AMAZON.COM RELEASES 2001 SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
Pro Forma Operating Loss Improves to $28 Million;
Used Orders Approximately 10% of Total U.S. Orders;
Expands Strategic Alliance with America Online

SEATTLE - July 23, 2001 - Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2001. Net sales were within the range of the company's guidance, increasing 16 percent to $668 million, compared with $578 million in the second quarter of 2000. Pro forma loss from operations improved by 69 percent to $28 million, or 4 percent of net sales, compared with $89 million, or 15 percent of net sales in the second quarter of 2000.
Pro forma net loss, which includes net interest expense, improved by 50 percent to $58 million, or $0.16 per share, compared with $116 million, or $0.33 per share in the second quarter of 2000. Net loss (GAAP) for the quarter improved by 47 percent to $168 million, or $0.47 per share, from $317 million, or $0.91 per share. A detailed reconciliation of GAAP to pro forma is included with the attached financial statements.

"We continue to make progress toward reaching pro forma operating profitability in the fourth quarter of 2001," said Warren Jenson, Amazon.com's chief financial officer. "This quarter, the U.S. was profitable on a pro forma operating basis for the first time, and this is our sixth sequential quarter of improved absolute pro forma operating results."

"We thank our over 21 million customers who have purchased in the last year, more than 1 million of whom have purchased a used product from one of our more than 60,000 Amazon Marketplace sellers" said David Risher, Amazon.com's senior vice president of marketing and merchandising. "In fact, this quarter, roughly 10 percent of our U.S. orders were for a used product, and we're very pleased that so many of our customers have embraced this option."

Today the company also announced an expanded strategic alliance with America Online, Inc., a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL). Amazon.com's e-commerce platform will power America Online's Shop@ destinations. America Online, Inc., also invested $100 million in Amazon.com common stock, priced at the lower of $15.282 per share or the average closing price of Amazon.com common stock from July 24 to July 30, 2001. The common stock was sold pursuant to a registration statement that Amazon.com previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


"We've worked hard to build the easiest-to-use, most customer-focused and technologically sophisticated e-commerce platform," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We are pleased that today's alliance with America Online will bring many of these same benefits to AOL's merchants and more than 30 million members."

Highlights of Second Quarter Results (comparisons are with the second quarter of 2000)

  • Net sales rose 16% to $668 million, from $578 million.
  • Net sales from international sites rose 75% to $128 million, from $73 million.
  • Worldwide, 2.6 million new customers ordered, including 900,000 new International customers.
  • Gross profit increased 32% to $180 million, from $136 million.
  • Fulfillment costs improved to 13% of net sales, from 15% of net sales.
  • Pro forma loss from operations improved by 69% to $28 million, or 4% of net sales, compared with $89 million, or 15% of net sales.
  • U.S. (U.S. Retail and Services segments combined) pro forma operating results improved to a $2 million profit, from a loss of $55 million.
  • Pro forma net loss, which includes net interest and other expense of $30 million, improved by 50% to $58 million, or $0.16 per share, compared with $116 million, or $0.33 per share.
  • Net loss (GAAP) narrowed to $168 million, or $0.47 per share, down from $317 million, or $0.91 per share, an improvement of 47%.
  • Annualized inventory turns improved to 14, compared with 10.
  • Cash and marketable securities were $609 million at June 30, 2001.

Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of July 23, 2001. Given the potential changes in general economic conditions and consumer spending, the emerging nature of online retail and the various other risk factors discussed below, actual results may differ materially. The company intends to continue its practice of not updating forward-looking statements other than in publicly available statements.

Third Quarter 2001 Expectations

  • Net sales are expected to be between $625 million and $675 million.
  • Gross margin is expected to be between 24 and 27 percent of net sales.
  • Absolute pro forma operating losses are expected to be approximately flat with to very slightly down from the second quarter of 2001.
  • Cash and marketable securities, including the $100 million investment from America Online, Inc., announced today, are expected to be over $600 million at September 30, 2001.

Fourth Quarter 2001 Expectations

  • Net sales are expected to increase between 10 percent and 20 percent over the fourth quarter of 2000.
  • Pro forma operating profitability is expected for the quarter.
  • Cash and marketable securities, including the $100 million investment from America Online, Inc., announced today, are expected to be approximately $900 million at December 31, 2001.

These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, among others, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, customer spending patterns, 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, risks of inventory management, the degree to which the company enters into service relationships and other strategic transactions, fluctuations in the value of securities and non-cash payments Amazon.com receives in connection with such transactions, foreign currency exchange risks, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, Amazon.com's anticipated losses, significant amount of indebtedness, competition, seasonality, potential fluctuations in operating results, management of potential growth, system interruption, consumer trends, fulfillment center optimization, inventory, limited operating history, fraud and Amazon Payments, new business areas, international expansion, business combinations, strategic alliances and strategic partnerships. 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, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and all subsequent filings, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

Pro Forma Results

Pro forma information regarding Amazon.com's results from operations is provided as a complement to results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). Pro forma operating loss excludes stock-based compensation costs, amortization of goodwill and other intangibles, and restructuring-related and other costs. Management measures the progress of the business using this pro forma information.

