Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 51% to $9.91 Billion

SEATTLE, Jul 26, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Operating cash flow increased 25% to $3.21 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $2.56billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2010. Free cash flow decreased 8% to $1.83 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.99 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2010.

Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 468 million on June 30, 2011, compared with 465 million a year ago.

Net sales increased 51% to $9.91 billion in the second quarter, compared with $6.57 billion in second quarter 2010. Excluding the $477 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales would have grown 44% compared with second quarter 2010.

Operating income was $201 million in the second quarter, compared with $270 million in second quarter 2010. The favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter on operating income was $28 million.

Net income decreased 8% to $191 million in the second quarter, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared with net income of $207 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in second quarter 2010. Second quarter 2011 net income was positively impacted by equity-method investment activity of $15 million, including a $49 million gain on the sale of an equity position partially offset by $34 million in losses from equity-method investments.

"Low prices, expanding selection, fast delivery and innovation are driving the fastest growth we've seen in over a decade," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Kindle 3G with Special Offers has quickly become our bestselling Kindle at only $139. Customers love the convenience of a 3G reader -- no hunting for or paying for Wi-Fi hotspots. Amazon picks up the tab for the 3G wireless, so you have no monthly payments or annual contracts."

Highlights

 

  • Sales growth of Kindle devices accelerated in second quarter 2011 compared to first quarter 2011.
  • Since AT&T agreed to sponsor screensavers, Kindle 3G with Special Offers is now our bestselling Kindle device - at only $139. With Kindle 3G, there's no wireless set up and no paying or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots. Kindle 3G's always-on global wireless connectivity means that wherever you are, you can download books and periodicals in less than 60 seconds and start reading instantly. Amazon pays for Kindle's 3G wireless connectivity, which means the convenience of 3G comes with no monthly fees, data plans or annual contracts.
  • Amazon.com announced the launch of Kindle Textbook Rental, offering students savings of up to 80% off textbook list prices. Tens of thousands of textbooks are available for the 2011 school year. In addition, Kindle Textbook Rental offers the ability to customize rental periods to any length between 30 and 360 days, so students only pay for the specific amount of time they need a book.
  • The U.S. Kindle Store now has more than 950,000 books, including New Releases and 110 of 111 New York Times Bestsellers. Over 800,000 of these books are $9.99 or less, including 65 New York Times Bestsellers. Millions of free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available to read on Kindle.
  • The Company launched MyHabit.com, a membership-only fashion destination offering up to 60 percent off list prices of designer and boutique brands in women's, men's and children's departments, with the convenience of free, instant membership; fast, free shipping and free return shipping in the U.S. on eligible items; and fast, $15 international shipping.
  • Amazon.com announced that customers will be able to stream TV shows from CBS's vast library. Amazon Prime customers will be able to instantly watch thousands of episodes from the CBS library at no additional cost to their membership. With the deal, Amazon will add 2,000 episodes to grow the total number of Prime instant videos to more than 8,000 movies and TV shows. Starting this summer, dozens of CBS shows will also become available to Amazon Instant Video customers.
  • The Company announced three enhancements to Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player: storage plans that include unlimited space for music, free storage for all Amazon MP3 purchases and Cloud Player for Web, now on iPad.
  • Amazon announced that Marketplace sellers can list their products across all its European websites using just one single seller account, allowing sellers to make their inventory available across Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr and Amazon.it. Customers benefit from access to millions of additional products. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) sellers can now also store their products in an Amazon fulfillment center in one country and offer them for sale across all of Amazon's European websites.
  • North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $5.41 billion, up 51% from second quarter 2010.
  • International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French, Chinese and Italian sites, were $4.51 billion, up 51% from second quarter 2010. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, sales grew 36%.
  • Worldwide Media sales grew 27% to $3.66 billion. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, sales grew 20%.
  • Worldwide Electronics and Other General Merchandise sales grew 69% to $5.89 billion. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, sales grew 62%.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SAP announced that AWS has been certified as a global technology partner of SAP. Customers can now deploy a variety of SAP solutions in full production environments including SAP(R) Rapid Deployment and SAP(R) BusinessObjects(TM).
  • AWS announced the availability of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for Oracle databases, allowing customers to easily set up, operate and scale fully managed Oracle databases in the cloud.
  • AWS lowered prices for the fifteenth time in four years by eliminating inbound Internet data transfer costs and reducing outbound data transfer costs.

