Universal Forest Products (Nasdaq: UFPI) reported earnings on Oct. 17. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Universal Forest Products beat expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
 Universal Forest Products notched revenue of $533.4 million. The three analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $508.1 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 14% higher than the prior-year quarter's $468.9 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 $0.23. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.38 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.21 for Q3 were 28% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.29 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 10.4%, 120 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 1.7%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.8%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $451.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.07.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.01 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.36.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 80 members out of 103 rating the stock outperform, and 23 members rating it underperform. Among 35 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 25 give Universal Forest Products 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 Universal Forest Products is outperform, with an average price target of $41.00.