$IBM
Market Cap:
$215.9 Billion
$IBM Insights BETA
Expenses
- Gross Profit Margin is relatively inconsistent.
- Avg. Gross Profit Margin is ≈54.77%, which is pretty good. It would be ideal if it were above 60%.
Cost Of Revenues
Gross Profit
Gross Profit Margin
- SGA is relatively consistent
- Avg. SGA is ≈55.87%, which is moderate. Ideally, this would be under 30%. If it's closer to 70%, it's on the bad side of the range.
- R&D as % of Gross Profit is 16.33% on average, which is low. Below 5% is very low and above 30% becomes high. The more a company has to invest into R&D, the more likely it's competitive advantages could be made obsolete in the future.
Selling, General & Admin Expense
Research & Development
Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization
SGA Expense to Gross Profit Ratio
R&D To Gross Profit Ratio
DDA To Gross Profit Ratio
Operating Expenses Total
Operating Profits/Loss
Income/Loss
- The tax rate (Income Tax Paid / Pretax Income) is 4.6% on average, which is well below the 21% corporate tax rate. It might be worth trying to understand what's going on.
- Net Income is relatively inconsistent. When Net Income is inconsistent, it's hard to determine a value of the company you can feel confident in.
- Net Income / Total Revenues is 12.38% on average. This is good when it's above 10%. When comparing with competitors, the company with the highest ratio will likely be the one with the competitive advantage.
- Earnings Per Share is relatively inconsistent. Erratic earnings picture is a red flag that indicates a fiercely competitive industry with lots of booms and busts. During the bust part of the cycle, the stock price might fall significantly after a bad earnings performance. This creates the illusion of a value buying opportunity but it’s not. Also keep in mind if the company has had stock splits or reverse splits.
Pretax Income
Income Tax
Net Profits/Loss
Pretax Income YoY Change
Income Tax Rate
Net Profits/Loss YoY Change
Basic EPS
Net Income To Revenue Ratio
Assets & Liabilities
- Inventory has been relatively inconsistent. Rise and falls, especially if they aren't aligned with earnings, is not what you want because it indicates a boom and bust cycle. The rise of inventory happens after a boom cycle and fall of inventory usually happens after the bust part of the cycle.
- Company's without competitive advantage have an ever increasing amount of PPE, which is going also be accompanied by increasing Depreciation expenses. This is a bad because it eats into the profits of the company and indicates that the company likely needs to continuously reinvent their products. This could indicate they are facing fierce competition and a lack of a competitive advantage. It’s particularly worse if the increases in PPE investments are done using debt, rather than internal sources so check debt growth.
- Goodwill is relatively inconsistent. Increasing Goodwill indicates that the company is out buying other companies at prices above their book value. This can be a good thing if it’s buying companies that have competitive advantages or it can be ignorable/bad if the acquired companies did not have competitive advantages.
- Total Assets on average has been really high. This can be a competitive advantage because raising that much cash to compete with the business becomes much harder.
Cash & Short-Term Investments
Cash & Equivalents
Cash To Operating Expenses Ratio
Inventory
Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
Property, Plant And Equipment
Long-Term Investments
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets
Net Income To Total Assets Percentage
Accounts Payable
Short-Term Debt
Long Term Debt Due
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Short-Term To Long-Term Debt Ratio
Short-Term Assets To Debt Ratio
Long-Term Debt To Net Income Ratio
Ownership
- Having Treasury Stock on the balance sheet is a hallmark of a company with a competitive advantage.
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding
Preferred Stock
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Treasury Stock Shares
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