Snowflake jumped over 14% in extended trading after its software sales more than doubled

Snowflake jumped over 14% in extended trading after its software sales more than doubled.Snowflake on Wednesday reported third-quarter losses of $154.86 million, or 51 cents a share, after reporting losses of 28 cents a share a year ago, according to FactSet. Revenue grew to $334.4 million from $160 million a year ago, with products accounting for $312.5 million and the rest attributed to professional services.

Analysts on average expected losses of 6 cents a share on sales of $306 million, with $284 million in product sales, according to FactSet. Shares jumped more than 13% in after-hours trading immediately following the release of the results, after closing with an 8.6% decline at $311.

For the fourth quarter, Snowflake executives expect product revenue of $345 million to $350 million, while analysts on average were projecting $316 million. For the full year, Snowflake management now projects roughly $1.13 billion in sales, after previously stating $1.06 billion to $1.07 billion.