Article on Motley Fool about American Reprographics Co (ARC)

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By Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool

Posted
10:40AM 05/24/12

American Reprographics (NYS: ARC) reported earnings on
May 8. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway 

For the quarter ended
March 31 (Q1), American Reprographics missed estimates on revenue and beat
expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year
quarter, revenue dropped slightly and GAAP loss per share improved.

Gross margin dropped,
operating margin improved, and net margin dropped.

Revenue details 

American Reprographics
reported revenue of $103.6 million. The three analysts polled by S&P
Capital IQ foresaw sales of $106 million on the same basis. GAAP-reported sales
were 2.8% lower than the prior-year quarter’s $106.5 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. The two
earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted -$0.01 per share.
GAAP EPS were -$0.11 for Q1, against -$0.08 per share for the prior-year
quarter.

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 30.8%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating
margin was 3.7%, 290 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net
margin was -4.7%, 130 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead 

Next quarter’s average
estimate for revenue is $113 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS
estimate is $0.01.

Next year’s average
estimate for revenue is $431.1 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.09.

Investor sentiment 

The stock has a four-star
rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 566 members rating the stock
outperform and 36 members rating it underperform.

Among 202 CAPS All-Star
picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 192 give American
Reprographics a green thumbs-up, and 10 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street
recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on American
Reprographics is outperform, with an average price target of $9.17.

Over the decades, small-cap
stocks like American Reprographics have provided market-beating returns,
provided they’re value-priced and have solid businesses.

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