Xerox (NYSE: XRX) reported earnings on Jan. 24. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Xerox met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins contracted, operating margins increased, net margins contracted.

Revenue details
 Xerox logged revenue of $5.92 billion. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $5.87 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 0.7% lower than the prior-year quarter's $5.96 billion.

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 $0.30. The nine earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.29 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.26 for Q4 were 3.7% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.27 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 31.5%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.0%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.7%, 60 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $5.50 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.24.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $22.54 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.11.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 563 members out of 637 rating the stock outperform, and 74 members rating it underperform. Among 174 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 159 give Xerox a green thumbs-up, and 15 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Xerox is hold, with an average price target of $7.73.

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