Columbia Sportswear (Nasdaq: COLM) reported earnings on Oct. 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Columbia Sportswear beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins grew, operating margins grew, net margins shrank.

Revenue details
 Columbia Sportswear logged revenue of $545.0 million. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $538.3 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 3.8% lower than the prior-year quarter's $566.8 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 $1.88. The 11 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $1.63 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.88 for Q3 were 5.1% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.98 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 44.7%, 70 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 16.1%, 80 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 11.8%, 10 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $544.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.46.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.71 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.03.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 480 members out of 525 rating the stock outperform, and 45 members rating it underperform. Among 197 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 189 give Columbia Sportswear a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Columbia Sportswear is hold, with an average price target of $53.93.

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