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Amazon is a company operating a marketplace for consumers, sellers, and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third-party sellers. The company enables authors, musicians, filmmakers, app developers, and others to publish and sell content via its branded websites. Amazon also provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online platform that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store. In addition, the сompany offers co-branded credit card agreements and advertising services, serves developers and enterprises through Amazon Web Services, and manufactures and sells electronic devices. Currently, Amazon operates in three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
| Type | Public | |
| Founded | 1994 | |
| HQ | Seattle, US | Map |
| Website | amazon.com |
Recent NewsAll News
- Meet the 11 execs who are leading Walmart's advertising push as it tries to take on Amazon
- Amazon Fake Reviews Reach Holiday Season Levels During Pandemic
- Sellers from Tier II towns and beyond see jump in orders in Flipkart, Amazon festive sale
- An Amazon delivery driver says Rivian's electric van could eliminate the transmission problems, dead batteries, and broken doors that can make his work a pain (AMZN)
Key People/Management at Amazon
Jeffrey P. Bezos
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Andrew R. Jassy
Chief Executive Officer, Amazon Web Services
Jeffrey A. Wilke
CEO Worldwide Consumer
Brian T. Olsavsky
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey M. Blackburn
Senior Vice President, Business Development
David A. Zapolsky
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Amazon Office Locations
Amazon has offices in Seattle, Arlington, Atlanta, Austin and in 220 other locations
Seattle, US (HQ)
410 Terry Ave N
Arlington, US
Crystal City
Atlanta, US
3333 Piedmont Rd NE
Austin, US
11501 Alterra Pkwy
Baltimore, US
2010 Broening Hwy
Bellevue, US
425 106th Ave NE
Amazon Financials and Metrics
Amazon Revenue
Amazon's revenue was reported to be $280.52 b in FY, 2019 which is a 20.5% increase from the previous period.
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (Q2, 2020) | 88.9b |
Gross profit (Q2, 2020) | 36.3b |
Gross profit margin (Q2, 2020), % | 40.8% |
Net income (Q2, 2020) | 5.2b |
EBIT (Q2, 2020) | 5.8b |
Market capitalization (16-Oct-2020) | 1.6t |
Closing stock price (16-Oct-2020) | 3.3k |
Cash (30-Jun-2020) | 37.5b |
EV | 1.7t |
Amazon's current market capitalization is $1.6 t.
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q4, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q4, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 51.0b | 52.9b | 56.6b | 72.4b | 59.7b | 63.4b | 70.0b | 87.4b | 75.5b | 88.9b |
Cost of goods sold | 30.7b | 30.6b | 33.0b | 44.8b | 33.9b | 36.3b | 41.3b | 54.0b | 44.3b | 52.7b |
Gross profit | 20.3b | 22.3b | 23.6b | 27.6b | 25.8b | 27.1b | 28.7b | 33.5b | 31.2b | 36.3b |
Gross profit Margin, % | 40% | 42% | 42% | 38% | 43% | 43% | 41% | 38% | 41% | 41% |
Annual
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | FY, 2017 |
|---|---|
EV/EBIT | 138.3 x |
EV/CFO | 30.8 x |
Revenue/Employee | 386.4k |
Debt/Equity | 0.9 x |
Debt/Assets | 0.2 x |
Financial Leverage | 4.7 x |
P/E Ratio | 190.2 |
Amazon Operating Metrics
Amazon's Amazon Prime Members was reported to be 150 m in FY, 2019.
| FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | FY, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | FY, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Apr, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Dec, 2018 | FY, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | FY, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Prime Members | 30.60 m | 46.21 m | 100 m | 150 m | |||||||||||||||
Amazon Prime Members (US) | 58 m | 63 m | 65 m | 74 m | 80 m | 85 m | 90 m | 100 m | 101 m | ||||||||||
Databases Migrated to Date (AWS) | 18 k | 23 k | 30 k | 54 k | 80 k | 150 k | |||||||||||||
Availability Zones (AWS) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 64 |
Amazon Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Zoox | June 26, 2020 | $1.20 b |
| Health Navigator | October 23, 2019 | |
| INLT | September 18, 2019 | |
| E8 Storage | July 31, 2019 | |
| Canvas Technology | April 10, 2019 | |
| eero | February 12, 2019 | |
| Dispatch | February 07, 2019 | |
| Aditya Birla Retail Limited | September 20, 2018 | |
| PillPack | September 11, 2018 | $753 m |
| Tapzo | August 28, 2018 | $40 m |
Amazon Cybersecurity Score
Amazon Revenue Breakdown
Amazon revenue breakdown by business segment: 12.5% from AWS, 26.6% from International and 60.9% from North America
Amazon revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 7.9% from Germany, 6.2% from United Kingdom, 6.2% from Japan, 11.0% from Rest of World and 68.7% from United States
Amazon Online and Social Media Presence
3.43m Twitter followers
Amazon has 3.43m Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 1.2% month over month and increased 1.9% quarter over quarter
Amazon's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @amazon
33.8k
Tweets
51
Following
3.4m
Followers
236
Tweets last 30 days
40.8
Avg. likes per Tweet
84.3%
Tweets with engagement
Amazon News and Updates
October 19, 2020
Meet the 11 execs who are leading Walmart's advertising push as it tries to take on Amazon
Summary List Placement
Walmart is ramping up its efforts to compete with Amazon's advertising business, taking its ad sales in-house and rolling out a self-serve ad platform and API to sell search ads.
Business Insider identified 11 people who are key to the retailer's advertising push. They incl…
October 19, 2020
Amazon Fake Reviews Reach Holiday Season Levels During Pandemic
Amazon Fake Reviews Reach Holiday Season Levels During Pandemic
October 19, 2020
Sellers from Tier II towns and beyond see jump in orders in Flipkart, Amazon festive sale
While Amazon claims to have seen over 1.1 lakh sellers on its platform receive orders during the first 48 hours of its 'Great Indian Festival' sale, Flipkart said over 3 lakh sellers received orders during the first three days of its 'The Big Billion Days' (TBBD) sale.
October 18, 2020
Amazon Needs This Wireless In-Flight Drone Recharging Tech For Prime Air
Amazon’s drone delivery service delivered its first package on December 7, 2016. Almost four years later, it’s still a “future delivery system.”
What’s missing?
Probably something like wireless in-flight drone recharging from the tiny Portland-based Global Energy Transmission, which has demons…
Amazon Frequently Asked Questions
When was Amazon founded?
Amazon was founded in 1994.
Who are Amazon key executives?
Amazon's key executives are Jeffrey P. Bezos, Andrew R. Jassy and Jeffrey A. Wilke.
How many employees does Amazon have?
Amazon has 876,800 employees.
What is Amazon revenue?
Latest Amazon annual revenue is $280.5 b.
What is Amazon revenue per employee?
Latest Amazon revenue per employee is $319.9 k.
Who are Amazon competitors?
Competitors of Amazon include Coupang, Pinterest and The Home Depot.
Where is Amazon headquarters?
Amazon headquarters is located at 410 Terry Ave N, Seattle.
Where are Amazon offices?
Amazon has offices in Seattle, Arlington, Atlanta, Austin and in 220 other locations.
How many offices does Amazon have?
Amazon has 232 offices.
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