Rentrak (Nasdaq: RENT) filed its 10-K on Thursday. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue was unchanged and GAAP loss per share expanded.

Gross margins expanded, operating margins dropped, and net margins dropped.

Revenue details
Rentrak notched revenue of $24.6 million. The nine analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $23.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 0.3% lower than the prior-year quarter's $24.7 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 -$0.17. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.02 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.41 for Q4 compared to -$0.07 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 47.6%, 340 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -15.0%, 2,070 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -18.8%, 1,560 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $23.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.03.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $99.7 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.19.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 44 members rating the stock outperform and 14 members rating it underperform. Among 21 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 16 give Rentrak a green thumbs-up, and five give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Rentrak is outperform, with an average price target of $26.38.

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