RIM Thrust into High Stakes Game of Beat the Clock

After RIM’s latest earnings report, Shaw Wu of Stern Agee tells us, the clock has started for RIM. They now have a limited amount of time for their fortunes to turn.

He comments come after the beleaguered BlackBerry maker reported a much bigger quarterly loss than expected Thursday and delivered revenue that fell short of Wall Street's expectations.

“This company is now losing money," he says. RIM reported its first quarterly operating loss in more than seven years. "Proponents of the stock were hanging their hats on the fact that they were still profitable. Now they're not. And it’s likely they’re looking at big losses going forward.”

Wu says RIM now has a limited amount of time before the money runs out.

“We estimate at the current run rate, RIM has two years. But if they’re not careful cutting expenses it could be less.”

Sounds bleak. And that's exactly the time a nimble trader may be tempted to buy, especially with the stock trading $7.75 in extended trade. After all, RIM is potentially a takeout target.

However, the Fast Money pros recommend resisting temptation, that is, unless you’re prepared to lose your shirt.

“Last time we did sum of the parts analysis we got $9,” says Wu, “but when you x-out the cash – it’s $4 - $5. If anything there’s still downside risk.”

Looking at the earnings a little more closely, RIM posted a net loss of $518 million, or 99 cents a share, in the quarter ended June 2. That compares to net earnings of $695 million, or $1.33 a share, in the same period a year earlier.

On an operating basis, RIM lost 37 cents a share.

Analysts were projecting a loss of 3 cents a share, according to a Thomson Reuters poll.

* You can find our conversation with Shaw Wu about 7 minutes into this post.

Posted by CNBC's Lee Brodie

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