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Dec 31, 2023

FY2023 Q4

Allegion (ALLE) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2023

In the current quarter, revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the previous quarter, while cost of revenue also declined slightly. Gross margin weakened sequentially but improved compared to the same quarter last year.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q4

In the current quarter, revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the previous quarter, while cost of revenue also declined slightly. Gross margin weakened sequentially but improved compared to the same quarter last year.

  • The year-over-year improvement in gross margin was driven by gross profit growing faster than revenue, while cost of revenue remained relatively stable. Sequentially, the decline in gross margin resulted from a larger proportional decrease in gross profit relative to revenue.
  • Compared to the previous quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, and gross margin weakened. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher, and gross margin improved.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

42.9%

Gross profit

$385.3M

Revenue

$897.4M

Cost of revenue

$512.1M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-1.0 pts

Year-over-year change

+2.2 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%
Dec 31, 2023$897.4M$385.3M$512.1M42.9%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Sep 30, 2023

-1.0 pts

Year-over-year change

Dec 31, 2022

+2.2 pts

What the margin says

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

The year-over-year improvement in gross margin was driven by gross profit growing faster than revenue, while cost of revenue remained relatively stable. Sequentially, the decline in gross margin resulted from a larger proportional decrease in gross profit relative to revenue.

Compared to the previous quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, and gross margin weakened. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher, and gross margin improved.

Monitor the relationship between revenue and cost of revenue changes, as it directly influences gross margin trends.