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IBM Reports 2021 Second-Quarter Results

Improved Revenue Growth Led by Hybrid Cloud Platform Adoption, Consulting and
Software

Highlights

Second Quarter:


 * Revenue of $18.7 billion, up 3 percent (flat adjusting for divested businesses
and currency)

-- Cloud & Cognitive Software up 6 percent (up 2 percent adjusting for
currency)

-- Global Business Services up 12 percent (up 7 percent adjusting for
currency)

 * Net cash from operating activities of $17.7 billion and adjusted free cash
flow of $11.0 billion, over last 12 months

 * Total cloud revenue over last 12 months of $27.0 billion, up 15 percent (up 13
percent adjusting for divested businesses and currency)

 * Total cloud revenue in the quarter of $7.0 billion, up 13 percent (up 9
percent adjusting for divested businesses and currency) led by

-- Cloud & Cognitive Software cloud revenue up 29 percent (up 25 percent
adjusting for currency)

-- Global Business Services cloud revenue up 35 percent (up 30 percent
adjusting for currency)

 * Red Hat revenue up 20 percent (up 17 percent adjusting for currency),
normalized for historical comparability

 * GAAP gross profit margin of 48.0 percent, flat; Operating (non-GAAP) gross
profit margin of 49.3 percent, up 30 basis points

 * Debt reduced by $6.4 billion since year-end 2020

 

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced second-quarter 2021 earnings results.

“In the second quarter client adoption of our hybrid cloud platform
contributed to strong performance in Global Business Services and software and
drove improved overall revenue growth. At the same time, we continued to help
clients infuse our AI-based technology offerings into their core business
workflows," said Arvind Krishna, IBM chairman and chief executive officer. "We
are pleased with our progress and we remain on track to deliver full-year
revenue growth and meet our cash flow objective.”
                                      SECOND QUARTER 2021                                                          
                                                                                        Pre-tax       Gross        
                                          Diluted          Net             Pre-tax      Income        Profit       
                                          EPS              Income          Income       Margin        Margin       
 GAAP from Continuing Operations      $   1.47         $   1.3B        $   1.6B         8.3      %    48.0    %    
 Year/Year                                (3)      %       (3)     %       (1)      %   (0.4)    Pts  0.0     Pts  
                                                                                                                   
 Operating (Non-GAAP)                 $   2.33         $   2.1B        $   2.5B         13.5     %    49.3    %    
 Year/Year                                7        %       8       %       9        %   0.7      Pts  0.3     Pts  
 GAAP EPS results include impacts related to the amortization of purchased                                         
 intangible assets and other acquisition-related charges, retirement-related                                       
 charges, U.S. tax reform enactment impacts, and transaction costs associated                                      
 with the Kyndryl separation. The impact of the Kyndryl separation costs for                                       
 second-quarter 2021 was ($0.15) per share.                                                                        


“We expanded operating margins and grew profit dollars in the quarter,
providing a key contribution to our cash performance," said James Kavanaugh,
IBM senior vice president and chief financial officer. "In the first half of
the year we increased adjusted free cash flow, invested in strategic
acquisitions to strengthen our hybrid cloud and AI capabilities, continued to
deleverage and, consistent with our commitment, again increased our
dividend.”

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

In the second quarter, the company generated net cash from operating
activities of $2.6 billion. IBM’s free cash flow was $1.0 billion, which
includes $0.6 billion of cash impacts from the company’s structural actions
initiated in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the transaction costs associated
with the separation of Kyndryl. IBM’s adjusted free cash flow, excluding
these cash impacts, was $1.6 billion. The company returned $1.5 billion to
shareholders in dividends.

In the first six months of the year, the company generated net cash from
operating activities of $7.5 billion. Free cash flow for the first six months
was $2.6 billion. The company’s adjusted free cash flow, excluding cash
impacts of $1.2 billion for the structural actions and transaction separation
costs, was $3.8 billion.

Over the last 12 months, the company generated net cash from operating
activities of $17.7 billion. IBM’s free cash flow for the last 12 months was
$9.7 billion. The company’s adjusted free cash flow, excluding cash impacts
of $1.3 billion for the structural actions and transaction separation costs,
was $11.0 billion.

