Vistaprint (Nasdaq: VPRT) reported earnings on Oct. 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q1), Vistaprint met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew significantly and GAAP earnings per share dropped to a loss.

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

Revenue details
Vistaprint booked revenue of $251.4 million. The 12 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for net sales of $254.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 18% higher than the prior-year quarter's $212.4 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 $0.25. The 14 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.24 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.05 for Q1 compared to $0.19 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 65.0%, 180 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 0.1%, 450 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -0.7%, 450 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $347.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.77.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.20 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.80.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 264 members out of 323 rating the stock outperform, and 59 members rating it underperform. Among 99 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 82 give Vistaprint a green thumbs-up, and 17 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Vistaprint is hold, with an average price target of $35.54.

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