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Amazon.com's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Oct 26, 2012 • 1 Comment
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Amazon.com Management Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jan 31, 2012 • 2 Comments
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Amazon.com Management Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jul 26, 2011 • 2 Comments
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Amazon Management Discusses Q3 Results – Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 21, 2010
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Amazon.com Q2 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jul 22, 2010
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Amazon.com, Inc. Q1 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Apr 22, 2010 • 3 Comments
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Amazon.com, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jan 28, 2010
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Amazon Q3 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 22, 2009
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Amazon.com Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jul 23, 2009 • 1 Comment
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Amazon.com Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Apr 23, 2009
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Amazon.com, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jan 29, 2009
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Amazon.com Q3 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Oct 22, 2008 • 1 Comment
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Amazon.com, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 06/30/08) Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Jul 23, 2008 • 2 Comments
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Amazon.com, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 in the state of Washington and reincorporated in 1996 in the state of Delaware. Our principal corporate offices are located in Seattle, Washington. We completed our initial public offering in May 1997 and our common stock is listed on the... More
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- Tuesday, June 18, 10:49 AM Amazon (AMZN +1.2%) tries to profit from the growing use of Facebook (FB +2.8%) as a "social gifting" platform by launching Amazon Birthday Gift, a solution that allows Facebook users to send a friend Amazon credit for his/her birthday, and then lets other friends to add to the pot. The product is separate from Facebook's Gifts platform. Also: 1) Leveraging existing content deals, Amazon is adding videos and games from Disney, Viacom, Warner Bros., and Electronic Arts to its Kindle Freetime kids' platform. The move comes shortly after a major deal was reached with Viacom for kids' shows. 2) AdAge reports Facebook's video ads will be delayed until fall. The magazine reported in April Facebook plans to charge up to $1M per daily ad slot. Comment! [Tech, Consumer]
- Monday, June 17, 5:57 PM U.S. online retail sales rose 14.6% Y/Y in May, says comScore. That sits well with Cantor, which is reiterating a Buy on Amazon (AMZN) and eBay (EBAY). Though May's rate is down from April 16.9%, it's above Q1 13.3%. Mobile activity is providing a lift - comScore estimates mobile made up 48% of time spent on U.S. retail e-commerce activity in Q1 (34% from smartphones, 14% from tablets). Meanwhile, eBay CEO John Donahoe predicts China will give PayPal a license, thus allowing it to take on Alibaba's dominant AliPay service. eBay currently handles $6B/year worth of Chinese transactions, much of it from local merchants selling abroad. Analysys predicts the Chinese online payments market will soon top CNY1T ($163B). Comment! [Tech, Consumer]
- Monday, June 17, 8:09 AM Amazon (AMZN) adds Disney Pixar titles to its LoveFilm streaming service in the U.K. Current subscribers will have access to the children's hits from the studio at no extra cost. (Related: Netflix and DreamWorks Animation strike a deal for an original kids series) Comment! [Tech, Consumer]
- Friday, June 14, 4:09 PM Florida is set to be the latest state to receive Amazon (AMZN -0.6%) distribution centers ... and with them, sales tax payments. In a deal with the state government, Jeff Bezos & Co. promise to invest $300M in the Sunshine State by 2016 to build several warehouses, and create up to 3K jobs along the way. No word on when sales tax collections will start. While Congress mulls an online sales tax bill, Amazon has already begun collecting in states containing ~1/3 of the U.S. population, and is due to begin collecting from others in 2013 (New Jersey, Virginia) and 2014 (Nevada, Indiana). 1 Comment [Tech, Consumer]
- Thursday, June 13, 2:37 PM Apple (AAPL +0.4%) roundup: 1) Suppliers are shipping a "large number" of parts for a cheaper iPhone, says Taiwan's Commercial Times. A 28nm app processor made by TSMC (TSM) is said to be among them. 2) iBookstore chief Keith Moerer says Apple's e-book sales doubled last year, and thinks its e-book share is at ~20%. John Paczkowski notes Amazon (AMZN) and Barnes & Noble (BKS) have been assigned shares of 65% and 25% in the past. 3) The minimum purchase needed for an iAd campaign is now only $50. It once stood at $1M. 4) Reuters' report about Apple mulling a $99 price for its low-cost iPhone is raising eyebrows, given the cheapest iPhone now goes for $450 unsubsidized. Was a subsidized price being discussed? 15 Comments [Tech]
