Move Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Move (NAS: MOVE) reported earnings on Aug. 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

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


Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 Move reported revenue of $57.5 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted a top line of $56.1 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 17% higher than the prior-year quarter's $49.3 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.11. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.09 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.11 for Q2 were 175% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.04 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.01 for Q2 were 75% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.04 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 76.0%, 450 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 0.2%, 240 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.8%, 210 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $56.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.14.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $225.2 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.48.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 111 members out of 204 rating the stock outperform, and 93 members rating it underperform. Among 72 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 32 give Move a green thumbs-up, and 40 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Move is buy, with an average price target of $14.94.

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