Bangkok--2 Apr--Hill & Knowlton
RIM achieved another record quarter and fiscal year and also provided strong guidance for coming quarter. During last quarter RIM made great strides in penetrating international markets and growing market share while maintaining its leadership position in the US smartphone market.
BlackBerry continues to be ranked the #1 selling smartphone brand in the United States and accounted for 5 of the top 10 individual smartphone models shipped in during last quarter.
Revenue
Revenue for the fiscal year 2010 was $14.95 billion, up 35% from $11.07 billion last year. Revenue for Q4 was $4.08 billion, up 18% from $3.46 billion in the same quarter of last year.
Units Shipped
Year over year shipments of BlackBerry smartphones increased over 40% to 37 million units, with 10.5 million BlackBerry smartphones shipped in Q4 alone.
Subscribers
Approximately 4.9 million net BlackBerry subscriber accounts were added in Q4, up 65% from the same quarter last year. During FY10, approximately 17 million net new subscribers were added.
At the end of the quarter, the total BlackBerry subscriber account base was over 41 million, with approximately 38% of subscribers coming from international markets (markets outside of North America).
Carrier/Country
BlackBerry products and services are available from approximately 550 carriers and distribution partners in 175 countries around the world.
Guidance for Q1 FY11
Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 ending May 29, 2010 is expected to be in the range of $4.25-4.45 billion. RIM expects to add 4.9-5.2 million net new subscriber accounts and ship between 11.2-11.8 million BlackBerry smartphones in Q1.
The full press release can be found at
http://www.rim.com/investors/documents/pdf/pressrelease/2010/Q4_press_release.pdf.
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