E-House (China) Holdings (NYSE: EJ) reported earnings on Aug. 16. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), E-House (China) Holdings beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded significantly and GAAP loss per share shrank. The non-GAAP profit was a surprise, as analysts had predicted a loss.

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

Revenue details
 E-House (China) Holdings logged revenue of $114.1 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw a top line of $101.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 25% higher than the prior-year quarter's $91.6 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 $0.06. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast -$0.02 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.07 for Q2 versus -$0.08 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 56.3%, 590 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -17.4%, 1,060 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -6.8%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $141.2 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.13.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $479.8 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.25.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 570 members out of 607 rating the stock outperform, and 37 members rating it underperform. Among 101 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 85 give E-House (China) Holdings a green thumbs-up, and 16 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on E-House (China) Holdings is outperform, with an average price target of $7.98.

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