亞馬遜公布財(cái)報(bào),云服務(wù)利潤驚人
亞馬遜(Amazon)公布的季度利潤超出了分析師的預(yù)測,這表明公司對(duì)云計(jì)算、廣告和其他高利潤業(yè)務(wù)的專注投入正在持續(xù)得到回報(bào)。 這家位于西雅圖的公司在周四的聲明中表示,第一季度的每股收益為7.09美元。而分析師的預(yù)測值僅有每股4.67美元。公司季度收入同比上漲17%,達(dá)到597億美元,與彭博社(Bloomberg)編制的分析師預(yù)測平均值相符。 近幾個(gè)季度,隨著這家零售商在云計(jì)算、數(shù)字廣告和第三方賣家服務(wù)上的銷售額水漲船高,公司的表現(xiàn)也持續(xù)走強(qiáng),這些業(yè)務(wù)的盈利能力更甚于公司主要的在線交易業(yè)務(wù)。 亞馬遜的收盤價(jià)為1,902.25美元,在盤后交易中股價(jià)沒有什么變化。今年,這只股票的漲幅高達(dá)27%。 多年來,首席執(zhí)行官杰夫·貝佐斯把亞馬遜經(jīng)營所得的大部分資金投入到新的構(gòu)想當(dāng)中。此舉帶來了驚人的收入增長,但卻沒給投資者留下什么收益。如今,公司的季度銷售額自2015年以來增幅首次超過20%,股東開始期待更多的利潤。這些利潤大部分來自亞馬遜網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)(Amazon Web Services),它在計(jì)算能力和數(shù)據(jù)存儲(chǔ)銷售這個(gè)不斷增長的市場中占據(jù)領(lǐng)先地位。 亞馬遜網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)的收入同比增長42%,達(dá)到77億美元。該部門的運(yùn)營收入為22億美元,在亞馬遜總收入中占比50%。 亞馬遜“其他”領(lǐng)域的銷售額也增長34%,達(dá)到27.2億美元,這一部分大多來自廣告。研究公司EMarketer估計(jì),亞馬遜的數(shù)字廣告業(yè)務(wù)規(guī)模在美國可以排進(jìn)第三,僅次于Alphabet的谷歌(Google)和Facebook。 亞馬遜預(yù)計(jì)營業(yè)利潤為36億美元,低于分析師的預(yù)測,這表明公司為維持未來增長投入的資金可能比人們猜測的要更多。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)) 譯者:嚴(yán)匡正 |
Amazon reported quarterly profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates, demonstrating the company’s focus on cloud-computing, advertising, and other high-margin businesses continues to pay off. First-quarter earnings were $7.09 a share, the Seattle-based company said Thursday in a statement. Analysts had projected $4.67 a share. Revenue gained 17% from a year ago to $59.7 billion—in line with the average estimate of analysts compiled by Bloomberg. The retailer has been buoyed in recent quarters by increasing sales in cloud-computing, digital advertising, and services for third-party sellers on Amazon’s retail site, all of which are more profitable than the company’s central online business. Shares were little changed in extended trading, after closing at $1,902.25 in New York. The stock has jumped 27% this year. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos for years pumped most of the cash generated from Amazon’s operations back into new initiatives. That led to prodigious revenue growth, but little income left over for investors. Now, with quarterly sales growth of less than 20% for the first time since 2015, shareholders are seeking greater profit, much of which comes from the Amazon Web Services division, which leads in the growing market for selling computing power and data storage. AWS revenue gained almost 42% from a year earlier to $7.7 billion. The unit’s operating income was $2.2 billion, or 50% of Amazon’s total. Sales in Amazon’s “other” segment, which is mostly advertising, increased 34%, to 2.72 billion. The company’s digital advertising franchise has grown into the third largest in the U.S., trailing only Alphabet’s Google and Facebook, researcher EMarketer estimates. The company projected operating profit of as much as $3.6 billion, falling short of analysts’ estimates and suggesting the company may be spending more than anticipated on its bets for future growth. |