Despite posting a 9% year-on-year revenue increase, both the ongoing war in Ukraine and the strengthening of the dollar have caused IBM to revisit its 2022 outlook. IBM delivered its Q2 2022 earnings last night, posting revenue of $15.5 billion, marking a 9% increase year-on-year at an adjusted gross profit margin of 54.5% for the quarter ending June 30. However, the current geopolitical landscape is continuing to prove challenging for the technology vendor, as CFO James Kavanaugh told analysts that both currency headwinds and the impact from exiting the Russian market have put pressure on IBM’s outlook. “With the year-to-year lost business due to the winddown, Russia impacted our profit results by roughly a $100 million,” he said. The strengthening of the dollar against a number of currencies is also proving difficult for large multinational companies like IBM to weather. Kavanaugh said the company expects a foreign exchange hit to revenue of about 6% this year. All of this has led IBM to downgrade its full-year free cash flow from the $10 billiion -$10.5 billion it predicted in April, to “about $10 billion.” IBM’s shares slipped by as much as 4% in after-hours trading as a result of the announcement. Strong departmental growth Despite these global challenges, growth remained strong across most of IBM’s business units. The company’s consulting division generated $4.8 billion in revenue, an increase of 9.8% year-on-year, while its infrastructure unit, which includes mainframe computers, hybrid infrastructure, and infrastructure support, contributed $4.2 billion in revenue, up almost 19% year on year. IBM’s software division also performed strongly, posting revenues of $6.2 billion, an increase of 6.4%. Hybrid cloud and transaction processing provided the company with the biggest revenue growth this quarter, posting 14% and 12% growth respectively. Red Hat, IBM’s open source software subsidiary with a newly appointed president and CEO, also performed well this quarter, increasing its revenue by 12%. Related content feature Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build? Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 11 as they roll out to Windows Insiders. Now updated for Build 22635.3566 for the Beta Channel, released on April 26, 2024. By Preston Gralla Apr 26, 2024 251 mins Small and Medium Business Microsoft Windows 11 news Dropbox adds end-to-end encryption for team folders Dropbox this week unveiled a range of features, including security updates and key management, and the ability to co-edit Microsoft 365 documents from within the file-sharing app. By Matthew Finnegan Apr 26, 2024 3 mins Cloud Storage Collaboration Software Productivity Software feature Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 15 Explore Android's ongoing evolution with this visual timeline of versions, starting B.C. (Before Cupcake) and going all the way to 2024's Android 15 (beta) release. By JR Raphael Apr 26, 2024 23 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Android news analysis The unspoken obnoxiousness of Google's Gemini improvements Google's Gemini chatbot is seeing all sorts of upgrades on Android this week, but those advancements reveal a darker underlying reality. By JR Raphael Apr 26, 2024 12 mins Google Assistant Google Android Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe