{"id":46578,"date":"2024-02-29T09:20:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=46578"},"modified":"2024-02-29T09:20:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:20:23","slug":"salesforces-q4-report-beats-analyst-expectations-forecasts-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/blog\/salesforces-q4-report-beats-analyst-expectations-forecasts-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce&#8217;s Q4 Report Beats Analyst Expectations, Forecasts Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud software giant <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/stock\/USA\/NYE\/CRM\">Salesforce (CRM: NYE<\/a><\/strong>) reported strong financial results for its Q4, exceeding analyst expectations and sending shockwaves through the market with the announcement of its first-ever dividend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- STA Widget BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"sta-analyst-rating-widget-display\">\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #4b6db5 !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/stock\/USA\/NYE\/CRM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRM Ratings<\/a> by Stock Target Advisor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script class=\"analyst-rating\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/assets\/js\/analyst_rating_widget.js\" data-symbol=\"CRM\" data-theme=\"wt_bg_trans\" data-uid=\"18003021165e049141a37565e049141a376\" data-width=\"700\" >\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- STA Widget END --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key Insights from Salesforce\u2019s Q4 Earnings:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following are the major highlights from Salesforce\u2019s Q4 Report:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Earnings per share (EPS):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> $2.29, surpassing the estimated $2.27.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Revenue:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> $9.29 billion, exceeding the projected $9.22 billion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Current remaining performance obligation (cPRO):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12% year-over-year increase to $27.6 billion, indicating a healthy future revenue pipeline.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stock Target Advisor\u2019s Take on Salesforce:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/\">Stock Target Advisor<\/a><\/strong> gives Salesforce a Buy rating. Their stock analysis based on multiple signals, including superior risk-adjusted returns, positive cash flow, and earnings growth, and high market capitalization, sways towards a &#8220;Bullish&#8221; stance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the contrary, they also highlight some downside risks, notably that Salesforce seems overpriced when taking into account earnings, cash flow, and free cash flow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/screens\/industries\/Software-Application\">software application<\/a><\/strong> sector, where Salesforce competes, receives a Buy rating from analysts. 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