1 Top Management; 2 Peer Comparison & Ranking of BB; 3 Patents; 4 Currency Synopsis: Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Top Management
Top Management
| Name | Designation | | John J. Giamatteo | Chief Executive Officer | | Richard Lynch | Chairman | | Richard J. Lynch | Independent Chairman | | Tim Foote | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director | | Jennifer Armstrong-Owen | Senior Vice President | | Phil Kurtz | Corporate Secretary | | Fraser Deziel | Corporate Secretary |
Peer Comparison & Ranking of BB PEER COMPARISON: BB IN INDICES
BlackBerry is a constituent of the following indices.
Its market capitalisation is $3 billion and accounts for 0.1% of the combined MCap of the S&P/TSX 60 Index.
| Index Name | MCap of Index ($ b) | BB MCap as % of Index | | S&P/TSX 60 Index | 2,095 | 0.1 | | S&P/TSX Composite Index | 2,818 | 0.1 |
BUYSELLSIGNALS FUNDAMENTALS VALUATION RANKING: BlackBerry vs Canadian Market
Out of 978 stocks and 23 units in the Canadian Market, BlackBerry is ranked 142nd(142) by Market Cap in $, 212th(212) by Revenue, 427th(427) by Free Cash Flow and 474th(474) by Discount to 52-Wk High.
| Canadian Avg | BB | BB Rank | | Market Cap $ | 4.3 B | 2.7 B | 142 | | Revenue $ | 2.1 B | 534.9 M | 212 | | Free Cash Flow | (97.4 M) | 13.3 M | 427 | | Discount to 52-Wk High (%) | 3.1 | 28.7 | 474 | | Price/Net Tangible Assets | 2.4x | 15.1x | 559 | | EBITDA Margin% | 18.7 | 4.9 | 653 | | Premium to 52-Wk Low (%) | 28.6 | 102.6 | 735 | | Net Profit $ | 151.2 M | (79 M) | 2412 | Negative values are shown in brackets. Stock in Index and Stock in Sector
| Description | BB | S&P/TSX 60 Index | % of S&P/TSX 60 Index | Communication equipment sector | % of Communication equipment sector | | Net Profit $ | -56,377,797 | 91.5 B | -0.1 | -35,662,646 | 158.1 | | Revenue $ | 381.7 M | 639.4 B | 0.1 | 2 B | 19.5 | | Total Assets $ | 924.6 M | 8,121.2 B | 0.01 | 3.3 B | 28.0 | | MCap $ | 2.7 B | 2,095.1 B | 0.1 | 5.9 B | 45.3 |
Relative Valuation Indicators: Stock vs Index and Stock vs Sector
| Description | BB | S&P/TSX 60 Index Avg. | Communication equipment sector Avg. | | Price/Earnings | -34.7 | 22.8 | -109.1 | | Price/Net Tangible Assets | 15.07 | 3.65 | 14.9 |
MARKET SHARE BlackBerry vs Communication Equipment sector [Communication Equipment sector Total in Brackets] Revenue of $749.5 million[47.2% of aggregate sector revenue of CAD2.7 billion; down from 59.0% in the previous year.]