Financial Guidance

The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of July 26, 2011. 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 consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce and the various factors detailed below.

Third Quarter 2011 Guidance

 

  • Net sales are expected to be between $10.3 billion and $11.1 billion, or to grow between 36% and 47% compared with third quarter 2010.
  • Operating income is expected to be between $20 million and $170 million, or between 93% decline and 37% decline compared with third quarter 2010.
  • This guidance includes approximately $180 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.

A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.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 sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, 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, payments 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 www.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 and social media postings.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. 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. 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. Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle with Special Offers, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX are the revolutionary 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. Kindle 3G, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.

Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.comwww.amazon.co.ukwww.amazon.dewww.amazon.co.jpwww.amazon.frwww.amazon.cawww.amazon.cn, and www.amazon.it. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

 
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Twelve Months Ended
June 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010
             
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $2,641  $1,844  $3,777  $3,444  $1,629  $1,936 
             
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:            
Net income  191   207   391   505   1,038   1,088 

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

            

Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization

  244   129   446   249   766   456 
Stock-based compensation  144   111   254   196   481   386 
Other operating expense (income), net  41   25   74   51   129   83 
Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net  1   -   3   -   2   (2)
Other expense (income), net  (39)  (22)  (2)  (27)  (53)  (31)
Deferred income taxes  20   (8)  35   (28)  67   49 
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  (15)  (75)  (61)  (161)  (159)  (196)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:            
Inventories  (274)  (141)  69   180   (1,130)  (435)
Accounts receivable, net and other  (73)  (42)  286   412   (304)  (252)
Accounts payable  114   (81)  (2,535)  (1,972)  1,835   959 
Accrued expenses and other  63   200   (119)  (161)  663   265 
Additions to unearned revenue  257   161   467   349   805   990 
Amortization of previously unearned revenue  (251)  (214)  (471)  (441)  (935)  (799)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  423   250   (1,163)  (848)  3,205   2,561 
             
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:            

Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development

  (433)  (196)  (731)  (336)  (1,374)  (575)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other  (469)  (21)  (608)  (40)  (921)  (45)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments  2,028   1,208   3,967   2,080   6,138   3,354 
Purchases of marketable securities and other investments  (2,077)  (1,466)  (3,189)  (2,721)  (6,746)  (5,661)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  (951)  (475)  (561)  (1,017)  (2,903)  (2,927)
             
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:            
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  15   75   61   161   159   196 
Proceeds from long-term debt and other  34   5   123   67   197   133 

Repayments of long-term debt, capital lease, and finance lease obligations

  (140)  (37)  (251)  (98)  (398)  (186)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (91)  43   (67)  130   (42)  143 
             
Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents  25   (33)  61   (80)  158   (84)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (594)  (215)  (1,730)  (1,815)  418   (307)
             
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $2,047  $1,629  $2,047  $1,629  $2,047  $1,629 
             
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:            
Cash paid for interest on long term debt $3  $3  $6  $5  $12  $9 
Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds)  (1)  43   6   46   35   60 
Fixed assets acquired under capital leases  230   83   411   142   673   252 
Fixed assets acquired under build-to-suit leases  97   60   166   120   219   191 
 
 
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
  

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

  2011 2010 2011 2010
         
Net sales $9,913  $6,566  $19,770  $13,697 
         
Operating expenses (1):        
Cost of sales  7,525   4,957   15,133   10,458 
Fulfillment  941   582   1,795   1,128 
Marketing  341   211   667   412 
Technology and content  698   408   1,278   773 
General and administrative  166   113   300   210 
Other operating expense (income), net  41   25   74   51 
Total operating expenses  9,712   6,296   19,247   13,032 
         
Income from operations  201   270   523   665 
         
Interest income  16   12   31   23 
Interest expense  (15)  (9)  (27)  (16)
Other income (expense), net  23   24   4   27 
Total non-operating income (expense)  24   27   8   34 
         
Income before income taxes  225   297   531   699 
         
Provision for income taxes  (49)  (88)  (138)  (189)
Equity-method investment activity, net of tax  15   (2)  (2)  (5)
Net income $191  $207  $391  $505 
         
Basic earnings per share $0.42  $0.46  $0.87  $1.13 
         
Diluted earnings per share $0.41  $0.45  $0.85  $1.11 
         
         
Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share:      
Basic  453   447   452   446 
Diluted  460   455   460   455 
         
