July 26 - Industrial software maker PTC (PTC.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates on Wednesday, as economic uncertainty forces companies to cut back on spending to bolster their bottom lines. It expects fourth-quarter revenue between $540 million and $570 million, below analysts' estimate of $572.9 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. It reported third-quarter revenue of $542 million, compared with $462 million, a year earlier. Analysts expected the firm to report quarterly revenue of $523.7 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data. Excluding items, PTC posted a profit of 99 cents per share in the April-to-June period, compared with estimates of $1 per share.

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Persons: Neil Barua, James Heppelmann, Akash Sriram, Pooja Desai Organizations: PTC, Companies, Refinitiv, Lifecycle Management, Thomson Locations: United States, Boston, Bengaluru