BlackBerry Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Results

Fiscal Year 2020

- Total company non-GAAP revenue of $1,099 million, or 20% growth year-over-year; total company GAAP revenue of $1,040 million, or 15% growth year-over-year.

- Total non-GAAP Software and Services revenue of $1,078 million, or 26% growth year-over-year; total GAAP Software and Service revenue of $1,019 million, or 21% growth year-over-year.

- Fiscal year 2020 total Software and Services billings grew by a double-digit percentage year-over-year.

- Fiscal year 2020 non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share of $0.13, above the $0.08 provided in the financial outlook for fiscal year 2020. Fiscal year 2020 GAAP loss per basic share of $0.27 and GAAP loss per diluted share of $0.32.

- Net cash provided by operating activities of $26 million and capital expenditures of $12 million resulted in free cash flow generated of $14 million.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2020

- Total company non-GAAP revenue of $291 million, or 13% growth year-over-year; total company GAAP revenue of $282 million, or 11% growth year-over-year.

- Total non-GAAP Software and Services revenue of $287 million, or 16% growth year-over-year; total GAAP Software and Services revenue of $278 million, or 13% growth year-over-year; both are record quarterly highs.

- Non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share of $0.09; GAAP loss per basic and diluted share of $0.07.

- Net cash provided by operating activities of $35 million and capital expenditures of $3 million, resulted in free cash flow generated of $32 million.

WATERLOO, Ontario, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today reported financial results for the three months and the twelve months ended February 29, 2020 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results

    --  Total company non-GAAP revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 was
        $291 million, up 13% year-over-year. Total company GAAP revenue for the
        fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 was $282 million, up 11% year-over-year.
        Total non-GAAP software and services revenue of $287 million, up 16%
        year-over-year. Total GAAP software and services revenue was $278
        million, up 13% year-over-year. Fourth quarter recurring non-GAAP
        software and services revenue (excluding IP licensing and professional
        services) was over 90%. Non-GAAP gross margin was 77% and GAAP gross
        margin was 75%.
    --  Non-GAAP operating earnings was $51 million. GAAP operating loss was $41
        million. Non-GAAP earnings per share was $0.09 (basic and diluted). GAAP
        net loss per share was $0.07 (basic and diluted). GAAP net loss includes
        $35 million for acquired intangibles amortization expense, $27 million
        in goodwill and long-term asset impairment charges, $17 million in stock
        compensation expense, a charge of $5 million related to the fair value
        adjustment on the debentures, and other amounts as summarized in the
        table below.
    --  Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments was
        $990 million as of February 29, 2020. Net cash provided by operating
        activities of $35 million and capital expenditures of $3 million
        resulted in free cash flow generated of $32 million.

"In fiscal 2020, we delivered $1.1 billion in non-GAAP revenue and $0.13 of non-GAAP earnings per share, released over 30 new products and made strong progress on developing BlackBerry's zero-trust architecture as part of the Spark platform. This is essential for the secure IoT market," said John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO, BlackBerry. "We continue to have the right strategy and the right products to address the market's expanding security needs. Although we are going through unprecedented times, we are excited about our future opportunities for long-term growth."

Outlook
BlackBerry will provide fiscal year 2021 outlook in connection with the quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call. The earnings call transcript will be made available on our website.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used by the company to comparable 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 p.m. ET, which can be accessed by dialing 1-877-682-6267 or by logging on at BlackBerry.com/Investors. A replay of the conference call will also be available at approximately 8 p.m. ET by dialing 1-800-585-8367 and entering Conference ID #3146558 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 150M cars on the road today. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, 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
(519) 888-7465
investor_relations@blackberry.com

Media Contact:
BlackBerry Media Relations
(519) 597-7273
mediarelations@blackberry.com

