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Stride (Stride) Gross Margin %

: 39.85% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Stride's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $201 Mil. Stride's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $505 Mil. Therefore, Stride's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 39.85%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Stride's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

LRN' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 33.39   Med: 35.4   Max: 38.1
Current: 37.21


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Stride was 38.10%. The lowest was 33.39%. And the median was 35.40%.

LRN's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
68.15% of 248 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 48.415 vs LRN: 37.21

Stride had a gross margin of 39.85% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Stride was 0.20% per year.


Stride Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stride's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Stride Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Gross Margin %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 34.69 33.39 34.81 35.36 35.22

Stride Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Margin % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.10 37.27 35.59 36.00 39.85

Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Stride's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Stride Gross Margin % Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Stride's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Stride's Gross Margin % falls into.



Stride Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Stride's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jun. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2023 )
=647.1 / 1837.358
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1837.358 - 1190.288) / 1837.358
=35.22 %

Stride's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=201.2 / 504.868
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(504.868 - 303.694) / 504.868
=39.85 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Stride  (NYSE:LRN) Gross Margin % Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Stride had a gross margin of 39.85% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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Stride (Stride) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11720 Plaza America, 9th Floor, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
Stride Inc is an American online educational company. The company offers alternative programs to traditional on-campus schooling. It also operates state-funded virtual charter schools around the United States. The educational programs for K-12 students are usually monitored by parents and provide virtual classroom environments where teachers meet with students online, by phone, or in-person. The company's contractual agreements with various school districts to offer its curriculum programs provide a majority of the company's revenue. The company lines of business are Managed Public School Programs, Institutional, and Private Pay Schools and Other.
Executives
Robert Cohen director 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Eliza Mcfadden director 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
Les Ottolenghi officer: Chief Info. & Tech. Officer ONE CAESARS PALACE DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Vincent Mathis officer: EVP, General Counsel 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
James Jeaho Rhyu director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
Donna Blackman officer: Chief Financial Officer 11720 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, 9TH FLOOR, RESTON VA 20190
Ralph R Smith director 1615 WEST CHESTER PIKE, STE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19382-7956
Allison Lawrence director 11720 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, 9TH FLOOR, RESTON VA 20190
Joseph A Verbrugge director 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Nathaniel A Davis director, officer: Chairman and CEO 1500 ECKINGTON PLACE NE, WASHINGTON DC 20002
Shaun Mcalmont officer: EVP, Career Technical Ed. C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP., 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Kevin Chavous director 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
Timothy Medina officer: Chief Financial Officer 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
Victoria D Harker director 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Howard D. Polsky officer: General Counsel & Secretary 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171