
- Hybrid Infrastructure down 5 percent, down 2 percent at constant currency (over 8 points from incremental sales to Kyndryl)
-- IBM z Systems down 19 percent, down 18 percent at constant currency
-- Distributed Infrastructure up 5 percent, up 8 percent at constant currency
- Infrastructure Support flat, up 4 percent at constant currency (over 8 points from incremental sales to Kyndryl)
- Infrastructure segment hybrid cloud revenue down 20 percent, down 18 percent at constant currency
| ● | Financing (includes client and commercial financing)— revenues of $0.2 billion, down 26.2 percent, down 24.5 percent at constant currency |
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
On a consolidated basis, in the first quarter, the company generated net cash from operating activities of $3.2 billion or $1.6 billion excluding IBM Financing receivables. IBM’s free cash flow was $1.2 billion, which includes cash impacts from the company’s structural actions initiated at the end of 2020.
IBM ended the first quarter with $10.8 billion of cash on hand (which includes marketable securities), up $3.2 billion from year-end 2021. Debt, including IBM Financing debt of $12.2 billion, totaled $54.2 billion, up $2.5 billion since the end of 2021. The company returned $1.5 billion to shareholders in dividends in the first quarter.
Full-Year 2022 Expectations
| ● | Revenue growth: The company now expects constant currency revenue growth at the high end of the mid-single digit range. The company also expects an additional 3.5 point contribution from incremental sales to Kyndryl. At mid-April 2022 foreign exchange rates, currency is expected to be a three to four point headwind. |
| ● | Free Cash Flow: The company continues to expect $10 billion to $10.5 billion in consolidated free cash flow. |
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. 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
On November 3, 2021, IBM completed the separation of Kyndryl. Unless otherwise specified, results are presented on a continuing operations basis.
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; |
| ● | consolidated free cash flow; |
| ● | consolidated cash from operating activities excluding IBM Financing receivables; |
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. EDT, today. The Webcast may be accessed via a link at https://www.ibm.com/investor/events/earnings-1q22. 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 |
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| 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 |
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| | March 31, |
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| 2022 |
| 2021* | | | ||
REVENUE |
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Software | | $ | 5,772 | | $ | 5,138 | | |
Consulting | |
| 4,829 | |
| 4,262 | | |
Infrastructure | |
| 3,219 | |
| 3,293 | | |
Financing | |
| 154 | |
| 208 | | |
Other | |
| 224 | |
| 284 | | |
TOTAL REVENUE | |
| 14,197 | |
| 13,187 | | |
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GROSS PROFIT | |
| 7,335 | |
| 7,027 | | |
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GROSS PROFIT MARGIN | |
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Software | |
| 78.8 | % |
| 77.8 | % | |
Consulting | |
| 24.3 | % |
| 27.8 | % | |
Infrastructure | |
| 50.5 | % |
| 56.3 | % | |
Financing | |
| 37.7 | % |
| 35.5 | % | |
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TOTAL GROSS PROFIT MARGIN | |
| 51.7 | % |
| 53.3 | % | |
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EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME | |
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S,G&A | |
| 4,597 | |
| 4,688 | | |
R,D&E | |
| 1,679 | |
| 1,616 | | |
Intellectual property and custom development income | |
| (121) | |
| (146) | | |
Other (income) and expense | |
| 246 | |
| 346 | | |
Interest expense | |
| 311 | |
| 280 | | |
TOTAL EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME | |
| 6,712 | |
| 6,784 | | |
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INCOME/(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |
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BEFORE INCOME TAXES | |
| 623 | |
| 244 | | |
Pre-tax margin | |
| 4.4 | % |
| 1.8 | % | |
Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes | |
| (39) | |
| (160) | | |
Effective tax rate | |
| (6.3) | % |
| (65.5) | % | |
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INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | | $ | 662 | | $ | 403 | | |
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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | |
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Income/(Loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes | |
| 71 | |
| 552 | | |
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NET INCOME | | $ | 733 | | $ | 955 | | |
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EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK | |
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Assuming Dilution | |
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Continuing Operations | | $ | 0.73 | | $ | 0.45 | | |
Discontinued Operations | | $ | 0.08 | | $ | 0.61 | | |
TOTAL | | $ | 0.81 | | $ | 1.06 | | |
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Basic | |
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Continuing Operations | | $ | 0.74 | | $ | 0.45 | | |
Discontinued Operations | | $ | 0.08 | | $ | 0.62 | | |
TOTAL | | $ | 0.82 | | $ | 1.07 | | |
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WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (M’s) | |
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Assuming Dilution | |
| 909.2 | |
| 901.7 | | |
Basic | |
| 899.3 | |
| 893.6 | | |
* Recast to conform with 2022 presentation.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
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| At | ||
| | March 31, | | December 31, | ||
(Dollars in Millions) | | 2022 | | 2021 | ||
ASSETS: |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 9,934 | | $ | 6,650 |
Restricted cash | |
| 286 | |
| 307 |
Marketable securities | |
| 550 | |
| 600 |
Notes and accounts receivable - trade, net | |
| 5,963 | |
| 6,754 |
Short-term financing receivables, net | |
| 7,169 | |
| 8,014 |
Other accounts receivable, net | |
| 1,003 | |
| 1,002 |
Inventories | |
| 1,776 | |
| 1,649 |
Deferred costs | |
| 1,103 | |
| 1,097 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 3,548 | |
| 3,466 |
Total Current Assets | |
| 31,330 | |
| 29,539 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net | |
| 5,559 | |
| 5,694 |
Operating right-of-use assets, net | |
| 3,108 | |
| 3,222 |
Long-term financing receivables, net | |
| 4,610 | |
| 5,425 |
Prepaid pension assets | |
| 9,995 | |
| 9,850 |
Deferred costs | |
| 916 | |
| 924 |
Deferred taxes | |
| 7,567 | |
| 7,370 |
Goodwill | |
| 56,106 | |
| 55,643 |
Intangibles, net | | | 12,312 | | | 12,511 |
Investments and sundry assets | |
| 1,771 | |
| 1,823 |
Total Assets | | $ | 133,275 | | $ | 132,001 |
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LIABILITIES: | |
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Current Liabilities: | |
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Taxes | | $ | 1,798 | | $ | 2,289 |
Short-term debt | |
| 7,690 | |
| 6,787 |
Accounts payable | |
| 3,453 | |
| 3,955 |
Deferred income | |
| 13,526 | |
| 12,518 |
Operating lease liabilities | |
| 954 | |
| 974 |
Other liabilities | |
| 6,635 | |
| 7,097 |
Total Current Liabilities | |
| 34,056 | |
| 33,619 |
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Long-term debt | |
| 46,545 | |
| 44,917 |
Retirement related obligations | |
| 13,937 | |
| 14,435 |
Deferred income | |
| 3,423 | |
| 3,577 |
Operating lease liabilities | |
| 2,358 | |
| 2,462 |
Other liabilities | |
| 13,844 | |
| 13,996 |
Total Liabilities | |
| 114,162 | |
| 113,005 |
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EQUITY: | |
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IBM Stockholders’ Equity: | |
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Common stock | |
| 57,603 | |
| 57,319 |
Retained earnings | |
| 153,401 | |
| 154,209 |
Treasury stock — at cost | |