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 the anticipated benefits of its strategic initiatives and its intentions to expand and enhance 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, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding its financial performance. 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 enhance, develop, introduce or monetize products and services for the enterprise market in a timely manner with competitive pricing, features and performance; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or expand its customer base for its software and services offerings to grow revenue or achieve sustained profitability; the intense competition faced by BlackBerry; the occurrence or perception of a breach of BlackBerry's network cybersecurity measures, or an inappropriate disclosure of confidential or personal information; the failure or perceived failure of BlackBerry's solutions to detect or prevent security vulnerabilities; the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus; BlackBerry's continuing ability to attract new personnel, retain existing key personnel and manage its staffing effectively; BlackBerry's dependence on its relationships with resellers and channel partners; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use third-party software and its use of open source software; failure to protect BlackBerry's intellectual property and to earn revenues from intellectual property rights; litigation against BlackBerry; the substantial asset risk faced by BlackBerry, including the potential for charges related to its long-lived assets and goodwill; BlackBerry's indebtedness; acquisitions, divestitures and other business initiatives; BlackBerry's products and services being dependent upon interoperability with rapidly changing systems provided by third parties; BlackBerry being found to have infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the use and management of user data and personal information; network disruptions or other business interruptions; government regulations applicable to BlackBerry's products and services, including products containing encryption capabilities; foreign operations, including fluctuations in foreign currencies; the failure of BlackBerry's suppliers, subcontractors, channel partners and representatives to use acceptable ethical business practices or comply with applicable laws; BlackBerry's ability to generate revenue and profitability through the licensing of security software and services or the BlackBerry brand to device manufacturers; BlackBerry's reliance on third parties to manufacture and repair its hardware products; fostering an ecosystem of third-party application developers; regulations regarding health and safety, hazardous materials usage and conflict minerals, and to product certification risks; tax provision changes, the adoption of new tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities; the fluctuation of BlackBerry's quarterly revenue and operating results; the volatility of the market price of BlackBerry's common shares; and adverse economic and geopolitical conditions.

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.sedar.com 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. BlackBerry has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable 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




                                                                       
         
            For the Three Months Ended                                                                                                       For the Years Ended


                                                    February 29,                                           November 30,                                 February 28,                                          February 29,                 February 28,
                                                            2020                                                    2019                                          2019                                                   2020                          2019



            
              Revenue                                     $
         
          282                                                                                      $
            267                                                                     $
          255             $
        
        1,040     $
         904


                        Cost of sales                         70                                                                69                                                                                        49                                          277      206


                        Gross margin                         212                                                               198                                                                                       206                                          763      698


    Gross margin %                                        75.2                                                              74.2                                                                                      80.8                                         73.4     77.2
                                                        
          %                                                                %                                                                                        %                                      
        %       %


                        Operating expenses


             Research and development                         60                                                                66                                                                                        52                                          259      219


             Selling, marketing and
              administration                                 113                                                               132                                                                                       110                                          493      409



            Amortization                                     48                                                                49                                                                                        31                                          194      136


             Impairment of long-lived
              assets                                           5                                                                                                                                                                                                     10



            Impairment of goodwill                           22                                                                                                                                                                                                     22


             Debentures fair value
              adjustment                                       5                                                              (20)                                                                                      (6)                                        (66)   (117)


             Arbitration awards and
              settlements, net                                                                                                                                                                                         (9)                                                 (9)


                                                             253                                                               227                                                                                       178                                          912      638


                        Operating income (loss)             (41)                                                             (29)                                                                                       28                                        (149)      60


             Investment income (loss), net                   (1)                                                              (1)                                                                                        4                                            1       17


                        Income (loss) before income
                         taxes                              (42)                                                             (30)                                                                                       32                                        (148)      77


                        Provision for (recovery of)
                         income taxes                        (1)                                                                2                                                                                      (19)                                           4     (16)


                        Net income (loss)                          $
         
          (41)                                                                                    $
            (32)                                                                     $
          51             $
        
