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Sep 30, 2023

FY2023 Q3

Allegion (ALLE) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2023

During the current quarter, revenue and cost of revenue both increased slightly compared to the prior quarter, resulting in a marginal decline in gross margin. However, compared to the same quarter a year ago, cost of revenue decreased while revenue remained stable, leading to significant improvements in gross profit and gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q3

During the current quarter, revenue and cost of revenue both increased slightly compared to the prior quarter, resulting in a marginal decline in gross margin. However, compared to the same quarter a year ago, cost of revenue decreased while revenue remained stable, leading to significant improvements in gross profit and gross margin.

  • The primary observable margin driver is the reduction in cost of revenue relative to the year-ago quarter, which expanded gross profit and gross margin despite stable revenue.
  • Gross margin weakened slightly from the prior quarter but improved substantially from the same quarter one year ago.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

43.9%

Gross profit

$403.3M

Revenue

$917.9M

Cost of revenue

$514.6M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-0.1 pts

Year-over-year change

+3.7 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$923.0M$391.0M$532.0M42.4%
Jun 30, 2023$912.5M$401.9M$510.6M44.0%
Sep 30, 2023$917.9M$403.3M$514.6M43.9%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2023

-0.1 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2022

+3.7 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The primary observable margin driver is the reduction in cost of revenue relative to the year-ago quarter, which expanded gross profit and gross margin despite stable revenue.

Gross margin weakened slightly from the prior quarter but improved substantially from the same quarter one year ago.

Monitor the sequential increase in cost of revenue against revenue growth in future quarters.