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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. stock research

Sep 30, 2024

FY2025 Q1

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2024

Revenue and cost of revenue were similar to the year-ago quarter, while gross profit was slightly lower, resulting in a marginally weaker gross margin. Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue decreased more sharply than cost of revenue, leading to a notably lower gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 · FY2025 Q1

Revenue and cost of revenue were similar to the year-ago quarter, while gross profit was slightly lower, resulting in a marginally weaker gross margin. Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue decreased more sharply than cost of revenue, leading to a notably lower gross margin.

  • The most observable driver of the gross margin change is the relationship between revenue and cost of revenue. In the current quarter, revenue declined proportionally more than cost of revenue relative to the prior quarter, compressing the margin.
  • Gross margin weakened compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. The decline from the prior quarter was more pronounced.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

24.5%

Gross profit

$347.9M

Revenue

$1.4B

Cost of revenue

$1.1B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-11.1 pts

Year-over-year change

-0.4 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Dec 31, 2023$1.4B$347.8M$1.1B24.8%
Mar 31, 2024$1.7B$539.2M$1.2B31.2%
Jun 30, 2024$1.9B$691.2M$1.3B35.6%
Sep 30, 2024$1.4B$347.9M$1.1B24.5%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2024

-11.1 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2023

-0.4 pts

What the margin says

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

The most observable driver of the gross margin change is the relationship between revenue and cost of revenue. In the current quarter, revenue declined proportionally more than cost of revenue relative to the prior quarter, compressing the margin.

Gross margin weakened compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. The decline from the prior quarter was more pronounced.

Monitor the relative movement of revenue and cost of revenue in future quarters, as the company's forward-looking statements note risks and uncertainties that could affect results.

BR Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2024