Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (Nasdaq: BAGL) reported earnings yesterday. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Jan. 3 (Q4), Einstein Noah Restaurant Group met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins contracted, operating margins expanded, net margins expanded.

Revenue details
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group reported revenue of $115.1 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw a top line of $116.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 8.6% higher than the prior-year quarter's $106.1 million.

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

EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.39. The eight earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.34 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.36 for Q4 were 71% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.21 per share.

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

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 22.8%, 930 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.6%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.3%, 210 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $105.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.11.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $438.2 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.93.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 94 members out of 112 rating the stock outperform, and 18 members rating it underperform. Among 43 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 36 give Einstein Noah Restaurant Group a green thumbs-up, and seven give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Einstein Noah Restaurant Group is outperform, with an average price target of $18.75.

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