Corinthian Colleges (Nasdaq: COCO) reported earnings on Aug. 20. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q4), Corinthian Colleges missed estimates on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted and GAAP earnings per share contracted to a loss.

Gross margins grew, operating margins increased, net margins shrank.

Revenue details
 Corinthian Colleges chalked up revenue of $394.8 million. The 10 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw sales of $403.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 7.2% lower than the prior-year quarter's $425.2 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.10. The 12 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.11 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.08 for Q4 compared to $0.04 per share for the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 40.2%, 240 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 4.4%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -1.6%, 240 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $402.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.04.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.64 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.33.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 291 members out of 363 rating the stock outperform, and 72 members rating it underperform. Among 81 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 59 give Corinthian Colleges a green thumbs-up, and 22 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Corinthian Colleges is hold, with an average price target of $3.29.