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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

AMAZON.COM ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER SALES UP 24% TO $17.09 BILLION

SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—October 24, 2013—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2013.

Operating cash flow increased 48% to $4.98 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $3.37 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2012. Free cash flow decreased 63% to $388 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.06 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2012. Free cash flow for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2013 includes fourth quarter 2012 cash outflows for purchases of corporate office space and property in Seattle, Washington, of $1.4 billion.

Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 475 million on September 30, 2013, compared with 469 million one year ago.

Net sales increased 24% to $17.09 billion in the third quarter, compared with $13.81 billion in third quarter 2012. Excluding the $332 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 26% compared with third quarter 2012.

Operating loss was $25 million in the third quarter, compared with an operating loss of $28 million in third quarter 2012. The unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter on operating loss was $7 million.

Net loss was $41 million in the third quarter, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $274 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, in third quarter 2012. The third quarter 2012 includes a loss of $169 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, related to our equity-method share of the losses reported by LivingSocial, primarily attributable to its impairment charge of certain assets, including goodwill.

“It’s been a busy few months—we launched a new Paperwhite and new Kindle Fires to positive reviews and surprised people with the revolutionary Mayday button – average Mayday response times are just 11 seconds!” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “And that’s not all. In the last 90 days, our AWS team got back to work on a big government contract, we brought 8 million square feet of fulfillment center capacity online, deployed 1,382 Kiva robots in three FCs, provided a new venue for artists to reach customers, signed up millions of new Prime members, announced Kindle MatchBook, Login & Pay, and nine new original TV pilots, joined the Code.org coalition, acquired TenMarks – a company that helps kids with math, scored a win for customers who want to use Kindles on airplanes even during takeoff and landing (also, a big hat tip to Nick Bilton on that one), began hiring and training 70,000 new U.S. FC employees to help serve customers this holiday season, and saw the Kindle Million Club grow to include 14 KDP authors.”

Highlights

 

  •   Amazon introduced the third generation of Kindle Fire—the all-new Kindle Fire HDX. The new Kindle Fire HDX tablets combine groundbreaking hardware, the latest version of Fire OS, and exclusive new features and services like X-Ray for Music, Second Screen, Prime Instant Video downloads, and the revolutionary new Mayday button.

 

  •   The new Kindle Fire HDX family features stunning exclusive display with exceptional pixel density (323 ppi for 7”, 339 ppi for 8.9”), a powerful quad-core processor running at 2.2 GHz with over 3x the processing power compared to the previous generation, and a startlingly light design—at just 13.2 ounces, the 8.9” Kindle Fire HDX is the lightest large-screen tablet, 34% lighter than the previous generation.

 

  •   Amazon also introduced the new $139 Kindle Fire HD, with a slimmer and lighter design, HD display, high-performance processor, and dual speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio.

 

  •   Kindle Fire HDX includes the new Mayday button, delivering revolutionary live tech support—one touch connects you to an Amazon expert who can guide you remotely through any feature—24x7, 365 days a year, and it’s free.


  •   Amazon introduced new enterprise and productivity features in Fire OS 3.0 “Mojito,” – the next generation of software and services that powers the Kindle Fire tablets – including encryption, secure Wi-Fi, a native VPN client, Kerberos support for Intranet access, integration with leading Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions, a new email client, built-in OfficeSuite support and wireless printing capabilities. These features will be available on the new Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX.

 

  •   Amazon announced that the world’s best-selling e-reader—Kindle Paperwhite—is getting even better. The all-new Kindle Paperwhite features new display technology with higher contrast, the next generation built-in light, a faster processor, the latest touch technology, and exclusive new features designed from the ground up for readers, including Kindle Page Flip, Goodreads, Kindle FreeTime, Smart Lookup, Vocabulary Builder, and more.

 

  •   Amazon introduced Kindle MatchBook, a new benefit that gives customers the option to buy—for $2.99, $1.99, $0.99, or free—the Kindle edition of the print books they have purchased new from Amazon. Print purchases all the way back to 1995—when Amazon first opened its online bookstore—will qualify once a publisher enrolls a title in Kindle MatchBook.

 

  •   Amazon launched the Mexico Kindle Store, offering Mexican customers over 2 million titles, hundreds of thousands of which are exclusive, and more than 70,000 in Spanish. In addition, Amazon announced that Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite are now on sale locally in Mexico at Gandhi stores. For more details, visit www.amazon.com.mx.

