Canon (NYSE: CAJ) reported earnings on Jan. 31. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Canon missed estimates on revenues and whiffed on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins dropped, operating margins contracted, net margins were steady.

Revenue details
 Canon booked revenue of $11.00 billion. The 10 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated revenue of $11.39 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 12% lower than the prior-year quarter's $12.54 billion.

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 $0.58. The one earnings estimate compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.77 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.61 for Q4 were 7.6% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.66 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 45.4%, 220 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.2%, 160 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.4%, about the same as the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $8.95 billion.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $40.92 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.63.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 480 members out of 500 rating the stock outperform, and 20 members rating it underperform. Among 154 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 146 give Canon a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Canon is underperform, with an average price target of $36.37.

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