AVX (NYSE: AVX) reported earnings on July 31. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q1), AVX met expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins shrank, operating margins shrank, net margins grew.

Revenue details
 AVX logged revenue of $369.4 million. The one analyst polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $369.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 4.6% higher than the prior-year quarter's $353.2 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.16. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.16 per share. GAAP EPS were $0.16 for Q1 compared to -$0.81 per share for the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 18.5%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 10.6%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 7.5%, much better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $379.2 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.17.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.51 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.67.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 131 members out of 140 rating the stock outperform, and nine members rating it underperform. Among 45 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 40 give AVX a green thumbs-up, and five give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on AVX is hold, with an average price target of $11.50.

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