UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: March 12, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

 

1-2360

 

13-0871985

(State of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS employer Identification No.)

 

ARMONK, NEW YORK

 

10504

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

914-499-1900
(Registrant’s telephone number)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure)

Attachment I of this Form 8-K contains information that is being posted on IBM’s Investor Relations website (www.ibm.com/investor/). All of the information in Attachment I is hereby furnished.

IBM’s web site (www.ibm.com) contains a significant amount of information about IBM, including financial and other information for investors (www.ibm.com/investor/).  IBM encourages investors to visit its various web sites from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.




 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 12, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy S. Shaughnessy

 

 

 

 

Timothy S. Shaughnessy

 

 

 

 

Vice President and Controller

 

 




ATTACHMENT I

IBM ADOPTS NEW REPORTING FORMAT

In the fourth quarter 2006 earnings presentation, IBM stated its intent to focus its discussions of financial performance on the IBM segment view, as this is how the business is managed and is the best reflection of the company’s strategy.

Beginning with the release of first quarter 2007 earnings in April, IBM will change the presentation of revenue and gross margin in its earnings press release to reflect this segment focus.  As a result of this change, IBM will now provide external segment gross profit dollars and gross profit margins for all its segments, including the two services segments individually.  In the schedules below, IBM is providing historical revenue and gross margin information for the segments.

Prior to the fourth quarter of 2006, the segment view for software and services was consistent with the same categories in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings.  As the company continues to move its strategic direction towards delivering solutions which bring integrated software and services capabilities to our clients, the alignment between segment and categories will diverge over time.  To avoid confusion between the segment view and the Consolidated Statement of Earnings, IBM intends to change its presentation of revenue and cost in its Consolidated Statement of Earnings in future 10-K and 10-Q filings to the categories of Sales, Services, and Financing beginning with the first quarter 2007 10-Q.

These changes only impact the formats for the primary reporting of IBM’s revenue and gross profit details, and do not reflect any changes in the company’s reportable segment results or in the company’s organization.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES AND NEW DISCLOSURES

1.               EARNINGS PRESS RELEASE FORMAT: IBM is providing an example of the new press release format, which will now include external segment revenue and gross profit in the Comparative Financial Results Exhibit (Schedule 1).  There is no change to the existing Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and Segment exhibits.

2.               HISTORICAL SEGMENT GROSS PROFIT:  IBM is providing 2004, 2005, and 2006 by quarter for external segment revenue, gross profit, and gross profit margin (Schedule 2).  The only information provided in this view which has not been previously disclosed is the external gross profit dollars and gross profit margins for the individual Global Technology Services and Global Business Services segments as well as “Other.”

3.               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS: IBM is providing an example of the Consolidated Statement of Earnings that will reflect the revenue and cost categories of, Services, Sales, and Financing.  In this construct, Hardware and Software have been categorized as Sales, and “Other”, which




                        represented a very small component of revenue and cost, has been reclassified to the category consistent with the activity (Schedule 3).  This change does not impact previously reported total revenue, cost, earnings, or cash flow.

See the following schedules for these changes:

Schedule 1:

 

Comparative Financial Results Exhibit — Press Release format

Schedule 2:

 

External Segment Revenue and Gross Profit History

Schedule 3:

 

Consolidated Statement of Earnings in 10-Q and 10-K filings

Amounts in schedules may not total due to rounding.

 




Schedule 1: Comparative Financial Results Exhibit — Press Release format

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

Three Months
Ended December 31,

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2006

 

2005

 

Percent
Change

 

REVENUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

$

8,590

 

$

8,020

 

7.1

%

Gross margin

 

29.9

%

30.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Business Services

 

4,223

 

3,980

 

6.1

%

Gross margin

 

24.7

%

20.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Systems and Technology

 

7,070

 

6,849

 

3.2

%

Gross margin

 

41.8

%

41.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software

 

5,607

 

4,901

 

14.4

%

Gross margin

 

86.5

%

86.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Financing

 

620

 

603

 

2.9

%

Gross margin

 

48.6

%

57.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

147

 

74

 

97.2

%

Gross margin

 

-6.9

%

66.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL REVENUE

 

26,257

 

24,427

 

7.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

 

11,701

 

10,765

 

8.7

%

Gross margin

 

44.6

%

44.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S,G&A

 

5,620

 

5,252

 

7.0

%

% of revenue

 

21.4

%

21.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R,D&E

 

1,587

 

1,459

 

8.8

%

% of revenue

 

6.0

%

6.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intellectual property and custom development income

 

(241

)

