Why Wall Street Is Completely Wrong About IBM
IBM stock has performed poorly over the years as the company's two key metrics - revenue and free cash flow - stagnate. That's all water under the bridge as IBM has reinvented themselves now with (checks notes) yet another pivot into AI. IBM's AI creation Watson is now watsonx, and that subtle name change is supposed to make us forget about the Watson Health disaster. Based on comments in the latest earnings call, generative AI and Watson brought in $400 million in revenues last quarter, but that will be recognized over 12-24 months. In the meantime, the "Data and AI" revenue segment grew…
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