BlackBerry Posts Strong Earnings, Sells Cylance Unit

  • 📰 globeandmail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 36 sec. here
  • 7 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 35%
  • Publisher: 92%

Business 뉴스

Blackberry,Financials,Cybersecurity

BlackBerry Ltd. exceeded analyst expectations for revenue and operating earnings in its fiscal third quarter, driven by strong performance in its cybersecurity and connected-car software units. The company also announced the sale of its Cylance cybersecurity unit to Arctic Wolf Networks Inc. for US$120 million in cash and 5.5 million shares.

The Waterloo, Ont., software company said it generated US$162-million in revenue in its fiscal third quarter ended Nov. 30, well above analyst expectations of US$151-million, driven by better-than-expected results in both its cybersecurity and connected-car software units. The company’s adjusted operating earnings for the quarter were US$23-million, significantly higher than analyst expectations in the mid-single digits millions.

Excluding the US$23-million in quarterly losses from the Cylance cybersecurity unit that it is selling, the company generated a US$12-million profit.“BlackBerry achieved a significant inflection in its results this past quarter,” CEO John Giamatteo said in a release. “This is a significant shift in the profitability of this company,” chief financial officer Tim Foote said on a conference call with analysts.

But Cylance, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide cybersecurity protection for small and medium-sized businesses, needed heavy investment when market dynamics shifted to build features and products it didn’t offer. Revenues in the unit declined.

이 소식을 빠르게 읽을 수 있도록 요약했습니다. 뉴스에 관심이 있으시면 여기에서 전문을 읽으실 수 있습니다. 더 많은 것을 읽으십시오:

 /  🏆 5. in KR
 

귀하의 의견에 감사드립니다. 귀하의 의견은 검토 후 게시됩니다.

대한민국 최근 뉴스, 대한민국 헤드 라인

Similar News:다른 뉴스 소스에서 수집한 이와 유사한 뉴스 기사를 읽을 수도 있습니다.

BlackBerry selling Cylance AI cybersecurity business to Artic WolfBlackBerry Ltd. has signed a deal to sell its Cylance security business to Arctic Wolf.
출처: CTVNationalNews - 🏆 82. / 51 더 많은 것을 읽으십시오 »