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Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 24% to $70.0 Billion

October 24, 2019 4:01 PM

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Operating cash flow increased 33% to $35.3 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $26.6 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2018. Free cash flow increased to $23.5 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $15.4 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2018. Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations increased to $14.6 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $8.1 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2018. Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations increased to $10.5 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $5.4 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2018.

Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 511 million on September 30, 2019, compared with 507 million one year ago.

Net sales increased 24% to $70.0 billion in the third quarter, compared with $56.6 billion in third quarter 2018. Excluding the $500 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased 25% compared with third quarter 2018.

Operating income decreased to $3.2 billion in the third quarter, compared with operating income of $3.7 billion in third quarter 2018.

Net income decreased to $2.1 billion in the third quarter, or $4.23 per diluted share, compared with net income of $2.9 billion, or $5.75 per diluted share, in third quarter 2018.

“We are ramping up to make our 25th holiday season the best ever for Prime customers — with millions of products available for free one-day delivery,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “Customers love the transition of Prime from two days to one day — they’ve already ordered billions of items with free one-day delivery this year. It’s a big investment, and it’s the right long-term decision for customers. And although it’s counterintuitive, the fastest delivery speeds generate the least carbon emissions because these products ship from fulfillment centers very close to the customer — it simply becomes impractical to use air or long ground routes. Huge thanks to all the teams helping deliver for customers this holiday.”

Highlights

Financial Guidance

The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com’s expectations as of October 24, 2019, 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 customer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet, online commerce, and cloud services, and the various factors detailed below.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Guidance

A conference call will be webcast live today at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at 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 and services sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income or other taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, and data center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains, and develops commercial agreements, proposed and completed acquisitions and strategic transactions, payments risks, 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, 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 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, which may contain material information about us, and you may subscribe to be notified of new information posted to this site.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

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,

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

$

20,536

$

22,965

$

21,856

$

32,173

$

13,960

$

21,032

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income

2,883

2,134

7,046

8,320

8,902

11,347

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized content costs, operating lease assets, and other

3,778

5,563

11,079

15,619

14,577

19,881

Stock-based compensation

1,350

1,779

4,001

5,024

5,180

6,441

Other operating expense (income), net

62

47

202

114

258

186

Other expense (income), net

96

388

22

246

17

443

Deferred income taxes

266

92

268

612

(40

)

784

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Inventories

(1,094

)

(381

)

36

(1,762

)

(2,220

)

(3,112

)

Accounts receivable, net and other

(2,884

)

(1,181

)

(3,220

)

(3,776

)

(5,983

)

(5,172

)

Accounts payable

3,894

226

(3,618

)

(2,490

)

5,285

4,393

Accrued expenses and other

237

(722

)

(2,193

)

(4,277

)

(131

)

(1,612

)

Unearned revenue

(53

)

623

1,225

759

1,753

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

8,588

7,892

14,246

18,855

26,604

35,332

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchases of property and equipment

(3,352

)

(4,697

)

(9,693

)

(11,549

)

(13,312

)

(15,282

)

Proceeds from property and equipment sales and incentives

825

1,312

1,490

2,800

2,073

3,414

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other

(976

)

(398

)

(1,855

)

(1,684

)

(1,936

)

(2,015

)

Sales and maturities of marketable securities

1,964

7,251

6,301

15,056

9,787

16,994

Purchases of marketable securities

(4,033

)

(8,542

)

(5,040

)

(25,368

)

(7,390

)

(27,428

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(5,572

)

(5,074

)

(8,797

)

(20,745

)

(10,778

)

(24,317

)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Proceeds from long-term debt and other

143

702

363

1,175

472

1,581

Repayments of long-term debt and other

(183

)

(355

)

(533

)

(819

)

(1,675

)

(953

)

Principal repayments of finance leases

(2,247

)

(2,307

)

(5,544

)

(6,848

)

(7,016

)

(8,754

)

Principal repayments of financing obligations

(82

)

(211

)

(3

)

(277

)

(129

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(2,369

)

(1,960

)

(5,925

)

(6,495

)

(8,496

)

(8,255

)

Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(151

)

(269

)

(348

)

(234

)

(258

)

(238

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

496

589

(824

)

(8,619

)

