Select Comfort (Nasdaq: SCSS) reported earnings on Jan. 24. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Dec. 29 (Q4), Select Comfort missed estimates on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins increased, operating margins dropped, net margins shrank.

Revenue details
 Select Comfort notched revenue of $220.6 million. The nine analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw sales of $228.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 17% higher than the prior-year quarter's $189.1 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 $0.22. The eight earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.32 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.22 for Q4 were 19% 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 63.5%, 60 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.8%, 180 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.7%, 240 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $311.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.56.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.13 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.92.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 2,504 members out of 2,837 rating the stock outperform, and 333 members rating it underperform. Among 889 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 823 give Select Comfort a green thumbs-up, and 66 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Select Comfort is outperform, with an average price target of $38.50.

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