IBM Reports 2009 First-Quarter Results

ARMONK, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
IBM (NYSE: IBM):

* Diluted earnings of $1.70 per share, up 4 percent;

* Reiterates full-year 2009 earnings of at least $9.20 per share;

* Free cash flow of $1 billion, up $450 million;

* Gross profit margin of 43.4 percent, up 1.9 points;

* Net income of $2.3 billion, down 1 percent; net margin up 1.1 points;

* Revenue of $21.7 billion, impacted by strong U.S. dollar, down 11 percent,
down 4 percent adjusting for currency;

* Software pre-tax margin up 2.9 points; income up 5 percent;

* Global Services pre-tax margin up 1.6 points; income up 4 percent;

* Total services signings up 10 percent, longer-term signings up 27 percent,
both adjusting for currency;

* 16 services deals greater than $100 million;

* Growth markets revenue up 4 percent adjusting for currency;

* Returned nearly $2.5 billion to shareholders in dividends and share
repurchases.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced first-quarter 2009 diluted earnings of $1.70 per
share compared with diluted earnings of $1.64 per share in the first quarter of
2008, an increase of 4 percent as reported. First-quarter net income was $2.30
billion compared with $2.32 billion in the first quarter of 2008, a decrease of
1 percent. Total revenues for the first quarter of 2009 of $21.7 billion
decreased 11 percent (4 percent, adjusting for currency) from the first quarter
of 2008.

"IBM continued to perform well in a very difficult economic environment. This
was due to our long-term strategic focus: shifting into software and services,
divesting of commodity businesses, and creating solutions that help clients
reduce cost and conserve capital. At the same time we have a disciplined
approach to cost and expense management giving us a strong financial position,"
said Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer.

"We are well-positioned to continue to move aggressively and leverage our strong
cash performance to make the most of the opportunities that arise, including
smarter planet initiatives and other strategic options. We remain ahead of pace
for our 2010 roadmap of $10 to $11 per share."

IBM said that it expects full-year 2009 earnings of at least $9.20 per share.

From a geographic perspective, the Americas` first-quarter revenues were $9.3
billion, a decrease of 7 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency) from the
2008 period. Revenues from Europe/Middle East/Africa were $7.2 billion, down 18
percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency). Asia-Pacific revenues decreased 6
percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency) to $4.8 billion. OEM revenues were
$461 million, down 34 percent compared with the 2008 first quarter. Revenues
from the company`s growth markets organization decreased 12 percent (up 4
percent, adjusting for currency) and represented 17 percent of geographic
revenues.

Total Global Services revenues decreased 10 percent (2 percent, adjusting for
currency). Global Technology Services segment revenues decreased 10 percent (1
percent, adjusting for currency) to $8.8 billion. Global Business Services
segment revenues decreased 10 percent (4 percent, adjusting for currency) to
$4.4 billion. IBM signed services contracts totaling $12.5 billion, at actual
rates, a decrease of 1 percent (up 10 percent, adjusting for currency),
including 16 contracts greater than $100 million. Shorter-term signings were
$5.5 billion, a decrease of 14 percent (5 percent, adjusting for currency).
Longer-term signings increased 14 percent (27 percent, adjusting for currency)
to $7.0 billion. The estimated services backlog at March 31 was $126 billion at
actual rates compared with $130 billion at year-end 2008.

Revenues from the Software segment were $4.5 billion, a decrease of 6 percent
(up 2 percent, adjusting for currency) compared with the first quarter of 2008;
pre-tax income increased 5 percent. Revenues from IBM`s middleware products,
which primarily include WebSphere, Information Management, Tivoli, Lotus and
Rational products, were $3.6 billion, a decrease of 5 percent (up 4 percent,
adjusting for currency) versus the first quarter of 2008. Operating systems
revenues of $492 million decreased 7 percent (flat, adjusting for currency)
compared with the prior-year quarter.

For the WebSphere family of software products, which facilitate customers`
ability to manage a wide variety of business processes using open standards to
interconnect applications, data and operating systems, revenues increased 5
percent year over year. Revenues from Information Management software, which
enables clients to leverage information on demand, decreased 8 percent. Revenues
from Tivoli software, infrastructure software that enables clients to centrally
manage networks including security and storage capability, decreased 1 percent,
and revenues from Lotus software, which allows collaborating and messaging by
clients in real-time communication and knowledge management, decreased 12
percent. Revenues from Rational software, integrated tools to improve the
processes of software development, increased 9 percent.

Revenues from the Systems and Technology segment totaled $3.2 billion for the
quarter, down 23 percent (18 percent, adjusting for currency). Systems revenues
decreased 22 percent (15 percent, adjusting for currency). Revenues from the
converged System p products decreased 2 percent compared with the 2008 period.
Revenues from System z mainframe server products decreased 19 percent compared
with the year-ago period. Total delivery of System z computing power, which is
measured in MIPS (millions of instructions per second), increased 18 percent.
Revenues from the System x servers decreased 27 percent. Revenues from System
Storage decreased 20 percent, and revenues from Retail Store Solutions decreased
38 percent. Revenues from Microelectronics OEM decreased 36 percent.

