8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: January 23, 2020

(Date of earliest event reported)

IBM CREDIT LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-55786	22-2351962
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS employer identification number)
Incorporation or Organization)

One North Castle Drive
Armonk, New York	10504
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

914-765-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Summary Financials of the Registrant dated January 23, 2020, including summary earnings results and select balance sheet information for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019, is Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8‑K.

The information in this Item 2.02, including the corresponding Exhibit 99.1, is hereby filed.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are being filed as part of this report:

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Summary Financials of the Registrant dated January 23, 2020, including summary earnings results and select balance sheet information for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 23, 2020
		IBM Credit LLC
	By:	/s/ Adam Wilson
		Adam Wilson
		Vice President, Finance

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

IBM Credit LLC

Summary Financials for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year

(Unaudited)

	For the fourth quarter ended December 31,								For the year ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2019			2018			Yr.-to-Yr.		2019			2018			Yr.-to-Yr.
Revenue	$	335		$	446		(24.8)	%	$	1,600		$	1,779		(10.1)	%
Net margin	$	194		$	256		(24.2)	%	$	913		$	1,083		(15.7)	%
Net margin percentage	58.0		%	57.5		%	0.4	pts.	57.1		%	60.9		%	(3.8)	pts.
Net income	$	165		$	187		(11.8)	%	$	430		$	597		(27.9)	%
Return on equity 1		25.5	%	22.1		%	3.4	pts.		14.8	%	17.5		%	(2.7)	pts.

	At December 31,		At December 31,		Yr.-to-Date
(Dollars in millions)	2019		2018		Change
Total assets	$	28,412	$	39,497	(28.1)	%
Total debt	$	24,095	$	30,534	(21.1)	%
Total member's interest	$	2,686	$	3,420	(21.5)	%
Debt-to-equity 2		9.0x		8.9x

1. The company's return on equity is calculated by dividing annualized net income by the average ending balance of member's interest for the last two quarters and five quarters, for the fourth quarter and year ending, respectively, for the reporting periods presented.

2. The company's debt-to-equity ratio is calculated by dividing the total amount of debt outstanding by the total amount of member's interest in the company as of the end of the reporting periods presented.

Within the table presented, amounts may not add due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar amounts. The information included in this Form 8-K should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2019.

Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements contained in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Reform Act). Forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current assumptions regarding future business and financial performance. These statements by their nature address matters that are uncertain to different degrees. The company may also make forward-looking statements in other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and in materials delivered to lenders and in press releases. In addition, the company’s and IBM’s representatives may from time to time make oral forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects” and similar expressions, may identify such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement in this report speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as otherwise required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. In accordance with the Reform Act, set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019, are cautionary statements that accompany those forward-looking statements. Readers should carefully review such cautionary statements as they identify certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements and from historical trends. Those cautionary statements are not exclusive and are in addition to other factors discussed elsewhere in this report, in the company’s filings with the SEC or in materials incorporated therein by reference.

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Document and Entity Information	Jan. 23, 2020
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 23, 2020
Entity Registrant Name	IBM CREDIT LLC
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	000-55786
Entity Tax Identification Number	22-2351962
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City Area Code	914
Local Phone Number	765-1900
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