BLACKBERRY Ltd [BB] Filings

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

________________________

FORM 10-Q


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2023


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-38232

______________________________________________________

BlackBerry Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada

98-0164408

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2200 University Ave East

Waterloo

Ontario

Canada

N2K 0A7

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(519) 888-7465

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares	BB	New York Stock Exchange
Common Shares	BB	Toronto Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No x

The registrant had 583,708,105 common shares issued and outstanding as of September 26, 2023.


BLACKBERRY LIMITED

TABLE OF CONTENTS
		Page No.
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 31, 2023 (unaudited) and February 28, 2023	5
	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - Three and Six Months Ended August 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	7
	Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three and Six Months Ended August 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	8
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss - Three and Six Months Ended August 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	9
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months Ended August 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	10
	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	11
Item 2	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	30
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	57
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	58

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1	Legal Proceedings	58


Item 6	Exhibits	58
Signatures		60

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the “Company” and “BlackBerry” include BlackBerry Limited and its subsidiaries.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BlackBerry Limited

Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario

(United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)

Consolidated Balance Sheets


	As at
	August 31, 2023		February 28, 2023
Assets
Current
Cash and cash equivalents (note 2)	$	415	$	295
Short-term investments (note 2)	41		131
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $6 and $1, respectively (note 3)	127		120
Other receivables (note 3)	8		12

Income taxes receivable	5		3
Other current assets (note 3)	49		182
	645		743
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (note 2)	28		27
Long-term investments (note 2)	35		34
Other long-term assets (note 3)	62		8

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	43		44
Property, plant and equipment, net (note 3)	22		25
Goodwill (note 3)	597		595
Intangible assets, net (note 3)	181		203

	$	1,613	$	1,679
Liabilities
Current
Accounts payable	$	18	$	24
Accrued liabilities (note 3)	117		143
Income taxes payable (note 4)	21		20
Debentures (note 5)	383		367
Deferred revenue, current (note 10)	174		175
	713		729
Deferred revenue, non-current (note 10)	21		40
Operating lease liabilities	49		52
Other long-term liabilities	1		1



	784		822
Commitments and contingencies (note 9)
Shareholders’ equity
Capital stock and additional paid-in capital
Preferred shares: authorized unlimited number of non-voting, cumulative, redeemable and retractable	—		—
Common shares: authorized unlimited number of non-voting, redeemable, retractable Class A common shares and unlimited number of voting common shares
Issued and outstanding - 583,684,455 voting common shares (February 28, 2023 - 582,157,203)	2,931		2,909
Deficit	(2,081)		(2,028)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (note 8)	(21)		(24)
	829		857
	$	1,613	$	1,679

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

On behalf of the Board:


John S. Chen			Lisa Disbrow
Director			Director

BlackBerry Limited

(United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity


	Three Months Ended August 31, 2023
	Capital Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital		Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total
Balance as at May 31, 2023	$	2,920	$	(2,039)	$	(22)	$	859
Net loss	—		(42)		—		(42)
Other comprehensive income	—		—		1		1

Stock-based compensation	11		—		—		11




Balance as at August 31, 2023	$	2,931	$	(2,081)	$	(21)	$	829


	Three Months Ended August 31, 2022
	Capital Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital		Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total
Balance as at May 31, 2022	$	2,880	$	(1,475)	$	(20)	$	1,385
Net loss	—		(54)		—		(54)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		(8)		(8)

Stock-based compensation	7		—		—		7




Balance as at August 31, 2022	$	2,887	$	(1,529)	$	(28)	$	1,330

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

BlackBerry Limited

(United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity


	Six Months Ended August 31, 2023
	Capital Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital		Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total























Balance as at February 28, 2023	$	2,909	$	(2,028)	$	(24)	$	857
Net loss	—		(53)		—		(53)
Other comprehensive income	—		—		3		3
Stock-based compensation (note 6)	20		—		—		20
Shares issued:


Employee share purchase plan (note 6)	2		—		—		2
Balance as at August 31, 2023	$	2,931	$	(2,081)	$	(21)	$	829


	Six Months Ended August 31, 2022
	Capital Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital		Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total























Balance as at February 28, 2022	$	2,869	$	(1,294)	$	(19)	$	1,556
Net loss	—		(235)		—		(235)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		(9)		(9)

Stock-based compensation	15		—		—		15
Shares issued:


Employee share purchase plan	3		—		—		3
Balance as at August 31, 2022	$	2,887	$	(1,529)	$	(28)	$	1,330

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

BlackBerry Limited

(United States dollars, in millions, except per share data) (unaudited)

Consolidated Statements of Operations


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022		August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022
Revenue (note 10)	$	132	$	168	$	505	$	336
Cost of sales	47		62		241		126

Gross margin	85		106		264		210

Operating expenses
Research and development	50		54		104		107
Selling, marketing and administration	73		86		172		168
Amortization	14		25		29		52

Impairment of long-lived assets (note 2)	1		4		1		4
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment, net	—		(6)		—		(6)
Debentures fair value adjustment (note 5)	(6)		(10)		16		(56)
Litigation settlement (note 9)	—		—		—		165
	132		153		322		434
Operating loss	(47)		(47)		(58)		(224)
Investment income (loss), net (note 2 and note 5)	7		(2)		10		(3)
Loss before income taxes	(40)		(49)		(48)		(227)
Provision for income taxes (note 4)	2		5		5		8