Global Financing segment revenues decreased 9 percent (flat, adjusting for
currency) in the first quarter to $578 million.

The company`s total gross profit margin was 43.4 percent in the 2009 first
quarter compared with 41.5 percent in the 2008 first-quarter period, led by
improving margins in services and software.

Total expense and other income decreased 9 percent to $6.3 billion compared with
the prior-year period. SG&A expense decreased 6 percent to $5.3 billion
including workforce rebalancing charges of approximately $265 million. RD&E
expense of $1.5 billion decreased 6 percent compared with the year-ago period.
Intellectual property and custom development income decreased to $268 million
compared with $274 million a year ago. Other (income) and expense was income of
$304 million including a net gain of $298 million relating to the sale of
certain elements of the company`s logistics process, compared with income of
$125 million from a year ago. Interest expense decreased to $136 million
compared with $178 million in the prior year.

IBM`s tax rate in the first-quarter 2009 was 26.5 percent compared with 27.5
percent in the first quarter of 2008, a decline of 1.0 point.

The weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding in the
first-quarter 2009 was 1.35 billion compared with 1.41 billion shares in the
same period of 2008. As of March 31, 2009, there were 1.32 billion basic common
shares outstanding.

Debt, including Global Financing, totaled $31.0 billion, compared with $33.9
billion at year-end 2008. From a management segment view, Global Financing debt
decreased $1.0 billion from year-end 2008 to a total of $23.4 billion at March
31, 2009, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.0 to 1. Non-global financing
debt totaled $7.6 billion, a decrease of $1.9 billion since year-end 2008,
resulting in a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 42.4 percent from 48.7 percent,
which reflects the adoption of SFAS No. 160 referenced in the Consolidated
Statement of Financial Position.

IBM ended the first quarter of 2009 with $12.3 billion of cash on hand and
generated free cash flow of $1.0 billion, up $450 million year over year,
excluding Global Financing receivables. The company returned nearly $2.5 billion
to shareholders through $675 million in dividends and $1.8 billion of share
repurchases. The balance sheet remains strong, and the company is well
positioned to take advantage of opportunities.

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.
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 the 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 protection; 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; competitive conditions; the company`s ability to attract
and retain key personnel and its reliance on critical skills; impact of
relationships with critical suppliers; 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. 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 -

* showing 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 first-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. EDT, today. Investors may participate by viewing the Webcast at
www.ibm.com/investor/1q09. Presentation charts will be available on the Web site
prior to 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 March 31,
Percent
2009 2008 Change
REVENUE

Global Technology Services $8,754 $9,677 -9.5 %
Gross profit margin 33.9 % 31.3 %

Global Business Services 4,397 4,911 -10.5 %
Gross profit margin 26.5 % 25.0 %

Software 4,539 4,847 -6.3 %
Gross profit margin 84.2 % 83.9 %

Systems and Technology 3,228 4,219 -23.5 %
Gross profit margin 34.0 % 37.0 %

Global Financing 578 633 -8.5 %
Gross profit margin 45.9 % 50.8 %

Other 213 216 -0.9 %
Gross profit margin 52.7 % -19.9 %

TOTAL REVENUE 21,711 24,502 -11.4 %

GROSS PROFIT 9,431 10,166 -7.2 %
Gross profit margin 43.4 % 41.5 %

EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME

S,G&A 5,264 5,620 -6.3 %
Expense to revenue 24.2 % 22.9 %

R,D&E 1,480 1,569 -5.7 %
Expense to revenue 6.8 % 6.4 %

Intellectual property
and custom development
income (268 ) (274 ) -2.2 %
Other (income) and expense (304 ) (125 ) 142.8 %
Interest expense 136 178 -23.2 %

TOTAL EXPENSE AND
OTHER INCOME 6,309 6,968 -9.5 %
Expense to revenue 29.1 % 28.4 %

INCOME BEFORE
INCOME TAXES 3,122 3,198 -2.4 %
Pre-tax margin 14.4 % 13.1 %

Provision for
income taxes 827 879 -5.9 %
Effective tax rate 26.5 % 27.5 %

NET INCOME $2,295 $2,319 -1.0 %
Net margin 10.6 % 9.5 %

EARNINGS/(LOSS)PER SHARE
OF COMMON STOCK:
ASSUMING DILUTION $1.70 $1.64 * 3.7 %
BASIC $1.71 $1.67 * 2.4 %

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER
OF COMMON SHARES
OUTSTANDING (M's)
ASSUMING DILUTION 1,349.5 1,411.4 *
BASIC 1,344.3 1,394.3 *

* Restated to reflect the implementation of FSP EITF 03-6-1, "Determining
Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are
Participating Securities."

