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BlackBerry reports $207-million second-quarter loss

A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry's headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., on July 9, 2013.
A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry's headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., on July 9, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins

WATERLOO, Ont. – BlackBerry has posted a loss of $207 million in its second quarter as it moves ahead with a turnaround effort.

The Waterloo, Ont.-based smartphone company says it lost 39 cents per share compared with a loss of $965 million or $1.84 per share a year ago.

On an adjusted basis the loss was two cents per share.

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Analysts had expected a loss of 16 cents per adjusted share, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.

Sales were $916 million, down from $1.57 billion in the same period last year, as it booked revenues on 2.1 million BlackBerry smartphones in the period.

Earlier this week, BlackBerry launched the Passport, a large-screen version of its smartphones that’s aimed at corporate customers.

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Chief executive John Chen says the company’s workforce restructuring is complete and BlackBerry will focus on “judicious investments” as it looks towards the future.

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