Net loss	$	(42)	$	(54)	$	(53)	$	(235)
Loss per share (note 7)
Basic	$	(0.07)	$	(0.09)	$	(0.09)	$	(0.41)
Diluted	$	(0.07)	$	(0.10)	$	(0.09)	$	(0.45)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

BlackBerry Limited

(United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022		August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022
Net loss	$	(42)	$	(54)	$	(53)	$	(235)
Other comprehensive income (loss)

Net change in fair value and amounts reclassified to net loss from derivatives designated as cash flow hedges during the period, net of income taxes of nil for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022 (note 8)	—		(2)		1		(1)

Foreign currency translation adjustment	1		(6)		2		(10)

Net change in fair value from instrument-specific credit risk on the Debentures, net of income taxes of nil for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022 (note 5)	—		—		—		2
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1		(8)		3		(9)
Comprehensive loss	$	(41)	$	(62)	$	(50)	$	(244)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

BlackBerry Limited

(United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


	Six Months Ended
	August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities


Net loss	$	(53)	$	(235)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Amortization	32		57

Stock-based compensation	20		15


Impairment of long-lived assets (note 2)	1		4
Intellectual property disposed of by sale (note 3)	147		—


Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment, net	—		(6)
Debentures fair value adjustment (note 5)	16		(56)


Operating leases	(5)		(9)
Other	—		3
Net changes in working capital items
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(7)		38
Other receivables	4		10

Income taxes receivable	(2)		—
Other assets	(61)		(1)
Accounts payable	(6)		(2)
Accrued liabilities	(24)		145
Income taxes payable	1		6
Deferred revenue	(20)		(35)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	43		(66)
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of long-term investments	(1)		(2)

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment	(3)		(4)
Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment	—		17
Acquisition of intangible assets	(10)		(16)


Acquisition of short-term investments	(92)		(273)

Proceeds on sale or maturity of short-term investments	182		395


Net cash provided by investing activities	76		117
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of common shares	2		3








Net cash provided by financing activities	2		3
Effect of foreign exchange loss on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents	—		(2)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents during the period	121		52
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period	322		406
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, end of period	$	443	$	458

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Basis of Presentation and Preparation

These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). They do not include all of the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of BlackBerry Limited (the “Company”) for the year ended February 28, 2023 (the “Annual Financial Statements”), which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included in these interim consolidated financial statements. Operating results for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending February 29, 2024. The consolidated balance sheet at February 28, 2023 was derived from the audited Annual Financial Statements but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the Annual Financial Statements.

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions with respect to the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates and any such differences may be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Certain of the comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

The Company is organized and managed as three reportable operating segments: Cybersecurity, IoT (collectively, “Software & Services”), and Licensing and Other, as further discussed in Note 10.

Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates

There have been no material changes to the Company’s accounting policies or critical accounting estimates from those described in the Annual Financial Statements other than those noted below.

Critical Accounting Estimates during the Six Months Ended August 31, 2023 (Note 10)

To the extent the transaction price in a contract with a customer includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the price utilizing either the expected value method or the most likely amount method, depending on the nature of the variable consideration. The Company also estimates whether and how much variable consideration is subject to constraint if it cannot conclude it is probable that a significant reversal in revenue will not occur, due to factors such as: the consideration being highly susceptible to factors outside the Company’s influence, the period of time before the variable consideration is resolved, the Company’s previous experience with similar contracts, the Company’s history of price concessions or changing of payment terms, and whether there is a large number and broad range of possible variable consideration amounts. To the extent the Company determines that there is a significant financing component in a contract with a customer, it determines the impact of the time value of money in adjusting the transaction price to account for the income associated with the financing component by estimating the discount rate that would be reflected in a separate financing transaction between the customer and the Company at contract inception, based upon the credit characteristics of the customer receiving financing in the contract.

Accounting Standards Adopted During Fiscal 2024

The Company has not adopted any new standards to date during fiscal 2024.

2. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS

Fair Value

The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, non-performance risk and credit risk. The Company applies the following fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value into three levels:

•Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

•Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

•Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity.

The fair value hierarchy also requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are carried at amounts that approximate their fair values (Level 2 measurement) due to their short maturities.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

In determining the fair value of investments held, the Company primarily relies on an independent third-party valuator for the fair valuation of securities. The Company also reviews the inputs used in the valuation process and assesses the pricing of the securities for reasonableness after conducting its own internal collection of quoted prices from brokers. Fair values for all investment categories provided by the independent third-party valuator that are in excess of 0.5% from the fair values determined by the Company are communicated to the independent third-party valuator for consideration of reasonableness. The independent third-party valuator considers the information provided by the Company before determining whether a change in their original pricing is warranted.

When the Company concludes that there is a significant financing component included within a contract with a customer due to timing differences between the fulfillment of certain performance obligations and the receipt of payment for those performance obligations, the Company determines the present value of the future consideration utilizing the discount rate that would be reflected in a separate financing transaction between the customer and the Company at contract inception based upon the credit characteristics of the customer receiving financing in the contract.

