Cal-Maine Foods (Nasdaq: CALM) reported earnings on July 29. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 1 (Q4), Cal-Maine Foods beat expectations on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased significantly. GAAP earnings per share contracted to a loss.

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

Revenue details
 Cal-Maine Foods logged revenue of $325.9 million. The two analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $319.8 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 18% higher than the prior-year quarter's $275.2 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 -$0.16. The two earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.77 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.16 for Q4 compared to $1.56 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 15.8%, 140 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -2.2%, 600 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -1.2%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $305.1 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.66.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.32 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.92.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 727 members out of 767 rating the stock outperform, and 40 members rating it underperform. Among 166 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 160 give Cal-Maine Foods a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Cal-Maine Foods is hold, with an average price target of $38.00.

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