DaVita lifts annual profit forecast on strong kidney dialysis services demand
Aug 6 (Reuters) -Healthcare company DaVita DVA.N raised its 2024 profit forecast on Tuesday expecting strong demand for its kidney dialysis services, sending shares of the company up 3% in aftermarket trade.
Shares of DaVita, similar to those of its peers, witnessed a steep fall in October last year and gradually recovered in 2024, after the company downplayed speculations over the impact of new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs potentially dampening the market for dialysis services.
The Colorado-based firm now sees 2024 adjusted per-share profit between $9.25 and $10.05, raised from its previous view of $9.00 and $9.80.
Analysts' average estimate for annual per share profit is pegged at $9.32, according to LSEG data.
The company provides care servicesin the United States to patients suffering from chronic kidney failure through a network of outpatient clinics and at-home dialysis services.
DaVita said it continued to experience delays in claims processing through the first half of 2024 as a result of the Change Healthcare outage, for which it applied for and received interest-free funding from UnitedHealth UNH.N.
The company posted quarterly revenue of $3.19billion, ahead of analysts' estimate of $3.15billion.
On an adjusted basis, it reported a profit of $2.59per share for the quarter, above analysts' estimate of $2.54per share.
Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Mohammed Safi Shamsi
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