Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
1,084 1,100 1,134 1,946 Consensus: Consensus:
Net sales 1,530 1,387 1,463 2,541 1,902 1,753 1,858 2,977 2,279 2,139 2,307 3,986 3,015 2,886 3,262 5,672 4,135 3,960 4,230 7,265 5,264 6,921 8,490 10,711 14,835 19,590 24,390 29,390 34,590 39,990 45,590 21%
   Y-Y growth 41.1% 26.1% 29.0% 30.6% 24.3% 26.4% 27.0% 17.2% 19.8% 22.0% 24.2% 33.9% 32.3% 34.9% 41.4% 42.3% 37.1% 37.2% 29.7% 28.1% 31.5% 22.7% 26.2% 38.5% 32.1% 24.5% 20.5% 17.7% 15.6% 14.0%
   Y-Y incremental $ growth 446 287 329 595 372 366 395 436 377 386 449 1,009 736 747 955 1,686 1,120 1,074 968 1,593 1,657 1,569 2,221 4,124 4,755 4,800 5,000 5,200 5,400 5,600
Cost of sales 1,169 1,046 1,107 1,997 1,444 1,303 1,395 2,309 1,732 1,630 1,758 3,135 2,296 2,185 2,500 4,501 3,179 4,007 5,319 6,451 8,255 11,482
Gross profit 361 341 356 544 458 450 463 668 547 509 549 851 719 701 762 1,171 956 1,257 1,602 2,039 2,456 3,353
   Gross profit margin 23.59% 24.59% 24.33% 21.41% 24.08% 25.67% 24.92% 22.44% 24.00% 23.80% 23.80% 21.35% 23.85% 24.29% 23.36% 20.65% 23.12% 23.88% 23.15% 24.02% 22.93% 22.60%
   Y-Y chg 0.49% 1.08% 0.59% 1.03% -0.08% -1.87% -1.12% -1.09% -0.15% 0.49% -0.44% -0.70% -0.73% -0.73% 0.87% -1.09% -0.33%
Operating expenses (1):
Fulfillment 129 126 138 208 166 158 171 250 193 189 217 338 260 258 296 478 354 495 601 745 937 1,292
Marketing 34 34 34 60 45 42 44 67 54 53 64 92 72 65 74 133 103 128 162 198 263 344
Technology and content 58 71 69 85 92 106 121 132 146 167 172 177 186 201 209 222 234 257 283 451 662 818
General and administrative 30 31 29 34 46 38 32 50 45 50 54 46 56 58 57 64 61 104 124 166 195 235
Other operating expense, net 0 -7 5 -6 1 2 40 4 3 3 2 2 0 3 3 3 6 3 -8 47 10 9
   Total operating expenses 251 255 275 381 350 346 408 503 441 462 509 655 574 585 639 900 758 987 1,162 1,607 2,067 2,698
   Operating expense margin 16.4% 18.4% 18.8% 15.0% 18.4% 19.7% 22.0% 16.9% 19.4% 21.6% 22.1% 16.4% 19.0% 20.3% 19.6% 15.9% 18.3% 18.8% 16.8% 18.9% 19.3% 18.2%
   Y-Y chg 2.00% 1.35% 3.16% 1.90% 0.95% 1.86% 0.10% -0.46% -0.31% -1.33% -2.47% -0.57% -0.71% -1.96% 2.14% 0.37% -1.11%
Income from operations 110 86 81 163 108 104 55 165 106 47 40 196 145 116 123 271 198 159 160 347 270 440 432 389 655 904 1,272 1,533 1,804 2,086 2,378
   Y-Y chg -1.8% 20.9% -32.1% 1.2% -1.9% -54.8% -27.3% 18.8% 36.8% 146.8% 207.5% 38.3% 36.6% 37.2% 29.7% 28.1% 63.0% -1.8% -10.0% 68.4% 38.0% 40.7% 20.5% 17.7% 15.6% 14.0%
   Y-Y incremental growth -2 18 -26 2 -2 -57 -15 31 39 69 83 75 53 43 37 76 170 -8 -43 266 249 368 261 271 282 292
   Operating income margin 7.19% 6.20% 5.54% 6.41% 5.68% 5.93% 2.96% 5.54% 4.65% 2.20% 1.73% 4.92% 4.81% 4.02% 3.77% 4.78% 4.79% 4.02% 3.77% 4.78% 5.13% 6.36% 5.09% 3.63% 4.42% 4.62% 5.22% 5.22% 5.22% 5.22% 5.22%
   Y-Y chg -1.51% -0.27% -2.58% -0.87% -1.03% -3.74% -1.23% -0.63% 0.16% 1.82% 2.04% -0.14% -0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.23% -1.27% -1.46% 0.78%
