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The Trade Desk, Inc. stock research

Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q1

The Trade Desk (TTD) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue and gross profit declined from the prior quarter, while cost of revenue rose, leading to a lower gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit increased, but cost of revenue grew more rapidly, resulting in a slightly weaker gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Revenue and gross profit declined from the prior quarter, while cost of revenue rose, leading to a lower gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit increased, but cost of revenue grew more rapidly, resulting in a slightly weaker gross margin.

  • The gross margin weakened both sequentially and year-over-year, as cost of revenue increased at a faster rate than revenue relative to the prior periods.
  • Gross margin decreased from the previous quarter and from the year-ago quarter, reflecting a higher proportion of cost of revenue relative to revenue.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

77.8%

Gross profit

$297.9M

Revenue

$382.8M

Cost of revenue

$84.9M

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

-1.9 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$382.8M$297.9M$84.9M77.8%

Quarterly comparisons

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Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2022

-1.9 pts

What the margin says

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The gross margin weakened both sequentially and year-over-year, as cost of revenue increased at a faster rate than revenue relative to the prior periods.

Gross margin decreased from the previous quarter and from the year-ago quarter, reflecting a higher proportion of cost of revenue relative to revenue.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue, as it has increased relative to both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter.