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Key Takeaway
We have updated our SOTP analysis for AMZN and reiterate our Buy and 12-
month PT of $2,300. We continue to see 27% near-term upside from current
levels but longer-term we see a road map to $3,000+, supported by our SOTP. Financial Summary
We believe the stock remains undervalued, despite 21% appreciation YTD. In
Book Value (MM): $43,549.0
our view, many of its embedded growth opportunities are underappreciated
and the optionality from new initiatives is not reflected in the stock. Net Debt (MM): ($16,698.0)
Cash/Share: $82.34
Key takes from our deep dive:
Our updated SOTP analysis, based on 2022E revenue, suggests ~65% upside to 5 Yr. Rev. CAGR: 16.9%
■
■ Advertising, AWS, and 3P Seller Services are all growing faster than the core retail Brent Thill *
biz (2018-22E CAGR of 38%, 30%, 20% vs. 13%, respectively) and are more profitable Equity Analyst
• We estimate these 3 businesses will be on a combined ~$194B run rate by 2022, (415) 229-1559 bthill@jefferies.com
Brian Fitzgerald *
accounting for 44% of total revenue but 66% of AMZN's value;
Equity Analyst
• We expect multiples for these high-recurring revenue / high-margin businesses to (212) 284-2491 bfitzgerald@jefferies.com
expand as investors recognize their embedded value. Stan Velikov, CFA *
Equity Associate
■ We think the stock is deeply undervalued at current levels (415) 229-1534 svelikov@jefferies.com
• Despite a slowdown in rev growth, we believe Street underappreciates many of John Byun *
AMZN's embedded growth opportunities and the optionality from new initiatives; Equity Analyst
• While the stock has held back since 4Q18 print on investor concerns about (415) 229-1558 jbyun@jefferies.com
John Streppa, CFA *
decelerating top line growth and step up in investments...
Equity Associate
• ...on a growth-adjusted basis the name continues to screen very favorably against (212) 738-5794 jstreppa@jefferies.com
Internet and retail peers, and we expect multiples to expand over time. * Jefferies LLC / Jefferies Research Services, LLC
USD Prev. 2017A Prev. 2018A Prev. 2019E Prev. 2020E
Price Performance
Rev. (MM) --177,866.0 --232,887.0 -- 274,541.2 -- 324,777.9
EV/Rev 4.9x 3.7x 3.2x 2.7x 2,200
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AMZN
Company Update
April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019
Brian FItzgerald
bfitzgerald@jefferies.com
John Streppa
jstreppa@jefferies.com
212.738.57947
Jefferies LLC
page 3 of 58 Brent Thill, Equity Analyst, (415) 229-1559, bthill@jefferies.com
April 3, 2019
Core Drivers Include Further Success in Existing Businesses – Amazon has just scratched the surface in many
of its existing markets and we do not believe they need to open new storefronts to achieve our valuation. We
examined 6 of Amazon’s core businesses (AWS, core retail, 3P seller services, advertising, grocery, and subscription)
and applied mostly conservative / discounted multiples to each business. Our analysis is based on relatively
conservative growth expectations and does not include any upside from new businesses such as healthcare ($3T
market in the US), which could prove a break-out hit, or any other vertical Amazon could potentially disrupt.
Why We Are Different – Advertising, AWS, and 3P Seller Services are all growing faster than the core and are more
profitable. We estimate conservatively these businesses will be on a combined ~$194B run rate by 2022 (vs. cons at
$220B+), accounting for ~44% of total revenue, but 66% of Amazon’s value. We have high confidence these high-
recurring revenue / high-margin businesses warrant higher multiples than the core business and expect investors to
recognize their embedded value.
We Also Believe the Stock Offers More Upside from New Initiatives not Reflected in Current Stock
Price – We believe the stock remains undervalued given all embedded growth opportunities and the optionality
from new initiatives. We think Amazon trades at a material discount to peers on growth-adjusted basis and expect
multiples to expand over time.
April 3, 2019
We believe our SOTP analysis is fairly conservative – the multiples we use for Amazon’s biggest segments do not give the Co. full credit for
superior growth while, at the same time, our growth assumptions for Amazon’s most profitable segments are below current consensus
Driven by Advertising, Prime and AWS, we believe AMZN’s market cap could approach $1.5T in 2 years
…and this only includes the segments in which AMZN already has meaningful operations, excluding multi-billion dollar opportunities such
as healthcare as well as smart-home devices, home security, entertainment
AMZN also has plenty of room for expansion in areas such as apparel, B2B, groceries, SaaS and other Cloud opportunities, which could
drive valuation even higher
April 3, 2019
Amazon Segments
2018 2018 2018-22
Revenue ($B) GAAP Margin CAGR
April 3, 2019
Realistically Amazon would not participate in all verticals (somewhat limiting the TAM)
Regulatory and operating requirements in many of the verticals introduce big hurdles and costs
But we expect Amazon to play a meaningful role in some of them – including Rx and OTC meds, medical supplies and equipment – which
combined represent a meaningful opportunity (in excess of $500B)
Amazon’s PillPack acquisition in June 2018 signals the Co.’s strong interest in Rx drugs
…and recent additions to state Rx licenses at its AZ facility indicate continued execution on mgmt’s strategy
Amazon also continues expanding its private label OTC healthcare product line (Basic Care) growing SKU count 43% M/M in March ‘19
Assuming a modest 5-10% market share in 3 years yields $25-50B in sales which represents an incremental 5-10% growth to our GMV
estimate of $500B by 2022
April 3, 2019
Media &
Online Opportunities
Entertainment (US):
$771B
IaaS: $67B Restaurant Delivery: $30B
Book stores/publishing :
$25B
Source: Gartner, Global Market Insights, PWC, IBSWorld, eMarketer, Frost & Sullivan, AAP
Accenture, TMR, US Dept of Commerce, ITA, Euromonitor, McKinsey & Co., Hedges & Co.
