Titan Machinery (Nasdaq: TITN) reported earnings yesterday. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Jan. 31 (Q4), Titan Machinery crushed expectations on revenues and crushed expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins increased across the board.

Revenue details
Titan Machinery booked revenue of $607.0 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for a top line of $438.8 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 65% higher than the prior-year quarter's $368.1 million.

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

EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.84. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.53 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.85 for Q4 were 52% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.56 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 15.3%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 5.3%, 60 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 2.9%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $394.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.36.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.01 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.65.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 466 members out of 486 rating the stock outperform, and 20 members rating it underperform. Among 82 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 79 give Titan Machinery a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Titan Machinery is buy, with an average price target of $32.42.

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