IBM (IBM) Tops Q2 EPS by 23c, Reaffirms Forecast

(Updated - July 18, 2017 4:08 PM EDT)

IBM (NYSE: IBM) reported Q2 EPS of $2.97, $0.23 better than the analyst estimate of $2.74. Revenue for the quarter came in at $19.3 billion versus the consensus estimate of $19.45 billion.

"In the second quarter, we strengthened our position as the enterprise cloud leader and added more of the world's leading companies to the IBM Cloud," said Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We continue to innovate, adding regtech capabilities to our portfolio of Watson offerings; developing solutions based on emerging technologies such as Blockchain; and reinventing the IBM mainframe by enabling clients to encrypt all data, all the time.”

Full-Year 2017 Expectations

The company continues to expect operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share of at least $13.80 and GAAP diluted earnings per share of at least $11.95. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share exclude $1.85 per share of charges for amortization of purchased intangible assets, other acquisition-related charges and retirement-related charges. IBM continues to expect free cash flow to be relatively flat year to year.

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