Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) reported earnings on Aug. 7. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Church & Dwight met expectations on revenues and beat slightly on earnings per share.

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

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

Revenue details
 Church & Dwight reported revenue of $696.4 million. The 12 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted sales of $702.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 3.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $674.9 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 $0.56. The 16 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.55 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.56 for Q2 were 1.8% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.57 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 43.5%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 17.6%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 11.4%, 80 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $719.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.61.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.86 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.43.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 402 members out of 419 rating the stock outperform, and 17 members rating it underperform. Among 131 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 126 give Church & Dwight 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 Church & Dwight is hold, with an average price target of $53.65.