 

  •   Building on a successful first round of pilots last April, Amazon announced it has given the green light for the production of six new pilots for kids, as well as three new half-hour pilots created by a mix of Oscar, Emmy and Tony-nominated writers. Customers will be invited to watch, provide feedback and help determine which pilots should be produced as series to air exclusively on Prime Instant Video and Amazon’s LOVEFiLM in the UK in 2014.

 

  •   Amazon launched Appstore Developer Select, a program for developers who optimize their apps and games for Amazon’s Appstore and Fire OS. Developers in the Appstore Developer Select program will receive a broad range of marketing and economic benefits that will help improve app discovery and increase sales even further. Appstore Developer Select apps receive premium placement in the Amazon Appstore, 500,000 ad impressions on the Amazon Mobile Ad Network, and automatic inclusion in the Amazon Appstore Coins Reward category. Customers will receive Amazon Coins when they purchase Appstore Developer Select apps, games, and in-app items. Developers in the program also receive credits equaling 25% off their first $2,000 in AWS services annually.

 

  •   Amazon released Login and Pay with Amazon, a new service that streamlines how customers transact with online merchants, allowing participating companies to empower customers to go from browsing to buying in just a few clicks using their Amazon account information.

 

  •   Amazon.com, Inc. announced the launch of Amazon Art, a marketplace that gives customers direct access to more than 40,000 works of fine art from over 150 galleries and dealers. The store is one of the largest online collections of original and limited edition artwork for purchase directly from galleries and dealers. The new store features easy-to-use discovery tools to help open the art world to customers and offers detailed information about the works of art from galleries of all sizes.

 

  •   Amazon is creating more than 70,000 full-time seasonal jobs across its U.S. fulfillment centers this holiday season in order to meet an increase in customer demand. In 2012, Amazon converted thousands of seasonal employees into regular, full-time roles after the holidays, and expects to do the same this year. On average, seasonal employees earn 94 percent of Amazon fulfillment center employee starting wages and are eligible for health care benefits.

 

  •   Amazon.com, Inc. acquired TenMarks, a company that is helping teachers and parents deliver innovative mathematics curriculum to students across the country.


  •   Since launching the marketplace website Amazon.in last quarter, Amazon has rapidly added more selection to serve customers in India with 10 new categories launched in less than 120 days – Kindle, Consumer Electronics, Mobile Phones & Accessories, Computers & Accessories, Toys, Baby, Personal and Health Care Appliances, Watches, Fashion Jewelry, and Home and Kitchen. With Amazon.in customers can shop with ease and confidence from over nine million books, over 130,000 products from hundreds of brands, and more than 1.9 million eBooks from a constantly expanding group of retailers.

 

  •   Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced more than 15 new features and enhancements to its fully managed relational and NoSQL database services. Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) now supports Oracle Statspack performance diagnostics and has expanded MySQL support, including capabilities for zero downtime data migration. Enhancements to Amazon DynamoDB include new cross-region support, a local test tool, and location-based query capabilities.

 

  •   AWS continued to bolster its management services, making it easier to provision and manage more AWS resources with AWS CloudFormation and AWS OpsWorks, which both added support for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). AWS also enhanced the AWS Console mobile app and introduced a new Command Line Interface.

 

  •   AWS continued to gain momentum in the public sector and now has more than 2,400 education institutions and 600 government agencies as customers, including recent new projects with customers such as the U.S. Federal Drug Administration.

Financial Guidance

The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com’s expectations as of October 24, 2013, and are subject to substantial uncertainty. Our results are inherently unpredictable and may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce and the various factors detailed below.

Fourth Quarter 2013 Guidance

 

  •   Net sales are expected to be between $23.5 billion and $26.5 billion, or to grow between 10% and 25% compared with fourth quarter 2012.

 

  •   Operating income (loss) is expected to be between $(500) million and $500 million, compared to $405 million in fourth quarter 2012.

 

  •   This guidance includes approximately $350 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions, investments, restructurings, or legal settlements are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.

A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company’s financial and operating results.

