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The Mosaic Company stock research

Jun 30, 2023

FY2023 Q2

The Mosaic (MOS) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2023

Revenue declined compared to the preceding quarter and the same quarter a year earlier. Gross profit decreased more than the revenue decline, resulting in a lower gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q2

Revenue declined compared to the preceding quarter and the same quarter a year earlier. Gross profit decreased more than the revenue decline, resulting in a lower gross margin.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the steeper drop in gross profit relative to the reduction in revenue. The filing notes the company's liquidity targets and capital allocation priorities, which include maintaining investment grade metrics and returning cash to shareholders.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue decreased and gross margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year ago, revenue was substantially lower and gross margin declined considerably.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

16.8%

Gross profit

$571.1M

Revenue

$3.4B

Cost of revenue

$2.8B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-1.8 pts

Year-over-year change

-17.5 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$3.6B$670.4M$2.9B18.6%
Jun 30, 2023$3.4B$571.1M$2.8B16.8%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2023

-1.8 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2022

-17.5 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable margin driver is the steeper drop in gross profit relative to the reduction in revenue. The filing notes the company's liquidity targets and capital allocation priorities, which include maintaining investment grade metrics and returning cash to shareholders.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue decreased and gross margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year ago, revenue was substantially lower and gross margin declined considerably.

Monitor the relationship between cost of goods sold and net sales in upcoming quarters.