Amazon.com (AMZN) Misses on Top and Bottom Line for Q4

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported Q4 EPS of $1.00, $0.56 worse than the analyst estimate of $1.56. Revenue was $35.75 billion, with the consensus at $35.9 billion.

GUIDANCE:

First Quarter 2016 Guidance

• Net sales are expected to be between $26.5 billion and $29.0 billion, or to grow between 17% and 28% compared with first quarter 2015. (The Street sees Q1 revenue of $27.7 billion.)
• Operating income is expected to be between $100 million and $700 million, compared with $255 million in first quarter 2015.
• This guidance includes approximately $600 million for stock-based compensation and other operating expense (income), net. 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.

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