Multimedia Games Holding (Nasdaq: MGAM) reported earnings on May 3. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q2), Multimedia Games Holding beat expectations on revenues and earnings per share.

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

Gross margins dropped, operating margins grew, net margins expanded.

Revenue details
Multimedia Games Holding booked revenue of $39.5 million. The two analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated revenue of $34.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 31% higher than the prior-year quarter's $30.1 million.

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

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.24. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.09 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.24 for Q2 were 500% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.04 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 83.9%, 360 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 16.9%, 1,170 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 17.2%, 1,330 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $36.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.16.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $148.9 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.69.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 58 members out of 71 rating the stock outperform, and 13 members rating it underperform. Among 16 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 12 give Multimedia Games Holding a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Multimedia Games Holding is hold, with an average price target of $11.75.

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