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Jun 30, 2023

FY2023 Q3

TE Connectivity (TEL) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2023

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter and was slightly below the year-ago level, while gross profit remained unchanged. The gross margin improved because cost of revenue fell more than revenue.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q3

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter and was slightly below the year-ago level, while gross profit remained unchanged. The gross margin improved because cost of revenue fell more than revenue.

  • The strongest observable driver of the margin improvement was the reduction in cost of revenue, which declined more than the decline in revenue.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was lower, cost of revenue was lower, gross profit was flat, and gross margin was higher. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was slightly lower, cost of revenue was slightly lower, gross profit was unchanged, and gross margin was marginally higher.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

32.5%

Gross profit

$1.3B

Revenue

$4.0B

Cost of revenue

$2.7B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+1.6 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
Mar 31, 2023$4.2B$1.3B$2.9B30.9%
Jun 30, 2023$4.0B$1.3B$2.7B32.5%

Quarterly comparisons

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Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2023

+1.6 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 24, 2022

+0.1 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable driver of the margin improvement was the reduction in cost of revenue, which declined more than the decline in revenue.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was lower, cost of revenue was lower, gross profit was flat, and gross margin was higher. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was slightly lower, cost of revenue was slightly lower, gross profit was unchanged, and gross margin was marginally higher.

Monitor cost of revenue trends and the potential impact of supply chain disruptions noted in the filing as a result of geopolitical and pandemic-related factors.