7,072

2,522

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD

$

21,032

$

23,554

$

21,032

$

23,554

$

21,032

$

23,554

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

Cash paid for interest on long-term debt

$

283

$

287

$

733

$

720

$

907

$

842

Cash paid for operating leases

872

2,420

2,420

Cash paid for interest on finance leases

118

167

277

481

335

585

Cash paid for interest on financing obligations

47

14

142

20

168

72

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds

200

241

1,013

692

1,106

863

Assets acquired under operating leases

2,299

5,393

5,393

Property and equipment acquired under finance leases

2,329

3,606

6,934

9,541

9,704

13,222

Property and equipment acquired under build-to-suit arrangements

962

390

2,498

1,109

3,340

2,252

______________________________

On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as “capital leases” are now referred to as “finance leases.” Leases we previously referred to as “finance leases” are now referred to as “financing obligations.”

AMAZON.COM, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in millions, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2018

2019

2018

2019

Net product sales

$

33,746

$

39,726

$

97,215

$

109,866

Net service sales

22,830

30,255

63,289

83,220

Total net sales

56,576

69,981

160,504

193,086

Operating expenses:

Cost of sales

33,003

41,302

94,370

111,559

Fulfillment

8,275

10,167

23,999

28,040

Marketing

3,303

4,752

8,902

12,707

Technology and content

7,162

9,200

21,168

26,191

General and administrative

1,041

1,348

3,219

3,791

Other operating expense (income), net

68

55

211

136

Total operating expenses

52,852

66,824

151,869

182,424

Operating income

3,724

3,157

8,635

10,662

Interest income

117

224

290

621

Interest expense

(358

)

(396

)

(1,030

)

(1,145

)

Other income (expense), net

(93

)

(353

)

16

(215

)

Total non-operating income (expense)

(334

)

(525

)

(724

)

(739

)

Income before income taxes

3,390

2,632

7,911

9,923

Provision for income taxes

(508

)

(494

)

(870

)

(1,588

)

Equity-method investment activity, net of tax

1

(4

)

5

(15

)

Net income

$

2,883

$

2,134

$

7,046

$

8,320

Basic earnings per share

$

5.91

$

4.31

$

14.49

$

16.87

Diluted earnings per share

$

5.75

$

4.23

$

14.10

$

16.53

Weighted-average shares used in computation of earnings per share:

Basic

488

495

486

493

Diluted

501

504

500

503

AMAZON.COM, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in millions)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2018

2019

2018

2019

Net income

$

2,883

$

2,134

$

7,046

$

8,320

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Net change in foreign currency translation adjustments:

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $2, $1, $19, and $(6)

(101

)

(368

)

(512

)

(369

)

Reclassification adjustment for foreign currency translation included in “Other operating expense (income), net,” net of tax of $0, $29, $0, and $29

(108

)

(108

)

Net foreign currency translation adjustments

(101

)

(476

)

(512

)

(477

)

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities:

Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $0, $(2), $8, and $(13)

9

(43

)

85

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

1

(2

)

5

(2

)

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

1

7

(38

)

83

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

(100

)

(469

)

(550

)

(394

)

Comprehensive income

$

2,783

$

1,665

$

6,496

$

7,926

AMAZON.COM, INC.

Segment Information

(in millions)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2018

2019

2018

2019

North America

Net sales

$

34,348

$

42,638

$

97,242

$

117,104

Operating expenses

32,316

41,356

92,227

111,971

Operating income

$

2,032

$

1,282

$

5,015

$

5,133

International

Net sales

$

15,549

$

18,348

$

45,037

$

50,910

Operating expenses

15,934

18,734

46,536

51,986

Operating income (loss)

$

(385

)

$

(386

)

$

(1,499

)

$

(1,076

)

AWS

Net sales

$

6,679

$

8,995

$

18,225

$

25,072

Operating expenses

4,602

6,734

13,106

18,467

Operating income

$

2,077

$

2,261

$

5,119

$

6,605

Consolidated

Net sales

$

56,576

$

69,981

$

160,504

$

193,086

Operating expenses

52,852

66,824

151,869

182,424

Operating income

3,724

3,157

8,635

10,662

Total non-operating income (expense)

(334

)

(525

)

(724

)

(739

)

Provision for income taxes

(508

)

(494

)

(870

)

(1,588

)

Equity-method investment activity, net of tax

1

(4

)

5

(15

)

Net income

$

2,883

$

2,134

$

7,046

$

8,320

Segment Highlights:

Y/Y net sales growth:

