IBM cuts 3,900 jobs, misses annual cash target
发表于 : 2023年 1月 30日 22:57
IBM cuts 3,900 jobs, misses annual cash target
2 minute readJanuary 25, 20236:08 PM CSTLast Updated 5 days ago
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Jan 25 (Reuters) - IBM Corp (IBM.N) on Wednesday announced 3,900 layoffs as part of some asset divestments and missed its annual cash target, dampening cheer around beating revenue expectations in the fourth quarter.
Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh told Reuters that the company was still "committed to hiring for client-facing research and development".
The layoffs - related to the spinoff of its Kyndryl (KD.N) business and a part of AI unit Watson Health - will cause a $300 million charge in the January-March period, IBM said.
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Shares of the company fell 2% in extended trading, erasing earlier gains on the largely upbeat results. Analysts said news of the job cuts and free cash flow miss was behind the drop.
"It seems as if the market is disappointed by the size of its announced job cuts, which only amounted to 1.5% of its workforce," said Jesse Cohen, senior analyst at Investing.com.
"Investors were hoping for deeper cost-cutting measures."
2 minute readJanuary 25, 20236:08 PM CSTLast Updated 5 days ago
3–4 minutes
Jan 25 (Reuters) - IBM Corp (IBM.N) on Wednesday announced 3,900 layoffs as part of some asset divestments and missed its annual cash target, dampening cheer around beating revenue expectations in the fourth quarter.
Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh told Reuters that the company was still "committed to hiring for client-facing research and development".
The layoffs - related to the spinoff of its Kyndryl (KD.N) business and a part of AI unit Watson Health - will cause a $300 million charge in the January-March period, IBM said.
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Shares of the company fell 2% in extended trading, erasing earlier gains on the largely upbeat results. Analysts said news of the job cuts and free cash flow miss was behind the drop.
"It seems as if the market is disappointed by the size of its announced job cuts, which only amounted to 1.5% of its workforce," said Jesse Cohen, senior analyst at Investing.com.
"Investors were hoping for deeper cost-cutting measures."