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BlackBerry Falls Most in Year as Earnings Report Disappoints

  • Company merged two units into Internet-of-Things category
  • Cylance acquisition didn’t contribute as much as some thought
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BlackBerry Ltd. shares fell the most in a year after reporting sales from its software and services unit slowed and a recent acquisition contributed less of a boost than some analysts expected.

Revenue in the fiscal first quarter was $247 million, the Waterloo, Ontario-based company said Wednesday, up 16% from a year earlier. BlackBerry reorganized its reporting units, combining the business technology solutions group with the enterprise software and services unit. Now grouped under the Internet-of-Things division, it reported revenue of $136 million, which was down from $147 million in the fourth quarter.