Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) reported earnings on April 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Amazon.com met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased significantly. GAAP earnings per share contracted significantly.

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

Revenue details
 Amazon.com recorded revenue of $16.07 billion. The 35 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see net sales of $16.15 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 22% higher than the prior-year quarter's $13.19 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 $0.18. The 21 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.10 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.18 for Q1 were 36% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.28 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 26.6%, 260 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 1.1%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.5%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $15.73 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.12.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $75.43 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.42.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 5,397 members out of 6,801 rating the stock outperform, and 1,404 members rating it underperform. Among 1,682 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 1,417 give Amazon.com a green thumbs-up, and 265 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Amazon.com is outperform, with an average price target of $312.83.

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