国际商业机器公司（Business Machines Corp.）公布的销售额超过了分析师预期，并表示其已经收回了今年早些时候被推迟的大部分基础设施交易。
Business Machines Corp. reported sales that topped analysts’ estimates, saying it had recovered most of the infrastructure deals that were delayed earlier this year.
该公司周三在一份声明中表示，在截至9月30日的季度中，销售额增长了约5%，达到171亿美元。包括大型机服务器在内的IBM基础设施部门增长了4%，达到37亿美元。根据彭博社汇编的数据，这两项数据都超过了分析师的平均预期。
Sales increased about 5% to $17.1 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30, the company said Wednesday in a statement. IBM’s infrastructure unit, which includes mainframe servers, expanded 4% to $3.7 billion. Both were ahead of analysts’ average projections, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
首席财务官吉姆·卡瓦诺（Jim Kavanaugh）在接受采访时表示，今年早些时候延期的约三分之二的大型机及相关软件交易此后已经签署。
About two-thirds of the mainframe and associated software deals that slipped earlier this year have since been inked, Chief Financial Officer Jim Kavanaugh said in an interview.
今年7月，IBM曾表示，在人工智能引发的短缺潮中，客户正将支出暂时转向芯片和服务器，这损害了其大型机和软件部门的利益。这引发了投资者的恐慌，他们原本就担心人工智能工具会颠覆许多传统软件公司，导致股价下跌了25%，创下至少自1968年以来的最糟糕单日表现。
In July, IBM said that customers were temporarily shifting their spending to chips and servers amid AI-fueled shortages, harming its mainframe and software units. This fueled panic among investors already concerned that artificial intelligence tools will disrupt many software incumbents and sent the shares down 25%, the worst day since at least 1968.
备受关注的IBM软件部门增长了8.3%，达到78亿美元，超过了华尔街预期的76.4亿美元。蓝色巨人（Big Blue）一直试图通过对红帽（Red Hat）、HashiCorp和Confluent的重大收购，将自己重塑为一家高增长的软件公司。
IBM’s closely watched software unit expanded 8.3% to $7.8 billion, ahead of the $7.64 billion anticipated by Wall Street. Big Blue has sought to refashion itself as a high-growth software company through major acquisitions of Red Hat, HashiCorp and Confluent.
对于全年，该公司目前预计自由现金流将增加超过10亿美元。此前，其预计约为10亿美元。第三季度剔除部分项目的利润为每股2.95美元，而平均预期为2.86美元。
For the full year, the company now expects free cash flow to increase by more than $1 billion. Previously, it expected about $1 billion. Profit, excluding some items, was $2.95 a share in the third quarter, compared with the average estimate of $2.86.
该股在纽约收盘报251.46美元后，在盘后交易中上涨了约5%。截至周三收盘，该股今年已下跌15%。
The shares gained about 5% in extended trading after closing at $251.46 in New York. The stock declined 15% this year through Wednesday’s close.