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BlackBerry (BlackBerry) Cash Ratio : 0.67 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is BlackBerry Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. BlackBerry's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.67.

BlackBerry has a Cash Ratio of 0.67. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackBerry's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BB' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 1.8   Max: 5.5
Current: 0.67

During the past 13 years, BlackBerry's highest Cash Ratio was 5.50. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 1.80.

BB's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
53.97% of 2768 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.775 vs BB: 0.67

BlackBerry Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackBerry's Cash Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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BlackBerry Cash Ratio Chart

BlackBerry Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.81 1.72 1.79 0.58 0.67

BlackBerry Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.58 0.70 0.64 0.41 0.67

Competitive Comparison of BlackBerry's Cash Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, BlackBerry's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


BlackBerry's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, BlackBerry's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackBerry's Cash Ratio falls into.



BlackBerry Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

BlackBerry's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

BlackBerry's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


BlackBerry  (NYSE:BB) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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BlackBerry (BlackBerry) Business Description

Address
2200 University Avenue East, Waterloo, ON, CAN, N2K 0A7
BlackBerry, once known for being the world's largest smartphone manufacturer, is now exclusively a software provider with a stated goal of end-to-end secure communication for enterprises. The firm provides endpoint management and protection to enterprises, specializing in regulated industries like government, as well as embedded software to the automotive, medical, and industrial markets.
Executives
Marjorie Dickman officer: Chief Gv Aff & Pub Pol Officer C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
John Joseph Giamatteo officer: President of Cyber Security
Mattias Eriksson officer: President of IoT C/O 2200 UNIVERSITY AVE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K OA7
Steve Rai officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Philip S. Kurtz officer: CLO & Corp. Secretary C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Nita C White-ivy officer: EVP, Human Resources 5000 HACIENDA DR, DUBLIN CA 94568
John S Chen director, officer: Executive Chairman & CEO C/O SYBASE INC, 5000 HACIENDA DR, DUBLIN CA 92563
Mark George Wilson officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Billy Ho officer: EVP, Ent. Products & VAS 5000 HACIENDA DR, DUBLIN CA 94568
Randall Cook officer: CLO & Corp. Secretary C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 3001 BISHOP DRIVE, SUITE 400, SAN RAMON CA 10017
Thomas Eacobacci officer: President, BlackBerry C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO Z4 A6 N2K 0A7
Steven M Capelli officer: Chief Revenue Officer 3993 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 780, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
David Castignola officer: Head of Spark Field Ops & Mktg C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Barbara Stymiest director C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Second 1109 Holdco Ltd. director, 10 percent owner 95 WELLINGTON ST W STE 800, TORONTO A6 M5J 2N7