$AMZN
AMAZON COM INC Stock $amzn

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2020 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000101872420000030 Filed on October 30, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q3	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
Revenue	$96.15B	$87.44B	$69.98B
YoY Change	37.39%	20.8%	23.69%
Cost Of Revenue	$57.11B	$53.98B	$41.30B
YoY Change	38.26%	20.52%	25.15%
Gross Profit	$39.04B	$33.46B	$28.68B
YoY Change	36.12%	21.24%	21.66%
Gross Profit Margin	40.6%	38.27%	40.98%
Selling, General & Admin	$7.102B	$19.78B	$6.100B
YoY Change	16.43%	23.16%	40.42%
% of Gross Profit	18.19%	59.1%	21.27%
Research & Development	$10.98B	$9.740B	$9.200B
YoY Change	19.3%	27.0%	28.46%
% of Gross Profit	28.12%	29.11%	32.08%
Depreciation & Amortization	$6.523B	$6.170B	$5.563B
YoY Change	17.26%	44.77%	47.25%
% of Gross Profit	16.71%	18.44%	19.4%
Operating Expenses	$18.08B	$29.58B	$15.30B
YoY Change	18.16%	24.23%	32.97%
Operating Profit	$6.194B	$3.879B	$3.157B
YoY Change	96.2%	2.46%	-15.23%
Interest Expense	$428.0M	-$40.00M	$396.0M
YoY Change	8.08%	-83.12%	10.61%
% of Operating Profit	6.91%	-1.03%	12.54%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$615.0M	$214.0M	-$525.0M
YoY Change	-217.14%	-207.54%	57.19%
Pretax Income	$6.809B	$4.053B	$2.632B
YoY Change	158.7%	20.99%	-22.36%
Income Tax	$569.0M	$786.0M	$494.0M
% Of Pretax Income	8.36%	19.39%	18.77%
Net Earnings	$6.331B	$3.268B	$2.134B
YoY Change	196.67%	7.96%	-25.98%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.58%	3.74%	3.05%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$12.63	$6.58	$4.31
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$12.37	$6.47	$4.23
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	501.0M shares	496.0M shares	495.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	512.0M shares	505.0M shares	504.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q3	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$68.40B	$55.02B	$43.40B
YoY Change	57.6%	33.38%	45.81%
Cash & Equivalents	$29.93B	$36.09B	$23.26B
Short-Term Investments	$38.47B	$18.93B	$20.15B
Other Short-Term Assets	$239.0M	$276.0M	$257.0M
YoY Change	-7.0%
Inventory	$23.74B	$20.50B	$18.77B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$20.83B	$20.82B	$16.89B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$113.0B	$96.33B	$79.05B
YoY Change	42.9%	28.27%	32.01%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$99.98B	$72.71B	$67.66B
YoY Change	47.77%	17.65%	16.62%
Goodwill	$14.96B	$14.75B	$14.73B
YoY Change	1.53%	1.42%	1.24%
Intangibles		$4.049B
YoY Change		-1.48%
Long-Term Investments	$1.600B	$679.0M	$587.0M
YoY Change	172.57%	31.08%	-6.53%
Other Assets	$20.15B	$16.31B	$14.54B
YoY Change	38.63%	45.63%	29.34%
Total Long-Term Assets	$169.2B	$128.9B	$120.0B
YoY Change	40.96%	47.25%	43.23%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$113.0B	$96.33B	$79.05B
Total Long-Term Assets	$169.2B	$128.9B	$120.0B
Total Assets	$282.2B	$225.2B	$199.1B
YoY Change	41.73%	38.49%	38.56%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$58.33B	$47.18B	$35.79B
YoY Change	62.97%	23.54%	15.82%
Accrued Expenses	$34.33B	$32.44B	$28.96B
YoY Change	18.53%	37.09%	161.26%
Deferred Revenue	$9.251B	$8.190B	$7.381B
YoY Change	25.34%	25.31%	23.02%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$155.0M	$1.305B	$2.841B
YoY Change	-94.54%	-4.81%	6356.82%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$101.9B	$87.81B	$72.14B
YoY Change	41.28%	28.4%	30.39%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$32.93B	$23.41B	$22.47B
YoY Change	46.53%	-0.34%	-8.96%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$15.97B	$12.17B	$10.93B
YoY Change	46.22%	-30.7%	-55.52%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$48.90B	$35.59B	$33.40B
YoY Change	46.43%	-13.33%	-32.18%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$101.9B	$87.81B	$72.14B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$48.90B	$35.59B	$33.40B
Total Liabilities	$150.8B	$123.4B	$105.5B
YoY Change	42.91%	12.74%	0.92%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$45.33B	$31.22B	$27.95B
YoY Change	62.17%	59.08%	68.22%
Common Stock	$5.000M	$5.000M	$5.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.837B	$1.837B	$1.837B
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$82.78B	$62.06B	$56.51B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$282.2B	$225.2B	$199.1B
YoY Change	41.73%	38.49%	38.56%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q3	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$6.331B	$3.268B	$2.134B
YoY Change	196.67%	7.96%	-25.98%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$6.523B	$6.170B	$5.563B
YoY Change	17.26%	44.77%	47.25%
Cash From Operating Activities	$11.96B	$19.66B	$7.892B
YoY Change	51.6%	19.31%	-8.1%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$11.06B	-$5.312B	-$4.697B
YoY Change	135.53%	42.26%	40.13%
Acquisitions	$1.735B		$398.0M
YoY Change	335.93%		-59.22%
Other Investing Activities	-$4.813B	$1.776B	-$376.0M
YoY Change	1180.05%	996.3%	-83.06%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$15.88B	-$3.536B	-$5.074B
YoY Change	212.89%	-1.01%	-8.94%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$1.198B		$14.00M
YoY Change	8457.14%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$4.105B	-3.571B	-$1.960B
YoY Change	109.44%	102.78%	-17.26%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$11.96B	19.66B	$7.892B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$15.88B	-3.536B	-$5.074B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$4.105B	-3.571B	-$1.960B
Net Change In Cash	-$7.640B	12.55B	$589.0M
YoY Change	-1397.11%	12.63%	18.75%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$11.96B	$19.66B	$7.892B
Capital Expenditures	-$11.06B	-$5.312B	-$4.697B
Free Cash Flow	$23.03B	$24.97B	$12.59B
YoY Change	82.91%	23.55%	5.44%

Facts In Submission

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