Silver Wheaton (NYSE: SLW) reported earnings on Nov. 5. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Silver Wheaton whiffed on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

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

Revenue details
 Silver Wheaton chalked up revenue of $161.3 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for sales of $193.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 13% lower than the prior-year quarter's $185.2 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 $0.34. The 13 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.40 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.34 for Q3 were 11% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.38 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 86.7%, 190 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 73.6%, 430 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 74.2%, 130 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $224.2 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.47.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $818.4 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.70.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 2,608 members out of 2,720 rating the stock outperform, and 112 members rating it underperform. Among 592 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 568 give Silver Wheaton a green thumbs-up, and 24 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Silver Wheaton is outperform, with an average price target of $44.00.

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