North America

35

%

24

%

41

%

20

%

International

13

18

24

13

AWS

46

35

48

38

Consolidated

29

24

37

20

Net sales mix:

North America

61

%

61

%

61

%

61

%

International

27

26

28

26

AWS

12

13

11

13

Consolidated

100

%

100

%

100

%

100

%

AMAZON.COM, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in millions, except per share data)

December 31, 2018

September 30, 2019

(unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

31,750

$

23,255

Marketable securities

9,500

20,146

Inventories

17,174

18,766

Accounts receivable, net and other

16,677

16,887

Total current assets

75,101

79,054

Property and equipment, net

61,797

67,662

Operating leases

23,114

Goodwill

14,548

14,734

Other assets

11,202

14,535

Total assets

$

162,648

$

199,099

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

38,192

$

35,794

Accrued expenses and other

23,663

28,961

Unearned revenue

6,536

7,381

Total current liabilities

68,391

72,136

Long-term lease liabilities

9,650

37,058

Long-term debt

23,495

22,472

Other long-term liabilities

17,563

10,925

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 — 514 and 519

Outstanding shares — 491 and 495

5

5

Treasury stock, at cost

(1,837

)

(1,837

)

Additional paid-in capital

26,791

31,817

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,035

)

(1,429

)

Retained earnings

19,625

27,952

Total stockholders’ equity

43,549

56,508

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

162,648

$

199,099

AMAZON.COM, INC.

Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics

(in millions, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Q2 2018

Q3 2018

Q4 2018

Q1 2019

Q2 2019

Q3 2019

Y/Y %

Change

Cash Flows and Shares

Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM)

$

21,793

$

26,604

$

30,723

$

34,360

$

36,029

$

35,332

33

%

Operating cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth

22

%

57

%

67

%

89

%

65

%

33

%

N/A

Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales and incentives -- TTM

$

11,372

$

11,239

$

11,323

$

11,316

$

11,011

$

11,868

6

%

Principal repayments of finance leases -- TTM (1)

$

6,037

$

7,016

$

7,449

$

7,649

$

8,693

$

8,754

25

%

Principal repayments of financing obligations -- TTM (1)

$

244

$

277

$

337

$

266

$

211

$

129

(53

)%

Equipment acquired under finance leases -- TTM (1) (2)

$

9,631

$

9,704

$

10,615

$

10,909

$

11,656

$

12,580

30

%

Principal repayments of all other finance leases -- TTM (1) (3)

$

$

$

$

76

$

176

$

302

N/A

Free cash flow -- TTM (4)

$

10,421

$

15,365

$

19,400

$

23,044

$

25,018

$

23,464

53

%

Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations
-- TTM (1) (5)

$

4,140

$

8,072

$

11,614

$

15,129

$

16,114

$

14,581

81

%

Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations -- TTM (1) (6)

$

546

$

5,384

$

8,448

$

11,793

$

12,975

$

10,453

94

%

Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding

506

507

507

507

510

511

1

%

Common shares outstanding

487

489

491

492

494

495

1

%

Stock-based awards outstanding

19

18

16

15

16

16

(14

)%

Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding

3.9

%

3.7

%

3.2

%

3.0

%

3.3

%

3.2

%

N/A

Results of Operations

Worldwide (WW) net sales

$

52,886

$

56,576

$

72,383

$

59,700

$

63,404

$

69,981

24

%

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

37

%

30

%

21

%

19

%

21

%

25

%

N/A

WW net sales -- TTM

$

208,125

$

220,958

$

232,887

$

241,546

$

252,064

$

265,469

20

%

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

36

%

35

%

30

%

26

%

23

%

22

%

N/A

Operating income

$

2,983

$

3,724

$

3,786

$

4,420

$

3,084

$

3,157

(15

)%

F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)

$

42

$

90

$

123

$

84

$

58

$

22

N/A

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

369

%

948

%

72

%

125

%

1

%

(16

)%

N/A

Operating margin -- % of WW net sales

5.6

%

6.6

%

5.2

%

7.4

%

4.9

%

4.5

%

N/A

Operating income -- TTM

$

7,384

$

10,762

$

12,421

$

14,914

$

15,014

$

14,448

34

%

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

115

%

231

%

197

%

190

%

99

%

32

%

N/A

Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales

3.5

%

4.9

%

5.3

%

6.2

%

6.0

%

5.4

%

N/A

Net income

$

2,534

$

2,883

$

3,027

$

3,561

$

2,625

$

2,134

(26

)%

Net income per diluted share

$

5.07

$

5.75

$

6.04

$

7.09

$

5.22

$

4.23

(26

)%

Net income -- TTM

$

6,275

$

8,902

$

10,073

$

12,005

$

12,096

$

11,347

27

%

Net income per diluted share -- TTM

$

12.63

$

17.85

$

20.14

$

23.96

$

24.15

$

22.71

27

%

______________________________

(1)

On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as “capital leases” are now referred to as “finance leases.” Leases we previously referred to as “finance leases” are now referred to as “financing obligations.”