These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment and data center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains, and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions, and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services, and technologies, system interruptions, government regulation and taxation, payments, and fraud. In addition, the current global economic climate amplifies


many of these risks. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

Our investor relations website is www.amazon.com/ir and we encourage investors to use it as a way of easily finding information about us. We promptly make available on this website, free of charge, the reports that we file or furnish with the SEC, corporate governance information (including our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics), and select press releases and social media postings.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the world’s best-selling and most advanced e-reader. It features new display technology with higher contrast, the next generation built-in light, a faster processor, the latest touch technology, and exclusive new features designed from the ground up for readers. Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, features improved fonts and faster page turns. The new Kindle Fire HDX features a stunning exclusive 7” or 8.9” HDX display, a quad-core 2.2 GHz processor, 2x more memory, and 11 hours of battery life, as well as exclusive new features of Fire OS 3.0 including X-Ray for Music, Second Screen, Prime Instant Video downloads, and the revolutionary new Mayday button. The all-new Kindle Fire HD includes an HD display, high-performance processor and dual speakers at a breakthrough price.

Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, www.amazon.it, www.amazon.es, www.amazon.com.br, www.amazon.in, and www.amazon.com.mx. As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.


AMAZON.COM, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended 
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended 
September 30,
    Twelve Months Ended 
September 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012     2013     2012  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

   $ 3,704      $ 2,335      $ 8,084      $ 5,269      $ 2,980      $ 2,823   

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

            

Net income (loss)

     (41     (274     34        (137     132        40   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities:

            

Depreciation of property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization

     834        554        2,291        1,497        2,953        1,856   

Stock-based compensation

     281        217        808        597        1,043        756   

Other operating expense (income), net

     11        40        74        118        110        161   

Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net

     1        (4     1        (8     —          (8

Other expense (income), net

     5        157        115        153        214        137   

Deferred income taxes

     11        (36     (47     (117     (195     (50

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     —          (66     —          (190     (239     (191

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

            

Inventories

     (586     (647     (80     (25     (1,054     (1,285

Accounts receivable, net and other

     (125     (416     393        164        (632     (913

Accounts payable

     947        1,223        (3,240     (2,856     1,686        1,828   

Accrued expenses and other

     (72     96        (853     (373     558        703   

Additions to unearned revenue

     672        472        1,872        1,251        2,417        1,609   

Amortization of previously unearned revenue

     (550     (373     (1,471     (975     (2,016     (1,275
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     1,388        943        (103     (901     4,977        3,368   

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

            

Purchases of property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development

     (1,038     (716     (2,565     (1,759     (4,589     (2,310

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other

     (1     (37     (252     (711     (287     (759

Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments

     494        742        1,791        3,731        2,296        4,643   

Purchases of marketable securities and other investments

     (518     (358     (2,406     (1,774     (3,934     (3,556
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (1,063     (369     (3,432     (513     (6,514     (1,982

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

            

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     —          66        —          190        239        191   

Common stock repurchased

     —          —          —          (960     —          (1,237

Proceeds from long-term debt and other

     25        109        132        300        3,189        343   

Repayments of long-term debt, capital lease, and finance lease obligations

     (255     (144     (728     (437     (858     (537
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (230     31        (596     (907     2,570        (1,240

Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents

     73        40        (81     32        (141     11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     168        645        (4,212     (2,289     892        157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 3,872      $ 2,980      $ 3,872      $ 2,980      $ 3,872      $ 2,980   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

            

Cash paid for interest on long-term debt

   $ 8      $ 7      $ 60      $ 21      $ 70      $ 25   

Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds)

     23        21        143        60        195        75   

Property and equipment acquired under capital leases

     526        207        1,313        564        1,552        751   

Property and equipment acquired under build-to-suit leases

     269        14        663        46        647        85   


AMAZON.COM, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in millions, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended 
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended 
September 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net product sales

   $ 13,808      $ 11,546      $ 39,831      $ 33,586   

Net services sales

     3,284        2,260        9,034        6,239   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales

     17,092        13,806        48,865        39,825   

Operating expenses (1):

        

Cost of sales

     12,366        10,319        35,375        29,834   

Fulfillment

     2,034        1,510        5,667        4,161   

Marketing

     694        540        2,001        1,557   

Technology and content

     1,734        1,192        4,703        3,219   

General and administrative

     278        230        810        662   

Other operating expense (income), net

     11        43        74        121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     17,117        13,834        48,630        39,554   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     (25     (28     235        271   

