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Lennox International Inc. stock research

Sep 30, 2023

FY2023 Q3

Lennox International (LII) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2023

Revenue was stable compared to the previous quarter but higher than the same quarter last year. Gross profit decreased sequentially while cost of revenue also declined, resulting in a lower gross margin; however, gross profit increased year-over-year as cost of revenue rose less than revenue, leading to a higher gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q3

Revenue was stable compared to the previous quarter but higher than the same quarter last year. Gross profit decreased sequentially while cost of revenue also declined, resulting in a lower gross margin; however, gross profit increased year-over-year as cost of revenue rose less than revenue, leading to a higher gross margin.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the year-over-year improvement in gross margin, which rose from the prior-year quarter. A concrete item to monitor is the sequential decline in gross margin from the immediately preceding quarter.
  • Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin weakened, as revenue was stable while gross profit decreased. Compared with the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin improved significantly, driven by higher revenue and a proportionally smaller increase in cost of revenue.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

31.4%

Gross profit

$428.5M

Revenue

$1.4B

Cost of revenue

$937.8M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-1.1 pts

Year-over-year change

+4.5 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$1.0B$306.6M$742.8M29.2%
Jun 30, 2023$1.4B$457.8M$953.6M32.4%
Sep 30, 2023$1.4B$428.5M$937.8M31.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2023

-1.1 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2022

+4.5 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable margin driver is the year-over-year improvement in gross margin, which rose from the prior-year quarter. A concrete item to monitor is the sequential decline in gross margin from the immediately preceding quarter.

Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin weakened, as revenue was stable while gross profit decreased. Compared with the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin improved significantly, driven by higher revenue and a proportionally smaller increase in cost of revenue.

Monitor the sequential gross margin trend, as the decline from the prior quarter may reflect seasonal patterns noted in the company's filing regarding working capital needs.