Box raises forecast as more customers sign up for cloud storage

Cloud storage provider Box Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue as more customers subscribed to its content-sharing platform.The company's net loss attributable to shareholders widened to $47.3 million, or 40 cents per share, in the first quarter ended April 30, from $38.6 million, or $2.81 per share, a year earlier.Excluding items, the company reported a loss of 28 cents per share, beating the average analyst estimate of 31 cents, according to Thomson I/B/E/S. The company added more than 2,000 customers in the quarter, taking its total number of customers above 47,000. Revenue rose 44.8 percent to $65.6 million, beating the average estimate of $63.7 million. (Reporting by Kshitiz Goliya in Bengaluru; Editing by Simon Jennings)