comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), comScore beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins increased across the board.

Revenue details
comScore reported revenue of $69.9 million. The four analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $67.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 16% higher than the prior-year quarter's $60.3 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.26. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.22 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.26 for Q2 were 30% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.37 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.01 for Q2 compared to -$0.20 per share for the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 69.1%, 290 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -0.2%, 410 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -0.6%, much better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $72.0 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.30.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $285.3 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.07.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 102 members out of 123 rating the stock outperform, and 21 members rating it underperform. Among 29 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 26 give comScore a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on comScore is outperform, with an average price target of $21.00.

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