Urban Outfitters Inc (URBN)

Gross profit margin

		Jan 31, 2025	Oct 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2024	Apr 30, 2024	Jan 31, 2024	Oct 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2023	Apr 30, 2023	Jan 31, 2023	Oct 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2022	Apr 30, 2022	Jan 31, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2021	Apr 30, 2021	Jan 31, 2021	Oct 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2020	Apr 30, 2020
Gross profit (ttm)	US$ in thousands	1,931,271	1,848,258	1,805,346	1,767,642	1,725,887	1,653,539	1,556,175	1,475,146	1,427,216	1,422,192	1,455,887	1,516,600	1,493,950	1,415,738	1,347,941	1,150,714	861,906	906,615	904,776	982,613
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	5,550,670	5,400,740	5,320,050	5,240,290	5,153,230	5,051,610	4,945,790	4,856,980	4,795,240	4,742,870	4,698,940	4,673,270	4,548,755	4,304,945	4,143,132	3,788,678	3,449,746	3,530,936	3,548,798	3,707,861
Gross profit margin		34.79%	34.22%	33.93%	33.73%	33.49%	32.73%	31.46%	30.37%	29.76%	29.99%	30.98%	32.45%	32.84%	32.89%	32.53%	30.37%	24.98%	25.68%	25.50%	26.50%

January 31, 2025 calculation

Gross profit margin = Gross profit (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $1,931,271K ÷ $5,550,670K
= 34.79%

The gross profit margin of Urban Outfitters Inc has shown fluctuations over the period from April 30, 2020, to January 31, 2025. Initially, the gross profit margin was around 26-27% in the first few quarters but experienced a slight decrease to 24.98% by January 31, 2021. However, there was a significant improvement in the margin from April 30, 2021, onwards, reaching 34.79% by January 31, 2025.

Overall, there has been an upward trend in the gross profit margin of Urban Outfitters Inc, indicating the company's ability to effectively manage its cost of goods sold and generate profit on sales. The increasing trend in the gross profit margin reflects positively on the company's operational efficiency and profitability in the retail industry. It suggests that Urban Outfitters Inc has been successful in controlling production and distribution costs, increasing prices, or improving product mix to enhance profitability over the years.