Ancestry.com (Nasdaq: ACOM) reported earnings on April 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

Gross margin dropped, operating margin improved, and net margin increased.

Revenue details
Ancestry.com booked revenue of $108.5 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw a top line of $107.5 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 19% higher than the prior-year quarter's $91.0 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 $0.30. The eight earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.26 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.30 for Q1 were 67% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.18 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 82.4%, 30 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 18.5%, 290 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 12.5%, 260 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $116.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.41.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $461.1 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.59.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 355 members out of 387 rating the stock outperform, and 32 members rating it underperform. Among 110 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 104 give Ancestry.com 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 Ancestry.com is outperform, with an average price target of $36.00.

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