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April 3, 2019
However, the name continues to screen very favorably against Internet and Retail peers on growth-adjusted basis, trading at
EV/EBITDA to Growth of 0.61 vs. Large Cap Internet avg of 1.80 / Retail avg of 2.69
EV/Sales to Growth of 0.16 vs. Large Cap Internet avg of 0.82 / Retail avg of 0.49
150%
100%
50%
0%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
-50%
AMZN NASDAQ
Source: FactSet, Jefferies
April 3, 2019
AWS
April 3, 2019
Applying growth-adjusted Revenue and EBITDA multiples in line with the avg for the comps below gets us to valuation in excess of $1.1T
$1.1T = $73.4B in ‘22 Rev @ 16x (0.59 EV/Rev to Growth X 27% 2019-22 Rev CAGR)
With a more conservative approach – applying a 30% and 50% discount, respectively, to the growth-adjusted avg Revenue and EBITDA
multiples for comps growing in excess of 10% – we get a valuation for AWS of $500B+
2018-21 2018-21
Stock Market Enterprise Revenue EV/Revenue Multiple Revenue EV/Rev EBITDA EV/EBITDA Multiple EBITDA EV/EBITDA
Price Cap Value CY19 CY20 CY19 CY20 CAGR to Growth CY19 CY20 CY19 CY20 CAGR to Growth
Microsoft Corporation $119.19 $914,451 $857,124 $117,314 $130,608 7.3x 6.6x 12% 0.55 $49,095 $56,305 17.5x 15.2x 16% 0.97
Alphabet Inc. Class A $1,205.54 $838,196 $737,035 $163,326 $192,153 4.5x 3.8x 18% 0.22 $59,079 $68,469 12.5x 10.8x 17% 0.63
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR $181.74 $467,423 $449,064 $70,936 $93,960 6.3x 4.8x 32% 0.15 $20,709 $26,576 21.7x 16.9x 27% 0.62
Oracle Corporation $54.15 $185,066 $199,641 $39,795 $40,910 5.0x 4.9x 2% 2.43 $18,738 $19,268 10.7x 10.4x 2% 4.37
International Business Machines Corporation $143.00 $127,251 $159,392 $77,991 $78,400 2.0x 2.0x 0% n/m $18,584 $18,962 8.6x 8.4x 0% n/m
SAP SE Sponsored ADR $115.81 $138,236 $150,664 $30,794 $33,230 4.9x 4.5x 9% 0.53 $9,579 $10,934 15.7x 13.8x 11% 1.30
salesforce.com, inc. $160.51 $123,753 $119,397 $15,805 $18,908 7.6x 6.3x 20% 0.31 $3,707 $4,500 32.2x 26.5x 24% 1.09
VMware, Inc. Class A $185.05 $75,952 $71,826 $9,945 $10,912 7.2x 6.6x 10% 0.64 $3,796 $4,155 18.9x 17.3x 9% 1.98
ServiceNow, Inc. $246.82 $44,551 $43,071 $3,428 $4,400 12.6x 9.8x 29% 0.34 $925 $1,241 46.6x 34.7x 34% 1.03
Red Hat, Inc. $183.10 $32,365 $29,437 $3,787 $4,397 7.8x 6.7x 15% 0.44 $1,008 $1,177 29.2x 25.0x 15% 1.64
Zendesk, Inc. $86.27 $9,348 $9,301 $803 $1,040 11.6x 8.9x 30% 0.30 $56 $105 165.0x 88.3x 60% 1.47
Teradata Corporation $43.75 $5,147 $4,802 $2,034 $2,081 2.4x 2.3x -1% n/m $379 $462 12.7x 10.4x 16% 0.64
Mean $246,812 $235,896 $44,663 $50,917 6.6x 5.6x 15% 0.59 $15,471 $17,679 32.6x 23.1x 19% 1.43
Median $125,502 $135,030 $23,300 $26,069 6.8x 5.6x 14% 0.39 $6,687 $7,717 18.2x 16.1x 16% 1.09
Avg for 10%+ Growers $353,710 $329,207 $56,701 $66,614 7.1x 6.0x 18% 0.37 $12,289 $14,547 38.5x 26.1x 22% 1.04
page 11 of 58 Source: FactSet, Jefferies estimates Brent Thill, Equity Analyst, (415) 229-1559, bthill@jefferies.com
April 3, 2019
AWS Revenue and Adj EBITDA ($B) Launched in 2006, AWS has been revenue growth and profitability
80 driver for AMZN for over a decade now
70
73.4 Its first-mover advantage (roughly 5-year head start) has allowed
60 AWS to garner close to 25% market share (higher in IaaS)
59.2
50 AWS has delivered ~53% revenue CAGR over the past 4 years and
40 47.0 we expect will generate 30% CAGR over the next 4
41.1
30 35.9
33.2
20 25.7 26.5 The level of innovation at AWS is unprecedented – every year AWS
17.5
20.3 releases over one thousand new services and features (1,017 in
10
12.2
7.2 9.9
14.5 2016, 1,430 in 2017, and 800 in 1H18)
0
2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E Number of New AWS Services and Features by Year
1,430
Revenue Adj EBITDA
Source: Company reports, Jefferies estimates
1,017
AWS has a global footprint that keeps expanding – it offers over 125 800
fully-featured Cloud services from 61 Availability Zones across 20 722
geographic regions in the US, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China,
France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the UK 516
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Sticky, highly recurring revenue stream, more profitable than Best in class financials: 45%+ rev growth, ~30% op margin
the rest of AMZN (~30% operating margin vs 5-6% for overall biz) …and we expect AWS to grow to ~$90B business in 5 years
AWS is 11% of Amazon’s total revenue but ~60% of Op Inc
This would be ~75% the size of MSFT and >2x the size of ORCL at
Standout referenceability – customers include Netflix, GE, current levels
Capital One, Salesforce, AirBnB, Workday, Expedia, Comcast, To reach a similar size, Azure would have to grow at a 55% 5-yr
Adobe, and Intuit CAGR and Google Cloud would have to grow at ~90%
Our industry conversations indicate AWS has ~80% share of
Even at these levels, we project AWS will still represent <20% of
public Cloud implementations
AMZN’s total revenue (est. ~$509B in FY23)
AWS Revenue and Operating Margin
34%
80 34%
33%
60
30%
30%
28% $59B
50
28%
$47B
40
25%
26%
25%
30 $36B
24%
20 $26B
$17B 22%
10
$12B
0 20%
2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
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6%
Public Cloud Market Share
$59B 8% 10% 12% 15% 18%
18%
22%
$47B 25%
27%
27%
26%
$36B
$28B
$26B
$21B 76%
$17B $19B 70%
$16B 65% 61% 59% 56%
$12B $12B
$10B
$6B $7B
$3B$1B $2B $4B
2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E
The Cloud pie keeps expanding (Gartner forecasts 17% Y/Y growth in ‘19) and the majors keep taking market share from marginal players
Gartner's latest IaaS Magic Quadrant review listed only 6 providers that matter - AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud, Oracle, and IBM -
down from 14 a year ago
AWS enjoys a 5-year head start and continues with its robust growth but Azure and GCP are showing faster growth (off a smaller base)
Microsoft Azure is currently on a ~$10B run rate and offers unique hybrid capabilities and strong compatibility with other Microsoft
systems and technologies; most compliance certifications of any Cloud
Google Cloud Platform, at ~$4B run rate but less enterprise expertise than AWS/Azure, is still ramping up and expanding its feature set
April 3, 2019
AWS could effectively double its Cloud market opportunity, adding the $100B+ SaaS market to the $100B+ combined IaaS / PaaS market
We think initial efforts could be more vertically-focused, with options in education, healthcare, government presenting attractive opportunities
In the next 3 years, we conservatively assume AWS will grow to $59B in annual revenue (using 32% CAGR vs. 47% Y/Y growth in 2018)
Enterprise
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Midsize
SMB
Google Cloud
April 3, 2019
Core Retail
April 3, 2019
Applying a growth-adjusted GMV multiple in line with the avg for the comps below (ex outliers), we get a valuation in excess of $1.3T
$1.3T = $502B in ‘22 GMV @ 2.7x (0.19 EV/Rev to Growth X 14% 2019-22 GMV CAGR)
With a more conservative approach – not giving AMZN any credit for its superior growth profile and just applying the avg multiple
excluding outliers – we get a valuation for Amazon’s Core Retail business of ~$400B
2018-21
Stock Market Enterprise Revenue/GMV EV/Rev Multiple Rev EV/Rev
Price Cap Value CY19 CY20 CY19 CY20 CAGR to Growth
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April 3, 2019
500
400
300
200
100
Source: FactSet
500
convenience, the third major pillar of a successful eCommerce strategy 450 502
446
Today, about 1/2 of digital shoppers in the US start their product searches 400
350 391
on Amazon.com 370
300 339
322
Free shipping, membership programs such as Prime, Pantry and Fresh, 250 288 278
239
and an assortment of expedited shipping options (such as free 2-day, 200
231
207
150 182
same-day, 1-hour) meet diverse consumer needs / preferences and create 100
160
124
convenience for shoppers 50
0
AMZN’s ability to reduce friction for shoppers has helped deliver 16% 2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
revenue CAGR in its core retail business over the past 4 years and is
GMV (ex-WF) Revenue (ex-AWS)
expected to generate 13% CAGR b/n ’18 and ‘22
Source: Company reports, Jefferies estimates
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$0 0%
2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
2014A 2015A 2016A 2017A 2018A 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
Price and selection remain key growth drivers but now Amazon keeps growing GMV more than 1.5x faster than
convenience and higher service levels are becoming major the market, taking market share from smaller players
differentiators
By reducing/eliminating friction in the purchase experience
Consumers are increasingly expecting free / discounted (through expedited fulfillment, free / easy returns, etc) the
shipping and shorter delivery times => same-day shipping Co. is gaining consumers’ trust and making its website the
has become the new two-day shipping first place shoppers check when doing a product search
April 3, 2019
Free shipping seems to have settled at ~63% of eCommerce Categories shifting to mobile are experiencing the strongest
transactions growth (jewelry, video games, toys / hobbies)
Remains the most important factor for consumers However, mobile screen real estate is limited and a few winners
shopping online get disproportionate share of engagement
…but importance of fast shipping has been increasing over
time (one of many reasons AMZN has been doing so well) the number of installed retail mobile apps on users’ phones are
coming down (55% of users had 3 or fewer apps in Apr’17 vs.
