What occurred 

Shares of Teladoc Well being (TDOC 6.38%), a telehealth firm, jumped right this moment after the corporate reported income and earnings that surpassed Wall Avenue’s expectations within the first quarter. The sturdy quarter prompted administration to extend its earnings and income outlook for the complete yr, which seemingly contributed to buyers’ enthusiasm right this moment. 

The inventory rose by as a lot as 9% on Thursday and was up by 6.4% as of two:51 p.m. ET. 

So what 

Teladoc reported an adjusted lack of $0.42 per share within the quarter, which was higher than the analysts’ consensus common estimate of a lack of $0.51. Income additionally impressed buyers as gross sales of $629 million rose 11% from the year-ago quarter and outpaced Wall Avenue’s consensus estimate of $618 million. 

“We’ve strong momentum heading into the remainder of the yr because the market embraces Teladoc Well being’s unified whole-person care expertise,” CEO Jason Gorevic mentioned in a press launch. 

Administration additionally famous that margins improved within the quarter, with the adjusted gross margin rising from 66.9% within the year-ago quarter to 69.8%.

Now what 

Teladoc’s sturdy first-quarter outcomes led the corporate’s administration to extend its earnings and income steerage for the complete yr. The corporate now expects a lack of between $1.25 and $1.70 per share for 2023, in comparison with the earlier vary of between $1.25 to $1.75.

And the corporate is guiding for full-year income to be $2.63 billion on the midpoint of steerage, up from the earlier estimate of $2.61 billion. 

With the corporate delivering strong ends in the quarter and rising its outlook for the complete yr, it isn’t stunning to see the telehealth inventory climbing greater right this moment.