(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:        
Fulfillment 

$

32  

$

24  

$

56  

$

42 
Marketing  10   7   17   12 
Technology and content  75   58   136   103 
General and administrative  27   22   45   39 
 
 
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Segment Information
(in millions)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
North America        
Net sales $5,406  $3,590  $10,871  $7,370 
Segment operating expenses (1)  5,192   3,390   10,367   6,897 
Segment operating income $214  $200  $504  $473 
         
International        
Net sales $4,507  $2,976  $8,899  $6,327 
Segment operating expenses (1)  4,335   2,770   8,552   5,888 
Segment operating income $172  $206  $347  $439 
           
Consolidated        
Net sales $9,913  $6,566  $19,770  $13,697 
Segment operating expenses  9,527   6,160   18,919   12,785 
Segment operating income  386   406   851   912 
Stock-based compensation  (144)  (111)  (254)  (196)
Other operating income (expense), net  (41)  (25)  (74)  (51)
Income from operations  201   270   523   665 
Total non-operating income (expense)  24   27   8   34 
Provision for income taxes  (49)  (88)  (138)  (189)
Equity-method investment activity, net of tax  15   (2)  (2)  (5)
Net income $191  $207  $391  $505 
         
Segment Highlights:        
Y/Y net sales growth:        
North America  51%  46%  48%  47%
International  51   35   41   40 
Consolidated  51   41   44   44 
Y/Y segment operating income growth (decline):        
North America  7%  61%  7%  72%
International  (16)  15   (21)  25 
Consolidated  (5)  34   (7)  46 
Net sales mix:        
North America  55%  55%  55%  54%
International  45   45   45   46 
   100%  100%  100%  100%
         

(1) Represents operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation and "Other operating expense (income), net," which are not allocated to segments

 
 
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Net Sales Information
(in millions)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
North America        
Media $1,585  $1,324  $3,470  $2,921 
Electronics and other general merchandise  3,496   2,090   6,799   4,114 
Other (1)  325   176   602   335 
Total North America $5,406  $3,590  $10,871  $7,370 
         
International        
Media $2,075  $1,550  $4,147  $3,383 
Electronics and other general merchandise  2,398   1,399   4,684   2,887 
Other (1)  34   27   68   57 
Total International $4,507  $2,976  $8,899  $6,327 
         
Consolidated        
Media $3,660  $2,874  $7,617  $6,304 
Electronics and other general merchandise  5,894   3,489   11,483   7,001 
Other (1)  359   203   670   392 
Total Consolidated $9,913  $6,566  $19,770  $13,697 
         
Y/Y Net Sales Growth:        
North America:        
Media  20%  15%  19%  19%
Electronics and other general merchandise  67   76   65   74 
Other  85   52   80   54 
Total North America  51   46   48   47 
         
International:        
Media  34%  20%  23%  25%
Electronics and other general merchandise  71   59   62   64 
Other  25   13   20   32 
Total International  51   35   41   40 
         
Consolidated:        
Media  27%  18%  21%  22%
Electronics and other general merchandise  69   69   64   70 
Other  77   45   71   51 
Total Consolidated  51   41   44   44 
         
Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates:        
International:        
Media  20%  21%  14%  22%
Electronics and other general merchandise  53   63   51   62 
Other  13   18   12   31 
Total International  36   38   31   38 
         
Consolidated:        
Media  20%  18%  16%  20%
Electronics and other general merchandise  62   70   59   69 
Other  75   46   70   50 
Total Consolidated  44   42   40   42 
         
Consolidated Net Sales Mix:        
Media  37%  44%  39%  46%
Electronics and other general merchandise  59   53   58   51 
Other  4   3   3   3 
   100%  100%  100%  100%
         

(1) Includes non-retail activities, such as AWS, miscellaneous marketing and promotional agreements, other seller sites, and co-branded credit card agreements

 
 
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except per share data)
 
  June 30,
2011
 December 31,
2010
 June 30,
2010
ASSETS (unaudited)   (unaudited)
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $2,047  $3,777  $1,629 
Marketable securities  4,308   4,985   3,479 
Inventories  3,229   3,202   1,940 
Accounts receivable, net and other  1,438   1,587   805 
Deferred tax assets  257   196   265 
Total current assets  11,279   13,747   8,118 
Fixed assets, net  3,470   2,414   1,704 
Deferred tax assets  30   22   29 
Goodwill  1,909   1,349   1,229 
Other assets  1,253   1,265   1,317 
Total assets $17,941  $18,797  $12,397 
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $5,721  $8,051  $3,545 
Accrued expenses and other  2,324   2,321   1,705 
Total current liabilities  8,045   10,372   5,250 
Long-term liabilities  2,131   1,561   1,290 
       