(228

)

5.8

%

Other (income) and expense

 

(150

)

(334

)

-55.0

%

Interest expense

 

71

 

48

 

48.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSE AND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME

 

6,887

 

6,197

 

11.1

%

% of revenue

 

26.2

%

25.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATIONS BEFORE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAXES

 

4,814

 

4,568

 

5.4

%

Pretax margin

 

18.3

%

18.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

1,350

 

1,348

 

0.2

%

Effective tax rate

 

28.0

%

29.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

3,464

 

3,220

 

7.6

%

Net margin

 

13.2

%

13.2

%

 

 

 




 

Schedule 2: External Segment Revenue and Gross Profit History

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

1Q 06

 

2Q 06

 

3Q 06

 

4Q 06

 

FY 06

 

External Segment Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

$

7,719

 

$

7,955

 

$

8,058

 

$

8,590

 

$

32,322

 

Global Business Services

 

3,848

 

3,939

 

3,959

 

4,223

 

15,969

 

Systems and Technology Group

 

4,419

 

5,014

 

5,466

 

7,070

 

21,970

 

Software

 

3,907

 

4,241

 

4,406

 

5,607

 

18,161

 

Global Financing

 

582

 

576

 

587

 

620

 

2,365

 

Total Segments

 

20,475

 

21,725

 

22,476

 

26,111

 

90,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

184

 

165

 

141

 

147

 

637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IBM

 

$

20,659

 

$

21,890

 

$

22,617

 

$

26,257

 

$

91,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External Segment Gross Profit $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

$

2,253

 

$

2,368

 

$

2,437

 

$

2,565

 

$

9,623

 

Global Business Services

 

823

 

923

 

904

 

1,044

 

3,694

 

Systems and Technology Group

 

1,413

 

1,831

 

2,087

 

2,952

 

8,284

 

Software

 

3,290

 

3,573

 

3,760

 

4,848

 

15,471

 

Global Financing

 

307

 

294

 

285

 

302

 

1,188

 

Total Segments

 

8,086

 

8,989

 

9,472

 

11,711

 

38,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

2

 

25

 

19

 

(10

)

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IBM

 

$

8,088

 

$

9,014

 

$

9,492

 

$

11,701

 

$

38,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External Segment Gross Profit Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

29.2

%

29.8

%

30.2

%

29.9

%

29.8

%

Global Business Services

 

21.4

%

23.4

%

22.8

%

24.7

%

23.1

%

Systems and Technology Group

 

32.0

%

36.5

%

38.2

%

41.8

%

37.7

%

Software

 

84.2

%

84.2

%

85.3

%

86.5

%

85.2

%

Global Financing

 

52.8

%

51.1

%

48.6

%

48.6

%

50.3

%

Total Segments

 

39.5

%

41.4

%

42.1

%

44.9

%

42.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

1.2

%

14.9

%

13.6

%

-6.9

%

5.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IBM

 

39.1

%

41.2

%

42.0

%

44.6

%

41.9

%

 




 

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

1Q 05

 

2Q 05

 

3Q 05

 

4Q 05

 

FY 05

 

External Segment Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

$

7,822

 

$

7,872

 

$

7,787

 

$

8,020

 

$

31,501

 

Global Business Services

 

3,887

 

4,129

 

3,910

 

3,980

 

15,906

 

Systems and Technology Group

 

4,289

 

4,855

 

4,988

 

6,849

 

20,981

 

Personal Computing Division

 

2,319

 

557

 

 

 

2,876

 

Software

 

3,814

 

4,056

 

4,059

 

4,901

 

16,830

 

Global Financing

 

579

 

620

 

599

 

603

 

2,401

 

Total Segments

 

22,710

 

22,089

 

21,343

 

24,353

 

90,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

198

 

182

 

186

 

74

 

639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IBM

 

$

22,908

 

$

22,270

 

$

21,529

 

$

24,427

 

$

91,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External Segment Gross Profit $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

$

2,186

 

$

2,254

 

$

2,310

 

$

2,476

 

$

9,226

 

Global Business Services

 

657

 

879

 

740

 

813

 

3,088

 

Systems and Technology Group

 

1,666

 

2,007

 

1,949

 

2,851

 

8,473

 

Personal Computing Division

 

295

 

(50)

 

 

 

245

 

Software

 

3,197

 

3,422

 

3,448

 

4,229

 

14,296

 

Global Financing

 

314

 

326

 

326

 

346

 

1,312

 

Total Segments

 

8,314

 

8,838

 

8,774

 

10,715

 

36,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

(60

)