Interest income

     9        10        28        32   

Interest expense

     (36     (22     (102     (65

Other income (expense), net

     9        18        (107     (31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating income (expense)

     (18     6        (181     (64
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (43     (22     54        207   

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

     12        (83     18        (234

Equity-method investment activity, net of tax

     (10     (169     (38     (110
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (41   $ (274   $ 34      $ (137
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ (0.09   $ (0.60   $ 0.08      $ (0.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ (0.09   $ (0.60   $ 0.07      $ (0.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share:

        

Basic

     457        452        456        452   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     457        452        464        452   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)    Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

        

Fulfillment

   $ 70      $ 56      $ 213      $ 149   

Marketing

     23        16        63        43   

Technology and content

     154        112        428        310   

General and administrative

     34        33        104        95   


AMAZON.COM, INC.

Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended 
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended 
September 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net income (loss)

   $ (41   $ (274   $ 34      $ (137

Other comprehensive income:

        

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $(1), $4, $(14), and $(17)

     111        30        41        16   

Net change in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:

        

Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $(1), $(1), $3, and $(4)

     1        5        (8     11   

Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in “Other income (expense), net,” net of tax effect of $0, $1, $(1) and $2

     1        (3     —          (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities

     2        2        (8     4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income

     113        32        33        20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 72      $ (242   $ 67      $ (117
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


AMAZON.COM, INC.

Segment Information

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

North America

        

Net sales

   $ 10,301      $ 7,884      $ 29,186      $ 22,638   

Segment operating expenses (1)

     10,006        7,593        28,024        21,655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating income

   $ 295      $ 291      $ 1,162      $ 983   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

International

        

Net sales

   $ 6,791      $ 5,922      $ 19,679      $ 17,187   

Segment operating expenses (1)

     6,819        5,981        19,724        17,181   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating income (loss)

   $ (28   $ (59   $ (45   $ 6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated

        

Net sales

   $ 17,092      $ 13,806      $ 48,865      $ 39,825   

Segment operating expenses (1)

     16,825        13,574        47,748        38,836   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating income

     267        232        1,117        989   

Stock-based compensation

     (281     (217     (808     (597

Other operating income (expense), net

     (11     (43     (74     (121
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     (25     (28     235        271   

Total non-operating income (expense)

     (18     6        (181     (64

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

     12        (83     18        (234

Equity-method investment activity, net of tax

     (10     (169     (38     (110
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (41   $ (274   $ 34      $ (137
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Highlights:

        

Y/Y net sales growth:

        

North America

     31     33     29     35

International

     15        20        15        24   

Consolidated

     24        27        23        30   

Y/Y segment operating income growth (decline):

        

North America

     1     102     18     52

International

     (52     (151     (854     (99

Consolidated

     15        (11     13        (11

Net sales mix:

        

North America

     60     57     60     57

International

     40        43        40        43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100     100     100     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation and “Other operating expense (income), net,” which are not allocated to segments.


AMAZON.COM, INC.

Supplemental Net Sales Information

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended 
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended 
September 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net Sales:

        

North America

        

Media

   $ 2,609      $ 2,215      $ 7,295      $ 6,285   

Electronics and other general merchandise

     6,732        5,061        19,337        14,771   

Other (1)

     960        608        2,554        1,582   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total North America

   $ 10,301      $ 7,884      $ 29,186      $ 22,638   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

International

        

Media

   $ 2,424      $ 2,385      $ 7,193      $ 7,142   

Electronics and other general merchandise

     4,316        3,497        12,340        9,924   

Other (1)

     51        40        146        121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total International

   $ 6,791      $ 5,922      $ 19,679      $ 17,187   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated

        

Media

   $ 5,033      $ 4,600      $ 14,488      $ 13,427   

Electronics and other general merchandise

     11,048        8,558        31,677        24,695   

Other (1)

     1,011        648        2,700        1,703   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consolidated

   $ 17,092      $ 13,806      $ 48,865      $ 39,825   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year-over-year Percentage Growth:

        

North America

        

Media

     18     15     16     16

Electronics and other general merchandise

     33        39        31        42   

Other

     58        64        61        63   

Total North America

     31        33        29        35   

International

        

