Amazon.com, Inc. Q2 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Net sales reached 113 billion dollars, up 27 percent year-over-year (24 percent excluding foreign exchange). This falls near the midpoint of guidance.
  • Prime Day moved back into Q2 and added roughly 400 basis points to the growth rate. Management reported record results and strong third-party seller participation.
  • Customer behavior began shifting as reopening accelerated across major markets. Amazon noted lower shopping engagement compared to peak pandemic periods, especially beginning mid-May.
  • Year-over-year revenue growth slowed sharply as the company lapped unusually elevated pandemic demand. Growth since mid-May stabilized in the mid-teens and Q3 guidance of 10 percent to 16 percent continues this trend.
  • Management highlighted that the two-year compounded annual revenue growth rate remains strong at 25 percent to 30 percent, compared to about 21 percent pre-pandemic.

Prime Membership and Customer Engagement

  • Amazon added more than 50 million Prime members over the prior 18 months.
  • Prime member spend continued to grow year-over-year but moderated from pandemic highs.
  • Strong engagement in digital media, including record openings for titles such as The Tomorrow War and Without Remorse.

Business Segment Performance

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Operator: Thank you for standing by. Good day, everyone, and welcome to the amazon.com Q2 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 Q2 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, July 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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