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Moderna, Inc. stock research

Sep 30, 2024

FY2024 Q3

Moderna (MRNA) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2024

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Cost of revenue was lower than the year-ago quarter, contributing to a gross margin that improved from negative to positive territory.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 · FY2024 Q3

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Cost of revenue was lower than the year-ago quarter, contributing to a gross margin that improved from negative to positive territory.

  • The gross margin strengthened significantly compared to both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, driven by a higher gross profit relative to revenue.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and gross margin were all higher. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was slightly higher, gross profit turned positive from negative, and gross margin improved markedly.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

72.4%

Gross profit

$1.3B

Revenue

$1.9B

Cost of revenue

$514.0M

Quarter-over-quarter change

+20.1 pts

Year-over-year change

+94.8 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$2.8B$1.9B$929.0M67.0%
Mar 31, 2024$167.0M$71.0M$96.0M42.5%
Jun 30, 2024$241.0M$126.0M$115.0M52.3%
Sep 30, 2024$1.9B$1.3B$514.0M72.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2024

+20.1 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2023

+94.8 pts

What the margin says

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

The gross margin strengthened significantly compared to both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, driven by a higher gross profit relative to revenue.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and gross margin were all higher. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was slightly higher, gross profit turned positive from negative, and gross margin improved markedly.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue relative to revenue, as it was substantially lower than the year-ago quarter.