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    BlackBerry Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results

    9/26/24 5:05:00 PM ET
    $BB
    Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
    Technology
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    • Achieves breakeven adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP EPS for the quarter; GAAP net loss improves by $23 million, or 55% year-on-year to $19 million, and GAAP loss per share improves by $0.04 to $0.03

    • Operating cash usage beats expectations, improving by $2 million sequentially and $43 million year-over-year

    • Revenue for both IoT and Cybersecurity divisions grows double-digit year-over-year; raises bottom end of full-year guidance range for IoT

    WATERLOO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / September 26, 2024 / BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) today reported financial results for the three months ended August 31, 2024 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).

    "BlackBerry reached a significant milestone on our path to profitability by recording breakeven adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP EPS. This result was achieved through a combination of stronger than expected, double-digit revenue growth for both IoT and Cybersecurity, as well as tremendous ongoing progress in rationalizing our cost structure. Operating expenses for the quarter were 24% lower than the baseline for the prior year," said John J. Giamatteo, CEO, BlackBerry. "QNX delivered strong royalty revenue again this quarter, and there was year-over-year revenue growth for the secure communications products in our Cybersecurity division."

    Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights

    • Total company revenue was $145 million.

    • Total company non-GAAP gross margin was 66% and GAAP gross margin was 65%.

    • IoT revenue grew 12% year-over-year and exceeded previously-provided guidance at $55 million; IoT gross margin increased by 1 percentage point to 82%.

    • Cybersecurity revenue grew 10% year-over-year and exceeded previously-provided guidance at $87 million; Cybersecurity gross margin increased by 1 percentage point year-over-year to 55%.

    • Cybersecurity ARR was flat year-over-year at $279 million; DBNRR increased by 7 percentage points year-over-year and sequentially for the fourth consecutive quarter to 88%.

    • Licensing revenue was $3 million.

    • Non-GAAP operating loss was $4 million and GAAP operating loss was $21 million.

    • Non-GAAP earnings per share improved by $0.04 year-over-year to breakeven, beating the previously-provided guidance. GAAP basic loss per share also improved by $0.04 year-over-year to $0.03.

    • Adjusted EBITDA improved by $22 million to breakeven for the quarter.

    • Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments was $265 million; Operating cash usage beat expectations and improved by $43 million year-over-year to $13 million.

    Business Highlights & Strategic Announcements

    • BlackBerry QNX adds QNX® Containers to support operating system (OS) virtualization and containerization on QNX-based devices. This provides highly secure and isolated embedded containers while maintaining the high performance and real time nature of QNX® OS 8.

    • BlackBerry and HaleyTek AB announce the launch of HaleyTek's Generic Automotive Platform (GAP) cockpit software platform will include the QNX® Sound software-defined audio platform.

    • BlackBerry launches CylanceMDR™ Pro, a cutting-edge managed detection and response (MDR) service built on an Open XDR platform powered by AI.

    • BlackBerry's EPP platform, CylanceENDPOINT™, named a 2024 Customers' Choice for endpoint protection platforms (EPP) by Gartner® Peer Insights™.

    Financial Outlook

    BlackBerry is providing the following guidance for the third quarter (ending November 30, 2024) and the full fiscal year 2025 (ending February 28, 2025).

    Q3 FY25

    Full fiscal year FY25

    Total BlackBerry revenue:

    $146 - $154 million

    $591 - $616 million

    IoT revenue:

    $56 - $60 million

    $225 - $235 million

    Cybersecurity revenue:

    $86 - $90 million

    $350 - $365 million

    Licensing & Other revenue:

    Approximately $4 million

    Approximately $16 million

    Adjusted EBITDA:

    Breakeven - +$10 million

    Breakeven - +$10 million

    Non-GAAP basic EPS:

    ($0.01) - +$0.01

    ($0.05) - ($0.02)

    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. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of expected Adjusted EBITDA and expected Non-GAAP basic EPS for the third quarter and full fiscal year 2025 to the most directly comparable expected GAAP measures because it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty, among other things, restructuring charges and impairment charges and, accordingly, a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on GAAP reported results for the guidance period. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the tables at the end of this press release.

    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 using the following link (here) or through the Company's investor webpage (BlackBerry.com/Investors) or by dialing toll free +1 (877) 883-0383 and entering Elite Entry Number 6312676.

