Patterson Companies (Nasdaq: PDCO) reported earnings on Nov. 20. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Oct. 27 (Q2), Patterson Companies missed estimates on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
 Patterson Companies reported revenue of $867.2 million. The 12 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $895.5 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 1.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $856.9 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 $0.46. The eight earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.49 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.44 for Q2 were 2.3% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.43 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 32.4%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.0%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.3%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $920.4 million.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $3.67 billion.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 96 members out of 112 rating the stock outperform, and 16 members rating it underperform. Among 45 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 41 give Patterson Companies a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Patterson Companies is hold, with an average price target of $35.50.