Roku crushes its first-ever earnings as a public company, shares rocket up over 25%

Streaming TV box provider Roku beat Wall Street revenue estimates on its first-ever earnings report as a public company, posting revenue of $124.8 million versus analyst consensus of $110 million.

The company also provided revenue guidance for the next quarter that was above expectations, indicating that it expects to generate $175 million to $190 million in revenue in the holiday shopping quarter.

The good news sent shares of Roku spiking as much as 28% in after-hours trading, hovering around $23.75 a share, before giving up some of the gains and trading up 22%.

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