GLOBAL RANK [out of 46,227 stocks] AND RANK OF BLACKBERRY IN THE AMERICAN REGION [out of 9,417 stocks]
| Description | Value | Global Rank | In Am Region | | MCap ($) | 2.7B | 5,241 | 1,799 | | Total Assets ($) | 1.3B | 9,427 | 2,866 | | Revenue ($) | 534.9M | 9,871 | 2,654 | | Net Profit ($) | (79M) | 39,837 | 6,472 | | Return on Equity % | (1.2) | 28,924 | 3,944 | | Net Profit Margin % | (1.6) | 28,585 | 3,637 | | Price to Book | 92.0 | 34,495 | 4,968 | | PV1000 (1Year) $* | 1,725 | 4,950 | 897 | | $* Change (1Year) % | 65.8 | 3,666 | 590 |
* 1 year ago CAD 1 = $ 0.72 Oct 22, 2025: CAD 1 equals $ 0.71
RANK OF BLACKBERRY IN THE S&P/TSX 60 INDEX [out of 49 stocks], IN THE CANADIAN MARKET [out of 1170 stocks] AND IN THE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT SECTOR [out of 13 stocks]
| Description | Value | In S&P/TSX 60 Index | In Canadian Market | In Communication equipment sector | | MCap (CAD) | 3.8B | 49 | 181 | 1 | | Total Assets (CAD) | 1.8B | 48 | 404 | 1 | | Revenue (CAD) | 749.5M | 46 | 388 | 1 | | Net Profit (CAD) | (110.7M) | 46 | 1,543 | 15 | | Return on Equity % | (1.2) | 46 | 703 | 7 | | Net Profit Margin % | (1.6) | 45 | 666 | 6 | | Price to Book | 15.1 | 34 | 1,090 | 9 | | PV1000 (1Year) CAD | 1,746 | 4 | 268 | 2 |
LONG-TERM FUNDAMENTAL RANKING: 3 OUT OF 5 [5 is best] BlackBerry is ranked number 1 out of 19 listed communication equipment companies in the Canada with a market capitalization of CAD3.8 billion ($2.7 billion). Within its sector it has a relatively moderate Price/Sales of 5.
Stocks are scored on a set of parameters reflecting fundamental analytical tools involving valuation, size and financial performance. They are ranked according to the average values of those parameters. The highest ranking is 5 and the lowest ranking is 1.
Patents Number of Patents Issued to BlackBerry by the US Patent Office and the European Patent Office A total of 3,945 patents were issued to BlackBerry in the last eleven years. In the past year 127 patents were issued, 0.4 times average of 359 patents per year.
| 12 months ended Oct 22 | No. of Patents Issued | | 2025 | 127 | | 2024 | 313 | | 2023 | 243 | | 2022 | 217 | | 2021 | 312 | | 2020 | 394 | | 2019 | 355 | | 2018 | 504 | | 2017 | 634 | | 2016 | 643 | | 2015 | 203 | | Total | 3,945 |
Rank by patents issued in the past 12 months: BlackBerry vs CANADA stocks BlackBerry is ranked 2 by patents issued in the past year out of 2,440 Canada listed companies. A total of 1,635 patents were issued to Canada listed companies in the past year, an average of 14.7 patents per company. BlackBerry received 240 patents in the past 12 months, 358 times average.
Currency Synopsis: Canadian Dollar (CAD) % Change of CAD vs Currency Basket Period-Based In the past year the Canadian Dollar fell 1.4% against the US Dollars; in the past three years the Canadian Dollar fell 1.5% against the US Dollars.
| Last | Country | 1-day % | 1-week % | 1-Year % | 3-Yrs % | | CAD1=0.713USD | United States Of America | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1.4 | -1.5 | | CAD1=5.08CNY | China | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.4 | -3.2 | | CAD1=108.246JPY | Japan | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.4 | | CAD1=0.615EUR | European Union | 0.4 | 0.4 | -7.9 | -17.3 | | CAD1=1,020.775KRW | South Korea | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | -2.2 | | CAD1=0.926SGD | Singapore | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -10.5 | | CAD1=1.242NZD | New Zealand | -0.1 | -0.1 | 4.0 | -3.1 | | CAD1=0.535GBP | United Kingdom | 0.7 | 0.4 | -3.9 | -17.6 | | CAD1=1.099AUD | Australia | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -5.0 | | CAD1=5.54HKD | Hong Kong | 0.1 | - | -1.5 | -2.6 | | CAD1=0.568CHF | Switzerland | 0.4 | -0.4 | -9.3 | -22.4 | | CAD1=6.729SEK | Sweden | 0.4 | -0.4 | -11.7 | -18.0 | | CAD1=7.166NOK | Norway | 0.2 | -0.3 | -9.2 | -7.2 | | CAD1=13.114MXN | Mexico | - | -0.3 | -9.1 | -9.7 |
1 Tax; 2 Financials as Reported FY 2025, Past 10 Years
Tax Average Income Tax Paid (Past 4 Years) In the past 4 years, Income Tax as % of sales increased from 1.0% to 3.2%.
