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Broadcom Inc. stock research

Feb 4, 2024

FY2024 Q1

Broadcom (AVGO) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Feb 4, 2024

Revenue and gross profit increased while cost of revenue also rose. Gross margin declined compared with both the immediately preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Feb 4, 2024 · FY2024 Q1

Revenue and gross profit increased while cost of revenue also rose. Gross margin declined compared with both the immediately preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier.

  • The change in gross profit relative to revenue was smaller than the change in cost of revenue relative to revenue, with cost of revenue increasing at a faster pace than gross profit. Gross margin weakened as a result.
  • Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, gross profit and revenue were higher, but gross margin was lower. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were also higher, yet gross margin was again lower.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

61.7%

Gross profit

$7.4B

Revenue

$12.0B

Cost of revenue

$4.6B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-7.3 pts

Year-over-year change

-5.7 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Apr 30, 2023$8.7B$6.1B$2.6B70.0%
Jul 30, 2023$8.9B$6.2B$2.7B69.4%
Oct 29, 2023$9.3B$6.4B$2.9B68.9%
Feb 4, 2024$12.0B$7.4B$4.6B61.7%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Oct 29, 2023

-7.3 pts

Year-over-year change

Jan 29, 2023

-5.7 pts

What the margin says

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

The change in gross profit relative to revenue was smaller than the change in cost of revenue relative to revenue, with cost of revenue increasing at a faster pace than gross profit. Gross margin weakened as a result.

Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, gross profit and revenue were higher, but gross margin was lower. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were also higher, yet gross margin was again lower.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its increase outpaced gross profit growth this quarter.