Commercial Vehicle Group (Nasdaq: CVGI) reported earnings May 2. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Commercial Vehicle Group beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins expanded across the board.

Revenue details
Commercial Vehicle Group notched revenue of $237.0 million. The three analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ wanted to see net sales of $231.1 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 30% higher than the prior-year quarter's $182.5 million.

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 $0.42. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.28 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.42 for Q1 were 250% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.12 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 15.5%, 200 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 7.8%, 300 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.1%, 330 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $239.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.38.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $943.5 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.41.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 65 members rating the stock outperform and 42 members rating it underperform. Among 30 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 21 give Commercial Vehicle Group a green thumbs-up, and nine give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Commercial Vehicle Group is outperform, with an average price target of $17.33.

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