WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 23, 2017) –
- Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $0.02 vs. $0.00 a year ago; GAAP EPS of $1.23 vs. ($1.28) loss a year ago
BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB), a global software leader in securing, connecting and mobilizing enterprises, today reported financial results for the three months ended May 31, 2017 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).
Q1 Highlights
- Q1 non-GAAP total revenue of $244 million; GAAP total revenue of $235 million
- Q1 non-GAAP Company total software and services revenues of $169 million; GAAP Company total software and services revenues of $160 million
- Q1 non-GAAP gross margin of 67%; GAAP gross margin of 64%
- Total cash balance increased to $2.6 billion at the end of the fiscal first quarter
- Awarded $940 million from the positive outcome of the Qualcomm arbitration
- Launched AtHoc ACCOUNT, a new FedRAMP-authorized solution that enables government agencies and large organizations to account for personnel in real time; BlackBerry AtHoc is the only platform to achieve FedRAMP authorization for crisis communications
- TCL initiated shipments of the BlackBerry KEYone, as part of the Company’s licensing program
- BB Merah Putih initiated shipments of the BlackBerry Aurora, as part of the Company’s licensing program
- Launched BlackBerry SHIELD, an assessment tool for cybersecurity risk management; partnered with Allied World to make the tool available to its cyber insurance policyholders
- After the quarter, launched QNX Hypervisor 2.0, which enables the partitioning and isolation of safety critical environments in connected cars
- After the quarter, announced that Qualcomm is adopting QNX Hypervisor 2.0 in support of its digital cockpit solutions
- After the quarter, BlackBerry named a “Leader” in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites
- After the quarter, announced the general availability of BBM Enterprise SDK to address the Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) market; more than 60 ISVs are using the tool to develop mobile apps for iOS and Android
Q1 Results
Non-GAAP revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was $244 million with GAAP revenue of $235 million. Approximately 79% of first quarter software and services revenue (excluding IP licensing and professional services) was recurring. BlackBerry had over 3,000 enterprise customer orders in the quarter.
Non-GAAP operating income was $14 million, and non-GAAP earnings per share was $0.02. GAAP operating income was $536 million. GAAP net income for the quarter was $671 million, or $1.23 per fully diluted share. GAAP net income includes $25 million in amortization of acquired intangibles, $17 million in restructuring charges, $218 million of fair value adjustment related to the debentures, $815 million in expense recovery and $139 million in investment income related to the positive outcome of the Qualcomm arbitration, and other amounts as summarized in a table below.
Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments increased by $855 million to approximately $2.6 billion as of May 31, 2017. This reflects free cash flow of $860 million, which includes cash flow from operations of $863 million. Excluding $605 million in the face value of the Company’s debt, the net cash balance at the end of the quarter was approximately $1.9 billion. There were no purchase orders with contract manufacturers at the end of the first quarter, or at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, down from $150 million a year ago.
“In Q1, we made great progress strengthening our strategic position in emerging growth markets, most notably in cybersecurity and the Enterprise of Things,” said John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO, BlackBerry. “We secured key design wins in high growth segments of automotive technology, including advanced driver assist, digital instrument cluster and our hypervisor solution. Our ecosystem is growing with Qualcomm and NVIDIA adopting BlackBerry technology for their automotive platforms. Furthermore, we have been recognized once again as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant on the strength of our BlackBerry Secure platform.”
“Our financial foundation is solid,” continued Chen. “We reported non-GAAP profitability for the third consecutive quarter, and our balance sheet continues to strengthen. More importantly, we are better positioned to invest in our strategic areas of focus to drive long-term sustainable growth, while returning capital through share repurchases to further enhance shareholder value.”
“Our outlook for fiscal 2018 is unchanged. We expect growth at or above the overall market in software and services. We also expect to be profitable on a non-GAAP basis and to generate positive free cash flow for the full year, excluding the benefit of the Qualcomm arbitration award.”
