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IBM $IBM shares are currently in free-fall, down more than -17% in pre-market trading after releasing their preliminary Q2 earnings 🩸

$IBM released preliminary Q2 results BELOW internal expectations as mainframe and software sales disappointed, with large deals failing to close on expected timelines. CEO: “This quarter we faltered.” Revenue: $17.2B vs $17.86B est. 🔴, up 1% YoY Software: +5% Consulting: flat, +1% cc Infrastructure: -7% Non-GAAP EPS: $2.93, up 5% YTD free cash flow: $4.8B CEO Arvind Krishna said: “In the last few weeks of June, we saw clients shift their quarterly capex spend toward servers, storage, and memory purchases to secure supply-constrained infrastructure ahead of expected price increases.” He also said clients were distracted by “rapidly-evolving, industry-wide cybersecurity concerns,” and that IBM “did not anticipate the magnitude of the capex reprioritization.” Full Q2 results are scheduled for July 22.

$IBM released preliminary Q2 results BELOW internal expectations as mainframe and software sales disappointed, with large deals failing to close on expected timelines. CEO: “This quarter we faltered.” Revenue: $17.2B vs $17.86B est. 🔴, up 1% YoY Software: +5% Consulting: flat, +1% cc Infrastructure: -7% Non-GAAP EPS: $2.93, up 5% YTD free cash flow: $4.8B CEO Arvind Krishna said: “In the last few weeks of June, we saw clients shift their quarterly capex spend toward servers, storage, and memory purchases to secure supply-constrained infrastructure ahead of expected price increases.” He also said clients were distracted by “rapidly-evolving, industry-wide cybersecurity concerns,” and that IBM “did not anticipate the magnitude of the capex reprioritization.” Full Q2 results are scheduled for July 22.

$EOSE Anyone that thinks this company is sitting on some good news is deluded. On the flip, NYSERDA might drop this month.

$EOSE | Stifel maintains 𝐁𝐮𝐲 on 𝐄𝐨𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐓 𝐭𝐨 $𝟏𝟎 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 $𝟏𝟐 Analyst cuts price target to reflect dilution from a rights offering used to fund its investment in Frontier Power USA (FPUSA).