World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) reported earnings on Nov. 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), World Wrestling Entertainment missed estimates on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 World Wrestling Entertainment reported revenue of $104.2 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for sales of $109.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 4.0% lower than the prior-year quarter's $108.5 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 $0.07. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.05 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.05 for Q3 were 64% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.14 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 41.1%, 320 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 4.8%, 1,360 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.4%, 640 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $115.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.03.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $488.5 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.50.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 437 members out of 544 rating the stock outperform, and 107 members rating it underperform. Among 121 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 89 give World Wrestling Entertainment a green thumbs-up, and 32 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on World Wrestling Entertainment is hold, with an average price target of $11.67.

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