Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) reported earnings on April 30. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

Margins improved across the board.

Revenue details
 Herbalife logged revenue of $964.2 million. The 10 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see revenue of $892.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 21% higher than the prior-year quarter's $795.1 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 $0.88. The 11 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.81 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.88 for Q1 were 26% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.70 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 46.7%, 40 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 16.0%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 11.2%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $961.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.95.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $3.86 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.68.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 378 members out of 509 rating the stock outperform, and 131 members rating it underperform. Among 156 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 107 give Herbalife a green thumbs-up, and 49 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Herbalife is buy, with an average price target of $80.50.

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