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RIM posts Q2 loss of $235M, beats expectations

27.09.2012
Research In Motion (RIM) on Thursday posted a net loss of $235 million for the second quarter on revenues of $2.9 billion. The earnings report came two days after the company said its subscriber base had increased to 80 million.

The loss equates to 45 cents a share, one cent less than the 46-cent loss many analysts had expected.

Revenues a year ago for the second quarter were $4.2 billion with earnings of 80 cents a share.

"Our second quarter results demonstrate that RIM is progressing on its financial and operational commitments during this major transition," CEO Thorsten Heins said in a statement ( ). "Make no mistake about it, we understand that we have much more work to do..."

Given RIM's struggles over the last year, the loss was less than expected, independent analyst Jeff Kagan said, "and in RIM's case, that's good news.... Could this be the beginning of a turnaround? While RIM is not growing yet, their losses seem to be getting under control."

RIM also said it shipped 7.4 million BlackBerry devices in the quarter and 130,000 PlayBook tablets, down from 7.8 million BlackBerrys and 260,000 Playbooks in the previous quarter. A year ago in the second quarter, RIM shipped 10.6 million BlackBerrys and 200,000 PlayBooks.