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| Warren Buffett: First Tesco, now IBM hits Sage of Omaha's pocket | |
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| Warren Buffett, known as The Sage of Omaha for his investment nous, saw $1bn (£610m) wiped off the value of his stake in IBM yesterday after the technology giant posted a hefty 17 per cent fall in third-quarter profits. | Warren Buffett, known as The Sage of Omaha for his investment nous, saw $1bn (£610m) wiped off the value of his stake in IBM yesterday after the technology giant posted a hefty 17 per cent fall in third-quarter profits. |
| The news sent shares in IBM down more than 8 per cent to a low of $166.69 in early trading in New York. | The news sent shares in IBM down more than 8 per cent to a low of $166.69 in early trading in New York. |
| IBM said it no longer expected to achieve its 2015 earnings target after weaker spending by clients resulted in an unexpected drop in quarterly earnings and revenues. | IBM said it no longer expected to achieve its 2015 earnings target after weaker spending by clients resulted in an unexpected drop in quarterly earnings and revenues. |
| The IT giant also said it would hive off its loss-making semiconductor business to the contract chip maker Globalfoundries, paying the company about $1.5bn over the next three years to take the business off its hands. | The IT giant also said it would hive off its loss-making semiconductor business to the contract chip maker Globalfoundries, paying the company about $1.5bn over the next three years to take the business off its hands. |
| IBM reported a 4 per cent drop in revenues to $22.4bn as clients held back on spending in September. Underlying profits dived to $3.46bn. It said it would announce new earnings targets in January. | IBM reported a 4 per cent drop in revenues to $22.4bn as clients held back on spending in September. Underlying profits dived to $3.46bn. It said it would announce new earnings targets in January. |
| IBM’s chief executive, Ginni Rometty, said: “We saw a marked slowdown in September in client buying behaviour, and our results also point to the unprecedented pace of change in our industry.” | IBM’s chief executive, Ginni Rometty, said: “We saw a marked slowdown in September in client buying behaviour, and our results also point to the unprecedented pace of change in our industry.” |
| IBM is wrestling with a plan to focus on higher-end products such as mobile, cloud, and big data. FBR Capital Markets analyst Daniel Ives said: “IBM needs to find success and growth in the cloud through organic and acquisitive means in our opinion, otherwise there could be some darker days ahead for the tech giant (and its investors).” | IBM is wrestling with a plan to focus on higher-end products such as mobile, cloud, and big data. FBR Capital Markets analyst Daniel Ives said: “IBM needs to find success and growth in the cloud through organic and acquisitive means in our opinion, otherwise there could be some darker days ahead for the tech giant (and its investors).” |
| Ms Rometty said: “While we did not produce the results we expected to achieve, we again performed well in our strategic growth areas – cloud, data and analytics, security, social and mobile – where we continue to shift our business. We will accelerate this transformation. | Ms Rometty said: “While we did not produce the results we expected to achieve, we again performed well in our strategic growth areas – cloud, data and analytics, security, social and mobile – where we continue to shift our business. We will accelerate this transformation. |
| “We are executing on a clear strategy that is moving IBM to higher value, and we’ve taken significant actions to exit non-strategic elements of the business.” | “We are executing on a clear strategy that is moving IBM to higher value, and we’ve taken significant actions to exit non-strategic elements of the business.” |
| Mr Buffett paid about $10.9bn building up his stake in IBM in 2011, paying about $170 a share. He now has a stake of 70.2 million shares worth about $11.7bn at yesterday’s price. | Mr Buffett paid about $10.9bn building up his stake in IBM in 2011, paying about $170 a share. He now has a stake of 70.2 million shares worth about $11.7bn at yesterday’s price. |
| Last week, he sold down his long-held stake in Tesco after seeing the company hit by a string of profit warnings and its scandal over £250m of lost profits. Shortly before that sale, he had seen about £465m wiped off his investment and described it as a “huge mistake”. | Last week, he sold down his long-held stake in Tesco after seeing the company hit by a string of profit warnings and its scandal over £250m of lost profits. Shortly before that sale, he had seen about £465m wiped off his investment and described it as a “huge mistake”. |