IBM ended the second quarter with $8.2 billion of cash on hand (includes
marketable securities), down $6.1 billion from year-end 2020 due primarily to
acquisitions and debt reduction payments. Debt, including Global Financing
debt of $17.5 billion, totaled $55.2 billion, down $6.4 billion since the end
of 2020, and down $17.9 billion since closing the Red Hat acquisition.

Segment Results for Second Quarter


 * Cloud & Cognitive Software (includes Cloud & Data Platforms, Cognitive
Applications and Transaction Processing Platforms) —revenues of $6.1
billion, up 6.1 percent (up 2.5 percent adjusting for currency). Cloud &
Data Platforms grew 12 percent (up 8 percent adjusting for currency), led by
the company’s hybrid cloud platform and Cloud Pak growth. Cognitive
Applications grew 12 percent (up 8 percent adjusting for currency), led by
growth in Security and AI applications. Transaction Processing Platforms
declined 7 percent (down 11 percent adjusting for currency). Cloud revenue up
29 percent (up 25 percent adjusting for currency).

 * Global Business Services (includes Consulting, Application Management and
Global Process Services) — revenues of $4.3 billion, up 11.6 percent (up 7.3
percent adjusting for currency), with growth in Consulting, up 16 percent (up
11 percent adjusting for currency), Application Management up 5 percent (up 1
percent adjusting for currency) and Global Process Services up 28 percent (up
25 percent adjusting for currency). Cloud revenue up 35 percent (up 30 percent
adjusting for currency). Gross profit margin declined 60 basis points.

 * Global Technology Services (includes Infrastructure & Cloud Services and
Technology Support Services) — revenues of $6.3 billion, up 0.4 percent
(down 4.1 percent adjusting for currency). Both Infrastructure & Cloud
Services and Technology Support Services were flat (down 4 percent adjusting
for currency). Cloud revenue down 1 percent (down 5 percent adjusting for
currency). Gross profit margin up 110 basis points.

 * Systems (includes Systems Hardware and Operating Systems Software) —
revenues of $1.7 billion, down 7.3 percent (down 10.2 percent adjusting for
currency), driven by declines in IBM Z (down 11 percent; down 13 percent
adjusting for currency) and Storage Systems (down 7 percent, down 10 percent
adjusting for currency). Power systems declined 2 percent (down 5 percent
adjusting for currency). Cloud revenue down 16 percent (down 19 percent
adjusting for currency).

 * Global Financing (includes financing and used equipment sales) — revenues of
$242 million, down 8.6 percent (down 11.6 percent adjusting for currency).

Year-To-Date 2021 Results

Revenues for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 totaled $36.5 billion,
an increase of 2 percent year to year (down 1 percent adjusting for divested
businesses and currency) compared with $35.7 billion for the first six months
of 2020. Net income was $2.3 billion, down 10 percent year to year. Diluted
earnings per share was $2.52 compared with $2.83 per diluted share for the
2020 period, a decrease of 11 percent.

GAAP earnings per share results include a ($1.58) per-share impact for charges
related to amortization of purchased intangible assets and other
acquisition-related charges, retirement-related charges, U.S. tax reform
enactment impacts, and transaction costs associated with the Kyndryl
separation. The impact of the Kyndryl separation costs was ($0.20) per share.

Operating (non-GAAP) net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was
$3.7 billion compared with $3.6 billion in the prior-year period, an increase
of 3 percent. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations was $4.10 compared with $4.02 per diluted share for the 2020
period, an increase of 2 percent.

Full-Year 2021 Expectations

The company expects to grow revenue for the full year 2021 based on mid-July
2021 foreign exchange rates. The company continues to expect adjusted free
cash flow of $11 billion to $12 billion in 2021. Adjusted free cash flow
expectations exclude approximately $3 billion of cash impacts from the
company’s structural actions initiated in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the
transaction costs associated with the separation of Kyndryl.

