Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding (AMEX: LPH) reported earnings on Nov. 13. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

Gross margins grew, operating margins grew, net margins contracted.

Revenue details
 Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding tallied revenue of $133.4 million. The one analyst polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see sales of $132.8 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 12% higher than the prior-year quarter's $118.6 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 $0.18. The one earnings estimate compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.15 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.17 for Q1 were 5.6% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.18 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 19.1%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 18.4%, 70 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 13.3%, 170 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $181.4 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.19.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $761.2 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.86.

Investor sentiment

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding is buy, with an average price target of $5.06.

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