Directions:
Refer to the IBM_Case attached and answerall questions
e Use the financial statement to:
- Decompose IBM’s ROE and discuss the factors (and trends) that contribute to Big Blue’s profitability
- Evaluate IBM’s revenue growth, receivables, and gross margins over the period (be sure to control for seasonality in your evaluation) by business segment
- Evaluate IBM’s earnings per Share (basic), and identify the factors most responsible for the increase in IBM’s earnings
Write your analysis on a Word document and submit by the end of Week 4.