For a description of how the fair value of the Debentures (as defined in Note 5) was determined, see the “Convertible debentures” accounting policies in Note 1 to the Annual Financial Statements. The Debentures are classified as Level 3.

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

Upon the occurrence of certain events, the Company re-measures the fair value of non-marketable equity investments for which it utilizes the measurement alternative, and long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, operating lease ROU assets, intangible assets and goodwill if an impairment or observable price adjustment is recognized in the current period.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments Measured Using the Measurement Alternative

Non-marketable equity investments measured using the measurement alternative include investments in privately held companies without readily determinable fair values in which the Company does not own a controlling interest or have significant influence. The estimation of fair value used in the fair value measurements required the use of significant unobservable inputs, and as a result, the fair value measurements were classified as Level 3.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company exited certain leased facilities. The Company recorded a non-cash, pre-tax and after-tax impairment charge of $1 million related to the operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets for those facilities (three and six months ended August 31, 2022 - $4 million). The impairment was determined by comparing the fair value of the impacted ROU asset to the carrying value of the asset as of the impairment measurement date, as required under ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, using Level 2 inputs. The fair value of the ROU asset was based on the estimated sublease income for certain facilities taking into consideration the time period it will take to obtain a sublessor, the applicable discount rate and the sublease rate. The Company conducts an evaluation of the related liabilities and expenses and revises its assumptions and estimates as appropriate as new or updated information becomes available.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

The components of cash, cash equivalents and investments by fair value level as at August 31, 2023 were as follows:


	Cost Basis (1)		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Cash and Cash Equivalents		Short-term Investments		Long-term Investments		Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
Bank balances	$	52	$	—	$	—	$	52	$	50	$	—	$	—	$	2
Other investments	29		6		—		35		—		—		35		—
	81		6		—		87		50		—		35		2
Level 1:

Equity securities	10		—		(10)		—		—		—		—		—


Level 2:
Term deposits and certificates of deposits	31		—		—		31		9		—		—		22
Bearer deposit notes	115		—		—		115		115		—		—		—
Commercial paper	129		—		—		129		123		6		—		—
Non-U.S. promissory notes	93		—		—		93		58		35		—		—


Non-U.S. treasury bills/notes	40		—		—		40		40		—		—		—
U.S. treasury bills/notes	19		—		—		19		15		—		—		4
Corporate notes/bonds	5		—		—		5		5		—		—		—
	432		—		—		432		365		41		—		26





	$	523	$	6	$	(10)	$	519	$	415	$	41	$	35	$	28

______________________________

(1) Cost basis for other investments includes the effect of returns of capital and impairment.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

The components of cash, cash equivalents and investments by fair value level as at February 28, 2023 were as follows:


	Cost Basis (1)		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Cash and Cash Equivalents		Short-term Investments		Long-term Investments		Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
Bank balances	$	89	$	—	$	—	$	89	$	87	$	—	$	—	$	2
Other investments	26		2		—		28		—		—		28		—
	115		2		—		117		87		—		28		2
Level 1:
Equity securities	10		—		(10)		—		—		—		—		—

Level 2:
Term deposits, and certificates of deposits	33		—		—		33		8		—		—		25
Bearer deposit notes	82		—		—		82		82		—		—		—
Commercial paper	159		—		—		159		108		51		—		—
Non-U.S. promissory notes	45		—		—		45		—		45		—		—

Non-U.S. government sponsored enterprise notes	30		—		—		30		10		20		—		—


Corporate notes/bonds	15		—		—		15		—		15		—		—
	364		—		—		364		208		131		—		25
Level 3:

Other investments	2		4		—		6		—		—		6		—

	$	491	$	6	$	(10)	$	487	$	295	$	131	$	34	$	27

______________________________

(1) Cost basis for other investments includes the effect of returns of capital and impairment.

As at August 31, 2023, the Company had non-marketable equity investments without readily determinable fair value of $35 million (February 28, 2023 - $34 million). As of August 31, 2023, the Company has recorded a cumulative impairment of $3 million to the carrying value of certain other non-marketable equity investments without readily determinable fair value (February 28, 2023 - $3 million).

There were no realized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022.

The Company has restricted cash and cash equivalents, consisting of cash and securities pledged as collateral to major banking partners in support of the Company’s requirements for letters of credit. These letters of credit support certain leasing arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business. The letters of credit are for terms ranging from one month to two years. The Company is legally restricted from accessing these funds during the term of the leases for which the letters of credit have been issued; however, the Company can continue to invest the funds and receive investment income thereon.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents as at August 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023 from the consolidated balance sheets to the consolidated statements of cash flows:


	As at
	August 31, 2023		February 28, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	415	$	295
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	28		27
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows	$	443	$	322

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

The contractual maturities of available-for-sale investments as at August 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023 were as follows:


	As at
	August 31, 2023				February 28, 2023
	Cost Basis		Fair Value		Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	432	$	432	$	364	$	364


No fixed maturity	10		—		10		—
	$	442	$	432	$	374	$	364

As at August 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023, the Company had no available-for-sale debt securities with continuous unrealized losses.

3. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DETAILS

Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance

The allowance for credit losses as at August 31, 2023 was $6 million (February 28, 2023 - $1 million).

The Company recognizes current estimated credit losses (“CECL”) for accounts receivable. The CECL for accounts receivable are estimated based on days past due and region for each customer in relation to a representative pool of assets consisting of a large number of customers with similar risk characteristics that operate under similar economic environments. The Company determined the CECL by estimating historical credit loss experience based on the past due status and region of the customers, adjusted as appropriate to reflect current conditions and estimates of future economic conditions. When specific customers are identified as no longer sharing the same risk profile as their current pool, they are removed from the pool and evaluated separately. The Company also has long-term accounts receivable included in Other Long-term Assets. The CECL for the long-term accounts receivable is estimated using the probability of default method and the default exposure due to limited historical information. The exposure of default is represented by the assets’ amortized carrying amount at the reporting date.

The following table sets forth the activity in the Company’s allowance for credit losses:


	Carrying Amount

Beginning balance as of February 28, 2022	$	4
Prior period provision for expected credit losses	1
Write-offs charged against the allowance	(4)
Ending balance of the allowance for credit loss as at February 28, 2023	1

Current period provision for expected credit losses	5


Ending balance of the allowance for credit loss as at August 31, 2023	$	6

The allowance for credit losses as at August 31, 2023 consists of $2 million (February 28, 2023 - $1 million) relating to CECL estimated based on days past due and region and $4 million (February 28, 2023 - nil) relating to specific customers that were evaluated separately.

There was one customer that comprised more than 10% of accounts receivable as at August 31, 2023 (February 28, 2023 - two customers comprised more than 10%).

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

Other Receivables

As at August 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023, other receivables included items such as claims filed with the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada relating to its Strategic Innovation Fund program’s investment in BlackBerry QNX, among other items, none of which were greater than 5% of the current assets balance.

Other Current Assets

Other current assets comprised the following:


	As at
	August 31, 2023		February 28, 2023


Intellectual property	$	—	$	141
Other	49		41
	$	49	$	182

As described in Note 10, on May 11, 2023, the Company completed its previously announced patent sale with Malikie Innovations Limited (“Malikie”) and recognized revenue of $218 million and cost of sales of $147 million, which is comprised of the carrying value of the intellectual property of $141 million referred to above, and $6 million of capitalized costs during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 related to patent maintenance. See Note 10 under the heading “Patent Sale”.

Other current assets also included the current portion of deferred commissions and prepaid expenses, among other items, none of which were greater than 5% of the current assets balance as at the balance sheet dates.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment comprised the following:


	As at
	August 31, 2023		February 28, 2023
Cost
BlackBerry operations and other information technology	$	86	$	84
Leasehold improvements and other	20		19
Furniture and fixtures	8		9
Manufacturing, repair and research and development equipment	2		2
	116		114
Accumulated amortization	94		89
Net book value	$	22	$	25

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible assets comprised the following:


	As at August 31, 2023
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Acquired technology	$	900	$	837	$	63
Other acquired intangibles	386		325		61
Intellectual property	124		67		57
	$	1,410	$	1,229	$	181


	As at February 28, 2023
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Acquired technology	$	900	$	824	$	76
Other acquired intangibles	386		318		68
Intellectual property	123		64		59
	$	1,409	$	1,206	$	203

For the six months ended August 31, 2023, amortization expense related to intangible assets amounted to $26 million (six months ended August 31, 2022 - $50 million).

Total additions to intangible assets for the six months ended August 31, 2023 amounted to $10 million (six months ended August 31, 2022 - $16 million). During the six months ended August 31, 2023, additions to intangible assets primarily consisted of payments for intellectual property relating to patent maintenance, registration and license fees.

Based on the carrying value of the identified intangible assets as at August 31, 2023, and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the annual amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2024 and each of the five succeeding years is expected to be as follows: fiscal 2024 - $22 million; fiscal 2025 - $42 million; fiscal 2026 - $37 million; fiscal 2027 - $32 million; fiscal 2028 - $19 million and fiscal 2029 - $6 million.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

Goodwill

Changes to the carrying amount of goodwill during the six months ended August 31, 2023 were as follows:


	Carrying Amount
Carrying amount as at February 28, 2022	$	844
Goodwill impairment charge	(245)
Effect of foreign exchange on non-U.S. dollar denominated goodwill	(4)
Carrying amount as at February 28, 2023	595


Effect of foreign exchange on non-U.S. dollar denominated goodwill	2
Carrying amount as at August 31, 2023	$	597

Other Long-term Assets

As at August 31, 2023, other long-term assets included long-term receivables related to intellectual property sold, see Note 10 under the heading “Patent Sale”, long-term receivables, and the long-term portion of deferred commission, among other items, none of which were greater than 5% of the total assets balance.

As at February 28, 2023, other long-term assets included the long-term portion of deferred commission, among other items, none of which were greater than 5% of the total assets balance.

Accrued Liabilities

As at August 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023, other accrued liabilities included operating lease liabilities, current and accrued director fees, accrued vendor liabilities, variable incentive accrual, payroll withholding taxes and accrued royalties, among other items, none of which were greater than 5% of the current liabilities balance in any of the periods presented.

