ARMONK, NY — 001/19/2012 (CRWENEWSWIRE) — IBM (NYSE:IBM)

Fourth-Quarter 2011:

* Diluted EPS:
* GAAP: $4.62, up 11 percent;
* Operating (non-GAAP): $4.71, up 11 percent;
* Net income:
* GAAP: $5.5 billion, up 4 percent;
* Operating (non-GAAP): $5.6 billion, up 5 percent;
* Gross profit margin:
* GAAP: 49.9 percent, up 0.9 points;
* Operating (non-GAAP): 50.2 percent, up 1.1 points;

* Revenue of $29.5 billion, up 2 percent as reported, 1 percent adjusting for currency;
* Software revenue up 9 percent;
* Global Technology Services revenue up 3 percent;
* Global Business Services revenue up 3 percent, 2 percent adjusting for currency;
* Services backlog of $141 billion, up $4 billion as reported, up $5 billion adjusting for currency, quarter to quarter;
* Systems and Technology revenue down 8 percent.

Full-Year 2011:

* Diluted EPS, up double-digits for 9th consecutive year;
* GAAP: $13.06, up 13 percent;
* Operating (non-GAAP): $13.44, up 15 percent;

* Net income:
* GAAP: $15.9 billion, up 7 percent;
* Operating (non-GAAP): $16.3 billion, up 9 percent;

* Revenue of $106.9 billion, up 7 percent, up 3 percent adjusting for currency;
* Free cash flow of $16.6 billion, up $300 million;
* Growth markets revenue up 16 percent, up 11 percent adjusting for currency;
* Business analytics revenue up 16 percent;
* Smarter Planet revenue up 47 percent;
* Cloud revenue more than tripled 2010 revenue.

* GAAP EPS of at least $14.16 and operating (non-GAAP) EPS of at least $14.85.

IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced fourth-quarter 2011 diluted earnings of $4.62 per share, compared with diluted earnings of $4.18 per share in the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 11 percent. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings were $4.71 per share, compared with operating diluted earnings of $4.25 per share in the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 11 percent.

Fourth-quarter net income was $5.5 billion compared with $5.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 4 percent. Operating (non-GAAP) net income was $5.6 billion compared with $5.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 5 percent.

Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 of $29.5 billion increased 2 percent (1 percent, adjusting for currency) from the fourth quarter of 2010. While currency provided a benefit to revenue growth of approximately 25 basis points in the quarter, currency movements since the company announced its third-quarter earnings in October impacted fourth-quarter revenue by approximately one point of growth, or $300 million.

“We had a strong fourth-quarter performance, capping a year of record earnings per share, revenue, profit and free cash flow,” said Ginni Rometty, IBM president and chief executive officer. “We delivered outstanding results in all four of our strategic initiatives for the quarter and the year, as we continued to realize the benefit of our long-term investments in growth markets, business analytics, Smarter Planet solutions and cloud. We are well on track toward our long-term roadmap for operating earnings per share of at least $20 in 2015.”

Fourth-Quarter GAAP - Operating (non-GAAP) Reconciliation

Fourth-quarter operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings exclude $0.09 per share of net charges: $0.10 per share for the amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition-related charges, offset by ($0.01) per share for retirement-related items driven by changes to plan assets and liabilities primarily related to market performance.

Full-Year 2012 Expectation

IBM said that it expects to deliver full-year 2012 GAAP earnings per share of at least $14.16; and operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share of at least $14.85. The 2012 operating (non-GAAP) earnings exclude $0.69 per share of charges for amortization of purchased intangible assets, other acquisition-related charges, and retirement-related items driven by changes to plan assets and liabilities primarily related to market performance.

Geographic Regions

The Americas’ fourth-quarter revenues were $12.5 billion, an increase of 3 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency) from the 2010 period. Revenues from Europe/Middle East/Africa were $9.6 billion, up 1 percent (1 percent, adjusting for currency). Asia-Pacific revenues increased 2 percent (down 1 percent, adjusting for currency) to $6.7 billion. OEM revenues were $714 million, down 9 percent compared with the 2010 fourth quarter.

Growth Markets

Revenues from the company’s growth markets increased 7 percent (8 percent, adjusting for currency). Revenues in the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — increased 10 percent (11 percent, adjusting for currency).