- Thursday, June 13, 7:10 AM Amazon (AMZN) launches a dedicated portion of its website to 3-D printers in a move that could help the burgeoning technology (DDD, SSYS, XONE) hit the mainstream. The company lists 3-D printers and accessories from major brands in the section. 21 Comments [Consumer, Tech]
- Tuesday, June 11, 9:21 AM Amazon (AMZN) -1.9% and eBay (EBAY) -2%, following markets lower, after ChannelAdvisor reports same-store-sales growth declines for clients relying on the companies in May. Amazon's growth rate fell to 25.8% (its lowest over the last 12 months) from 30.6% in April, and eBay's fell to 16% from 20.5% (auctions -18%, fixed-price +16%, Motors +30%). The numbers also aren't great for Google (GOOG), which is seeing rising e-commerce ad competition and has been tweaking its strategy: sales from search ads -0.8%, and comparison shopping (e.g. Google Shopping) +0.3%. comScore puts total U.S. e-commerce growth in the 14%-15% range. 2 Comments [Tech, Consumer]
- Monday, June 10, 12:31 PM More on Amazon: The AmazonFresh site indicates the new $299/year Prime tier, called Prime Fresh, will be available in areas where AmazonFresh has launched, and (on top of regular Prime service) will provide free same-day and early-morning deliveries on $35+ orders. Amazon (AMZN +1.6%) is giving L.A. Prime subs in certain zip codes a 90-day free trial to Prime Fresh, after which they'll have to pay $299 to hold onto it. 1 Comment [Tech, Consumer]
- Monday, June 10, 11:13 AM Amazon (AMZN +1.5%) is launching a $299/year same-day shipping tier for Amazon Prime, says Bloomberg's Brad Stone. The news follows a strings of remarks from Amazon in which it downplayed its same-day ambitions. eBay (EBAY +2.8%), by contrast, has been quite vocal about wanting to create a national same-day infrastructure; Google is also targeting this space. Also: As expected, Amazon is expanding its grocery delivery business to L.A.. AmazonFresh, available in Seattle since '07, will (for now) be available for free on a trial basis to Prime subs in several L.A. zip codes; its offerings include local gourmet items. 17 Comments [Tech, Consumer]
- Friday, June 7, 6:49 PM "Netflix (NFLX) has exploded the old broadcast television format," says Tero Kuittinen, discussing the implications of Arrested Development's use of a unique/complex episode structure. "Entire 10-episode cycles can be created in a way that makes them far more elaborate and tightly plotted than anything network television can handle." There could also be implications here for Amazon. Though reviews weren't great, one study pegged AD's opening weekend viewing at 3x that of the acclaimed House of Cards. Also: NPD estimates Netflix had an 89% share of Q1 U.S. subscription TV show streaming activity; Hulu had 10%, and Amazon Prime (AMZN) just 2%. 10 Comments [Tech, Consumer]
- Friday, June 7, 12:10 PM IBM has successfully protested a $600M, 10-year deal granted by the CIA to Amazon Web Services (AMZN +3.6%) to develop a private cloud infrastructure: the GAO says the CIA didn't properly evaluate prices and waived a contract requirement. This means IBM, now set to acquire AWS rival SoftLayer, will have another chance to win the deal. Meanwhile, Forrester's James Staten argues IBM/SoftLayer will face integration challenges, due to their use of rival cloud platforms (IBM uses OpenStack, SoftLayer uses Citrix's (CTXS) CloudStack) and other issues. "SoftLayer ... has two separate portals and a mix of API sets ... IBM has long been accused of being well integrated only so long as you ask IBM Global Services to do the integration work." Comment! [Tech]
- Friday, June 7, 9:07 AM Amazon (AMZN) confirms the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite are on sale in China. Though the news at its face value sounds tantalizing, the company has a small brand recognition in China and faces formidable competition. Comment! [Consumer]
- Thursday, June 6, 8:58 AM Though food is generally a low-margin business, AmazonFresh might have some profit potential: 1) Amazon's (AMZN) push into grocery delivery could help it sell more general merchandise as consumers bundle orders, according to Wells Fargo analyst Matt Nemer. 2) The company charges customers in the Seatttle area about $8 to $10 for most deliveries to help it cover costs, although orders over $100 can be free. 3) An anecdotal report from a pie maker in Seattle suggests Amazon slices off $2 for every $9 pie sold through AmazonFresh. 4) A buzz-worthy rewards program could also help the company boost overall sales and ratchet up margins. 7 Comments [Consumer]
- Thursday, June 6, 7:08 AM The DOJ vs. Apple case: Amazon (AMZN) exec Russell Grandinetti testifed the company was delivered an ultimatum by publishers that they would withhold books if it didn't abandon its pricing structure. After some tense negotiations, Amazon relinquished control of its pricing and went to the model the DOJ maintains Apple helped force upon the e-book industry. Comment! [Tech, Consumer]
