Yandex Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Yandex (NAS: YNDX) reported earnings on April 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Yandex beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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


Margins expanded across the board.

Revenue details
 Yandex reported revenue of $253.9 million. The six analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw a top line of $250.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 29% higher than the prior-year quarter's $199.8 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 $0.23. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.19 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.23 for Q1 were 53% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.15 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.21 for Q1 were 62% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.13 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 75.3%, 110 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 30.7%, 420 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 28.1%, 670 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $285.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.25.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.22 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.12.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 174 members out of 187 rating the stock outperform, and 13 members rating it underperform. Among 58 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 53 give Yandex 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 Yandex is outperform, with an average price target of $30.85.

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