DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) reported earnings on Tuesday. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

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

Revenue details
DigitalGlobe logged revenue of $87 million. The 10 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated revenue of $83.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 13% higher than the prior-year quarter's $77.1 million.

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

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.08. The nine earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.02 per share. GAAP EPS were $0.08 for Q1 against -$0.02 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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 79.3%, 540 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 11.6%, 380 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 4.4%, 530 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $89.4 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.07.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $370.3 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.40.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 87 members rating the stock outperform and three members rating it underperform. Among 19 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 19 give DigitalGlobe a green thumbs-up, and give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on DigitalGlobe is outperform, with an average price target of $22.58.

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