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 possibility that the
proposed separation of the managed infrastructure services unit of the
company’s Global Technology Services segment will not be completed within
the anticipated time period or at all, the possibility of disruption or
unanticipated costs in connection with the proposed separation or the
possibility that the separation will not achieve its intended benefits; 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 from 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; 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

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);

 * total revenue and cloud revenue adjusting for divested businesses and
currency;

 * Red Hat revenue normalized for historical comparability;

 * presenting operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share amounts and related income
statement items;

 * free cash flow;

 * adjusted free cash flow.

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-2q21
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Finvestor%2Fevents%2Fearnings-2q21&esheet=52462203&newsitemid=20210719005788&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Finvestor%2Fevents%2Fearnings-2q21&index=1&md5=a28c011e29ada50d3ac701cdcd7db154)
. 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                               Six Months Ended                             
                                                                   June 30,                                         June 30,                                     
                                                                   2021                   2020                      2021                   2020                  
 REVENUE                                                                                                                                                         
 Cloud & Cognitive Software                                        $    6,098             $    5,748                $    11,534            $    10,987           
 Global Business Services                                               4,341                  3,890                     8,575                  8,027            
 Global Technology Services                                             6,342                  6,316                     12,712                 12,783           
 Systems                                                                1,717                  1,852                     3,144                  3,220            
 Global Financing                                                       242                    265                       482                    564              
 Other                                                                  5                      50                        28                     113              
 TOTAL REVENUE                                                          18,745                 18,123                    36,474                 35,694           
                                                                                                                                                                 
 GROSS PROFIT                                                           9,004                  8,700                     17,208                 16,622           
                                                                                                                                                                 
 GROSS PROFIT MARGIN                                                                                                                                             
 Cloud & Cognitive Software                                             78.1         %         77.1         %            77.1         %         76.3         %   
 Global Business Services                                               27.9         %         28.4         %            28.0         %         27.8         %   
 Global Technology Services                                             35.3         %         34.2         %            34.9         %         34.1         %   
 Systems                                                                55.1         %         57.8         %            54.8         %         54.6         %   
 Global Financing                                                       27.4         %         38.6         %            29.7         %         39.7         %   
                                                                                                                                                                 
 TOTAL GROSS PROFIT MARGIN                                              48.0         %         48.0         %            47.2         %         46.6         %   
                                                                                                                                                                 
 EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME                                                                                                                                        
 S,G&A                                                                  5,334                  5,248                     10,508                 11,203           
 R,D&E                                                                  1,657                  1,582                     3,286                  3,207            
 Intellectual property and custom development income                    (135    )              (203    )                 (282    )              (319    )        
 Other (income) and expense                                             315                    179                       676                    361              
 Interest expense                                                       281                    323                       562                    649              
 TOTAL EXPENSE AND OTHER INCOME                                         7,451                  7,129                     14,751                 15,101           
                                                                                                                                                                 
 INCOME/(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS                                                                                                                        
 BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                                    1,552                  1,571                     2,457                  1,522            
 Pre-tax margin                                                         8.3          %         8.7          %            6.7          %         4.3          %   
 Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes                              227                    209                       177                    (1,017  )        
 Effective tax rate                                                     14.7         %         13.3         %            7.2          %         (66.8   )    %   
                                                                                                                                                                 
 INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS                                 $    1,325             $    1,362                $    2,281             $    2,538            
 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS                                                                                                                                         
 Income/(Loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes               —                      (1      )                 (1      )              (2      )        
                                                                                                                                                                 
 NET INCOME                                                        $    1,325             $    1,361                $    2,280             $    2,536            
                                                                                                                                                                 
 EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK                                                                                                                       
 Assuming Dilution                                                                                                                                               
 Continuing Operations                                             $    1.47              $    1.52                 $    2.52              $    2.83             
 Discontinued Operations                                           $    0.00              $    0.00                 $    0.00              $    0.00             
 TOTAL                                                             $    1.47              $    1.52                 $    2.52              $    2.83             
                                                                                                                                                                 
 Basic                                                                                                                                                           
 Continuing Operations                                             $    1.48              $    1.53                 $    2.55              $    2.85             
 Discontinued Operations                                           $    0.00              $    0.00                 $    0.00              $    0.00             
 TOTAL                                                             $    1.48              $    1.53                 $    2.55              $    2.85             
                                                                                                                                                                 
 WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (M’s)                                                                                                      
 Assuming Dilution                                                      904.2                  894.9                     903.0                  895.0            
 Basic                                                                  895.0                  889.4                     894.3                  888.7            


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)
                                                    At                      At                      
                                                    June 30,                December 31,            
 (Dollars in Millions)                              2021                    2020                    
 ASSETS:                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
 Current Assets:                                                                                    
 Cash and cash equivalents                          $    7,350              $      13,212           
 Restricted cash                                         215                       463              
 Marketable securities                                   600                       600              
 Notes and accounts receivable - trade, net              6,827                     7,132            
 Short-term financing receivables, net                   8,194                     10,892           
 Other accounts receivable, net                          802                       714              
 Inventories                                             1,807                     1,839            
 Deferred costs                                          2,211                     2,107            
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets               2,768                     2,206            
 Total Current Assets                                    30,774                    39,165           
                                                                                                    
 Property, plant and equipment, net                      9,423                     10,040           
 Operating right-of-use assets, net                      4,387                     4,686            
 Long-term financing receivables, net                    5,674                     7,086            
 Prepaid pension assets                                  8,046                     7,610            
 Deferred costs                                          2,362                     2,449            
 Deferred taxes                                          8,954                     9,241            
 Goodwill                                                61,645                    59,617           
 Intangibles, net                                        13,539                    13,796           
 Investments and sundry assets                           2,010                     2,282            
 Total Assets                                       $    146,814            $      155,971          
                                                                                                    
 LIABILITIES:                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
 Current Liabilities:                                                                               
 Taxes                                              $    2,260              $      3,301            
 Short-term debt                                         6,442                     7,183            
 Accounts payable                                        4,214                     4,908            
 Deferred income                                         13,272                    12,833           
 Operating lease liabilities                             1,334                     1,357            
 Other liabilities                                       9,095                     10,287           
 Total Current Liabilities                               36,616                    39,869           
                                                                                                    
 Long-term debt                                          48,735                    54,355           
 Retirement related obligations                          17,265                    18,248           
 Deferred income                                         4,113                     4,301            
 Operating lease liabilities                             3,278                     3,574            
 Other liabilities                                       14,741                    14,897           
 Total Liabilities                                       124,747                   135,244          
                                                                                                    
 EQUITY:                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
 IBM Stockholders’ Equity:                                                                          
 Common stock                                            56,912                    56,556           
 Retained earnings                                       162,086                   162,717          
 Treasury stock — at cost                                (169,404  )               (169,339  )      
 Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)           (27,652   )               (29,337   )      
 Total IBM Stockholders’ Equity                          21,942                    20,597           
                                                                                                    
 Noncontrolling interests                                125                       129              
 Total Equity                                            22,067                    20,727           
                                                                                                    
 Total Liabilities and Equity                       $    146,814            $      155,971          


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CASH FLOW ANALYSIS

(Unaudited)
                                                                                                                                                                            Trailing Twelve         
                                                                                  Three Months Ended                           Six Months Ended                             Months Ended            
                                                                                  June 30,                                     June 30,                                     June 30,                
 (Dollars in Millions)                                                            2021                   2020                  2021                   2020                  2021                    
 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities per GAAP:                              $    2,625             $    3,576            $    7,539             $    8,052            $       17,684          
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Less: Change in Global Financing (GF) Receivables                                     900                    589                   3,763                  2,971                    5,142           
 Capital Expenditures, net                                                             (688    )              (697    )             (1,217  )              (1,434  )                (2,826  )       
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Free Cash Flow                                                                        1,037                  2,290                 2,559                  3,647                    9,716           
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Structural actions initiated in 4Q20 & Separation charges ((1))                       595                    —                     1,224                  —                        1,274           
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Adjusted Free Cash Flow                                                               1,631                  2,290                 3,783                  3,647                    10,990          
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Free Cash Flow                                                                        1,037                  2,290                 2,559                  3,647                    9,716           
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Acquisitions                                                                          (1,747  )              (6      )             (2,866  )              (19     )                (3,182  )       
 Divestitures                                                                          (10     )              731                   (25     )              757                      (280    )       
 Dividends                                                                             (1,467  )              (1,450  )             (2,924  )              (2,890  )                (5,832  )       
 Non-GF Debt                                                                           (586    )              455                   (2,331  )              3,958                    (6,068  )       
 Other (includes GF Net Receivables and GF Debt)                                       (335    )              213                   (522    )              (213    )                (440    )       
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term Marketable      $    (3,108  )         $    2,233            $    (6,110  )         $    5,241            $       (6,085  )       
 Securities                                                                                                                                                                                         


