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Amazon (AMZN) reported its first quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday beating on the top and bottom lines but offered lighter than anticipated guidance for its Q2 operating income.
The stock is down -4% after-hours ➡️ For the quarter, Amazon saw earnings per share (EPS) of $1.59 on revenue of $155.7 billion. Wall Street was anticipating EPS of $1.36 and revenue of $155.1 billion, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates. The company reported EPS of $0.98 and revenue of $143.3 billion in Q1 last year. AWS revenue came in at $29.2 billion versus expectations of $29.3 billion. ➡️ For the second quarter, Amazon said it anticipates operating income of between $13 billion and $17.5 billion. Analysts were expecting $17.8 billion. The company saw operating income of $14.7 billion in Q2 2024. ➡️ The company also said it anticipates a 10-basis point impact to its Q2 sales. ➡️ Amazon shares fell more than 4% following the report. ➡️ $AMZN Amazon Q1 FY25: • Revenue +9% Y/Y to $155.7B ($0.6B beat). • Operating margin 12% (+1pp Y/Y). • EPS $1.59 ($0.23 beat). • Q2 Guidance: ~$161.5B ($0.4B beat). ☁️ AWS: • Revenue +17% Y/Y to $29.3B. • Operating margin 39% (+2pp Y/Y). Source: App Economy Insights, Yahoo Finance
Apple reported second fiscal-quarter earnings Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations, but the company’s closely-watched Services division came up light versus estimates.
➡️ $AAPL Apple Q2 FY25 (March quarter): Services +12% Y/Y to $26.6B. Products +3% Y/Y to $68.7B. • Revenue +5% Y/Y to $95.4B ($0.8B beat). • Operating margin 31% (+0pp Y/Y). • EPS $1.65 ($0.03 beat). Source: App Economy Insights
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