Services

Global Technology Services segment revenues increased 3 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency) to $10.5 billion. Global Business Services segment revenues were up 3 percent (2 percent, adjusting for currency) at $4.9 billion.

Pre-tax income from Global Technology Services increased 18 percent; pre-tax margin increased to 18.0 percent. Global Business Services pre-tax income increased 14 percent; pre-tax margin increased to 16.6 percent.

The estimated services backlog at December 31 was $141 billion, up $4 billion as reported ($5 billion, adjusting for currency), quarter to quarter, and down $2 billion as reported (flat, adjusting for currency), year over year. Services backlog at the end of a quarter measures the current value of work under contract expected to be recognized as revenue in future quarters.

Software

Revenues from the Software segment were $7.6 billion, an increase of 9 percent (9 percent, adjusting for currency). Software pre-tax income of $3.7 billion increased 12 percent year over year.

Revenues from IBM’s key middleware products, which include WebSphere, Information Management, Tivoli, Lotus and Rational products, were $5.2 billion, an increase of 11 percent (11 percent, adjusting for currency) versus the fourth quarter of 2010. Operating systems revenues of $710 million increased 3 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency) compared with the prior-year quarter.

Revenues from the WebSphere family of software products increased 21 percent year over year. Information Management software revenues increased 9 percent. Revenues from Tivoli software increased 14 percent. Revenues from Lotus software decreased 2 percent, and Rational software increased 4 percent.

Hardware

Revenues from the Systems and Technology segment totaled $5.8 billion for the quarter, down 8 percent (8 percent, adjusting for currency) from the fourth quarter of 2010. Systems and Technology pre-tax income was $790 million, a decrease of 33 percent.

Total systems revenues decreased 7 percent (7 percent, adjusting for currency). Revenues from Power Systems increased 6 percent compared with the 2010 period. Revenues from System z mainframe server products decreased 31 percent compared with the year-ago period which was the first full quarter after a new product introduction. Total delivery of System z computing power, as measured in MIPS (millions of instructions per second), decreased 4 percent. Revenues from System x decreased 2 percent. Revenues from System Storage decreased 1 percent, and revenues from Retail Store Solutions increased 9 percent year over year. Revenues from Microelectronics OEM decreased 11 percent.

Financing

Global Financing segment revenues decreased 13 percent (13 percent, adjusting for currency) in the fourth quarter to $548 million. Pre-tax income for the segment decreased 9 percent to $514 million.

***

The company’s total gross profit margin was 49.9 percent in the 2011 fourth quarter compared with 49.0 percent in the 2010 fourth-quarter period. Total operating (non-GAAP) gross profit margin was 50.2 percent in the 2011 fourth quarter compared with 49.1 percent in the 2010 fourth-quarter period, with increases in Services and Software.

Total expense and other income increased 2 percent to $7.4 billion compared with the prior-year period. S,G&A expense of $6.1 billion increased 2 percent year over year compared with prior-year expense. R,D&E expense of $1.6 billion decreased 1 percent compared with the year-ago period. Intellectual property and custom development income decreased to $253 million compared with $318 million a year ago. Other (income) and expense was income of $44 million compared with prior-year income of $42 million. Interest expense increased to $113 million compared with $102 million in the prior year.

Total operating (non-GAAP) expense and other income increased 2 percent to $7.4 billion compared with the prior-year period. Operating (non-GAAP) S,G&A expense of $6.0 billion increased 2 percent year over year compared with prior-year expense. Operating (non-GAAP) R,D&E expense of $1.6 billion decreased 2 percent compared with the year-ago period.

Pre-tax income increased 5 percent to $7.3 billion; total operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income increased 6 percent to $7.4 billion. Pre-tax margin was 24.7 percent, up 0.7 points; total operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax margin was 25.1 percent, up 0.9 points.

IBM’s tax rate was 24.5 percent, up 0.1 points year over year; total operating (non-GAAP) tax rate was 24.4 percent, up 0.7 points.

Net income margin increased 0.5 points to 18.6 percent; total operating (non-GAAP) net income margin was 19.0 percent, an increase of 0.5 points.

The weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding in the fourth-quarter 2011 was 1.19 billion compared with 1.26 billion shares in the same period of 2010.

In the quarter, IBM generated free cash flow of $9.0 billion excluding Global Financing receivables, up approximately $300 million year over year.

Full-Year 2011 Results

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $15.9 billion compared with $14.8 billion in the year-ago period, an increase of 7 percent. Operating (non-GAAP) net income was $16.3 billion compared with $15.0 billion in 2010, an increase of 9 percent.

Diluted earnings were $13.06 per share compared with $11.52 per diluted share in 2010, an increase of 13 percent. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings were $13.44 per share, compared with operating diluted earnings of $11.67 per share in 2010, an increase of 15 percent. This was the company’s 9th consecutive year of double-digit EPS growth.

Revenues for 2011 totaled $106.9 billion, an increase of 7 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency), compared with $99.9 billion in 2010.

GAAP - Operating (non-GAAP) Reconciliation

Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings for the year exclude $0.38 per share of net charges: $0.41 per share for the amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition-related charges, offset by ($0.03) per share for retirement-related items driven by changes to plan assets and liabilities primarily related to market performance.

Geographic Regions

From a geographic perspective, the Americas’ full-year revenues were $44.9 billion, an increase of 7 percent (6 percent, adjusting for currency) from the 2010 period. Revenues from Europe/Middle East/Africa were $34.0 billion, an increase of 7 percent (2 percent, adjusting for currency). Asia-Pacific revenues increased 9 percent (2 percent, adjusting for currency) to $25.3 billion. OEM revenues were $2.7 billion, down 2 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency) compared with 2010.

Growth Markets

Revenues from the company’s growth markets increased 16 percent (11 percent, adjusting for currency), and represents 22 percent of IBM’s total geographic revenue. Revenues in the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — increased 19 percent (16 percent, adjusting for currency).

Segments

Total Global Services revenues increased 7 percent (2 percent, adjusting for currency). Revenues from the Global Technology Services segment totaled $40.9 billion, an increase of 7 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency) compared with 2010. Revenues from the Global Business Services segment were $19.3 billion, up 6 percent (1 percent, adjusting for currency). Software segment revenues in 2011 totaled $24.9 billion, an increase of 11 percent (8 percent, adjusting for currency). Systems and Technology segment revenues were $19.0 billion, an increase of 6 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency). Global Financing segment revenues totaled $2.1 billion, a decrease of 6 percent (9 percent, adjusting for currency).

***

The company’s total gross profit margin was 46.9 percent in 2011 compared with 46.1 percent in 2010. Overall gross profit margins improved year over year for the 8th consecutive year. Total operating (non-GAAP) gross profit margin was 47.2 percent in the 2011 period compared with 46.1 percent in the 2010 period, with increases in Services, Software, and Systems and Technology.

The weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding in 2011 was 1.21 billion compared with 1.29 billion shares in 2010. As of December 31, 2011, there were 1.16 billion basic common shares outstanding.

Debt, including Global Financing, totaled $31.3 billion, compared with $28.6 billion at year-end 2010. From a management segment view, Global Financing debt totaled $23.3 billion versus $22.8 billion at year-end 2010, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.2 to 1. Non-global financing debt totaled $8.0 billion, an increase of $2.2 billion since year-end 2010, resulting in a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 32.0 percent from 22.6 percent.

IBM ended 2011 with $11.9 billion of cash on hand and generated free cash flow of $16.6 billion excluding Global Financing receivables, up approximately $300 million year over year. The company returned $18.5 billion to shareholders through $3.5 billion in dividends and $15.0 billion of share repurchases. The balance sheet remains strong, and the company is well positioned to support the business over the long term.

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 corporate IT 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; breaches of data security; fluctuations in financial results and purchases, 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 and 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; the company’s ability to successfully manage acquisitions and alliances; risk factors related to IBM securities; and other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed in the company’s Form 10-Q, 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 and expectations –

* presenting operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share amounts and related income statement items;
* presenting non-global financing debt-to-capitalization ratio;
* adjusting for free cash flow;
* adjusting for currency (i.e., at constant currency).

The rationale for management’s use of non-GAAP measures is included as part of the supplementary materials presented within the fourth-quarter earnings materials. These materials are available on the IBM investor relations Web site at www.ibm.com/investor and are being included in Attachment II (“Non-GAAP Supplementary Materials”) to 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 4:30 p.m. EST, today. Investors may participate by viewing the Webcast at www.ibm.com/investor/4q11. Presentation charts will be available on the Web site 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).

