Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (Nasdaq: BAGL) reported earnings on Nov. 12. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Oct. 2 (Q3), Einstein Noah Restaurant Group met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins were steady, operating margins grew, net margins grew.

Revenue details
 Einstein Noah Restaurant Group chalked up revenue of $105.5 million. The six analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected net sales of $106.2 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 1.9% higher than the prior-year quarter's $103.5 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 $0.21. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.20 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.20 for Q3 were 18% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.17 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 19.7%, about the same as the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 6.2%, 100 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.2%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $112.0 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.35.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $428.9 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.96.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 96 members out of 115 rating the stock outperform, and 19 members rating it underperform. Among 44 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 38 give Einstein Noah Restaurant Group a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Einstein Noah Restaurant Group is outperform, with an average price target of $20.00.

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