Home Inns & Hotels Management (Nasdaq: HMIN) reported earnings on Nov. 13. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Home Inns & Hotels Management beat expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
 Home Inns & Hotels Management chalked up revenue of $240.9 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated sales of $230.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 64% higher than the prior-year quarter's $154.8 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 $0.23. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.36 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.12 for Q3 were 20% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.10 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 33.8%, 710 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.1%, 510 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 2.1%, 1,450 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $222.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.17.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $859.9 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.64.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 470 members out of 534 rating the stock outperform, and 64 members rating it underperform. Among 111 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 85 give Home Inns & Hotels Management a green thumbs-up, and 26 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Home Inns & Hotels Management is outperform, with an average price target of $32.73.