American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE: AXL) reported earnings Feb. 3. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings missed slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins increased, operating margins dropped, net margins dropped.

Revenue details
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings reported revenue of $605.6 million. The eight analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected sales of $617.4 million. Sales were 3.8% higher than the prior-year quarter's $583.3 million.

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

EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.48. The 11 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.39 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.41 for Q4 were 13% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.47 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 17.5%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.0%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.1%, 90 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $759.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.57.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.79 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.02.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 191 members rating the stock outperform and 124 members rating it underperform. Among 86 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 50 give American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings a green thumbs-up, and 36 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings is hold, with an average price target of $13.40.

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