DealerTrack Holdings (Nasdaq: TRAK) reported earnings on May 8. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

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

Revenue details
DealerTrack Holdings booked revenue of $91.6 million. The eight analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ wanted to see a top line of $84.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 19% higher than the prior-year quarter's $77.2 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 $0.22. The eight earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.20 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.39 for Q1 were 34% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.59 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 41.4%, 310 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 1.5%, 280 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 18.5%, 1,350 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $94.1 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.27.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $369.9 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.03.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 66 members out of 94 rating the stock outperform, and 28 members rating it underperform. Among 31 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 23 give DealerTrack Holdings a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on DealerTrack Holdings is hold, with an average price target of $31.38.

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