    A replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET today, using the same webcast link (here) or by dialing Canada toll free +1 (855) 669-9658 or US toll free +1 (877) 344-7529 and entering Replay Access Code 6113863.

    About BlackBerry

    BlackBerry (NYSE:BB, TSX:BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The Company's software powers over 235M 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 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.

    Investor Contact:

    BlackBerry Investor Relations
    +1 (519) 888-7465
    [email protected]

    Media Contact:

    BlackBerry Media Relations
    +1 (519) 597-7273
    [email protected]

    ###

    This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding BlackBerry's plans, strategies and objectives including its expectations with respect to increasing and enhancing its product and service offerings.

    The words "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "could", "intend", "believe", "target", "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, the launch of new products and services, general economic conditions, competition, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its financial performance, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding the ongoing separation of its businesses. Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks related to the following factors: BlackBerry's ability to maintain or expand its customer base for its software and services offerings to grow revenue or achieve sustained profitability; BlackBerry's sales cycles and the time and expense of its sales efforts; the intense competition faced by BlackBerry; BlackBerry's ability to enhance, develop, introduce or monetize products and services for the enterprise market in a timely manner with competitive pricing, features and performance; the occurrence or perception of a breach of BlackBerry's network cybersecurity measures, or an inappropriate disclosure of confidential or personal information; potential impacts of BlackBerry's proposed business unit separation and cost reduction initiatives; BlackBerry's continuing ability to attract new personnel, retain existing key personnel and manage its staffing effectively; risks arising from a failure or perceived failure of BlackBerry's solutions to detect or prevent security vulnerabilities; BlackBerry's dependence on its relationships with resellers and channel partners; litigation against BlackBerry; adverse macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions; network disruptions or other business interruptions; BlackBerry's ability to foster an ecosystem of third-party application developers; BlackBerry's products and services being dependent upon interoperability with rapidly changing systems provided by third parties; failure to protect BlackBerry's intellectual property and to earn expected revenues from intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use third-party software and its use of open source software; BlackBerry potentially being found to have infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; BlackBerry's indebtedness, which could impact its operating flexibility and financial condition; the substantial asset risk faced by BlackBerry, including the potential for charges related to its long-lived assets and goodwill; tax provision changes, the adoption of new tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities; the use and management of user data and personal information; government regulations applicable to BlackBerry's products and services, including products containing encryption capabilities; environmental, social and governance expectations and standards; the failure of BlackBerry's suppliers, subcontractors, channel partners and representatives to use acceptable ethical business practices or comply with applicable laws; potential impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and other business initiatives; risks associated with foreign operations, including fluctuations in foreign currencies; environmental events; the fluctuation of BlackBerry's quarterly revenue and operating results; and the volatility of the market price of BlackBerry's common shares.

    These risk factors and others relating to BlackBerry are discussed in greater detail in BlackBerry's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" section of BlackBerry's MD&A (copies of which filings may be obtained at www.sedarplus.ca or www.sec.gov). All of these factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on BlackBerry's forward-looking statements. Any statements that are forward-looking statements are intended to enable BlackBerry's shareholders to view the anticipated performance and prospects of BlackBerry from management's perspective at the time such statements are made, and they are subject to the risks that are inherent in all forward-looking statements, as described above, as well as difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results and performance for future periods, particularly over longer periods, given changes in technology and BlackBerry's business strategy, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the industries in which BlackBerry operates. Any forward-looking statements are made only as of today and BlackBerry has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of them, except as required by law.

    ###

    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, 2024

    May 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Revenue

    $

    145

    $

    144

    $

    132

    $

    289

    $

    505

    Cost of sales

    51

    48

    47

    99

    241

    Gross margin

    94

    96

    85

    190

    264

    Gross margin %

    64.8

    %

    66.7

    %

    64.4

    %

    65.7

    %

    52.3

    %

    Operating expenses

    Research and development

    37

    42

    50

    79

    104

    Sales and marketing

    34

    38

    43

    72

    88

    General and administrative

    33

    40

    30

    73

    84

    Amortization

    11

    12

    14

    23

    29

    Impairment of long-lived assets

    -

    3

    1

    3

    1

    Debentures fair value adjustment

    -

    -

    (6

    )

    -

    16

    115

    135

    132

    250

    322

    Operating loss

    (21

    )

    (39

    )

    (47

    )

    (60

    )

    (58

    )