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 - 471, 468, and 464      
Outstanding shares - 454, 451, and 448  5   5   5 
Treasury stock, at cost  (600)  (600)  (600)
Additional paid-in capital  6,675   6,325   6,056 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (30)  (190)  (282)
Retained earnings  1,715   1,324   678 
Total stockholders' equity  7,765   6,864   5,857 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $17,941  $18,797  $12,397 
 
 
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
  Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Y/Y %
Change
Cash Flows and Shares            
Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $2,561  $2,617  $3,495  $3,033  $3,205  25%
Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software & website development) -- TTM $575  $788  $979  $1,138  $1,374  139%
Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $1,986  $1,829  $2,516  $1,895  $1,831  (8%)
Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth  29%  (5%)  (14%)  (18%)  (8%) N/A 
Invested capital (1) $5,820  $6,576  $7,380  $7,931  $8,551  N/A 
Return on invested capital (2)  34%  28%  34%  24%  21% N/A 
             
Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding  465   465   465   466   468  1%
Common shares outstanding  448   449   451   452   454  1%
Stock-based awards outstanding  17   16   15   14   15  (13%)
Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding  3.8%  3.6%  3.2%  3.1%  3.2% N/A 
             
Results of Operations            
Worldwide (WW) net sales $6,566  $7,560  $12,948  $9,857  $9,913  51%
WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  42%  40%  37%  36%  44% N/A 
WW net sales -- TTM $28,664  $30,776  $34,204  $36,931  $40,278  41%
WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  38%  40%  40%  39%  39% N/A 
             
Operating income $270  $268  $474  $322  $201  (25%)
Operating income -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  77%  13%  3%  (20%)  (36%) N/A 
Operating margin -- % of WW net sales  4.1%  3.5%  3.7%  3.3%  2.0% N/A 
Operating income -- TTM $1,391  $1,408  $1,406  $1,334  $1,265  (9%)
Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  65%  50%  27%  7%  (7%) N/A 
Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales  4.9%  4.6%  4.1%  3.6%  3.1% N/A 
             
Net income $207  $231  $416  $201  $191  (8%)
Net income per diluted share $0.45  $0.51  $0.91  $0.44  $0.41  (9%)
Net income -- TTM $1,088  $1,120  $1,152  $1,054  $1,038  (5%)
Net income per diluted share -- TTM $2.42  $2.47  $2.53  $2.30  $2.26  (6%)
             
Segments            
North America Segment:            
Net sales $3,590  $4,126  $7,211  $5,465  $5,406  51%
Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  46%  45%  45%  45%  50% N/A 
Net sales -- TTM $15,168  $16,452  $18,707  $20,392  $22,208  46%
Operating income $200  $186  $295  $290  $214  7%
Operating margin -- % of North America net sales  5.6%  4.5%  4.1%  5.3%  4.0% N/A 
Operating income -- TTM $907  $937  $955  $972  $986  9%
Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  84%  67%  35%  17%  9% N/A 
Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales  6.0%  5.7%  5.1%  4.8%  4.4% N/A 
             
International Segment:            
Net sales $2,976  $3,434  $5,737  $4,392  $4,507  51%
Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  38%  35%  29%  27%  36% N/A 
Net sales -- TTM $13,496  $14,324  $15,497  $16,539  $18,070  34%
Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales  47%  47%  45%  45%  45% N/A 
Operating income $206  $215  $327  $175  $172  (16%)
Operating margin -- % of International net sales  6.9%  6.2%  5.7%  4.0%  3.8% N/A 
Operating income -- TTM $952  $973  $981  $922  $888  (7%)
Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  28%  23%  20%  4%  (7%) N/A 
Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales  7.1%  6.8%  6.3%  5.6%  4.9% N/A 
             
