Hyatt Hotels (NYSE: H) reported earnings on July 31. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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

Gross margins increased, operating margins dropped, net margins increased.

Revenue details
 Hyatt Hotels tallied revenue of $1.09 billion. The 17 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated a top line of $1.07 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 74% higher than the prior-year quarter's $628.0 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 $0.43. The 23 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.30 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.43 for Q2 were 79% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.24 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.70 for Q2 were 192% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.24 per share.

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 61.4%, much better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.9%, 170 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 10.3%, 410 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.04 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.20.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $4.09 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.78.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 38 members out of 65 rating the stock outperform, and 27 members rating it underperform. Among 20 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 15 give Hyatt Hotels a green thumbs-up, and five give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Hyatt Hotels is outperform, with an average price target of $44.36.

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