Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) reported earnings on Wednesday. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 30 (Q3), Hillenbrand beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
Hillenbrand logged revenue of $238.4 million. The three analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see revenue of $234.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 13% higher than the prior-year quarter's $211.2 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 $0.37. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.35 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.34 for Q3 were 5.6% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.36 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 38.1%, 270 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 13.8%, 360 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 8.9%, 180 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $250.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.43.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $977.0 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.68.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 354 members rating the stock outperform and five members rating it underperform. Among 113 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 113 give Hillenbrand a green thumbs-up, and give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Hillenbrand is outperform, with an average price target of $25.33.

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