Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) reported earnings on May 13. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Alcatel-Lucent beat slightly on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue dropped. Non-GAAP earnings per share contracted to a loss. GAAP loss per share shrank.

Gross margins shrank, operating margins grew, net margins contracted.

Revenue details
 Alcatel-Lucent reported revenue of $4.13 billion. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $4.09 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 -$0.19. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged -$0.12 per share. Non-GAAP EPS were -$0.19 for Q1 versus $0.21 per share for the prior-year quarter. GAAP EPS were -$0.21 for Q1 compared to -$0.24 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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 29.4%, 80 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -7.0%, 280 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -10.9%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $4.48 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.08.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $18.52 billion. The average EPS estimate is -$0.26.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 752 members out of 929 rating the stock outperform, and 177 members rating it underperform. Among 132 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 99 give Alcatel-Lucent a green thumbs-up, and 33 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Alcatel-Lucent is hold, with an average price target of $1.52.

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