Brown Shoe (NYSE: BWS) reported earnings on May 18. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended April 28 (Q1), Brown Shoe beat expectations on revenue and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue was unchanged and GAAP earnings per share contracted significantly.

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
Brown Shoe logged revenue of $626.4 million. The four analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected a top line of $600.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 0.3% higher than the prior-year quarter's $624.6 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 $0.23. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.09 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.04 for Q1 were 50% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.08 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 38.2%, 220 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 1.4%, 140 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.3%, 30 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $608.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.03.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.56 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.83.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 108 members out of 138 rating the stock outperform, and 30 members rating it underperform. Among 47 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 40 give Brown Shoe a green thumbs-up, and seven give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Brown Shoe is outperform, with an average price target of $10.67.

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