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Hasbro, Inc. stock research

Dec 31, 2023

FY2023 Q4

Hasbro (HAS) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2023

Revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue declined less proportionally, resulting in a lower gross margin. The gross margin weakened sequentially and year-over-year, reflecting a compressed spread between revenue and cost of revenue.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q4

Revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue declined less proportionally, resulting in a lower gross margin. The gross margin weakened sequentially and year-over-year, reflecting a compressed spread between revenue and cost of revenue.

  • The gross margin decline was driven by a larger relative decrease in revenue compared to the reduction in cost of revenue, as revenue fell more sharply than cost of revenue from both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, cost of revenue was higher, and gross margin weakened. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all lower, with gross margin also weakening.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

55.5%

Gross profit

$714.9M

Revenue

$1.3B

Cost of revenue

$574.0M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-11.6 pts

Year-over-year change

-9.9 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Apr 2, 2023$1.0B$715.7M$285.3M71.5%
Jul 2, 2023$1.2B$857.8M$352.2M70.9%
Oct 1, 2023$1.5B$1.0B$494.5M67.1%
Dec 31, 2023$1.3B$714.9M$574.0M55.5%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Oct 1, 2023

-11.6 pts

Year-over-year change

Dec 25, 2022

-9.9 pts

What the margin says

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

The gross margin decline was driven by a larger relative decrease in revenue compared to the reduction in cost of revenue, as revenue fell more sharply than cost of revenue from both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, cost of revenue was higher, and gross margin weakened. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all lower, with gross margin also weakening.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as cost of revenue increased sequentially despite lower revenue, compressing gross margin.