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Vertiv Holdings Co stock research

Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q1

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also rose. Gross margin improved versus both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, reflecting a stronger relationship between revenue and cost of revenue.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also rose. Gross margin improved versus both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, reflecting a stronger relationship between revenue and cost of revenue.

  • Gross margin strengthened sequentially and year-over-year, driven by a proportionally lower increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue growth.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was lower but gross margin was higher, as cost of revenue declined more than revenue. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue, gross profit, and gross margin were all higher.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

32.6%

Gross profit

$495.5M

Revenue

$1.5B

Cost of revenue

$1.0B

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

+6.3 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$1.5B$495.5M$1.0B32.6%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2022

+6.3 pts

What the margin says

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

Gross margin strengthened sequentially and year-over-year, driven by a proportionally lower increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue growth.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was lower but gross margin was higher, as cost of revenue declined more than revenue. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue, gross profit, and gross margin were all higher.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue in upcoming quarters to assess margin sustainability.