Amazon margins a concern despite profit jump
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Online retailer Amazon.com  on Tuesday reported operating profit margins that concerned some analysts despite a sharp rise in quarterly earnings, and its shares fell 9 percent.
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Amazon.com Inc  posted a  decline in profit margins on Wednesday as the cost of  discounting overshadowed a robust rise in quarterly earnings  and a bullish 2008 sales view above Wall Street targets.
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Online retailer Amazon.com  posted a sharp rise in third-quarter net profit on Tuesday, helped by robust domestic and international sales and the latest Harry Potter book.
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Sales remain strong, but steps to lower inventory levels negatively affect earnings.
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Shares of Amazon.com  fell more than 16 percent on Thursday after the online retailer reported earnings that fell short of analysts estimates and raised concerns the company was focusing more on sales than profits.
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Amazon.com Inc reported on Tuesday a drop in profit margins from the previous quarter, unpleasantly surprising investors betting on continued improvement at the world's largest Web retailer, and its shares fell 9 percent.
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This year isn't looking quite as sweet for Amazon.com shareholders as 2007. Despite a possible recession in the U.S. economy, the Web retailer said it expects sales to rise briskly again in 2008. But the gains won't translate as readily to bottom-line growth.
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Stocks to watch on Thursday: AMAZON.COM INC. :
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Amazon.com Inc.  on Thursday posted quarterly earnings that more than tripled on strong international sales but offered an outlook for 2005 that was below the more bullish analyst forecasts, sending its stock down 8 percent.
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Improved profits surprise Wall Street, but PC maker warns that figures are preliminary and reveals little detail.
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Amazon.com Inc.  on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that missed Wall Street estimates and it unveiled a costly new shipping program that heightened concern about falling margins, sending its shares tumbling 14 percent.
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Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O fell more  than 16 percent on Thursday after the online retailer reported  earnings that fell short of analysts estimates and raised  concerns the company was focusing more on sales than profits.
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SEATTLE Dec 6, 2004 - Some customers had trouble reaching Amazon.com&#39;s Web site on Monday in what analysts described as probable technical difficulties for the world&#39;s largest online retailer during the crucial holiday selling season.
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Wall Street was set to start higher on Tuesday to recoup some of the prior session's losses, though high-profile retailer Amazon.com  may come under pressure after a broker downgrade.
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OCTOBER 22, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Amazon.com Inc. fell a penny short of analysts&#39; per-share earnings expectations, while reporting net sales of $1.
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Online retailer Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, fueled  by strong international sales and its free shipping offer.
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Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O on  Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that missed Wall Street  estimates and it unveiled a costly new shipping program that  heightened concern about falling margins, sending its shares  tumbling 14 percent.