Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM) reported earnings on Aug. 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Iron Mountain met expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 Iron Mountain reported revenue of $754.7 million. The nine analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw a top line of $763.5 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 0.3% higher than the prior-year quarter's $752.2 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 $0.29. The 10 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.31 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.29 for Q2 were 17% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.35 per share. (The prior-year quarter included -$0.01 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.) GAAP EPS of $0.14 for Q2 were 36% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.22 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 are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 57.5%, 90 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 17.3%, 370 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.5%, 160 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $761.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.32.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $3.05 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.17.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 285 members out of 310 rating the stock outperform, and 25 members rating it underperform. Among 117 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 108 give Iron Mountain a green thumbs-up, and nine give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Iron Mountain is outperform, with an average price target of $37.92.

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