Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq: BWLD) reported earnings on Feb. 12. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Dec. 30 (Q4), Buffalo Wild Wings beat expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 Buffalo Wild Wings logged revenue of $303.8 million. The 19 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted sales of $292.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 38% higher than the prior-year quarter's $220.5 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 $0.89. The 20 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.96 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.89 for Q4 were 22% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.73 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 23.5%, 220 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.1%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.5%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $300.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.05.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.24 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.60.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 4,452 members out of 4,762 rating the stock outperform, and 310 members rating it underperform. Among 1,630 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 1,587 give Buffalo Wild Wings a green thumbs-up, and 43 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Buffalo Wild Wings is outperform, with an average price target of $85.07.

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