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269.9 (1y: +24%)
Market Cap 120.24 B P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value 115.38 B P/B 14.98
AMZN- NAS (USA)
Amazon.com Inc
  • Currently 5/5
Business Predictability Rank: 5-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 5-Star stocks: 12.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 3%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 7/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 3.712
AMZN's Cash to Debt is ranked higher than
55% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 2.99 vs. AMZN: 3.712 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 0.46   Max: 58.4
Current: 3.71
0.46
58.4
Equity to Asset 0.173
AMZN's Equity to Asset is ranked lower than
84% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 0.42 vs. AMZN: 0.173 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: -0.93   Max: 0.29
Current: 0.17
-0.93
0.29
Interest Coverage 13
AMZN's Interest Coverage is ranked lower than
54% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 71.00 vs. AMZN: 13 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: 1   Max: No Debt
Current: 13
F-Score: 4
Z-Score: 6.11
M-Score: -3.14
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 6/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) 1.10
AMZN's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
58% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 3.20 vs. AMZN: 1.10 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: -36.9   Max: 6.4
Current: 1.1
-36.9
6.4
Net-margin (%) -0.1
AMZN's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
65% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 2.15 vs. AMZN: -0.1 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: -51.1   Max: 8.5
Current: -0.1
-51.1
8.5
ROE (%) -0.5
AMZN's ROE (%) is ranked lower than
52% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 6.00 vs. AMZN: -0.5 )
AMZN' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: -270.4   Max: 145.9
Current: -0.5
-270.4
145.9
ROA (%) -0.1
AMZN's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
62% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 2.80 vs. AMZN: -0.1 )
AMZN' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: -66.1   Max: 18.1
Current: -0.1
-66.1
18.1
Revenue Growth (%) 24.9
AMZN's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked higher than
98% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 2.90 vs. AMZN: 24.9 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: 12.4   Max: 24.9
Current: 24.9
12.4
24.9
EBITDA Growth (%) 16.4
AMZN's EBITDA Growth (%) is ranked higher than
90% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 6.10 vs. AMZN: 16.4 )
AMZN' s 10-Year EBITDA Growth (%) Range
Min: 4.2   Max: 36.6
Current: 16.4
4.2
36.6
» AMZN's 10-Y Financials

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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

AMZN Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Jim Simons 346,955 sh (New)
Louis Moore Bacon 4,687 sh (New)
Lee Ainslie 272,000 sh (New)
Steven Cohen 1,047,973 sh (+239.87%)
Chase Coleman 346,000 sh (+90.11%)
Tom Russo 358 sh (+75.49%)
Jim Chanos 49,400 sh (+39.94%)
Frank Sands 7,329,854 sh (+5.85%)
Ken Fisher 2,585,806 sh (+1.73%)
John Griffin 1,741,896 sh (unchged)
Jean-Marie Eveillard 307 sh (unchged)
Chris Davis 20,335 sh (unchged)
George Soros Sold Out
Richard Perry Sold Out
John Hussman Sold Out
John Burbank Sold Out
RS Investment Management 35,440 sh (-0.95%)
Pioneer Investments 121,048 sh (-2.34%)
Ron Baron 96,958 sh (-2.34%)
PRIMECAP Management 435,800 sh (-12.3%)
Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc 1,068,090 sh (-35.19%)
Jeremy Grantham 6,671 sh (-72.12%)
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Q3 2012