Pro forma net loss excludes stock-based compensation costs, amortization of goodwill and other intangibles, restructuring-related and other costs, other gains, equity in losses of equity-method investees, and the cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.

Conference Call

A conference call to discuss second quarter 2001 financial results and 2001 business outlook will be Webcast live on Monday, July 23, 2001, at 5:00 p.m. EDT/2:00 p.m. PDT. This conference call will be available at www.amazon.com/ir through September 30, 2001, and will contain forward-looking statements and other material information.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection, along with online auctions and free electronic greeting cards. Amazon.com seeks to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. Amazon.com and sellers list millions of unique new and used items in categories such as electronics, kitchen and housewares, books, music, DVDs, videos, camera and photo items, toys, software, computer and video games, cell phones and service, tools and hardware, and outdoor living products. Through Amazon Marketplace, zShops and Auctions, any business or individual can sell virtually anything to Amazon.com's over 35 million cumulative customer accounts, and with Amazon Payments, sellers can accept credit card transactions, avoiding the hassles of offline payments.

Amazon.com operates four international Web sites: www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr and www.amazon.co.jp. It also operates the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), the Web's comprehensive and authoritative source of information on more than 275,000 movies and entertainment titles and 1 million cast and crew members dating from the birth of film.

 

         
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
          
   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
   
June 30,
 
June 30,
   
 
   
2001
 
2000
 
2001
 
2000
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$00667,625
 
$00577,876
 
$01,367,981
 
$01,151,765
Cost of sales
487,905
 
441,812
 
1,005,664
 
887,567
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
179,720
 
136,064
 
362,317
 
264,198
          
Operating expenses:       
 Fulfillment
85,583
 
87,597
 
183,831
 
187,060
 Marketing
34,658
 
42,216
 
71,296
 
82,864
 Technology and content
64,710
 
67,132
 
134,994
 
128,376
 General and administrative
22,778
 
28,468
 
48,806
 
54,513
 Stock-based compensation
2,351
 
8,166
 
5,267
 
21,818
 Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles
50,830
 
80,413
 
101,661
 
163,368
 Restructuring-related and other
58,650
 
2,449
 
172,910
 
4,468
   
 
 
 
  Total operating expenses
319,560
 
316,441
 
718,765
 
642,467
   
 
 
 
          
Loss from operations
(139,840)
 
(180,377)
 
(356,448)
 
(378,269)
          
Interest income
6,807
 
10,314
 
16,757
 
20,440
Interest expense
(35,148)
 
(33,397)
 
(68,896)
 
(61,018)
Other expense, net
(1,178)
 
(3,272)
 
(5,062)
 
(8,046)
Other gains, net
11,315
 
-
 
45,172
 
-
   
 
 
 
  Net interest expense and other
(18,204)
 
(26,355)
 
(12,029)
 
(48,624)
   
 
 
 
          
Loss before equity in losses of equity-method investees
(158,044)
 
(206,732)
 
(368,477)
 
(426,893)
          
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net
(10,315)
 
(110,452)
 
(23,490)
 
(198,716)
   
 
 
 
          
Net loss before change in accounting principle
(168,359)
 
(317,184)
 
(391,967)
 
(625,609)
          
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
-
 
-
 
(10,523)
 
-
   
 
 
 
          
Net loss
$00(168,359)
 
$00(317,184)
 
$00(402,490)
 
$00(625,609)
   
 
 
 
          
Basic and diluted loss per share:       
 Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
$00000(0.47)
 
$00000(0.91)
 
$00000(1.09)
 
$0000 (1.80)
 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
-
 
-
 
(0.03)
 
-
   
 
 
 
   
$00000(0.47)
 
$00000(0.91)
 
$00000(1.12)
 
$0000 (1.80)
   
 
 
 
          
Shares used in computation of basic       
 and diluted loss per share
359,752
 
349,886
 
358,595
 
346,680
   
 
 
 
          
Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an integral part of the press release financial statements.

 

         
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Pro Forma Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
          
   
Three Months Ended
   
June 30, 2001
 
June 30, 2000
   
 
    
Pro Forma
   
Pro Forma
 
   
As Reported
Adjustments
Pro Forma
 
As Reported
Adjustments
Pro Forma
   
 
          
Net sales
$0667,625
-
$0667,625
 
$0577,876
-
$0577,876
Cost of sales
487,905
-
487,905
 
441,812
-
441,812
 
 
Gross profit
179,720
-
179,720
 
136,064
-
136,064
          
Operating expenses:       
 Fulfillment
85,583
-
85,583
 
87,597
-
87,597
 Marketing
34,658
-
34,658
 
42,216
-
42,216
 Technology and content
64,710
-
64,710
 
67,132
-
67,132
 General and administrative
22,778
-
22,778
 
28,468
-
28,468
 Stock-based compensation
2,351
(2,351)
-
 
8,166
(8,166)
-
 Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles
50,830
(50,830)
-
 
