Education Management (Nasdaq: EDMC) reported earnings on Feb. 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q2), Education Management met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased slightly and GAAP earnings per share shrank significantly.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Education Management tallied revenue of $682.1 million. The 12 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for net sales of $677.7 million. Sales for the prior-year quarter were $666.0 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions.

EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.24. The 12 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.21 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.49 for Q1 were 20% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.61 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Figures may be non-GAAP to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 48.9%, 260 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 17.6%, 510 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 8.6%, 240 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $744.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.46.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.82 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.34.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 34 members out of 58 rating the stock outperform, and 24 members rating it underperform. Among 17 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), nine give Education Management a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Education Management is hold, with an average price target of $20.10.