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Sep 30, 2024

FY2024 Q3

WEC Energy Group (WEC) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2024

Revenue and gross profit were both lower than the same quarter a year earlier, while cost of revenue also declined. Gross margin improved compared to the year-ago quarter, but weakened slightly from the immediately preceding quarter.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 · FY2024 Q3

Revenue and gross profit were both lower than the same quarter a year earlier, while cost of revenue also declined. Gross margin improved compared to the year-ago quarter, but weakened slightly from the immediately preceding quarter.

  • The year-over-year gross margin improvement was the most notable change, with cost of revenue declining more sharply than revenue. This stands as the strongest observable driver of margin performance.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were slightly higher, while cost of revenue increased at a faster rate, leading to a slightly weakened gross margin. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were lower, but a sharper decline in cost of revenue resulted in an improved gross margin.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

72.1%

Gross profit

$1.3B

Revenue

$1.9B

Cost of revenue

$520.8M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-1.4 pts

Year-over-year change

+2.1 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Dec 31, 2023$2.2B$1.5B$761.1M65.7%
Mar 31, 2024$2.7B$1.8B$927.1M65.4%
Jun 30, 2024$1.8B$1.3B$469.7M73.5%
Sep 30, 2024$1.9B$1.3B$520.8M72.1%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2024

-1.4 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2023

+2.1 pts

What the margin says

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

The year-over-year gross margin improvement was the most notable change, with cost of revenue declining more sharply than revenue. This stands as the strongest observable driver of margin performance.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were slightly higher, while cost of revenue increased at a faster rate, leading to a slightly weakened gross margin. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were lower, but a sharper decline in cost of revenue resulted in an improved gross margin.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue relative to revenue, as the year-over-year decline was the primary factor driving margin improvement.

WEC Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2024