EXHIBIT 12
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF NET INCOME TO FIXED CHARGES AND
NET INCOME TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in millions)
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For Six Months Ended
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June 30, 2001 June 30, 2000
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Income before income taxes (1) $ 5,418 $ 4,926
Add: Fixed charges, excluding
capitalized interest 899 905
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Income as adjusted before income taxes $ 6,317 $ 5,831
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Fixed charges:
Interest expense $ 672 $ 685
Capitalized interest 14 15
Portion of rental expense representative of
interest 227 220
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Total fixed charges $ 913 $ 920
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Preferred stock dividends (2) 14 14
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Combined fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends $ 927 $ 934
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Ratio of net income to fixed charges 6.92 6.33
Ratio of net income to combined fixed charges
and preferred stock dividends 6.81 6.24
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(1) Income before income taxes excludes the company's share in the income and
losses of less-than-fifty percent-owned affiliates.
(2) Included in the ratio computation are preferred stock dividends of $10
million for the first six months of 2001 and 2000, or $14 million, respectively,
representing the pre-tax income that would be required to cover those dividend
requirements based on the company's effective tax rate for the six months ended
June 30, 2001 and 2000.
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SEGMENT INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
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<Caption>
Hardware Segments
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Personal and
Global Printing Enterprise Global Enterprise Total
(Dollars in Millions) Services Technology Systems Systems Software Financing Investments Segments
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THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001:
External revenue $8,742 $ 2,120 $ 3,067 $3,477 $ 3,036 $ 838 $ 287 $ 21,567
Internal revenue 650 618 14 205 236 217 -- 1,940
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Total revenue $9,392 $ 2,738 $ 3,081 $3,682 $ 3,272 $ 1,055 $ 287 $ 23,507
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Pre-tax income (loss) $1,307 $ 46 $ (8) $ 526 $ 711 $ 291 $ (27) $ 2,846
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Revenue year-to-year change 6.9% 0.2% (17.6)% 3.3%
Pre-tax income year-to-year change 22.3% (77.6)% (300.0)% 30.8% (3.5)% (3.5)% (10.9)% (0.5)%
Pre-tax income margin 13.9% 1.7% (0.3)% 14.3% (3.4)% (4.9)% 75.9% 9.3%
21.7% 27.6% (9.4)% 12.1%
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000*:
External revenue $8,184 $ 2,023 $ 3,729 $3,392 $ 3,182 $ 829 $ 321 $ 21,660
Internal revenue 600 709 12 172 209 264 1 1,967
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Total revenue $8,784 $ 2,732 $ 3,741 $3,564 $ 3,391 $ 1,093 $ 322 $ 23,627
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Pre-tax income (loss) $1,069 $ 205 $ (2) $ 402 $ 736 $ 306 $(112) $ 2,604
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Pre-tax income margin 12.2% 7.5% (0.1)% 11.3% 21.7% 28.0% (34.8)% 11.0%
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* Reclassified to conform with 2001 presentation.
RECONCILIATIONS TO IBM AS REPORTED:
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Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) June 30, 2001 June 30, 2000
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Revenue:
Total reportable segments $ 23,507 $ 23,627
Eliminations/other (1,939) (1,976)
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Total IBM Consolidated $ 21,568 $ 21,651
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Pretax income:
Total reportable segments $ 2,846 $ 2,604
Eliminations/other 56 169
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Total IBM Consolidated $ 2,902 $ 2 ,773
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SEGMENT INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
<Table>
<Caption>
Hardware Segments
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Personal and
Global Printing Enterprise
(Dollars in Millions) Services Technology Systems Systems Software Financing Investments Segments
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SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001:
External revenue $17,213 $ 4,437 $ 6,243 $6,613 $ 5,954 $ 1,672 $ 540 $42,672
Internal revenue 1,239 1,167 32 372 450 443 1 3,704
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Total revenue $18,452 $ 5,604 $ 6,275 $6,985 $ 6,404 $ 2,115 $ 541 $46,376
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Pre-tax income (loss) $ 2,375 $ 177 $ (66) $ 917 $ 1,297 $ 564 $(167) $ 5,097
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Revenue year-to-year change 9.0% 10.4% (8.7)% 4.7% (1.4)% (0.6)% (18.5)% 3.4%
Pre-tax income year-to-year change 14.9% (14.5)% 28.3% 18.9% (1.5)% (5.1)% (7.7)% 8.2%
Pre-tax income margin 12.9% 3.2% (1.1)% 13.1% 20.3% 26.7% (30.9)% 11.0%
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000*:
External revenue $15,736 $ 3,576 $ 6,849 $6,336 $ 6,109 $ 1,657 $ 662 $40,925
Internal revenue 1,195 1,500 22 337 384 470 2 3,910
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Total revenue $16,931 $ 5,076 $ 6,871 $6,673 $ 6,493 $ 2,127 $ 664 $44,835
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Pre-tax income (loss) $ 2,067 $ 207 $ (92) $ 771 $ 1,317 $ 594 $(155) $ 4,709
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Pre-tax income margin 12.2% 4.1% (1.3)% 11.6% 20.3% 27.9% (23.3)% 10.5%
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* Reclassified to conform with 2001 presentation.
RECONCILIATIONS TO IBM AS REPORTED:
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Six Months Ended Six Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) June 30, 2001 June 30, 2000
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Revenue:
Total reportable segments $ 46,376 $ 44,835
Eliminations/other (3,764) (3,836)
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Total IBM Consolidated $ 42,612 $ 40,999
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Pretax income:
Total reportable segments $ 5 ,097 $ 4,709
Eliminations/other 294 234
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Total IBM Consolidated $ 5,391 $ 4,943
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