OYO Geospace Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

OYO Geospace (NAS: OYOG) reported earnings on May 3. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q2), OYO Geospace beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared with the prior-year quarter, revenue improved and GAAP earnings per share grew significantly.


Margins improved across the board.

Revenue details
OYO Geospace tallied revenue of $56.2 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $50.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 11% higher than the prior-year quarter's $50.7 million.

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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 $1.78. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $1.58 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.78 for Q2 were 29% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.38 per share.

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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 44.6%, 180 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 29.3%, 360 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 20.3%, 310 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $51.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.65.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $196.7 million. The average EPS estimate is $6.25.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 1,226 members out of 1,252 rating the stock outperform, and 26 members rating it underperform. Among 457 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 452 give OYO Geospace 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 OYO Geospace is buy, with an average price target of $141.60.

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