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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004

 

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             .

 

Commission File No. 000-22513

 


 

Amazon.com, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   91-1646860

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1200 12th Avenue South, Suite 1200, Seattle, Washington 98144-2734

(206) 266-1000

(Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

406,861,396 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share outstanding as of July 19, 2004

 



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AMAZON.COM, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2004

 

INDEX

 

          Page

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

   3
    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

   3
    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Twelve months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

   4
    

Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

   5
    

Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003

   6
    

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — June 30, 2004

   7

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   22

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   52

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   53
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   54

Item 2.

  

Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   54

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   54

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   54

Item 5.

  

Other Information

   54

Item 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   55

Signatures

   56

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

AMAZON.COM, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,


   

Six Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

   $ 768,587     $ 495,773     $ 1,102,273     $ 738,254  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                                

Net income (loss)

     76,480       (43,314 )     187,616       (53,435 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

                                

Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization

     18,129       19,003       35,810       38,753  

Stock-based compensation

     21,692       24,453       28,799       51,776  

Other operating expense (income)

     (7,150 )     913       (7,692 )     1,825  

Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net

     77       (5,272 )     (1,010 )     (9,252 )

Remeasurements and other

     (16,302 )     60,216       (36,662 )     82,450  

Non-cash interest expense and other

     1,113       3,532       2,262       11,409  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                                

Inventories

     (4,716 )     (2,479 )     8,454       28,146  

Accounts receivable, net and other current assets

     (3,272 )     5,914       7,026       33,147  

Accounts payable

     22,612       45,486       (233,382 )     (181,119 )

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     6,861       (7,138 )     (66,908 )     (94,203 )

Additions to unearned revenue

     27,495       25,752       50,762       48,720  

Amortization of previously unearned revenue

     (25,058 )     (29,998 )     (49,125 )     (57,903 )

Interest payable

     25,075       28,956       (33,602 )     (26,072 )
    


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     143,036       126,024       (107,652 )     (125,758 )

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                                

Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments

     42,556       350,068       612,324       559,023  

Purchases of marketable securities

     (250,702 )     (109,259 )     (755,381 )     (342,314 )

Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development

     (14,143 )     (7,141 )     (23,656 )     (13,535 )
    


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (222,289 )     233,668       (166,713 )     203,174  

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                                

Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other

     20,077       53,042       34,891       91,597  

Repayments of long-term debt, capital lease obligations, and other

     (645 )     (280,918 )     (156,292 )     (284,139 )
    


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     19,432       (227,876 )     (121,401 )     (192,542 )

Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents

     (7,616 )     14,139       (5,357 )     18,600  
    


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (67,437 )     145,955       (401,123 )     (96,526 )
    


 


 


 


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 701,150     $ 641,728     $ 701,150     $ 641,728  
    


 


 


 


SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

                                

Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements

   $ 31     $ 415     $ 523     $ 1,076  

Cash paid for interest

     45       2,601       86,068       86,816  

Cash paid for income taxes

     561       307       1,008       609  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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AMAZON.COM, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

    

Twelve Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

   $ 641,728     $ 270,438  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                

Net income (loss)

     276,333       (85,864 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization

     72,615       79,117  

Stock-based compensation

     64,774       86,624  

Other operating expense (income)

     (6,765 )     7,420  

Gains on sales of marketable securities, net

     (1,356 )     (14,139 )

Remeasurements and other

     10,985       122,042  

Non-cash interest expense and other

     3,771       26,470  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Inventories

     (96,478 )     (44,251 )

Accounts receivable, net and other current assets

     (25,816 )     16,949  

Accounts payable

     115,469       131,127  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     1,555       (11,362 )

Additions to unearned revenue

     103,683       94,720  

Amortization of previously unearned revenue

     (102,962 )     (125,115 )

Interest payable

     (5,680 )     1,191  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     410,128       284,929  

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                

Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments

     866,485       762,401  

Purchases of marketable securities

     (948,709 )     (544,020 )

Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development

     (56,084 )     (40,404 )

Proceeds from sale of subsidiary and other

     5,072       —    
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (133,236 )     177,977  

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                

Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other

     106,616       163,011  

Repayments of long-term debt, capital lease obligations, and other

     (367,461 )     (290,939 )
    


 


Net cash used in financing activities

     (260,845 )     (127,928 )

Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents

     43,375       36,312  
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     59,422       371,290  
    


 


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 701,150     $ 641,728  
    


 


SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

                

Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements

   $ 2,124     $ 1,964  

Cash paid for interest

     119,199       117,356  

Cash paid for income taxes

     2,224       1,291  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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AMAZON.COM, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,


   

Six Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Net sales

   $ 1,387,341     $ 1,099,912     $ 2,917,690     $ 2,183,471  

Cost of sales

     1,046,295       825,984       2,215,810       1,638,961  
    


 


 


 


Gross profit

     341,046       273,928       701,880       544,510  

Operating expenses:

                                

Fulfillment

     122,717       107,455       250,422       211,160  

Marketing

     31,839       25,326       65,475       53,553  

Technology and content

     58,475       52,135       113,551       102,223  

General and administrative

     27,199       21,823       54,616       42,925  

Stock-based compensation (1)

     21,692       24,453