Amazon.com, Inc. Q1 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Total revenue was $108.5 billion, above guidance of $100–$106 billion and up significantly from Q1 2020. This reflects continued elevated consumer activity during the pandemic.
  • Operating income reached $8.9 billion, well above guidance of $3–$6.5 billion and higher than Q1 2020, supported by strong revenue leverage and operational efficiencies.
  • AWS revenue growth accelerated versus Q1 2020, driven by increased enterprise cloud adoption and long-term customer commitments.
  • COVID-19 operating costs were slightly under expectations at just under $2 billion for Q1; Amazon expects approximately $1.5 billion in Q2.

Key Segment Highlights

  • AWS:
    • Backlog reached $52.9 billion as of March 31, up 55% year over year.
    • AWS annualized run rate reached $54 billion (32% growth vs. Q1 2020), an acceleration from the prior year’s $41 billion run rate.
    • Strong growth across industries and customer types, supported by AWS’ security, reliability and functionality advantages.
  • International Segment:
    • Revenue grew 50% year over year on an FX-neutral basis, similar to Q4 2020 growth but well above pre-COVID levels (tripling prior typical growth rates).

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Operator: Thank you for standing by. Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Amazon.com Q1 2021 Financial Results Teleconference. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Today's call is being recorded. For opening remarks, I will be turning the call over to Director of Investor Relations, Mr. Dave Fildes. Please go ahead. Dave Fildes: Hello, and welcome to our Q1 2021 financial results conference call. Joining us today to answer your questions is Brian Olsavsky, our CFO. As you listen to today's conference call, we encourage you to have our press release in front of you, which includes our financial results as well as metrics and commentary on the quarter. Please note, unless otherwise stated, all comparisons in this call will be against our results for the comparable period of 2020. Our comments and responses to your questions reflect management's views as of today, April 29, 2021 only, and will include forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially. Additional information about factors that could potentially impact our financial results is included in today's press release and our filings with the SEC, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. During this call, we may discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures. In our press release, slides accompanying this webcast and our filings with the SEC, each of which is posted on our IR webs

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