International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

196.55 +2.25 +1.16% May 29, 5:19PM Go Pro

International Business Machines Corporation Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

IBM 2.129

HPQ 0.3635

AAPL 3.751

MSFT 3.402

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

IBM 14.71

HPQ 8.669

AAPL 13.96

MSFT 10.77

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

IBM 10.96

HPQ 1.081

AAPL 5.210

MSFT 3.619

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

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EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

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EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

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EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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IBM News

$IBM though sellers in control since the sell signal on 5/4, bulls have shown some sign of fight today. Keep the good wok.
about 2 hours ago by woowtrading

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The decimation of $RIMM $DELL $HPQ and others just highlights how amazing $IBM is and how hard it is to have the balls to say we're done
about 7 hours ago by ldrogen

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$DIA Dow too easily manipulated that's for sure thanks to $IBM.Almost too easy a trade getting behind some size.TRIN still low for now $SPY
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$IBM on dips to the 200 day, every single time
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Still total nonsense $IBM gaps almost 3 points without a buyer to be seen of any size. $SPY Not sure how long rally lasts.
about 15 hours ago by Stevez1

$ibm Has not bounced with market.Minor resistance at 196.Major support at 194.
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$AAPL http://stks.co/40P8 $AAPL $PCLN $CMG $AMZN $GOOG $MA $IBM $FFIV $LNKD - short term bounces possible, trend still down
about a day ago by gregnb

RT @TrendRida New Post: Has FaceBook topped? http://stks.co/40OH $FB $AAPL $RIMM $GOOG $NOK $DELL $HPQ $IBM
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New Post: Has FaceBook topped? http://stks.co/40Gb $FB $AAPL $RIMM $GOOG $NOK $DELL $HPQ $IBM
about 2 days ago by TrendRida

36 hours to go before US trading, much can change. Only thing certain is : Eurozone uncertainty. $SPY $QQQ $PCLN $IBM $FXE
about 2 days ago by DeidreZune

RT @DeidreZune Greek Pro-Bailout Parties Gain Amid Warnings of Euro Collapse http://stks.co/408l $SPY $IBM $PCLN $AAPL $FXE
about 2 days ago by DeidreZune

$IBM http://stks.co/405F AAPL potential Three Peaks and the Domed House
about 2 days ago by Marketcycles79

@FredWR $IBM is a good company - the rest of them can take a flying leap as far as I'm concerned ;-)
about 2 days ago by znmeb

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"Will Europe force Greece out thinking they have a plan that fails miserably with dire consequences?" Sadly, yes.$SPY $PCLN $IBM $AAPL $FXE
about 3 days ago by DeidreZune

Europe continues to fight the wrong battle, and continues to spread contagion risk. http://stks.co/3zxh $SPY $PCLN $IBM $QQQ $AAPL $FXE
about 3 days ago by DeidreZune

Calling bluffs in the eurozone crisis http://stks.co/3zwO $SPY $QQQ $EWG $PCLN $IBM $AAPL
about 3 days ago by DeidreZune

RT @61point8 Here's the chart of $IBM via StockTwits. A cleaner interface. http://stks.co/3zv0
about 3 days ago by chartly

Here's the chart of $IBM via StockTwits. A cleaner interface. http://chart.ly/acql3gc
about 3 days ago by 61point8

@kobesarmy The question is ... how much is the down hill and how the risk reward changes below 190 for $IBM
about 3 days ago by microurja

$KO $WFC $IBM $AXP I think they are all good companies with ridiculously inflated stock prices due to Berkshire's supportive overbuying.
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Recent Quotes

Symbol	Price	Chg	Chg %	Market Cap
IBM	196.55	+2.25	+1.16%	225.13B
GTY	16.26	+0.05	+0.31%	541.25M
GTXI	3.14	+0.07	+2.28%	192.80M
GTU	57.54	-0.86	-1.47%
GTSI	7.73	-0.01	-0.13%	74.69M
GTS	17.69	-0.10	-0.56%	505.77M
GTNA	1.33	+0.00	+0.00%	76.02M
GTN	1.45	+0.01	+0.69%	74.02M
GTLS	66.92	+2.78	+4.33%	1.901B
GTIM	2.25	-0.08	-3.43%	6.361M

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