Finish Line (Nasdaq: FINL) filed its 10-K on May 2. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 3 (Q4), Finish Line beat expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins dropped, operating margins increased, net margins expanded.

Revenue details
 Finish Line booked revenue of $456.3 million. The 11 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated revenue of $433.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 19% higher than the prior-year quarter's $384.6 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 $0.81. The 12 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.81 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.80 for Q4 were 27% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.63 per share. (The prior-year quarter included $0.00 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.)

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 55.8%, 160 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 14.8%, 40 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 9.2%, 30 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $320.2 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.22.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.44 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.62.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 195 members out of 302 rating the stock outperform, and 107 members rating it underperform. Among 100 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 58 give Finish Line a green thumbs-up, and 42 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Finish Line is buy, with an average price target of $26.70.

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