80,413
(80,413)
-
 Restructuring-related and other
58,650
(58,650)
-
 
2,449
(2,449)
-
   
 
  Total operating expenses
319,560
(111,831)
207,729
 
316,441
(91,028)
225,413
   
 
          
Loss from operations
(139,840)
111,831
(28,009)
 
(180,377)
91,028
(89,349)
          
Interest income
6,807
-
6,807
 
10,314
-
10,314
Interest expense
(35,148)
-
(35,148)
 
(33,397)
-
(33,397)
Other expense, net
(1,178)
-
(1,178)
 
(3,272)
-
(3,272)
Other gains, net
11,315
(11,315)
-
 
-
-
-
   
 
  Net interest expense and other
(18,204)
(11,315)
(29,519)
 
(26,355)
-
(26,355)
   
 
          
Loss before equity in losses of equity-method investees
(158,044)
100,516
(57,528)
 
(206,732)
91,028
(115,704)
          
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net
(10,315)
10,315
-
 
(110,452)
110,452
-
   
 
          
Net loss
$ (168,359)
$0110,831
$(57,528)
 
$ (317,184)
$0201,480
$ (115,704)
   
 
        
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$        2,485
 
$        2,485
 
$   (54,029)
 
$  (54,029)
   
 
 
 
          
Basic and diluted loss per share
$000 (0.47)
 
$000(0.16)
 
$000 (0.91)
 
$00 ( 0.33)
   
 
 
 
          
Shares used in computation of basic       
 and diluted loss per share
359,752
 
359,752
 
349,886
 
349,886
   
 
 
 
          
Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an integral part of the press release financial statements.
          
          
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Pro Forma Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
          
   
Six Months Ended
   
June 30, 2001
 
June 30, 2000
   
 
    
Pro Forma
   
Pro Forma
 
   
As Reported
Adjustments
Pro Forma
 
As Reported
Adjustments
Pro Forma
   
 
Net sales
$1,367,981
-
$1,367,981
 
$1,151,765
-
$1,151,765
Cost of sales
1,005,664
-
1,005,664
 
887,567
-
887,567
 
 
Gross profit
362,317
-
362,317
 
264,198
-
264,198
          
Operating expenses:       
 Fulfillment
183,831
-
183,831
 
187,060
-
187,060
 Marketing
71,296
-
71,296
 
82,864
-
82,864
 Technology and content
134,994
-
134,994
 
128,376
-
128,376
 General and administrative
48,806
-
48,806
 
54,513
-
54,513
 Stock-based compensation
5,267
(5,267)
-
 
21,818
(21,818)
-
 Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles
101,661
(101,661)
-
 
163,368
(163,368)
-
 Restructuring-related and other
172,910
(172,910)
-
 
4,468
(4,468)
-
   
 
  Total operating expenses
718,765
(279,838)
438,927
 
642,467
(189,654)
452,813
   
 
          
Loss from operations
(356,448)
279,838
(76,610)
 
(378,269)
189,654
(188,615)
          
Interest income
16,757
-
16,757
 
20,440
-
20,440
Interest expense
(68,896)
-
(68,896)
 
(61,018)
-
(61,018)
Other expense, net
(5,062)
-
(5,062)
 
(8,046)
-
(8,046)
Other gains, net
45,172
(45,172)
-
 
-
-
-
   
 
  Net interest expense and other
(12,029)
(45,172)
(57,201)
 
(48,624)
-
(48,624)
   
 
          
Loss before equity in losses of equity-method investees
(368,477)
234,666
(133,811)
 
(426,893)
189,654
(237,239)
          
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net
(23,490)
23,490
-
 
(198,716)
198,716
-
   
 
          
Net loss before change in accounting principle
(391,967)
258,156
(133,811)
 
(625,609)
388,370
(237,239)
          
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
(10,523)
10,523
-
 
-
-
-
   
 
          
Net loss
$ (402,490)
$0268,679
$ (133,811)
 
$ (625,609)
$0388,370
$0(237,239)
   
 
        
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$ (404,499)
 
$ (404,499)
 
$ (374,407)
 
$ (374,407)
 
 
 
 
        
Basic and diluted loss per share:       
 Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
$000(1.09)
 
$000(0.37)
 
$000(1.80)
 
$ 000(0.68)
 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
(0.03)
 
-
 
-
 
-
   
 
 
 
   
$000(1.12)
 
$000(0.37)
 
$000(1.80)
 
$000(0.68)
   
 
 
 
          
Shares used in computation of basic       
 and diluted loss per share
358,595
 
358,595
 
346,680
 
346,680
   
 
 
 
          
Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an integral part of the press release financial statements.

