R.R. Donnelley & Sons (Nasdaq: RRD) reported earnings on April 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), R.R. Donnelley & Sons beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins contracted across the board.

Revenue details
 R.R. Donnelley & Sons booked revenue of $2.54 billion. The three analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for net sales of $2.46 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 $0.37. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.32 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.37 for Q1 were 16% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.44 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.15 for Q1 were 29% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.21 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 22.0%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 6.4%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 1.1%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $2.47 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.34.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $10.12 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.64.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 152 members out of 182 rating the stock outperform, and 30 members rating it underperform. Among 50 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 43 give R.R. Donnelley & Sons 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 R.R. Donnelley & Sons is outperform, with an average price target of $14.20.

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