Interest income 6 5 7 10 9 9 12 14 15 13 14 17 20 20 23 27 26 22 28 44 59 90
Interest expense -28 -26 -26 -27 -26 -22 -22 -22 -21 -19 -21 -17 -19 -19 -19 -20 -22 -130 -107 -92 -78 -77
Other income (expense), net 1 0 0 -6 3 -1 0 0 -1 1 4 -8 0 -1 -1 1 3 7 -5 2 -4 -1
Remeasurements and other 20 16 -5 -32 14 18 6 4 -3 12 1 1 -2 -5 -2 2 2 -130 -1 42 11 -7
Total non-operating income (expense) -1 -5 -24 -55 0 4 -4 -4 -10 7 -2 -7 -1 -5 1 10 9 -231 -85 -4 -12 5
Income before income taxes 109 81 57 108 108 108 51 161 96 54 38 189 144 111 124 281 207 159 160 347 39 355 428 377 660 904 1,272 1,533 1,804 2,086 2,378
Provision for income taxes -2 5 3 -239 56 56 21 -38 45 32 19 91 33 33 44 74 62 48 48 104 4 -233 95 187 184 271 382 460 541 626 713
   Tax rate -2% 6% 5% -221% 52% 52% 41% -24% 47% 59% 50% 48% 23% 30% 35% 26% 30% 30% 30% 30% 10% -66% 22% 50% 28% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30%
Net income 111 76 54 347 52 52 30 199 51 22 19 98 111 78 80 207 143 111 112 243 35 588 333 190 476 633 890 1,073 1,263 1,460 1,664
Basic earnings per share: 0.28 0.19 0.13 0.85 0.13 0.13 0.07 0.48 0.12 0.05 0.05 0.24 0.27 0.19 0.19 0.50 0.34 Consensus: 0.09 1.45 0.81 0.46 1.15 Consensus:
0.26 0.28 0.62 1.50 2.11
Diluted earnings per share: 0.26 0.18 0.13 0.82 0.12 0.12 0.07 0.47 0.12 0.05 0.05 0.23 0.26 0.19 0.19 0.48 0.34 0.27 0.27 0.58 0.08 1.39 0.78 0.45 1.12 1.49 2.10 2.53 2.98 3.44 3.93
   Trailing 4Q: 1.39 1.25 1.19 1.13 0.78 0.78 0.71 0.69 0.45 0.59 0.73 0.87 1.12 1.20 1.28 1.35 1.46
   Y-Y change -53.8% -33.3% -46.2% -42.7% 0.0% -58.3% -28.6% -51.1% 116.7% 280.0% 280.0% 108.7% 30.8% 36.8% 47.4% 28.7% 1637.5% -43.9% -42.3% 148.9% 33.3% 40.7% 20.5% 17.7% 15.6% 14.0%
Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share:
Basic 404 405 407 409 410 411 413 415 417 418 417 415 412 412 414 416 417 417 417 417 395 406 412 416 413
Diluted 425 425 425 425 424 425 428 427 426 426 424 422 420 423 425 426 426 426 426 426 419 425 426 424 424 424 424 424 424 424 424
   Y-Y change -0.2% 0.0% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.2% -0.9% -1.2% -1.4% -0.7% 0.2% 0.8% 1.4% 0.7% 0.2% 0.1% 1.4% 0.2% -0.5% 0.0%
Fulfillment 1 3 2 4 4 5 5 2 3 7 8 6 7 10 11 11 11 18 10 16 24 39
Marketing 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 5 4 6 4 8
Technology and content 3 13 4 12 10 13 13 9 8 16 16 14 19 25 28 31 31 50 32 45 54 103
General and administrative 2 4 3 3 4 6 6 4 0 6 5 8 7 9 10 9 10 15 12 20 19 35
Technology and content ex employee shareholder expense 55 58 65 73 82 93 108 123 138 151 156 163 167 176 181 191 203
   T&C margin 3.6% 4.2% 4.4% 2.9% 4.3% 5.3% 5.8% 4.1% 6.1% 7.1% 6.8% 4.1% 5.5% 6.1% 5.5% 3.4% 4.9%
Information on reportable segments and reconciliation to consolidated net income was as follows: 
North America
Net sales 847 791 816 1,393 1,027 960 1,041 1,683 1,247 1,157 1,257 2,208 1,622 1,601 1,788 3,084 2,126 3,259 3,847 4,711 5,869 8,095
