The FINANCIAL — IBM announced fourth-quarter 2013 diluted earnings of $5.73 per share, compared with diluted earnings of $5.13 per share in the fourth quarter of 2012, an increase of 12 percent. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings were $6.13 per share, compared with operating diluted earnings of $5.39 per share in the fourth quarter of 2012, an increase of 14 percent, according to IBM.
Fourth-quarter net income, which includes benefits from tax audit settlements, was $6.2 billion compared with $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, an increase of 6 percent. Operating (non-GAAP) net income was $6.6 billion compared with $6.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, an increase of 8 percent.
IBM said that it expects to deliver full-year 2014 GAAP earnings per share of at least $17.00; and operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share of at least $18.00. The 2014 operating (non-GAAP) earnings exclude $1.00 per share of charges for amortization of purchased intangible assets, other acquisition-related charges, and retirement-related items driven by changes to plan assets and liabilities primarily related to market performance.
Revenues from the Software segment were $8.1 billion, an increase of 3 percent (up 4 percent, adjusting for currency) from the fourth quarter of 2012. Software pre-tax income of $4.2 billion increased 6 percent year over year, according to IBM.
Global Technology Services segment revenues decreased 4 percent (down 1 percent adjusting for currency) to $9.9 billion, from the fourth quarter of 2012. Global Business Services segment revenues were up 1 percent (up 4 percent, adjusting for currency) to $4.7 billion.
Global Financing segment revenues were flat (up 3 percent, adjusting for currency) in the fourth quarter at $534 million. Pre-tax income for the segment increased 14 percent to $589 million, according to IBM.
Revenues from the Systems and Technology segment totaled $4.3 billion for the quarter, down 26 percent from the fourth quarter of 2012. Systems and Technology pre-tax income was $0.2 billion, a decrease of $768 million.
The Americas’ fourth-quarter revenues were $12.2 billion, down 3 percent (down 2 percent, adjusting for currency) from the 2012 period. Revenues from Europe/Middle East/Africa were $9.2 billion, up 1 percent (down 2 percent, adjusting for currency). Asia-Pacific revenues decreased 16 percent (down 6 percent, adjusting for currency) to $5.9 billion. OEM revenues were $452 million, down 33 percent compared with the 2012 fourth quarter, according to IBM.
Revenues from the company’s growth markets decreased 9 percent (down 6 percent, adjusting for currency). Revenues in the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — decreased 14 percent (down 11 percent, adjusting for currency).
The company’s total gross profit margin was 51.7 percent in the 2013 fourth quarter compared with 51.8 percent in the 2012 fourth-quarter period. Total operating (non-GAAP) gross profit margin was 52.6 percent in the 2013 fourth quarter compared with 52.3 percent in the 2012 fourth-quarter period, driven by an increase in Services and a mix to Software, according to IBM.
Total expense and other income was flat at $7.4 billion compared with the prior-year period. S,G&A expense of $6.0 billion increased 1 percent year over year compared with prior-year expense. R,D&E expense of $1.6 billion decreased 1 percent compared with the year-ago period. Intellectual property and custom development income decreased to $201 million compared with $227 million a year ago. Other (income) and expense was income of $113 million compared with prior-year income of $47 million. Interest expense increased to $113 million compared with $109 million in the prior year.
Total operating (non-GAAP) expense and other income decreased 1 percent to $7.1 billion compared with the prior-year period. Operating (non-GAAP) S,G&A expense of $5.8 billion was flat compared with prior-year expense. Operating (non-GAAP) R,D&E expense of $1.6 billion decreased 2 percent compared with the year-ago period, according to IBM.
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