American Reprographics Hits Estimates in Solid Quarter

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

American Reprographics (NYS: ARC) reported earnings on Aug. 7. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted and GAAP loss per share dropped.


Gross margins dropped, operating margins grew, net margins expanded.

Revenue details
 American Reprographics reported revenue of $106.2 million. The four analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated revenue of $107.4 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 3.1% lower than the prior-year quarter's $109.6 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 $0.02. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.02 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.02 for Q2 against -$1.87 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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 31.8%, 80 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 6.6%, 280 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -1.0%, 7,620 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $105.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.02.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $424.4 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.07.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 561 members out of 598 rating the stock outperform, and 37 members rating it underperform. Among 175 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 165 give American Reprographics a green thumbs-up, and 10 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on American Reprographics is outperform, with an average price target of $8.83.

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