Dec 18 (Reuters) - BlackBerry BB.TO :
* Reports 43 percent year-over-year organic growth in software license revenue
for the fiscal 2016 third quarter
* Q3 non-GAAP loss per share $0.03
* Q3 revenue $557 million versus I/B/E/S view $489 million
* Q3 earnings per share view $-0.14 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Says during the third quarter of fiscal 2016, the company reported GAAP gross
margin of $236 million or 43.1% of revenue
* Qtrly non-GAAP software and services revenue of $162 million, up 183 percent
year over year
* Qtrly non-GAAP gross margin was $250 million or 44.9% of revenue
* Says cash and investments balance of $2.71 billion at the end of the fiscal
quarter
* Qtrly non-GAAP revenue breakdown was about 29% for software and services, 31%
for saf, and 40% for hardware and other revenue
* Non-GAAP revenue breakdown for quarter was 29% for software and services, 31%
for service access fees and 40% for hardware,other revenue
* Says BlackBerry had 2,713 enterprise customer wins in the quarter
* Qtrly GAAP net loss for the quarter was $0.17 per basic share
* Says "new priv device has been well received since its launch in November"
* Says "stepping up investments to drive continued software growth and the
additional priv launches"
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