vertex inc shares climbed 236 to 1855 wednesday after the company released fourthquarter financial results and provided partial guidance for 2023 the king of prussia pa provider of indirect tax solutions at 342 pm et saw the volume of its shares traded top 15 million above the stocks 65day average of 170400 shares before the bell vertex reported a fourthquarter loss per share of 4 cents on revenue of 1311 million in the yearago period the company reported earnings per share of 0 cents on revenue of 1117 million on an adjusted basis vertex reported fourthquarter earnings per share of 8 cents identical with the yearago period for the fourthquarter the company said it had software subscription revenue of 1109 million up 189 yearoveryear vertex also said it expected firstquarter revenue of 131 million to 133 million and fullyear 2023 revenue of 550 million to 556 million the company said it is expecting 2023 cloud revenue growth of 27