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Ingersoll Rand Inc. stock research

Mar 31, 2024

FY2024 Q1

Ingersoll Rand (IR) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2024

Revenue was lower than the prior quarter but higher than the same quarter a year earlier. Gross profit followed a similar pattern, while cost of revenue decreased from both comparison periods, resulting in gross margin improvement relative to both prior periods.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 · FY2024 Q1

Revenue was lower than the prior quarter but higher than the same quarter a year earlier. Gross profit followed a similar pattern, while cost of revenue decreased from both comparison periods, resulting in gross margin improvement relative to both prior periods.

  • The strongest observable driver of the gross margin increase was the decline in cost of revenue relative to revenue, which led to an expanded margin despite changes in revenue levels.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin improved even though revenue was lower. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin improved with higher revenue and lower cost of revenue.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

44.7%

Gross profit

$746.3M

Revenue

$1.7B

Cost of revenue

$923.8M

Quarter-over-quarter change

+1.8 pts

Year-over-year change

+3.9 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jun 30, 2023$1.7B$697.5M$989.0M41.4%
Sep 30, 2023$1.7B$739.3M$999.6M42.5%
Dec 31, 2023$1.8B$781.2M$1.0B42.9%
Mar 31, 2024$1.7B$746.3M$923.8M44.7%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Dec 31, 2023

+1.8 pts

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2023

+3.9 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable driver of the gross margin increase was the decline in cost of revenue relative to revenue, which led to an expanded margin despite changes in revenue levels.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin improved even though revenue was lower. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin improved with higher revenue and lower cost of revenue.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue to assess whether the margin improvement can be sustained.