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Aptiv PLC stock research

Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q1

Aptiv (APTV) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Current quarter revenue increased from both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while gross profit declined sequentially but improved year over year. Gross margin weakened compared to the prior quarter but strengthened relative to the prior year period.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Current quarter revenue increased from both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while gross profit declined sequentially but improved year over year. Gross margin weakened compared to the prior quarter but strengthened relative to the prior year period.

  • The relationship between revenue growth and cost of revenue growth is the key margin driver. Sequentially, cost of revenue expanded at a faster pace than revenue, compressing gross margin.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin was lower as cost of revenue increased more than revenue. Compared to the same quarter last year, gross margin was higher as revenue grew faster than cost of revenue.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

15.8%

Gross profit

$760.0M

Revenue

$4.8B

Cost of revenue

$4.1B

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

+1.7 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$4.8B$760.0M$4.1B15.8%

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

Mar 31, 2022

+1.7 pts

What the margin says

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The relationship between revenue growth and cost of revenue growth is the key margin driver. Sequentially, cost of revenue expanded at a faster pace than revenue, compressing gross margin.

Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin was lower as cost of revenue increased more than revenue. Compared to the same quarter last year, gross margin was higher as revenue grew faster than cost of revenue.

Monitor the trend of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as the sequential change compressed margins.