Annie's Increases Sales but Misses Estimates on Earnings

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Annie's (NYS: BNNY) reported earnings on June 10. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q4), Annie's beat expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

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


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

Revenue details
 Annie's reported revenue of $52.7 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $50.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 23% higher than the prior-year quarter's $43.0 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 $0.24. The six earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.27 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.24 for Q4 were 500% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.04 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 39.2%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 14.5%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 8.0%, 350 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $41.1 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.15.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $203.0 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.01.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 55 members out of 86 rating the stock outperform, and 31 members rating it underperform. Among 27 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 18 give Annie's a green thumbs-up, and nine give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Annie's is outperform, with an average price target of $40.50.

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