IBM Shares Drop Despite Beating First-Quarter Expectations

IBM shares were down more than 5% during after-hours trading, despite beating analysts' estimates.

Author:: Francesca Fontana
Publish date:: Apr 17, 2018 5:24 PM EDT

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IBM shares were down more than 5% during after-hours trading, despite beating analysts' estimates.

Short-circuited.

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) - Get Report shares were falling Tuesday after Big Blue beat first quarter earnings and revenue expectations.

The company beat estimates, reporting diluted earnings per share of $2.45 compared to analysts' prediction of $2.42 on a non-GAAP basis. The company reported revenue of $19.1 billion compared to estimates of $18.8 billion.

"The multi-year shift in our investment strategy is paying off as IBM leads in the emerging, high-value segments of the enterprise IT industry," said James Kavanaugh, IBM senior vice president and chief financial officer.

But the company also announced that it expects to see non-GAAP earnings per share of at least $13.80 over the course of 2018, while analysts had anticipated $13.83 per share.

Shares were down 5.4% after hours after closing at $160.91, up 1.91% during regular trading. Since the beginning of the year, IBM shares have slid 0.3%.