Amazon.com, Inc. Q4 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Amazon Q4 2023 Earnings Summary

Overall Performance

  • Revenue of $170B, up 13% year-over-year (vs. Q4 2022). Excludes FX impacts.
  • Operating income of $13.2B, up $10.5B year-over-year, representing a 383% increase versus the prior period.
  • Trailing 12‑month free cash flow (adjusted for equipment finance leases) reached $35.5B, improving by $48.3B year-over-year.
  • 2023 full‑year revenue reached $574.8B, up 12% year-over-year.
  • 2023 full‑year operating income of $36.9B, tripling year-over-year.

North America & International Retail

  • North America revenue reached $105.5B, up 13% year-over-year and accelerating 200 bps from Q3 2023.
  • International revenue reached $40.2B, up 13% year-over-year, also accelerating 200 bps from Q3 2023.
  • North America operating margin hit 6.1%, improving for the seventh consecutive quarter, representing an 800 bps cumulative gain since Q1 2022.
  • International segment saw an operating loss of $419M, improving by $1.8B year-over-year.
  • Worldwide third‑party seller services revenue grew 19% year-over-year (FX-neutral), with third‑party seller unit mix rising to 61%—its highest level ever.
  • Lower cost-to-serve for the first time since 2018, aided by regionalization, transportation rate improvements, and better inventory placement.

E‑Commerce Operations & Customer Experience

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Operator: Thank you for standing by. Good day everyone and welcome to the Amazon.com Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results Teleconference. [Operator Instructions] Today's call is being recorded. For opening remarks, I will be turning the call over to the Vice President of Investor Relations, Mr. Dave Fildes. Thank you, sir. Please go ahead. Dave Fildes: Hello and welcome to our Q4 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 use as of today, February 1, 2024, 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'll find additional disclosures regar

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