4. INCOME TAXES

For the six months ended August 31, 2023, the Company’s net effective income tax expense rate was approximately 10% compared to a net effective income tax expense rate of 4% for the six months ended August 31, 2022. The Company’s income tax rate reflects the change in unrecognized income tax benefit, if any, and the fact that the Company has a significant valuation allowance against its deferred income tax assets, and in particular, the change in fair value of the Debentures, amongst other items, is offset by a corresponding adjustment of the valuation allowance. The Company’s net effective income tax rate also reflects the geographic mix of earnings in jurisdictions with different income tax rates.

The Company’s total unrecognized income tax benefits as at August 31, 2023 were $21 million (February 28, 2023 - $21 million). As at August 31, 2023, $21 million of the unrecognized income tax benefits have been netted against deferred income tax assets and nil has been recorded within income taxes payable on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The Company is subject to ongoing examination by tax authorities in certain jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company regularly assesses the status of these examinations and the potential for adverse outcomes to determine the adequacy of the provision for income taxes as well as the provisions for indirect and other taxes and related penalties and interest. While the final resolution of audits is uncertain, the Company believes the ultimate resolution of these audits will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

5. DEBENTURES

On September 1, 2020, Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd., in its capacity as investment manager of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”), and another institutional investor invested in the Company through a $365 million private placement of debentures (the “Debentures”). The Debentures mature on November 13, 2023.

Due to the conversion option and other embedded derivatives within the Debentures, the Company has elected to record the Debentures, including the debt itself and all embedded derivatives, at fair value and present the Debentures as a single hybrid financial instrument. No portion of the fair value of the Debentures has been recorded as equity, nor would be if the embedded derivatives were bifurcated from the host debt contract.

Each period, the fair value of the Debentures is recalculated and resulting gains and losses from the change in fair value of the Debentures associated with non-credit components are recognized in income, while the change in fair value associated with credit components is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”). The fair value of the

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

Debentures has been determined using the significant Level 2 inputs interest rate curves, the market price and volatility of the Company’s listed common shares, and the significant Level 3 inputs related to credit spread and the implied discount of the Debentures at issuance.

The Company originally determined its credit spread by calibrating to observable trades of the previously-outstanding convertible debentures issued by the Company and trending the calibrated spread to valuation dates utilizing an appropriate credit index. The Company’s credit spread was determined to be 7.90% as of the issuance date of the Debentures and 7.21% as of August 31, 2023. An increase in credit spread will result in a decrease in the fair value of Debentures and vice versa. The fair value of the Debentures on September 1, 2020 was determined to be approximately $456 million and the implied discount approximately $91 million. The Company determined the implied discount on the Debentures by calculating the fair value of the Debentures on September 1, 2020 utilizing the above credit spread and other inputs described above.

The following table summarizes the change in fair value of the Debentures for the six months ended August 31, 2023, which also represents the total changes through earnings of items classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:


	As at
	August 31, 2023
Balance as at February 28, 2023	$	367
Change in fair value of the Debentures	16
Balance as at August 31, 2023	$	383

The difference between the fair value of the Debentures and the unpaid principal balance of $365 million is $18 million.

The following table shows the impact of the changes in fair value of the Debentures for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022		August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022







Income (charge) associated with the change in fair value from non-credit components recorded in the consolidated statements of operations	$	6	$	10	$	(16)	$	56
Income associated with the change in fair value from instrument-specific credit components recorded in AOCL	—		—		—		2
Total decrease (increase) in the fair value of the Debentures	$	6	$	10	$	(16)	$	58

For the three and six months ended August 31, 2023, the Company recorded interest expense related to the Debentures of $2 million and $3 million, respectively, which has been included in investment income (loss), net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations (three and six months ended August 31, 2022 - $2 million and $3 million).

Fairfax, a related party under U.S. GAAP due to its beneficial ownership of common shares in the Company after taking into account potential conversion of the Debentures, owns $330 million principal amount of the Debentures. As such, the payment of interest on the Debentures to Fairfax represents a related party transaction. Fairfax receives interest at the same rate as other holders of the Debentures.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

6. CAPITAL STOCK

The following details the changes in issued and outstanding common shares for the six months ended August 31, 2023:


	Capital Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital
	Stock Outstanding (000s)	Amount
Common shares outstanding as at February 28, 2023	582,157	$	2,909
Exercise of stock options	56	—
Common shares issued for restricted share unit settlements	904	—
Stock-based compensation	—	20






Common shares issued for employee share purchase plan	567	2
Common shares outstanding as at August 31, 2023	583,684	$	2,931

The Company had 584 million voting common shares outstanding, 0.4 million options to purchase voting common shares, 17 million RSUs and 2 million DSUs outstanding as at September 26, 2023. In addition, 60.8 million common shares are issuable upon conversion in full of the Debentures as described in Note 5.

