Research In Motion Quarterly Revenue rises 107%, Quarterly Net Income zooms 116% year over year.
RIM Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 was $2.24 billion, up 19% from $1.88 billion in the previous quarter and up 107% from $1.08 billion in the same quarter of last year. The revenue breakdown for the quarter was approximately 82% for devices, 13% for service, 3% for software and 2% for other revenue. During the quarter, RIM shipped approximately 5.4 million devices.Nike delivers yet again, and stays with the high growth trajectory.
Approximately 2.3 million net new BlackBerry(R) subscriber accounts were added in the quarter. At the end of the quarter, the total BlackBerry subscriber account base was over 16 million.
Net income for the quarter was $482.5 million, or $0.84 per share diluted, compared with net income of $412.5 million, or $0.72 per share diluted, in the prior quarter and net income of $223.2 million, or $0.39 per share diluted, in the same quarter last year.
Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 ending August 30, 2008 is expected to be in the range of $2.55-$2.65 billion. Net subscriber account additions in the second quarter are expected to be approximately 2.6 million. Earnings per share for the second quarter are expected to be in the range of $0.84-$0.89 per share diluted.
For the fiscal year, Nike revenues grew 14 percent to $18.6 billion, compared to $16.3 billion last year. Net income increased 26 percent to $1.9 billion, compared to $1.5 billion last year, and diluted earnings per share increased 28 percent to $3.74 versus $2.93 last year. For the fourth quarter, revenues increased 16 percent to $5.1 billion, compared to $4.4 billion for the same period last year. Fourth quarter net income increased 12 percent to $490.5 million, compared to $437.9 million in the prior year, and diluted earnings per share increased 14 percent to $0.98, versus $0.86 last year.Bottomline:
Future Orders
The Company reported worldwide futures orders for athletic footwear and apparel, scheduled for delivery from June 2008 through November 2008, totaling $8.8 billion, 11 percent higher than such orders reported for the same period last year.
Both RIM and Nike are showing no slowdown from the U.S. economy. Both provided cautious future earnings outlook to account for potential slowdown in their U.S. earnings; however, the Wall Street analysts reacted to this realistic outlook gravely, and posted negative sentiment about the same. Both companies are still growing strong, and even their outlook shows solid top line revenue growth. RIM in particular slightly lowered the future net earnings owing to higher marketing costs attributed to launch of new products. Nothing unusual. However, the analysts are always seeking the smallest sign of weakness, and blowing it out of proportion. Nike also talked about weaker growth in the U.S. markets. And the same thing. Analysts reacted negatively to this. And their negative comments caused these stocks to go in a free fall, and even helped the market go down (it did not help that oil hit $140 a barrel). Both innovators are showing strong growth, and are not slowing down any time soon. Perhaps these Wall Street analysts need to get real, and revise their estimates in line with the U.S. economy and its impact on the global economy. I applaud both RIM and Nike management to provide conservative outlook. In time, the analysts and the investors will realize that both these companies are real gems, and will repeat the strong revenue and earnings growth. For now, the smart investor will get ample buying opportunity for these two top innovators.
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