AMZN Guru Trades in Q3 2012

George Soros 260,000 sh (New)
John Burbank 39,100 sh (New)
Louis Moore Bacon 15,000 sh (+220.03%)
Chase Coleman 480,000 sh (+38.73%)
Frank Sands 7,492,289 sh (+2.22%)
Jim Chanos 49,400 sh (unchged)
Jean-Marie Eveillard 307 sh (unchged)
Jim Simons Sold Out
Pioneer Investments 120,472 sh (-0.48%)
PRIMECAP Management 429,800 sh (-1.38%)
Ken Fisher 2,513,605 sh (-2.79%)
RS Investment Management 34,240 sh (-3.39%)
Ron Baron 92,411 sh (-4.69%)
Chris Davis 19,175 sh (-5.7%)
John Griffin 1,460,000 sh (-16.18%)
Lee Ainslie 222,000 sh (-18.38%)
Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc 830,674 sh (-22.23%)
Tom Russo 254 sh (-29.05%)
Steven Cohen 372,730 sh (-64.43%)
Jeremy Grantham 1,245 sh (-81.34%)
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Q4 2012

AMZN Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Jim Simons 310,055 sh (New)
John Hussman 75,000 sh (New)
Chase Coleman 1,240,000 sh (+158.33%)
Pioneer Investments 173,812 sh (+44.28%)
Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc 1,093,248 sh (+31.61%)
Frank Sands 7,730,515 sh (+3.18%)
Ron Baron 92,901 sh (+0.53%)
Jeremy Grantham 1,224 sh (unchged)
Chris Davis 19,175 sh (unchged)
Jean-Marie Eveillard 307 sh (unchged)
John Burbank Sold Out
Louis Moore Bacon Sold Out
George Soros Sold Out
Lee Ainslie Sold Out
Ken Fisher 2,445,271 sh (-2.72%)
RS Investment Management 32,340 sh (-5.55%)
Jim Chanos 39,800 sh (-19.43%)
Steven Cohen 264,666 sh (-28.99%)
John Griffin 1,010,000 sh (-30.82%)
PRIMECAP Management 146,500 sh (-65.91%)
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Q1 2013

AMZN Guru Trades in Q1 2013

George Soros 30,000 sh (New)
Tom Gayner 5,500 sh (New)
John Burbank 87,484 sh (New)
Tom Russo 320 sh (New)
Mario Gabelli 2,905 sh (New)
Steven Cohen 883,824 sh (+233.94%)
John Hussman 100,000 sh (+33.33%)
RS Investment Management 38,560 sh (+19.23%)
Frank Sands 8,235,520 sh (+6.53%)
Pioneer Investments 177,192 sh (+1.94%)
Chris Davis 19,175 sh (unchged)
Jean-Marie Eveillard 307 sh (unchged)
Ken Fisher 2,402,344 sh (-1.76%)
PRIMECAP Management 131,500 sh (-10.24%)
Jeremy Grantham 1,050 sh (-14.22%)
Jim Chanos 33,100 sh (-16.83%)
John Griffin 800,000 sh (-20.79%)
Chase Coleman 890,000 sh (-28.23%)
Ron Baron 47,441 sh (-48.93%)
Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc 310,406 sh (-71.61%)
Jim Simons 13,155 sh (-95.76%)
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Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with AMZN