        (152)     $
         93


                        Earnings (loss) per share



            Basic                                               $
         
          (0.07)                                                                                  $
            (0.06)                                                                   $
          0.09            $
        
        (0.27)   $
         0.17



            Diluted                                             $
         
          (0.07)                                                                                  $
            (0.07)                                                                   $
          0.08            $
        
        (0.32)   $
         0.00




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



            Basic                                       556,668                                                           554,585                                                                                   547,272                                      553,861  540,477



            Diluted                                     556,668                                                           615,085                                                                                   615,593                                      614,361  616,467


             Total common shares outstanding
              (000s)                                     554,199                                                           552,132                                                                                   547,358                                      554,199  547,084


                                                        
              
                BlackBerry Limited


                                                      
            Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario


                                                   
          (United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)




                                                     
            
                Consolidated Balance Sheets




                                                                         
              
                As at


                                                                      February 29, 2020                                February 28, 2019



     
                Assets



     
                Current


      Cash and cash equivalents                                                             $
              
        377                        $
        548



     Short-term investments                                                        532                            368


      Accounts receivable, net                                                      215                            233



     Other receivables                                                              14                             19


      Income taxes receivable                                                         6                              9



     Other current assets                                                           52                             56


                                                                                  1,196                          1,233


                   Restricted cash and cash
                    equivalents                                                      49                             34


                   Long-term investments                                             32                             55


                   Other long-term assets                                            65                             28


                   Deferred income tax assets                                                                       2


                   Operating lease right-of-use
                    assets                                                          124


                   Property, plant and equipment,
                    net                                                              70                             85



     
                Goodwill                                                       1,437                          1,463


                   Intangible assets, net                                           915                          1,068


                                                                                          $
              
        3,888                      $
        3,968


                   Liabilities



     
                Current



     Accounts payable                                                                       $
              
        31                         $
        48



     Accrued liabilities                                                           202                            192



     Income taxes payable                                                           18                             17



     Debentures                                                                    606


      Deferred revenue, current                                                     264                            253


                                                                                  1,121                            510


                   Deferred revenue, non-current                                    109                            136


                   Operating lease liabilities                                      120


                   Other long-term liabilities                                        9                             19


                   Long-term debentures                                                                           665


                   Deferred income tax liabilities                                                                  2


                                                                                  1,359                          1,332


                   Shareholders' equity


                   Capital stock and additional
                    paid-in capital                                               2,760                          2,688



     
                Deficit                                                        (198)                          (32)


                   Accumulated other comprehensive
                    loss                                                           (33)                          (20)


                                                                                  2,529                          2,636


                                                                                          $
              
        3,888                      $
        3,968


                                                              
              
                BlackBerry Limited


                                                           
              Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario


                                                         
           (United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)




                                                        
           
                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows




                                                                                                For the Years Ended


                                                            February 29, 2020                                       February 28, 2019


                   Cash flows from operating activities



     Net income (loss)                                                         $
              
                (152)                                 $
      93


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



     Amortization                                                        212                                                              149


      Deferred income taxes                                                 -                                                            (25)


      Stock-based compensation                                             63                                                               67


      Impairment of goodwill                                               22


      Impairment of long-lived
       assets                                                              10


      Non-cash consideration
       received from contracts with
       customers                                                          (8)                                                            (46)


      Debentures fair value
       adjustment                                                        (66)                                                           (117)


      Other long-term assets                                             (37)


      Other long-term liabilities                                           2                                                             (12)



     Operating leases                                                    (9)



     Other                                                                10                                                                6



     Net changes in working capital items


      Accounts receivable, net                                             18                                                              (9)



     Other receivables                                                     5                                                               52


      Income taxes receivable                                               3                                                               17



     Other assets                                                          2                                                              (1)



     Accounts payable                                                   (17)                                                            (15)



     Accrued liabilities                                                (15)                                                            (21)


      Income taxes payable                                                  1                                                              (2)



