PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) reported earnings on Jan. 31. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
 PACCAR tallied revenue of $3.70 billion. The 16 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see revenue of $3.66 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 18% lower than the prior-year quarter's $4.85 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 $0.69. The 20 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.69 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.72 for Q4 were 21% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.91 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 13.3%, 30 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.8%, 80 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.3%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $3.74 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.73.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $16.24 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.25.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 625 members out of 675 rating the stock outperform, and 50 members rating it underperform. Among 235 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 221 give PACCAR a green thumbs-up, and 14 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on PACCAR is outperform, with an average price target of $47.21.

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