What happened
Avalara (AVLR +0.00%) saw its shares surge on Wednesday, rising as much as 25.7%. As of 11:45 a.m. EDT today, the stock was up 17.8%.
The stock's gain follows Avalara's first-quarter results, which featured better-than-expected revenue and adjusted earnings per share for the company, which specializes in cloud-based transaction tax solutions.
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So what
For its first quarter, revenue was $85 million, made up of $78.2 million in subscription revenue and $6.7 million in professional services revenue. This is up significantly from revenue of $61 million in the year-ago quarter. Revenue was much higher than analysts' average forecast for $78.7 million.
Avalara's non-GAAP loss per share of $0.01 was also significantly ahead of a consensus forecast for a loss of $0.16.
"We are off to a strong start in fiscal 2019, as our first-quarter revenue grew 38% over the prior year's quarter," said Avalara CEO Scott McFarlane.
Now what
For its second quarter of 2019, management said it expects revenue between $84 million and $85 million and a non-GAAP operating loss between $7.5 million and $8.5 million.
For the full year, Avalara guided for revenue between $346 million and $349 million and a non-GAAP operating loss between $10 million and $15 million.