 

AMAZON.COM, INC.
Segment Information
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
         
  
Three Months Ended June 30, 2001
  
         
  
U.S. Retail
    
  
    
  
Books,
Electronics,
     
  
Music and
DVD/Video
Tools and Kitchen
Total
 
Services
International
Consolidated
  
Net sales
$0389,723
$0110,957
$0500,680
 
$0038,599
$0128,346
$0667,625
Gross profit
110,844
13,159
124,003
 
26,352
29,365
179,720
Pro forma income (loss) from operations
38,967
(41,322)
(2,355)
 
4,339
(29,993)
(28,009)
Other non-cash and restructuring-related operating expenses      
(111,831)
Net interest expense and other      
(18,204)
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net      
(10,315)
        
Net loss      
$ (168,359)
        
         
Segment highlights:       
 Y / Y net sales growth
1%
21%
5%
 
41%
75%
16%
 Y / Y gross profit growth
28%
111%
33%
 
(1%)
80%
32%
 Gross margin
28%
12%
25%
 
68%
23%
27%
 Pro forma operating margin
10%
(37%)
0%
 
11%
(23%)
(4%)
         
         
  
Three Months Ended June 30, 2000
  
         
  
U.S. Retail
    
  
    
  
Books,
Electronics,
     
  
Music and
DVD/Video
Tools and Kitchen
Total
 
Services
International
Consolidated
  
Net sales
$0385,275
$0091,755
$0477,030
 
$0027,453
$0073,393
$0577,876
Gross profit
86,862
6,249
93,111
 
26,667
16,286
136,064
Pro forma income (loss) from operations
10,056
(69,077)
(59,021)
 
4,175
(34,503)
(89,349)
Other non-cash and restructuring-related operating expenses      
(91,028)
Net interest expense and other      
(26,355)
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net      
(110,452)
        
Net loss      
$ (317,184)
        
         
Segment highlights:       
 Y / Y net sales growth
38%
N/A
70%
 
N/A
134%
84%
 Y / Y gross profit growth
41%
N/A
56%
 
N/A
148%
101%
 Gross margin
23%
7%
20%
 
97%
22%
24%
 Pro forma operating margin
3%
(75%)
(12%)
 
15%
(47%)
(15%)
         
         
  
Six Months Ended June 30, 2001
  
         
  
U.S. Retail
    
  
    
  
Books,
Electronics,
     
  
Music and
DVD/Video
Tools and Kitchen
Total
 
Services
International
Consolidated
  
Net sales
$0799,309
$0227,464
$1,026,773
 
$0080,757
$0260,451
$1,367,981
Gross profit
219,963
30,379
250,342
 
54,560
57,415
362,317
Pro forma income (loss) from operations
66,592
(87,155)
(20,563)
 
8,515
(64,562)
(76,610)
Other non-cash and restructuring-related operating expenses      
(279,838)
Net interest expense and other      
(12,029)
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net      
(23,490)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle      
(10,523)
        
Net loss      
$(402,490)
        
         
Segment highlights:       
 Y / Y net sales growth
2%
37%
8%
 
61%
75%
19%
 Y / Y gross profit growth
30%
128%
37%
 
12%
78%
37%
 Gross margin
28%
13%
24%
 
68%
22%
26%
 Pro forma operating margin
8%
(38%)
(2%)
 
11%
(25%)
(6%)
         
         
  
Six Months Ended June 30, 2000
  
         
  
U.S. Retail
    
  
    
  
Books,
Electronics,
     
  
Music and
DVD/Video
Tools and Kitchen
Total
 
Services
International
Consolidated
  
Net sales
$0786,690
$0166,351
$0953,041
 
$0050,199
$0148,525
$1,151,765
Gross profit
169,717
13,308
183,025
 
48,851
32,322
264,198
Pro forma income (loss) from operations
7,631
(136,326)
(128,695)
 
2,031
(61,951)
(188,615)
Other non-cash and restructuring-related operating expenses      
(189,654)
Net interest expense and other      
(48,624)
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net      
(198,716)
        
Net loss      
$(625,609)
        
         
Segment highlights:       
 Y / Y net sales growth
44%
N/A
74%
 
N/A
160%
89%
 Y / Y gross profit growth
40%
N/A
53%
 
N/A
176%
100%
 Gross margin
22%
8%
19%
 
97%
22%
23%
 Pro forma operating margin
1%
(82%)
(14%)
 
4%
(42%)
(16%)
         
Supplemental geographical segment information is as follows (in thousands):
         
  
Three Months Ended
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
June 30, 2001
  
June 30, 2000
 
 
  
 
 
Net Sales
Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Operations
  
Net Sales
Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Operations
 
 U.S.
  
 
     Books, Music and DVD/Video
$0389,723
$0038,967
  
$0385,275
$0010,056
 
     Electronics, Tools and Kitchen
110,957
(41,322)
  
91,755
(69,077)
 
  
  
 
 00    U.S. Retail
500,680
(2,355)
  
477,030
(59,021)
 
     Services
38,599
4,339
  
27,453
4,175
 
  
  
 
 00    Total U.S.
539,279
1,984
  
504,483
(54,846)
 
         
         
 International
128,346
(29,993)
  
73,393
(34,503)
 
         
  
  
 
Total Consolidated
$0667,625
$(28,009)
  
$0577,876
$0(89,349)
 
  
  
 
         
         
  
Six Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
  
June 30, 2001
  
June 30, 2000
 
 
  
 
 
Net Sales
Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Operations
  
Net Sales
Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Operations
 
 U.S.
  