7. LOSS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per share:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022		August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022
Net loss for basic loss per share available to common shareholders	$	(42)	$	(54)	$	(53)	$	(235)
Less: Debentures fair value adjustment (1) (2)	—		(10)		—		(56)
Add: interest expense on Debentures (1) (2)	—		2		—		3
Net loss for diluted loss per share available to common shareholders	$	(42)	$	(62)	$	(53)	$	(288)

Weighted average number of shares outstanding (000’s) - basic (3)	583,524		577,314		583,171		577,097
Effect of dilutive securities (000’s)

Conversion of Debentures (1) (2)	—		60,833		—		60,833
Weighted average number of shares and assumed conversions (000’s) diluted	583,524		638,147		583,171		637,930
Loss per share - reported
Basic	$	(0.07)	$	(0.09)	$	(0.09)	$	(0.41)
Diluted	$	(0.07)	$	(0.10)	$	(0.09)	$	(0.45)

______________________________

(1) The Company has presented the dilutive effect of the Debentures using the if-converted method, assuming conversion at the beginning of the quarter for the three and six months ended August 31, 2022. Accordingly, to calculate diluted loss per share, the Company adjusted net loss by eliminating the fair value adjustment made to the Debentures and interest expense incurred on the Debentures for the three and six months ended August 31, 2022, and added the number of shares that would have been issued upon conversion to the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding. See Note 5 for details on the Debentures.

(2) The Company has not presented the dilutive effect of the Debentures using the if-converted method in the calculation of diluted loss per share for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023, as to do so would be antidilutive. See Note 5 for details on the Debentures.

(3) The Company has not presented the dilutive effect of in-the-money options and RSUs that will be settled upon vesting by the issuance of new common shares in the calculation of diluted loss per share for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022, as to do so would be antidilutive.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

8. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The changes in AOCL by component net of tax, for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022		August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022




Cash Flow Hedges
Balance, beginning of period	$	—	$	1	$	(1)	$	—
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification	—		(2)		—		(1)
Amounts reclassified from AOCL into net loss	—		—		1		—
Accumulated net unrealized gains on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges	$	—	$	(1)	$	—	$	(1)
Foreign Currency Cumulative Translation Adjustment
Balance, beginning of period	$	(15)	$	(14)	$	(16)	$	(10)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1		(6)		2		(10)
Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment	$	(14)	$	(20)	$	(14)	$	(20)
Change in Fair Value From Instrument-Specific Credit Risk On Debentures
Balance, beginning of period	$	(6)	$	(6)	$	(6)	$	(8)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	—		—		—		2

Change in fair value from instruments-specific credit risk on Debentures	$	(6)	$	(6)	$	(6)	$	(6)
Other Post-Employment Benefit Obligations
Actuarial losses associated with other post-employment benefit obligations	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	(1)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, End of Period	$	(21)	$	(28)	$	(21)	$	(28)

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

(a)Letters of Credit

The Company had $26 million in collateralized outstanding letters of credit in support of certain leasing arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business as of August 31, 2023. See the discussion of restricted cash in Note 2.

(b)Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is involved in litigation in the normal course of its business, both as a defendant and as a plaintiff. The Company is subject to a variety of claims (including claims related to patent infringement, purported class actions and other claims in the normal course of business) and may be subject to additional claims either directly or through indemnities against claims that it provides to certain of its partners and customers. In particular, the industry in which the Company competes has many participants that own, or claim to own, intellectual property, including participants that have been issued patents and may have filed patent applications or may obtain additional patents and proprietary rights for technologies similar to those used by the Company in its products. The Company has received, and may receive in the future, assertions and claims from third parties that the Company’s products infringe on their patents or other intellectual property rights. Litigation has been, and will likely continue to be, necessary to determine the scope, enforceability and validity of third-party proprietary rights or to establish the Company’s proprietary rights. Regardless of whether claims against the Company have merit, those claims could be time-consuming to evaluate and defend, result in costly litigation, divert management’s attention and resources and subject the Company to significant liabilities.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

Management reviews all of the relevant facts for each claim and applies judgment in evaluating the likelihood and, if applicable, the amount of any potential loss. Where a potential loss is considered probable and the amount is reasonably estimable, provisions for loss are made based on management’s assessment of the likely outcome. Where a range of loss can be reasonably estimated with no best estimate in the range, the Company records the minimum amount in the range. The Company does not provide for claims for which the outcome is not probable or claims for which the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated. Any settlements or awards under such claims are provided for when reasonably determinable.

As of August 31, 2023, there are no material claims outstanding for which the Company has assessed the potential loss as both probable to result and reasonably estimable; therefore, no accrual has been made. Further, there are claims outstanding for which the Company has assessed the potential loss as reasonably possible to result; however, an estimate of the amount of loss cannot reasonably be made. There are many reasons that the Company cannot make these assessments, including, among others, one or more of the following: the early stages of a proceeding does not require the claimant to specifically identify the patent claims that have allegedly been infringed or the products that are alleged to infringe; damages sought are unspecified, unsupportable, unexplained or uncertain; discovery has not been started or is incomplete; the facts that are in dispute are highly complex; the difficulty of assessing novel claims; the parties have not engaged in any meaningful settlement discussions; the possibility that other parties may share in any ultimate liability; and the often slow pace of litigation.

The Company has included the following summaries of certain of its legal proceedings though they do not meet the test for accrual described above.

