Amazon.com, Inc. Q3 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Overall Performance

  • Revenue reached $143.1 billion, up 11% year-over-year (YoY), exceeding the top end of guidance by about $100 million.
  • Operating income rose to $11.2 billion, a record high, up 343% YoY from $2.7 billion.
  • Free cash flow (trailing 12 months, adjusted for finance leases) improved to $20.2 billion, up $41.7 billion YoY, driven by stronger operating income and better working capital efficiency.

North America & International

  • North America revenue: $87.9 billion, up 11% YoY.
  • North America operating income: $4.3 billion, up $4.7 billion YoY; operating margin improved to 4.9% (up 100 basis points quarter-over-quarter). This represents six consecutive quarters of margin improvement since Q1 2022.
  • International revenue: $32.1 billion, up 11% YoY (ex-FX).
  • International operating loss narrowed to $95 million, a $2.4 billion YoY improvement driven by better cost-to-serve, productivity gains, and easing inflationary pressure.

Fulfillment Network & Logistics

  • Shift from a single U.S. national network to 8 regional networks is performing better than expected.
  • Benefits include shorter transport distances, fewer package touches, improved inventory placement, reduced cost-to-serve, and the fastest Prime delivery speeds in Amazon’s history.

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Operator: Thank you for standing by. Good day everyone and welcome to the Amazon.com Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results Teleconference. [Operator Instructions] Today's call is being recorded. And for opening remarks, I will be turning the call over to the Vice President of Investor Relations, Dave Fildes. Thank you, sir. Please go ahead. Dave Fildes: Hello and welcome to our Q3 2023 financial results conference call. Joining us today to answer your questions is Andy Jassy, our CEO; and 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 2022. Our comments and responses to your questions reflect management's views as of today, October 26, 2023, 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 will find additional disclosures regard

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