Under Armour (NYSE: UA) reported earnings on April 20. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Under Armour beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Under Armour reported revenue of $384.4 million. The 23 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $378.1 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 23% higher than the prior-year quarter's $312.7 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 $0.28. The 26 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.24 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.28 for Q1 were 22% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.23 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 45.6%, 80 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 6.3%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.8%, 10 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $353.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.11.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.80 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.37.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 2,708 members out of 2,935 rating the stock outperform, and 227 members rating it underperform. Among 1,039 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 1,010 give Under Armour a green thumbs-up, and 29 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Under Armour is hold, with an average price target of $83.58.

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