    Investment income, net

    3

    5

    7

    8

    10

    Loss before income taxes

    (18

    )

    (34

    )

    (40

    )

    (52

    )

    (48

    )

    Provision for income taxes

    1

    8

    2

    9

    5

    Net loss

    $

    (19

    )

    $

    (42

    )

    $

    (42

    )

    $

    (61

    )

    $

    (53

    )

    Loss per share

    Basic

    $

    (0.03

    )

    $

    (0.07

    )

    $

    (0.07

    )

    $

    (0.10

    )

    $

    (0.09

    )

    Diluted

    $

    (0.03

    )

    $

    (0.07

    )

    $

    (0.07

    )

    $

    (0.10

    )

    $

    (0.09

    )

    Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (000s)

    Basic

    590,549

    589,821

    583,524

    590,188

    583,171

    Diluted

    590,549

    589,821

    583,524

    590,188

    583,171

    Total common shares outstanding (000s)

    590,728

    590,171

    583,684

    590,728

    583,684

    BlackBerry Limited
    Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
    (United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)

    Consolidated Balance Sheets

    As at

    August 31, 2024

    February 29, 2024

    Assets

    Current

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    171

    $

    175

    Short-term investments

    40

    62

    Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $6 and $6, respectively

    150

    199

    Other receivables

    21

    21

    Income taxes receivable

    4

    4

    Other current assets

    52

    47

    438

    508

    Restricted cash and cash equivalents

    17

    25

    Long-term investments

    37

    36

    Other long-term assets

    59

    57

    Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

    32

    32

    Property, plant and equipment, net

    17

    21

    Intangible assets, net

    136

    154

    Goodwill

    563

    562

    $

    1,299

    $

    1,395

    Liabilities

    Current

    Accounts payable

    $

    7

    $

    17

    Accrued liabilities

    109

    117

    Income taxes payable

    28

    28

    Deferred revenue, current

    161

    194

    305

    356

    Deferred revenue, non-current

    28

    28

    Operating lease liabilities

    38

    38

    Other long-term liabilities

    1

    3

    Long-term notes

    195

    194

    567

    619

    Shareholders' equity

    Capital stock and additional paid-in capital

    2,964

    2,948

    Deficit

    (2,219

    )

    (2,158

    )

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (13

    )

    (14

    )

    732

    776

    $

    1,299

    $

    1,395

    BlackBerry Limited
    Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
    (United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    Six Months Ended

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Cash flows from operating activities

    Net loss

    $

    (61

    )

    $

    (53

    )

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    Amortization

    26

    32

    Stock-based compensation

    15

    20

    Impairment of long-lived assets

    3

    1

    Intellectual property disposed of by sale

    -

    147

    Debentures fair value adjustment

    -

    16

    Operating leases

    (4

    )

    (5

    )

    Other

    (2

    )

    -

    Net changes in working capital items

    Accounts receivable, net of allowance

    49

    (7

    )

    Other receivables

    -

    4

    Income taxes receivable

    -

    (2

    )

    Other assets

    (6

    )

    (61

    )

    Accounts payable

    (10

    )

    (6

    )

    Accrued liabilities

    (5

    )

    (24

    )

    Income taxes payable

    -

    1

    Deferred revenue

    (33

    )

    (20

    )

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    (28

    )

    43

    Cash flows from investing activities

    Acquisition of long-term investments

    -

    (1

    )

    Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

    (3

    )

    (3

    )

    Acquisition of intangible assets

    (4

    )

    (10

    )

    Acquisition of short-term investments

    (72

    )

    (92

    )

    Proceeds on sale or maturity of short-term investments

    94

    182

    Net cash provided by investing activities

    15

    76

    Cash flows from financing activities

    Issuance of common shares

    1

    2

    Net cash provided by financing activities

    1

    2

    Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents during the period

    (12

    )

    121

    Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period

    200

    322

    Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, end of period

    $

    188

    $

    443

    As at

    August 31, 2024

    February 29, 2024

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    171

    $

    175

    Restricted cash and cash equivalents

    17

    25

    Short-term investments

    40

    62

    Long-term investments

    37

    36

    $

    265

    $

    298

    Reconciliations of the Company's Segment Results to the Consolidated Results

    The following tables show information by operating segment for the three months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023. 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