| (169,422) | |
| (169,392) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | |
| (22,532) | |
| (23,234) |
Total IBM Stockholders’ Equity | |
| 19,050 | |
| 18,901 |
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Noncontrolling interests | |
| 62 | |
| 95 |
Total Equity | |
| 19,112 | |
| 18,996 |
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Total Liabilities and Equity | | $ | 133,275 | | $ | 132,001 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
(Unaudited)
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| | Three Months Ended | ||||
| | March 31, | ||||
(Dollars in Millions) | | 2022 |
| 2021 | ||
Consolidated Net Cash from Operations per GAAP | | $ | 3,248 | | $ | 4,914 |
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Less: change in IBM Financing receivables | |
| 1,631 | | | 2,863 |
Capital Expenditures, net | |
| (378) | | | (529) |
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Consolidated Free Cash Flow | |
| 1,240 | | | 1,522 |
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Acquisitions | |
| (698) | | | (1,120) |
Divestitures | |
| 61 | | | (15) |
Dividends | |
| (1,475) | | | (1,457) |
Non-Financing Debt | |
| 4,675 | | | (1,725) |
Other (includes IBM Financing net receivables and debt) | |
| (590) | | | (207) |
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Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term Marketable Securities* | | $ | 3,213 | | $ | (3,002) |
* Cash flows are presented on a consolidated basis.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
CASH FLOW
(Unaudited)
| | Three Months Ended | | ||||
| | March 31, | | ||||
(Dollars in Millions) | | 2022 |
| 2021 |
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Net Income from Operations | | $ | 733 | | $ | 955 | |
Depreciation/Amortization of Intangibles | |
| 1,257 | |
| 1,672 | |
Stock-based Compensation | |
| 234 | |
| 213 | |
Working Capital / Other | |
| (606) | |
| (789) | |
IBM Financing A/R | |
| 1,631 | |
| 2,863 | |
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | | $ | 3,248 | | $ | 4,914 | |
Capital Expenditures, net of payments & proceeds | |
| (378) | |
| (529) | |
Divestitures, net of cash transferred | |
| 61 | |
| (15) | |
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | |
| (698) | |
| (1,120) | |
Marketable Securities / Other Investments, net | |
| (344) | |
| (335) | |
Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities | | $ | (1,358) | | $ | (2,000) | |
Debt, net of payments & proceeds | |
| 2,948 | |
| (4,299) | |
Dividends | |
| (1,475) | |
| (1,457) | |
Financing - Other | |
| (95) | |
| (26) | |
Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Financing Activities | | $ | 1,377 | | $ | (5,783) | |
Effect of Exchange Rate changes on Cash | |
| (5) | |
| (134) | |
Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash* | | $ | 3,263 | | $ | (3,002) | |
* Cash flows are presented on a consolidated basis.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
SEGMENT DATA
(Unaudited)
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 |
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(Dollars in Millions) | | Software | | Consulting | | Infrastructure | | Financing |
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Revenue | | $ | 5,772 | | $ | 4,829 | | $ | 3,219 | | $ | 154 | |
Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations | |
| 1,134 | |
| 348 | |
| 199 | |
| 84 | |
Pre-tax Margin | |
| 19.7 | % |
| 7.2 | % |
| 6.2 | % |
| 54.6 | % |
Change YTY Revenue | |
| 12.3 | % |
| 13.3 | % |
| (2.3) | % |
| (26.2) | % |
Change YTY Revenue - constant currency | |
| 15.4 | % |
| 17.4 | % |
| 0.3 | % |
| (24.5) | % |
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021* |
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(Dollars in Millions) | | Software | | Consulting | | Infrastructure | | Financing |
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Revenue | | $ | 5,138 | | $ | 4,262 | | $ | 3,293 | | $ | 208 | |
Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations | |
| 658 | |
| 277 | |
| 292 | |
| 98 | |
Pre-tax Margin | |
| 12.8 | % |
| 6.5 | % |
