Paycom forecasts weak fourth-quarter revenue; shares tank

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Oct 31 (Reuters) - Payroll processor Paycom Software (PAYC.N) on Tuesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue that was below market estimates hit by sluggish demand for payroll solutions and human resource management amid an uncertain economy, sending the company's shares down 28% in extended trading...

Sticky inflation and high borrowing costs have clouded Paycom's outlook and hurt demand for the company's human resource and payroll services amid a resilient job market...

The results are in sharp contrast with rival Automatic Data Processing (ADP.O) which last week topped profit estimates on higher demand for its payroll services...

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