Five Star Quality Care (NYSE: FVE) reported earnings on April 29. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Five Star Quality Care met expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

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

Revenue details
 Five Star Quality Care logged revenue of $360.1 million. The four analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected sales of $357.3 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 12% higher than the prior-year quarter's $322.7 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 $0.02. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.06 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.02 were the same as the prior-year quarter. GAAP EPS of $0.04 for Q1 were 300% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.01 per share. (The prior-year quarter included -$0.01 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.)

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 40.0%, 380 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 0.7%, 10 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.5%, 40 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $362.4 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.09.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.46 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.32.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 234 members out of 246 rating the stock outperform, and 12 members rating it underperform. Among 46 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 46 give Five Star Quality Care a green thumbs-up, and give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Five Star Quality Care is outperform, with an average price target of $6.93.

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