50% a year earlier)
Free Shipping Penetration in eCommerce Transactions
AMZN’s app continues to have a significant home screen
advantage – materially ahead of competition
1/3 of users with only 1 retail app on phone have AMZN
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$300 80%
61.8%
57.1%
60%
51.9%
$200
46.3%
41.6% 40.9% 40.4%
38.2%
35.9% 40%
34.9%
$100 32.4%
29.2% 29.8%
25.8% 24.0%
20%
23.7%
21.3%
19.1%
$0 0%
2014A 2015A 2016A 2017A 2018A 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
Consumers are leveraging sophisticated mobile apps to compare prices and get real-time inventory (both local & online). This empowers
the consumer, opening up the whole ‘Price Availability’ Continuum, and effectively greases the traditional supply / demand
curves in tandem, making the whole commerce process that much more efficient
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0
Retail eCommerce Sales Growth by Region
2016 2017 2018E 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
20%
Retail eCommerce Sales Growth by Region
April 3, 2019
About 7K store closures were announced in the US in 2017 and Retail Store Closures Announced (by Year)
some household names closed their physical doors for good – 8,000
including Radio Shack, Toys’R’Us, The Limited, hhgregg
7,000
Brick-and-mortars have fared much better in 2018, some reporting
6,000
eCommerce growth of 30-40%, but others continue to close
stores (~6K announced in 2018) 5,000
The S&P Retail Index (XRT) declined 9% in 2018 while some major 4,000
US retailers were down substantially more – BestBuy (-23%),
3,000
JCPenney (-67%)
2,000
Walmart, the worlds largest retailer, has been catching up with 1,000
Amazon on many fronts
0
acquisitions to strengthen its digital channel – Flipkart, 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Jet.com, Hayneedle, ModCloth, Moosejaw, Shoes.com, Source: Coresight Research, Jefferies
Bonobos
services to reduce friction for shoppers – expedited At the same time we see online-only players establishing physical
delivery (as soon as same-day w/ Grocery Delivery) and presence
partnerships w/ Deliv, DoorDash and Postmates, crowd-
AMZN acquired Whole Foods Market with 490+ stores in
sourced last-mile delivery w/ Spark Delivery, easier returns
North America and the UK in Aug ‘17
for 3P sellers’ goods sold by Walmart
AMZN has been opening brick-and-mortar Books stores
partnerships to offer a better consumer experience and/or
(18 through late Dec’18), 4-Star retail stores (3 through
lower costs – w/ Handy for product assembly, w/ Anthem
late Dec’18), and testing its cashier-less technology in
for lower Rx drug and med supplies costs
concept Amazon Go stores (7 through late Dec’18 with
new services to expand digital presence – a subscription at least 3 more expected soon)
streaming service, eBook subscription service (w/ Kobo)
April 3, 2019
3P Seller Services
April 3, 2019
Revenue ($M)
EV/Revenue CY21E CY22E CY23E
Multiple $75,880 $88,020 $100,123
April 3, 2019
100
Amazon 3P Seller Services Revenue ($B) Sell on Amazon: over 35 categories of products sold on Amazon
are open to 3P sellers but some require prior approval
90
80
88.0 Sellers have the option to chose a Professional plan ($39.99
75.9
monthly for >40 items a month) or an Individual plan (no
70
monthly fee for <40 items a month); both plans have selling fees
60 64.3
that vary by category (we estimate AMZN’s avg take rate at ~13%)
50
53.6
40
42.7
30
Fulfillment by Amazon offers 3P sellers access to Amazon’s
31.9 first-class fulfillment infrastructure for a fee – fulfillment and
20
23.0 storage fees that vary by product size and weight
10
Amazon stores the 3P products in its FCs and does the pick, pack,
0
2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E and ship (along with customer service and returns)
Source: Company reports, Jefferies estimates 3P sellers can use the service even if they don’t sell on
Amazon.com
Amazon’s 3P Seller Services business is growing faster than the
Core 1P retail business as more merchants are discovering the
leverage in sales they could get from Amazon’s best-in-class Amazon Pay is a payment solution for 3P merchants that
eCommerce platform integrates seamlessly into their checkout process
3P Seller Services is also more profitable than 1P and helps AMZN 3P research shows ~40K websites WW currently use Amazon Pay
with infrastructure utilization (reaching break-even faster on new
fulfillment investments)
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Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), launched in 2006, opens AMZN’s AMZN has created a massive competitive moat with its best-in-class
fulfillment infrastructure as a service to external parties fulfillment capabilities
This allows AMZN to squeeze better scale efficiencies and monetize Its ability to get purchases to consumers fast is a huge differentiator
an asset initially developed for internal purposes that drives incremental growth in existing and new categories
With 3P units over half of total today and FBA penetration estimated
at ~48% in ‘18, FBA has been growing very strong and driving
Amazon’s top line and margins
Kiva robots (an older model pictured below), with their hard to
match efficiency, are key enablers of Amazon’s expedited delivery
services
April 3, 2019
Advertising
April 3, 2019
2018-21
Stock Market Enterprise Revenue EV/Rev Multiple Revenue EV/Rev
Price Cap Value CY19 CY20 CY19 CY20 CAGR to Growth
Alphabet Inc. Class A $1,205.54 $838,196 $737,035 $163,326 $192,153 4.5x 3.8x 18% 0.22
Facebook, Inc. Class A $174.20 $497,259 $449,119 $68,990 $83,458 6.5x 5.4x 22% 0.25
Twitter, Inc. $33.75 $25,880 $21,498 $3,489 $3,975 6.2x 5.4x 13% 0.40
Snap, Inc. Class A $11.22 $15,296 $14,279 $1,535 $1,969 9.3x 7.3x 28% 0.26
Yelp Inc $35.36 $2,900 $2,206 $1,024 $1,145 2.2x 1.9x 11% 0.18
Revenue ($M)
EV/Revenue CY21E CY22E CY23E
Multiple $25,843 $32,925 $39,882
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Amazon Advertising Revenue ($B) We estimate that Ad Revenue accounts for close to 90% of AMZN’s
35
Other Net Sales today with the remainder coming from co-branded
30
32.9 credit card agreements. We believe that our assumptions are
relatively conservative, both on the current / historical size of the ad
25
