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Squarespace (Squarespace) Gross Margin % : 71.27% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Squarespace Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Squarespace's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $200 Mil. Squarespace's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $281 Mil. Therefore, Squarespace's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 71.27%.


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

SQSP' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 76.78   Med: 83.1   Max: 84.17
Current: 76.78


During the past 5 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Squarespace was 84.17%. The lowest was 76.78%. And the median was 83.10%.

SQSP's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
84.57% of 2631 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 41.74 vs SQSP: 76.78

Squarespace had a gross margin of 71.27% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Squarespace was 0.00% per year.


Squarespace Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Squarespace'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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Squarespace Gross Margin % Chart

Squarespace Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
83.10 84.17 83.85 82.39 79.50

Squarespace Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Margin % 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 81.88 82.56 79.87 74.27 71.27

Competitive Comparison of Squarespace's Gross Margin %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Squarespace'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.


Squarespace's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Squarespace's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Squarespace Gross Margin % Calculation

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

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

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=804.8 / 1012.336
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1012.336 - 207.52) / 1012.336
=79.50 %

Squarespace'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 )
=200.4 / 281.148
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(281.148 - 80.774) / 281.148
=71.27 %

* 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.


Squarespace  (NYSE:SQSP) 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

Squarespace had a gross margin of 71.27% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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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Squarespace (Squarespace) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
225 Varick Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10014
Squarespace is a provider of subscription-based website-building software and hosting services primarily servicing entrepreneurs and micro businesses. The company offers a range of add-on and standalone tools, including scheduling functionality, email marketing, member areas for paid content, and design tools for social media and video content. Following the 2021 acquisition of Tock, Squarespace has expanded into servicing hospitality customers with reservation, take-out, and event management software.
Executives
Anthony Casalena director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SQUARESPACE, INC., 225 VARICK STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Nathan Gooden officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SQUARESPACE, INC., 225 VARICK STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
O'connor Courtenay officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O SQUARESPACE, INC., 225 VARICK STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
General Atlantic (sqrs) Lp director, 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, FLOOR 33, NEW YORK NY 10055
General Atlantic, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Paul Gubbay officer: Chief Product Officer C/O SQUARESPACE, INC., 225 VARICK STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Jonathan D Klein director C/O GETTY IMAGES, INC., 601 N 34TH ST, SEATTLE WA 98103
Index Venture Growth Associates I Ltd 10 percent owner 5TH FLOOR, 44 ESPLANADE, ST HELIER, CHANNEL ISLANDS Y9 JE1 3FG
Index Ventures Growth I Parallel Entrepreneur Fund (jersey) L.p. 10 percent owner NO.1 SEATON PLACE, ST. HELIER, JERSEY (CHANNEL ISLANDS) XX JE4 8YJ
Neela Montgomery director C/O LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A., LES CHATAGNIS, APPLES V8 1143
Liza Landsman director 1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Anton J Levy director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055
Index Ventures Growth I (jersey) L.p. 10 percent owner NO.1 SEATON PLACE, ST. HELIER, JERSEY (CHANNEL ISLANDS) XX JE4 8YJ
(jersey) Slp Yucca 10 percent owner NO. 1 SEATON PLACE, ST. HELIER Y9 Y9 JE48YJ
General Atlantic (spv) Gp, Llc director, 10 percent owner 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055