IBM reports that its profits rose 13 percent in the first quarter.
IBM announced April 19 that its profits
are up 13 percent for its first quarter of 2010.
In its earnings announcement, IBM said,
"First-quarter net income was $2.6 billion compared with $2.3 billion in
the first quarter of 2009." Meanwhile, total revenues topped off at $22.9
billion for the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 5 percent over the first
quarter of 2009.
IBM officials said software was a key
driver of IBM profits for the first quarter.
Indeed, revenues from IBM's Software Group were
"$5.0 billion, an increase of 11 percent ... compared with the first
quarter of 2009. Revenues from IBM's key
middleware products, which include WebSphere, Information Management, Tivoli,
Lotus and Rational products, were $2.8 billion, an increase of 13 percent ... versus
the first quarter of 2009. Operating systems revenues of $499 million increased
1 percent ... compared with the prior-year quarter," IBM
said. More specifically:
"Revenues from the WebSphere
family of software products, which delivers capabilities that enable clients to
integrate and manage business processes across the organization, increased 13
percent year over year. Revenues from Information Management software, which
enables clients to integrate, manage and use information to gain business
value, increased 11 percent. Revenues from Tivoli software, which helps clients
manage technology and business assets by providing visibility, control and
automation across the organization, increased 23 percent, and revenues from
Lotus software, which connects people and processes for more effective
communication and increased productivity through collaboration, messaging and
social networking software, increased 1 percent. Revenues from Rational
software, which supports software development for both IT and embedded system
solutions, increased 7 percent."
"In the first quarter, we drove significantly improved revenue growth
rates from the fourth quarter across our businesses and geographies," Sam
Palmisano, IBM chairman, president and CEO,
said in a statement. "We had strong results in strategic investment areas
including growth markets, business analytics and Smarter Planet solutions.
Looking ahead, we are confident in our ability to grow revenue, and given our
mix of higher-value business and productivity we will expand margins, grow
profit, cash and EPS, and increase returns to shareholders."
In terms of the geographic breakdown for IBM's
first-quarter earnings, the Asia-Pacific region saw the most growth, rising to
$5.3 billion in an increase of 10 percent. Revenues from the Europe/Middle
East/Africa region were $7.6 billion, up 5 percent, and Americas
first-quarter revenues were $9.5 billion, an increase of 2 percent.
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