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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock research

Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q1

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the preceding quarter and the same quarter a year earlier. However, gross margin weakened versus the year-ago quarter, as cost of revenue grew faster than revenue.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the preceding quarter and the same quarter a year earlier. However, gross margin weakened versus the year-ago quarter, as cost of revenue grew faster than revenue.

  • The strongest observable driver is the increase in cost of revenue, which outpaced revenue growth and led to a lower gross margin compared to the year-ago quarter.
  • Revenue was higher than both the immediately preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier. Gross profit improved compared to the year-ago quarter, while gross margin declined over that same period. Cost of revenue was higher than the year-ago quarter.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

87.8%

Gross profit

$897.2M

Revenue

$1.0B

Cost of revenue

$124.5M

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

-1.3 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$1.0B$897.2M$124.5M87.8%

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

Apr 2, 2022

-1.3 pts

What the margin says

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The strongest observable driver is the increase in cost of revenue, which outpaced revenue growth and led to a lower gross margin compared to the year-ago quarter.

Revenue was higher than both the immediately preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier. Gross profit improved compared to the year-ago quarter, while gross margin declined over that same period. Cost of revenue was higher than the year-ago quarter.

Monitor the trend of cost of revenue relative to revenue in upcoming quarters.