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Monster Beverage Corporation stock research

Sep 30, 2024

FY2024 Q3

Monster Beverage (MNST) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2024

Revenue was stable compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross profit and cost of revenue were also broadly stable, resulting in a gross margin that was slightly lower than the prior quarter but slightly higher than the year-ago quarter.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 · FY2024 Q3

Revenue was stable compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross profit and cost of revenue were also broadly stable, resulting in a gross margin that was slightly lower than the prior quarter but slightly higher than the year-ago quarter.

  • The gross margin weakened slightly from the prior quarter but improved relative to the same quarter last year, driven by a small shift in the relationship between revenue and cost of revenue.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin was lower. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was higher.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

53.2%

Gross profit

$999.8M

Revenue

$1.9B

Cost of revenue

$881.2M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-0.5 pts

Year-over-year change

+0.1 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Dec 31, 2023$1.7B$938.4M$791.7M54.2%
Mar 31, 2024$1.9B$1.0B$872.0M54.1%
Jun 30, 2024$1.9B$1.0B$881.1M53.6%
Sep 30, 2024$1.9B$999.8M$881.2M53.2%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2024

-0.5 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2023

+0.1 pts

What the margin says

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

The gross margin weakened slightly from the prior quarter but improved relative to the same quarter last year, driven by a small shift in the relationship between revenue and cost of revenue.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin was lower. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was higher.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue in upcoming quarters.