Mueller Industries (NYSE: MLI) reported earnings on April 24. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Mueller Industries whiffed on revenue and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margin increased, operating margin increased, and net margin shrank.

Revenue details
Mueller Industries booked revenue of $577.7 million. The one analyst polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted sales of $689.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 16% lower than the prior-year quarter's $687.7 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 $0.69. The two earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.65 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.85 for Q1 were 21% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.07 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 14.6%, 40 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 7.9%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.6%, 30 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $666.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.59.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.52 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.35.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 154 members out of 165 rating the stock outperform, and 11 members rating it underperform. Among 46 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 44 give Mueller Industries a green thumbs-up, and two give it a red thumbs-down.

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