   Incremental Y-Y change 180 169 225 290 220 197 216 525 375 444 531 876 504 588 864 1,158 2,226
   Y-Y growth 21.3% 21.4% 27.6% 20.8% 21.4% 20.5% 20.7% 31.2% 30.1% 38.4% 42.2% 39.7% 31.1% 18.0% 22.5% 24.6% 37.9%
Cost of sales 621 571 593 1,038 748 682 749 1,265 906 848 914 1,676 1,183 1,167 1,328 2,386 1,557 2,392 2,823 3,444 4,344 6,064
Gross profit 226 220 223 355 279 278 292 418 341 309 343 532 439 434 460 698 569 867 1,024 1,267 1,525 2,031
Direct segment operating expenses 150 154 166 233 213 206 226 326 279 284 321 411 353 352 381 545 439 584 703 971 1,295 1,631
Segment operating income 76 66 57 123 66 72 66 92 62 25 22 121 86 82 79 153 130 283 321 296 230 400
   Operating margin 8.9% 8.3% 7.0% 8.8% 6.4% 7.5% 6.3% 5.5% 5.0% 2.2% 1.8% 5.5% 5.3% 5.1% 4.4% 5.0% 6.1%
International
Net sales 684 596 647 1,148 875 793 817 1,294 1,032 982 1,050 1,778 1,393 1,285 1,474 2,588 2,009 2,005 3,074 3,779 4,842 6,740
   Incremental Y-Y change 192 197 170 147 157 189 233 484 361 303 424 810 616 1,069 705 1,063 1,898
   Y-Y growth 28.0% 33.1% 26.3% 12.8% 17.9% 23.8% 28.5% 37.4% 35.0% 30.9% 40.4% 45.6% 44.2% 53.3% 22.9% 28.1% 39.2%
Cost of sales 549 475 514 959 696 621 646 1,044 826 782 844 1,459 1,113 1,018 1,172 2,115 1,622 1,615 2,496 3,007 3,911 5,418
Gross profit 135 121 133 189 179 172 171 250 206 200 206 319 280 267 302 473 387 390 578 772 931 1,322
Direct segment operating expenses 94 86 95 135 117 112 116 157 148 145 156 212 187 184 204 298 259 312 409 502 661 873
Segment operating income 42 35 38 55 62 60 55 93 58 55 50 107 93 83 98 175 128 78 169 270 270 449
   Operating margin 6.1% 5.9% 5.9% 4.7% 7.1% 7.6% 6.7% 7.2% 5.6% 5.6% 4.8% 6.0% 6.7% 6.5% 6.6% 6.8% 6.4%
Consolidated
Net sales 1,530 1,387 1,463 2,541 1,902 1,753 1,858 2,977 2,279 2,139 2,307 3,986 3,015 2,886 3,262 5,672 4,135 5,264 6,921 8,490 10,711 14,835
Cost of sales 1,169 1,046 1,107 1,997 1,444 1,303 1,395 2,309 1,732 1,630 1,758 3,135 2,296 2,185 2,500 4,501 3,179 4,007 5,319 6,451 8,255 11,482
Gross profit 361 341 356 544 458 450 463 668 547 509 549 851 719 701 762 1,171 956 1,257 1,602 2,039 2,456 3,353
Direct segment operating expenses 244 240 261 367 330 318 342 483 427 429 477 623 540 536 585 843 698 896 1,112 1,473 1,956 2,504
Segment operating income 117 101 95 177 128 132 121 185 120 80 72 228 179 165 177 328 258 361 490 566 500 849
   Y-Y growth 9.4% 30.7% 27.4% 4.5% -6.3% -39.4% -40.5% 23.2% 49.2% 106.3% 145.8% 43.9% 44.1%
Stock-based compensation -7 -22 -9 -20 -19 -26 -26 -16 -11 -30 -30 -30 -34 -46 -51 -54 -54 -88 -58 -87 -101 -185
Other operating expense, net 1 7 -5 6 -1 -2 -40 -4 -3 -3 -2 -2 0 -3 -3 -3 -6 -3 8 -47 -10 -9
Income from operations 110 86 81 163 108 104 55 165 106 47 40 196 145 116 123 271 198 270 440 432 389 655
Total non-operating income (expense), net -1 -5 -24 -55 0 4 -4 -4 -10 7 -2 -7 -1 -5 1 10