What Are the Fundamentals of Amazon.com (AMZN)?

Large-cap consumer discretionary company Amazon.com has moved 0.0% this afternoon, reaching $126.0 per share. In contrast, the average analyst target price for the stock is $170.37.

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company is based in the United States.

What to Consider if You Are Thinking of Buying Amazon.com:

  • Amazon.com has moved 10.0% over the last year.

  • AMZN has a forward P/E ratio of 40.0 based on its EPS guidance of 3.15.

  • Over the last 6 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of 25.5%.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.68.

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 7.71

Amazon.com Has a Pattern of Improving Cash Flows

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023-01-28 46,752,000 -63,645,000 110,397,000 2.81
2022-02-04 46,327,000 -61,053,000 107,380,000 1.11
2021-02-03 66,064,000 -40,140,000 106,204,000 107.42
2020-01-31 38,514,000 -12,689,000 51,203,000 21.78
2019-02-01 30,723,000 -11,323,000 42,046,000 47.93
2018-02-02 18,365,000 -10,058,000 28,423,000

Amazon.com's free cash flow history is impressive because it displays year-on-year increases over the last 6 years. Averaging out at $74.28 Billion, and following a compounded average growth rate of 0.0%, investors who focus on cash flow growth should do further research on this firm.

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