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Applied Digital Corporation stock research

Feb 28, 2023

FY2023 Q3

Applied Digital (APLD) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Feb 28, 2023

Revenue and gross profit increased compared to both the preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier. Cost of revenue was lower than the preceding quarter but higher than the year-ago quarter, resulting in a gross margin that improved from negative to positive year-over-year and strengthened sequentially.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Feb 28, 2023 · FY2023 Q3

Revenue and gross profit increased compared to both the preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier. Cost of revenue was lower than the preceding quarter but higher than the year-ago quarter, resulting in a gross margin that improved from negative to positive year-over-year and strengthened sequentially.

  • The strongest observable driver is the combination of higher revenue and lower cost of revenue relative to the preceding quarter, which together lifted gross profit and margin.
  • Compared to the preceding quarter, revenue was higher and cost of revenue was lower, leading to a substantially higher gross profit and gross margin. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was significantly higher and cost of revenue was higher, but gross profit turned positive from a loss, resulting in a much improved gross margin.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

25.2%

Gross profit

$3.6M

Revenue

$14.1M

Cost of revenue

$10.5M

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

+127.3 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Feb 28, 2023$14.1M$3.6M$10.5M25.2%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

Feb 28, 2022

+127.3 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable driver is the combination of higher revenue and lower cost of revenue relative to the preceding quarter, which together lifted gross profit and margin.

Compared to the preceding quarter, revenue was higher and cost of revenue was lower, leading to a substantially higher gross profit and gross margin. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was significantly higher and cost of revenue was higher, but gross profit turned positive from a loss, resulting in a much improved gross margin.

Monitor the relationship between revenue growth and cost of revenue changes to assess whether the margin improvement can be sustained.