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Salesforce Shares Plans To Downsize By 10%, Other Cost Cuts

Posted January 4, 2023 at 4:30 pm
Anusuya Lahiri
Benzinga
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  • Salesforce, Inc shared a restructuring plan to reduce operating costs, improve operating margins, and advance its ongoing commitment to profitable growth. 
  • The plan includes a reduction of its current workforce by 10% and select real estate exits and office space reductions within specific markets
  • In the U.S., affected employees will receive a minimum of nearly five months of pay, health insurance, career resources, and other benefits to help with their transition. Those outside the U.S. will receive a similar level of support.
  • As its revenue accelerated through the pandemic, Salesforce hired too many people leading into this economic downturn, the company said. 
  • Salesforce looks to incur $1.4 billion – $2.1 billion in charges in connection with the plan, of which $0.8 million to $1.0 billion is likely to be incurred in the fourth quarter of FY23. 
  • These charges consist primarily of $1.0 billion – $1.4 billion in expenses related to employee transition, severance payments, employee benefits, and share-based compensation, and $450 million – $650 million in exit charges associated with the office space reductions. 
  • Of the aggregate amount of charges that Salesforce estimates it will incur, approximately $1.2 billion – $1.7 billion in future cash expenditures. 
  • The employee restructuring will likely be substantially complete by the end of its FY24. The actions with the real estate restructuring will probably complete in FY26. 
  • Price Action: CRM shares traded higher by 4.76% at $141.19 in the premarket on the last check Wednesday.

Originally Posted January 4, 2023 – Salesforce Shares Plans To Downsize By 10%, Other Cost Cuts

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