BlackBerry Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results
Delivers strong year-over-year revenue growth for IoT business unit and double-digit sequential billings growth for Cybersecurity business unit
Second Quarter Fiscal 2023:
•Total company revenue of $168 million.
•IoT revenue of $51 million.
•Cybersecurity revenue of $111 million.
•Licensing & Other revenue of $6 million.
•Non-GAAP basic loss per share of $0.05, GAAP basic loss per share of $0.09.
Waterloo, Ontario - BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today reported financial results for the three months ended August 31, 2022 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).
“This was a solid second quarter for BlackBerry, where we delivered both revenue in line with, and EPS ahead of, expectations,” said John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO, BlackBerry. “Our IoT business continues to gain market share, and design-phase revenue remained at near-record levels. A major design win in the quarter was with Volkswagen, who chose QNX for their new VW.OS, to be deployed across all Volkswagen group brands. IVY remains firmly on track, with the latest product release in August, proof of concept trials progressing well and the IVY fund continuing to invest in exciting ecosystem partners. In our Cybersecurity business we delivered double-digit sequential billings growth, including securing significant business in both government and financial services, as well as in the middle market. We’re executing on our plan and we’re seeing the decisions made in recent quarters starting to pay off, with Cybersecurity ARR expected to resume growth early next fiscal year.”
Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Highlights
•Total company revenue was $168 million.
•Total company non-GAAP gross margin was 64% and GAAP gross margin was 63%.
•IoT revenue was $51 million, a 28% increase year-over-year, with gross margin of 82%.
•Cybersecurity revenue was $111 million, an 8% decrease year-over-year, with gross margin of 55% and ARR of $321 million.
•Cybersecurity billings increased 15% sequentially to $102 million and grew 6% year-over-year in the first half of the fiscal year.
•Software and Services revenue in total was $162 million.
•Licensing and Other revenue was $6 million, with gross margin of 67%.
•Non-GAAP operating loss was $22 million. GAAP operating loss was $47 million.
•Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments were $699 million.
•Net cash used by operating activities was $23 million.
Business Highlights & Strategic Announcements
•Volkswagen Group’s software powerhouse, Cariad, selects BlackBerry QNX for its VW.OS, part of a unified software platform to be deployed in all Volkswagen Group brands
•PATEO, a leading Chinese Tier 1, selects BlackBerry QNX for its intelligent cockpit, Pateo Connect+, to be mass produced in more than ten individual models across five automakers
•NETA Auto (Hozon’s EV brand) selects BlackBerry QNX for the digital cockpit and ADAS sockets in the NETA S, next generation EV Sedan aimed at the Chinese market
•MotorTrend and BlackBerry announce inaugural Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards to celebrate innovators and pioneers leading the auto industry’s transformation to software
•BlackBerry QNX extends support for the Aerospace & Defense market by achieving conformance with the global open standard “Future Airborne Capability Environment” (FACE) certification
•BlackBerry and L-SPARK announce four smart mobility start-ups for their BlackBerry IVY connected car accelerator program
•BlackBerry and LeapXpert collaborate to enable the BlackBerry® Dynamics™ platform to provide secure communications through leading messaging applications such as iMessage, WhatsApp and SMS
•University of California, Irvine and BlackBerry awarded grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator program to develop secure 5G infrastructure solutions
•Frost and Sullivan, a leading industry analyst, awards BlackBerry its 2022 Global Market Leadership Award for its Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) solution, CylancePROTECT Mobile™
Outlook
BlackBerry will discuss its fiscal year 2023 outlook in connection with the quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial ratios used by the company to comparable U.S. GAAP measures and an explanation of why the company uses them.
Conference Call and Webcast
A conference call and live webcast will be held today beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, which can be accessed by dialing +1 (877) 400-4403 or by logging on at BlackBerry.com/Investors.
A replay of the conference call will also be available at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET by dialing +1 (800) 770-2030 and entering Conference ID #1566649 and at the link above.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including more than 215M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry’s vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.