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(1) Includes cash impacts incurred in the period related to structural actions
initiated in 4Q20 and separation related costs.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

CASH FLOW

(Unaudited)
                                                               Three Months Ended                           Six Months Ended                         
                                                               June 30,                                     June 30,                                 
 (Dollars in Millions)                                         2021                   2020                  2021                   2020              
 Net Income from Operations                                    $    1,325             $    1,361            $    2,280             $    2,536        
 Depreciation/Amortization of Intangibles                           1,680                  1,678                 3,352                  3,313        
 Stock-based Compensation                                           243                    247                   457                    436          
 Working Capital / Other                                            (1,524  )              (300    )             (2,313  )              (1,204  )    
 Global Financing A/R                                               900                    589                   3,763                  2,971        
 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities                     $    2,625             $    3,576            $    7,539             $    8,052        
 Capital Expenditures, net of payments & proceeds                   (688    )              (697    )             (1,217  )              (1,434  )    
 Divestitures, net of cash transferred                              (10     )              731                   (25     )              757          
 Acquisitions, net of cash acquired                                 (1,747  )              (6      )             (2,866  )              (19     )    
 Marketable Securities / Other Investments, net                     (227    )              (1,264  )             (562    )              (1,442  )    
 Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities           $    (2,671  )         $    (1,236  )        $    (4,671  )         $    (2,138  )    
 Debt, net of payments & proceeds                                   (1,500  )              (38     )             (5,799  )              1,319        
 Dividends                                                          (1,467  )              (1,450  )             (2,924  )              (2,890  )    
 Common Stock Transactions - Other                                  (163    )              (137    )             (190    )              (168    )    
 Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Financing Activities           $    (3,131  )         $    (1,624  )        $    (8,914  )         $    (1,739  )    
 Effect of Exchange Rate changes on Cash                            69                     101                   (65     )              (301    )    
 Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash      $    (3,108  )         $    817              $    (6,110  )         $    3,874        


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

SEGMENT DATA

(Unaudited)
                                                       Three Months Ended June 30, 2021                                                                         
                                                       Cloud &             Global            Global                                                             
                                                       Cognitive           Business          Technology                                  Global                 
 (Dollars in Millions)                                 Software            Services          Services               Systems              Financing              
 Revenue                                                                                                                                                        
 External                                              $       6,098       $      4,341      $     6,342            $    1,717           $     242              
 Internal                                                      726                58               326                   241                   260              
 Total Segment Revenue                                 $       6,824       $      4,399      $     6,668            $    1,958           $     502              
                                                                                                                                                                
 Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations              1,720              371              381                   176                   246              
                                                                                                                                                                
 Pre-tax Margin                                                25.2    %          8.4    %         5.7          %        9.0         %         48.9         %   
                                                                                                                                                                
 Change YTY Revenue - External                                 6.1     %          11.6   %         0.4          %        (7.3   )    %         (8.6   )     %   
 Change YTY Revenue - External @constant currency              2.5     %          7.3    %         (4.1   )     %        (10.2  )    %         (11.6  )     %   

                                                       Three Months Ended June 30, 2020                                                                 
                                                       Cloud &              Global             Global                                                   
                                                       Cognitive            Business           Technology                             Global            
 (Dollars in Millions)                                 Software             Services           Services             Systems           Financing         
 Revenue                                                                                                                                                
 External                                              $       5,748        $      3,890       $       6,316        $     1,852       $      265        
 Internal                                                      743                 55                  304                240                241        
 Total Segment Revenue                                 $       6,491        $      3,945       $       6,621        $     2,092       $      506        
                                                                                                                                                        
 Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations              1,708               362                 250                248                176        
                                                                                                                                                        
 Pre-tax Margin                                                26.3    %           9.2    %            3.8     %          11.8   %           34.9   %   


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

SEGMENT DATA

(Unaudited)
                                                       Six Months Ended June 30, 2021                                                                            
                                                       Cloud &             Global            Global                                                              
                                                       Cognitive           Business          Technology                                   Global                 
 (Dollars in Millions)                                 Software            Services          Services                Systems              Financing              
 Revenue                                                                                                                                                         
 External                                              $       11,534      $      8,575      $     12,712            $    3,144           $     482              
 Internal                                                      1,558              113              639                    430                   428              
 Total Segment Revenue                                 $       13,093      $      8,688      $     13,351            $    3,574           $     910              
                                                                                                                                                                 
 Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations              3,147              761              520                    174                   412              
                                                                                                                                                                 
 Pre-tax Margin                                                24.0    %          8.8    %         3.9           %        4.9         %         45.3         %   
                                                                                                                                                                 
 Change YTY Revenue - External                                 5.0     %          6.8    %         (0.6    )     %        (2.4   )    %         (14.7  )     %   
 Change YTY Revenue - External @constant currency              1.6     %          2.8    %         (4.7    )     %        (5.0   )    %         (17.1  )     %   

                                                       Six Months Ended June 30, 2020                                                                   
                                                       Cloud &              Global             Global                                                   
                                                       Cognitive            Business           Technology                             Global            
 (Dollars in Millions)                                 Software             Services           Services             Systems           Financing         
 Revenue                                                                                                                                                
 External                                              $       10,987       $      8,027       $       12,783       $     3,220       $      564        
 Internal                                                      1,556               101                 599                388                453        
 Total Segment Revenue                                 $       12,543       $      8,128       $       13,382       $     3,608       $      1,017      
                                                                                                                                                        
 Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations              2,641               633                 72                 31                 370        
                                                                                                                                                        
 Pre-tax Margin                                                21.1    %           7.8    %            0.5     %          0.9    %           36.4   %   


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
                                                               Three Months Ended June 30, 2021                                                                                                                
                                                               Continuing Operations                                                                                                                           
                                                                               Acquisition-                 Retirement-                  Tax                  Separation-                                      
                                                                               Related                      Related                      Reform               Related                   Operating              
                                                               GAAP            Adjustments( (1))            Adjustments( (2))            Impacts              Charges( (4))             (Non-GAAP)             
 Gross Profit                                                  $    9,004      $       180                  $       —                    $    —               $      58                 $     9,242            
 Gross Profit Margin                                                48.0   %           1.0             Pts          —               Pts       —          Pts         0.3           Pts        49.3         %   
 S,G&A                                                              5,334              (298    )                    —                         —                      (116   )                 4,919            
 R,D&E                                                              1,657              —                            —                         —                      (0     )                 1,656            
 Other (Income) & Expense                                           315                (1      )                    (328    )                 —                      —                        (14    )         
 Interest Expense                                                   281                —                            —                         —                      —                        281              
 Total Expense & Other (Income)                                     7,451              (299    )                    (328    )                 —                      (117   )                 6,708            
 Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations                          1,552              479                          328                       —                      175                      2,534            
 Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations                   8.3    %           2.6             Pts          1.7             Pts       —          Pts         0.9           Pts        13.5         %   
 Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes ((3))                    227                107                          67                        (14   )                44                       431              
 Effective Tax Rate                                                 14.7   %           1.4             Pts          0.7             Pts       (0.5  )    Pts         0.7           Pts        17.0         %   
 Income from Continuing Operations                                  1,325              373                          261                       14                     131                      2,103            
 Income Margin from Continuing Operations                           7.1    %           2.0             Pts          1.4             Pts       0.1        Pts         0.7           Pts        11.2         %   
 Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing Operations      $    1.47       $       0.41                 $       0.29                 $    0.01            $      0.15               $     2.33             

