Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (Nasdaq: TEVA) reported earnings on Feb. 15. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited met expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins contracted across the board.

Revenue details
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited reported revenue of $5.68 billion. The 23 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see sales of $5.65 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 28% higher than the prior-year quarter's $4.42 billion.

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

EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $1.59. The 20 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $1.59 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.57 for Q4 were 33% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.85 per share.

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 56.2%, 200 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 25.8%, 190 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 8.9%, 860 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $5.56 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.45.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $21.95 billion. The average EPS estimate is $5.59.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 2,470 members out of 2,533 rating the stock outperform, and 65 members rating it underperform. Among 633 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 627 give Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited is outperform, with an average price target of $53.50.

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