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Dollar Tree, Inc. stock research

Jul 29, 2023

FY2023 Q2

Dollar Tree (DLTR) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jul 29, 2023

Revenue and cost of revenue both increased from the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while gross profit moved in a different direction. As a result, gross margin weakened compared to both periods.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jul 29, 2023 · FY2023 Q2

Revenue and cost of revenue both increased from the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while gross profit moved in a different direction. As a result, gross margin weakened compared to both periods.

  • Gross profit declined relative to the immediate prior quarter despite higher revenue, indicating that cost of revenue increased at a faster pace. Compared with the year-ago quarter, gross profit rose but not enough to keep gross margin stable.
  • Gross margin was lower than both the prior quarter and the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue was higher and cost of revenue was higher than both comparable periods, while gross profit was lower than the prior quarter but higher than the year-ago quarter.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

27.8%

Gross profit

$3.0B

Revenue

$10.7B

Cost of revenue

$5.2B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-7.5 pts

Year-over-year change

-3.6 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jan 28, 2023-$5.2B-$760.9M-$4.4B14.6%
Apr 29, 2023$3.9B$1.4B$5.1B35.3%
Jul 29, 2023$10.7B$3.0B$5.2B27.8%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Apr 29, 2023

-7.5 pts

Year-over-year change

Jul 30, 2022

-3.6 pts

What the margin says

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

Gross profit declined relative to the immediate prior quarter despite higher revenue, indicating that cost of revenue increased at a faster pace. Compared with the year-ago quarter, gross profit rose but not enough to keep gross margin stable.

Gross margin was lower than both the prior quarter and the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue was higher and cost of revenue was higher than both comparable periods, while gross profit was lower than the prior quarter but higher than the year-ago quarter.

Monitor the relationship between revenue growth and cost of revenue growth, as cost of revenue rose faster than revenue sequentially.

DLTR Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jul 29, 2023