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investorrelations@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
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
August 31, 2022
May 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Revenue
$
168
$
168
$
175
$
336
$
349
Cost of sales
62
64
63
126
123
Gross margin
106
104
112
210
226
Gross margin %
63.1
%
61.9
%
64.0
%
62.5
%
64.8
%
Operating expenses
Research and development
54
53
58
107
115
Selling, marketing and administration
86
82
83
168
156
Amortization
25
27
45
52
91
Impairment of long-lived assets
4
—
—
4
—
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment, net
(6)
—
—
(6)
—
Debentures fair value adjustment
(10)
(46)
67
(56)
63
Litigation settlement
—
165
—
165
—
153
281
253
434
425
Operating loss
(47)
(177)
(141)
(224)
(199)
Investment loss, net
(2)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(3)
Loss before income taxes
(49)
(178)
(142)
(227)
(202)
Provision for income taxes
5
3
2
8
4
Net loss
$
(54)
$
(181)
$
(144)
$
(235)
$
(206)
Loss per share
Basic
$
(0.09)
$
(0.31)
$
(0.25)
$
(0.41)
$
(0.36)
Diluted
$
(0.10)
$
(0.35)
$
(0.25)
$
(0.45)
$
(0.36)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (000s)
Basic
577,314
576,877
568,082
577,097
567,724
Diluted
638,147
637,710
568,082
637,930
567,724
Total common shares outstanding (000s)
577,416
577,169
566,995
577,416
566,995
BlackBerry Limited
Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
(United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As at
August 31, 2022
February 28, 2022
Assets
Current
Cash and cash equivalents
$
431
$
378
Short-term investments
212
334
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $4 and $4, respectively
100
138
Other receivables
15
25
Income taxes receivable
9
9
Other current assets
173
159
940
1,043
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
27
28
Long-term investments
29
30
Other long-term assets
8
9
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
40
50
Property, plant and equipment, net
27
41
Goodwill
837
844
Intangible assets, net
473
522
$
2,381
$
2,567
Liabilities
Current
Accounts payable
$
20
$
22
Accrued liabilities
300
157
Income taxes payable
17
11
Deferred revenue, current
179
207
516
397
Deferred revenue, non-current
30
37
Operating lease liabilities
54
66
Other long-term liabilities
2
4
Long-term debentures
449
507
1,051
1,011
Shareholders’ equity
Capital stock and additional paid-in capital
2,887
2,869
Deficit
(1,529)
(1,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(28)
(19)
1,330
1,556
$
2,381
$
2,567
BlackBerry Limited
Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
(United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
$
(235)
$
(206)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization
57
97
Stock-based compensation
15
17
Impairment of long-lived assets
4
—
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment, net
(6)
—
Debentures fair value adjustment
(56)
63
Operating leases
(9)
(8)
Other
3
(2)
Net changes in working capital items
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
38
61
Other receivables
10
2
Income taxes receivable
—
1
Other assets
(1)
4
Accounts payable
(2)
2
Accrued liabilities
145
(2)
Income taxes payable
6
3
Deferred revenue
(35)
(50)
Net cash used in operating activities
(66)
(18)
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of long-term investments
(2)
(1)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
(4)
(4)
Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment
17
—
Acquisition of intangible assets
(16)
(14)
Acquisition of short-term investments
(273)
(429)
Proceeds on sale or maturity of restricted short-term investments
—
24
Proceeds on sale or maturity of short-term investments
395
537
Net cash provided by investing activities
117
113
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of common shares
3
5
Net cash provided by financing activities
3
5
Effect of foreign exchange loss on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents
(2)
—
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents during the period
52
100
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period
406
218
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, end of period
$
458
$
318
As at
August 31, 2022
February 28, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents
$
431
$
378
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
27
28
Short-term investments
212
334
Long-term investments
29
30
$
699
$
770
Reconciliations of the Company’s Segment Results to the Consolidated Results
The following table shows information by operating segment for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021. The Company reports segment information in accordance with U.S. GAAP Accounting Standards Codification Section 280 based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker for making decisions and assessing performance of the Company’s reportable operating segments.
