Amazon (AMZN) Tops Q4 EPS by $24.17, Guidance Misses

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported Q4 EPS of $27.75, $24.17 better than the analyst estimate of $3.58. Revenue for the quarter came in at $137.4 billion versus the consensus estimate of $137.56 billion.

GUIDANCE:

Amazon sees Q1 2022 revenue of $112-117 billion, versus the consensus of $120.1 billion.

• Net sales are expected to be between $112.0 billion and $117.0 billion, or to grow between 3% and 8% compared with first quarter 2021. This guidance anticipates an unfavorable impact of approximately 150 basis points from foreign exchange rates.
• Operating income is expected to be between $3.0 billion and $6.0 billion, compared with $8.9 billion in first quarter 2021. This guidance includes approximately $1.0 billion lower depreciation expense due to increases in the estimated useful lives of our servers and networking equipment beginning on January 1, 2022.
• This guidance assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions, restructurings, or legal settlements are concluded.

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