PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) reported earnings on April 24. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 30 (Q2), PTC met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins grew across the board.

Revenue details
PTC reported revenue of $313.9 million. The 10 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected sales of $315.3 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were the same as the prior-year quarter's.

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 $0.41. The 11 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.35 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.41 for Q2 were 37% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.30 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.14 for Q2 were 367% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.03 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 70.3%, 130 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 11.8%, 250 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.4%, 420 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $337.2 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.45.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.35 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.76.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 71 members out of 89 rating the stock outperform, and 18 members rating it underperform. Among 26 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 23 give PTC a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on PTC is outperform, with an average price target of $26.89.

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