Wednesday, January 24, 2018 10:37:42 AM
· The company expects year-to-year revenue growth in the first quarter of 2018 versus 2017, at both current spot rates and constant currency, with growth rates relatively consistent with the fourth quarter of 2017.
· In the services segments, in both GTS and GBS, the projected revenue from the current backlog points to an improved revenue trajectory in 2018 versus 2017.
· For 2018, the company expects the GAAP tax rate to be approximately 2 points lower than the operating (non-GAAP) tax rate expectation. The company expects its operating (non-GAAP) tax rate for 2018 to be 16%, plus or minus 2 points (excluding discrete items), which is a 4 point headwind year to year. The tax rates reflect the implementation of U.S. tax reform, which includes a lower U.S. corporate tax rate, offset by the broader tax base and reduced foreign tax credit utilization.
· The company expects GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations for 2018 to be at least $11.70. Excluding acquisition-related charges of $0.78 per share and non-operating retirement-related items of $1.32 per share, operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share is expected to be at least $13.80.
· For the first quarter of 2018, the company expects operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share to be approximately 17 percent to 18 percent of the full-year expectation, which is consistent with the average first-quarter skew over the last 5 years.
· In each of the first quarters of 2017 and 2016, the company had a benefit from a discrete item. The company expects a potential benefit again in the first quarter of 2018, and as in the past, will likely take actions that will offset some portion of the benefit. This is reflected in the first-quarter skew expectations.
· Two of the accounting changes (revenue recognition and pension cost) that are effective for the company beginning January 1, 2018 are expected to essentially offset each other within the $13.80 full-year 2018 operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share expectation.
· The company expects free cash flow to be approximately $12 billion in 2018. Free cash flow realization, which is defined as free cash flow to income from continuing operations (GAAP), is expected to be well over 100%.
· 2018 free cash flow expectations include a year-to-year headwind from strong receivables collections in the fourth-quarter 2017, an approximate $600 million year-to-year headwind from cash tax payments and some growth in capital expenditures....”
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