Source: IBM

Contact:
IBM
Mike Fay, 914-499-6107
mikefay@us.ibm.com
or
John Bukovinsky, 732-618-3531
jbuko@us.ibm.com

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended												Twelve Months Ended
		December 31,												December 31,
										Percent												Percent
		2011				2010*				Change				2011				2010*				Change
REVENUE
Global Technology
Services		$	10,452			$	10,165			2.8	%			$	40,879			$	38,201			7.0	%
Gross margin			36.6	%			34.5	%							35.0	%			34.5	%
Global Business
Services			4,877				4,758			2.5	%				19,284				18,223			5.8	%
Gross margin			29.3	%			28.0	%							28.8	%			28.0	%
Software			7,648				7,039			8.7	%				24,944				22,485			10.9	%
Gross margin			89.8	%			89.6	%							88.5	%			87.9	%
Systems and
Technology			5,803				6,277			-7.6	%				18,985				17,973			5.6	%
Gross margin			40.5	%			43.6	%							39.8	%			38.1	%
Global Financing			548				628			-12.9	%				2,102				2,238			-6.1	%
Gross margin			49.7	%			51.8	%							49.8	%			51.3	%
Other			159				151			4.7	%				722				750			-3.8	%
Gross margin			-11.0	%			10.3	%							-54.5	%			-8.6	%
TOTAL REVENUE			29,486				29,019			1.6	%				106,916				99,870			7.1	%
GROSS PROFIT			14,722				14,227			3.5	%				50,138				46,014			9.0	%
Gross margin			49.9	%			49.0	%							46.9	%			46.1	%
EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME
S,G&A			6,076				5,951			2.1	%				23,594				21,837			8.0	%
% of revenue			20.6	%			20.5	%							22.1	%			21.9	%
R,D&E			1,555				1,578			-1.5	%				6,258				6,026			3.8	%
% of revenue			5.3	%			5.4	%							5.9	%			6.0	%
Intellectual property
and custom development
income			(253	)			(318	)		-20.4	%				(1,108	)			(1,154	)		-4.0	%
Other (income)
and expense			(44	)			(42	)		4.9	%				(20	)			(787	)		-97.4	%
Interest expense			113				102			11.6	%				411				368			11.6	%
TOTAL EXPENSE AND
OTHER INCOME			7,448				7,271			2.4	%				29,135				26,291			10.8	%
% of revenue			25.3	%			25.1	%							27.3	%			26.3	%
INCOME BEFORE
INCOME TAXES			7,274				6,956			4.6	%				21,003				19,723			6.5	%
Pre-tax margin			24.7	%			24.0	%							19.6	%			19.7	%
Provision for
income taxes			1,784				1,698			5.1	%				5,148				4,890			5.3	%
Effective tax
rate			24.5	%			24.4	%							24.5	%			24.8	%
NET INCOME		$	5,490			$	5,257			4.4	%			$	15,855			$	14,833			6.9	%
Net margin			18.6	%			18.1	%							14.8	%			14.9	%
EARNINGS PER SHARE
OF COMMON STOCK:
ASSUMING DILUTION		$	4.62			$	4.18			10.5	%			$	13.06			$	11.52			13.4	%
BASIC		$	4.68			$	4.24			10.4	%			$	13.25			$	11.69			13.3	%
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER
OF COMMON SHARES OUT-
STANDING (M’s):
ASSUMING DILUTION			1,188.7				1,258.4								1,213.8				1,287.4
BASIC			1,172.2				1,240.1								1,197.0				1,268.8
* Segment gross profit margins in 2010 reclassified to conform with 2011 presentation.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
		At					At
(Dollars in Millions)		December 31,					December 31,
		2011					2010
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	11,922				$	10,661
Marketable securities			–					990
Notes and accounts receivable - trade
(net of allowances of $256 in 2011 and $324 in 2010)			11,179					10,834
Short-term financing receivables
(net of allowances of $311 in 2011 and $342 in 2010)			16,901					16,257
Other accounts receivable
(net of allowances of $11 in 2011 and $10 in 2010)			1,481					1,134
Inventories, at lower of average cost or market:
Finished goods			589					432
Work in process and raw materials			2,007					2,018
Total inventories			2,595					2,450
Deferred taxes			1,601					1,564
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			5,249					4,226
Total Current Assets			50,928					48,116
Property, plant and equipment			40,124					40,289
Less: Accumulated depreciation			26,241					26,193
Property, plant and equipment - net			13,883					14,096
Long-term financing receivables
(net of allowances of $38 in 2011 and $58 in 2010)			10,776					10,548
Prepaid pension assets			2,843					3,068
Deferred taxes			3,503					3,220
Goodwill			26,213					25,136
Intangible assets - net			3,392					3,488
Investments and sundry assets			4,895					5,778
Total Assets		$	116,433				$	113,452
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Taxes		$	3,313				$	4,216
Short-term debt			8,463					6,778
Accounts payable			8,517					7,804
Compensation and benefits			5,099					5,028
Deferred income			12,197					11,580
Other accrued expenses and liabilities			4,535					5,156
Total Current Liabilities			42,123					40,562
Long-term debt			22,857					21,846
Retirement and nonpension postretirement
benefit obligations			18,374					15,978
Deferred income			3,847					3,666
Other liabilities			8,996					8,226
Total Liabilities			96,197					90,279
Contingencies and commitments
EQUITY
IBM Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock			48,129					45,418
Retained earnings			104,857					92,532
Treasury stock — at cost			(110,963	)				(96,161	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)			(21,885	)				(18,743	)
Total IBM stockholders’ equity			20,138					23,046
Noncontrolling interests			97					126
Total Equity			20,236					23,172
Total Liabilities and Equity		$	116,433				$	113,452

