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Does Cvent Make Enough Profit?

Does mid-cap Software company Cvent have a sustainably profitable business model? By studying its gross margins and comparing them to its operating margins, we can gain insight into quality of its business. With gross margins at 60.7%, you might be telling yourself the Cvent is profitable -- but there is more to the story.

Gross margins take into account only the cost of revenue, meaning the expenses directly related to each sale. So it's important to also look at operating margins, which take into account overhead costs. One way to look at it is that gross profit gives insight into Cvent's market and the viability of its business model. Operating margins, on the other hand, show you how efficiently the company is implementing this business model.

Date Reported Revenue ($ k) Cost of Revenue ($ k) Gross Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2022-12-31 630,558 247,854 60.69 -3.82
2021-12-31 518,811 191,448 63.1 -2.41
2020-12-31 498,700 176,250 64.66 3.16
2019-12-31 567,604 211,857 62.68 n/a

Cvent's gross margins are currently in the green, but this might not be the case for long. Since its cost of revenue is growing at a rate of 5.3% compared to 3.4% for its revenues, its gross margins have been shrinking -0.8% on average each year.

Date Reported TotalRevenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2022-12-31 630,558 458,760 -12.06 -40.4
2021-12-31 518,811 371,927 -8.59 -51.77
2020-12-31 498,700 350,662 -5.66 29.78
2019-12-31 567,604 401,516 -8.06 n/a

The table above tells us that, on average, Cvent has not been profitable over the last four years, which should be a warning sign to prospective investors. Indeed, the company's operating margins are sinking at rate of -15.6%

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