Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE: BVN) reported earnings on Feb. 28. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. beat expectations on revenues and whiffed on earnings per share.

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

Margins contracted across the board.

Revenue details
 Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. booked revenue of $424.2 million. The three analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $414.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 5.4% higher than the prior-year quarter's $402.3 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 $0.54. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.69 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.54 for Q4 were 40% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.90 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 52.4%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 26.5%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 32.8%, much worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $413.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.69.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.76 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.13.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 762 members out of 801 rating the stock outperform, and 39 members rating it underperform. Among 131 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 114 give Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. a green thumbs-up, and 17 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is hold, with an average price target of $41.03.

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