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

Salesforce, Inc CRM 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.
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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.

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