Zimmer Holdings (NYSE: ZMH) reported earnings on April 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Zimmer Holdings met expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins contracted, operating margins expanded, net margins expanded.

Revenue details
 Zimmer Holdings logged revenue of $1.14 billion. The 27 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for revenue of $1.14 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 $1.41. The 30 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $1.40 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $1.41 for Q1 were 8.5% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.30 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.28 for Q1 were 9.4% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.17 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 74.3%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 29.1%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 19.2%, 80 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.16 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.45.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $4.58 billion. The average EPS estimate is $5.75.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 585 members out of 613 rating the stock outperform, and 28 members rating it underperform. Among 200 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 193 give Zimmer Holdings a green thumbs-up, and seven give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Zimmer Holdings is outperform, with an average price target of $77.35.

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