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
John Burbank 2013-03-31 New Buy0.93%$250.87 - $283.99 $ 269.92%87484
John Griffin 2013-03-31 Reduce -20.79%0.73%$250.87 - $283.99 $ 269.92%800000
Frank Sands 2013-03-31 Add 6.53%0.48%$250.87 - $283.99 $ 269.92%8235520
John Hussman 2013-03-31 Add 33.33%0.24%$250.87 - $283.99 $ 269.92%100000
George Soros 2013-03-31 New Buy0.09%$250.87 - $283.99 $ 269.92%30000
Ron Baron 2013-03-31 Reduce -48.93%0.07%$250.87 - $283.99 $ 269.92%47441
Tom Gayner 2013-03-31 New Buy0.05%$250.87 - $283.99 $ 269.92%5500
Mario Gabelli 2013-03-31 New Buy0.01%$250.87 - $283.99 $ 269.92%2905
John Griffin 2012-12-31 Reduce -30.82%1.79%$220.6 - $261.5 $ 269.911%1010000
George Soros 2012-12-31 Sold Out 1.1%$220.6 - $261.5 $ 269.911%0
Lee Ainslie 2012-12-31 Sold Out 0.75%$220.6 - $261.5 $ 269.911%0
John Hussman 2012-12-31 New Buy0.5%$220.6 - $261.5 $ 269.911%75000
John Burbank 2012-12-31 Sold Out 0.45%$220.6 - $261.5 $ 269.911%0
Frank Sands 2012-12-31 Add 3.18%0.24%$220.6 - $261.5 $ 269.911%7730515
PRIMECAP Management 2012-12-31 Reduce -65.91%0.12%$220.6 - $261.5 $ 269.911%146500
George Soros 2012-09-30 New Buy1.1%$215.28 - $261.71 $ 269.914%260000
John Burbank 2012-09-30 New Buy0.45%$215.28 - $261.71 $ 269.914%39100
Frank Sands 2012-09-30 Add 2.22%0.17%$215.28 - $261.71 $ 269.914%7492289
Lee Ainslie 2012-06-30 New Buy0.91%$186.72 - $229.68 $ 269.927%272000
John Burbank 2012-06-30 Sold Out 0.74%$186.72 - $229.68 $ 269.927%0
John Hussman 2012-06-30 Sold Out 0.59%$186.72 - $229.68 $ 269.927%0
Frank Sands 2012-06-30 Add 5.85%0.42%$186.72 - $229.68 $ 269.927%7329854
Richard Perry 2012-06-30 Sold Out 0.02%$186.72 - $229.68 $ 269.927%0
George Soros 2012-06-30 Sold Out 0.01%$186.72 - $229.68 $ 269.927%0
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Guru Investment Theses on Amazon.com Inc

Baron Funds Comments on Amazon.com - Aug 24, 2012

From Baron Funds' second quarter commentary:

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is the world's leading online retailer. Shares of Amazon (which was the worst performing stock in the fourth quarter of last year) were up 12.8%. The company reported good quarterly results with strong revenue growth and improving gross margins.We believe that Amazon, with its 180 million active customers, will be one of the main beneficiaries of continued growth in e-Commerce, which is less than 8% of total retail sales today.We think the e-Commerce market could triple over the next 10 years and that Amazon, with its Kindle digital media platform, Amazon Web Services and Amazon's third party businesses, will continue to increase the total share of consumer wallet. (Ashim Mehra)
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Top Ranked Articles about Amazon.com Inc

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March 25, 2013
- Best Buy Founder Returns To His Company
Best Buy (BBY) is the world’s largest consumer electronics retailer with stores in the U.S., Canada, China, Europe and Mexico. The company also maintains its status as the 11th largest online retailer in the U.S. and Canada. But with online competition like Amazon (AMZN), the company has been stuck in a rut that it cannot seem to make its way out of. Best Buy has been in a five-year decline with an average rate of decline per year being -37.8%. In June 2012 Best Buy Founder (and largest shareholder), Richard Schulze, resigned from the board of directors in order to seek out the possibility of taking the suffering company private. During this time Best Buy named Hubert Joly as president and CEO, a decision Schulze was none too happy about. Read more...
Could Amazon's Fee Hike Have Bigger Impacts Than Thought?
March 23, 2013
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) acquired significant growth in the past year, and it has consistently enjoyed very high customer satisfaction over the long term. The company accounts for around 40% of unit sales. Such high sales have driven Amazon’s revenues and market price to record highs. However, some factors that may have a detrimental impact on the company’s financial performance have become apparent recently. Read more...
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- Staples Q4 2012
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Amazon.com Inc., Stellar Resources Limited, KBW Inc. and Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. Read more...
Baron Funds Comments on Amazon.com
August 24, 2012
From Baron Funds' second quarter commentary: Read more...
eBay’s Future Wedged in Innumerable Possibilities
July 24, 2012
As of the moment, there is an overwhelming bullish outlook on eBay (EBAY). The recently released earnings reports have caused quite a stir and in the process attracted a lot of attention. Nonetheless, as an investor it is important to ask the question, what does this mean for the future? Read more...
Amazon Is the Tech Stock to Buy
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While a large percentage of the tech market is hardwired to believe that the only good buys are Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL), a lot of investors overlook Amazon (AMZN). Perhaps it’s the endless skeptic spirit rallied by bears. All the same, numbers don’t lie. Amazon’s shares have swelled more than 25% since the onset of this year. Read more...
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Ratios