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
		Three Months									Twelve Months
		Ended									Ended
(Dollars in Millions)		December 31,									December 31,
		2011				2010					2011				2010
Net Cash from Operating Activities per GAAP:		$	7,097			$	6,795				$	19,846			$	19,549
Less: the change in Global Financing (GF)
Receivables			(2,927	)			(2,991	)				(817	)			(734	)
Net Cash from Operating Activities
(Excluding GF Receivables)			10,024				9,786					20,663				20,283
Capital Expenditures, Net			(1,059	)			(1,103	)				(4,059	)			(3,984	)
Free Cash Flow
(Excluding GF Receivables)			8,965				8,683					16,604				16,299
Acquisitions			(1,588	)			(2,928	)				(1,811	)			(5,922	)
Divestitures			10				55					14				55
Dividends			(880	)			(808	)				(3,473	)			(3,177	)
Share Repurchase			(3,581	)			(3,601	)				(15,046	)			(15,375	)
Non-GF Debt			599				745					1,692				2,279
Other (includes GF Receivables, and
GF Debt)			(2,906	)			(1,582	)				2,291				3,518
Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and
Short-term Marketable Securities		$	619			$	564				$	271				($2,322	)

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
SEGMENT DATA
		FOURTH-QUARTER 2011
(Dollars in Millions)		Revenue												Pre-tax				Pre-tax
		External				Internal				Total				Income				Margin
SEGMENTS
Global Technology Services		$	10,452			$	299			$	10,751			$	1,930			18.0	%
Y-T-Y change			2.8	%			0.2	%			2.7	%			18.0	%
Global Business Services			4,877				193				5,069				841			16.6	%
Y-T-Y change			2.5	%			-3.4	%			2.3	%			14.4	%
Software			7,648				851				8,499				3,710			43.7	%
Y-T-Y change			8.7	%			9.9	%			8.8	%			12.5	%
Systems and Technology			5,803				186				5,989				790			13.2	%
Y-T-Y change			-7.6	%			-19.8	%			-8.0	%			-32.6	%
Global Financing			548				569				1,116				514			46.1	%
Y-T-Y change			-12.9	%			-1.1	%			-7.2	%			-9.1	%
TOTAL REPORTABLE SEGMENTS		$	29,328			$	2,098			$	31,425			$	7,786			24.8	%
Y-T-Y change			1.6	%			0.9	%			1.5	%			5.1	%
Eliminations / Other			159				(2,098	)			(1,939	)			(512	)
TOTAL IBM CONSOLIDATED		$	29,486			$	0			$	29,486			$	7,274			24.7	%
Y-T-Y change			1.6	%							1.6	%			4.6	%
		FOURTH-QUARTER 2010
(Dollars in Millions)		Revenue												Pre-tax				Pre-tax
		External				Internal				Total				Income*				Margin*
SEGMENTS
Global Technology Services		$	10,165			$	299			$	10,464			$	1,635			15.6	%
Global Business Services			4,758				199				4,957				735			14.8	%
Software			7,039				774				7,813				3,299			42.2	%
Systems and Technology			6,277				232				6,509				1,173			18.0	%
Global Financing			628				575				1,203				566			47.0	%
TOTAL REPORTABLE SEGMENTS		$	28,867			$	2,079			$	30,947			$	7,408			23.9	%
Eliminations / Other			151				(2,079	)			(1,928	)			(452	)
TOTAL IBM CONSOLIDATED		$	29,019			$	0			$	29,019			$	6,956			24.0	%
* Reclassified to conform with 2011 presentation.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
SEGMENT DATA
		TWELVE-MONTHS 2011
(Dollars in Millions)		Revenue												Pre-tax				Pre-tax
		External				Internal				Total				Income				Margin
SEGMENTS
Global Technology Services		$	40,879			$	1,242			$	42,121			$	6,284			14.9	%
Y-T-Y change			7.0	%			-5.3	%			6.6	%			14.3	%
