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Amazon records 197% to $6.3 billion sale and profit in 3rd quarter as people flock to online shopping

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October 30, 2020
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Amazon records 197% to $6.3 billion sale and profit in 3rd quarter as people flock to online shopping

Amazon said Thursday that during the three months ending September 30 its sales grew 37% compared to the same period last year, to $96.1 billion, and profit increased 197% to $6.3 billion. The results topped estimates from Wall Street analysts.
They do not include Amazon’s Prime Day event, which took place October 13-14 this year after being postponed over the summer because of the pandemic.

Sales at online stores, which include products like Alexa and items Amazon sells directly to customers on its website, grew 38% last quarter. Amazon’s sales from third-party sellers that offer items on its site increased 55%.

Revenue from Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud computing business and largest profit driver, grew 29%, while its advertising business grew 51%.

Amazon’s sales at physical stores, including Whole Foods, dropped 10%.

“There is no doubt that Amazon’s latest results show it continues to be a winner from disruption caused by the pandemic,” Neil Saunders, analyst at Global Data Retail, said in a note to clients.

But he noted that the boost that the retailer got earlier in the year was an exception that was the result of lockdowns that have since been eased.

Amazon expects sales to be between $112 billion and $121 billion during its final quarter of the year and operating income to be between $1 billion and $4.5 billion, including approximately $4 billion of costs related to the coronavirus.

Amazon’s (AMZN) stock was down nearly 1% during after-hours trading. Heading into Thursday, Amazon’s stock had rallied more than 70% this year.

Amazon has strengthened its position during the pandemic, drawing existing Prime members to its platform more frequently and adding new subscribers.

Amazon’s core Prime shoppers skew higher income, which make them less susceptible to job losses stemming from the pandemic and a new stimulus bill not being passed in Congress, analysts say.

Prime shoppers are spending less on travel and other leisure activities than they did before the pandemic and have shifted their spending to electronics, kitchenware and other items.

Amazon’s growth comes at a time when the company is — like its fellow tech companies Facebook (FB), Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL) — under scrutiny from lawmakers over concerns about its marketplace power.

Source: CNN

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