eHealth inventory soars 17% on raised full-year steering

SANTA CLARA, California – eHealth , Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH) shares surged 17% after the corporate raised its full-year 2023 steering, surpassing analyst expectations. The net medical health insurance market now tasks greater income, improved profitability, and stronger money stream for the yr.

eHealth boosted its whole income forecast for 2023 to a variety of $500.0 million to $520.0 million, up from its earlier steering of $470 million to $495 million. The midpoint of the brand new vary, $510 million, comfortably exceeds the typical analyst estimate of $487.6 million.

The corporate additionally raised its adjusted EBITDA outlook to between $40.0 million and $55.0 million, a big enhance from the prior forecast of $7.5 million to $25 million.

CEO Fran Soistman attributed the improved outlook to sturdy efficiency through the Annual Enrollment Interval (AEP). “In the course of the AEP, we drove sturdy shopper demand to our omnichannel platform coupled with conversion charges that exceeded our expectations, permitting us to ship substantial enrollment development at enhanced margins,” Soistman said.

The corporate now anticipates a internet lack of $12.0 million to a revenue of $3.0 million for the yr, a marked enchancment from its earlier projection of a $22 million to $36.5 million loss. eHealth additionally revised its working money stream forecast to detrimental $5.0 million to $15.0 million, higher than the sooner steering of detrimental $10 million to $0.

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