     Deferred revenue                                                   (18)                                                            (36)


                   Net cash provided by operating
                    activities                                             26                                                              100


                   Cash flows from investing activities


      Acquisition of long-term
       investments                                                        (1)                                                             (2)


      Proceeds on sale or maturity
       of long-term investments                                            19                                                                2


      Acquisition of property, plant
       and equipment                                                     (12)                                                            (17)


      Proceeds on sale of property,
       plant and equipment                                                  -                                                               1


      Acquisition of intangible
       assets                                                            (32)                                                            (32)


      Business acquisitions, net of
       cash acquired                                                        1                                                          (1,402)


      Acquisition of short-term
       investments                                                    (1,180)                                                         (2,895)


      Proceeds on sale or maturity
       of short-term investments                                        1,017                                                            3,970


                   Net cash used in investing
                    activities                                          (188)                                                           (375)


                   Cash flows from financing activities


      Issuance of common shares                                             9                                                                5


      Common shares repurchased                                             -


      Payment of finance lease
       liability                                                          (2)


                   Net cash provided by financing
                    activities                                              7                                                                5


                   Effect of foreign exchange
                    loss on cash, cash
                    equivalents, restricted cash,
                    and restricted cash
                    equivalents                                           (1)                                                             (3)


                   Net decrease in cash, cash
                    equivalents, restricted cash,
                    and restricted cash
                    equivalents during the year                         (156)                                                           (273)


                   Cash, cash equivalents,
                    restricted cash, and
                    restricted cash equivalents,
                    beginning of year                                     582                                                              855


                   Cash, cash equivalents,
                    restricted cash, and
                    restricted cash equivalents,
                    end of year                                                   $
              
                426                                 $
      582






     
                As at                                    February 29, 2020                                       February 28, 2019


      Cash and cash equivalents                                                   $
              
                377                                 $
      548


      Restricted cash and cash
       equivalents                                                                 $
              
                49                                  $
      34


      Short-term investments                                                      $
              
                532                                 $
      368


      Long-term investments                                                        $
              
                32                                  $
      55

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures with the Nearest Comparable 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 the items below from the Company's financial results. The Company believes that excluding the below items provides readers of the Company's financial statements with a more consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and is more useful in helping readers understand the Company's operating results and underlying operational trends.

Readers are cautioned that adjusted revenue, adjusted gross margin (before taxes), adjusted gross margin percentage (before taxes), adjusted operating expense, adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted income (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense and free cash flow 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 GAAP based measures for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the tables below:


                  For the Three Months
                   Ended (in millions)
                   (unaudited)            February 29, 2020         February 28, 2019


                  Revenue                                   $
      282                          $
     255


     Software deferred
      revenue acquired (1)                                9                                2


                  Adjusted revenue                          $
      291                          $
     257




                  Gross margin (before
                   taxes)                                   $
      212                          $
     206


     Software deferred
      revenue acquired (1)                                9                                2


     Restructuring charges                                                                1


     Stock compensation
      expense                                             2                                1


                  Adjusted gross margin
                   (before taxes)                           $
      223                          $
     210




                  Gross margin % (before               75.2                             80.8
                   taxes)                                 %                               %


     Software deferred                                  0.7                              0.1
      revenue acquired (1)                                %                               %


     Restructuring charges                                  
      %                        0.4
                                                                                          %


     Stock compensation                                 0.7                              0.4
      expense                                             %                               %


                  Adjusted gross margin %            76.6                             81.7
                   (before taxes)                         %                               %




                  Operating expense                         $
      253                          $
     178


     Restructuring charges                                1                                2


     Stock compensation
      expense                                            15                               13


     Debenture fair value
      adjustment                                          5                              (6)


     Software deferred
      commission expense
      acquired                                          (3)


     Acquired intangibles
      amortization                                       35                               18


     Business acquisition
      and integration costs                               1                                8


