BlackBerry Ltd (BB) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of November 2025: 728 days

BlackBerry Ltd (BB) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 728 days as of November 2025. Defensive assets of CA$504.28 Million (cash CA$270.30 Million, short-term investments CA$33.83 Million, receivables CA$200.16 Million) cover 728 days of daily cash needs of CA$692.44K/day. Check BlackBerry Ltd (BB) tangible net worth to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

728 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

CA$504.28 Million
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

CA$692.44K
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

CA$252.74 Million
CAD

BlackBerry Ltd Defensive Interval Ratio (1997–2025)

This chart shows how BlackBerry Ltd's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 29 annual periods from 1997 to 2025. As of November 2025, the ratio stands at 728 days, meaning defensive assets of CA$504.28 Million can fund 728 days of operations without new revenue. Also explore BB year-over-year net asset growth to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for BlackBerry Ltd (1997–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for BlackBerry Ltd from 1997 to 2025, covering 29 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see market cap of BlackBerry Ltd.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (CAD) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 595 days CA$561.16 Million CA$943.29K/day CA$266.70 Million CA$70.76 Million ▲ +123 days
2024 472 days CA$460.69 Million CA$975.34K/day CA$175.00 Million CA$62.00 Million ▲ +192 days
2023 281 days CA$560.61 Million CA$2.00 Million/day CA$295.00 Million CA$131.00 Million ▼ -532 days
2022 813 days CA$884.00 Million CA$1.09 Million/day CA$378.00 Million CA$334.00 Million ▼ -1 days
2021 813 days CA$956.00 Million CA$1.18 Million/day CA$214.00 Million CA$525.00 Million ▲ +441 days
2020 372 days CA$1.14 Billion CA$3.07 Million/day CA$377.00 Million CA$532.00 Million ▼ -509 days
2019 882 days CA$1.14 Billion CA$1.29 Million/day CA$548.00 Million CA$368.00 Million ▼ -1090 days
2018 1972 days CA$2.51 Billion CA$1.27 Million/day CA$816.00 Million CA$1.44 Billion ▲ +1002 days
2017 970 days CA$1.61 Billion CA$1.66 Million/day CA$734.00 Million CA$644.00 Million ▲ +334 days
2016 636 days CA$1.81 Billion CA$2.85 Million/day CA$- CA$1.42 Billion ▼ -14 days
2015 650 days CA$2.43 Billion CA$3.73 Million/day CA$- CA$1.66 Billion ▲ +316 days
2014 334 days CA$2.07 Billion CA$6.21 Million/day CA$- CA$950.00 Million ▼ -124 days
2013 458 days CA$4.33 Billion CA$9.45 Million/day CA$- CA$1.10 Billion ▲ +34 days
2012 424 days CA$3.94 Billion CA$9.28 Million/day CA$- CA$247.00 Million ▼ -39 days
2011 463 days CA$4.61 Billion CA$9.95 Million/day CA$- CA$330.00 Million ▼ -11 days
2010 474 days CA$3.16 Billion CA$6.66 Million/day CA$- CA$360.61 Million ▼ -35 days
2009 509 days CA$2.95 Billion CA$5.80 Million/day CA$- CA$682.67 Million ▲ +96 days
2008 413 days CA$1.68 Billion CA$4.05 Million/day CA$- CA$422.03 Million ▼ -203 days
2007 616 days CA$922.85 Million CA$1.50 Million/day CA$- CA$310.04 Million ▼ -68 days
2006 685 days CA$521.83 Million CA$762.25K/day CA$- CA$175.26 Million ▲ +363 days
2005 322 days CA$556.37 Million CA$1.73 Million/day CA$- CA$315.50 Million ▲ +134 days
2004 188 days CA$107.36 Million CA$572.26K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +77 days
2003 111 days CA$45.38 Million CA$408.85K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -2051 days
2002 2162 days CA$352.62 Million CA$163.08K/day CA$- CA$304.01 Million ▲ +498 days
2001 1664 days CA$277.27 Million CA$166.58K/day CA$- CA$213.10 Million ▼ -3087 days
2000 4752 days CA$251.39 Million CA$52.90K/day CA$- CA$218.12 Million ▲ +2317 days
1999 2435 days CA$68.78 Million CA$28.25K/day CA$- CA$56.26 Million ▼ -11118 days
1998 13553 days CA$85.21 Million CA$6.29K/day CA$- CA$74.73 Million ▲ +12437 days
1997 1115 days CA$8.04 Million CA$7.21K/day CA$- CA$-
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)