For the Three Months Ended
(in millions) (unaudited)
Cybersecurity
IoT
Licensing and Other
Segment Totals
August 31,
August 31,
August 31,
August 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
2022
2021
2022
2021
Segment revenue
$
111
$
120
$
51
$
40
$
6
$
15
$
168
$
175
Segment cost of sales
50
49
9
7
2
6
61
62
Segment gross margin
$
61
$
71
$
42
$
33
$
4
$
9
$
107
$
113
Segment gross margin %
55
%
59
%
82
%
83
%
67
%
60
%
64
%
65
%
The following table reconciles the Company’s segment results for the three months ended August 31, 2022 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
For the Three Months Ended August 31, 2022
(in millions) (unaudited)
Cybersecurity
IoT
Licensing and Other
Segment Totals
Reconciling Items
Consolidated U.S. GAAP
Revenue
$
111
$
51
$
6
$
168
$
—
$
168
Cost of sales
50
9
2
61
1
62
Gross margin (1)
$
61
$
42
$
4
$
107
$
(1)
$
106
Operating expenses
153
153
Investment loss, net
2
2
Loss before income taxes
$
(49)
______________________________
(1) See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures with the Nearest Comparable U.S. GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S. GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months ended August 31, 2022.
The following table reconciles the Company’s segment results for the three months ended August 31, 2021 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
For the Three Months Ended August 31, 2021
(in millions) (unaudited)
Cybersecurity
IoT
Licensing and Other
Segment Totals
Reconciling Items
Consolidated U.S. GAAP
Revenue
$
120
$
40
$
15
$
175
$
—
$
175
Cost of sales
49
7
6
62
1
63
Gross margin (1)
$
71
$
33
$
9
$
113
$
(1)
$
112
Operating expenses
253
253
Investment loss, net
1
1
Loss before income taxes
$
(142)
______________________________
(1) See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures with the Nearest Comparable U.S. GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S. GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months ended August 31, 2021.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures with the Nearest Comparable U.S. GAAP Measures
In the Company’s internal reports, management evaluates the performance of the Company’s business on a non-GAAP basis by excluding the impact of certain items below from the Company’s U.S. GAAP financial results. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios provide management, as well as readers of the Company’s financial statements with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and is useful in helping management and readers understand the Company’s operating results and underlying operational trends.
Readers are cautioned that adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted net loss, adjusted loss per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating loss, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating loss margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and free cash flow (usage) and similar measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in the context of the U.S. GAAP results.
Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S. GAAP based measures for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Gross margin
$
106
$
112
Stock compensation expense
1
1
Adjusted gross margin
$
107
$
113
Gross margin %
63.1
%
64.0
%
Stock compensation expense
0.6
%
0.6
%
Adjusted gross margin %
63.7
%
64.6
%
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expense for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Operating expense
$
153
$
253
Restructuring charges
3
—
Stock compensation expense
5
11
Debentures fair value adjustment
(10)
67
Acquired intangibles amortization
22
32
LLA impairment charge
4
—
Adjusted operating expense
$
129
$
143
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net loss and U.S. GAAP basic loss per share for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 to adjusted net loss and adjusted basic loss per share is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions, except per share amounts)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Basic loss per share
Basic loss per share
Net loss
$
(54)
$(0.09)
$
(144)
$(0.25)
Restructuring charges
3
—
Stock compensation expense
6
12
Debentures fair value adjustment
(10)
67
Acquired intangibles amortization
22
32
LLA impairment charge
4
—
Adjusted net loss
$
(29)
$(0.05)
$
(33)
$(0.06)
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Research and development
$
54
$
58
Stock compensation expense
2
2
Adjusted research and development
$
52
$
56
Selling, marketing and administration
$
86
$
83
Restructuring charges
3
—
Stock compensation expense
3
9
Adjusted selling, marketing and administration
$
80
$
74
Amortization
$
25
$
45
Acquired intangibles amortization
22
32
Adjusted amortization
$
3
$
13
Adjusted operating loss, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating loss margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 are reflected in the table below.
