A beat!!! Non-GAAP total company revenue of $228 million; GAAP total company revenue of $226 million
Record high non-GAAP total software and services revenue of $219 million; GAAP total software and services revenue of $217 million
Continued strong double-digit revenue growth year-over-year for BlackBerry Technology Solutions, driven by the automotive vertical
Non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share of $0.05; GAAP earnings per basic share of $0.11 and GAAP loss per diluted share of $0.01
Free cash flow of $39 million, before considering the impact of restructuring and legal proceedings; free cash flow of $57 million, as reported
BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today reported financial results for the three months ended November 30, 2018 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).
Third Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results
-- Total company non-GAAP revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $228 million with GAAP revenue of $226 million. Total non-GAAP software and services revenue of $219 million, up 10% year-over-year. Total GAAP software and services revenue was $217 million, up 14% year-over-year. Approximately 88% of third quarter software and services revenue (excluding IP licensing and professional services) was recurring after including perpetual licenses that are now recognized ratably. Non-GAAP gross margin was 76% and GAAP gross margin was 75%.
-- Non-GAAP operating income was $27 million, and positive for the eleventh consecutive quarter. GAAP operating income was $58 million. Non-GAAP earnings per share was $0.05 (basic and diluted). GAAP net income for the quarter was $0.11 per basic share and a GAAP net loss of $0.01 per diluted share. GAAP net income includes $20 million for acquired intangibles amortization expense, $15 million in stock compensation expense, $1 million in restructuring charges, a benefit of $69 million related to the fair value adjustment on the debentures, and other amounts as summarized in a table below.
-- Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments was $2.4 billion as of November 30, 2018. Free cash flow, before considering the impact of restructuring and legal proceedings, was positive $39 million. Cash generated from operations was $62 million and capital expenditures were $5 million. Excluding $605 million in the face value of the company's debt, the net cash balance at the end of the quarter was $1.8 billion.
"We delivered another solid quarter of performance, resulting in year-over-year double-digit percentage growth for total software and services revenue, earnings per share, and free cash flow" said John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO, BlackBerry. "I'm excited about the pending Cylance acquisition as it will extend our strategy with cutting-edge AI cybersecurity capabilities and, combined with BlackBerry's capabilities, present the opportunity for revenue acceleration in our businesses, including UEM, QNX and Spark."
Outlook BlackBerry re-affirms its outlook for fiscal 2019 with software and services billings and revenue growth, profitability and positive cash flow, as follows:
-- Total company software and services billings growth is expected to be double-digits
-- Total software and services revenue growth of between 8% to 10% year-over-year
-- Non-GAAP earnings per share is expected to be positive
-- Free cash flow is expected to be positive for the full year
Reconciliation of GAAP revenue, gross margin, gross margin percentage, income before income taxes, net income and basic earnings per share to Non-GAAP revenue, gross margin, gross margin percentage, income before income taxes, net income and basic earnings per share for the three months ended November 30, 2018:
Q3 Fiscal 2019 Non-GAAP Adjustments For the Three Months Ended November 30, 2018 (in millions, except for per share amounts) Income Revenue Gross margin Gross margin Income Net income Basic statement (before taxes) % (before before earnings per location taxes) income taxes share As reported $ 226 $ 170 75.2 % $ 60 $ 59 $ 0.11 Debentures fair value adjustment (2) Debentures fair value adjustment -- -- -- % (69) (69) Restructuring charges (3) Selling, marketing and administration -- -- -- % 1 1 Software deferred revenue acquired (4) Revenue 2 2 0.2 % 2 2 Stock compensation expense (5) Cost of sales -- 1 0.5 % 1 1 Stock compensation Research and development -- -- -- % 3 3 expense (5) Stock compensation Selling, marketing and administration -- -- -- % 11 11 expense (5) Acquired intangibles amortization (6) Amortization -- -- -- % 20 20 Adjusted $ 228 $ 173 75.9 % $ 29 $ 28 $ 0.05
Note: Non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP gross margin percentage, non-GAAP income before income taxes, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP basic earnings per share do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and thus are not comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other issuers. The Company believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures enables the Company and its shareholders to better assess the Company's operating results relative to its operating results in prior periods and improves the comparability of the information presented. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in the context of the Company's GAAP results.
-- During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company reported GAAP gross margin of $170 million or 75.2% of revenue. Excluding the impact of stock compensation expense included in cost of sales and software deferred revenue acquired included in revenue, non-GAAP gross margin was $173 million, or 75.9% of revenue.
-- During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company recorded the Q3 Fiscal 2019 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment of $69 million. This adjustment was presented on a separate line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
-- During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company incurred restructuring charges of approximately $1 million, which was included in selling, marketing and administration expense.
-- During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company recorded software deferred revenue acquired but not recognized due to business combination accounting rules of $2 million, which was included in Enterprise software and services revenue.
-- During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company recorded stock compensation expense of $15 million, of which $1 million was included in cost of sales, $3 million was included in research and development, and $11 million was included in selling, marketing and administration expense.
-- During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company recorded amortization of intangible assets acquired through business combinations of $20 million, which was included in amortization expense.
Supplementary Geographic Revenue Breakdown
BlackBerry Limited (United States dollars, in millions) Revenue by Region For the Quarters Ended November 30, 2018 August 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 February 28, 2018 November 30, 2017 North America $ 151 66.8 % $ 133 63.3 % $ 139 65.3 % $ 147 63.1 % $ 133 58.8 % Europe, Middle East and Africa 56 24.8 % 53 25.3 % 52 24.4 % 63 27.0 % 69 30.5 % Other regions 19 8.4 % 24 11.4 % 22 10.3 % 23 9.9 % 24 10.7 % Total $ 226 100.0 % $ 210 100.0 % $ 213 100.0 % $ 233 100.0 % $ 226 100.0 %
Supplementary Revenue by Product and Service Type Breakdown
BlackBerry Limited (United States dollars, in millions) Revenue by Product and Service Type U.S. GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP For the Three Months Ended For the Three Months Ended For the Three Months Ended November 30, November 30, November 30, November 30, November 30, November 30, 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 Enterprise software and services $ 96 $ 97 $ 2 $ 9 $ 98 $ 106 BlackBerry Technology Solutions 53 43 -- -- 53 43 Licensing, IP and other 68 50 -- -- 68 50 Handheld devices -- 9 -- -- -- 9 SAF 9 27 -- -- 9 27 Total $ 226 $ 226 $ 2 $ 9 $ 228 $ 235
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About BlackBerry BlackBerry enables the Enterprise of Things by providing the technology that allows endpoints to trust one another, communicate securely, and maintain privacy.
Based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry was founded in 1984 and operates globally. The Company trades under the ticker symbol "BB" on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. For more information visit BlackBerry.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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