Global Business Services			19,284				797				20,081				3,006			15.0	%
Y-T-Y change			5.8	%			-0.2	%			5.6	%			18.1	%
Software			24,944				3,276				28,219				9,970			35.3	%
Y-T-Y change			10.9	%			11.0	%			10.9	%			5.3	%
Systems and Technology			18,985				838				19,823				1,633			8.2	%
Y-T-Y change			5.6	%			4.3	%			5.6	%			12.2	%
Global Financing			2,102				2,092				4,195				2,011			47.9	%
Y-T-Y change			-6.1	%			13.6	%			2.8	%			2.8	%
TOTAL REPORTABLE SEGMENTS		$	106,194			$	8,246			$	114,440			$	22,904			20.0	%
Y-T-Y change			7.1	%			7.0	%			7.1	%			9.5	%
Eliminations / Other			722				(8,246	)			(7,524	)			(1,901	)
TOTAL IBM CONSOLIDATED		$	106,916			$	0			$	106,916			$	21,003			19.6	%
Y-T-Y change			7.1	%							7.1	%			6.5	%
		TWELVE-MONTHS 2010
(Dollars in Millions)		Revenue												Pre-tax				Pre-tax
		External				Internal				Total				Income*				Margin*
SEGMENTS
Global Technology Services		$	38,201			$	1,313			$	39,514			$	5,499			13.9	%
Global Business Services			18,223				798				19,021				2,546			13.4	%
Software			22,485				2,950				25,436				9,466			37.2	%
Systems and Technology			17,973				804				18,777				1,456			7.8	%
Global Financing			2,238				1,842				4,080				1,956			48.0	%
TOTAL REPORTABLE SEGMENTS		$	99,120			$	7,707			$	106,827			$	20,923			19.6	%
Eliminations / Other			750				(7,707	)			(6,956	)			(1,200	)
TOTAL IBM CONSOLIDATED		$	99,870			$	0			$	99,870			$	19,723			19.7	%
* Reclassified to conform with 2011 presentation.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING RESULTS RECONCILIATION
(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
		FOURTH-QUARTER 2011
						Acquisition-				Retirement-
						Related				Related			Operating
		GAAP				Adjustments*				Adjustments**			(Non-GAAP)
Gross Profit		$	14,722			$	81			($10	)		$	14,793
Gross Profit Margin			49.9	%		0.3Pts				-0.0Pts				50.2	%
S,G&A			6,076				(82	)		2				5,996
R,D&E			1,555				0			23				1,578
Other (Income) & Expense			(44	)			(2	)		0				(46	)
Total Expense & Other (Income)			7,448				(85	)		25				7,388
Pre-Tax Income			7,274				166			(35	)			7,405
Pre-Tax Income Margin			24.7	%		0.6Pts				-0.1Pts				25.1	%
Provision for Income Taxes***			1,784				47			(24	)			1,808
Effective Tax Rate			24.5	%		0.1Pts				-0.2Pts				24.4	%
Net Income			5,490				119			(12	)			5,597
Net Income Margin			18.6	%		0.4Pts				-0.0Pts				19.0	%
Diluted Earnings Per Share		$	4.62			$	0.10			($0.01	)		$	4.71
		FOURTH-QUARTER 2010
						Acquisition-				Retirement-
						Related				Related			Operating
		GAAP				Adjustments*				Adjustments**			(Non-GAAP)
Gross Profit		$	14,227			$	82			($60	)		$	14,249
Gross Profit Margin			49.0	%		0.3Pts				-0.2Pts				49.1	%
S,G&A			5,951				(95	)		28				5,884
R,D&E			1,578				0			33				1,611
Other (Income) & Expense			(42	)			(2	)		0				(44	)
Total Expense & Other (Income)			7,271				(98	)		61				7,235
Pre-Tax Income			6,956				180			(121	)			7,015
Pre-Tax Income Margin			24.0	%		0.6Pts				-0.4Pts				24.2	%
Provision for Income Taxes***			1,698				10			(47	)			1,661
Effective Tax Rate			24.4	%		-0.5Pts				-0.3Pts				23.7	%
Net Income			5,257				170			(74	)			5,354
Net Income Margin			18.1	%		0.6Pts				-0.3Pts				18.5	%
Diluted Earnings Per Share		$	4.18			$	0.14			($0.06	)		$	4.25

