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 $2 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 Index2,107 0.1
S&P/TSX Composite Index2,819 0.1

BUYSELLSIGNALS FUNDAMENTALS VALUATION RANKING:
BlackBerry vs Canadian Market

Out of 999 stocks and 23 units in the Canadian Market, BlackBerry is ranked 156th(156) by Market Cap in $, 213th(213) by Revenue, 302nd(302) by Discount to 52-Wk High and 427th(427) by Free Cash Flow.

Canadian AvgBBBB Rank
Market Cap $4.1 B2.4 B156
Revenue $2.1 B534.9 M213
Discount to 52-Wk High (%)1.0437.9302
Free Cash Flow(94.4 M)13.1 M427
Price/Net Tangible Assets3.5x13.3x567
Premium to 52-Wk Low (%)24.279.2653
EBITDA Margin%18.994.9653
Net Profit $145.5 M(79 M)2413
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 $-57,252,48592.7 B-0.1-34,465,974166.1
Revenue $387.7 M647.5 B0.12 B19.6
Total Assets $938.9 M8,243.5 B0.013.3 B28.2
MCap $2.4 B2,106.9 B0.15.7 B41.9

Relative Valuation Indicators: Stock vs Index and Stock vs Sector

DescriptionBBS&P/TSX 60 Index Avg.Communication equipment sector Avg.
Price/Earnings-30.721.2-382.6
Price/Net Tangible Assets13.293.6211.1

MARKET SHARE
BlackBerry has a position of market dominance in the Communication Equipment sector.
BlackBerry vs Communication Equipment sector [Communication Equipment sector Total in Brackets]
Revenue of $738.1 million[33.4% of aggregate sector revenue of CAD2.7 billion; down from 42.9% in the previous year.]
EBIT of $11.7 million [74.1% of aggregate sector EBIT of CAD114.5 million]

GLOBAL RANK [out of 45,790 stocks] AND RANK OF BLACKBERRY IN THE AMERICAN REGION [out of 8,923 stocks]

DescriptionValueGlobal RankIn Am Region
MCap ($)2.4B5,7831,908
Total Assets ($)1.3B9,4572,869
Revenue ($)534.9M9,9102,658
Net Profit ($)(79M)39,9276,478
Return on Equity %(1.2)28,9813,944
Net Profit Margin %(1.6)28,6403,638
Price to Book92.034,6374,995
PV1000 (1Year) $*1,6518,3931,150
$* Change (1Year) %65.83,533597

* 1 year ago CAD 1 = $ 0.74
Sep 16, 2025: CAD 1 equals $ 0.72

RANK OF BLACKBERRY IN THE S&P/TSX 60 INDEX [out of 49 stocks], IN THE CANADIAN MARKET [out of 1164 stocks] AND IN THE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT SECTOR [out of 13 stocks]

DescriptionValueIn S&P/TSX 60 IndexIn Canadian MarketIn Communication equipment sector
MCap (CAD)3.3B491891
Total Assets (CAD)1.8B484031
Revenue (CAD)738.1M463881
Net Profit (CAD)(109M)461,53615
Return on Equity %(1.2)467017
Net Profit Margin %(1.6)456646
Price to Book13.3341,0799
PV1000 (1Year) CAD1,67762651

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 CAD3.3 billion ($2.4 billion).
Within its sector it has a relatively moderate Price/Sales of 4.4.

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 Sep 16No. 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 1.7% against the US Dollars; in the past three years the Canadian Dollar fell 6.1% against the US Dollars.

LastCountry1-day %1-week %1-Year %3-Yrs %
CAD1=0.723USDUnited States Of America0.1-0.1-1.7-6.1
CAD1=5.152CNYChina0.1-0.3-1.3-3.3
CAD1=106.631JPYJapan-0.1-0.42.9-2.8
CAD1=0.615EUREuropean Union-0.2-0.4-7.3-19.1
CAD1=1,004.127KRWSouth Korea-0.1-0.22.7-5.3
CAD1=0.927SGDSingapore--0.4-3.1-13.7
CAD1=1.214NZDNew Zealand--0.61.7-3.1
CAD1=0.531GBPUnited Kingdom-0.3-0.8-5.3-19.3
CAD1=1.086AUDAustralia-0.1-1.2-1.2-2.9
CAD1=5.628HKDHong Kong0.1-0.3-1.9-6.8
CAD1=0.575CHFSwitzerland-0.1-0.2-7.7-21.7
CAD1=6.712SEKSweden-0.5-1.3-11.0-16.8
CAD1=7.106NOKNorway-0.5-1.7-9.7-6.0
CAD1=13.323MXNMexico-0.3-1.5-6.9-12.5

1 Tax

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