25.8 business (growing from ~66% of Other Net Sales in ’14 to ~90% in
’18 to 94% in ’22) and on its growth trajectory
20
19.2 We expect Advertising Revenue to grow ~2x faster than overall Net
15 Sales as Amazon gains momentum in its advertising business (38%
13.4 4-year CAGR 2018-22 vs. 17% for total Net Sales). For comparison,
10
Google revenues grew at a similar CAGR when its ad business was
9.1
5 approximately the same size in 2005/06
2.3 3.9
0 Worldwide Digital Ad Spend ($B)
2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 500 479 60%
133 50%
400 385
A number of consumer surveys have shown that more product 350 333 126
40%
33
searches start on Amazon.com (b/n 41% and 50%) than on Google 300 283 117
26 111
(b/n 28% and 38%) or anywhere else (b/n 12% and 31%) 250 233 103 19
98 30%
13
Media reports from 2018 indicated major ad agencies (Publicis, WPP, 200 192 94
9
83
68 202
Omnicom) were considering significant increases (ranging from 50% 150
83
4 55 179
20%
157
to 100%) in their 2018 Amazon ad spend 100
2 40 135
27 116 7% 10%
5% 6%
95
While Amazon needs to improve its Ad Tech and better O&O 50 79
2%
3% 4%
1%
inventory to truly compete, we estimate advertising revenue would 0 0%
more than double b/n 2018 ($9.1B) and 2020 ($19.2B) 2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
April 3, 2019
offline to online. We forecast Amazon will account for ~4% of % Growth y/y 16% 16% 14% 13%
% of Digital Advertising 41% 41% 41% 42%
global digital advertising by 2019, and Google & Facebook to % of Total Advertising 20% 22% 23% 25%
account for 41% and 20%, respectively % of Big 3 62% 61% 59% 58%
FB $68 $83 $98 $111
Amazon’s market share growth will come at the expense of
% Growth y/y 23% 22% 18% 14%
disparate online sources as well as additional advertising % of Digital Advertising 20% 22% 22% 23%
% of Total Advertising 10% 12% 13% 14%
coming from offline sources (such as in-store displays)
% of Big 3 31% 32% 32% 32%
We think that Amazon’s growth in Advertising is not a zero AMZN $13 $19 $26 $33
% Growth y/y 47% 43% 35% 27%
sum game with category leaders Google & Facebook, but
% of Digital Advertising 4% 5% 6% 7%
think it will take incremental share from long-tail websites % of Total Advertising 2% 3% 3% 4%
% of Big 3 6% 7% 9% 10%
where conversion isn’t as proven
Big 3 Total Advertising $217 $259 $302 $346
Amazon will introduce a third player in the duopoly, but we
% Growth y/y 20% 20% 17% 14%
see these three continuing to grow at the expense of the % of Digital Advertising 65% 67% 69% 72%
Others $117 $126 $133 $134
larger playing field
% Growth y/y 13% 8% 6% 0%
We see Google, Facebook, and Amazon as leaders in touch % of Digital Advertising 35% 33% 31% 28%
points with the consumer, and each has unique offerings Total Digital Advertising $333 $385 $436 $479
% Growth y/y 18% 16% 13% 10%
which will continue to attract advertiser spend
% to Total Advertising 50% 54% 57% 59%
Total Advertising $665 $718 $770 $814
% Growth y/y 8% 8% 7% 6%
Source: eMarketer, Jefferies estimates
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Having the largest eCommerce platform in the US gives Amazon access to unique shopper insights and behavior
throughout the decision funnel
These unique insights can translate into extremely actionable data that can be activated by advertisers of all sizes through Amazon’s
platform driving incremental sales and brand awareness
Amazon can offer first-of-its-kind true closed-loop attribution, tracking ad dollars into real incremental sales
─ One hindrance for advertisers (both performance and brand) to spend more has hinged on the ability to track true conversion
─ Amazon can finally solve the “Wanamaker” issue “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which
half”
April 3, 2019
With ~50% of product searches in the US originating on Amazon, Sponsored Products offers advertisers direct to consumer
advertising at the point of sale with better targeting and post sale attribution than anywhere else on the web
Sponsored Products is the foundation for Amazon’s advertising business – combining its vast amounts of user shopping data with machine
learning to allow real-time A/B testing in an environment at scale while providing true end-to-end attribution
April 3, 2019
Amazon’s opportunity set isn’t limited to just product search on its own site (where ~50% of shopping searches begin)
According to SimilarWeb, Amazon.com saw nearly 30B total visits in 2018 by 550M avg monthly unique visitors (desktop + mobile). This is a
very attractive audience for big brand advertisers – those that don’t perceive Amazon as a competitor – and we are already seeing brand ads
from the likes of Comcast, Direct TV, Hyundai, and Vanguard
In addition, Amazon’s ever growing business lines of media (Prime Video & Music), third-party seller support, and even
traditional retail (Whole Foods & Amazon Go) offer interesting advertising real estate it can test in real time
Looking into the future we see an opportunity for Amazon to introduce an advertising supported video solution outside of Amazon Prime
We also imagine a future with programmatically driven displays in an Amazon Go like environment where brands could target individual
shoppers directly at the purchase decision
Source: Jefferies
April 3, 2019
We believe that Amazon’s greatest strength in advertising will be through its Owned & Operated inventory which will be
bolstered by a potential introduction of video ads in Prime Video
Prime Video could expand its available media by pursuing an advertising supported model
We think that Amazon could offer Amazon Instant Video through an ad-supported model (vs the current rent & own options) which would
bolster the amount of inventory available for advertising
This TV on-demand like inventory would be very attractive for advertisers in a full-screen, sound on, TV like environment
April 3, 2019
Amazon’s highly engaged audience on Twitch can be utilized for unique advertising opportunities which will be attractive for
advertisers trying to reach millennials
As millennials continue to shift their video consumption habits from linear TV to digital sources such as Twitch & YouTube, Amazon can
leverage this logged-in viewership as another source for advertising inventory