Reconciliation of GAAP revenue, gross margin, gross margin percentage, income before income taxes, net income and basic earnings per share to Non-GAAP revenue, gross margin, gross margin percentage, income before income taxes, net income and basic earnings per share:
(United States dollars, in millions except per share data)
| Q1 Fiscal 2018 Non-GAAP Adjustments | For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2017 (in millions) |
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| Income statement location | Revenue | Gross margin (before taxes) | Gross margin % (before taxes) | Income before income taxes | Net income | Basic earnings per share | ||||||||||||||||
| As reported | $ | 235 | $ | 150 | 63.8 | % | $ | 672 | $ | 671 | $ | 1.26 | ||||||||||
| Debentures fair value adjustment (2) | Debentures fair value adjustment | – | – | – | % | 218 | 218 | |||||||||||||||
| RAP charges (3) | Cost of sales | – | 3 | 1.3 | % | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| RAP charges (3) | Research and development | – | – | – | % | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| RAP charges (3) | Selling, marketing and administration | – | – | – | % | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Software deferred revenue acquired (4) | Revenue | 9 | 9 | 1.3 | % | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Stock compensation expense (5) | Cost of sales | – | 1 | 0.3 | % | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Stock compensation expense (5) | Research and development | – | – | – | % | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Stock compensation expense (5) | Selling, marketing and administration | – | – | – | % | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Acquired intangibles amortization (6) | Amortization | – | – | – | % | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Business acquisition and integration costs (7) | Selling, marketing and administration | – | – | – | % | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Qualcomm arbitration award (8) | Qualcomm arbitration award | – | – | – | % | (815 | ) | (815 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Qualcomm arbitration award (8) | Investment income | – | – | – | % | (139 | ) | (139 | ) | |||||||||||||
| $ | 244 | $ | 163 | 66.8 | % | $ | 11 | $ | 10 | $ | 0.02 | |||||||||||
Note: Non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP gross margin percentage, non-GAAP income before income taxes, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP income per share do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and thus are not comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other issuers. The Company believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures enables the Company and its shareholders to better assess the Company’s operating results relative to its operating results in prior periods and improves the comparability of the information presented. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in the context of the Company’s GAAP results.
| (1) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company reported GAAP gross margin of $150 million or 63.8% of revenue. Excluding the impact of the resource alignment program (“RAP”) charges and stock compensation expense included in cost of sales and software deferred revenue acquired included in revenue, the non-GAAP gross margin was $163 million, or 66.8% of revenue. | |
| (2) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded the Q1 Fiscal 2018 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment of $218 million. This adjustment was presented on a separate line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. | |
| (3) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company incurred charges related to the RAP of approximately $17 million, of which $3 million was included in cost of sales, $3 million was included in research and development expense and $11 million was included in selling, marketing and administration expense. | |
| (4) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded software deferred revenue acquired but not recognized due to business combination accounting rules of $9 million, which was included in enterprise software and services revenue. | |
| (5) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded stock compensation expense of $13 million, of which $1 million was included in cost of sales, $4 million was included in research and development, and $8 million was included in selling, marketing and administration expenses. | |
| (6) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded amortization of intangible assets acquired through business combinations of $25 million, which was included in amortization expense. | |
| (7) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded business acquisition and integration costs incurred through business combinations of $11 million, which was included in selling, marketing and administration expenses. | |
| (8) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded the Qualcomm arbitration award of $954 million, of which $815 million was presented on a separate line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, and $139 million was included in investment income. |
Supplementary Geographic Revenue Breakdown
BlackBerry Limited
(United States dollars, in millions)
Revenue by Region
| For the quarters ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 31, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | November 30, 2016 | August 31, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | 127 | 54.0 | % | $ | 166 | 58.0 | % | $ | 167 | 57.8 | % | $ | 190 | 56.9 | % | $ | 177 | 44.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | 70 | 29.8 | % | 83 | 29.0 | % | 87 | 30.1 | % | 100 | 29.9 | % | 166 | 41.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Latin America | 4 | 1.7 | % | 5 | 1.8 | % | 7 | 2.4 | % | 13 | 3.9 | % | 10 | 2.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 34 | 14.5 | % | 32 | 11.2 | % | 28 | 9.7 | % | 31 | 9.3 | % | 47 | 11.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 235 | 100.0 | % | $ | 286 | 100.0 | % | $ | 289 | 100.0 | % | $ | 334 | 100.0 | % | $ | 400 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||
Supplementary Revenue by Product and Service Type Breakdown
BlackBerry Limited
(United States dollars, in millions)
Revenue by Product and Service Type
| US GAAP | Adjustments | Non-GAAP | ||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Three months ended | Three months ended | ||||||||||||||||
| May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||
| Enterprise software and services | $ | 92 | $ | 82 | $ | 9 | $ | 24 | $ | 101 | $ | 106 | ||||||
| BlackBerry Technology Solutions | 36 | 35 | – | – | 36 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Licensing, IP and other | 32 | 25 | – | – | 32 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Handheld devices | 37 | 152 | – | – | 37 | 152 | ||||||||||||
| SAF | 38 | 106 | – | – | 38 | 106 | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 235 | $ | 400 | $ | 9 | $ | 24 | $ | 244 | $ | 424 | ||||||
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About BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a mobile-native security software and services company dedicated to securing people, devices, processes and systems for today’s enterprise. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the Company was founded in 1984 and operates in North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. The Company trades under the ticker symbols “BB” on the Toronto Stock Exchange and “BBRY” on the NASDAQ. For more information, visit www.BlackBerry.com.
