Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) reported earnings on May 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 25 (Q1), Domino's Pizza missed estimates on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins improved, operating margins increased, net margins dropped.

Revenue details
 Domino's Pizza booked revenue of $384.6 million. The nine analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for revenue of $402.1 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 1.2% lower than the prior-year quarter's $389.2 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 $0.47. The 12 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.50 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.35 for Q1 were 19% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.43 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 29.8%, 110 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 17.4%, 70 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.4%, 160 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $392.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.47.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.70 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.98.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 330 members out of 413 rating the stock outperform, and 83 members rating it underperform. Among 119 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 97 give Domino's Pizza a green thumbs-up, and 22 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Domino's Pizza is outperform, with an average price target of $39.10.

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