Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Increases Sales but Misses Estimates on Earnings

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NAS: GMCR) reported earnings on Aug. 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 23 (Q3), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters met expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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


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

Revenue details
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters reported revenue of $869.2 million. The 11 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated revenue of $873.5 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 21% higher than the prior-year quarter's $717.2 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 $0.47. The 12 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.48 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.46 for Q3 were 24% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.37 per share.

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 34.9%, 190 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 14.9%, 170 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 8.4%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $938.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.58.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $3.85 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.31.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 1,093 members out of 1,535 rating the stock outperform, and 442 members rating it underperform. Among 352 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 228 give Green Mountain Coffee Roasters a green thumbs-up, and 124 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is outperform, with an average price target of $46.78.

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