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BlackBerry Limited
Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
(United States dollars, in millions except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
| For the three months ended | |||||||||||||
| May 31, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 235 | $ | 286 | $ | 400 | |||||||
| Cost of sales | 85 | 114 | 246 | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 150 | 172 | 154 | ||||||||||
| Gross margin % | 63.8 | % | 60.1 | % | 38.5 | % | |||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||
| Research and development | 61 | 57 | 89 | ||||||||||
| Selling, marketing and administration | 110 | 143 | 132 | ||||||||||
| Amortization | 40 | 45 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | – | – | 57 | ||||||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | – | – | 501 | ||||||||||
| Debentures fair value adjustment | 218 | (16 | ) | (24 | ) | ||||||||
| Qualcomm arbitration award | (815 | ) | – | – | |||||||||
| (386 | ) | 229 | 809 | ||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 536 | (57 | ) | (655 | ) | ||||||||
| Investment income (loss), net | 136 | 8 | (15 | ) | |||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 672 | (49 | ) | (670 | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for (recovery of) income taxes | 1 | (2 | ) | – | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 671 | $ | (47 | ) | $ | (670 | ) | |||||
| Loss per share | |||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.26 | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (1.28 | ) | |||||
| Diluted | $ | 1.23 | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (1.28 | ) | |||||
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (000’s) | |||||||||||||
| Basic | 531,096 | 530,352 | 521,905 | ||||||||||
| Diluted | 544,077 | 590,852 | 521,905 | ||||||||||
| Total common shares outstanding (000’s) | 531,476 | 530,497 | 522,517 | ||||||||||
BlackBerry Limited
Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
(United States dollars, in millions except per share data) (unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
| As at | May 31, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||||||
| Assets | |||||||||
| Current | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 933 | $ | 734 | |||||
| Short-term investments | 1,278 | 644 | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 152 | 181 | |||||||
| Other receivables | 30 | 34 | |||||||
| Inventories | 11 | 26 | |||||||
| Income taxes receivable | 12 | 17 | |||||||
| Other current assets | 48 | 55 | |||||||
| 2,464 | 1,691 | ||||||||
| Long-term investments | 294 | 269 | |||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 48 | 51 | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 81 | 91 | |||||||
| Goodwill | 563 | 559 | |||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 569 | 602 | |||||||
| Deferred income tax asset | – | – | |||||||
| $ | 4,019 | $ | 3,263 | ||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||
| Current | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 48 | $ | 103 | |||||
| Accrued liabilities | 204 | 258 | |||||||
| Deferred revenue | 211 | 245 | |||||||
| 463 | 606 | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 809 | 591 | |||||||
| Deferred income tax liability | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| 1,281 | 1,206 | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | |||||||||
| Capital stock and additional paid-in capital | 2,528 | 2,512 | |||||||
| Retained earnings (deficit) | 227 | (438 | ) | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (17 | ) | (17 | ) | |||||
| 2,738 | 2,057 | ||||||||
| $ | 4,019 | $ | 3,263 | ||||||
BlackBerry Limited
Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
(United States dollars, in millions except per share data) (unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| For the three months ended | |||||||||
| May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | ||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 671 | $ | (670 | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||||
| Amortization | 51 | 72 | |||||||
| Deferred income taxes | – | 32 | |||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 13 | 12 | |||||||
| Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | – | 1 | |||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | – | 57 | |||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | – | 501 | |||||||
| Other-than-temporary impairment on cost-based investments | – | 7 | |||||||
| Debentures fair value adjustment | 218 | (24 | ) | ||||||
| Other | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Net changes in working capital items: | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 29 | 73 | |||||||
| Other receivables | 4 | (4 | ) | ||||||
| Inventories | 15 | 16 | |||||||
| Income taxes receivable | (1 | ) | (25 | ) | |||||
| Other current assets | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| Accounts payable | (55 | ) | 8 | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | – | (9 | ) | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | (55 | ) | (53 | ) | |||||
| Deferred revenue | (34 | ) | (66 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 863 | (61 | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||
| Acquisition of long-term investments | (25 | ) | (163 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds on sale or maturity of long-term investments | – | 32 | |||||||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | (3 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment | 1 | – | |||||||
| Acquisition of intangible assets | (7 | ) | (9 | ) | |||||
| Acquisition of short-term investments | (1,015 | ) | (389 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds on sale or maturity of short-term investments | 378 | 875 | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (671 | ) | 342 | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||
| Issuance of common shares | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Payment of contingent consideration from business acquisitions | – | (15 | ) | ||||||
| Effect of foreign exchange loss on restricted cash and cash equivalents | – | (3 | ) | ||||||
| Transfer from restricted cash | 3 | – | |||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | 6 | (15 | ) | ||||||
| Effect of foreign exchange gain on cash and cash equivalents | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the period | 199 | 268 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 734 | 957 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 933 | $ | 1,225 | |||||
| As at | May 31, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 933 | $ | 734 | |||||
| Short-term investments | 1,278 | 644 | |||||||
| Long-term investments | 294 | 269 | |||||||
| Restricted cash | 48 | 51 | |||||||
| $ | 2,553 | $ | 1,698 | ||||||
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