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Globe Life Inc. stock research

Jun 30, 2023

FY2023 Q2

Globe Life (GL) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2023

Revenue remained steady compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter a year ago. Gross profit improved slightly from the prior quarter but cost of revenue increased year over year, resulting in gross margin that improved sequentially but declined year over year.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q2

Revenue remained steady compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter a year ago. Gross profit improved slightly from the prior quarter but cost of revenue increased year over year, resulting in gross margin that improved sequentially but declined year over year.

  • The sequential improvement in gross profit, while revenue remained flat, was the primary factor associated with the higher gross margin compared to the prior quarter.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin improved as gross profit increased on stable revenue. Compared to the same quarter a year earlier, gross margin weakened as revenue was unchanged but cost of revenue rose.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

23.4%

Gross profit

$310.3M

Revenue

$1.3B

Cost of revenue

$1.0B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+0.3 pts

Year-over-year change

-0.4 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$1.3B$305.2M$1.0B23.1%
Jun 30, 2023$1.3B$310.3M$1.0B23.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2023

+0.3 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2022

-0.4 pts

What the margin says

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

The sequential improvement in gross profit, while revenue remained flat, was the primary factor associated with the higher gross margin compared to the prior quarter.

Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin improved as gross profit increased on stable revenue. Compared to the same quarter a year earlier, gross margin weakened as revenue was unchanged but cost of revenue rose.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its annual increase coincided with a lower gross margin.