priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) reported earnings on May 9. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

Margins grew across the board.

Revenue details
priceline.com logged revenue of $1.04 billion. The 21 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $1.04 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 28% higher than the prior-year quarter's $809.3 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 $4.28. The 24 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $3.98 per share. GAAP EPS of $3.54 for Q1 were 73% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.05 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 71.7%, 920 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 23.3%, 430 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 17.5%, 460 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.39 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $7.40.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $5.57 billion. The average EPS estimate is $31.60.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 1,088 members out of 1,459 rating the stock outperform, and 371 members rating it underperform. Among 412 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 321 give priceline.com a green thumbs-up, and 91 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on priceline.com is outperform, with an average price target of $714.50.

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