Twitch’s platform is attractive for advertisers as it can combine a TV-like live experience and leverage Amazon’s tremendous data and
attribution capabilities to reach millennials
Twitch boasts more than 100M monthly active viewers, 55% of which are between the ages of 18-34. Of those, 15M viewers check in daily
with 106 minutes watched per user per day
April 3, 2019
Having a central point in the home, Alexa offers unique ad units for brand advertisers
While Alexa may not host traditional advertising, we believe that Amazon could offer premium branded tasks in Alexa such as “Alexa, how do
I clean a stain” with results highlighting certain branded products
Amazon’s core eCommerce offering brings packages directly into the home and is extending into branding opportunities
around packaging
We have already begun to see early steps of initiatives bringing advertising in line with package delivery such as a box branded with an
upcoming film
We think that these initiatives, combined with a data-driven approach utilizing Amazon’s unique consumption data (both physical and media)
can be a powerful tool for marketers
April 3, 2019
Subscription
April 3, 2019
We estimate Amazon’s subscription business (which includes Amazon Prime, Prime Video, Music Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited, FreeTime
Unlimited, and Twitch Prime) could double from ~$14B in 2018 to ~$29B by 2022 (19% 4-year CAGR)
Applying the avg growth-adjusted Revenue multiple for the comps below, yields a $110B+ valuation
However, we think our estimates could be conservative as the Co. does not monetize its digital content at optimal levels and there’s room
for more Prime fee increases (against the program’s huge value proposition)
2018-21
Stock Market Enterprise Revenue EV/Rev Multiple Revenue EV/Rev
Price Cap Value CY19 CY20 CY19 CY20 CAGR to Growth
Netflix, Inc. $367.72 $160,546 $170,148 $20,253 $25,140 8.4x 6.8x 24% 0.28
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. $5.87 $27,810 $34,982 $7,768 $8,292 4.5x 4.2x 15% 0.28
Spotify Technology SA $142.55 $25,321 $24,475 $7,479 $9,258 3.3x 2.6x 23% 0.11
Match Group, Inc. $56.68 $15,783 $16,360 $1,999 $2,300 8.2x 7.1x 15% 0.48
Stitch Fix, Inc. Class A $28.75 $2,878 $2,674 $1,689 $2,067 1.6x 1.3x 22% 0.06
Chegg, Inc. $38.28 $4,436 $4,075 $394 $478 10.3x 8.5x 24% 0.35
Shutterstock, Inc. $46.83 $1,643 $1,412 $688 $753 2.1x 1.9x 10% 0.19
HelloFresh SE $7.96 $1,306 $1,166 $1,622 $1,922 0.7x 0.6x 21% 0.03
Revenue ($M)
EV/Revenue CY21E CY22E CY23E
Multiple $25,265 $28,626 $31,488
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Amazon Subscription Revenue ($B) Launched in 2005, Amazon Prime is available today in all of AMZN’s
35 markets (with the exception of Brazil where AMZN just expanded
operations in 2018 beyond books and a Kindle store)
30
Amazon Prime offers free 2-day delivery on 100M+ eligible items (up
28.6
25 from ~50M at end of 2016) for $12.99/month or $119/year (effective
25.3
May 11, 2018 annual subscription went from $99 to $119)
20 21.8
In addition, subscribers get free access to over 40K movies and TV
15
18.0 episodes, 2M+ songs, 1K+ books and magazines, original audio
14.2
series, photo storage, and other perks
10
9.7
Over 5B items shipped with Prime in 2017
5 6.4
Prime Penetration (as % of Active Customers)
0
2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
WW
Consumer surveys have shown consistently over time that Prime
members spend annually on average ~2x what non-members
spend (Source: CIRP)
Digital content (video, music, books) accounts for a big piece of
US
Prime’s appeal to consumers and content consumption in 2017
exceeded any previous year
Free digital content (as part of a Prime subscription) also creates
stickiness – according to a CIRP study, 73% of free-trial members
~35%
sign up for the service and 91% of them renew for a 2nd year, ~65%
96% for a 3rd year
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Kindle Unlimited offers unlimited access to over 1M books, Source: Amazon, Jefferies
thousands of audiobooks and many magazines on any device
for $9.99/month
Content spend has gone up notably since Amazon launched
FreeTime Unlimited offers unlimited access to over 13K items Prime Video as a stand-alone service globally in late 2016; we
of kid-friendly content (books, movies, TV shows, educational estimate the Co. spends $5-6B annually on digital content
apps, and games) for $2.99/month 1-child / $9.99/month family
($83/year) for Prime members and $4.99/month 1-child / User reactions to Amazon’s original content have been generally
$9.99/month family ($119/year) for non-members positive and some of its original programming has received solid
critical acclaim – winning 2 Academy Awards in 2017 and
multiple Emmy Awards (5 in 2015, 6 in 2016, 8 in 2018)
Twitch Prime offers ad-free viewing and in-game loot for
$12.99/month ($119/year), included with Amazon Prime,
(international pricing varies)
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Grocery
April 3, 2019
We conservatively estimate Amazon’s grocery business could grow from ~$17B in 2018 to ~$20B by 2022 (4% 4-year CAGR)
Applying the avg growth-adjusted Revenue multiple for the comps below, yields a $9B+ valuation
However, this is a market that Amazon just entered (with its WFM acquisition in Aug’17) and we believe disruption here is yet to come
2018-21
Stock Market Enterprise Revenue EV/Rev Multiple Revenue EV/Rev
Price Cap Value CY19 CY20 CY19 CY20 CAGR to Growth
Walmart Inc. $96.94 $278,187 $324,653 $526,623 $544,835 0.62x 0.60x 3% 0.19
Costco Wholesale Corp $240.50 $105,791 $104,918 $155,562 $166,506 0.67x 0.63x 7% 0.09
Kroger Co. $23.76 $18,960 $32,434 $122,840 $126,090 0.26x 0.26x 2% 0.11
Casey's General Stores, Inc. $128.76 $4,717 $5,962 $9,496 $10,231 0.63x 0.58x 7% 0.09
Sprouts Farmers Markets, Inc. $21.09 $2,608 $3,302 $5,727 $6,337 0.58x 0.52x 10% 0.05
Ingles Markets, Incorporated Class$27.12
A $534 $1,400 $4,218 $4,306 0.33x 0.33x 2% 0.15
Smart & Final Stores, Inc. $5.11 $391 $964 $4,896 $5,072 0.20x 0.19x 3% 0.06
Revenue ($M)
EV/Revenue CY21E CY22E CY23E
Multiple $19,434 $20,279 $21,141
April 3, 2019
In a world where the lines between online and offline retail are Amazon Grocery Revenue ($B)
25
blurring, Whole Foods has closed a gap in Amazon’s strategy by
