1 Top Management; 2 Peer Comparison & Ranking of BB; 3 Patents; 4 Currency Synopsis: Canadian Dollar (CAD)

Top Management

Top Management

NameDesignation
John J. GiamatteoChief Executive Officer
Richard LynchChairman
Richard J. LynchIndependent Chairman
Tim FooteChief Financial Officer, Executive Director
Jennifer Armstrong-OwenSenior Vice President
Phil KurtzCorporate Secretary
Fraser DezielCorporate 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 NameMCap of Index ($ b)BB MCap as % of Index
S&P/TSX 60 Index2,095 0.1
S&P/TSX Composite Index2,818 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 AvgBBBB Rank
Market Cap $4.3 B2.7 B142
Revenue $2.1 B534.9 M212
Free Cash Flow(97.4 M)13.3 M427
Discount to 52-Wk High (%)3.128.7474
Price/Net Tangible Assets2.4x15.1x559
EBITDA Margin%18.74.9653
Premium to 52-Wk Low (%)28.6102.6735
Net Profit $151.2 M(79 M)2412
Negative values are shown in brackets.
Stock in Index and Stock in Sector

DescriptionBBS&P/TSX 60 Index% of S&P/TSX 60 IndexCommunication equipment sector% of Communication equipment sector
Net Profit $-56,377,79791.5 B-0.1-35,662,646158.1
Revenue $381.7 M639.4 B0.12 B19.5
Total Assets $924.6 M8,121.2 B0.013.3 B28.0
MCap $2.7 B2,095.1 B0.15.9 B45.3

Relative Valuation Indicators: Stock vs Index and Stock vs Sector

DescriptionBBS&P/TSX 60 Index Avg.Communication equipment sector Avg.
Price/Earnings-34.722.8-109.1
Price/Net Tangible Assets15.073.6514.9

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]

DescriptionValueGlobal RankIn Am Region
MCap ($)2.7B5,2411,799
Total Assets ($)1.3B9,4272,866
Revenue ($)534.9M9,8712,654
Net Profit ($)(79M)39,8376,472
Return on Equity %(1.2)28,9243,944
Net Profit Margin %(1.6)28,5853,637
Price to Book92.034,4954,968
PV1000 (1Year) $*1,7254,950897
$* Change (1Year) %65.83,666590

* 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]

DescriptionValueIn S&P/TSX 60 IndexIn Canadian MarketIn Communication equipment sector
MCap (CAD)3.8B491811
Total Assets (CAD)1.8B484041
Revenue (CAD)749.5M463881
Net Profit (CAD)(110.7M)461,54315
Return on Equity %(1.2)467037
Net Profit Margin %(1.6)456666
Price to Book15.1341,0909
PV1000 (1Year) CAD1,74642682

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 22No. of Patents Issued
2025127
2024313
2023243
2022217
2021312
2020394
2019355
2018504
2017634
2016643
2015203
Total3,945


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.

LastCountry1-day %1-week %1-Year %3-Yrs %
CAD1=0.713USDUnited States Of America0.10.1-1.4-1.5
CAD1=5.08CNYChina0.20.1-1.4-3.2
CAD1=108.246JPYJapan0.10.4-0.8-1.4
CAD1=0.615EUREuropean Union0.40.4-7.9-17.3
CAD1=1,020.775KRWSouth Korea0.20.72.4-2.2
CAD1=0.926SGDSingapore0.30.3-2.6-10.5
CAD1=1.242NZDNew Zealand-0.1-0.14.0-3.1
CAD1=0.535GBPUnited Kingdom0.70.4-3.9-17.6
CAD1=1.099AUDAustralia0.30.61.7-5.0
CAD1=5.54HKDHong Kong0.1--1.5-2.6
CAD1=0.568CHFSwitzerland0.4-0.4-9.3-22.4
CAD1=6.729SEKSweden0.4-0.4-11.7-18.0
CAD1=7.166NOKNorway0.2-0.3-9.2-7.2
CAD1=13.114MXNMexico--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%.

Description2025202420232022
As % of sales3.23.22.11


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, 2025Feb 29, 2024Change %
Revenue534.9759.1Down 29.5
Cost of sales140268.4Down 47.8
Gross margin394.9490.7Down 19.5
Operating expenses
Research and development108.8127.1Down 14.4
Sales and marketing95.5104Down 8.2
General and administrative159.7187.2Down 14.7
Amortization17.726.7Down 33.7
Impairment of goodwill15.9
Impairment of long-lived assets9.615.3Down 37.3
Gain on sale of property plant and equipment net
Prior Debentures fair value adjustment3.5
Litigation settlements2.8
394.1479.7Down 17.8
Operating income (loss)0.811Down 92.7
Investment income net7.718.8Down 59.0
Income (loss) before income taxes8.529.8Down 71.5
Provision for income taxes1724.2Down 29.8
Income (loss) from continuing operations-8.55.6Deterioration
Gain from disposal of discontinued operation net of tax10.2
Loss from discontinued operations net of tax-80.7-135.8Improved 40.6
Net loss-79-130.2Reduced 39.3
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations-1.0c1.0cDeterioration
Total basic loss per share-13.0c-22.0cReduced 40.9
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations-1.0c1.0cDeterioration
Total diluted loss per share-13.0c-22.0cImproved 40.9
Weighted average number of ordinary share Basic591,470,000584,543,000Up 1.2
Weighted average number of ordinary share Diluted591,470,000592,497,000Down 0.2

BALANCE SHEET AS REPORTED (FY 2025 [year-ended 28 February 2025 ])

