BlackBerry (BBRY) Tops Q4 EPS Forecasts

BlackBerry Limited (BBRY) reported fourth quarter non-GAAP EPS of $0.04 before the opening bell Friday, compared to the consensus estimate of ($0.04). Revenues decreased 32.4% from last year to $660 million. Analysts expected revenues of $778.38 million. GAAP net income for the quarter was $28 million, or $0.05/shr., compared with a loss of $148 million, or $0.28/shr from the corresponding period in 2013. The stock is currently down $0.35, or 3.76%, to $8.95.

For the year ended February 28, 2015, the smartphone maker reported that its GAAP net loss narrowed to $304 million, or $0. 58 cents per share. Non-GAAP loss came in at $45 million, or $0.09 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.335 billion.

On valuation measures, BlackBerry Ltd. shares, which currently have an average 3-month trading volume of 8.84 million shares, trade at a P/E to growth ratio of (1.07). The median Wall Street price target on the name is $9.85 with a high target of $14.00. Currently ticker boasts 2 ‘Buy’ endorsements, compared to 19 ’Holds’ and 7 ‘Sell’.

Profitability-wise, BBRY has a t-12 profit and operating margin of (20.68%) and (1.07%), respectively. The $4.86 billion market cap company reported $3.27 billion in cash vs. $1.7 billion in debt in its most recent quarter.

BBRY currently prints a one year return of 1.53% and a year-to-date loss of around 15.30%.

The chart below shows where the equity has traded over the last 52 weeks.

BlackBerry Ltd. is a wireless communications solutions provider. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

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