* Includes amortization of acquired intangible assets and other acquisition-related charges.

** Includes retirement-related items driven by changes to plan assets and liabilities primarily related to market performance.

*** Tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the GAAP pre-tax income which employs an annual effective tax rate method to the results.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING RESULTS RECONCILIATION
(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
		TWELVE-MONTHS 2011
						Acquisition-				Retirement-
						Related				Related				Operating
		GAAP				Adjustments*				Adjustments**				(Non-GAAP)
Gross Profit		$	50,138			$	341			$	2			$	50,481
Gross Profit Margin			46.9	%		0.3Pts				0.0Pts					47.2	%
S,G&A			23,594				(309	)			(13	)			23,272
R,D&E			6,258				0				88				6,345
Other (Income) & Expense			(20	)			(25	)			0				(45	)
Total Expense & Other (Income)			29,135				(334	)			74				28,875
Pre-Tax Income			21,003				675				(72	)			21,605
Pre-Tax Income Margin			19.6	%		0.6Pts				-0.1Pts					20.2	%
Provision for Income Taxes***			5,148				179				(40	)			5,287
Effective Tax Rate			24.5	%		0.1Pts				-0.1Pts					24.5	%
Net Income			15,855				495				(32	)			16,318
Net Income Margin			14.8	%		0.5Pts				-0.0Pts					15.3	%
Diluted Earnings Per Share		$	13.06			$	0.41				($0.03	)		$	13.44
		TWELVE-MONTHS 2010
						Acquisition-				Retirement-
						Related				Related				Operating
		GAAP				Adjustments*				Adjustments**				(Non-GAAP)
Gross Profit		$	46,014			$	260				($204	)		$	46,070
Gross Profit Margin			46.1	%		0.3Pts				-0.2Pts					46.1	%
S,G&A			21,837				(294	)			84				21,628
R,D&E			6,026				0				126				6,152
Other (Income) & Expense			(787	)			(4	)			0				(791	)
Total Expense & Other (Income)			26,291				(298	)			210				26,202
Pre-Tax Income			19,723				558				(414	)			19,867
Pre-Tax Income Margin			19.7	%		0.6Pts				-0.4Pts					19.9	%
Provision for Income Taxes***			4,890				116				(162	)			4,844
Effective Tax Rate			24.8	%		-0.1Pts				-0.3Pts					24.4	%
Net Income			14,833				443				(253	)			15,023
Net Income Margin			14.9	%		0.4Pts				-0.3Pts					15.0	%
Diluted Earnings Per Share		$	11.52			$	0.34				($0.20	)		$	11.67

* Includes amortization of acquired intangible assets and other acquisition-related charges.

** Includes retirement-related items driven by changes to plan assets and liabilities primarily related to market performance.

*** Tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the GAAP pre-tax income which employs an annual effective tax rate method to the results.

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