Amazon.com, Inc. has been actively growing its digital advertisement business, offering more services such as sponsored products and Prime Video ads. In Q3, both the advertising business and AWS grew by 19% year-over-year, sustaining a strong growth momentum. My key takeaway from the quarter is the strong margin expansion in Amazon's AWS business, delivering 38.1% of the operating margin in Q3.
Amazon continues to take a cautious hiring approach with its corporate workforce, following years of huge headcount growth.
The headline numbers for Amazon (AMZN) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Amazon (AMZN) stock jumped in extended trading Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results driven by growth in its cloud and advertising businesses.
Amazon (AMZN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.43 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.85 per share a year ago.
Amazon's cloud business isn't done growing yet.
Amazon (AMZN) stock jumped in extended trading Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results driven by growth in its cloud and advertising businesses.
CNBC's Kate Rooney, Mike Santoli, and Kevin Mahn, Hennion & Walsh Asset Management president & CIO, join 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk Amazon earnings.
Revenue growth at Amazon Web Services has accelerated year-over-year for five quarters in a row. The unit recorded its highest profit margin since at least 2014.
Amazon (AMZN) beats earnings and guides for over $181B in 4Q revenue. That number caught the attention of the earnings panel, Diane King Hall and Kevin Green.
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 on Thursday, with growth across key business segments boosting the stock in after-hours trading. The company's net sales rose 11% year-over-year to $158.9 billion, outpacing Wall Street's estimates by $1.6 billion, driven by robust growth in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and international sales.
Amazon sees optimism for a strong holiday shopping season as it projected profit and revenue in the current quarter that exceeded analysts' estimates. Dan Morgan, senior trust portfolio manager at Synovus Trust, examines the results.