IBM slides despite reporting its first profit growth in almost 6 years (IBM)

Shares of IBM fell in pre-market trading despite an earnings beat.
IBM reported fourth-quarter earnings after Thursday's closing bell that beat analysts' expectations. 
The company reported growing its revenues from the year before for the first time in 23 quarters.
View IBM's stock price here.Shares of IBM slid in pre-market trading on Friday despite reporting profits that beat analysts' expectations.
The tech giant reported a monumental quarter, breaking a 22-quarter streak of declining r