Between October and December 2013, several purported class action lawsuits and one individual lawsuit were filed against the Company and certain of its former officers in various jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada alleging that the Company and certain of its officers made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s financial condition and business prospects and that certain of the Company’s financial statements contain material misstatements. The individual lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed and the consolidated U.S. class actions was settled; see “Litigation Settlement” below in this Note 9.

On July 23, 2014, the plaintiff in the putative Ontario class action (Swisscanto Fondsleitung AG v. BlackBerry Limited, et al.) filed a motion for class certification and for leave to pursue statutory misrepresentation claims. On November 17, 2015, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued an order granting the plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a statutory claim for misrepresentation. On December 2, 2015, the Company filed a notice of motion seeking leave to appeal this ruling. On November 15, 2018, the Court denied the Company’s motion for leave to appeal the order granting the plaintiffs leave to file a statutory claim for misrepresentation. On February 5, 2019, the Court entered an order certifying a class comprised persons (a) who purchased BlackBerry common shares between March 28, 2013, and September 20, 2013, and still held at least some of those shares as of September 20, 2013, and (b) who acquired those shares on a Canadian stock exchange or acquired those shares on any other stock exchange and were a resident of Canada when the shares were acquired. Notice of class certification was published on March 6, 2019. The Company filed its Statement of Defence on April 1, 2019. Discovery is proceeding and the Court has not set a trial date.

On March 17, 2017, a putative employment class action was filed against the Company in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Parker v. BlackBerry Limited). The Statement of Claim alleges that actions the Company took when certain of its employees decided to accept offers of employment from Ford Motor Company of Canada amounted to a wrongful termination of the employees’ employment with the Company. The claim seeks (i) an unspecified quantum of statutory, contractual, or common law termination entitlements; (ii) punitive or breach of duty of good faith damages of CAD$20 million, or such other amount as the Court finds appropriate, (iii) pre- and post- judgment interest, (iv) attorneys’ fees and costs, and (v) such other relief as the Court deems just. The Court granted the plaintiffs’ motion to certify the class action on May 27, 2019. The Company commenced a motion for leave to appeal the certification order on June 11, 2019. The Court denied the motion for leave to appeal on September 17, 2019. The Company filed its Statement of Defence on December 19, 2019. The parties participated in a mediation on November 9, 2022, which did not result in an agreement. Discovery is proceeding and the Court has not set a trial date.

Other contingencies

In the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Board approved a compensation package for the Company’s Executive Chair and CEO as an incentive to remain as Executive Chair until November 23, 2023. As part of the package, the Company’s Executive Chair and CEO is entitled to receive a contingent performance-based cash award in the amount of $90 million that will become earned and payable should the volume weighted 10-day average trading price of the Company’s common shares on the New York Stock Exchange reach $30 before November 3, 2023. As the award is triggered by the

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

Company’s share price, it is considered stock-based compensation and accounted for as a share-based liability award. As at August 31, 2023, the liability recorded in association with this award is nil (February 28, 2023 - nominal).

As at August 31, 2023, the Company has recognized $17 million (February 28, 2023 - $17 million) in funds from claims filed with the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada relating to its Strategic Innovation Fund program’s investment in BlackBerry QNX. A portion of this amount may be repayable in the future under certain circumstances if certain terms and conditions are not met by the Company, which is not probable at this time.

(c)Litigation Settlement

On April 6, 2022, through a mediator, the Company agreed in principle to pay $165 million to settle the U.S. consolidated actions (see “Litigation” above in this Note 9). The Stipulation of Settlement was executed effective June 7, 2022. On June 29, 2022, the Company paid $1 million of the settlement amount. The remaining $164 million was paid on September 6, 2022. On September 29, 2022, the Court granted final approval of the settlement and entered final judgment.

(d)Indemnifications

The Company enters into certain agreements that contain indemnification provisions under which the Company could be subject to costs and damages, including in the event of an infringement claim against the Company or an indemnified third party. Such intellectual property infringement indemnification clauses are generally not subject to any dollar limits and remain in effect for the term of the Company’s agreements. To date, the Company has not encountered material costs as a result of such indemnifications.

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its current and former directors and executive officers. Under these agreements, the Company agreed, subject to applicable law, to indemnify its current and former directors and executive officers against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by such individuals in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action that could arise by reason of their status as directors or officers. The Company maintains liability insurance coverage for the benefit of the Company, and its current and former directors and executive officers. The Company has not encountered material costs as a result of such indemnifications in the current period.

10. REVENUE AND SEGMENT DISCLOSURES

The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) for making decisions and assessing performance as a source of the Company’s reportable operating segments. The CODM, who is the Executive Chair and CEO of the Company, makes decisions and assesses the performance of the Company using three operating segments.

The CODM does not evaluate operating segments using discrete asset information. The Company does not specifically allocate assets to operating segments for internal reporting purposes.

