March 31 (Reuters) - Blackberry Ltd BB.TO :
* Blackberry reports Q4 fiscal 2017 results above analyst consensus revenue and EPS estimates
* Q4 non-GAAP earnings per share $0.04
* Q4 revenue $297 million versus I/B/E/S view $288.4 million
* Blackberry Ltd - expect to be profitable on a non-GAAP basis and to generate positive free cash flow for full year
* Q4 GAAP loss per share $0.09
* Q4 earnings per share view $0.00 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Blackberry Ltd qtrly non GAAP total revenue $297 million versus $487 million last year
* Blackberry - Q4 non-GAAP company total software and services revenues of $193 million; Q4 GAAP company total software and services revenues of $182 million
* Qtrly GAAP gross margin of 60pct
* Says Q4 non-GAAP gross margin of 65pct
* Blackberry Ltd - total cash, cash equivalents, short-term, long-term investments increased by $89 million to approximately $1.7 billion as of Feb 28, 2017
* Blackberry Ltd -"looking ahead to fiscal 2018, we expect to grow at or above overall market in our software business"
* Says expect to be profitable on a non-GAAP basis and to generate positive free cash flow for full year 2018
* Blackberry Ltd qtrly GAAP total revenue $286 million versus $464 million last year
* FY2018 earnings per share view $0.02, revenue view $976.7 million -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Q4 earnings per share view $0.00, revenue view $288.8 million -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S Source text for Eikon: ID:nCCN4lkFn2 Further company coverage: BB.TO