🟔 Amazon Q1 2025 – $155B in Sales, AI Momentum, and the Kuiper Countdown

02/05/2025 12 min Temporada 1 Episodio 15

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šŸŽ§Ā Podcast by Men’s Hobby – Know What You Are InvestingEarning Release : May 1st,2025In this episode, we decodeĀ Amazon’s Q1 2025 earnings—a quarter marked by stellar sales, massive AI investment, faster-than-ever Prime delivery, and a literal launch into space. Here’s what you’ll discover:šŸ’°Ā Net Sales:Ā $155.7B (Up 10% YoY, beat high-end guidance)šŸ’¼Ā Operating Income:Ā $18.4B (Up 20%)šŸ’øĀ Net Income:Ā $17.1B (Includes $3.3B gain from Anthropic investment)šŸ“ˆĀ TTM Sales:Ā $650.3B |Ā TTM Net Income:Ā $65.9B (Up 75%)šŸ”Ā Free Cash Flow:Ā $25.9B (Down 48% due to CapEx growth)Segment Highlights:šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø North America: $92.9B Sales | $5.8B Op. Income (+17%)šŸŒ International: $33.5B Sales | $1.0B Op. Income (+12%)ā˜ļø AWS: $29.3B Sales (+17%) | $11.5B Op. Income (+23%)šŸ’»Ā AWS Run Rate:Ā $117B+šŸ”„Ā AI Revenue:Ā Triple-digit YoY growth🧠 Trainium 2 chip:Ā 30–40% better price-performance vs GPU-based instances🧱 Amazon Bedrock:Ā Hosts Claude 3.7, Llama 4, Nova foundation modelsšŸ“£Ā New AI Tools:Nova Sonic – speech-to-speech modelNova Act – browser action AIAmazon Q – developer assistant w/ CLI supportCEO Andy Jassy signals Amazon’s ambition toĀ lead at every level of the AI stack—from silicon to cloud APIs to consumer tools like Alexa+.šŸš€ Fastest delivery quarter ever for PrimešŸ  Regionalized inventory to stock closer to customersšŸ¤– Robotics, automation, rural delivery expansionšŸ›ļø New luxury retail partnerships (e.g., Saks)šŸ’µ $500M+ in global customer savings from dealsšŸ”„ 61% of units sold by 3rd-party sellersšŸ“¦ Prime Day returns in JulyšŸ“Š Ad revenue: $13.9B (+19% YoY)🧠 Full-funnel adoption + AI-enhanced targetingšŸ‘„ 275M+ ad-supported U.S. audienceAds are now aĀ profit engineĀ for both North America and International segments.šŸ›°ļø FirstĀ Project KuiperĀ satellite launched in Q1🌐 Commercial internet service expected later in 2025šŸŽ„ New investments in entertainment, includingĀ James BondĀ franchisešŸ—ļø Massive CapEx to support cloud, AI, and fulfillment scale🧮 Belief: Most on-prem IT spend will shift to cloud in 10–20 yearsAmazon anticipates uncertainty from new tariffsNo major pricing changes or demand issues seen yetMitigation tactics:Broad selection across price tiersGlobal seller diversity (2M+ sellers)Forward inventory buysDiversifying AWS/device production✨ Focus on controllables: prices, selection, convenienceāš ļø Power and chip supply constraints affecting AWS—but relief expected H2 2025šŸ“‰ Q2 Sales Guide: $159B–$164B (with FX headwind)🧾 Q2 Operating Income: $13B–$17.5BFX & global macro conditionsTariffs & trade disruptionsChip/power supply for AWSFulfillment optimization risksGlobal expansion, legal/regulatory threatsAI competition and executionAmazon is no longer just the ā€œEverything Store.ā€It’s a global cloud platform, custom chip maker, AI model launcher, satellite internet provider, and still… your Prime delivery expert.šŸš€ The Q1 2025 results confirm it:Ā Amazon is operating in every major frontier of the digital economy.šŸŽ§ Tune in now to explore the full picture—and what it means for your portfolio.🧾 Financial Performance at a Glance:šŸ’”Ā AI, AWS & Amazon’s Silicon Future:🚚 Retail & Fulfillment Network Evolution:šŸ“ŗĀ Advertising Growth:šŸ›°ļøĀ Long-Term Bets: Kuiper & More:šŸŒŽĀ Tariff Risk & Mitigation Playbook:🧠 Leadership & Q2 Guidance:āš ļøĀ Risks to Monitor:šŸ“£Ā Final Thought:

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