Electronics for Imaging Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Electronics for Imaging (NAS: EFII) reported earnings on July 18. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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


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

Revenue details
 Electronics for Imaging logged revenue of $180.3 million. The four analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted a top line of $174.4 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 10% higher than the prior-year quarter's $163.9 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 $0.38. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.33 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.38 for Q2 were 27% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.30 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.20 for Q2 were 33% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.15 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 54.3%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 7.3%, 110 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.2%, 90 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $172.4 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.32.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $701.8 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.39.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 54 members out of 67 rating the stock outperform, and 13 members rating it underperform. Among 14 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 13 give Electronics for Imaging a green thumbs-up, and one give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Electronics for Imaging is buy, with an average price target of $30.00.

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