Segment Disclosures

The Company is organized and managed as three operating segments: Cybersecurity, IoT, and Licensing and Other.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

The following table shows information by operating segment for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022:


	For the Three Months Ended
	Cybersecurity				IoT			Licensing and Other		Segment Totals
	August 31,					August 31,				August 31,				August 31,
	2023		2022			2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022
Segment revenue	$	79	$	111		$	49	$	51	$	4	$	6	$	132	$	168
Segment cost of sales	36		50			8		9		2		2		46		61
Segment gross margin (1)	$	43	$	61		$	41	$	42	$	2	$	4	$	86	$	107

	For the Six Months Ended
	Cybersecurity				IoT			Licensing and Other		Segment Totals
	August 31,					August 31,				August 31,				August 31,
	2023		2022			2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022
Segment revenue	$	172	$	224		$	94	$	102	$	239	$	10	$	505	$	336
Segment cost of sales	73		103			17		17		149		4		239		124
Segment gross margin (1)	$	99	$	121		$	77	$	85	$	90	$	6	$	266	$	212

______________________________

(1) A reconciliation of total segment gross margin to consolidated totals is set forth below.

Cybersecurity consists of BlackBerry® UEM and Cylance® solutions (collectively BlackBerry Spark®), BlackBerry® AtHoc® and BlackBerry® SecuSUITE®. The Company’s Cylance artificial intelligence and machine learning-based platform consists of CylanceENDPOINT™, CylanceGUARD®, CylanceEDGE™, CylanceINTELLIGENCE™ and other cybersecurity applications. The BlackBerry UEM Suite includes the Company’s BlackBerry® UEM, BlackBerry® Dynamics™, and BlackBerry® Workspaces solutions. Cybersecurity revenue is generated predominantly through software licenses, commonly bundled with support, maintenance and professional services.

IoT consists of BlackBerry® QNX®, BlackBerry® Certicom®, BlackBerry Radar®, BlackBerry IVY® and other IoT applications. IoT revenue is generated predominantly through software licenses, commonly bundled with support, maintenance and professional services.

Licensing and Other consists of the Company’s intellectual property arrangements and settlement awards. Other consists of the Company’s legacy service access fees (“SAF”) business, which ceased operations on January 4, 2022.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

The following table reconciles total segment gross margin for the three and six months ended August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022 to the Company’s consolidated totals:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022		August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022
Total segment gross margin	$	86	$	107	266		$	212
Adjustments (1):
Less: Stock compensation	1		1		2		2
Less:
Research & development	50		54		104		107
Selling, marketing and administration	73		86		172		168
Amortization	14		25		29		52
Impairment of long-lived assets	1		4		1		4
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment, net	—		(6)		—		(6)
Debentures fair value adjustment	(6)		(10)		16		(56)
Litigation settlement	—		—		—		165
Investment income (loss), net	(7)		2		(10)		3
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(40)	$	(49)	$	(48)	$	(227)

______________________________

(1) The CODM reviews segment information on an adjusted basis, which excludes certain amounts as described below:

Stock compensation expenses - Equity compensation is a non-cash expense and does not impact the ongoing operating decisions taken by the Company’s management.

Patent Sale

On May 11, 2023, the Company completed its previously announced patent sale with Malikie and sold certain non-core patent assets for $170 million in cash on closing, an additional $30 million in fixed consideration due by no later than the third anniversary of closing and variable consideration in the form of future royalties in the aggregate amount of up to $700 million (the “Malikie Transaction”). Pursuant to the terms of the Malikie Transaction, the Company received a license back to the patents sold, which relate primarily to mobile devices, messaging and wireless networking. The Malikie Transaction will not impact customers’ right to use any of the Company’s products, solutions or services.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company recognized revenue of $218 million and cost of sales of $147 million related to intellectual property sold. As at August 31, 2023, the remaining financing component on the patent sale was $13 million and will be recognized as interest income over the payment terms.

The Company estimated variable consideration from future royalty revenues using an expected value method including inputs from both internal and external sources related to patent monetization activities and cash flows, and constrained the recognition of that variable consideration based on the Company’s accounting policies and critical accounting estimates as described in Note 1. The present value of variable consideration recognized as revenue was $23 million and the amount of variable consideration constrained was $210 million. The Company evaluates its conclusions as to whether the constraints are still applicable on an ongoing basis, and will make updates when it observes a sufficient amount of evidence that amounts of variable consideration are no longer subject to constraint or the estimated amount of variable consideration has changed.

BlackBerry Limited

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated (unaudited)

Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers based on geographical regions, timing of revenue recognition, and the major product and service types, as discussed above in “Segment Disclosures”.

The Company’s revenue, classified by major geographic region in which the Company’s customers are located, was as follows:


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	August 31, 2023			August 31, 2022			August 31, 2023			August 31, 2022
North America (1)	$	72		$	85		$	389		$	174
Europe, Middle East and Africa	39			61			76			121
Other regions	21			22			40			41

Total	$	132		$	168		$	505		$	336

North America (1)	54.5		%	50.6		%	77.0		%	51.8		%
Europe, Middle East and Africa	29.6		%	36.3		%	15.1		%	36.0		%
Other regions	15.9		%	13.1		%	7.9		%	12.2		%
Total	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%

BLACKBERRY Ltd [BB] Filings
10-Q	[2023-09-29]
10-Q	[2023-06-30]
10-K	[2023-03-31]
10-Q	[2022-12-21]
10-Q	[2022-09-28]
10-Q	[2022-06-24]
10-K	[2022-04-01]
10-Q	[2021-12-22]
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