providing the physical base for a direct connection with shoppers
and strategic infrastructure for last-mile fulfillment capabilities 20
20.3
19.4
Whole Foods gives Amazon additional touch points with shoppers 17.2
17.7
18.6
15
to generate valuable data on consumer preferences and behavior
which then Amazon uses to power its algorithms to drive decisions
in the core retail business 10
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Our Thesis
April 3, 2019
from offline to online and growing eCommerce penetration 700 652 70%
Better than expected profitability shows the level of leverage embedded 600
580
60%
513
in the model 500 449 50%
AWS (2.5x bigger than its next competitor) remains an underappreciated 388 38% 40% 40% 41% 41%
asset with its massive recurring revenue stream and strong profitability 400
29%
33%
300
337 40%
AMZN continues gaining market share from offline and online retailers 300
230
264 30%
Its competitive moat is one of the biggest among technology companies 200 148
196
20%
International opportunities (India, China and other untapped geos) carry 111
100 10%
huge potential for AMZN
Continued buildup in fulfillment (30% increase in sq ft in 2016, >30% in 0 0%
2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
2017) follows solid Prime and FBA growth
Bears Will Say… US Retail eCommerce AMZN US GMV AMZN Market Share
Revenue growth is decelerating
Stock continues to look expensive trading at ~17x Forward EV/EBITDA Source: Company reports, US Dep’t of Commerce, Jefferies estimates
EV/EBITDA to Growth)
23 .0
Jefco take…
AMZN keeps gaining market share by reducing friction for shoppers
18 .0
(better selection, product availability, convenience)
AMZN's ability to get purchases to consumers fast is a huge differentiator
that drives incremental growth in existing and new categories 13 .0
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10s of millions of people WW started Prime free trials or paid 3P units 50%+ of total
memberships during 2018 holiday season 3P GMV $170B vs. 1P $115B (TTM) ex-Whole Foods
Latest markets launched: Australia (’18) and Mexico (‘17)
>5B items shipped with Prime in ‘17 2018 holiday season stats
Next steps (market opportunity): Customers’ use of Alexa for shopping more than tripled
Healthcare – $3T market but many hurdles this year compared to last year
PillPack acquisition signals strong interest in the space In the US alone, more than 1B items shipped for free this
holiday with Prime
Apparel – $3T market, >$20B sales (incl. 3P)
Millions of items shipped in the US with Prime Free Same-
at least 66 private labels generating tens of millions in sales Day/Free One-Day/Free 2-hour Now
B2B (Amazon Business) – $1T market, $10B+ in sales Sold millions more Amazon devices compared to last year
Groceries – $800B market, ~$17B Whole Foods sales (when AMZN sold “10s of millions” of Alexa devices)
Bigger push into Cloud Computing (on-prem, SaaS) Echo Dot was again a best-selling product on Amazon.com
(3rd year in a row)
Smart-home devices, home security
page 47 of 58 Brent Thill, Equity Analyst, (415) 229-1559, bthill@jefferies.com
April 3, 2019
Stock Performance
April 3, 2019
Source: FactSet
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3.5
28.0
3.0
2.5
23.0
2.0
18.0
1.5
1.0
13.0
0.5
8.0 0.0
At $1,800, AMZN currently trades at about 17x consensus 2020 EBITDA vs. 2018-21 consensus EBITDA CAGR of 27%
AMZN’s current EV/EBITDA multiple is roughly 0.9 std dev below its 10-year mean
On a growth-adjusted basis, AMZN trades at a material discount to comps and particularly vs. brick-and-mortar retailers
AMZN’s stock currently trades at ~0.61 cons EV/EBITDA to Growth compared to a mean of ~2.69 for a broader set of comps
AMZN’s current EV/Sales multiple is roughly 1.7 std dev above its 10-year mean but it should be noted that the share of 3P sales
(recorded net on the P&L) has doubled from the end of 2006 to today
On EV/Sales to Growth, the stock is trading at ~0.16 (or ~0.10 if using AMZN GMV instead of Sales for apples-to-apples comparison) vs. a
mean of 0.49 for brick-and-mortar comps
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Total Gross Profit $20,322,000 $22,273,000 $23,592,000 $27,618,000 $25,239,535 $27,402,884 $29,182,933 $35,445,528 $93,805,000 $117,270,880 $144,392,199
% Margin 39.8% 42.1% 41.7% 38.2% 42.1% 43.9% 43.5% 41.6% 40.3% 42.7% 44.5%
Fulfillment 7,548,000 7,612,000 8,006,000 9,741,000 8,975,336 9,637,636 10,339,700 13,113,860 32,907,000 42,066,532 51,063,149
Marketing 2,538,000 2,711,000 3,102,000 4,694,000 3,029,167 3,464,282 3,918,047 5,604,650 13,045,000 16,016,146 17,647,734
Technology & Content 6,128,000 6,459,000 6,443,000 6,919,000 7,404,000 7,774,000 8,054,000 8,304,000 25,949,000 31,536,000 37,411,000
General & Administrative 935,000 960,000 899,000 975,000 1,003,000 1,027,000 1,047,000 1,114,000 3,769,000 4,191,000 4,541,000
EBITDA $6,844,000 $8,161,000 $8,920,000 $9,551,000 $9,438,511 $10,147,423 $10,513,897 $12,053,342 $33,476,000 $42,153,172 $57,579,217
% Margin 13.4% 15.4% 15.8% 13.2% 15.8% 16.3% 15.7% 14.2% 14.4% 15.4% 17.7%
% Y/Y Growth 60 82 103 39 38 24 18 26 67 26 37
% Q/Q Growth (0) 19 9 7 (1) 8 4 15 -- -- --
Net Interest and Other (Income) Expense 11,000 378,000 334,000 436,000 250,289 246,661 237,735 211,840 1,159,000 946,525 705,330
Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit / (Loss) $3,162,000 $4,153,000 $4,808,000 $4,853,000 $4,577,743 $5,253,305 $5,586,451 $7,097,179 $16,976,000 $22,514,678 $33,023,986
% Effective Tax Rate 17% 10% 17% 13% 19% 19% 19% 19% 14% 19% 19%
Provision / (Benefit) for Income Taxes 287,000 74,000 508,000 327,000 608,812 672,567 758,186 1,027,328 1,196,000 3,066,893 5,021,128
Tax Adjustments for Non-GAAP Items 261,660 325,080 297,780 315,630 281,561 351,263 327,180 346,488 1,200,150 1,306,493 1,385,369
Minority Interest 0 (3,000) (1,000) (4,000) 0 (2,400) (800) (3,200) (8,000) (6,400) (5,120)
Operating Net Income / (Loss) $2,613,340 $3,756,920 $4,003,220 $4,214,370 $3,687,370 $4,231,875 $4,501,885 $5,726,562 $14,587,850 $18,147,692 $26,622,609
% Margin 5.1% 7.1% 7.1% 5.8% 6.2% 6.8% 6.7% 6.7% 6.3% 6.6% 8.2%
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Reported GAAP Net Income / (Loss) $1,629,000 $2,534,000 $2,883,000 $3,027,000 $2,595,461 $2,869,658 $3,233,065 $4,382,863 $10,073,000 $13,081,048 $21,410,983
