PUBLIC COMPANYSells hybrid cloud, software, consulting, and infrastructure products, and conducts research in artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
IBM provides enterprise software, consulting services, and mainframe and related systems to large organizations. It has a long history of research, including work on quantum computers and artificial intelligence tools for businesses. An investor may want to review how software, consulting, and infrastructure are reported, the effect of acquisitions, and its dividend record. The annual report’s risk factors and management discussion sections are good places to confirm what the company does today and what could change.
IBM sells hybrid cloud software, consulting and technology services to large companies and governments. It also builds mainframe computers, which many banks and large organizations still use for critical work.
It earns from software subscriptions, consulting projects and infrastructure sales. Software, which earns higher margins, has been a bigger focus, and it has been growing through acquisitions like Red Hat.
IBM is an old company that has reinvented itself several times. Consulting is tied to company spending and can slow in tough times. It pays a long running dividend, so cash flow is worth reading.
What is hybrid cloud?
Using both a company’s own computers and public cloud services.
What is a mainframe?
A powerful computer used for large, critical tasks.
What is Red Hat?
A software company IBM bought that sells open source tools.
Open the latest annual report, called a 10-K, and look at software versus consulting revenue, free cash flow and the dividend history. Reading the company in its own words is the best way to see how it really works.
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