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Operating loss
$
(47)
$
(141)
Non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss
Restructuring charges
3
—
Stock compensation expense
6
12
Debentures fair value adjustment
(10)
67
Acquired intangibles amortization
22
32
LLA impairment charge
4
—
Total non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss
25
111
Adjusted operating loss
(22)
(30)
Amortization
28
48
Acquired intangibles amortization
(22)
(32)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
(16)
$
(14)
Revenue
$
168
$
175
Adjusted operating loss margin % (1)
(13%)
(17%)
Adjusted EBITDA margin % (2)
(10%)
(8%)
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(1) Adjusted operating loss margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted operating loss by revenue.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenue.
Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S. GAAP based measures for the six months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the six months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
For the Six Months Ended (in millions)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Gross margin
$
210
$
226
Stock compensation expense
2
2
Adjusted gross margin
$
212
$
228
Gross margin %
62.5
%
64.8
%
Stock compensation expense
0.6
%
0.5
%
Adjusted gross margin %
63.1
%
65.3
%
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expense for the six months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the table below:
For the Six Months Ended (in millions)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Operating expense
$
434
$
425
Restructuring charges
4
—
Stock compensation expense
11
17
Debentures fair value adjustment
(56)
63
Acquired intangibles amortization
45
64
LLA impairment charge
4
—
Litigation settlement
165
—
Adjusted operating expense
$
261
$
281
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net loss and U.S. GAAP basic loss per share for the six months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 to adjusted net loss and adjusted basic loss per share is reflected in the table below:
For the Six Months Ended (in millions, except per share amounts)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Basic loss per share
Basic loss per share
Net loss
$
(235)
$(0.41)
$
(206)
$(0.36)
Restructuring charges
4
—
Stock compensation expense
13
19
Debentures fair value adjustment
(56)
63
Acquired intangibles amortization
45
64
LLA impairment charge
4
—
Litigation settlement
165
—
Adjusted net loss
$
(60)
$(0.10)
$
(60)
$(0.11)
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the six months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:
For the Six Months Ended (in millions)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Research and development
$
107
$
115
Stock compensation expense
4
4
Adjusted research and development
$
103
$
111
Selling, marketing and administration
$
168
$
156
Restructuring charges
4
—
Stock compensation expense
7
13
Adjusted selling, marketing and administration
$
157
$
143
Amortization
$
52
$
91
Acquired intangibles amortization
45
64
Adjusted amortization
$
7
$
27
Adjusted operating loss, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating loss margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the six months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 are reflected in the table below.
For the Six Months Ended (in millions)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Operating loss
$
(224)
$
(199)
Non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss
Restructuring charges
4
—
Stock compensation expense
13
19
Debentures fair value adjustment
(56)
63
Acquired intangibles amortization
45
64
LLA impairment charge
4
—
Litigation settlement
165
—
Total non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss
175
146
Adjusted operating loss
(49)
(53)
Amortization
57
97
Acquired intangibles amortization
(45)
(64)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
(37)
$
(20)
Revenue
$
336
$
349
Adjusted operating loss margin % (1)
(15
%)
(15
%)
Adjusted EBITDA margin % (2)
(11
%)
(6
%)
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(1) Adjusted operating loss margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted operating loss by revenue.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenue.
The Company uses free cash flow (usage) when assessing its sources of liquidity, capital resources, and quality of earnings. The Company believes that free cash flow (usage) is helpful in understanding the Company’s capital requirements and provides an additional means to reflect the cash flow trends in the Company’s business. Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 to free cash flow (usage) is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2021
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
(23)
$
12
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
(3)
(2)
Free cash flow (usage)
$
(26)
$
10
Key Metrics
The Company regularly monitors a number of financial and operating metrics, including the following key metrics, in order to measure the Company’s current performance and estimated future performance. Readers are cautioned that annual recurring revenue (“ARR”), dollar-based net retention rate (“DBNRR”), Cybersecurity total contract value (“TCV”) billings, and recurring revenue percentage do not have any standardized meaning and are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