     Goodwill impairment
      charge                                             22


     LLA impairment charge                                5


     Arbitration awards and
      settlements, net                                                                  (9)


                  Adjusted operating
                   expense                                  $
      172                          $
     152



                            (1) See Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP
                             IoT and BlackBerry Cylance revenue
                             to adjusted IoT and BlackBerry
                             Cylance revenue

Reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) and GAAP basic earnings per share for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 to adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share is reflected in the tables below:


                  For the Three Months
                   Ended (in millions,
                   except per share
                   amounts) (unaudited)          February 29, 2020                    February 28, 2019


                                                                              Basic                                      Basic
                                                                    earnings                                   earnings
                                                                   per share                                   per share


                  Net income (loss)         $
        (41)                       $(0.07)             $
           51                $0.09


     Software deferred
      revenue acquired                    9                                                                 2


     Restructuring charges                1                                                             3


     Stock compensation
      expense                            17                                                                14


     Debenture fair value
      adjustment                          5                                                               (6)


     Software deferred
      commission expense
      acquired                          (3)


     Acquired intangibles
      amortization                       35                                                                18


     Business acquisition
      and integration costs               1                                                                 8


     Goodwill impairment
      charge                             22


     LLA impairment charge                5


     Arbitration awards and
      settlements, net                                                                                   (9)


     Acquisition valuation
      allowance                                                                                         (21)


                  Adjusted net income         $
        51                          $0.09              $
           60                $0.11

Reconciliation of U.S GAAP IoT, BlackBerry Cylance and software and service revenue for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 to adjusted IoT, BlackBerry Cylance and software and service revenue is reflected in the tables below:


               For
               the
               Three
               Months
               Ended
               (in
               millions)
               (unaudited) February 29, 2020            February 28, 2019


               IoT
               Revenue                       $
      127                   $
       144


      Software
      deferred
      revenue
      acquired                                       1


               Adjusted
               IoT
               revenue                       $
      127                   $
       145




               BlackBerry
               Cylance
               Revenue                        $
      43                     $
       3


      Software
      deferred
      revenue
      acquired                             9          1


               Adjusted
               BlackBerry
               Cylance
               Revenue                        $
      52                     $
       4




               Software
               and
               Service
               revenue


     Revenue                                 $
      282                   $
       255


      Less:
      Other
      revenue                              4          9


               Software
               and
               Service
               revenue                       $
      278                   $
       246


      Software
      deferred
      revenue
      acquired                             9          2


               Adjusted
               Software
               and
               Service
               revenue                       $
      287                   $
       248

Reconciliation of U.S GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the tables below:


                  For the Three Months
                   Ended (in millions)
                   (unaudited)           February 29, 2020         February 28, 2019


                  Research and
                   development                              $
      60                       $
      52


     Stock compensation
      expense                                            3                            3


                  Adjusted research and
                   development                              $
      57                       $
      49




                  Selling, marketing and
                   administration                          $
      113                      $
      110


     Restructuring charges                               1                            2


     Software deferred
      commission expense
      acquired                                         (3)


     Stock compensation
      expense                                           12                           10


     Business acquisition
      and integration costs                              1                            8


                  Adjusted selling,
                   marketing and
                   administration                          $
      102                       $
      90




                  Amortization                              $
      48                       $
      31


     Acquired intangibles
      amortization                                      35                           18


                  Adjusted amortization                     $
      13                       $
      13

Reconciliation of selected GAAP-based measures to non-GAAP based measures for the years ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the years ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the tables below:


                  For the Fiscal Years
                   Ended (in millions)
                   (unaudited)            February 29, 2020            February 28, 2019


                  Revenue                                   $
       1,040                          $
     904


     Software deferred
      revenue acquired (1)                               59                                  12


                  Adjusted revenue                          $
       1,099                          $
     916




                  Gross margin (before
                   taxes)                                     $
       763                          $
     698


     Software deferred
      revenue acquired (1)                               59                                  12


