IBM營收連續第11季度下滑
IBM reported a decline in revenues for the 11th consecutive quarter on Tuesday, as it tries to divest unprofitable businesses and focus on cloud computing, big data and cyber security.
IBM週二稱，在繼續重組業務之際，其營收連續第11個季度下降。該公司正在努力剝離盈利較差的業務，並將主要精力放在雲計算、大數據和網絡安全上。The New York-listed company said revenue had fallen 12 per cent to $24.1bn in the fourth quarter, compared to the same period the year before, lower than the average analyst estimate of $24.8bn.
這家在紐約上市的企業表示，2014年第四季度，該公司營收同比下降12%，跌至241億美元，也低於248億美元的分析師平均預期。
Fourth-quarter earnings were down 6 per cent to $5.81 per share on a non-GAAP basis, beating the average prediction of $5.41 per share. Earnings per share on a GAAP basis were $5.54 and net income was $5.5bn, down 17 per cent.
按非公認會計准則(GAAP)計，該公司第四季度盈利下跌6%，降至每股5.81美元，高於每股5.41美元的平均預期。按公認會計准則計算，該公司淨收入爲55億美元，每股盈利5.54美元，下降17%。
For 2015, the company forecast a rise in earnings per share to between $15.75 and $16.50, slightly below the average analyst forecast of $16.51 because of investment costs and currency headwinds.
IBM預計，2015年該公司每股盈利將升至15.75美元到16.5美元之間。由於投資成本及匯率方面的不利因素，上述預期略低於16.51美元的分析師平均預期。Despite the overall decline last year, Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman and chief executive, said the company’s “strategic” businesses of cloud, analytics, mobile, social and security grew 16 per cent in 2014 to represent 27 per cent of revenue. These businesses are forecast to grow in double digits next year, the company said.
不過，儘管去年IBM總體營收出現下滑，該公司董事長兼首席執行官羅睿蘭(Ginni Rometty)表示，去年它的雲計算業務、分析業務、移動業務、社交網絡業務及安全業務等“戰略性”業務增長了16%，佔全部營收的27%。該公司預計明年這部分業務將出現兩位數增長。“We are making significant progress in our transformation, continuing to shift IBM’s business to higher value, and investing and positioning ourselves for the longer term,” she said.
羅睿蘭表示：“我們在轉型方面取得了巨大進步。我們繼續令IBM轉向價值更高的業務，並在投資和定位上更着眼於長期。”Revenue from its mobile business was up over 200 per cent, cloud computing rose 60 per cent, security added 19 per cent and analytics increased by 7 per cent.
IBM移動業務的營收增長了兩倍以上，雲計算業務增長60%，網絡安全增長19%，分析業務則增長7%。The hardware business led the declines, down 39 per cent, or 12 per cent excluding a divestment and on a constant currency basis.
在營收下滑的業務中，硬件業務首當其衝，下跌39%。在刨除資產剝離因素之後，以不變匯率計算，該部門營收下跌12%。