- Wednesday, June 5, 2:05 PM Retail Geeks thinks it's a worthwhile venture to track which brands are attracting the most new Facebook fans, more as a backdrop to help provide context and comparative peer data than to assume a linear relationship to sales trends. In the hunt for Facebook relevance - Amazon (AMZN), Nautica (VFC), and Fanta (KO) are three hot brands - while OfficeMax (OMX), Hanes (HBI), and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD) are barely moving the Facebook meter. 1 Comment [Consumer]
- Wednesday, June 5, 6:54 AM Amazon (AMZN) launches an e-commerce marketplace in India to allow third parties to list their products to sell. Initially, the site will sell books and DVDs before settling into offering a full array of products including electronics, gadgets, and cameras. Comment! [Consumer, Tech]
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Andrew Shapiro
#Lovefilm won't follow #Netflix's binge-viewing strategy for new content http://ow.ly/maDLL $AMZN $NFLX - View all 0 replies
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Andrew Shapiro
#Netflix and #Amazon ink #DreamWorks and #Disney content deals http://ow.ly/maDyo $NFLX $AMZN #DWA $DIS - View all 0 replies
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Ralph Michele
$AMZN near 1 year high. If you got in @ 275 moving your stop loss up. If not wait for the 285 break http://stks.co/qHBw - View all 0 replies
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Ryan Mallory
Market Rant: 20-Day Moving Averages Suck | $SPY $RKT $HUM $DSW $TRIP $APA $AMZN $KSS http://bit.ly/127a0Vq - View all 2 replies
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How I'll Be Managing My Positions Here and Now $SPX $HUM $APA $KSS $DSW $AMZN & Market Analysis http://bit.ly/11iFGbs - View all 0 replies
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Lvmoda: good point...maybe because others like priceline and expedia buy inventory at wholesale to resell and amzn might not want to hold inventory/
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Ryan Mallory
Market Rant: 20-Day Moving Averages Suck | $SPY $RKT $HUM $DSW $TRIP $APA $AMZN $KSS http://bit.ly/127a0Vq - View all 2 replies
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Lvmoda: good point...maybe because others like priceline and expedia buy inventory at wholesale to resell and amzn might not want to hold inventory/
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$SHLD real competition is $AMZN. At least Sears Holdings has brands. Many experts predict Amazon will disappear. - View all 4 replies
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Timothy Phillips
$AMZN has now re-traced 100% of the drop since that terrible Q1 earnings report. How quickly the market forgets how bad the numbers are. - View all 7 replies
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investing newcomer: lets hope as it followed the broad market friday, it follows the broad market down this week. jul 265 puts at 5.50
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Bill Maurer
$NFLX show "House of Cards" has come down about $11 in price on $AMZN for the DVD. Interesting. - View all 1 replies
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J Mintzmyer: Why would anybody buy that? Beyond me... On a side note, $AMZN also made a content gain for Prime. Gloves still haven't came off yet...
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Rancodemayor
$JPM downgrades $AMZN. I'm staying clear from $AMZN as it could plunge r/t potential continued misses on earnings. - View all 5 replies
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johnbarleycorn: I thought that when it was at $151...still going up. Ken Fisher recently said buy. -
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Energysystems: Recently was shopping for a ratcheting pipe cutter, ended up with a Craftsman, with free shipping. Can't knock it. -
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markrpat: bot my share of AMZN puts into close Friday. maybe shouldve waited a day, but nice to hear.
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Stephen J Melnykevich: It's too little, too late. It helps them with the nook but buyers will continue to prefer AAPL or AMZN due to apps AND ecosystem.
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David Jackson
$BKS says it will offer $GOOG's Google Play apps on its Nook. Would that make you buy a Nook? Is this a threat to $AMZN's Kindle business? - View all 14 replies
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bd4uandu: Seems that any tablet or computer with the kindle app can be used as a eReader. Why buy a Nook? The kindle I can go from one device to...
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bd4uandu: another with out even loosing my place. The Nook is probably similar but Amazons content is the tie breaker.
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Sunil Shah
$CRM Will $AMZN's adherence to a semblance of financial gravity lead to a correction of other crazies, like $CRM (on GAAP eps, $24bn m cap)? - View all 1 replies
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ReligiousWacko: I hope so as I'm short $CRM and $AMZN. The most remarkable thing about AMZN's drop today was that it "beat expectations".
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realornot: lol I don't hate. Just loving it..... Yee Haaaaaa toldya..... good enough for me covered! Buy back time....
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