Home Inns & Hotels Management (Nasdaq: HMIN) reported earnings on May 10. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Home Inns & Hotels Management beat expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

Compared with the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded significantly and GAAP earnings per share dropped to a loss.

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
Home Inns & Hotels Management booked revenue of $187.2 million. The eight analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected a top line of $177.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 72% higher than the prior-year quarter's $115.5 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 -$0.04. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated -$0.04 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.36 for Q1 versus $0.02 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 24.6%, 840 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -3.1%, 880 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -8.2%, 1,250 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $209.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.30.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $859.6 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.69.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 479 members out of 544 rating the stock outperform, and 65 members rating it underperform. Among 129 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 102 give Home Inns & Hotels Management a green thumbs-up, and 27 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Home Inns & Hotels Management is outperform, with an average price target of $40.06.

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