% Margin 3.2% 4.8% 5.1% 4.2% 4.3% 4.6% 4.8% 5.1% 4.3% 4.8% 6.6%
% Y/Y Growth 125 1,186 1,026 63 59 13 12 45 232 30 64
% Q/Q Growth (12) 56 14 5 (14) 11 13 36 -- -- --
Weighted Avg. Diluted Shares Outstanding 498,000 500,000 501,000 501,000 500,226 501,066 501,949 502,803 500,000 501,511 506,040
Operating EPS $5.25 $7.51 $7.99 $8.41 $7.37 $8.45 $8.97 $11.39 $29.18 $36.19 $52.61
% Y/Y Growth 103% 272% 299% 57% 40% 12% 12% 35% 143% 24% 45%
% Q/Q Growth (2) 43 6 5 (12) 15 6 27 -- -- --
Reported GAAP EPS $3.27 $5.07 $5.75 $6.04 $5.19 $5.73 $6.44 $8.72 $20.14 $26.08 $42.31
% Y/Y Growth 121% 1,166% 1,010% 61% 59% 13% 12% 44% 227% 29% 62%
% Q/Q Growth (13) 55 14 5 (14) 10 12 35 -- -- --
Total Revenue $51,042,000 $52,886,000 $56,576,000 $72,383,000 $59,884,191 $62,406,896 $67,137,087 $85,113,042 $232,887,000 $274,541,216 $324,777,888
% Y/Y Growth 43% 39% 29% 20% 17% 18% 19% 18% 31% 18% 18%
% Q/Q Growth (16) 4 7 28 (17) 4 8 27 -- -- --
Ex-FX Total Revenue 49,492,000 52,126,000 56,836,000 73,184,000 60,693,105 62,933,949 67,181,732 84,808,521 214,414,000 257,872,083
% Y/Y Growth ex-FX 39% 37% 30% 21% 19% 19% 19% 17% 21% 11%
Total North America Revenue $26,462,000 $27,857,000 $30,100,000 $39,723,000 $30,854,692 $32,704,118 $35,367,500 $46,475,910 $124,142,000 $145,402,220 $170,847,609
% Y/Y Growth 26% 25% 25% 21% 17% 17% 18% 17% 24% 17% 18%
% Q/Q Growth (19) 5 8 32 (22) 6 8 31 -- -- --
% of Total Revenue 52 53 53 55 52 52 53 55 53 53 53
Amazon Web Services $5,442,000 $6,105,000 $6,679,000 $7,430,000 $7,825,596 $8,608,050 $9,283,810 $10,141,950 $25,656,000 $35,859,406 $46,975,822
% Y/Y Growth 49% 49% 46% 45% 44% 41% 39% 37% 47% 40% 31%
% Q/Q Growth 6 12 9 11 5 10 8 9 -- -- --
Total International Revenue $14,875,000 $14,612,000 $15,549,000 $20,829,000 $16,808,750 $16,657,680 $18,114,585 $23,953,350 $65,865,000 $75,534,365 $88,375,207
% Y/Y Growth 34% 27% 13% 15% 13% 14% 17% 15% 21% 15% 17%
% of Total Revenue 29 28 27 29 28 27 27 28 28 28 27
Physical Stores $4,263,000 $4,312,000 $4,248,000 $4,401,000 $4,395,153 $4,437,048 $4,371,192 $4,541,832 $17,224,000 $17,745,225 $18,579,251
% Y/Y Growth -- -- 233% (3%) 3% 3% 3% 3% 197% 3% 4.7%
% Q/Q Growth (6) 1 (1) 4 (0) 1 (1) 4 -- -- --
% of Total Revenue 8 8 8 6 7 7 7 5 7 6 6
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Cash & Cash Equivalents $16,676,000 $19,823,000 $20,425,000 $31,750,000 $30,591,925 $37,275,478 $44,592,988 $58,408,486 $31,750,000 $58,408,486 $97,299,985
Short-Term Marketable Securities 8,287,000 7,227,000 9,340,000 9,500,000 9,500,000 9,500,000 9,500,000 9,500,000 9,500,000 9,500,000 9,500,000
Accounts Receivable 10,591,000 11,046,000 12,635,000 14,891,000 13,387,808 13,951,788 15,597,877 17,722,168 14,891,000 17,722,168 21,174,693
Inventories 13,840,000 14,824,000 15,862,000 17,174,000 14,920,931 15,919,633 16,928,593 19,594,855 17,174,000 19,594,855 21,980,669
Other Current Assets 1,435,000 1,561,000 1,623,000 1,786,000 1,796,212 1,839,845 1,915,417 2,025,829 1,786,000 2,025,829 2,323,377
Current Assets $50,829,000 $54,481,000 $59,885,000 $75,101,000 $70,196,877 $78,486,744 $88,534,874 $107,251,337 $75,101,000 $107,251,337 $152,278,724
Property and Equipment 52,331,000 54,768,000 58,019,000 61,797,000 62,562,522 63,767,065 64,659,354 66,217,031 61,797,000 66,217,031 67,501,529
Goodwill 13,388,000 13,944,000 14,553,000 14,548,000 14,548,000 14,548,000 14,548,000 14,548,000 14,548,000 14,548,000 14,548,000
Deferred Tax Assets 128,000 267,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Other Assets 9,686,000 10,640,000 11,237,000 11,201,000 11,838,672 12,703,693 13,734,943 14,405,893 11,201,000 14,405,893 16,739,432
Total Assets $126,362,000 $134,100,000 $143,695,000 $162,648,000 $159,147,070 $169,506,502 $181,478,171 $202,423,261 $162,648,000 $202,423,261 $251,068,686
Accounts Payable $25,172,000 $27,657,000 $30,904,000 $38,192,000 $29,234,394 $31,839,266 $35,354,555 $45,177,026 $38,192,000 $45,177,026 $51,075,766
Accrued Expenses & Other Liabilities 16,638,000 17,109,000 18,376,000 22,606,000 21,146,317 21,727,695 22,517,832 24,535,036 22,606,000 24,535,036 27,614,879
Unearned Revenue 6,182,000 6,004,000 6,000,000 6,536,000 7,361,367 7,534,348 7,919,979 9,287,044 6,536,000 9,287,044 12,934,801
Short-Term Debt 53,000 31,000 44,000 1,057,000 1,043,000 1,029,000 2,015,000 1,000,000 1,057,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Total Current Liabilities $48,045,000 $50,801,000 $55,324,000 $68,391,000 $58,785,079 $62,130,309 $67,807,366 $79,999,106 $68,391,000 $79,999,106 $92,625,446
Long-Term Debt 24,640,000 24,638,000 24,684,000 23,495,000 23,495,000 23,495,000 22,495,000 22,495,000 23,495,000 22,495,000 21,495,000
Other LT Liabilities 22,214,000 23,666,000 24,562,000 27,213,000 27,433,060 27,948,124 28,497,671 29,261,970 27,213,000 29,261,970 31,531,078
Minority Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Liabilities $94,899,000 $99,105,000 $104,570,000 $119,099,000 $109,713,139 $113,573,432 $118,800,037 $131,756,076 $119,099,000 $131,756,076 $145,651,523
Additional Paid-In Capital 22,568,000 24,033,000 25,380,000 26,796,000 30,085,470 33,714,950 37,226,950 40,833,137 26,796,000 40,833,137 54,172,131
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) 11,199,000 13,733,000 16,616,000 19,625,000 22,220,461 25,090,119 28,323,184 32,706,048 19,625,000 32,706,048 54,117,031
Treasury Stock (1,837,000) (1,837,000) (1,837,000) (1,837,000) (1,837,000) (1,837,000) (1,837,000) (1,837,000) (1,837,000) (1,837,000) (1,837,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (467,000) (934,000) (1,034,000) (1,035,000) (1,035,000) (1,035,000) (1,035,000) (1,035,000) (1,035,000) (1,035,000) (1,035,000)
Shareholders' Equity $31,463,000 $34,995,000 $39,125,000 $43,549,000 $49,433,931 $55,933,069 $62,678,134 $70,667,185 $43,549,000 $70,667,185 $105,417,163
Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity $126,362,000 $134,100,000 $143,695,000 $162,648,000 $159,147,070 $169,506,502 $181,478,171 $202,423,261 $162,648,000 $202,423,261 $251,068,686
Net Income $1,629,000 $2,534,000 $2,883,000 $3,027,000 $2,595,461 $2,869,658 $3,233,065 $4,382,863 $10,073,000 $13,081,048 $21,410,983
