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Edwards Lifesciences Corporation stock research

Mar 31, 2024

FY2024 Q1

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2024

Revenue was stable compared to the prior quarter and higher than the same quarter last year. Gross profit was stable sequentially and higher year over year, while cost of revenue was higher sequentially and lower year over year, resulting in a gross margin that weakened from both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 · FY2024 Q1

Revenue was stable compared to the prior quarter and higher than the same quarter last year. Gross profit was stable sequentially and higher year over year, while cost of revenue was higher sequentially and lower year over year, resulting in a gross margin that weakened from both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter.

  • The gross margin weakened sequentially and year over year, driven by a higher cost of revenue relative to revenue compared to both periods.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was stable while cost of revenue was higher, causing gross margin to weaken. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was higher and cost of revenue was lower, yet gross margin still weakened.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

78.4%

Gross profit

$1.0B

Revenue

$1.3B

Cost of revenue

$286.9M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-2.4 pts

Year-over-year change

-2.8 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$1.2B$992.3M$329.5M81.2%
Jun 30, 2023$1.3B$1.0B$256.9M79.7%
Sep 30, 2023$1.2B$978.9M$250.6M80.9%
Mar 31, 2024$1.3B$1.0B$286.9M78.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Sep 30, 2023

-2.4 pts

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2023

-2.8 pts

What the margin says

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

The gross margin weakened sequentially and year over year, driven by a higher cost of revenue relative to revenue compared to both periods.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was stable while cost of revenue was higher, causing gross margin to weaken. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was higher and cost of revenue was lower, yet gross margin still weakened.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as it increased sequentially despite stable revenue.