Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (Nasdaq: CBRL) reported earnings on Feb. 26. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Feb. 1 (Q2), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins grew across the board.

Revenue details
 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store reported revenue of $702.7 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated a top line of $694.8 million 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 $1.43. The seven earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $1.25 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $1.43 for Q2 were 19% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.20 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.47 for Q2 were 34% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.10 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 65.2%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.1%, 110 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.0%, 120 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $629.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.90.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.63 billion. The average EPS estimate is $4.67.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 177 members out of 204 rating the stock outperform, and 27 members rating it underperform. Among 70 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 67 give Cracker Barrel Old Country Store a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is hold, with an average price target of $73.00.

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