BrightSpring Health Services Climbs After Increase to Full-Year Outlook

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By Christopher Kuo

 

Shares of BrightSpring Health Services rose after the healthcare company boosted its full-year guidance and posted higher first-quarter profit and revenue.

The stock gained 11%, to $53.21, midday Friday and is up 42% since the start of the year.

The company earlier Friday increased its full-year guidance for revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The company now expects revenue of $14.73 billion to $15.23 billion and adjusted Ebitda of $795 million to $825 million.

Analysts are expecting full-year revenue of $14.86 billion and adjusted Ebitda of $779.5 million.

The Louisville, Ky., company on Friday posted a first-quarter profit from continuing operations of $74.3 million, or 34 cents a share, compared with $9.2 million, or 5 cents a share, a year earlier.

Adjusted earnings per share were 39 cents. Analysts polled by FactSet expected adjusted earnings of 31 cents a share.

Revenue rose 26%, to $3.62 billion. Analysts expected revenue of $3.39 billion.

 

Write to Christopher Kuo at chris.kuo@wsj.com

 

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