text: Flextronics International (Nasdaq: FLEX) reported earnings on Oct. 18. Here are the numbers you need to know.
  For the quarter ended Sep. 28 (Q2), Flextronics International beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
  Flextronics International reported revenue of $6.17 billion. The 11 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see net sales of $6.10 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 23% lower than the prior-year quarter's $8.04 billion.
  EPS came in at $0.26. The 11 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.23 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.23 for Q2 were 28% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.18 per share.
  For the quarter, gross margin was 5.9%, 120 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 2.7%, 90 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 2.4%, 80 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.
  Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $6.23 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.24.
  Next year's average estimate for revenue is $24.41 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.94.
  The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 594 members out of 626 rating the stock outperform, and 32 members rating it underperform. Among 145 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 138 give Flextronics International a green thumbs-up, and seven give it a red thumbs-down.