Destination Maternity Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Destination Maternity (NAS: DEST) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q3), Destination Maternity beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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


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

Revenue details
 Destination Maternity reported revenue of $141.9 million. The two analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted net sales of $139.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were the same as the prior-year quarter's.

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 $0.65. The two earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.61 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.65 for Q3 were 25% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.52 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.64 for Q3 were 23% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.52 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 54.5%, 10 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 10.1%, 110 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.1%, 110 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $130.0 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.39.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $542.1 million. The average EPS estimate is $1.72.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 64 members out of 86 rating the stock outperform, and 22 members rating it underperform. Among 29 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 26 give Destination Maternity a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Destination Maternity is buy, with an average price target of $29.00.

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