IBM regained growth momentum in the third quarter, with total revenue up 6% year over year. Three out of four software segments grew in the double digits. Productivity gains drove a 210-basis-point margin expansion in the software segment and a 120-basis-point expansion in infrastructure.
IBM’s leadership in hybrid cloud can cater to enterprise customers’ demand of keeping sensitive, mission-critical workflows on-premises, especially for regulated industries.
IBM’s rich legacy can make it a slow adopter of the latest technology trends, such as general-purpose cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
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IBM
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ORCL
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ACN
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 23.01 | 15.61 | 18.39 |
Price/Book Value | 6.74 | 6.17 | 5.31 |
Price/Sales | 3.46 | 5.16 | 2.08 |
Price/Cash Flow | 13.91 | 12.14 | 11.79 |
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Metric
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IBM
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ORCL
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ACN
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Quick Ratio | 0.66 | 1.02 | 1.31 |
Current Ratio | 0.85 | 1.17 | 1.43 |
Interest Coverage | 6.21 | 5.07 | 37.29 |
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Metric
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IBM
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ORCL
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ACN
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 7.70% | 9.91% | 12.92% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 35.87% | 63.39% | 30.55% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 12.88% | 15.17% | 20.76% |
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