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Axon Enterprise, Inc. stock research

Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q1

Axon Enterprise (AXON) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared with the previous quarter and the same quarter last year. However, gross margin declined as cost of revenue grew at a faster rate relative to revenue.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared with the previous quarter and the same quarter last year. However, gross margin declined as cost of revenue grew at a faster rate relative to revenue.

  • The primary observable margin driver is the change in the relationship between cost of revenue and revenue, with cost of revenue increasing more rapidly than revenue, leading to a lower gross margin.
  • Gross margin was lower than both the immediately preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier, while revenue and gross profit were higher in both comparisons.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

59.4%

Gross profit

$204.5M

Revenue

$344.3M

Cost of revenue

$139.9M

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

-1.4 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$344.3M$204.5M$139.9M59.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2022

-1.4 pts

What the margin says

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The primary observable margin driver is the change in the relationship between cost of revenue and revenue, with cost of revenue increasing more rapidly than revenue, leading to a lower gross margin.

Gross margin was lower than both the immediately preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier, while revenue and gross profit were higher in both comparisons.

Monitor whether the ratio of cost of revenue to revenue stabilizes or continues to increase.