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Low prices fuel Amazon.com Q2 sales to 35%

25 Jul '07
2 min read

Amazon.com Inc announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2007.

Operating cash flow was $895 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $610 million for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2006. Free cash flow was $700 million for the trailing twelve months, an increase of 87% compared with $375 million for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2006.

Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 435 million on June 30, 2007, compared with 443 million a year ago.

Net sales increased 35% to $2.89 billion in the second quarter, compared with $2.14 billion in second quarter 2006. Excluding the $46 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 33% compared with second quarter 2006.

Operating income increased 149% to $116 million in the second quarter, compared with $47 million in second quarter 2006.

Net income increased 257% to $78 million in the second quarter, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared with net income of $22 million, or $0.05 per diluted share in second quarter 2006.

"Our strong revenue growth this quarter was fueled by low prices and the added convenience of Amazon Prime," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "More and more customers are taking advantage of Amazon Prime and we're pleased with the acceleration in subscriber growth this quarter."

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