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Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and AWS Expansion ...

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  • Revenue: $155.7 billion, up 10% year-over-year, excluding foreign exchange impact.

  • Operating Income: $18.4 billion, up 20% year-over-year.

  • Free Cash Flow: $25.9 billion trailing 12-month.

  • North America Revenue: $92.9 billion, an increase of 8% year-over-year.

  • International Revenue: $33.5 billion, an increase of 8% year-over-year, excluding foreign exchange.

  • Advertising Revenue: $13.9 billion, growing 19% year-over-year.

  • AWS Revenue: $29.3 billion, an increase of 17% year-over-year.

  • AWS Annualized Revenue Run Rate: Over $117 billion.

  • Net Income: $17.1 billion, includes a pretax gain of $3.3 billion from investment in Anthropic.

  • Capital Expenditure: $24.3 billion in Q1, primarily for technology infrastructure and fulfillment network.

  • Q2 Revenue Guidance: Expected between $159 billion and $164 billion.

  • Q2 Operating Income Guidance: Expected between $13 billion and $17.5 billion.

Release Date: May 01, 2025

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Positive Points

  • Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported a 10% year-over-year increase in revenue, reaching $155.7 billion, excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates.

  • Operating income rose by 20% year-over-year to $18.4 billion, showcasing strong financial performance.

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) achieved a 17% year-over-year growth, reaching a $117 billion annualized revenue run rate.

  • The company set new delivery speed records, delivering more items in the same day or next day than any other quarter in its history.

  • Amazon's advertising revenue grew by 19% year-over-year, generating $13.9 billion, indicating strong growth in this segment.

Negative Points

  • Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) faces uncertainty due to potential heightened tariffs, which could impact pricing and demand.

  • The company recorded onetime charges related to historical customer returns and costs to receive inventory pulled forward due to anticipated tariffs.

  • AWS capacity constraints are limiting the ability to capture more AI revenue, despite high demand.

  • The macroeconomic environment remains complex, with uncertainties around consumer demand and global trade impacting future guidance.

  • Stock-based compensation expenses are expected to increase in Q2, impacting operating income.

Q & A Highlights

Q: How is Amazon addressing the supply-demand imbalance for AI workloads in AWS, and when can we expect acceleration in AI revenue? A: Andrew Jassy, CEO, explained that Amazon is rapidly increasing its capacity for AI workloads by adding more P5 GPU instances and Trainium 2 instances. The AI business is currently a multibillion-dollar annual run rate, growing at triple-digit percentages year-over-year. The company expects supply chain issues to improve as the year progresses, which will help capture more AI revenue.