 
     Books, Music and DVD/Video
$0799,309
$0066,592
  
$0786,690
$0007,631
 
     Electronics, Tools and Kitchen
227,464
(87,155)
  
166,351
(136,326)
 
  
  
 
 00    U.S. Retail
1,026,773
(20,563)
  
953,041
(128,695)
 
     Services
80,757
8,515
  
50,199
2,031
 
  
  
 
 00    Total U.S.
1,107,530
(12,048)
  
1,003,240
(126,664)
 
         
         
 International
260,451
(64,562)
  
148,525
(61,951)
 
         
 
  
 
Total Consolidated
$1,367,981
$0(76,610)
  
$1,151,765
$ (188,615)
 
  
  
 
         
Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an integral part of the press release financial statements.

 

     
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
      
   
June 30,
 
December 31,
   
2001
 
2000
ASSETS   
Current assets:   
 Cash and cash equivalents
$00462,949
 
$00822,435
 Marketable securities
146,020
 
278,087
 Inventories
129,035
 
174,563
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets
71,353
 
86,044
   
 
  Total current assets
809,357
 
1,361,129
      
Fixed assets, net
292,422
 
366,416
Goodwill, net
89,002
 
158,990
Other intangibles, net
63,893
 
96,335
Investments in equity-method investees
12,223
 
52,073
Other equity investments
24,729
 
40,177
Other assets
53,410
 
60,049
   
 
  Total assets
$01,345,036
 
$02,135,169
   
 
      
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT   
Current liabilities:   
 Accounts payable
$257,976
 
$485,383
 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
241,149
 
272,683
 Unearned revenue
86,945
 
131,117
 Interest payable
43,833
 
69,196
 Current portion of long-term debt and other
18,337
 
16,577
   
 
  Total current liabilities
648,240
 
974,956
      
Long-term debt and other
2,126,727
 
2,127,464
      
Commitments and contingencies   
      
Stockholders' deficit:   
 Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:   
     Authorized shares -- 500,000   
     Issued and outstanding shares -- none
-
 
-
 Common stock, $0.01 par value:   
     Authorized shares -- 5,000,000   
     Issued and outstanding shares -- 362,191 and 357,140   
  shares at June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively
3,622
 
3,571
 Additional paid-in capital
1,356,216
 
1,338,303
 Deferred stock-based compensation
(10,132)
 
(13,448)
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(83,846)
 
(2,376)
 Accumulated deficit
(2,695,791)
 
(2,293,301)
   
 
  Total stockholders' deficit
(1,429,931)
 
(967,251)
   
 
      Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
$01,345,036
 
$02,135,169
   
 
      
Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an integral part of the press release financial statements.
      

 

        
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
         
         
  
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
  
June 30,
 
June 30,
  
 
  
2001
 
2000
 
2001
 
2000
  
 
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
$0446,944
 
$0755,133
 
$0822,435
 
$0133,309
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:       
Net loss
(168,359)
 
(317,184)
 
(402,490)
 
(625,609)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in)       
 operating activities:       
 Depreciation of fixed assets and other amortization
20,794
 
20,682
 
43,867
 
38,862
 Stock-based compensation
2,351
 
8,166
 
5,267
 
21,818
 Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net
10,315
 
110,452
 
23,490
 
198,716
 Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles
50,830
 
80,413
 
101,661
 
163,368
 Non-cash restructuring-related and other costs
6,525
 
2,449
 
68,529
 
4,468
 Amortization of previously unearned revenue
(31,908)
 
(20,203)
 
(65,300)
 
(38,688)
 Loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities
187
 
1,648
 
214
 
(952)
 Other gains, net
(11,315)
 
-
 
(45,172)
 
-
 Non-cash interest expense and other
6,713
 
6,208
 
13,285
 
12,089
 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
-
 
-
 
10,523
 
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:       
 Inventories
25,277
 
(103)
 
45,100
 
48,286
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(12,203)
 
4,104
 
15,131
 
1,037
 Accounts payable
(1,632)
 
30,442
 
(231,390)
 
(176,787)
 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
52,271
 
(756)
 
(5,491)
 
(32,294)
 Unearned revenue
25,192
 
1,011
 
43,197
 
1,625
 Interest payable
27,447
 
18,642
 
(24,920)
 
9,654
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
2,485
 
(54,029)
 
(404,499)
 
(374,407)
         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:       
Sales and maturities of marketable securities
66,971
 
68,949
 
161,337
 
449,294
Purchases of marketable securities
(26,743)
 
(21,930)
 
(57,121)
 
