Swift Transportation (NYSE: SWFT) reported earnings on July 19. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Swift Transportation met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins grew across the board.

Revenue details
 Swift Transportation reported revenue of $872.6 million. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected sales of $880.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 2.6% higher than the prior-year quarter's $850.5 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 $0.24. The 13 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.21 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.24 for Q2 were 71% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.14 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 20.6%, 40 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.5%, 100 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.9%, 160 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $839.4 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.19.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $3.41 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.78.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 25 members out of 26 rating the stock outperform, and one members rating it underperform. Among six CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), six give Swift Transportation a green thumbs-up, and give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Swift Transportation is outperform, with an average price target of $13.83.

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