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AMAZON.COM ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER SALES UP 46% TO $7.13 BILLION
SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—April 22, 2010—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced
financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010.
Operating cash flow was $2.78 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.76 billion for the
trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2009. Free cash flow increased 62%to $2.32 billion for the trailing
twelve months, compared with $1.43 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2009.
Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 463 million on March 31,
2010, compared with 447 million a year ago.
Net sales increased 46% to $7.13 billion in the first quarter, compared with $4.89 billion in first quarter 2009.Excluding the $185 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates
throughout the quarter, net sales would have grown 42% compared with first quarter 2009.
Operating income increased 62% to $394 million in the first quarter, compared with $244 million in first
quarter 2009. Excluding the $15 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange
ratesthroughout the quarter, operating income would have grown 56% compared with first quarter 2009.
Net income increased 68% to $299 million in the first quarter, or $0.66 per diluted share, compared with net
income of $177 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in first quarter 2009.
“We remain heads-down focused on customers,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “Amazon
Prime has justcelebrated its fifth anniversary, adoption of Amazon Web Services continues to accelerate,
Kindle remains our #1 bestselling product, and earlier this week, Kindle selection reached 500,000 titles.”
Highlights
• North America segment sales, representing the Company’s U.S. and Canadian sites, were $3.78
billion, up 47% from first quarter 2009.
• International segment sales, representing theCompany’s U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese
sites, were $3.35 billion, up 45% from first quarter 2009. Excluding the favorable impact from yearover-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, sales grew 37%.
• Worldwide Media sales grew 26% to $3.43 billion. Excluding the favorable impact from year-overyear changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, salesgrew 22%.
• Worldwide Electronics & Other General Merchandise sales grew 72% to $3.51 billion. Excluding the
favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, sales
grew 68%.
• Amazon Prime, a program that allows customers to take advantage of unlimited expedited shipping for
a low annual fee, celebrated its fifth anniversary. In the last fiveyears, we have introduced Amazon
Prime to customers in the U.S., Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.
• Amazon WebStore introduced new capabilities and a self-service toolset that improve flexibility and
control over a Seller’s site design, branding, and catalog offering. Amazon WebStore incorporates
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