{"id":45886,"date":"2013-07-13T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/webmd-provides-upbeat-q2-and-fy-revenue-outlook-wbmd\/45883\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T18:09:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:09:08","slug":"webmd-provides-upbeat-q2-and-fy-revenue-outlook-wbmd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/webmd-provides-upbeat-q2-and-fy-revenue-outlook-wbmd\/45886\/","title":{"rendered":"WebMD Provides Upbeat Q2 and FY Revenue Outlook (WBMD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Online Health information services provider, WebMD Health Corp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=WBMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: WBMD<\/a>) provided upbeat guidance for the fiscal second quarter and upwardly revised its full-year earnings outlook on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-45886\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shares of WebMD rallied 25.45% in regular trading hours on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>For the three months period ended June 30, the New York based Company expects to post a revenue in the range of $124 million to $125 million, which implies a revenue growth of 10% to 11% from the same period of last fiscal year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had forecasted revenue of $117 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Company expects to earn about $3 million or 5 cents a share, which is much better than its previous forecast of a loss and analysts\u2019 expectation for break even earnings.<\/p>\n<p>For the full-year fiscal, WebMD expects revenue to come between $485 million and $505 million which exceeded analysts\u2019 consensus estimate of $476.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting over Company\u2019s upbeat revenue outlook, WebMD CEO David Schlanger said that growing demand for its public portal advertisings and sponsorship services, especially from biopharmaceutical customers were boosting its top line growth,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are experiencing significant new commitments for our private portal offerings, including the previously announced contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Federal Employee Program, which are expected to generate revenue beginning in 2014,\u201d said Schlanger in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_popular_placeholder\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/webmd-provides-upbeat-q2-and-fy-revenue-outlook-wbmd\/45886\" data-title=\"WebMD Provides Upbeat Q2 and FY Revenue Outlook (WBMD)\"><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130719102409js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/advanced-micro-devices-swings-into-a-loss-in-q2-amd\/46016\"><br \/>\nAdvanced Micro Devices Swings into a Loss in Q2 (AMD)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/chipotle-mexican-grill-lifts-fy-2013-comparable-sales-outlook-beats-q2-estimates-cmg\/46015\"><br \/>\nChipotle Mexican Grill Lifts FY 2013 Comparable Sales Outlook, Beats Q2 Estimates (CMG)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-gain-dow-jones-and-sp-500-close-at-record-highs\/46004\"><br \/>\nStocks Gain; Dow Jones and S&#038;P 500 Close at Record Highs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-recover-after-previous-sessions-sharp-losses-silver-prices-flat\/46002\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Recover After Previous Session\u2019s Sharp Losses; Silver Prices Flat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-extend-gains-2\/46000\"><br \/>\nStocks Extend Gains<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-mixed-in-early-trading-44\/45997\"><br \/>\nStocks Mixed in Early Trading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-index-up-2\/45995\"><br \/>\nForex Market Update: Dollar Index Up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130719102409im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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