REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Acquire Licensing RightsAug 30 (Reuters) - Salesforce (CRM.N) raised its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday and projected quarterly sales above estimates as it benefits from a recent price hike and resilient demand for its cloud and business software offerings in an uncertain economy.
The company expects revenue to be between $8.70 billion and $8.72 billion in the third quarter, compared with estimates of $8.66 billion, according to Refinitiv data.
Its quarterly earnings per share forecast was also above estimates.
Salesforce also bumped up its annual revenue forecast to between $34.7 billion and $34.8 billion, from the $34.5 billion to $34.7 billion range given in May.
In the second quarter, revenue came in at $8.60 billion, beating expectations of $8.53 billion.
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