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International Business Machines (BUE:IBM) Tangible Book per Share : ARS-591,585.12 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is International Business Machines Tangible Book per Share?

Tangible book value per share is calculated as the total tangible equity divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Total tangible equity is calculated as the Total Stockholders Equity minus Preferred Stock minus Intangible Assets. International Business Machines's tangible book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was ARS-591,585.12.

Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


International Business Machines Tangible Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Business Machines's Tangible Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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International Business Machines Tangible Book per Share Chart

International Business Machines Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Tangible Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -42,763.59 -55,386.11 -83,611.29 -192,061.74 -480,417.59

International Business Machines Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Tangible Book per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -431,265.36 -443,700.97 -490,695.03 -480,417.59 -591,585.12

Competitive Comparison of International Business Machines's Tangible Book per Share

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, International Business Machines's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


International Business Machines's Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, International Business Machines's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where International Business Machines's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.


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International Business Machines Tangible Book per Share Calculation

International Business Machines's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(27580070.276-0-72080670.721)/92.629
=-480,417.58

International Business Machines's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(28655072.875-0-83636993.955)/92.940
=-591,585.12

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets less total liabilities of the company. Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


International Business Machines  (BUE:IBM) Tangible Book per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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International Business Machines Business Description

Address
One New Orchard Road, Armonk, NY, USA, 10504
IBM looks to be a part of every aspect of an enterprise's IT needs. The company primarily sells software, IT services, consulting, and hardware. IBM operates in 175 countries and employs approximately 300,000 people. The company has a robust roster of business partners to service its clients, which include 95% of all Fortune 500 companies. Primary products include its mainframes, Red Hat software, transaction processing software, and IT consulting.