Amazon.com, Inc. Q3 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Strong continuation of Q2 demand trends across all major product categories.
  • Prime Day (held in October, Q4) generated over $3.5 billion in sales for third‑party sellers, up 60% versus Prime Day 2019.
  • Prime member engagement increased, with higher shopping frequency and broader category usage.
  • International Prime Video streaming hours more than doubled year-over-year; international Prime Video users increased by more than 80%.
  • Online grocery sales growth accelerated further from Q2, supported by expanded pickup options across all Whole Foods stores.
  • 3P seller services revenue continued to outgrow first-party online store sales. 3P units represented 54% of total units (up from over 50%+ historically).

Financial Performance

  • Revenue and operating income exceeded the top end of Amazon’s prior guidance.
  • AWS and advertising posted strong revenue and operating income growth.
  • International segment profitable for the second consecutive quarter due to higher demand and stronger leverage on existing infrastructure.

Expense and Cost Trends

  • Q3 incurred more than $2.5 billion in COVID‑related operating costs.
  • Total COVID costs in first three quarters reached $7.5 billion; ~$4 billion expected in Q4.

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Operator: Thank you for standing by. Good day, everyone and welcome to the Amazon.com Q3 2020 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 Head of Investor Relations, Dave Fildes. Please go ahead. Dave Fildes: Hello and welcome to our Q3 2020 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 2019. Our comments and responses to your questions reflect management's views as of today, October 29, 2020, 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 website, you w

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