QNX is in 275M+ vehicles (16% of global fleet), has 86% gross margins, and a $1B royalty backlog; QNX revenue grew 26% YoY; overall company raised guidance to $594-621M revenue and positive GAAP net income. The market still prices BB as a dead phone/cybersecurity stock, but the core QNX business is a high-margin embedded software play tied to software-defined vehicles, robotics, aerospace, and defense. Repricing could drive significant multiple expansion. Long BB into a profitable turnaround with visible backlog, strong margins, and secular tailwinds in automotive/industrial software. The author’s full-port conviction reinforces the thesis. Auto cyclicality, competition from Linux/Android in automotive, execution risk on turning backlog into recognized revenue, and potential overvaluation after recent 250% run (noted by commenters). Market may continue to assign a conglomerate discount.
QNX is in 275M+ vehicles (16% of global fleet), has 86% gross margins, and a $1B royalty backlog; QNX revenue grew 26% YoY; overall company raised guidance to $594-621M revenue and positive GAAP net income. The market still prices BB as a dead phone/cybersecurity stock, but the core QNX business is a high-margin embedded software play tied to software-defined vehicles, robotics, aerospace, and defense. Repricing could drive significant multiple expansion. Long BB into a profitable turnaround with visible backlog, strong margins, and secular tailwinds in automotive/industrial software. The author’s full-port conviction reinforces the thesis. Auto cyclicality, competition from Linux/Android in automotive, execution risk on turning backlog into recognized revenue, and potential overvaluation after recent 250% run (noted by commenters). Market may continue to assign a conglomerate discount.