Columbia Sportswear (Nasdaq: COLM) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Columbia Sportswear beat slightly on revenues and exceeded expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted. GAAP loss per share shrank.

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

Revenue details
 Columbia Sportswear booked revenue of $280.5 million. The 13 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated sales of $276.5 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 -$0.21. The 12 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted -$0.38 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.21 for Q2 compared to -$0.23 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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 42.9%, 230 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -3.6%, 130 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -2.5%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $530.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.57.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.65 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.57.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 473 members out of 516 rating the stock outperform, and 43 members rating it underperform. Among 215 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 207 give Columbia Sportswear a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Columbia Sportswear is hold, with an average price target of $55.67.

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