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Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock research

Jul 1, 2023

FY2024 Q4

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jul 1, 2023

In the current quarter, revenue declined while cost of revenue increased, resulting in a lower gross profit and a weakened gross margin compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. The gross margin compression reflects a larger proportion of revenue consumed by cost of revenue.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jul 1, 2023 · FY2024 Q4

In the current quarter, revenue declined while cost of revenue increased, resulting in a lower gross profit and a weakened gross margin compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. The gross margin compression reflects a larger proportion of revenue consumed by cost of revenue.

  • The primary observable relationship is that cost of revenue moved higher while revenue moved lower, causing gross profit to contract more than proportionally. This shift in the revenue-to-cost balance is the strongest driver of the margin decline.
  • Compared to the previous quarter, gross margin was lower, with revenue slightly lower and cost of revenue higher. Versus the same quarter last year, gross margin was significantly lower, as revenue was considerably lower and cost of revenue was higher.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

24.2%

Gross profit

$89.6M

Revenue

$370.8M

Cost of revenue

$281.2M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-5.0 pts

Year-over-year change

-18.9 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 1, 2023$383.4M$112.0M$271.4M29.2%
Jul 1, 2023$370.8M$89.6M$281.2M24.2%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Apr 1, 2023

-5.0 pts

Year-over-year change

Jul 2, 2022

-18.9 pts

What the margin says

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

The primary observable relationship is that cost of revenue moved higher while revenue moved lower, causing gross profit to contract more than proportionally. This shift in the revenue-to-cost balance is the strongest driver of the margin decline.

Compared to the previous quarter, gross margin was lower, with revenue slightly lower and cost of revenue higher. Versus the same quarter last year, gross margin was significantly lower, as revenue was considerably lower and cost of revenue was higher.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its increase was the principal factor in the margin compression.