Robbins & Myers (NYSE: RBN) reported earnings on Wednesday. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Feb. 29 (Q2), Robbins & Myers beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins expanded across the board.

Revenue details
Robbins & Myers reported revenue of $255.9 million. The 10 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw sales of $238.5 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 39% higher than the prior-year quarter's $183.8 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 $0.84. The 10 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.75 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.84 for Q2 were 163% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.32 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 39.8%, 200 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 22.3%, 400 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 14.9%, 790 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $265.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.89.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.06 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.52.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 194 members rating the stock outperform and nine members rating it underperform. Among 54 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 52 give Robbins & Myers a green thumbs-up, and two give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Robbins & Myers is outperform, with an average price target of $58.33.

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