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Amazon.com (AMZN) 10-Year RORE %

: 27.31% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Return on Retained Earnings (RORE) is an indicator of a company's growth potential, it shows how much a company earns by reinvesting its retained earnings, i.e. profits after dividend payments. Amazon.com's 10-Year RORE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 27.31%.

The industry rank for Amazon.com's 10-Year RORE % or its related term are showing as below:

AMZN's 10-Year RORE % is ranked better than
78.96% of 656 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.57 vs AMZN: 27.31

Amazon.com 10-Year RORE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Amazon.com's 10-Year RORE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Amazon.com Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
10-Year RORE %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 34.45 40.96 40.08 -3.81 27.31

Amazon.com Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
10-Year RORE % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.81 4.76 14.22 20.05 27.31

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Amazon.com's 10-Year RORE %, along with its competitors' market caps and 10-Year RORE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Amazon.com 10-Year RORE % Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Amazon.com's 10-Year RORE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Amazon.com's 10-Year RORE % falls into.



Amazon.com 10-Year RORE % Calculation

Amazon.com's 10-Year RORE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

10-Year RORE %=( Most Recent EPS (Diluted)- First Period EPS (Diluted) )/( Cumulative EPS (Diluted) for 10-year -Cumulative Dividends per Share for 10-year )
=( 2.9--0.027 )/( 10.718-0 )
=2.927/10.718
=27.31 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of 10-Year RORE %, the most recent and first period EPS (Diluted) is the trailing twelve months (TTM) data ended in Dec. 2023 and 10-year before.


Amazon.com  (NAS:AMZN) 10-Year RORE % Explanation

Return on Retained Earnings (RORE) is important to investors because it reveals a company's efficiency and growth potential. A higher RORE indicates a higher return. A high RORE indicates that the company should reinvest profits into the business. A lower RORE suggests that the company should distribute profits to shareholders by paying out dividends, since those dollars aren't generating much additional growth for the company.

There are a several different ways to arrive at the Return on Retained Earnings. The simplest way to calculate it is by using published information on Earnings per Share (EPS) and Dividend per Share (DPS) over a selected period. Here, 10-year period is chosen.

Be Aware

Please keep in mind that the RORE is relative to the nature of the business and its competitors. If another company in the same sector is producing a lower return on retained earnings, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad investment. It may just suggest the company is older and no longer in a high growth stage. At such a stage in the business cycle, it would be expected to see a lower RORE and higher dividend payout.


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Amazon.com (AMZN) Business Description

Address
410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA, USA, 98109-5210
Amazon is a leading online retailer and one of the highest-grossing e-commerce aggregators, with $386 billion in net sales and approximately $578 billion in estimated physical/digital online gross merchandise volume in 2021. Retail-related revenue represents approximately 80% of the total, followed by Amazon Web Services' cloud computing, storage, database, and other offerings (10%-15%), advertising services (5%), and other. International segments constitute 25%-30% of Amazon's non-AWS sales, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
Executives
Adam Selipsky officer: CEO Amazon Web Services PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108
Douglas J Herrington officer: CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108
David Zapolsky officer: Senior Vice President PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108
Andrew R Jassy director, officer: President and CEO PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108-1226
Shelley Reynolds officer: Vice President PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108
Brian T Olsavsky officer: Senior Vice President and CFO PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108
Daniel P Huttenlocher director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Brad D Smith director 1040 13TH AVE, HUNTINGTON WV 25701
Jeffrey P Bezos director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO and President PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108-1226
David H Clark officer: Senior Vice President PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108
Jonathan Rubinstein director APPLE COMPUTER INC, 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Edith W Cooper director C/O ETSY, INC., 117 ADAMS STREET, BROOKLYN NY 11249
Judith A Mcgrath director PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108
Jeffrey A Wilke officer: CEO Worldwide Consumer PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108-1226
Patricia Q Stonesifer director PO BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108-1226