The small beat and raise are prompting some profit-taking, resulting in shares falling roughly 6% after hours Wednesday, to around $210 apiece.
The best way to offset sluggish revenue growth is by driving profitability higher and Salesforce stepped up to the task.
Quarterly Commentary We are pleased to see Salesforce beat across so many key metrics, despite the challenging macroeconomic environment.
Although the company left its revenue prediction unchanged, at $34.5 billion to $34.7 billion, the company expects its profitability will come in better than previously anticipated.
Marc Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce, speaks at an Economic Club of Washington luncheon in Washington, DC, on Oct. 18, 2019.
Persons:
Refinitiv ., Salesforce, Marc Benioff, Einstein, Slack, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Nicholas Kamm
Organizations:
Salesforce, CNBC, Economic, Washington, AFP, Getty
Locations:
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Washington ,