IBM CEO to Face Five Key Questions After Ditching Profit Roadmap

When the company reports fourth-quarter results after U.S. markets close, IBM is expected to post adjusted profit that’s down from a year earlier to $5.41 a share

Virginia "Ginni" Rometty, CEO of IBM, at the 16th Nikkei Global Management Forum 2014 in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2014.
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

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By Alex Barinka

January 20, 2015 at 11:00 AM UTC

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IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty will report earnings for the first time since she ditched profit goals inherited from her predecessor.

And with shareholders losing patience with the technology behemoth’s transformation, Rometty needs to reassure investors that International Business Machines Corp. is on the right track.