(2)

For the twelve months ended September 30, 2019, this amount relates to equipment included in “Property and equipment acquired under finance leases” of $13,222 million. Amounts for periods prior to 2019 have not been retrospectively adjusted.

(3)

For the twelve months ended September 30, 2019, this amount relates to property included in “Principal repayments of finance leases” of $8,754 million. Amounts for periods prior to 2019 have not been retrospectively adjusted.

(4)

Free cash flow is cash flow from operations reduced by “Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales and incentives.”

(5)

Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by “Principal repayments of finance leases” and “Principal repayments of financing obligations.”

(6)

Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by equipment acquired under finance leases, which is included in “Property and equipment acquired under finance leases,” principal repayments of all other finance lease liabilities, which is included in “Principal repayments of finance leases,” and “Principal repayments of financing obligations.”

AMAZON.COM, INC.

Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics

(in millions)

(unaudited)

Q2 2018

Q3 2018

Q4 2018

Q1 2019

Q2 2019

Q3 2019

Y/Y %

Change

Segments

North America Segment:

Net sales

$

32,169

$

34,348

$

44,124

$

35,812

$

38,653

$

42,638

24

%

Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

44

%

35

%

18

%

17

%

20

%

24

%

N/A

Net sales -- TTM

$

125,642

$

134,545

$

141,366

$

146,453

$

152,938

$

161,228

20

%

Operating income

$

1,835

$

2,032

$

2,251

$

2,287

$

1,564

$

1,282

(37

)%

F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)

$

1

$

9

$

17

$

13

$

7

$

6

N/A

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

321

%

N/A

32

%

98

%

(15

)%

(37

)%

N/A

Operating margin -- % of North America net sales

5.7

%

5.9

%

5.1

%

6.4

%

4.0

%

3.0

%

N/A

Operating income -- TTM

$

4,788

$

6,708

$

7,267

$

8,405

$

8,134

$

7,384

10

%

Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales

3.8

%

5.0

%

5.1

%

5.7

%

5.3

%

4.6

%

N/A

International Segment:

Net sales

$

14,612

$

15,549

$

20,829

$

16,192

$

16,370

$

18,348

18

%

Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

21

%

15

%

19

%

16

%

17

%

21

%

N/A

Net sales -- TTM

$

61,239

$

63,074

$

65,866

$

67,184

$

68,941

$

71,740

14

%

Operating income (loss)

$

(494

)

$

(385

)

$

(642

)

$

(90

)

$

(601

)

$

(386

)

%

F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)

$

86

$

47

$

55

$

(39

)

$

(36

)

$

(34

)

N/A

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

(20

)%

(54

)%

(24

)%

(92

)%

15

%

(8

)%

N/A

Operating margin -- % of International net sales

(3.4

)%

(2.5

)%

(3.1

)%

(1.0

)%

(3.7

)%

(2.1

)%

N/A

Operating income (loss) -- TTM

$

(2,971

)

$

(2,420

)

$

(2,142

)

$

(1,610

)

$

(1,718

)

$

(1,718

)

(29

)%

Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales

(4.9

)%

(3.8

)%

(3.3

)%

(2.4

)%

(2.5

)%

(2.4

)%

N/A

AWS Segment:

Net sales

$

6,105

$

6,679

$

7,430

$

7,696

$

8,381

$

8,995

35

%

Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

49

%

46

%

46

%

42

%

37

%

35

%

N/A

Net sales -- TTM

$

21,244

$

23,339

$

25,655

$

27,909

$

30,185

$

32,501

39

%

Operating income

$

1,642

$

2,077

$

2,177

$

2,223

$

2,121

$

2,261

9

%

F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)

$

(45

)

$

34

$

51

$

110

$

87

$

50

N/A

Operating income -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

84

%

75

%

57

%

51

%

24

%

6

%

N/A

Operating margin -- % of AWS net sales

26.9

%

31.1

%

29.3

%

28.9

%

25.3

%

25.1

%

N/A

Operating income -- TTM

$

5,567

$

6,473

$

7,296

$

8,119

$

8,598

$

8,782

36

%

Operating margin -- TTM % of AWS net sales

26.2

%

27.7

%

28.4

%

29.1

%

28.5

%

27.0

%

N/A

AMAZON.COM, INC.

Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics

(in millions, except employee data)

(unaudited)

Q2 2018

Q3 2018

Q4 2018

Q1 2019

Q2 2019

Q3 2019

Y/Y %

Change

Net Sales

Online stores (1)

$

27,165

$

29,061

$

39,822

$

29,498

$

31,053

$

35,039

21

%

Online stores -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

12

%

11

%

14

%

12

%

16

%

22

%

N/A

Physical stores (2)

$

4,312

$

4,248

$

4,401

$

4,307

$

4,330

$

4,192

(1

)%

Physical stores -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

N/A

N/A

(3

)%

1

%

1

%

(1

)%

N/A

Third-party seller services (3)

$

9,702

$

10,395

$

13,383

$

11,141

$

11,962

$

13,212

27

%

Third-party seller services -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

36

%

32

%

28

%

23

%

25

%

28

%

N/A

Subscription services (4)

$

3,408

$

3,698

$

3,959

$

4,342

$

4,676

$

4,957

34

%

Subscription services -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

55

%

52

%

26

%

42

%

39

%

35

%

N/A

AWS

$

6,105

$

6,679

$

7,430

$

7,696

$

8,381

$

8,995

35

%

AWS -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X

49

%

46

%

46

%

42

%

37

%

35

%

N/A

Other (5)

$

2,194

$

2,495

$

3,388

$

2,716

$

3,002

$

3,586

44

%

Other -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (6)

129

%

123

%

97

%

36

%

37

%

45

%

N/A

Stock-based Compensation Expense

Cost of sales

$

19

$

19

$

21

$

24

$

43

$

39

110

%

Fulfillment

$

320

$

269

$

287

$

234

$

360

$

301

12

%

Marketing

$

190

$

201

$

217

$

209

$

307

$

298

48

%

Technology and content

$

788

$

719

$

750

$

675

$

1,077

$

966

34

%

General and administrative

$

151

$

142

$

142

$

132

$

184

$

175

23

%

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

1,468

$

1,350

$

1,417

$

1,274

$

1,971

$

1,779

32

%

Other

WW shipping costs

$

5,990

$

6,568

$

9,041

$

7,320

$

8,134

$

9,608

46

%

WW shipping costs -- Y/Y growth

31

%

22

%

23

%

21

%

36

%

46

%

N/A

WW paid units -- Y/Y growth (7)

17

%

15

%

14

%

10

%

18

%

22

%

N/A

WW seller unit mix -- % of WW paid units (7)

53

%

53

%

52

%

53

%

54

%

53

%

N/A

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

575,700

613,300

647,500

630,600

653,300

750,000

22

%

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

51

%

13

%

14

%

12

%

13

%

22

%

N/A

________________________

(1)

Includes product sales and digital media content where we record revenue gross. We leverage our retail infrastructure to offer a wide selection of consumable and durable goods that includes media products available in both a physical and digital format, such as books, music, videos, games, and software. These product sales include digital products sold on a transactional basis. Digital product subscriptions that provide unlimited viewing or usage rights are included in “Subscription services.”

(2)

Includes product sales where our customers physically select items in a store. Sales from customers who order goods online for delivery or pickup at our physical stores are included in “Online stores.”

(3)

Includes commissions and any related fulfillment and shipping fees, and other third-party seller services.

(4)

Includes annual and monthly fees associated with Amazon Prime memberships, as well as audiobook, digital video, e-book, digital music, and other non-AWS subscription services.

(5)

Primarily includes sales of advertising services, as well as sales related to our other service offerings.

(6)

As a result of revenue recognition accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2018, certain advertising services are classified as revenue rather than a reduction in cost of sales.

(7)

Excludes the impact of Whole Foods Market.

Amazon.com, Inc.
Certain Definitions

Customer Accounts

Seller Accounts

AWS Customers

Units

Amazon.com Investor Relations

Dave Fildes, [email protected]

amazon.com/ir

Amazon.com Public Relations

Dan Perlet, [email protected]

amazon.com/pr

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