Heritage-Crystal Clean (Nasdaq: HCCI) reported earnings on Oct. 17. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 8 (Q3), Heritage-Crystal Clean beat expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins contracted, operating margins increased, net margins grew.

Revenue details
 Heritage-Crystal Clean reported revenue of $62.1 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $60.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 67% higher than the prior-year quarter's $37.2 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 $0.06. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.11 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.06 for Q3 were 50% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.04 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 15.1%, 380 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 3.0%, 40 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 1.7%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $76.2 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.17.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $249.8 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.38.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 59 members out of 66 rating the stock outperform, and seven members rating it underperform. Among 17 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 16 give Heritage-Crystal Clean a green thumbs-up, and one give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Heritage-Crystal Clean is outperform, with an average price target of $23.00.