Prestige Brands Holdings (NYSE: PBH) reported earnings on May 17. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q4), Prestige Brands Holdings met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins increased, operating margins shrank, net margins dropped.

Revenue details
 Prestige Brands Holdings booked revenue of $134.0 million. The three analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected net sales of $133.2 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 39% higher than the prior-year quarter's $96.4 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 $0.26. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.23 per share. GAAP EPS shrank to zero from the prior-year quarter's $0.13.

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 52.5%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 18.2%, 590 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.0%, 670 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $146.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.29.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $618.5 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.29.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 160 members out of 173 rating the stock outperform, and 13 members rating it underperform. Among 45 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 41 give Prestige Brands Holdings 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 Prestige Brands Holdings is outperform, with an average price target of $20.50.

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