    Segment Totals

    August 31,

    August 31,

    August 31,

    August 31,

    2024

    2023

    2024

    2023

    2024

    2023

    2024

    2023

    Segment revenue

    $

    87

    $

    79

    $

    55

    $

    49

    $

    3

    $

    4

    $

    145

    $

    132

    Segment cost of sales

    39

    36

    10

    8

    1

    2

    50

    46

    Segment gross margin

    $

    48

    $

    43

    $

    45

    $

    41

    $

    2

    $

    2

    $

    95

    $

    86

    Segment gross margin %

    55

    %

    54

    %

    82

    %

    84

    %

    67

    %

    50

    %

    66

    %

    65

    %

    The following table reconciles the Company's segment results for the three months ended August 31, 2024 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:

    For the Three Months Ended August 31, 2024

    (in millions) (unaudited)



    Cybersecurity

    IoT

    Licensing

    Segment Totals

    Reconciling
    Items

    Consolidated U.S. GAAP

    Revenue

    $

    87

    $

    55

    $

    3

    $

    145

    $

    -

    $

    145

    Cost of sales

    39

    10

    1

    50

    1

    51

    Gross margin (1)

    $

    48

    $

    45

    $

    2

    $

    95

    $

    (1

    )

    $

    94

    Operating expenses

    115

    115

    Investment income, net

    3

    3

    Loss before income taxes

    $

    (18

    )

    ______________________________

    (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 and six months ended August 31, 2024.

    The following table reconciles the Company's segment results for the three months ended August 31, 2023 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:

    For the Three Months Ended August 31, 2023

    (in millions)

    Cybersecurity

    IoT

    Licensing

    Segment Totals

    Reconciling
    Items

    Consolidated U.S. GAAP

    Revenue

    $

    79

    $

    49

    $

    4

    $

    132

    $

    -

    $

    132

    Cost of sales

    36

    8

    2

    46

    1

    47

    Gross margin (1)

    $

    43

    $

    41

    $

    2

    $

    86

    $

    (1

    )

    $

    85

    Operating expenses

    132

    132

    Investment income, net

    7

    7

    Loss before income taxes

    $

    (40

    )

    ______________________________

    (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 and six months endedAugust 31, 2023.

    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 are 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 income (loss), adjusted earnings (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted sales and marketing expense, adjusted general and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (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, 2024 and August 31, 2023

    A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:

    For the Three Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Gross margin

    $

    94

    $

    85

    Stock compensation expense

    1

    1

    Adjusted gross margin

    $

    95

    $

    86

    Gross margin %

    64.8

    %

    64.4

    %

    Stock compensation expense

    0.7

    %

    0.8

    %

    Adjusted gross margin %

    65.5

    %

    65.2

    %

    Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expense for the three months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the table below:

    For the Three Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Operating expense

    $

    115

    $

    132

    Restructuring charges

    1

    3

    Stock compensation expense

    6

    10

    Debentures fair value adjustment

    -

    (6

    )

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    9

    10

    LLA impairment charge

    -

    1

    Adjusted operating expense

    $

    99

    $

    114

    Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net loss and U.S. GAAP basic loss per share for the three months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 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, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Basic loss
    per share

    Basic loss
    per share

    Net loss

    $

    (19

    )

    $

    (0.03

    )

    $

    (42

    )

    $

    (0.07

    )

    Restructuring charges

    1

    3

    Stock compensation expense

    7

    11

    Debentures fair value adjustment

    -

    (6

    )

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    9

    10

    LLA impairment charge

    -

    1

    Adjusted net loss

    $

    (2

    )

    $

    0.00

    $

    (23

    )

    $

    (0.04

    )

    Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative, and amortization expense for the three months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 to adjusted research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:

    For the Three Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Research and development

    $

    37

    $

    50

    Stock compensation expense

    2

    2

    Adjusted research and development expense

    $

    35

    $

    48

    Sales and marketing

    $

    34

    $

    43

    Stock compensation expense

    1

    3

    Adjusted sales and marketing expense

    $

    33

    $

    40

    General and administrative

    $

    33

    $

    30

    Restructuring charges

    1

    3

    Stock compensation expense

    3

    5

    Adjusted general and administrative expense

    $

    29

    $

    22

    Amortization

    $

    11

    $

    14

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    9

    10

    Adjusted amortization expense

    $

    2

    $

    4

    Adjusted operating loss, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating loss margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 are reflected in the table below.