(50,786)
Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and web-site development
(10,425)
 
(28,878)
 
(29,862)
 
(55,479)
Investments in equity-method investees and other investments
-
 
(8,595)
 
-
 
(56,082)
  
 
 
 
     Net cash provided by investing activities
29,803
 
9,546
 
74,354
 
286,947
         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:       
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
7,644
 
13,794
 
13,477
 
35,153
Proceeds from long-term debt and other
-
 
1,625
 
10,000
 
680,999
Repayment of long-term debt and other
(4,094)
 
(5,197)
 
(8,669)
 
(9,220)
Financing costs
-
 
(227)
 
-
 
(16,122)
  
 
 
 
     Net cash provided by financing activities
3,550
 
9,995
 
14,808
 
690,810
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(19,833)
 
(268)
 
(44,149)
 
(16,282)
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
16,005
 
(34,756)
 
(359,486)
 
587,068
  
 
 
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$0462,949
 
$0720,377
 
$0462,949
 
$0720,377
  
 
 
 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:       
Fixed assets acquired under capital leases
$0000 171
 
$0000 844
 
$0002,469
 
$0004,346
Fixed assets acquired under financing agreements
-
 
293
 
-
 
4,844
Stock issued in connection with business acquisitions
-
 
30,000
 
-
 
30,000
Equity securities received for commercial agreements
-
 
-
 
331
 
97,839
Cash paid for interest
1,198
 
7,996
 
87,422
 
43,831
         
Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an integral part of the press release financial statements.

 

AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data)

         
     
  
 
  2000    
  
   Y / Y
  Q2Q3Q4Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Growth %
 
 
Results of Operations       
         
Net sales$578$638$972$700 $66816%
Net sales -- trailing twelve months (TTM)$2,184$2,466$2,762$2,888 $2,97836%
Net sales outside the U.S. (including .com export sales) -- % of net sales23%23%21%26% 28%N/A
        
Gross profit$136$167$224$183 $18032%
Gross margin -- % of net sales23.5%26.2%23.1%26.1% 26.9%N/A
         
Fulfillment costs -- % of net sales15.2%15.1%13.5%14.0% 12.8%N/A
         
Pro forma operating expenses$225$236$284$231 $208(8%)
         
Pro forma operating loss$(89)$(68)$(60)$(49) $(28)(69%)
Pro forma operating loss -- % of net sales(15.5%)(10.7%)(6.2%)(6.9%) (4.2%)N/A
         
Pro forma net loss$(116)$(89)$(90)$(76) $(58)(50%)
Pro forma net loss per share$(0.33)$(0.25)$(0.25)$(0.21) $(0.16)(52%)
         
GAAP net loss$(317)$(241)$(545)$(234) $(168)(47%)
GAAP net loss per share$(0.91)$(0.68)$(1.53)$(0.66) $(0.47)(48%)
         
U.S. books, music and DVD/video (US BMVD) segment:       
 US BMVD net sales$385$400$512$410 $3901%
 US BMVD gross profit$87$109$139$109 $11128%
 US BMVD pro forma operating income -- % of US BMVD net sales3%6%8%7% 10%N/A
         
U.S. electronics, tools and kitchen (US ETK) segment:       
 US ETK net sales$92$98$220$117 $11121%
 US ETK gross profit$6$9$22$17 $13117%
 US ETK pro forma operating loss -- % of US ETK net sales(75%)(62%)(33%)(39%) (37%)N/A
         
Services segment:       
 Services net sales$27$53$96$42 $3944%
 Services gross profit$27$31$37$28 $26(4%)
 Services pro forma operating income -- % of services net sales15%14%18%10% 11%N/A
         
U.S. Retail and Services combined pro forma operating income (loss)       
 -- % of U.S. Retail and Services net sales(11%)(5%)(2%)(2%) 0%N/A
         
International segment:       
 International net sales$73$88$145$132 $12875%
 International gross profit$16$19$26$28 $2981%
 International pro forma operating loss -- % of international net sales(47%)(45%)(30%)(26%) (23%)N/A
         
 
 
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(unaudited)
(in millions, except cost per new customer account, net sales per active customer account, inventory turnover, accounts payable days, and employee data)

         
         
  
 
  2000    
  
   Y / Y
  Q2Q3Q4Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Growth %
 

Customer Data       
         
New customer accounts2.52.94.13.0 2.64%
Cumulative customer accounts22.525.429.532.5 35.156%
Active customer accounts -- TTM17.018.219.820.5 21.124%
         
New customer accounts -- international0.60.91.11.0 0.950%
Cumulative customer accounts -- international3.03.95.06.0 6.9130%
Active customer accounts -- international -- TTM2.73.34.24.9 5.4100%
         
Cost per new customer account$17$15$13$12 $14(18%)
         
        
Net sales (excluding catalog sales and inventory sales to         Toysrus.com) per active customer account -- TTM$125$130$134$135 $1369%
         