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in Millions) At March 31, At December 31,
2009 2008

ASSETS

Current Assets:
Cash & cash equivalents $12,294 $12,741
Marketable securities 1 166
Notes and A/R ---- trade (net of allowances of
$244 in 2009 and $226 in 2008) 9,170 10,906
Short-term financing receivables (net of allowances
of $362 in 2009 and $351 in 2008) 12,952 15,477
Other accounts receivable (net of allowances of
$53 in 2009 and $55 in 2008) 1,341 1,172
Inventories, at lower of average cost or market:
Finished goods 568 524
Work in process and raw materials 2,191 2,176
Total inventories 2,759 2,701
Deferred taxes 1,410 1,542
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,068 4,299

Total Current Assets 43,995 49,004

Plant, rental machines, and other property 37,592 38,445
Less: Accumulated depreciation 23,865 24,140
Plant, rental machines, and other property (net) 13,727 14,305
Long-term financing receivables (net of allowances
of $174 in 2009 and $179 in 2008) 10,035 11,183
Prepaid pension assets 1,946 1,601
Deferred taxes 6,523 7,270
Goodwill 18,070 18,226
Intangible assets -- net 2,721 2,878
Investments and sundry assets 4,928 5,058

Total Assets $101,944 $109,524

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
Taxes $2,032 $2,743
Short-term debt 9,870 11,236
Accounts payable 5,878 7,014
Compensation and benefits 3,368 4,623
Deferred income 10,407 10,239
Other accrued expenses and liabilities 5,870 6,580

Total Current Liabilities 37,425 42,435

Long-term Debt 21,106 22,689
Retirement & nonpension postretirement 18,276 19,452
Deferred income 3,230 3,171
Other liabilities 8,214 8,192 *

Total Liabilities 88,252 95,939 *

EQUITY
Common Stock 39,430 39,129
Retained Earnings 71,968 70,353
Noncontrolling Interests* 92 119 *
Treasury Stock (76,148 ) (74,171 )
Accumulated G/L not in Retained Earnings (21,649 ) (21,845 )

Total Stockholders' Equity 13,693 13,584 *

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $101,944 $109,524

* Reflects implementation of SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements -- an amendment of ARB No. 51."

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CASH FLOW ANALYSIS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in Millions) Three Months Ended March 31,
2009 2008

Net Cash from Operations $4,386 $4,202

Less: Global Financing (GF) Accounts Receivable 2,584 2,397

Net Cash from Operations 1,802 1,804
(Excluding GF Accounts Receivable)

Net Capital Expenditures (760 ) (1,212 )

Free Cash Flow (excluding GF Accounts Receivable) 1,043 593

Acquisitions (21 ) (4,962 )
Divestitures 356 29
Share Repurchase (1,765 ) (2,427 )
Dividends (675 ) (554 )
Non-GF Debt (1,915 ) (1,720 )
Other (including GF Accounts Receivable,
GF Debt) 2,367 4,921

Change in Cash & Marketable Securities ($612 ) ($4,119 )

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

SEGMENT DATA

(Unaudited)

FIRST-QUARTER 2009

(Dollars in Millions) --------- Revenue --------- Pre-tax Pre-tax
External Internal Total Income Margin
SEGMENTS

Global Technology Services $8,754 $342 $9,096 $1,104 12.1 %
% change -9.5 % -11.9 % -9.6 % 11.7 %

Global Business Services 4,397 232 4,629 521 11.3 %
% change -10.5 % -9.9 % -10.4 % -10.0 %

Software 4,539 614 5,153 1,335 25.9 %
% change -6.3 % -8.0 % -6.5 % 5.4 %

Systems and Technology 3,228 176 3,404 28 0.8 %
% change -23.5 % -9.6 % -22.9 % -80.7 %

Global Financing 578 390 968 360 37.2 %
% change -8.5 % 0.9 % -5.0 % -7.2 %

TOTAL REPORTABLE SEGMENTS 21,498 1,754 23,251 3,348 14.4 %
% change -11.5 % -7.4 % -11.2 % -0.6 %

Eliminations / Other 213 (1,754 ) (1,540 ) (226 )

TOTAL IBM CONSOLIDATED $21,711 $0 $21,711 $3,122 14.4 %
% change -11.4 % -11.4 % -2.4 %

FIRST-QUARTER 2008

(Dollars in Millions) --------- Revenue -------- Pre-tax Pre-tax
External Internal Total Income Margin
SEGMENTS

Global Technology Services $9,677 $388 $10,065 $988 9.8 %

Global Business Services 4,911 258 5,169 579 11.2 %

Software 4,847 667 5,514 1,267 23.0 %

Systems and Technology 4,219 195 4,414 145 3.3 %

Global Financing 633 386 1,019 388 38.1 %

TOTAL REPORTABLE SEGMENTS 24,286 1,894 26,180 3,368 12.9 %

Eliminations / Other 216 (1,894 ) (1,679 ) (170 )

TOTAL IBM CONSOLIDATED $24,502 $0 $24,502 $3,198 13.1 %

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

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