ASML Holding (ENXTAM: ASML) reported earnings on April 18. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended April 1 (Q1), ASML Holding beat expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
ASML Holding recorded revenue of $1.67 billion. The one analyst polled by S&P Capital IQ wanted to see net sales of $1.60 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 18% lower than the prior-year quarter's $2.05 billion.

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

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.91. The 15 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.89 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.91 for Q1 were 28% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.27 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 41.8%, 290 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 25.8%, 520 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 22.5%, 470 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.60 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.87.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $6.48 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.48.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 171 members out of 181 rating the stock outperform, and 10 members rating it underperform. Among 64 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 61 give ASML Holding a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on ASML Holding is outperform, with an average price target of $47.56.

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