Coinstar Beats Analyst Estimates on EPS

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Coinstar (NAS: CSTR) reported earnings on July 26. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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


Gross margins improved, operating margins shrank, net margins improved.

Revenue details
 Coinstar chalked up revenue of $532.2 million. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated a top line of $546.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 22% higher than the prior-year quarter's $435.2 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 $1.25. The eight earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $1.19 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.11 for Q2 were 34% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.83 per share. (The prior-year quarter included -$0.15 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.)

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 33.0%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 13.1%, 30 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.9%, 80 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $565.1 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.06.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.28 billion. The average EPS estimate is $4.54.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 603 members out of 698 rating the stock outperform, and 95 members rating it underperform. Among 132 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 112 give Coinstar a green thumbs-up, and 20 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Coinstar is outperform, with an average price target of $82.33.

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