Jarden (NYSE: JAH) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Jarden met expectations on revenues and beat slightly on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew. Non-GAAP earnings per share increased significantly. GAAP earnings per share dropped.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 Jarden recorded revenue of $1.76 billion. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted sales of $1.76 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were the same as the prior-year quarter's.

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 $0.88. The nine earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.87 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.88 for Q2 were 16% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.76 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.71 for Q2 were 1.4% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.72 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 29.2%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 10.3%, 20 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 4.3%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.78 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.07.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $7.03 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.27.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 118 members out of 136 rating the stock outperform, and 18 members rating it underperform. Among 46 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 42 give Jarden 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 Jarden is outperform, with an average price target of $51.11.

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