Description$ Million$ Million
Feb 28, 2025Feb 29, 2024Change %
Assets
Current
Cash and cash equivalents266.7175.1Up 52.3
Short-term investments71.162Up 14.7
Accounts receivable net of allowance of 6.6 and 6.0 respectively173.7198.7Down 12.6
Other receivables48.421.4Up 126.2
Income taxes receivable1.63.6Down 55.6
Other current assets3035.1Down 14.5
Assets held for sale current11.6
591.5507.5Up 16.6
Restricted cash and cash equivalents13.625.4Down 46.5
Long-term investments58.935.7Up 65.0
Other long-term assets76.554.8Up 39.6
Operating lease right-of-use assets net2231.8Down 30.8
Property plant and equipment net13.421.2Down 36.8
Intangible assets net47.357.5Down 17.7
Goodwill472.4474.5Down 0.4
Assets held for sale non-current186.6
1,295.61,395Down 7.1
Liabilities
Current
Accounts payable31.116.8Up 85.1
Accrued liabilities126.2113.7Up 11.0
Income taxes payable25.528.4Down 10.2
Deferred revenue current161.5148.7Up 8.6
Liabilities held for sale current49.3
344.3356.9Down 3.5
Deferred revenue non-current5.614.6Down 61.6
Operating lease liabilities28.737.8Down 24.1
Other long-term liabilities1.83.2Down 43.8
Long-term notes195.3194.1Up 0.6
Liabilities held for sale non-current13.3
575.7619.9Down 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)2,976.42,947.7Up 1.0
Deficit-2,237.3-2,158.3Deterioration 3.7
Accumulated other comprehensive loss-19.2-14.3Deterioration 34.3
719.9775.1Down 7.1
1,295.61,395Down 7.1

CASH FLOW AS REPORTED (FY 2025 [year-ended 28 February 2025 ])

Description$ Million$ Million
Feb 28, 2025Feb 29, 2024Change %
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss-79-130.2Improved 39.3
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Amortization44.758.5Down 23.6
Stock-based compensation25.633.1Down 22.7
Gain on disposal of discontinued operation-10.4
Impairment of goodwill34.8
Impairment of long-lived assets9.615.3Down 37.3
Intellectual property disposed of by sale147.2
Gain on sale of property plant and equipment net
Prior Debentures fair value adjustment3.5
Operating leases-10.8-13.7Improved 21.2
Other2.32.3Steady
Net changes in working capital items
Accounts receivable net of allowance25-78.8Recovery
Other receivables11.7-9.2Recovery
Income taxes receivable2-0.5Recovery
Other assets-16-54.3Improved 70.5
Accounts payable14.2-7.4Recovery
Accrued liabilities6.4-20.3Recovery
Income taxes payable-2.98.7Deterioration
Deferred revenue-5.97.5Deterioration
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities16.5-3.5Recovery
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of long-term investments-16
Acquisition of property plant and equipment-3.1-7.1Improved 56.3
Proceeds on sale of property plant and equipment
Acquisition of intangible assets-7-13.8Improved 49.3
Cash proceeds from disposal of discontinued operation79.8
Acquisition of short-term investments-154.9-154.4Deterioration 0.3
Proceeds on sale or maturity of short-term investments145.9223.5Down 34.7
Net cash provided by investing activities60.746.6Up 30.3
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of common shares3.15.9Down 47.5
Payment of finance lease liability
Maturities of 2020 Debentures and Extension Debentures-515
Proceed from Issuance of Extension Debentures and Notes344
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities3.1-165.1Recovery
Effect of foreign exchange loss on cash cash equivalents restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents-0.50.2Deterioration
Net increase (decrease) in cash cash equivalents restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents during the year79.8-121.8Recovery
Cash cash equivalents restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents beginning of year200.5322.3Down 37.8
Cash cash equivalents restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents end of year280.3200.5Up 39.8

Download BLACKBERRY Financials Past 10 Years


DescriptionFeb 25Feb 24Feb 23Feb 22Feb 21
Income Statement
Revenue per share 0.91.281.031.14
EBITDA (M)26.256.5(624)184(931)
Depreciation (M)17.726.796165182
Tax (M)1724.2147(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 M775.1 M857 M1.6 B1.5 B
Retained Earnings (B)(2.2)(2.2)(2)(1.3)(1.3)
Total Assets (B)1.31.41.72.62.8
Current Asset 591.5 M507.5 M743 M1 B1 B
Fixed Asset (M)13.421.2254148
Working Capital (M)247.2150.614646577
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow (M)16.5(3.5)(263)(28)82
Investing Cash Flow (M)60.746.6176207(65)
Financing Cash Flow (M)3.1(165.1)610(227)
Net Cash Flow (M)80.3(122)(81)189(210)

DescriptionFeb 20Feb 19Feb 18Feb 17Feb 16
Income Statement
Revenue per share 1.851.471.714.1
EBITDA 46 M213 M559 M(1 B)(5 M)
Depreciation (M)194136153186277
Tax 4 M(16 M)1 M(74 M)
Net profit (152 M)93 M405 M(1.2 B)(208 M)
EPS (0.27)0.170.76(2.3)(0.4)
Balance Sheet
Equity Share Capital (B)2.52.62.52.13.2
Retained Earnings (M)(198)(32)(55)(438)768
Total Debt 606 M782 M591 M1.3 B
Total Assets (B)3.943.83.35.5
Current Asset (B)1.21.22.51.73
Fixed Asset (M)70856491412
Working Capital 75 M723 M2.1 B1.1 B2 B
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow (M)26100704(224)257
Investing Cash Flow (M)(188)(375)(630)724(439)
Financing Cash Flow (M)75(10)(722)(78)
Net Cash Flow (M)(155)(270)64(222)(260)