U.S. customers purchasing from non-US BMVD stores13%14%36%19% 21%N/A
         
         
Balance Sheet       
         
Cash and marketable securities$908$900$1,101$643 $609(33%)
         
Inventory, net$172$164$175$156 $129(25%)
Inventory -- % of net sales30%26%18%22% 19%N/A
Inventory turnover -- annualized10.311.217.712.6 13.733%
         
Fixed assets, net$344$352$366$304 $292(15%)
         
Accounts payable days -- ending59606045 48(19%)
         
         
Cash Flows       
         
Cash generated by (used in) operations$(54)$(4)$248$(407) $2104%
Cash used in operations -- TTM$(418)$(347)$(130)$(217) $(161)(61%)
         
Purchases of fixed assets$(29)$(42)$(37)$(19) $(10)(66%)
         
         
Other        
         
Employees (full-time and part-time)7,7008,5009,0008,600 7,8001%
         

 

AMAZON.COM, INC.
Financial and Operational Highlights
Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2001
(unaudited)

Results of Operations (all comparisons are with the second quarter of 2000)
Net Sales
  • Orders from repeat customers represented 80% of total, up from 78%.
  • Shipping revenue across all segments was approximately $76 million, up from $73 million.
  • Cash-based portion of Services revenues was approximately 80%, up from 27%; non-cash Services revenues were approximately 20%, down from 73%.

Gross Profit

  • Gross margin, excluding the results of our Services segment, would have been 24%, up from 20%.
  • Shipping gross loss was approximately $2 million, down from gross profit of $7 million. We will from time to time continue to offer shipping promotions to our customers and may continue to experience fluctuating shipping margins.

Fulfillment

  • Fulfillment costs represent those costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers, including costs attributable to receiving, inspecting and warehousing inventories; picking, packaging and preparing customers' orders for shipment; credit card fees and bad debt costs; and responding to inquiries from customers.
  • Fulfillment costs amounted to approximately 13% of net sales, down from 15% of net sales; excluding net sales from our Services segment, fulfillment costs would have been approximately 14%, down from 16%.

Stock-Based Compensation

  • During the first quarter of 2001, we offered a limited non-compulsory exchange of employee stock options. This option exchange offer results in variable accounting treatment for approximately 13 million stock options at June 30, 2001, which includes approximately 12 million options granted under the exchange offer with an exercise price of $13.375, and options that were subject to the exchange offer but were not exchanged. Variable accounting treatment will result in unpredictable charges or credits, recorded to "Stock-based compensation," dependent on fluctuations in quoted prices for our common stock.
  • Stock-based compensation includes stock-based charges resulting from variable accounting treatment, option-related deferred compensation recorded at our initial public offering and certain other compensation and severance arrangements. Stock-based compensation also includes the portion of acquisition-related consideration conditioned on the continued tenure of key employees of certain of our acquired businesses. During the quarter, stock-based compensation related to variable accounting treatment was $4 million, and the termination of certain acquisition-related employees prior to vesting in stock-based compensation awards had the effect of reducing stock-based compensation to $2 million.

Amortization of Goodwill and Other Intangibles

  • The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" which requires use of a non-amortization approach to account for purchased goodwill and certain intangibles, effective January 1, 2002. We expect the adoption of this accounting standard will have the impact, commencing January 1, 2002, of reducing to zero our amortization of goodwill and significantly reducing our amortization of intangibles.

Restructuring-Related and Other

  • We continued the implementation of our operational restructuring plan to reduce our operating costs, streamline our organizational structure and consolidate certain of our fulfillment and customer service operations. As a result of this initiative, we recorded restructuring and other charges of approximately $114 million during the first quarter and $59 million during the second quarter of 2001. This initiative involved the reduction of employee staff by approximately 1,300 positions throughout the Company in managerial, professional, clerical, technical and fulfillment roles; consolidation of our Seattle corporate office locations; closure of our McDonough, Georgia, fulfillment center; seasonal operation of our Seattle fulfillment center; closure of our customer service centers in Seattle and The Hague, Netherlands; and migration of a large portion of our technology infrastructure to a Linux-based operating platform, which entails ongoing lease obligations for equipment no longer utilized. Each component of the restructuring plan has been substantially completed as of June 30, 2001.
  • Costs that relate to ongoing operations are not part of restructuring and other charges. All inventory adjustments that may result from the closure or seasonal operation of our fulfillment centers are classified in "Cost of goods sold" on the consolidated statements of operations. There were no significant inventory write-downs resulting from the restructuring.
  • For the quarter ended June 30, 2001, the charges associated with our restructuring were as follows (in thousands):     
 Asset impairments.................................................
$7,225
 
 Continuing lease obligations....................................
49,713
 
 Termination benefits..............................................
(327)
 
 Broker commissions, professional fees and other
     miscellaneous restructuring costs.......................
2,039
 
  
  
