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Jun 30, 2023

FY2024 Q1

Gen Digital (GEN) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2023

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Cost of revenue was lower than the prior quarter but higher than a year ago, leading to a gross margin that improved sequentially but weakened year over year.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 · FY2024 Q1

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Cost of revenue was lower than the prior quarter but higher than a year ago, leading to a gross margin that improved sequentially but weakened year over year.

  • The sequential gross margin improvement was supported by a lower cost of revenue relative to revenue, while the year-over-year decline reflects a higher cost base compared to a year earlier.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin was higher. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was lower.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

81.0%

Gross profit

$764.0M

Revenue

$943.0M

Cost of revenue

$179.0M

Quarter-over-quarter change

+1.5 pts

Year-over-year change

-4.6 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$926.0M$736.0M$190.0M79.5%
Jun 30, 2023$943.0M$764.0M$179.0M81.0%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2023

+1.5 pts

Year-over-year change

Jul 1, 2022

-4.6 pts

What the margin says

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

The sequential gross margin improvement was supported by a lower cost of revenue relative to revenue, while the year-over-year decline reflects a higher cost base compared to a year earlier.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin was higher. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was lower.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue, which increased year over year despite a sequential decline.