secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM)
CIK:        0000051143
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000051143-24-000033
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IBM Q2 rev $15.8B (+2%, +4% cc), GAAP EPS $1.96, raises FCF view to >$12B
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- Revenue $15.8B (+2%, +4% cc); GAAP EPS $1.96 (+14%), operating EPS $2.43 (+11%).
- Software revenue $6.7B (+7%, +8% cc) led by Red Hat +7% and Automation +15%; consulting -1%, infra +1%.
- Gross margin expanded: GAAP 56.8% (+180bps), operating 57.8% (+190bps); pre-tax margin up 110/220bps.
- Raised full-year free cash flow expectation to >$12B; YTD FCF $4.5B (+$1.1B YoY).
- Generative AI book of business since watsonx launch now >$2B; CEO cites strong client demand.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000033/0000051143-24-000033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000033/ibm-20240724.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051143-24-000033

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