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FY2023 Q1
Crown Castle (CCI) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023
Revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also declined. Gross margin improved sharply from the prior quarter but weakened slightly from the year-ago period.
Gross margin takeaway
Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1
Revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also declined. Gross margin improved sharply from the prior quarter but weakened slightly from the year-ago period.
- The gross margin improvement from the prior quarter was driven by a significantly lower cost of revenue relative to revenue, reversing the prior quarter's extreme negative margin. Compared to the year-ago quarter, the slight margin decline reflects a proportionally larger decrease in gross profit relative to revenue.
- Revenue was lower than both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter. Gross profit was higher than the prior quarter's large loss but lower than the year-ago quarter. Gross margin improved from the prior quarter's deeply negative level but was slightly below the year-ago quarter.
Gross margin snapshot
The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.
Gross margin
30.2%
Gross profit
$45.0M
Revenue
$149.0M
Cost of revenue
$104.0M
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.
| Period | Revenue | Gross profit | Cost of revenue | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | $149.0M | $45.0M | $104.0M | 30.2% |
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
Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.
The gross margin improvement from the prior quarter was driven by a significantly lower cost of revenue relative to revenue, reversing the prior quarter's extreme negative margin. Compared to the year-ago quarter, the slight margin decline reflects a proportionally larger decrease in gross profit relative to revenue.
Revenue was lower than both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter. Gross profit was higher than the prior quarter's large loss but lower than the year-ago quarter. Gross margin improved from the prior quarter's deeply negative level but was slightly below the year-ago quarter.
Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its volatility has driven large swings in gross margin.