BlackBerry's sales plunged 32% to $660 million for the three months that ended in February. That was well below Wall Street's estimates of $786 million and is the lowest level of sales for the company since the middle of 2006.
The company did report a profit of $28 million, or 5 cents a share. Analysts were expecting it to lose money. Profits have been rare in the past few years.
BlackBerry also reported that it its cash balance grew by more than $600 million from a year ago. It now has $3.27 billion in cash, which the company said matches the most it has ever had.
That is great news for BlackBerry since it wasn't that long ago that investors were worried the company was burning through cash too quickly.
Shares of BlackBerry (BBRY, Tech30) were flat in premarket trading but alternated between gains and losses.
It could be a volatile day for the stock as bulls and bears do battle. What matters more for BlackBerry's future? The fact that it is profitable again or that sales remain in freefall?
The stock is down 15% so far this year but enjoyed a more than 40% pop in 2014 as new CEO John Chen implemented a turnaround strategy.
Wall Street approves of Chen's plans to emphasize its core business customers and focus more on software.
Along those lines, BlackBerry also announced licensing deals with two Hong Kong mobile companies Friday morning: the Hong Kong subsidiary of China Mobile (CHL) and 3 Hong Kong, which is owned by Hutchison Telecom (HTHKY).
Still, there are questions about whether or not it's too late to return the company to its former glory.
BlackBerry's market share has been in a steady decline for years as both average consumers and corporate professionals have flocked to Apple's (AAPL, Tech30) iPhone and devices that run on Google's (GOOGL, Tech30) Android operating system. BlackBerry now trails Microsoft's (MSFT, Tech30) Windows Phones as well.
The company is continuing to make new phones, such as the square Passport and the Classic, which features the signature QWERTY keyboard that many CrackBerry devotees still favor over touchscreen smartphones.
It doesn't appear that BlackBerry will ever get out of the hardware game completely. But as long as that business continues to decline, there could be more rumors about BlackBerry needing to find a merger partner.
Earlier this year, speculation about a Samsung (SSNLF) takeover of BlackBerry resurfaced. But both companies denied that there are any talks going on.
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CNNMoney (New York) March 27, 2015: 7:56 AM ET
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