$58,650
 
  
  • Continuing lease obligations primarily relate to technology infrastructure no longer being utilized. Where possible, we are actively seeking third parties to sublease abandoned equipment. Amounts expensed represent estimates of undiscounted future cash outflows, offset by anticipated third-party subleases.
  • We anticipate the restructuring charges will result in the following net cash outflows:
  
(in thousands)
       
   
Leases
 

Termination
Benefits

 
Other
 
Total
          
          
 Year Ending December 31,       
  2001..........................................
$35,678
 
$12,108
 
$4,630
 
$52,416
  2002..........................................
34,059
 
78
 
3,538
 
37,675
  2003..........................................
4,643
 
 
 
4,643
  2004..........................................
1,589
 
 
 
1,589
  2005..........................................
1,563
 
 
 
1,563
  Thereafter.................................
6,473
 
 
 
6,473
   
 
 
 
  Total estimated cash outflows
$84,005
 
$12,186
 
$8,168
 
$104,359
   
 
 
 

First and second quarter 2001 cash payments resulting from the restructuring, which
are included in the above amounts, were $10 million and $11 million, respectively.

Net Interest Expense and Other

  • Other expense primarily relates to net realized gains and losses on sales of marketable securities, miscellaneous operating taxes and foreign currency transaction losses.

Other Gains

  • Other gains, net were $11 million for the three months ended June 30, 2001, consisting of the following (in thousands):
 Foreign currency gain on PEACS.........................................................
$22,876
 Foreign currency losses on conversion of Euro-denominated investments(6,216)
 Other than temporary impairment losses, equity investments.(4,858)
 Warrant remeasurements and other....................................................(487)
  
  $11,315
  
  • As of June 30, 2001, our recorded basis in our investment in Webvan Group, Inc., was reduced to zero as Webvan Group, Inc. ceased operations and announced their intentions to file for bankruptcy. We do not expect to recover any portion of our investment in Webvan Group, Inc.

Equity in Losses of Equity-Method Investees

  • Equity in losses of equity-method investees represents our share of losses of companies in which we have investments that give us the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over an investee. Equity-method losses reduce our underlying investment balances until the recorded basis is reduced to zero.

Loss Per Share

  • The effect of stock options is antidilutive and, accordingly, is excluded from diluted loss per share. If the effect of stock options was included, the number of shares used in computation of diluted loss per share would have been approximately 376 million, compared with 360 million shares used in computation of basic and diluted loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2001.
  • Common stock subject to vested and unvested employee stock options was approximately 42 million shares, or 12% of our outstanding common stock as of June 30, 2001.

Financial Condition

Cash and Marketable Securities

  • Cash and marketable securities are impacted by the effect of quarterly fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly the Euro.
  • Our marketable securities, at fair value, consist of the following, as of June 30, 2001 (in thousands):
    
 Corporate notes and bonds................................................... 
$ 14,898
 Asset-backed and agency securities....................................... 34,346
 Treasury notes and bonds..................................................... 83,950
 Equity securities.................................................................. 12,826
   
   $146,020
   

Certain Definitions and Other

  • Our segment reporting includes four segments: U.S. Books, Music and DVD/Video; U.S. Electronics, Tools and Kitchen; International; and Services. Allocation methodologies are consistent with past presentations.
  • The U.S. Books, Music and DVD/Video segment includes revenues, direct costs and cost allocations associated with retail sales from www.amazon.com for books, music and DVD/video products, and includes amounts earned on sales of similar products sold through Amazon Marketplace.
  • The U.S. Electronics, Tools and Kitchen segment includes revenues, direct costs and cost allocations associated with www.amazon.com retail sales of Electronics (consumer electronics products, camera and photo items, software, computer and video games, and cell phones and related service), Tools (tools and hardware) and Kitchen (kitchen and housewares products and outdoor living items) products, toys and video games sold other than through our Toysrus.com strategic alliance, and new initiatives, and includes amounts earned on sales of similar products sold through Amazon Marketplace.
  • U.S. Retail represents the combination of the U.S. Books, Music and DVD/Video segment and the U.S. Electronics, Tools and Kitchen segment.
  • The Services segment includes revenues, direct costs and cost allocations associated with the Company's business-to-business strategic relationships, including our strategic alliance with Toysrus.com, and miscellaneous advertising revenues, as well as amounts from Amazon Auctions, zShops and Payments. Amounts earned from the Services segment are attributed to the U.S.
  • U.S. represents the combination of U.S. Retail and the Services segment.
  • The International segment includes all revenues, direct costs and cost allocations associated with the retail sales of the Company's four internationally focused sites: www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp and www.amazon.co.uk.
  • Trailing twelve-month sales per active customer account figures include all amounts earned through Internet sales, including revenue earned from our strategic relationships with selected companies, but exclude catalog sales and sales of inventory to Toysrus.com.
  • All references to customers mean customer accounts. Customer accounts exclude the customers of selected companies with whom we have strategic relationships, and customer accounts of our catalog businesses, but include customer accounts shared with Toysrus.com and customers of Amazon Auctions, zShops and Marketplace services.