Amazon reported a near doubling of its fourth-quarter net income to $20 billion, fueled by robust holiday sales. However, its first-quarter sales projection fell short of analyst expectations, leading to a post-market share dip. The company's cloud computing arm, AWS, also saw significant growth but missed market forecasts.
SAN FRANCISCO, California — E-commerce giant Amazon reported on Thursday its fourth-quarter net income nearly doubled to $20 billion, driven by strong holiday sales, but its outlook for the coming quarter came in less than hoped for by analysts.After earnings dropped, shares in Amazon were down by more than 3 percent in after-hours trading on Wall Street, with the high cost of artificial intelligence also weighing on investors.The Seattle-based company saw its net sales rise 10 percent to $187.
View of a US Amazon company shipping warehouse in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico, on Jan. 23, 2025. Amazon reported on Feb. 6, 2025, that its net income nearly doubled to $20 billion in the fourth quarter, driven by strong holiday sales. AFP PHOTOFor the full year 2024, Amazon's net income jumped to $59.2 billion from $30.4 billion in 2023.Amazon Web Services, the company's cloud computing arm, remained a key profit driver, with sales increasing 19 percent year over year to $28.
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