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SEGMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
SEGMENTS  
SEGMENTS

NOTE 4. SEGMENTS

In conjunction with the Separation, the Company implemented a new operating structure. With this change, the way the Company organizes its operating and reportable segments was revised to better reflect the way the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) reviews performance and allocates resources.

In addition, the measure of segment operating performance used by Kyndryl’s CODM changed. The updated measure of segment operating performance used by Kyndryl’s CODM is adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) excluding net interest expense, depreciation and amortization (excluding depreciation of right-of-use assets and amortization of capitalized contract costs), pension costs other than pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs, early extinguishment of debt charges, workforce rebalancing and restructuring charges, transaction-related and integration-related items, goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges, foreign currency impacts of highly inflationary countries, significant litigation costs, stock-based compensation expense and income taxes. The use of revenue and adjusted EBITDA aligns with how the CODM assesses performance and allocates resources for the Company’s segments. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company updated certain allocation methodologies related to its measure of segment adjusted EBITDA and has accordingly recast the prior-period information to reflect these updates, which by itself did not change the aggregate amount of segment adjusted EBITDA. The following discussions on Principal Markets segment results also reflect the revision of the over-accrual of accrued contract costs as discussed in Note 19.

Our four reportable segments consist of the following:

United States: This reportable segment is comprised of Kyndryl’s operations in the United States.

Japan: This reportable segment is comprised of Kyndryl’s operations in Japan.

Principal Markets: This reportable segment represents the aggregation of our operations in Australia / New Zealand, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Spain / Portugal, and the United Kingdom / Ireland, comprised of Kyndryl’s operations in those respective countries.

Strategic Markets: This reportable segment is comprised of our operations in all other countries.

While this reporting change did not impact the Company's consolidated results, segment data has been recast in the tables below to be consistent for all periods presented.

Our geographic markets frequently work together to sell and implement certain contracts. The resulting revenues and costs from these contracts may be apportioned among the participating geographic markets. The economic environment and its effects on the industries served by our geographic markets affect revenues and operating expenses within our geographic markets to differing degrees. Currency fluctuations also tend to affect our geographic markets differently, depending on the geographic concentrations and locations of their businesses.

The following table reflects the results of the Company’s segments:

Year Ended December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Revenue

United States

$

4,805

$

5,084

$

5,340

Japan

2,923

3,042

2,929

Principal Markets

7,085

7,187

7,587

Strategic Markets

3,844

4,040

4,424

Total revenue

$

18,657

$

19,352

$

20,279

Segment adjusted EBITDA

United States

$

842

$

940

$

974

Japan

501

534

468

Principal Markets

341

375

609

Strategic Markets

540

488

660

Total segment adjusted EBITDA

$

2,223

$

2,337

$

2,710

The following table reconciles consolidated totals to certain segment information:

Year Ended December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

    

2021

    

2020

2019

Pretax income (loss)

$

(1,903)

$

(1,760)

$

(573)

Workforce rebalancing charges

39

918

159

Transaction-related costs

627

21

Stock-based compensation expense

71

64

51

Impairment expense

469

Interest expense

64

63

76

Depreciation expense

1,300

1,445

1,469

Amortization expense

1,314

1,408

1,335

Corporate expense not allocated to the segments

154

153

144

Other adjustments *

88

27

50

Segment adjusted EBITDA

$

2,223

$

2,337

$

2,710

* Other adjustments represent significant litigation costs and pension costs other than pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs.

Segment Assets and Other Items

The Company does not allocate assets to the above reportable segments for our CODM’s review.

Major Clients

Other than transactions with the Parent (see Note 17 – Related-Party Transactions), no single client represented 10 percent or more of the Company’s total revenue in 2021, 2020 or 2019.

Geographic Information

The following tables provide information for those countries that represent 10 percent or more of the specific category. Refer to Note 8 – Property and Equipment and Note 9 – Leases for more information on allocation methodologies.

    

Year Ended December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

    

2021

    

2020

2019

Revenue*

United States

$

4,805

$

5,081

$

5,340

Japan

2,923

3,037

2,925

Other countries

10,930

11,235

12,015

Total revenue

$

18,657

$

19,352

$

20,279

*Revenues are attributed to countries based on the location of the client and exclude certain allocations.

    

At December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

    

2021

    

2020

Property and equipment, net

United States *

$

890

$

922

Canada

260

430

Other countries

1,773

2,638

Total property and equipment, net

$

2,923

$

3,991

Operating right-of-use assets, net

United States *

$

205

$

66

Japan

139

77

Belgium

176

197

Italy

86

114

Other countries

755

677

Total operating right-of-use assets, net

$

1,361

$

1,131

*       Includes corporate and other.