Media

     2     7     1     12

Electronics and other general merchandise

     23        30        24        35   

Other

     28        7        21        15   

Total International

     15        20        15        24   

Consolidated

        

Media

     9     11     8     14

Electronics and other general merchandise

     29        36        28        39   

Other

     56        59        59        58   

Total consolidated

     24        27        23        30   

Year-over-year Percentage Growth:

        

Excluding the effect of exchange rates

        

International

        

Media

     9     12     7     15

Electronics and other general merchandise

     28        39        30        41   

Other

     32        13        26        20   

Total International

     20        27        20        29   

Consolidated

        

Media

     13     14     12     16

Electronics and other general merchandise

     31        39        30        41   

Other

     56        60        59        59   

Total consolidated

     26        30        25        32   

Consolidated Net Sales Mix:

        

Media

     29     33     30     34

Electronics and other general merchandise

     65        62        65        62   

Other

     6        5        5        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consolidated

     100     100     100     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes sales from non-retail activities, such as AWS in the North America segment, advertising services, and our co-branded credit card agreements in both segments.


AMAZON.COM, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in millions, except per share data)

 

     September 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     (unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,872      $ 8,084   

Marketable securities

     3,817        3,364   

Inventories

     6,068        6,031   

Accounts receivable, net and other

     3,057        3,364   

Deferred tax assets

     520        453   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     17,334        21,296   

Property and equipment, net

     9,991        7,060   

Deferred tax assets

     128        123   

Goodwill

     2,635        2,552   

Other assets

     1,773        1,524   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 31,861      $ 32,555   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 10,037      $ 13,318   

Accrued expenses and other

     6,098        5,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     16,135        19,002   

Long-term debt

     3,043        3,084   

Other long-term liabilities

     3,596        2,277   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:

    

Authorized shares — 500

    

Issued and outstanding shares — none

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.01 par value:

    

Authorized shares — 5,000

    

Issued shares — 481 and 478

    

Outstanding shares — 458 and 454

     5        5   

Treasury stock, at cost

     (1,837     (1,837

Additional paid-in capital

     9,175        8,347   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (206     (239

Retained earnings

     1,950        1,916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     9,087        8,192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 31,861      $ 32,555   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


AMAZON.COM, INC.

Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics

(in millions, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Q3 2012     Q4 2012     Q1 2013     Q2 2013     Q3 2013     Y/Y %
Change
 

Cash Flows and Shares

            

Operating cash flow — trailing twelve months (TTM)

   $ 3,368      $ 4,180      $ 4,245      $ 4,532      $ 4,977        48

Purchases of property and equipment (incl. internal-use software & website development) — TTM

   $ 2,310      $ 3,785      $ 4,068      $ 4,267      $ 4,589        99

Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of property and equipment) — TTM

   $ 1,058      $ 395      $ 177      $ 265      $ 388        (63 )% 

Free cash flow — TTM Y/Y growth (decline)

     (31 )%      (81 )%      (85 )%      (76 )%      (63 )%      N/A   

Invested capital (1)

   $ 10,392      $ 11,181      $ 12,019      $ 13,115      $ 14,306        38

Return on invested capital (2)

     10     4     1     2     3     N/A   

Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding

     469        470        471        474        475        1

Common shares outstanding

     453        454        455        457        458        1

Stock awards outstanding

     16        16        16        17        17        7

Stock awards outstanding — % of common shares outstanding

     3.6     3.5     3.4     3.8     3.8     N/A   

Results of Operations

            

Worldwide (WW) net sales

   $ 13,806      $ 21,268      $ 16,070      $ 15,704      $ 17,092        24

WW net sales — Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     30     23     24     25     26     N/A   

WW net sales — TTM

   $ 57,256      $ 61,093      $ 63,978      $ 66,848      $ 70,133        22

WW net sales — TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     33     29     27     25     25     N/A   

Operating income (loss)

   $ (28   $ 405      $ 181      $ 79      $ (25     (9 )% 

Operating income — Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X

     (137 )%      59     1     (9 )%      (33 )%      N/A   

Operating margin — % of WW net sales

     (0.2 )%      1.9     1.1     0.5     (0.1 )%      N/A   

Operating income — TTM

   $ 531      $ 676      $ 665      $ 637      $ 640        21

Operating income — TTM Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X

     (48 )%      (15 )%      (6 )%      3     27     N/A   

Operating margin — TTM % of WW net sales

     0.9     1.1     1.0     1.0     0.9     N/A   

Net income (loss)

