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Technology Stocks : Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Satellite Mike who wrote (2754)	4/3/1998 7:40:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Zacks Investment Research, Inc. -Company Reports- AMAZON COM INC Ticker Exchange Industry Type AMZN NSDQ RETAIL-MISC/DIV Mid Shares/ Outstanding Institutions Insiders 23.9 MM 11.42% Amazon.com, Earth's Biggest Bookstore, is the leading online retailer of books, offering a catalog of 2.5 million titles, easy-to-use search and browse features, email services, Web-based credit card payment and direct shipping to customers. Amazon.com has virtually unlimited online shelf space and can offer customers a vast selection through an efficient search and retrieval interface. Rec Price P/E Mkt Cap Div Rate Yield Sales (12Mo) Sls Gr EPS Gr Div Gr Zacks Rank $85.25 $2034 MM $0.00 0.0% $148 MM Buy Price/Volume Data 52 Week High $85.31 52 Week Low $16.75 Price Change-Year To Date 41% Year To Date(Relative To S & P 500) 25% Average Daily Volume 811 000s Beta Wall Street Recommendations Natl Retail Broker Inst Broker Reg Broker Total Z Indicator Strong Buy 0 1 2 3 0 Strong Buy Changes: increase, 1 week Moderate Buy 0 5 1 6 1 Mod Buy Changes: increase, 1 week decrease, 1 week Hold 0 1 0 1 0 Hold Changes: increase, 1 week decrease, 1 week Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0 0 Mod Sell Changes: increase, 1 week decrease, 1 week Strong Sell 0 0 0 0 0 Strong Sell Changes: decrease, 1 week Estimates and actuals are both eps before extras and other non-recurring items DISTRIBUTION OF EPS ESTIMATES HISTOGRAM AS OF 3/28/98 AMAZON COM INC FY1 - 9812 FY2 - 9912 10 ESTS. 10 ESTS. O X O XX O X O X X XX X X O X XX O X !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! -1.44 -1.34 -1.24 -1.14 -1.04 -0.40 -0.20 0.00 0.20 0.40 "X" = EPS ESTIMATE ($) "O" = THREE MOST RECENT ESTS. 3/98 QTR: AMAZON COM INC 6/98 QTR: EXP.REPT: 4/23/98 EXP.REPT: 7/10/98 O X X O X X OX X XOX X O O XXX !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! -0.55 -0.50 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.45 -0.40 -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 MEAN -0.47 (10) MEAN -0.40 ( 8) MOST ACC -0.47 ( 3) MOST ACC -0.43 ( 3) ------------------------------------------------------------ Current EPS Estimates Period Ending Mean Est. ($/SH) High Est. ($/SH) Low Est. ($/SH) Number Ests. Mean Change, Last Month ($) Year Ending 12/99 0.03 0.31 -0.38 10 0.01 Year Ending 12/98 -1.28 -1.09 -1.43 10 0.00 VS Actual 12/97 -1.17 Quarter End 03/98 -0.47 -0.43 -0.54 10 0.00 VS Actual 03/97 -0.13 Quarter End 06/98 -0.40 -0.36 -0.45 8 0.00 VS Actual 06/97 -0.28 Next 5 Year Growth (%) 50.80 54.00 50.00 5 -0.20 Surprise History Quarter End % Surprise Actual Estimate Std Dev # Analysts 03/98 N/A N/A -0.47 0.03 10 12/97 12.22 -0.39 -0.44 0.02 7 09/97 11.84 -0.36 -0.41 0.04 6 Financial History Year End Sales Net Income EPS ex NRI EPS Reported Dividends High Low 1997 147 -27 -1.17 -1.17 N/A 61 18 1996 15 -5 -0.25 -0.25 N/A 0 N/A 1995 0 0 -0.02 -0.02 N/A 0 N/A EPS History Fiscal Year 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Year 1999 -0.15E -0.08E 0.01E 0.20E 0.03E 1998 -0.47E -0.40E -0.29E -0.13E -1.28E 1997 -0.13 -0.28 -0.36 -0.39 -1.17 Company vs Industry --- EPS Growth Rates --- Last 5 Yrs Actual (%) 97/96 (%) 98/97 (%) Nxt 5 Yrs (%) P/E on 97 EPS Company N/A N/A N/A 50.8 -66.5 Ind: (RETAIL-MISC/DI) 13.6 20.8 23.4 22.7 28.5 (Ind Group #265) S&P 500 14.0 7.3 6.1 7.1 24.3 Comp VS Ind N/A N/A N/A 28.1 -95.0 Comp VS S&P N/A N/A N/A 43.7 -90.7 Company Ratios: Current vs History Current 5-Year Avg P/E (12 Mo) Rel P/E Net Margin -19% ROE -96.6% LT Debt/Cap 73% 24%