https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/16/ibm-earnings-q3-2019.html
Key Points Revenue fell for the fifth quarter in a row. Red Hat revenue grew 20% in the quarter. A mainframe computer IBM introduced in the quarter could help the company return to growth in 2020.
Heres how IBM did: Earnings: Excluding certain items, $2.68 per share, vs. $2.67 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $18.03 billion, vs. $18.22 billion as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.
IBMs revenue has now dropped for five straight quarters as growth in the companys cloud business hasnt been able to make up for declining sales in its services, hardware and financing businesses. Revenue in the third quarter fell about 4% on an annualized basis, IBM said in a statement, even with contributions from Red Hat, an acquisition that closed in the third quarter. Red Hat revenue grew 19% in the quarter on a normalized basis, up from the 14.8% growth in Red Hats last quarter as an independent company. IBMs revenue has now gone down for the fifth consecutive quarter.
20% sind besser als 10%. Schrumpfende Unternehmen mag die Börse trotzdem nicht. |