                                                               Three Months Ended June 30, 2020                                                                                                             
                                                               Continuing Operations                                                                                                                        
                                                                               Acquisition-                 Retirement-                  Tax                Separation-                                     
                                                                               Related                      Related                      Reform             Related                  Operating              
                                                               GAAP            Adjustments ((1))            Adjustments ((2))            Impacts            Charges ((4))            (Non-GAAP)             
 Gross Profit                                                  $    8,700      $       187                  $       —                    $     —            $        —               $     8,887            
 Gross Profit Margin                                                48.0   %           1.0             Pts          —               Pts        —      Pts            —         Pts         49.0         %   
 S,G&A                                                              5,248              (285    )                    —                          —                     —                     4,962            
 R,D&E                                                              1,582              —                            —                          —                     —                     1,582            
 Other (Income) & Expense                                           179                (1      )                    (273    )                  —                     —                     (95    )         
 Interest Expense                                                   323                —                            —                          —                     —                     323              
 Total Expense & Other (Income)                                     7,129              (286    )                    (273    )                  —                     —                     6,570            
 Pre-tax Income/(Loss) from Continuing Operations                   1,571              473                          273                        —                     —                     2,318            
 Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations                   8.7    %           2.6             Pts          1.5             Pts        —      Pts            —         Pts         12.8         %   
 Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes ((3))                    209                108                          52                         —                     —                     369              
 Effective Tax Rate                                                 13.3   %           1.9             Pts          0.7             Pts        —      Pts            —         Pts         15.9         %   
 Income from Continuing Operations                                  1,362              365                          222                        —                     —                     1,949            
 Income Margin from Continuing Operations                           7.5    %           2.0             Pts          1.2             Pts        —      Pts            —         Pts         10.8         %   
 Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing Operations      $    1.52       $       0.41                 $       0.25                 $     —            $        —               $     2.18             


___________________

(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) 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.

(4) Kyndryl separation charges primarily relate to transaction and third-party
support costs, business separation and applicable employee retention fees,
pension settlements and related tax charges.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
                                                               Six Months Ended June 30, 2021                                                                                                                 
                                                               Continuing Operations                                                                                                                          
                                                                                Acquisition-                 Retirement-                  Tax                   Separation-                                   
                                                                                Related                      Related                      Reform                Related                   Operating           
                                                               GAAP             Adjustments ((1))            Adjustments ((2))            Impacts               Charges ((4))             (Non-GAAP)          
 Gross Profit                                                  $    17,208      $       355                  $       —                    $    —                $      61                 $       17,624      
 Gross Profit Margin                                                47.2    %           1.0             Pts          —               Pts       —           Pts         0.2           Pts          48.3    %   
 S,G&A                                                              10,508              (591    )                    —                         —                       (175   )                   9,742       
 R,D&E                                                              3,286               —                            —                         —                       (0     )                   3,286       
 Other (Income) & Expense                                           676                 (1      )                    (670    )                 —                       —                          5           
 Interest Expense                                                   562                 —                            —                         —                       —                          562         
 Total Expense & Other (Income)                                     14,751              (593    )                    (670    )                 —                       (175   )                   13,313      
 Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations                          2,457               948                          670                       —                       236                        4,312       
 Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations                   6.7     %           2.6             Pts          1.8             Pts       —           Pts         0.6           Pts          11.8    %   
 Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes ((3))                    177                 240                          128                       6                       59                         610         
 Effective Tax Rate                                                 7.2     %           4.0             Pts          1.9             Pts       0.1         Pts         1.0           Pts          14.1    %   
 Income from Continuing Operations                                  2,281               707                          542                       (6     )                177                        3,702       
 Income Margin from Continuing Operations                           6.3     %           1.9             Pts          1.5             Pts       (0.0   )    Pts         0.5           Pts          10.1    %   
 Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing Operations      $    2.52        $       0.79                 $       0.60                 $    (0.01  )         $      0.20               $       4.10        

