USA Mobility (Nasdaq: USMO) reported earnings on May 3. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), USA Mobility missed estimates on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
USA Mobility tallied revenue of $56.7 million. The one analyst polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted a top line of $58.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 1.0% lower than the prior-year quarter's $57.3 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 $0.38. The one earnings estimate compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.58 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.37 for Q1 were 80% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.82 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 66.3%, 1,280 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 25.2%, 320 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 14.9%, 5,600 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $59.0 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.57.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $227.3 million. The average EPS estimate is $2.12.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 199 members out of 225 rating the stock outperform, and 26 members rating it underperform. Among 48 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 38 give USA Mobility a green thumbs-up, and 10 give it a red thumbs-down.

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