(62

)

(36

)

49

 

(108

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IBM

 

$

8,254

 

$

8,775

 

$

8,738

 

$

10,765

 

$

36,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External Segment Gross Profit Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

27.9

%

28.6

%

29.7

%

30.9

%

29.3

%

Global Business Services

 

16.9

%

21.3

%

18.9

%

20.4

%

19.4

%

Systems and Technology Group

 

38.8

%

41.3

%

39.1

%

41.6

%

40.4

%

Personal Computing Division

 

12.7

%

-9.0

%

 

 

8.5

%

Software

 

83.8

%

84.4

%

84.9

%

86.3

%

84.9

%

Global Financing

 

54.2

%

52.6

%

54.4

%

57.4

%

54.6

%

Total Segments

 

36.6

%

40.0

%

41.1

%

44.0

%

40.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

-30.6

%

-34.3

%

-19.1

%

66.2

%

-16.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IBM

 

36.0

%

39.4

%

40.6

%

44.1

%

40.1

%

 




 

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

1Q 04

 

2Q 04

 

3Q 04

 

4Q 04

 

FY 04

 

External Segment Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

$

7,087

 

$

7,353

 

$

7,464

 

$

8,178

 

$

30,082

 

Global Business Services

 

3,954

 

3,938

 

3,864

 

4,446

 

16,201

 

Systems and Technology Group

 

4,225

 

4,640

 

4,665

 

6,443

 

19,973

 

Personal Computing Division

 

2,377

 

2,679

 

2,713

 

2,968

 

10,737

 

Software

 

3,706

 

3,695

 

3,846

 

4,895

 

16,141

 

Global Financing

 

665

 

652

 

634

 

656

 

2,607

 

Total Segments

 

22,014

 

22,957

 

23,187

 

27,585

 

95,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

161

 

141

 

162

 

87

 

552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IBM

 

$

22,175

 

$

23,098

 

$

23,349

 

$

27,671

 

$

96,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External Segment Gross Profit $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

$

1,916

 

$

1,980

 

$

2,082

 

$

2,123

 

$

8,102

 

Global Business Services

 

707

 

777

 

675

 

944

 

3,104

 

Systems and Technology Group

 

1,644

 

1,924

 

1,869

 

2,875

 

8,311

 

Personal Computing Division

 

249

 

293

 

278

 

375

 

1,194

 

Software

 

3,088

 

3,096

 

3,259

 

4,210

 

13,652

 

Global Financing

 

403

 

387

 

381

 

391

 

1,562

 

Total Segments

 

8,007

 

8,458

 

8,544

 

10,917

 

35,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

(115

)

(52

)

(9

)

(179

)

(356

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IBM

 

$

7,892

 

$

8,406

 

$

8,533

 

$

10,738

 

$

35,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External Segment Gross Profit Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Services

 

27.0

%

26.9

%

27.9

%

26.0

%

26.9

%

Global Business Services

 

17.9

%

19.7

%

17.5

%

21.2

%

19.2

%

Systems and Technology Group

 

38.9

%

41.5

%

40.1

%

44.6

%

41.6

%

Personal Computing Division

 

10.5

%

10.9

%

10.2

%

12.6

%

11.1

%

Software

 

83.3

%

83.8

%

84.7

%

86.0

%

84.6

%

Global Financing

 

60.6

%

59.4

%

60.0

%

59.6

%

59.9

%

Total Segments

 

36.4

%

36.8

%

36.8

%

39.6

%

37.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

-71.7

%

-36.7

%

-5.8

%

-206.0

%

-64.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total IBM

 

35.6

%

36.4

%

36.5

%

38.8

%

36.9

%

 




Schedule 3: Consolidated Statement of Earnings in 10-Q and 10-K filings

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES  CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

Revenue :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

$

12,788

 

$

12,019

 

 

Sales

 

12,845

 

11,804

 

 

Financing

 

625

 

605

 

 

Total revenue

 

26,257

 

24,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

9,230

 

8,728

 

 

Sales

 

5,006

 

4,677

 

 

Financing

 

320

 

257

 

 

Total cost

 

14,556

 

13,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

11,701

 

10,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense and other income :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

5,620

 

5,252

 

 

Research, development and engineering

 

1,587

 

1,459

 

 

Intellectual property and custom development income

 

(241

)

(228

)

 

Other (income) and expense

 

(150

)

(334

)

 

Interest expense

 

71

 

48

 

 

Total expense and other income

 

6,887

 

6,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

4,814

 

4,568

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

1,350

 

1,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

3,464

 

3,220