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AshleyKnudson

AmazonFinancialStatementAnalysis

ThefollowinginformationisananalysisofAmazonsfinancialstatementsfrom2011
and2012.Differentratioshavebeenincorporatedtodisplaythegainsandlossesfromyearto
year.Theanalysiswillcovertopicsfrommerchandiseinventorytoearningspershareand
profitability.Thecompanysabilitytopaylongtermdebtsandcurrentliabilitieswillbe
examinedinthefollowinginformation.
Amazonsabilitytopaycurrentliabilitieslookstobeinquestionastherearemorethana
fewnegativeincomingnumbersontheirconsolidatedstatementofoperations.Currentlywith
Amazonsearningspersharedownby.09theyareinthenegativeforthisinvestment.Their
largestpurchasesandoutgoingcashflowobtainsproperty,equipmentandinternalusesoftware
andwebsitedevelopment.Amazonsgrossprofitmarginfor2012is24%,thispercentage
demonstratestheincomingfinancialstopaycurrentliabilities.Also,agreatindicatorof
Amazonsabilitytopayitsliabilitiesistheircurrentratioof1.12.Theaveragegoodcurrent
ratiois1.5,leavingAmazoninanaveragepositiontopaybackcurrentliabilities.Thecurrent
ratiodecreasedfromits2011positionof1.17.
Reviewingthecompanysabilitytosellmerchandiseinventoryandcollectreceivables
canbeevaluatedbyinventoryturnoveranddayssalesinreceivables.For2012dayssalesin
receivablesis17.7andtheinventoryturnoveris8.3.Dayssalesinreceivableshasgoneupsince
thepreviousyearwhiletheturnoverhasgonedown.Theircostsofgoodssolddividedbythe

inventoryisasolidratioforsellingmerchandiseinventory.Havingtheinventoryonhandand
havingthehighturnoverratedemonstratestheliquidityoftheturnover.
WhenlookingatAmazonsdebttototalassetratiofor2012itisata75%.With75%of
thecompany'sdebtbeingfinanced,alltheydoispaybacklongtermdebt.Thisnumberwas69%
in2011indicatingthatthecompanycontinuestofinanceandincuredebt.However,thecompany
isviewedtodayasgoingconcernbyanyfinancialoraverageperson.Theacidtestisfairlylower
thanthecurrentratio,thismeanscurrentassetsarehighlydependentoninventory.IfAmazon
hasinventoryithasliquidcash,thushavingtheabilitytopayoffdebt.Theabilitytopayoff
currentliabilitiesisstrongerthantheabilitytopayoflongtermdebt.
LookingatAmazonsprofitabilityisableakspotonthecompanysshiningname.In
2012Amazonshowsitsprofitratiosittingat0.06%.Therateofreturnforstockholdersin2012
issittinginthenegativeaswellat0.49%.Theselownumbershangingoutinthenegativesdo
notlookpositiveforAmazonsprofitability.Thiscouldleadhandinhandwiththeinventory
beingtheonlyliquidassetAmazonpossesses.
WhenevaluatingAmazonsstockasaninvestmenttheirreportsstillshowalineof
numbersinthenegative.Rateofreturnwas8.63%in2011anddroppedto0.49%in2012.This
isaseriousdeclineforinvestorstoseewhenlookingatinvestmentoptions.Therearebetter
numbersonthemarketfortheirinvestmentstogointo.
AfteranalyzingAmazonsconsolidatedstatementofoperationsfrom2011to2012the
reportcomesouttoannouncethatthecompanyisnotthebestinvestmentonthemarket.The
onlinesalesgiantisrunningjustfinebutitsnumbersaresomethingtobewearyof.Thenotso
bad,butbelowaverageratio,istheonlythingthecompanyhasreallygoingforthem.Theissue

thatariseswhentheirstocksandothernumbersareinthenegativeisveryconcerning.Another
concernforthecompanyisthegoodnumbersslowlygoingdowneachyearaswell.Amazons
liquidityislowandsoistheirearningspershare.Thegiantmaybeabeamingonlinesensation
thatImyselfusedaily,however,thesereportsarenotsomethingtohangonthecompanybulletin
board.

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