                                                               Six Months Ended June 30, 2020                                                                                                                       
                                                               Continuing Operations                                                                                                                                
                                                                                   Acquisition-                 Retirement-                  Tax                   Separation-                                      
                                                                                   Related                      Related                      Reform                Related                  Operating               
                                                               GAAP                Adjustments ((1))            Adjustments ((2))            Impacts               Charges ((4))            (Non-GAAP)              
 Gross Profit                                                  $   16,622          $       375                  $       —                    $    —                $        —               $     16,998            
 Gross Profit Margin                                               46.6        %           1.1             Pts          —               Pts       —           Pts           —         Pts         47.6          %   
 S,G&A                                                             11,203                  (570    )                    —                         —                         —                     10,633            
 R,D&E                                                             3,207                   —                            —                         —                         —                     3,207             
 Other (Income) & Expense                                          361                     (1      )                    (538    )                 —                         —                     (178    )         
 Interest Expense                                                  649                     —                            —                         —                         —                     649               
 Total Expense & Other (Income)                                    15,101                  (571    )                    (538    )                 —                         —                     13,992            
 Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations                         1,522                   946                          538                       —                         —                     3,006             
 Pre-tax Income Margin from Continuing Operations                  4.3         %           2.7             Pts          1.5             Pts       —           Pts           —         Pts         8.4           %   
 Provision for/(Benefit from) Income Taxes ((3))                   (1,017  )               210                          65                        149                       —                     (592    )         
 Effective Tax Rate                                                (66.8   )   %           28.0            Pts          14.1            Pts       5.0         Pts           —         Pts         (19.7   )     %   
 Income from Continuing Operations                                 2,538                   736                          472                       (149   )                  —                     3,598             
 Income Margin from Continuing Operations                          7.1         %           2.1             Pts          1.3             Pts       (0.4   )    Pts           —         Pts         10.1          %   
 Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share: Continuing Operations      $   2.83            $       0.83                 $       0.53                 $    (0.17  )         $        —               $     4.02              


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(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) 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.

(4) Kyndryl separation charges primarily relate to transaction and third-party
support costs, business separation and applicable employee retention fees,
pension settlements and related tax charges.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

U.S. GAAP TO OPERATING (Non-GAAP) RESULTS RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited; Dollars in millions except per share amounts)
                                                                                                                                                         Trailing                        
                                                                        Three Months Ended                              Six Months Ended                 Twelve Months Ended             
                                                                        June 30, 2021                                   June 30, 2021                    June 30, 2021                   
                                                                        Change YTY                                      Change YTY                       Change YTY                      
 Revenue Adjusting for Divested Businesses and Currency                 Cloud                Total IBM                  Total IBM                        Cloud                           
                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Revenue as reported                                                         12.6       %          3.4         %                2.2             %                 15.2              %    
 Impact from divested businesses                                             0.2        Pts        0.1         Pts              0.1             Pts               0.5               Pts  
 Currency impact                                                             (4.1  )    Pts        (4.0  )     Pts              (3.7    )       Pts               (3.1     )        Pts  
 Revenue adjusting for divested businesses and currency (non-GAAP)           8.7        %          (0.5  )     %                (1.4    )       %                 12.6              %    

                                                                                                                     
                                                                                     Three Months Ended              
                                                                                     June 30, 2021                   
 Red Hat Revenue, Normalized for Historical Comparability                            Change YTY                      
                                                                                                                     
 Red Hat Revenue GAAP growth rate( (1))                                                       36                %    
 Impact from purchase accounting deferred revenue and intercompany adjustments(               (16      )        Pts  
 (2))                                                                                                                
 Red Hat revenue growth rate, normalized for historical comparability                         20                %    
 (non-GAAP)                                                                                                          
 Impact from currency                                                                         (3       )        Pts  
 Red Hat revenue growth rate, normalized for historical comparability and                     17                %    
 adjusting for currency (non-GAAP)                                                                                   


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(1) Represents change in GAAP revenue as reported by IBM, which is included in
the Cloud & Cognitive Software segment.

(2) Represents change in the second-quarter 2021 impact of the deferred
revenue purchase accounting adjustment and adjustments to add back revenue
which was eliminated for sales between Red Hat and IBM. This line represents
revenue that would have been recognized by Red Hat under GAAP if the
acquisition had not occurred, but was not recognized by IBM due to purchase
accounting and intercompany adjustments.



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