| 8.9 | % |
| 47.0 | % |
* Recast to conform with 2022 presentation.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION
(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 |
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| | Continuing Operations |
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| Acquisition- |
| Retirement- |
| Tax |
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| | | | | Related | | Related | | Reform | | Related | | Operating |
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| | GAAP | | Adjustments (1) | | Adjustments (2) | | Impacts | | Impacts (3) | | (Non-GAAP) |
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Gross Profit | | $ | 7,335 | | $ | 181 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 7,516 | |
Gross Profit Margin | |
| 51.7 | % |
| 1.3 | pts. | | — | pts. | | — | pts. | | — | pts. |
| 52.9 | % |
S,G&A | | $ | 4,597 | | $ | (286) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | (0) | | $ | 4,311 | |
Other (Income) & Expense | |
| 246 | |
| (1) | | | (202) | | | — | | | (222) | |
| (179) | |
Total Expense & Other (Income) | |
| 6,712 | |
| (287) | | | (202) | | | — | | | (222) | |
| 6,001 | |
Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations | |
| 623 | |
| 468 | | | 202 | | | — | | | 222 | |
| 1,515 | |
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations | |
| 4.4 | % |
| 3.3 | pts. | | 1.4 | pts. | | — | pts. | | 1.6 | pts. |
| 10.7 | % |
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4) | | $ | (39) | | $ | 109 | | $ | 58 | | $ | 116 | | $ | — | | $ | 244 | |
Effective Tax Rate | |
| (6.3) | % |
| 9.1 | pts. | | 4.6 | pts. | | 7.7 | pts. | | 0.9 | pts. |
| 16.1 | % |
Income from Continuing Operations | | $ | 662 | | $ | 359 | | $ | 144 | | $ | (116) | | $ | 222 | | $ | 1,271 | |
Income Margin from Continuing Operations | |
| 4.7 | % |
| 2.5 | pts. | | 1.0 | pts. | | (0.8) | pts. | | 1.6 | pts. |
| 9.0 | % |
Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing Operations | | $ | 0.73 | | $ | 0.39 | | $ | 0.16 | | $ | (0.13) | | $ | 0.24 | | $ | 1.40 | |
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | ||||||||||||||||
| | Continuing Operations | | ||||||||||||||||
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| Acquisition- |
| Retirement- |
| Tax | | Kyndryl- | | |
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| | | | | Related | | Related | | Reform | | Related | | Operating | | |||||
| | GAAP | | Adjustments (1) | | Adjustments (2) | | Impacts | | Impacts (3) |
| (Non-GAAP) | | ||||||
Gross Profit | | $ | 7,027 | | $ | 174 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 7,201 | |
Gross Profit Margin | |
| 53.3 | % |
| 1.3 | pts. | | — | pts. | | — | pts. | | — | pts. |
| 54.6 | % |
S,G&A | | $ | 4,688 | | $ | (288) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 4,399 | |
Other (Income) & Expense | |
| 346 | |
| (1) | | | (332) | | | — | | | — | |
| 13 | |
Total Expense & Other (Income) | |
| 6,784 | |
| (289) | | | (332) | | | — | | | — | |
| 6,162 | |
Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations | |
| 244 | |
| 463 | | | 332 | | | — | | | — | |
| 1,039 | |
Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations | |
| 1.8 | % |
| 3.5 | pts. | | 2.5 | pts. | | — | pts. | | — | pts. |
| 7.9 | % |
Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes (4) | | $ | (160) | | $ | 132 | | $ | 33 | | $ | 19 | | $ | — | | $ | 25 | |
Effective Tax Rate | |
| (65.5) | % |
| 41.9 | pts. | | 24.2 | pts. | | 1.8 | pts. | | — | pts. |
| 2.4 | % |
Income from Continuing Operations | | $ | 403 | | $ | 330 | | $ | 299 | | $ | (19) | | $ | — | | $ | 1,013 | |
Income Margin from Continuing Operations | |
| 3.1 | % |
| 2.5 | pts. | | 2.3 | pts. | | (0.1) | pts. | | — | pts. |
| 7.7 | % |
Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing Operations | | $ | 0.45 | | $ | 0.37 | | $ | 0.33 | | $ | (0.02) | | $ | — | | $ | 1.12 | |
(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.
(3) Primarily relates to fair value changes in shares of Kyndryl common stock that were retained by IBM.
(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.