   $ (274   $ 97      $ 82      $ (7   $ (41     (85 )% 

Net income (loss) per diluted share

   $ (0.60   $ 0.21      $ 0.18      $ (0.02   $ (0.09     (85 )% 

Net income (loss) — TTM

   $ 40      $ (39   $ (87   $ (101   $ 132        229

Net income (loss) per diluted share — TTM

   $ 0.09      $ (0.09   $ (0.19   $ (0.22   $ 0.28        227

Segments

            

North America Segment:

            

Net sales

   $ 7,884      $ 12,175      $ 9,391      $ 9,495      $ 10,301        31

Net sales — Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     33     23     26     30     31     N/A   

Net sales — TTM

   $ 32,540      $ 34,813      $ 36,777      $ 38,945      $ 41,361        27

Operating income

   $ 291      $ 608      $ 457      $ 409      $ 295        1

Operating margin — % of North America net sales

     3.7     5     4.9     4.3     2.9     N/A   

Operating income — TTM

   $ 1,268      $ 1,592      $ 1,700      $ 1,766      $ 1,770        40

Operating income — TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     34     71     72     58     40     N/A   

Operating margin — TTM % of North America net sales

     3.9     4.6     4.6     4.5     4.3     N/A   

International Segment:

            

Net sales

   $ 5,922      $ 9,093      $ 6,679      $ 6,209      $ 6,791        15

Net sales — Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     27     23     21     20     20     N/A   

Net sales — TTM

   $ 24,716      $ 26,280      $ 27,201      $ 27,903      $ 28,772        16

Net sales — TTM % of WW net sales

     43     43     43     42     41     N/A   

Operating income (loss)

   $ (59   $ 70      $ (16   $ —        $ (28     (52 )% 

Operating margin — % of International net sales

     (1.0 )%      0.8     (0.2 )%      —       (0.4 )%      N/A   

Operating income (loss) — TTM

   $ 183      $ 76      $ 11      $ (6   $ 25        (86 )% 

Operating income — TTM Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X

     (68 )%      (77 )%      (83 )%      (82 )%      (56 )%      N/A   

Operating margin — TTM % of International net sales

     0.7     0.3     —       —       0.1     N/A   

Consolidated Segments:

            

Operating expenses (3)

   $ 13,574      $ 20,590      $ 15,629      $ 15,295      $ 16,825        24

Operating expenses — TTM (3)

   $ 55,805      $ 59,425      $ 62,267      $ 65,087      $ 68,338        22

Operating income

   $ 232      $ 678      $ 441      $ 409      $ 267        15

Operating margin — % of Consolidated sales

     1.7     3.2     2.7     2.6     1.6     N/A   

Operating income — TTM

   $ 1,451      $ 1,668      $ 1,711      $ 1,760      $ 1,795        24

Operating income — TTM Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X

     (15 )%      7     15     21     26     N/A   

Operating margin — TTM % of Consolidated net sales

     2.5     2.7     2.7     2.6     2.6     N/A   


AMAZON.COM, INC.

Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics

(in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days and employee data)

(unaudited)

 

     Q3 2012     Q4 2012     Q1 2013     Q2 2013     Q3 2013     Y/Y %
Change
 

Supplemental

            

Supplemental North America Segment Net Sales:

            

Media

   $ 2,215      $ 2,903      $ 2,513      $ 2,173      $ 2,609        18

Media — Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     15     13     14     16     18     N/A   

Media — TTM

   $ 8,847      $ 9,189      $ 9,506      $ 9,805      $ 10,199        15

Electronics and other general merchandise

   $ 5,061      $ 8,503      $ 6,128      $ 6,478      $ 6,732        33

Electronics and other general merchandise — Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     39     24     28     31     33     N/A   

Electronics and other general merchandise — TTM

   $ 21,652      $ 23,273      $ 24,629      $ 26,169      $ 27,840        29

Electronics and other general merchandise — TTM % of North America net sales

     67     67     67     67     67     N/A   

Other

   $ 608      $ 769      $ 750      $ 844      $ 960        58

Other — TTM

   $ 2,041      $ 2,351      $ 2,642      $ 2,971      $ 3,322        63

Supplemental International Segment Net Sales:

