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Dropbox (WBO:DBX) Gross Profit : €1,899 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Dropbox Gross Profit?

Dropbox's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €483 Mil. Dropbox's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €1,899 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Dropbox's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €483 Mil. Dropbox's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €581 Mil. Therefore, Dropbox's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 83.24%.

Dropbox had a gross margin of 83.24% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 9 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Dropbox was 81.46%. The lowest was 32.53%. And the median was 75.26%.


Dropbox Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dropbox's Gross Profit 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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Dropbox Gross Profit Chart

Dropbox Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1,125.27 1,232.43 1,516.63 1,775.38 1,855.18

Dropbox Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 461.68 463.72 481.06 470.42 483.46

Competitive Comparison of Dropbox's Gross Profit

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Dropbox's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.


Dropbox's Gross Profit Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Dropbox's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dropbox's Gross Profit falls into.



Dropbox Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Dropbox's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2293.967 - 438.784
=1,855

Dropbox's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=580.796 - 97.336
=483

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1,899 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Dropbox's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=483 / 580.796
=83.24 %

* 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.


Dropbox  (WBO:DBX) Gross Profit 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

Dropbox had a gross margin of 83.24% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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Dropbox (WBO:DBX) Business Description

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Address
1800 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94158
Dropbox is a leading provider of cloud-storage and content collaboration tools with an emphasis on individuals and SMB. The company was founded in 2007 and was a pioneer in cloud storage and cross-platform file syncing. Utilizing inorganic and organic means, the firm has been working on diversifying its product mix and pivoting away from the cloud-storage space.