vs
industry		 vs
history
P/B 14.98
AMZN's P/B is ranked lower than
95% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. AMZN: 14.98 )
AMZN' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 6.53   Max: 4806
Current: 14.98
6.53
4806
P/S 1.94
AMZN's P/S is ranked lower than
87% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 0.50 vs. AMZN: 1.94 )
AMZN' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0.72   Max: 12.71
Current: 1.94
0.72
12.71
PFCF 562.29
AMZN's PFCF is ranked lower than
90% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 14.90 vs. AMZN: 562.29 )
AMZN' s 10-Year PFCF Range
Min: 15.52   Max: 649
Current: 562.29
15.52
649
EV-to-EBIT 173.51
AMZN's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than
51% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 12.56 vs. AMZN: 173.51 )
AMZN' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 17.4   Max: 1294.6
Current: 173.51
17.4
1294.6
Shiller P/E 179.4
AMZN's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than
67% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 17.09 vs. AMZN: 179.4 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range
Min: 43.03   Max: 370.73
Current: 179.4
43.03
370.73

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 22.2
AMZN's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than
92% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 5.70 vs. AMZN: 22.2 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 16.9   Max: 90.7
Current: 22.2
16.9
90.7
Price/Tangible Book 21.8
AMZN's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than
99% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 2.30 vs. AMZN: 21.8 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 9.9   Max: 235.8
Current: 21.8
9.9
235.8
Price/DCF (Projected) 3.8
AMZN's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than
98% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. AMZN: 3.8 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range
Min: 1.7   Max: 246.1
Current: 3.8
1.7
246.1
Price/Median PS Value 1
AMZN's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
77% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. AMZN: 1 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.6   Max: 2.1
Current: 1
0.6
2.1
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 0.60
AMZN's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than
65% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 8.60 vs. AMZN: 0.60 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 0.1   Max: 5.7
Current: 0.6
0.1
5.7
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) 24.43
AMZN's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than
96% of the 493 Companies
in the Global Specialty Retail industry.

( Industry Median: 10.22 vs. AMZN: 24.43 )
AMZN' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: -1.4   Max: 56.5
Current: 24.43
-1.4
56.5

Business Description

Amazon.com, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 in the state of Washington and reincorporated in 1996 in the state of Delaware. The Company serves consumers through its retail websites and focuses on selection, price, and convenience. It designs its websites to enable millions of unique products to be sold by the Company and by third parties across dozens of product categories. The Company offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products and fulfill orders through Amazon.com and their own branded websites. 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. In addition, it generates revenue through other marketing and promotional services, such as online advertising, and co-branded credit card agreements. 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. The company also manufacturers and sells the Kindle e-reader. The Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle with Special Offers, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX are portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Its three primary customers are consumers, sellers, and enterprises. The Company has organized its operations into two principal segments: North America and International. The North America segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from sellers), subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca, and amounts earned from AWS. The International segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through internationally focused locations. This segment includes export sales from these internationally based locations (including export sales from these sites to customers in the U.S. and Canada), but excludes export sales from its U.S. and Canadian locations. The Company's competitors include: (1) physical-world retailers, publishers, vendors, distributors, manufacturers, and producers of its products; (2) other online e-commerce and mobile e-commerce sites; (3) a number of indirect competitors, including media companies, web portals, comparison shopping websites, and web search engines; (4) companies that provide e-commerce services, including website development, fulfillment, and customer service; (5) companies that provide infrastructure web services or other information storage; and (6) companies that design, manufacture, market, or sell digital med
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Industry: Specialty Retail
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