            

Media

   $ 2,385      $ 3,611      $ 2,545      $ 2,224      $ 2,424        2

Media — Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     12     7     7     7     9     N/A   

Media — TTM

   $ 10,590      $ 10,753      $ 10,785      $ 10,764      $ 10,803        2

Electronics and other general merchandise

   $ 3,497      $ 5,431      $ 4,086      $ 3,937      $ 4,316        23

Electronics and other general merchandise — Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     39     37     32     29     28     N/A   

Electronics and other general merchandise — TTM

   $ 13,956      $ 15,355      $ 16,238      $ 16,952      $ 17,771        27

Electronics and other general merchandise — TTM % of International net sales

     56     58     60     61     62     N/A   

Other

   $ 40      $ 51      $ 48      $ 48      $ 51        28

Other — TTM

   $ 170      $ 172      $ 178      $ 187      $ 198        16

Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales:

            

Media

   $ 4,600      $ 6,514      $ 5,058      $ 4,397      $ 5,033        9

Media — Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     14     10     10     11     13     N/A   

Media — TTM

   $ 19,437      $ 19,942      $ 20,291      $ 20,569      $ 21,002        8

Electronics and other general merchandise

   $ 8,558      $ 13,934      $ 10,214      $ 10,415      $ 11,048        29

Electronics and other general merchandise — Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

     39     29     30     30     31     N/A   

Electronics and other general merchandise — TTM

   $ 35,608      $ 38,628      $ 40,867      $ 43,121      $ 45,611        28

Electronics and other general merchandise — TTM % of WW net sales

     62     63     64     65     65     N/A   

Other

   $ 648      $ 820      $ 798      $ 892      $ 1,011        56

Other — TTM

   $ 2,211      $ 2,523      $ 2,820      $ 3,158      $ 3,520        59

Balance Sheet

            

Cash and marketable securities

   $ 5,248      $ 11,448      $ 7,895      $ 7,463      $ 7,689        47

Inventory, net — ending

   $ 5,065      $ 6,031      $ 5,395      $ 5,420      $ 6,068        20

Inventory turnover, average — TTM

     9.7        9.3        9.5        9.4        9.2        (5 )% 

Property and equipment, net

   $ 5,662      $ 7,060      $ 7,674      $ 8,789      $ 9,991        76

Accounts payable — ending

   $ 8,369      $ 13,318      $ 8,916      $ 8,990      $ 10,037        20

Accounts payable days — ending

     75        76        68        73        75        —

Other

            

WW shipping revenue

   $ 517      $ 832      $ 633      $ 646      $ 721        39

WW shipping costs

   $ 1,153      $ 1,798      $ 1,396      $ 1,364      $ 1,532        33

WW net shipping costs

   $ 636      $ 966      $ 763      $ 718      $ 811        28

WW net shipping costs — % of WW net sales

     4.6     4.5     4.7     4.6     4.7     N/A   

Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel)

     81,400        88,400        91,300        97,000        109,800        35

 

(1) Average Total Assets minus Current Liabilities (excluding current portion of Long-Term Debt) over five quarter ends.
(2) TTM Free Cash Flow divided by Invested Capital.
(3) Represents cost of sales, fulfillment, marketing, technology and content, and general and administrative operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation.


Amazon.com, Inc.

Certain Definitions

Customer Accounts

 

  •   References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer places an order or when a customer orders from other sellers on our websites. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions, Amazon Payments customers, Amazon Web Services customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.

Seller Accounts

 

  •   References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period.

Registered Developers

 

  •   References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key.

Units

 

  •   References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers at Amazon domains worldwide – for example www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, www.amazon.it, www.amazon.es, www.amazon.com.br, www.amazon.in, www.amazon.com.mx, www.diapers.com, www.shopbop.com and www.zappos.com – as well as Amazon-owned items sold through non-Amazon domains. Units sold are paid units and do not include units associated with certain acquisitions, rental businesses, web services or advertising businesses, or Amazon gift certificates.

 

Contacts:   
Amazon.com Investor Relations    Amazon.com Public Relations
Sean Boyle, 206/266-2171    Ty Rogers, 206/266-7180
www.amazon.com/ir    www.amazon.com/pr
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