    For the Three Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Operating loss

    $

    (21

    )

    $

    (47

    )

    Non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss

    Restructuring charges

    1

    3

    Stock compensation expense

    7

    11

    Debentures fair value adjustment

    -

    (6

    )

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    9

    10

    LLA impairment charge

    -

    1

    Total non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss

    17

    19

    Adjusted operating loss

    (4

    )

    (28

    )

    Amortization

    13

    16

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    (9

    )

    (10

    )

    Adjusted EBITDA

    $

    -

    $

    (22

    )

    Revenue

    $

    145

    $

    132

    Adjusted operating loss margin % (1)

    (3

    %)

    (21

    %)

    Adjusted EBITDA margin % (2)

    -

    %

    (17

    %)

    ______________________________

    (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, 2024 and August 31, 2023

    A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the six months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:

    For the Six Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Gross margin

    $

    190

    $

    264

    Stock compensation expense

    2

    2

    Adjusted gross margin

    $

    192

    $

    266

    Gross margin %

    65.7

    %

    52.3

    %

    Stock compensation expense

    0.7

    %

    0.4

    %

    Adjusted gross margin %

    66.4

    %

    52.7

    %

    Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expense for the six months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the table below:

    For the Six Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Operating expense

    $

    250

    $

    322

    Restructuring charges

    9

    8

    Stock compensation expense

    13

    18

    Debentures fair value adjustment

    -

    16

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    17

    20

    LLA impairment charge

    3

    1

    Adjusted operating expense

    $

    208

    $

    259

    Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net loss and U.S. GAAP basic loss per share for the six months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 to the adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share is reflected in the table below:

    For the Six Months Ended (in millions, except per share amounts)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023





    Basic
    loss per
    share



    Basic
    earnings
    (loss) per
    share

    Net loss

    $

    (61

    )

    $

    (0.10

    )

    $

    (53

    )

    $

    (0.09

    )

    Restructuring charges

    9

    8

    Stock compensation expense

    15

    20

    Debentures fair value adjustment

    -

    16

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    17

    20

    LLA impairment charge

    3

    1

    Adjusted net income (loss)

    $

    (17

    )

    $

    (0.03

    )

    $

    12

    $

    0.02

    Reconciliation of U.S GAAP research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative, and amortization expense for the six months endedAugust 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 to adjusted research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:

    For the Six Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Research and development

    $

    79

    $

    104

    Stock compensation expense

    4

    4

    Adjusted research and development expense

    $

    75

    $

    100

    Sales and marketing

    $

    72

    $

    88

    Stock compensation expense

    3

    4

    Adjusted sales and marketing expense

    $

    69

    $

    84

    General and administrative

    $

    73

    $

    84

    Restructuring charges

    9

    8

    Stock compensation expense

    6

    10

    Adjusted general and administrative expense

    $

    58

    $

    66

    Amortization

    $

    23

    $

    29

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    17

    20

    Adjusted amortization expense

    $

    6

    $

    9

    Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the six months endedAugust 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 are reflected in the table below.

    For the Six Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Operating loss

    $

    (60

    )

    $

    (58

    )

    Non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss

    Restructuring charges

    9

    8

    Stock compensation expense

    15

    20

    Debentures fair value adjustment

    -

    16

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    17

    20

    LLA impairment charge

    3

    1

    Total non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss

    44

    65

    Adjusted operating income (loss)

    (16

    )

    7

    Amortization

    26

    32

    Acquired intangibles amortization

    (17

    )

    (20

    )

    Adjusted EBITDA

    $

    (7

    )

    $

    19

    Revenue

    $

    289

    $

    505

    Adjusted operating income (loss) margin % (1)

    (6

    %)

    1

    %

    Adjusted EBITDA margin % (2)

    (2

    %)

    4

    %

    ______________________________

    (1) Adjusted operating income (loss) margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted operating income (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 used in operating activities for the three months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023 to free cash flow (usage) is reflected in the table below:

    For the Three Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    August 31, 2023

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    $

    (13

    )

    $

    (56

    )

    Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

    (2

    )

    (1

    )

    Free cash flow (usage)

    $

    (15

    )

    $

    (57

    )

    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"), and recurring revenue percentage do not have any standardized meaning and are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

    For the Three Months Ended (in millions)

    August 31, 2024

    Cybersecurity Annual Recurring Revenue

    $

    279

    Cybersecurity Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate

    88

    %

    Recurring Software Product Revenue Percentage

    ~ 80

    %

    SOURCE: BlackBerry



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