Masco (NYSE: MAS) reported earnings on July 29. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

Margins grew across the board.

Revenue details
 Masco reported revenue of $2.10 billion. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated sales of $2.10 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 7.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.00 billion.

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 $0.23. The 17 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.20 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.23 for Q2 were 130% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.10 per share. (The prior-year quarter included -$0.05 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.) GAAP EPS were $0.21 for Q2 versus -$0.22 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 28.3%, 210 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.7%, 260 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.6%, 730 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $2.08 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.25.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $8.05 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.78.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 244 members out of 296 rating the stock outperform, and 52 members rating it underperform. Among 106 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 94 give Masco a green thumbs-up, and 12 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Masco is outperform, with an average price target of $21.61.

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