Atmel (Nasdaq: ATML) reported earnings on July 31. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

Margins contracted across the board.

Revenue details
 Atmel tallied revenue of $368.2 million. The 15 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw net sales of $372.1 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 23% lower than the prior-year quarter's $478.6 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 $0.08. The 13 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.08 per share. GAAP EPS dropped to zero from the prior-year quarter's $0.19.

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 44.0%, 780 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 6.7%, 1,670 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.2%, 1,880 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $401.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.13.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.55 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.46.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 381 members out of 417 rating the stock outperform, and 36 members rating it underperform. Among 75 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 71 give Atmel a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Atmel is outperform, with an average price target of $10.46.

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