Consolidated Segments:            
Operating expenses (3) $6,160  $7,159  $12,326  $9,392  $9,527  55%
Operating expenses -- TTM (3) $26,805  $28,866  $32,268  $35,037  $38,404  43%
Operating income $406  $401  $622  $465  $386  (5%)
Operating margin -- % of Consolidated sales  6.2%  5.3%  4.8%  4.7%  3.9% N/A 
Operating income -- TTM $1,859  $1,910  $1,936  $1,894  $1,874  1%
Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  51%  42%  25%  10%  1% N/A 
Operating margin -- TTM % of Consolidated net sales  6.5%  6.2%  5.7%  5.1%  4.7% N/A 
 
 
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days and employee data)
(unaudited)
 
  Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Y/Y %
Change
Supplemental            
Supplemental North America Segment Net Sales:            
Media $1,324  $1,591  $2,370  $1,885  $1,585  20%
Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  15%  12%  13%  18%  19% N/A 
Media -- TTM $6,432  $6,610  $6,881  $7,170  $7,430  16%
Electronics and other general merchandise $2,090  $2,326  $4,558  $3,303  $3,496  67%
Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  76%  80%  71%  63%  67% N/A 
Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $8,069  $9,103  $10,998  $12,277  $13,683  70%
Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales  53%  55%  59%  60%  62% N/A 
Other $176  $209  $283  $277  $325  85%
Other -- TTM $668  $739  $828  $945  $1,095  64%
             
Supplemental International Segment Net Sales:            
Media $1,550  $1,759  $2,865  $2,073  $2,075  34%
Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  21%  18%  13%  9%  20% N/A 
Media -- TTM $7,480  $7,723  $8,007  $8,247  $8,772  17%
Electronics and other general merchandise $1,399  $1,644  $2,834  $2,285  $2,398  71%
Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  63%  60%  50%  49%  53% N/A 
Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $5,899  $6,478  $7,365  $8,162  $9,162  55%
Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales  44%  45%  48%  49%  51% N/A 
Other $27  $31  $38  $34  $34  25%
Other -- TTM $117  $123  $125  $130  $136  17%
             
Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales:            
Media $2,874  $3,350  $5,235  $3,958  $3,660  27%
Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  18%  15%  13%  13%  20% N/A 
Media -- TTM $13,912  $14,333  $14,888  $15,417  $16,202  16%
Electronics and other general merchandise $3,489  $3,970  $7,392  $5,588  $5,894  69%
Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X  70%  71%  62%  57%  62% N/A 
Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $13,968  $15,581  $18,363  $20,439  $22,845  64%
Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales  49%  51%  54%  55%  57% N/A 
Other $203  $240  $321  $311  $359  77%
Other -- TTM $785  $862  $953  $1,075  $1,231  57%
             
Balance Sheet            
Cash and marketable securities (4) $5,419  $6,123  $8,919  $7,019  $6,503  20%
Inventory, net -- ending $1,940  $2,515  $3,202  $2,888  $3,229  66%
Inventory turnover, average -- TTM  12.5   11.8   11.4   11.6   11.3  (9%)
Fixed assets, net $1,704  $2,099  $2,414  $2,902  $3,470  104%
             
Accounts payable -- ending $3,545  $4,614  $8,051  $5,540  $5,721  61%
Accounts payable days -- ending  65   73   72   66   69  6%
             
Other            
WW shipping revenue $239  $270  $437  $330  $331  39%
WW shipping costs $487  $576  $999  $786  $820  68%
WW net shipping costs $248  $306  $562  $456  $489  97%
WW net shipping costs -- % of WW net sales  3.8%  4.0%  4.3%  4.6%  4.9% N/A 
             
             
Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel)  28,300   31,200   33,700   37,900   43,200  53%
 
(1) Average Total Assets minus Current Liabilities (excluding current portion of Long Term Debt) over five quarter ends.
(2) TTM Free Cash Flow divided by Invested Capital.

(3) Represents cost of sales, fulfillment, marketing, technology and content, and general and administrative operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation.

(4) Includes restricted cash, classified within "Other Assets" on our consolidated balance sheet, of: $311 million in Q2 2010, $238 million in Q3 2010, $157 million in Q4 2010, $138 million in Q1 2011, $148 million in Q2 2011.

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

Certain Definitions

Customer Accounts

 

  • References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer places an order or when a customer orders from other sellers on our websites. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions, Amazon Enterprise Solutions program customers, Amazon.com Payments customers, Amazon Web Services customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.

Seller Accounts

 

  • References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Seller accounts exclude Amazon Enterprise Solutions sellers. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period.

Registered Developers

 

  • References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key.

Units

 

 

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