Fossil (Nasdaq: FOSL) reported earnings on May 8. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Fossil missed estimates on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Fossil logged revenue of $589.5 million. The 13 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $617.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 9.8% higher than the prior-year quarter's $537.0 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 $0.93. The 16 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.92 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.93 for Q1 were 8.1% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.86 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 55.8%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 14.1%, 310 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 9.9%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $651.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.94.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $3.00 billion. The average EPS estimate is $5.57.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 472 members out of 548 rating the stock outperform, and 76 members rating it underperform. Among 190 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 175 give Fossil a green thumbs-up, and 15 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Fossil is outperform, with an average price target of $136.18.

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