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International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)
Analysis of Debt
Advanced level
Total Debt (Carrying Amount)
International Business Machines Corp., balance sheet: debt
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).
| Debt item | Description | The company |
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| Total debt (carrying amount) | Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt plus capital lease obligations. | International Business Machines Corp.’s total debt increased from 2016 to 2017 but then slightly decreased from 2017 to 2018. |
Total Debt (Fair Value)
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-26).
Weighted-average Interest Rate on Debt
Post-swap weighted-average interest rate on debt:
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-26).
1 US$ in millions
2 Weighted-average interest rate = 100 × ÷ =
Interest Costs Incurred
International Business Machines Corp., interest costs incurred
US$ in millions
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).
| Debt item | Description | The company |
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| Interest expense | Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt. | International Business Machines Corp.’s interest expense decreased from 2016 to 2017 but then increased from 2017 to 2018 exceeding 2016 level. |
| Interest capitalized | Amount of interest costs capitalized disclosed as an adjusting item to interest costs incurred. | International Business Machines Corp.’s interest capitalized increased from 2016 to 2017 but then slightly decreased from 2017 to 2018 not reaching 2016 level. |
| Total interest paid and accrued | Total interest costs incurred during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings. | International Business Machines Corp.’s total interest paid and accrued increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018. |
Adjusted Interest Coverage Ratio
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).
2018 Calculations
1 Interest coverage ratio (without capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
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2 Adjusted interest coverage ratio (with capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Total interest paid and accrued
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| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
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| Adjusted interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments (including capitalized interest). | International Business Machines Corp.’s adjusted interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018. |