| Description | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | | As % of sales | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1 |
Financials as Reported FY 2025, Past 10 Years Financials as reported (FY 2025 [year-ended 28 February 2025 ])
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (In $ Million, except per share data and shares outstanding)
INCOME STATEMENT AS REPORTED (FY 2025 [year-ended 28 February 2025 ])
| Description | $ Million | $ Million | | | Feb 28, 2025 | Feb 29, 2024 | Change % | | Revenue | 534.9 | 759.1 | Down 29.5 | | Cost of sales | 140 | 268.4 | Down 47.8 | | Gross margin | 394.9 | 490.7 | Down 19.5 | | Operating expenses | | | | | Research and development | 108.8 | 127.1 | Down 14.4 | | Sales and marketing | 95.5 | 104 | Down 8.2 | | General and administrative | 159.7 | 187.2 | Down 14.7 | | Amortization | 17.7 | 26.7 | Down 33.7 | | Impairment of goodwill | | 15.9 | | | Impairment of long-lived assets | 9.6 | 15.3 | Down 37.3 | | Gain on sale of property plant and equipment net | | | | | Prior Debentures fair value adjustment | | 3.5 | | | Litigation settlements | 2.8 | | | | 394.1 | 479.7 | Down 17.8 | | Operating income (loss) | 0.8 | 11 | Down 92.7 | | Investment income net | 7.7 | 18.8 | Down 59.0 | | Income (loss) before income taxes | 8.5 | 29.8 | Down 71.5 | | Provision for income taxes | 17 | 24.2 | Down 29.8 | | Income (loss) from continuing operations | -8.5 | 5.6 | Deterioration | | Gain from disposal of discontinued operation net of tax | 10.2 | | | | Loss from discontinued operations net of tax | -80.7 | -135.8 | Improved 40.6 | | Net loss | -79 | -130.2 | Reduced 39.3 | | Earnings (loss) per share | | | | | Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations | -1.0c | 1.0c | Deterioration | | Total basic loss per share | -13.0c | -22.0c | Reduced 40.9 | | Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations | -1.0c | 1.0c | Deterioration | | Total diluted loss per share | -13.0c | -22.0c | Improved 40.9 | | Weighted average number of ordinary share Basic | 591,470,000 | 584,543,000 | Up 1.2 | | Weighted average number of ordinary share Diluted | 591,470,000 | 592,497,000 | Down 0.2 |
BALANCE SHEET AS REPORTED (FY 2025 [year-ended 28 February 2025 ])
| Description | $ Million | $ Million | | | Feb 28, 2025 | Feb 29, 2024 | Change % | | Assets | | | | | Current | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | 266.7 | 175.1 | Up 52.3 | | Short-term investments | 71.1 | 62 | Up 14.7 | | Accounts receivable net of allowance of 6.6 and 6.0 respectively | 173.7 | 198.7 | Down 12.6 | | Other receivables | 48.4 | 21.4 | Up 126.2 | | Income taxes receivable | 1.6 | 3.6 | Down 55.6 | | Other current assets | 30 | 35.1 | Down 14.5 | | Assets held for sale current | | 11.6 | | | 591.5 | 507.5 | Up 16.6 | | Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 13.6 | 25.4 | Down 46.5 | | Long-term investments | 58.9 | 35.7 | Up 65.0 | | Other long-term assets | 76.5 | 54.8 | Up 39.6 | | Operating lease right-of-use assets net | 22 | 31.8 | Down 30.8 | | Property plant and equipment net | 13.4 | 21.2 | Down 36.8 | | Intangible assets net | 47.3 | 57.5 | Down 17.7 | | Goodwill | 472.4 | 474.5 | Down 0.4 | | Assets held for sale non-current | | 186.6 | | | 1,295.6 | 1,395 | Down 7.1 | | Liabilities | | | | | Current | | | | | Accounts payable | 31.1 | 16.8 | Up 85.1 | | Accrued liabilities | 126.2 | 113.7 | Up 11.0 | | Income taxes payable | 25.5 | 28.4 | Down 10.2 | | Deferred revenue current | 161.5 | 148.7 | Up 8.6 | | Liabilities held for sale current | | 49.3 | | | 344.3 | 356.9 | Down 3.5 | | Deferred revenue non-current | 5.6 | 14.6 | Down 61.6 | | Operating lease liabilities | 28.7 | 37.8 | Down 24.1 | | Other long-term liabilities | 1.8 | 3.2 | Down 43.8 | | Long-term notes | 195.3 | 194.1 | Up 0.6 | | Liabilities held for sale non-current | | 13.3 | | | 575.7 | 619.9 | Down 7.1 | | Commitments and contingencies | | | | | Shareholders' equity | | | | | Capital stock and additional paid-in capital | | | | | Preferred shares: authorized unlimited number of non-voting cumulative redeemable and retractable | | | | | Common shares: authorized unlimited number of non-voting redeemable retractable Class A common shares and unlimited number of voting common shares | | | | | Issued and outstanding - 596230655 voting common shares (February 29 2024 - 589232539) | 2,976.4 | 2,947.7 | Up 1.0 | | Deficit | -2,237.3 | -2,158.3 | Deterioration 3.7 | | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | -19.2 | -14.3 | Deterioration 34.3 | | 719.9 | 775.1 | Down 7.1 | | 1,295.6 | 1,395 | Down 7.1 |
CASH FLOW AS REPORTED (FY 2025 [year-ended 28 February 2025 ])
| Description | $ Million | $ Million | | | Feb 28, 2025 | Feb 29, 2024 | Change % | | Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | Net loss | -79 | -130.2 | Improved 39.3 | | Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | Amortization | 44.7 | 58.5 | Down 23.6 | | Stock-based compensation | 25.6 | 33.1 | Down 22.7 | | Gain on disposal of discontinued operation | -10.4 | | | | Impairment of goodwill | | 34.8 | | | Impairment of long-lived assets | 9.6 | 15.3 | Down 37.3 | | Intellectual property disposed of by sale | | 147.2 | | | Gain on sale of property plant and equipment net | | | | | Prior Debentures fair value adjustment | | 3.5 | | | Operating leases | -10.8 | -13.7 | Improved 21.2 | | Other | 2.3 | 2.3 | Steady | | Net changes in working capital items | | | | | Accounts receivable net of allowance | 25 | -78.8 | Recovery | | Other receivables | 11.7 | -9.2 | Recovery | | Income taxes receivable | 2 | -0.5 | Recovery | | Other assets | -16 | -54.3 | Improved 70.5 | | Accounts payable | 14.2 | -7.4 | Recovery | | Accrued liabilities | 6.4 | -20.3 | Recovery | | Income taxes payable | -2.9 | 8.7 | Deterioration | | Deferred revenue | -5.9 | 7.5 | Deterioration | | Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 16.5 | -3.5 | Recovery | | Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | Acquisition of long-term investments | | -16 | | | Acquisition of property plant and equipment | -3.1 | -7.1 | Improved 56.3 | | Proceeds on sale of property plant and equipment | | | | | Acquisition of intangible assets | -7 | -13.8 | Improved 49.3 | | Cash proceeds from disposal of discontinued operation | 79.8 | | | | Acquisition of short-term investments | -154.9 | -154.4 | Deterioration 0.3 | | Proceeds on sale or maturity of short-term investments | 145.9 | 223.5 | Down 34.7 | | Net cash provided by investing activities | 60.7 | 46.6 | Up 30.3 | | Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | Issuance of common shares | 3.1 | 5.9 | Down 47.5 | | Payment of finance lease liability | | | | | Maturities of 2020 Debentures and Extension Debentures | | -515 | | | Proceed from Issuance of Extension Debentures and Notes | | 344 | | | Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 3.1 | -165.1 | Recovery | | Effect of foreign exchange loss on cash cash equivalents restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents | -0.5 | 0.2 | Deterioration | | Net increase (decrease) in cash cash equivalents restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents during the year | 79.8 | -121.8 | Recovery | | Cash cash equivalents restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents beginning of year | 200.5 | 322.3 | Down 37.8 | | Cash cash equivalents restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents end of year | 280.3 | 200.5 | Up 39.8 |
Download BLACKBERRY Financials Past 10 Years
| Description | Feb 25 | Feb 24 | Feb 23 | Feb 22 | Feb 21 | | Income Statement | | | | | | | Revenue per share | 0.9 | 1.28 | 1.03 | 1.14 | | | EBITDA (M) | 26.2 | 56.5 | (624) | 184 | (931) | | Depreciation (M) | 17.7 | 26.7 | 96 | 165 | 182 | | Tax (M) | 17 | 24.2 | 14 | 7 | (9) | | Net profit | (79 M) | (130.2 M) | (734 M) | 12 M | (1.1 B) | | EPS | (0.13) | (0.22) | (1.27) | 0.02 | (1.97) | | Balance Sheet | | | | | | | Equity Share Capital | 719.9 M | 775.1 M | 857 M | 1.6 B | 1.5 B | | Retained Earnings (B) | (2.2) | (2.2) | (2) | (1.3) | (1.3) | | Total Assets (B) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | | Current Asset | 591.5 M | 507.5 M | 743 M | 1 B | 1 B | | Fixed Asset (M) | 13.4 | 21.2 | 25 | 41 | 48 | | Working Capital (M) | 247.2 | 150.6 | 14 | 646 | 577 | | Cash Flow | | | | | | | Operating Cash Flow (M) | 16.5 | (3.5) | (263) | (28) | 82 | | Investing Cash Flow (M) | 60.7 | 46.6 | 176 | 207 | (65) | | Financing Cash Flow (M) | 3.1 | (165.1) | 6 | 10 | (227) | | Net Cash Flow (M) | 80.3 | (122) | (81) | 189 | (210) |
| Description | Feb 20 | Feb 19 | Feb 18 | Feb 17 | Feb 16 | | Income Statement | | | | | | | Revenue per share | 1.85 | 1.47 | 1.71 | | 4.1 | | EBITDA | 46 M | 213 M | 559 M | (1 B) | (5 M) | | Depreciation (M) | 194 | 136 | 153 | 186 | 277 | | Tax | 4 M | (16 M) | 1 M | | (74 M) | | Net profit | (152 M) | 93 M | 405 M | (1.2 B) | (208 M) | | EPS | (0.27) | 0.17 | 0.76 | (2.3) | (0.4) | | Balance Sheet | | | | | | | Equity Share Capital (B) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | | Retained Earnings (M) | (198) | (32) | (55) | (438) | 768 | | Total Debt | 606 M | | 782 M | 591 M | 1.3 B | | Total Assets (B) | 3.9 | 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 5.5 | | Current Asset (B) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3 | | Fixed Asset (M) | 70 | 85 | 64 | 91 | 412 | | Working Capital | 75 M | 723 M | 2.1 B | 1.1 B | 2 B | | Cash Flow | | | | | | | Operating Cash Flow (M) | 26 | 100 | 704 | (224) | 257 | | Investing Cash Flow (M) | (188) | (375) | (630) | 724 | (439) | | Financing Cash Flow (M) | 7 | 5 | (10) | (722) | (78) | | Net Cash Flow (M) | (155) | (270) | 64 | (222) | (260) |
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