American Reprographics
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), American Reprographics missed estimates on revenue and beat expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue dropped slightly and GAAP loss per share improved.
Gross margin dropped, operating margin improved, and net margin dropped.
Revenue details
American Reprographics reported revenue of $103.6 million. The three analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw sales of $106 million on the same basis. GAAP-reported sales were 2.8% lower than the prior-year quarter's $106.5 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. The two earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted -$0.01 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.11 for Q1, against -$0.08 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 30.8%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 3.7%, 290 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -4.7%, 130 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $113 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.01.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $431.1 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.09.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 566 members rating the stock outperform and 36 members rating it underperform. Among 202 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 192 give American Reprographics a green thumbs-up, and 10 give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on American Reprographics is outperform, with an average price target of $9.17.
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