TTM Technologies Beats Estimates but Has a Big Earnings Drop

TTM Technologies (Nasdaq: TTMI  ) reported earnings on Feb. 7. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), TTM Technologies beat expectations on revenue and beat expectations on earnings per share.

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

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
TTM Technologies recorded revenue of $361.5 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see revenue of $351.8 million. Sales were 3.2% lower than the prior-year quarter's $377.9 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions.

EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.26. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.25 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.10 for Q4 were 76% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.41 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Figures may be non-GAAP to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 19.7%, 440 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.1%, 500 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 2.3%, 650 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $322.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.23.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.44 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.18.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 594 members out of 610 rating the stock outperform, and 16 members rating it underperform. Among 166 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 163 give TTM Technologies 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 TTM Technologies is buy, with an average price target of $15.50.

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