EnergySolutions (NYSE: ES) reported earnings yesterday. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted and GAAP earnings per share shrank to a loss.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
EnergySolutions recorded revenue of $490.7 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected a top line of $490.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 6.0% lower than the prior-year quarter's $522.3 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 -$0.01. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.07 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.01 for Q1 versus $0.11 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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 6.5%, 430 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -0.4%, 480 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -0.1%, 200 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $423.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.05.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.84 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.37.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 821 members rating the stock outperform and 24 members rating it underperform. Among 186 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 183 give EnergySolutions a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on EnergySolutions is outperform, with an average price target of $7.21.

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