Federated Investors (NYSE: FII) reported earnings on Jan. 26. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Federated Investors missed on revenue and missed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted, and GAAP earnings per share dropped significantly.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Federated Investors reported revenue of $216.4 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected sales of $229.2 million. Sales were 12% lower than the prior-year quarter's $245.3 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions.

EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.36. The nine earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.39 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.37 for Q4 were 22% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.46 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Figures may be non-GAAP to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 71.4%, 500 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 28.6%, 770 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 17.1%, 180 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $164.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.38.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $920.6 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.61.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 287 members out of 307 rating the stock outperform, and 20 members rating it underperform. Among 100 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 96 give Federated Investors a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Federated Investors is hold, with an average price target of $18.75.

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