A Graphical Listing by CEO of IBM's Acquisitions Since 2001

If my foresight were as clear as my hindsight, I should be better off by a damned sight.

J. L. Mott, President of the Iron and Steel Association, 1873

IBM Goodwill Growth by Year by CEO

Published July 28, 2021

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SFAS No. 142 eliminates the amortization of goodwill, requires annual impairment testing of goodwill and introduces the concept of indefinite life intangible assets. It was adopted on January 1, 2002. The new rules also prohibit the amortization of goodwill associated with business combinations that close after June 30, 2001.

IBM 2001 Annual Report

To understand how IBM's usage of this 2001 accounting change for its 192 acquisitions (2001-2020) listed here at a total cost of $88 billion has been increasing shareholder risk read this: [Shareholder Risk]

Arvind Krishna's
Acquisitions

Total Acquisitions: 7 acquisitions
Total Outlay: $723 Million
List of Acquisitions: 2020

Virginia M. Rometty’s Acquisitions

Total Acquisitions: 64 acquisitions
Total Outlay: $52.5 Billion
List of Acquisitions: 2012 to 2019

Samuel J. Palmisano’s Acquisitions

Total Acquisitions: 119 Acquisitions
Total Outlay: $33.7 Billion
List of Acquisitions: 2002 to 2011

Louis V. Gerstner’s Acquisitions

Total Acquisitions: 2 Acquisitions
Total Outlay: $1.1 Billion
List of Acquisitions: 2001

Louis V. Gerstner (select individual yearly image to enlarge or CTRL++ to zoom closer)

Image of spreadsheet headings showing the following information for IBM: Year of Acquisition, Number of Current Year Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Acquisitions, Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2001 Acquisitions by Louis V. (Lou) Gerstner with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Samuel J. Palmisano (select individual yearly image to enlarge or CTRL++ to zoom closer)

Image showing IBM's 2002 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2003 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2004 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2005 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2006 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2007 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2008 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2009 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2010 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2011 Acquisitions by Samuel J. (Sam) Palmisano with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Virginia M. Rometty (select individual yearly image to enlarge or CTRL++ to zoom closer)

Image showing IBM's 2012 Acquisitions by Virginia M. (Ginni) Rometty with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2013 Acquisitions by Virginia M. (Ginni) Rometty with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2014 Acquisitions by Virginia M. (Ginni) Rometty with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2015 Acquisitions by Virginia M. (Ginni) Rometty with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2016 Acquisitions by Virginia M. (Ginni) Rometty with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2017 Acquisitions by Virginia M. (Ginni) Rometty with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2018 Acquisitions by Virginia M. (Ginni) Rometty with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Image showing IBM's 2019 Acquisitions by Virginia M. (Ginni) Rometty with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

Arvind Krishna (select individual yearly image to enlarge or CTRL++ to zoom closer)

Image showing IBM's 2020 Acquisitions by Arvind Krishna with the following information: Year of Acquisition, Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Listing of Key Acquisitions, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Amount of Goodwill, and Goodwill Percentage.

IBM Total Acquisitions and Goodwill 2001 through 2020 (select image or CTRL++ to zoom closer)

Image showing IBM's Total Acquisitions from 2001 through 2020 with the following information: Total Number of Acquisitions, Prior Years' Total Number of Acquisitions since 2001, Total Assets Acquired, Total Net Assets Acquired, Total Amount of Goodwill, and Total Goodwill Percentage.

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