AtriCure (Nasdaq:ATRC) shares are trending upward today on first-quarter results that beat the consensus forecast.
Shares of ATRC ticked up 6.2% at $42.65 apiece in midday trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — rose 0.2%.
The Mason, Ohio-based cardiovascular care company posted losses of $6.5 million for the quarter. That amounts to losses of 14¢ per share on sales of $93.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
AtriCure recorded an $8.7 million bottom-line gain on sales growth of 25.4%. The company said its first-quarter performance reflects the leverage of its operations and production efficiencies. Continued supply chain cost increases and a shift in product mix offset some of that performance.
Adjusted to exclude one-time items, losses per share totaled 23¢. That landed 11¢ ahead of Wall Street projections. Meanwhile, sales topped expectati…