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D-Wave Quantum Inc. stock research

Jun 30, 2024

FY2024 Q2

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2024

In the current quarter, revenue and gross profit decreased compared to the prior quarter, while cost of revenue remained nearly unchanged, resulting in a lower gross margin. Year-over-year, revenue and gross profit increased, cost of revenue declined, and gross margin improved significantly.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 · FY2024 Q2

In the current quarter, revenue and gross profit decreased compared to the prior quarter, while cost of revenue remained nearly unchanged, resulting in a lower gross margin. Year-over-year, revenue and gross profit increased, cost of revenue declined, and gross margin improved significantly.

  • The gross margin improvement from the prior year quarter is observable through the combination of higher revenue and lower cost of revenue, which together increased the proportion of revenue retained as gross profit.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, cost of revenue was slightly lower, and gross margin weakened. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher, cost of revenue was lower, and gross margin improved.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

63.6%

Gross profit

$1.4M

Revenue

$2.2M

Cost of revenue

$795000

Quarter-over-quarter change

-3.7 pts

Year-over-year change

+22.3 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Sep 30, 2023$2.6M$1.5M$1.0M59.7%
Dec 31, 2023$2.9M$2.0M$93900067.7%
Mar 31, 2024$2.5M$1.7M$80600067.3%
Jun 30, 2024$2.2M$1.4M$79500063.6%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2024

-3.7 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2023

+22.3 pts

What the margin says

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

The gross margin improvement from the prior year quarter is observable through the combination of higher revenue and lower cost of revenue, which together increased the proportion of revenue retained as gross profit.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, cost of revenue was slightly lower, and gross margin weakened. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher, cost of revenue was lower, and gross margin improved.

Monitor the company's ability to sustain gross margin levels given its history of net losses and negative cash flows from operations as disclosed in the filing.