Software firm Trimble raises annual forecast again after Q3 beat
Nov 6 (Reuters) -Trimble TRMB.O on Wednesday raised its full-year earnings forecast for the second time this year, after higher revenue from its subscriptions and software services helped the GPS navigation maker beat estimates for the third quarter.
Shares of the company were up nearly 9% in premarket trading.
The company, which caters to industries across construction, transportation, agriculture and geospatial, is seeing healthy spending from clients amid signs of an easing economy.
Revenue from Trimble's subscription and services segment rose 10.7%, helping the company post a better-than-expected total revenue of $875.8 million in the third quarter.
The company raised the lower end of its full-year revenue forecast to $3.63 billion from $3.59 billion, while keeping the upper end intact at $3.67 billion.
It also expects its annual adjusted profit per share in the range of $2.79 to $2.87, from the previous projection of $2.67 to $2.81.
For the fourth quarter, Trimble expects its revenue to be between $925 million and $965 million, the midpoint of which is higher than analysts' estimate of $942.8 million, according to data compiled by LSEG.
The company reported an adjusted profit of 70 cents per share for the third quarter, compared with estimates of 62 cents.
Reporting by Rishi Kant in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar
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