Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq: BWLD) reported earnings on April 29. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

Margins contracted across the board.

Revenue details
 Buffalo Wild Wings reported revenue of $304.4 million. The 20 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for revenue of $304.5 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 21% higher than the prior-year quarter's $251.1 million.

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 $0.87. The 21 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.99 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.87 for Q1 were 11% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.98 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 22.4%, 350 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 7.4%, 360 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.4%, 190 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $301.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.79.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.26 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.62.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 4,448 members out of 4,757 rating the stock outperform, and 309 members rating it underperform. Among 1,613 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 1,577 give Buffalo Wild Wings a green thumbs-up, and 36 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Buffalo Wild Wings is outperform, with an average price target of $89.94.

Does Buffalo Wild Wings have what it takes to execute internationally? Take a look at some American restaurant concepts that are generating profits in all over the globe in, "3 American Companies Set to Dominate the World." It's free for a limited time. Click here for instant access to this free report.