Amazon.com
Market Cap
US$879.2b
Last Updated
2019/10/16 23:30 UTC
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Executive Summary
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally.
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Fundamentals
Outstanding track record with high growth potential.
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Share Price & News
How has Amazon.com's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
3.2%
AMZN
4.4%
US Online Retail
2.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
-3.0%
AMZN
6.5%
US Online Retail
5.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: AMZN underperformed the US Online Retail industry which returned 6.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AMZN underperformed the US Market which returned 5.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| AMZN | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 3.2% | 4.4% | 2.3% |
| 30 Day | -1.7% | -1.9% | -1.0% |
| 90 Day | -10.1% | -5.1% | -0.7% |
| 1 Year | -3.0%-3.0% | 6.5%6.5% | 7.9%5.6% |
| 3 Year | 117.4%117.4% | 79.9%79.7% | 45.6%36.3% |
| 5 Year | 467.9%467.9% | 177.5%165.8% | 65.8%47.6% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Amazon.com's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)Valuation
Is Amazon.com undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
13.9%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Undervalued: AMZN ($1777.43) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($2063.29)
Significantly Undervalued: AMZN is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: AMZN is poor value based on its PE Ratio (72.1x) compared to the Online Retail industry average (33.1x).
PE vs Market: AMZN is poor value based on its PE Ratio (72.1x) compared to the US market (17.7x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Low PEG Ratio: AMZN is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.2x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: AMZN is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (16.5x) compared to the US Online Retail industry average (2.5x).
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Future Growth
How is Amazon.com forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 44 analysts?
32.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: AMZN's forecast earnings growth (32.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2.7%).
Earnings vs Market: AMZN's earnings (32.7% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.5% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: AMZN's revenue (15.7% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (7.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: AMZN's revenue (15.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
High Future ROE: AMZN's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (25.3%)
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Past Performance
How has Amazon.com performed over the past 5 years?
67.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AMZN's earnings have grown significantly by 67.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: AMZN's earnings growth over the past year (92.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (67.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: AMZN earnings growth over the past year (92.8%) exceeded the Online Retail industry -15.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: AMZN's Return on Equity (22.8%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: AMZN has a higher Return on Assets than the Online Retail industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: AMZN has improved its Return on Capital Employed over the past 3 years.
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Financial Health
How is Amazon.com's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AMZN's short term assets ($76.8B) exceeds its short term liabilities ($69.7B)
Long Term Liabilities: AMZN's short term assets (76.8B) exceeds its long term liabilities (68.6B)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AMZN's debt to equity ratio (47%) is considered high
Reducing Debt: AMZN's debt to equity ratio has increased from 37.5% to 47% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AMZN's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (144.3%).
Interest Coverage: AMZN's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (18.1x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: AMZN has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: AMZN's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 3.075900x debt).
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Dividend
What is Amazon.com's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate AMZN's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate AMZN's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if AMZN's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if AMZN's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of AMZN's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Amazon.com's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
5.7yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jeff Bezos (55yo)
23.4yrs
Tenure
US$1,681,840
Compensation
Mr. Jeffrey P. Bezos, also known as Jeff, founded Amazon.com, Inc. in 1994 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since May 1996. Mr. Bezos has been Chairman of Amazon.com Inc. since 1994 and has been it ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Jeff's total compensation ($USD1.68M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD11.23M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jeff's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
5.7yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AMZN's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.7 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AMZN's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 68 |
| Max Price | US$1,825.05 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Jeff Bezos (55yo)
Founder
- Tenure: 23.4yrs
- Compensation: US$1.68m
Jeff Wilke (52yo)
Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Consumer
- Tenure: 3.5yrs
- Compensation: US$19.72m
Doug Gurr
UK Country Manager
- Tenure: 0yrs
Andy Jassy (51yo)
Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services Inc.
- Tenure: 3.5yrs
- Compensation: US$19.73m
Steven Kessel (53yo)
Senior Vice President
- Tenure: 13.5yrs
Jeffrey Blackburn (49yo)
Senior Vice President of Business Development
- Tenure: 13.5yrs
- Compensation: US$10.40m
David Zapolsky (55yo)
Senior VP
- Tenure: 7.1yrs
Craig Berman
Vice President of Global Communications
- Tenure: 0yrs
Brian Olsavsky (55yo)
Senior VP & CFO
- Tenure: 4.3yrs
- Compensation: US$6.93m
Ragia Samir
Head of Marketing
- Tenure: 1.8yrs
Board Members
Jon Rubinstein (62yo)
Lead Director
- Tenure: 2.8yrs
Wendell Weeks (59yo)
Director
- Tenure: 3.7yrs
Indra Nooyi (63yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.7yrs
Jeff Bezos (55yo)
Founder
- Tenure: 23.4yrs
- Compensation: US$1.68m
Jamie Gorelick (68yo)
Director
- Tenure: 7.7yrs
- Compensation: US$952.74k
Tom Ryder (74yo)
Director
- Tenure: 16.9yrs
Patty Stonesifer (62yo)
Director
- Tenure: 22.7yrs
Judy McGrath (66yo)
Director
- Tenure: 5.3yrs
Dan Huttenlocher (60yo)
Director
- Tenure: 3.1yrs
Rosalind Brewer (56yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.7yrs
Company Information
Amazon.com, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Amazon.com, Inc.
- Ticker: AMZN
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1994
- Industry: Internet and Direct Marketing Retail
- Sector: Retail
- Market Cap: US$879.216b
- Shares outstanding: 494.66m
- Website: https://www.amazon.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- 410 Terry Avenue North
- Seattle
- Washington
- 98109
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | SNSE (Santiago Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | CL | USD | May 1997 |
| AMZN | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | May 1997 |
| AMZN * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Stock | MX | MXN | May 1997 |
| AMZ | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | May 1997 |
| AMZN | BVC (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia) | Yes | Common Stock | CO | COP | May 1997 |
| AMZN | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | AT | EUR | May 1997 |
| AMZN | BVL (Bolsa de Valores de Lima) | Yes | Common Stock | PE | USD | May 1997 |
| AMZ | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | May 1997 |
| AMZN | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | CH | CHF | May 1997 |
| AMZN | BIT (Borsa Italiana) | Yes | Common Stock | IT | EUR | May 1997 |
| AMZO34 | BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo) | BDR EACH REPR 1/2 COM USD0.01 | BR | BRL | Feb 2012 | |
| AMZN | BASE (Buenos Aires Stock Exchange) | CEDEAR EACH 72 REPR 1 COM USD0.01 | AR | ARS | Apr 2019 |
Biography
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazo ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/16 23:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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