     Restructuring charges                                5                                   2


     Stock compensation
      expense                                             5                                   4


                  Adjusted gross margin
                   (before taxes)                             $
       832                          $
     716




                  Gross margin % (before               73.4                                77.2
                   taxes)                                 %                                  %


     Software deferred                        1.4
            %                                0.3
      revenue acquired (1)                                                                   %


     Restructuring charges                    0.5
            %                                0.2
                                                                                             %


     Stock compensation                       0.4
            %                                0.5
      expense                                                                                %


                  Adjusted gross margin %            75.7                                78.2
                   (before taxes)                         %                                  %




                  Operating expense                           $
       912                          $
     638


     Restructuring charges                                5                                   9


     Stock compensation
      expense                                            58                                  64


     Debenture fair value
      adjustment                                       (66)                              (117)


     Software deferred
      commission expense
      acquired                                         (16)


     Acquired intangibles
      amortization                                      141                                  82


     Business acquisition
      and integration costs                               4                                  12


     Goodwill impairment
      charge                                             22


     LLA impairment charge                               10


     Arbitration awards and
      settlements, net                                                                     (9)


                  Adjusted operating
                   expense                                    $
       754                          $
     597



                            (1) See Reconciliation of U.S GAAP
                             IoT and BlackBerry Cylance revenue
                             to adjusted IoT and BlackBerry
                             Cylance revenue

Reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) and GAAP basic earnings per share for the years ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 to the adjusted net income and basic earnings per share is reflected in the tables below:


                  For the Fiscal Years
                   Ended (in millions,
                   except per share
                   amounts) (unaudited)                  February 29, 2020                      February 28, 2019


                                                                             Basic                                       Basic
                                                                    earnings                                    earnings
                                                                   per share                                   per share


                  Net income (loss)          $
        (152)                                 $
     (0.27)                                    $
     93       $
     0.17


     Software deferred
      revenue acquired                    59                                                     12


     Restructuring charges                10                                                     11


     Stock compensation
      expense                             63                                                     68


     Debenture fair value
      adjustment                        (66)                                                 (117)


     Software deferred
      commission expense
      acquired                          (16)


     Acquired intangibles
      amortization                       141                                                     82


     Business acquisition
      and integration costs                4                                                     12


     Goodwill impairment
      charge                              22


     LLA impairment charge                10


     Arbitration awards and
      settlements, net                                                                         (9)


     Acquisition valuation
      allowance                          (1)                                                  (21)


                  Adjusted net income           $
        74                           $0.13                                       $
     131       $0.24

Reconciliation of U.S GAAP IoT, BlackBerry Cylance and software and service revenue for the years ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 to adjusted IoT, BlackBerry Cylance and software and service revenue is reflected in the tables below:


               For
               the
               Fiscal
               Years
               Ended
               (in
               millions)
               (unaudited) February 29, 2020               February 28, 2019


               IoT
               Revenue                         $
       540                 $
       554


      Software
      deferred
      revenue
      acquired                             2            11


               Adjusted
               IoT
               revenue                         $
       542                 $
       565




               BlackBerry
               Cylance
               Revenue                         $
       151                   $
       5


      Software
      deferred
      revenue
      acquired                            57             1


               Adjusted
               BlackBerry
               Cylance
               revenue                         $
       208                   $
       6




               Software
               and
               Service
               revenue


     Revenue                                 $
       1,040                 $
       904


      Less:
      Other
      revenue                             21            59


               Software
               and
               Service
               revenue                       $
       1,019                 $
       845


      Software
      deferred
      revenue
      acquired                            59            12


               Adjusted
               software
               and
               service
               revenue                       $
       1,078                 $
       857

Reconciliation of U.S GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the years ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the tables below:


                  For the Fiscal Years
                   Ended (in millions)
                   (unaudited)           February 29, 2020         February 28, 2019


