Strayer Education (Nasdaq: STRA) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Strayer Education beat expectations on revenues and crushed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue stayed the same. Non-GAAP earnings per share didn't change. GAAP earnings per share shrank significantly.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 Strayer Education logged revenue of $146.3 million. The 10 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for sales of $130.4 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 9.8% lower than the prior-year quarter's $146.3 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 $1.85. The nine earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $1.38 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $1.85 were the same as the prior-year quarter. GAAP EPS of $1.42 for Q2 were 23% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.85 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 46.0%, 230 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 19.9%, 480 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 11.4%, 310 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $110.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.01.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $507.3 million. The average EPS estimate is $4.07.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 245 members out of 310 rating the stock outperform, and 65 members rating it underperform. Among 86 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 68 give Strayer Education a green thumbs-up, and 18 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Strayer Education is hold, with an average price target of $46.17.

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