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Broadcom Inc. stock research

May 5, 2024

FY2024 Q2

Broadcom (AVGO) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended May 5, 2024

Revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue all moved higher sequentially and year-over-year. Gross margin improved from the prior quarter but weakened compared to the same quarter last year.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended May 5, 2024 · FY2024 Q2

Revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue all moved higher sequentially and year-over-year. Gross margin improved from the prior quarter but weakened compared to the same quarter last year.

  • Gross margin was higher sequentially as gross profit grew faster relative to cost of revenue.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit increased while gross margin improved. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher but gross margin declined.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

62.3%

Gross profit

$7.8B

Revenue

$12.5B

Cost of revenue

$4.7B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+0.6 pts

Year-over-year change

-7.7 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
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%
May 5, 2024$12.5B$7.8B$4.7B62.3%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Feb 4, 2024

+0.6 pts

Year-over-year change

Apr 30, 2023

-7.7 pts

What the margin says

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

Gross margin was higher sequentially as gross profit grew faster relative to cost of revenue.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit increased while gross margin improved. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher but gross margin declined.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue to assess gross margin sustainability.