                  Research and
                   development                             $
      259                      $
      219


     Restructuring charges                                                           2


     Stock compensation
      expense                                           13                           12


                  Adjusted research and
                   development                             $
      246                      $
      205




                  Selling, marketing and
                   administration                          $
      493                      $
      409


     Restructuring charges                               5                            7


     Software deferred
      commission expense
      acquired                                        (16)


     Stock compensation
      expense                                           45                           52


     Business acquisition
      and integration costs                              4                           12


                  Adjusted selling,
                   marketing and
                   administration                          $
      455                      $
      338




                  Amortization                             $
      194                      $
      136


     Acquired intangibles
      amortization                                     141                           82


                  Adjusted amortization                     $
      53                       $
      54

Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 are reflected in the table below. These are non-GAAP financial measures that do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.


                   For the Three Months Ended (in
                    millions) (unaudited)         February 29, 2020           February 28, 2019


                   Operating income (loss)                          $
       (41)                             $
      28


      Non-GAAP adjustments to
       operating income (loss)


      Software deferred revenue
       acquired                                                   9                                     2


      Restructuring charges                                       1                                     3


      Stock compensation expense                                 17                                    14


      Debenture fair value
       adjustment                                                 5                                   (6)


      Software deferred commission
       expense acquired                                         (3)


      Acquired intangibles
       amortization                                              35                                    18


      Business acquisition and
       integration costs                                          1                                     8


      Goodwill impairment charge                                 22


      LLA impairment charge                                       5


      Arbitration awards and
       settlements, net                                                                              (9)


      Total non-GAAP adjustments to
       operating loss                                            92                                    30


                   Adjusted operating income                     51                                    58



     Amortization                                               52                                    33


      Acquired intangibles
       amortization                                            (35)                                 (18)


                   Adjusted EBITDA                                    $
       68                              $
      73




                   Adjusted revenue (per above)                      $
       291                             $
      257


                   Adjusted operating income
                    margin % (1)                       18
            %                             23
        %


                   Adjusted EBITDA margin % (2)        23
            %                             28
        %



                            (1) Adjusted operating
                             income margin % is
                             calculated by dividing
                             adjusted operating income
                             by adjusted revenue


                            (2) Adjusted EBITDA margin
                             % is calculated by
                             dividing adjusted EBITDA
                             by adjusted revenue

Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the fiscal years ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 are reflected in the table below.


                   For the Fiscal Years Ended (in
                    millions) (unaudited)         February 29, 2020            February 28, 2019


                   Operating income (loss)                          $
       (149)                              $
     60


      Non-GAAP adjustments to
       operating income (loss)


      Software deferred revenue
       acquired                                                  59                                      12


      Restructuring charges                                      10                                      11


      Stock compensation expense                                 63                                      68


      Debenture fair value
       adjustment                                              (66)                                  (117)


      Software deferred commission
       expense acquired                                        (16)


      Acquired intangibles
       amortization                                             141                                      82


      Business acquisition and
       integration costs                                          4                                      12


      Goodwill impairment charge                                 22


      LLA impairment charge                                      10


      Arbitration awards and
       settlements, net                                                                                (9)


      Total non-GAAP adjustments to
       operating income                                         227                                      59


                   Adjusted operating income                     78                                     119



     Amortization                                              212                                     149


      Acquired intangibles
       amortization                                           (141)                                   (82)


                   Adjusted EBITDA                                    $
       149                              $
     186




                   Adjusted revenue (per above)                     $
       1,099                              $
     916


                   Adjusted operating income
                    margin % (1)                        7
            %                              13
         %


                   Adjusted EBITDA margin % (2)        14
            %                              20
         %



                            (1) Adjusted operating
                             income margin % is
                             calculated by dividing
                             adjusted operating income
                             by adjusted revenue


                            (2) Adjusted EBITDA margin
                             % is calculated by
                             dividing adjusted EBITDA
                             by adjusted revenue

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