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BlackBerry (TSX:BB) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

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As of today (2024-04-19), BlackBerry's share price is C$3.87. BlackBerry's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was C$-0.05. Hence, BlackBerry's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackBerry's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, BlackBerry's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 388.42. The lowest was 6.06. And the median was 19.34.

TSX:BB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 23.29
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

BlackBerry's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$-0.04. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$-0.05.

During the past 13 years, BlackBerry's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 98.00% per year. The lowest was -154.10% per year. And the median was -4.60% per year.


BlackBerry Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackBerry's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 149.65 - - -

BlackBerry Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, BlackBerry's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, BlackBerry's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackBerry's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



BlackBerry Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

BlackBerry's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=3.87/-0.049
=N/A

BlackBerry's Share Price of today is C$3.87.
BlackBerry's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$-0.05.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

BlackBerry  (TSX:BB) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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BlackBerry (TSX:BB) Business Description

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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.