DragonWave (Nasdaq: DRWI) reported earnings on July 11. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended May 31 (Q1), DragonWave beat expectations on revenue and missed expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margin shrank, operating margin improved, and net margin dropped.

Revenue details
DragonWave reported revenue of $12.8 million. The eight analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected sales of $12.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 17% higher than the prior-year quarter's $11.0 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 -$0.34. The seven earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted -$0.27 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.35 for Q1 compared to -$0.28 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 31.9%, 1,010 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -75.0%, 1,460 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -97.0%, 750 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $49.2 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.26.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $174.9 million. The average EPS estimate is -$0.68.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 255 members out of 268 rating the stock outperform, and 13 members rating it underperform. Among 43 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 38 give DragonWave a green thumbs-up, and five give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on DragonWave is hold, with an average price target of $3.68.

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