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Coinbase Global, Inc. stock research

Jun 30, 2023

FY2023 Q2

Coinbase Global (COIN) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2023

Revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the prior quarter, while cost of revenue increased, resulting in a lower gross margin. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was slightly lower but gross profit was substantially higher and cost of revenue was much lower, leading to a significantly improved gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q2

Revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the prior quarter, while cost of revenue increased, resulting in a lower gross margin. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was slightly lower but gross profit was substantially higher and cost of revenue was much lower, leading to a significantly improved gross margin.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the change in cost of revenue, which was lower year over year and higher sequentially, directly affecting gross margin direction.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin weakened as revenue and gross profit declined while cost of revenue rose. Compared to the same quarter one year ago, gross margin improved substantially, driven by a much lower cost of revenue relative to gross profit.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

86.2%

Gross profit

$610.4M

Revenue

$707.9M

Cost of revenue

$97.5M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-6.7 pts

Year-over-year change

+55.9 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$772.5M$717.8M$54.7M92.9%
Jun 30, 2023$707.9M$610.4M$97.5M86.2%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2023

-6.7 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2022

+55.9 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable margin driver is the change in cost of revenue, which was lower year over year and higher sequentially, directly affecting gross margin direction.

Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin weakened as revenue and gross profit declined while cost of revenue rose. Compared to the same quarter one year ago, gross margin improved substantially, driven by a much lower cost of revenue relative to gross profit.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue, as its sequential increase contributed to the gross margin decline this quarter.