Buckle (NYSE: BKE) filed its 10-K on March 28. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Jan. 28 (Q4), Buckle beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins dropped, operating margins expanded, net margins expanded.

Revenue details
 Buckle logged revenue of $337.1 million. The eight analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $331.1 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 11% higher than the prior-year quarter's $303.1 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 $1.18. The 10 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $1.14 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.18 for Q4 were 12% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.05 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 65.2%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 26.1%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 16.6%, 30 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $262.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.76.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.14 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.42.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 480 members out of 540 rating the stock outperform, and 60 members rating it underperform. Among 165 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 150 give Buckle a green thumbs-up, and 15 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Buckle is hold, with an average price target of $42.86.

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