Depreciation 3,671,000 3,630,000 3,778,000 4,262,000 4,610,478 4,647,457 4,689,711 4,744,323 15,341,000 18,691,969 23,849,901
Tax Benefit from Stock Options 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 (0)
Stock-Based Compensation 1,182,000 1,468,000 1,350,000 1,417,000 1,289,470 1,629,480 1,512,000 1,606,187 5,417,000 6,037,137 6,338,994
Deferred Taxes 141,000 (139,000) 266,000 173,000 0 0 0 0 441,000 0 0
(Gain) / Loss on Sale of Securities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Cash Charges (128,000) 195,000 158,000 269,000 0 0 0 0 494,000 0 0
Funds From Operations $6,495,000 $7,688,000 $8,435,000 $9,148,000 $8,495,409 $9,146,595 $9,434,776 $10,733,374 $31,766,000 $37,810,154 $51,599,879
(Inc.) Dec. in Accounts Receivable and Other 1,029,000 (1,364,000) (2,884,000) (1,395,000) 855,308 (1,472,634) (2,752,911) (2,905,652) (4,614,000) (6,275,889) (6,083,613)
(Inc.) Dec. in Inventories 2,220,000 (1,090,000) (1,094,000) (1,350,000) 2,253,069 (998,702) (1,008,960) (2,666,262) (1,314,000) (2,420,855) (2,385,814)
Inc. (Dec.) in Accounts Payable (10,216,000) 2,703,000 3,894,000 6,882,000 (8,957,606) 2,604,871 3,515,289 9,822,472 3,263,000 6,985,026 5,898,739
Inc. (Dec.) in Accrued Expenses and Other (2,225,000) (205,000) 237,000 2,665,000 (1,239,622) 1,096,441 1,339,685 2,781,503 472,000 3,978,006 5,348,950
Addition to Unearned Revenue 4,806,000 3,784,000 4,144,000 5,132,000 5,059,705 4,601,650 4,964,629 6,204,071 17,866,000 20,830,056 28,125,572
Amortization of Unearned Revenue (3,900,000) (4,067,000) (4,144,000) (4,604,000) (4,234,338) (4,428,669) (4,578,998) (4,837,007) (16,715,000) (18,079,013) (24,477,814)
Change in Net Working Capital ($8,286,000) ($239,000) $153,000 $7,330,000 ($6,263,484) $1,402,958 $1,478,734 $8,399,125 ($1,042,000) $5,017,332 $6,426,019
Cash Flow from Operations ($1,791,000) $7,449,000 $8,588,000 $16,478,000 $2,231,925 $10,549,553 $10,913,510 $19,132,498 $30,724,000 $42,827,486 $58,025,898
Capital Expenditures (2,727,000) (2,949,000) (2,527,000) (3,119,000) (3,376,000) (3,852,000) (3,582,000) (4,302,000) (11,322,000) (15,112,000) (18,134,400)
Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired (13,000) (866,000) (976,000) (331,000) 0 0 0 0 (2,186,000) 0 0
Purchases of Securities and Investments (470,000) (537,000) (4,033,000) (2,060,000) 0 0 0 0 (7,100,000) 0 0
Proceeds from Sales of Securities and Investments 2,677,000 1,660,000 1,964,000 1,938,000 0 0 0 0 8,239,000 0 0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities ($533,000) ($2,692,000) ($5,572,000) ($3,572,000) ($3,376,000) ($3,852,000) ($3,582,000) ($4,302,000) ($12,369,000) ($15,112,000) ($18,134,400)
Debt Issuance / (Repayment) (2,164,000) (1,394,000) (2,369,000) (1,760,000) (14,000) (14,000) (14,000) (1,015,000) (7,687,000) (1,057,000) (1,000,000)
Proceeds from / (Repurchase of) Common Stock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Excess Tax Benefit from Stock Options 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities ($2,164,000) ($1,394,000) ($2,369,000) ($1,760,000) ($14,000) ($14,000) ($14,000) ($1,015,000) ($7,687,000) ($1,057,000) ($1,000,000)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes 248,000 (443,000) (151,000) (5,000) 0 0 0 0 (351,000) 0 0
Inc. (Dec.) in Cash and Cash Equivalents ($4,240,000) $2,920,000 $496,000 $11,141,000 ($1,158,075) $6,683,553 $7,317,510 $13,815,498 $10,317,000 $26,658,486 $38,891,498
Beginning Cash and Cash Equivalents 20,522,000 16,676,000 19,823,000 20,425,000 31,750,000 30,591,925 37,275,478 44,592,988 20,522,000 31,750,000 58,408,486
Restricted Cash Adjustment 394,000 227,000 106,000 184,000 0 0 0 0 911,000 0 0
Ending Cash and Cash Equivalents $16,676,000 $19,823,000 $20,425,000 $31,750,000 $30,591,925 $37,275,478 $44,592,988 $58,408,486 $31,750,000 $58,408,486 $97,299,985
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Unlevered Free Cash Flow $16,387 ($2,037) $5,721 $6,368 $13,817 $34,701 $43,559 $55,185 $69,059 $86,477 $105,858 $127,805 $151,463 $175,581
NPV at 12/31/18 Valuation Date and 12.0% WACC ($1,981) $5,408 $5,850 $12,337 $29,267 $32,802 $37,104 $41,458 $46,337 $50,645 $54,594 $57,767 $59,773
Perpetuity Growth Rate / Terminal Value at 12.0% WACC Implied Terminal Value / Terminal EBITDA Multiple
3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 8.0x 8.5x 9.1x 9.8x 10.5x
$2,086,329 $2,219,778 $2,369,908 $2,540,055 $2,734,509 $2,086,329 $2,219,778 $2,369,908 $2,540,055 $2,734,509
Median DCF Valuation at 12/31/18 Valuation Date WACC Equity Value per Share
NPV of Cash Flows and Terminal Value $1,151,702 10% $2,486 $2,582 $2,691 $2,814 $2,954
Plus: Net Cash 16,698 11% 2,300 2,387 2,486 2,598 2,726
Implied Equity Value $1,168,400 12% 2,130 2,210 2,300 2,402 2,518
Implied Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding (MM) 508 13% 1,976 2,049 2,131 2,224 2,330
Implied Equity Value per Share $2,300 14% 1,836 1,902 1,977 2,061 2,158
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Company Description
Amazon.com, Inc
Amazon is a leading eCommerce player in the United States with a large and growing presence in international markets. The company offers
a large selection across dozens of product categories and reports revenues into 3 segments: North America, International, and AWS, its Cloud
Computing business.
Company Valuation/Risks
Amazon.com, Inc
Our $2,300 PT is based on a 10-year DCF (12% WACC, 4% LTGR). Risks: Ongoing need to invest keeps a lid on margin expansion; regulatory
changes lead to increasing costs; macroeconomic headwinds cause top-line growth to slow
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Rating and Price Target History for: Amazon.com, Inc (AMZN) as of 04-02-2019
04/29/2016 BUY:$865 07/29/2016 BUY:$950 02/03/2017 BUY:$975 04/28/2017 BUY:$1150 07/28/2017 BUY:$1250 10/27/2017 BUY:$1350 01/08/2018 BUY:$1450
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Q1 Q2 Q3 2017 Q1 Q2 Q3 2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 2019 Q1
02/02/2018 BUY:$1750 03/13/2018 BUY:$1850 04/27/2018 BUY:$1950 07/27/2018 BUY:$2185 09/25/2018 BUY:$2350 10/23/2018 BUY:$2260 10/26/2018 BUY:$2300
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HOLD 809 38.38% 10 1.24% 1 0.12%
UNDERPERFORM 143 6.78% 1 0.70% 0 0.00%
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