Columbia Sportswear (Nasdaq: COLM) reported earnings on April 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Columbia Sportswear beat expectations 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 increased significantly.

Gross margins dropped, operating margins grew, net margins expanded.

Revenue details
 Columbia Sportswear booked revenue of $348.3 million. The 13 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $334.1 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 $0.35. The 12 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.14 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.35 for Q1 were 84% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.19 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.29 for Q1 were 164% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.11 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 44.0%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 3.7%, 90 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 2.9%, 170 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $276.0 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.39.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.66 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.61.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 474 members out of 518 rating the stock outperform, and 44 members rating it underperform. Among 205 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 197 give Columbia Sportswear a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Columbia Sportswear is hold, with an average price target of $51.14.

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