黑莓需求继续高涨 公司收入和利润翻番
作者： DJN
责任编辑： 阚智
来源： 《电脑商情报》
时间： 2008-04-03 09:01
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. continued its string of strong quarterly results, reporting that its fourth-quarter profit and revenue more than doubled even as the economy shows signs of a slowdown.
The company, which is based in Waterloo, Ontario, said it added 2.2 million net new BlackBerry subscribers in the quarter, which ended March 1, bringing its total subscriber base to more than 14 million.
The company's shares, which fell $1.69, or 1.4% Wednesday to $115.79 in 4 p.m. Nasdaq Stock Market trading, rose 4.8% to $121.38 in after-hours trading.
Research In Motion has been introducing BlackBerry service in new markets like China, but the subscriber growth was largely due to strong North American sales, RIM's co-chief executive Jim Balsillie said. The share of RIM's customer base that is outside North America was roughly 33% at the end of the quarter, essentially the same as last quarter.
The company said it expects to report first-quarter net of 82 cents to 86 cents a share on revenue of $2.23 billion to $2.30 billion. It expects to add 2.2 million subscribers in the first quarter.
The fourth-quarter results, which exceeded the company's forecast, came as RIM's service continued to gain traction with consumers regardless of the fact that RIM didn't introduce any major new devices during the quarter. RIM executives said on a conference call that its first-quarter forecast isn't dependent on the launch of any major new BlackBerry devices other than those already announced.
Additionally, RIM continues to face a raft of competition as rival device makers upgrade their wireless email services. Microsoft Corp., which makes software for smart phones built by companies like Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., recently rolled out enhanced security settings.
Apple Inc., maker of the iPhone, has also begun tweaking its service to appeal more to customers wanting to use the device for work. Apple recently announced it has licensed technology from Microsoft to enable faster delivery of emails to some corporate users and to allow customers to better integrate contact lists and calendars between their desktops and their iPhones.
RIM remains the market leader for smart phones and wireless handhelds in the U.S., with 41% of the market in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Canalys, a market research firm. Apple had 28% of the market, while Palm Inc. had 9%.
The company, which is based in Waterloo, Ontario, said it added 2.2 million net new BlackBerry subscribers in the quarter, which ended March 1, bringing its total subscriber base to more than 14 million.
The company's shares, which fell $1.69, or 1.4% Wednesday to $115.79 in 4 p.m. Nasdaq Stock Market trading, rose 4.8% to $121.38 in after-hours trading.
Research In Motion has been introducing BlackBerry service in new markets like China, but the subscriber growth was largely due to strong North American sales, RIM's co-chief executive Jim Balsillie said. The share of RIM's customer base that is outside North America was roughly 33% at the end of the quarter, essentially the same as last quarter.
The company said it expects to report first-quarter net of 82 cents to 86 cents a share on revenue of $2.23 billion to $2.30 billion. It expects to add 2.2 million subscribers in the first quarter.
The fourth-quarter results, which exceeded the company's forecast, came as RIM's service continued to gain traction with consumers regardless of the fact that RIM didn't introduce any major new devices during the quarter. RIM executives said on a conference call that its first-quarter forecast isn't dependent on the launch of any major new BlackBerry devices other than those already announced.
Additionally, RIM continues to face a raft of competition as rival device makers upgrade their wireless email services. Microsoft Corp., which makes software for smart phones built by companies like Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., recently rolled out enhanced security settings.
Apple Inc., maker of the iPhone, has also begun tweaking its service to appeal more to customers wanting to use the device for work. Apple recently announced it has licensed technology from Microsoft to enable faster delivery of emails to some corporate users and to allow customers to better integrate contact lists and calendars between their desktops and their iPhones.
RIM remains the market leader for smart phones and wireless handhelds in the U.S., with 41% of the market in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Canalys, a market research firm. Apple had 28% of the market, while Palm Inc. had 9%.
