Amazon Announced A Quarterly Profit Net Profit Rose 32%

< p > Amazon released its first quarter financial report in fiscal 2014.

The report shows that Amazon's first quarter net sales amounted to $19 billion 741 million, an increase of 23% over the same period last year of $16 billion 70 million, and net profit of $108 million, an increase of 32% over the same period last year of $82 million.

Amazon's first quarter results exceeded Wall Street analysts' expectations, pushing its share price up slightly less than 1%.

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< p > in the fiscal quarter ending March 31st, Amazon's net profit was 108 million dollars and earnings per share were 23 cents, which is better than the same period last year.

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, Amazon's net profit was $82 million and earnings per share were 18 cents.

Amazon's operating profit in the first quarter was 146 million US dollars, down 19% from 181 million US dollars in the same period last year. In the first quarter, the exchange rate change brought us $18 million positive year-on-year effect on Amazon's operating profit.

Amazon's net sales in the first quarter were 19 billion 741 million US dollars, up 23% from 16 billion 70 million US dollars in the same period last year. We did not take into account the positive impact of exchange rate changes on US $10 million. In the first quarter of the year, Amazon's a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > net sales < /a > increased 23% over the same period last year.

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In January this year, Amazon expects net sales of $18 billion 200 million to $19 billion 900 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, an increase of 13% to 24% compared to the same period last year, and operating profit of -2 billion to 200 million US dollars, accounting for about 350 million dollars in equity awards and intangible assets amortization expenses, compared with 2013 operating profit of 181 million dollars in 2013.

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< p > according to geographical division, the first quarter net sales of Amazon's North American Department (US, Canada) were 11 billion 858 million US dollars, up 26% from 9 billion 391 million US dollars in the same period last year; the net sales of Amazon International Department (UK, Germany, France, Japan and China) were US $7 billion 883 million, up 18% from last year's 6 billion 679 million US dollars.

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< p > according to the product division, Amazon's sales of electronics and other consumer goods in the first quarter were 13 billion 17 million US dollars, up 27% from 10 billion 214 million US dollars in the same period last year. Amazon's sales in the first quarter came from US $5 billion 467 million, up 8% from 5 billion 58 million US dollars in the same period last year.

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< p > > a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > Amazon < /a > a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" over the past 12 months > operating cash flow < /a > $5 billion 350 million, an increase of 26% over the 4 billion 250 million months of 12 months ending March 31, 2013.

Amazon's free cash flow in the past 12 months was US $1 billion 490 million, much higher than US $177 million in the 12 months ended March 31, 2013, which is included in the Amazon's $1 billion 400 million in cash for the acquisition of office space and real estate in Seattle.

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< p > Amazon expects the net sales in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 to be US $18 billion 100 million to US $19 billion 800 million, up 15% to 26% compared to the same period last year. The operating loss is 55 million US dollars to 455 million US dollars, accounting for about $455 million of equity awards and intangible assets amortization expenses. Compared with the same period last year, the operating profit was US $79 million.

FactSet Research survey showed that analysts had expected Amazon's net sales in the second quarter to be US $19 billion 30 million.

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On the day of P, Amazon shares rose 12.57 dollars in the NASDAQ regular trading, closing at 337.15 U.S. dollars, or 3.87%.

Amazon's shares rose another $0.84 to $337.99, or 0.25%, after trading at 17:30 p. m. Eastern time (5:30 Beijing time 25 5:30).

Over the past 52 weeks, Amazon's highest price was $408.06, the lowest price was $245.75.

So far this year, Amazon's share price has fallen by about 15%, compared with its competitor eBay's stock price.

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