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Tuesday October 24, 4:19 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
Amazon.com Third-quarter Sales Up 79% Year-Over-Year
Electronics Store Becomes Second-Largest Business At Amazon.com, Surpassing Music
US Books, Music and DVD/Video Segment Achieves 6% Pro Forma Operating Margin; Cash and Marketable Securities of $900 Million
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000-- Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN - news) today announced net sales for the third quarter of 2000 were $638 million, an increase of 79% over net sales of $356 million for the third quarter of 1999. For the first time, the Electronics store has grown to become the second-largest U.S. store, behind Books and ahead of Music. Gross margin for the third quarter of 2000 was 26%, up from 20% for the third quarter of 1999.

Pro forma operating loss for the third quarter of 2000 was $68 million, or 11% of sales, compared to a pro forma operating loss of $79 million, or 22% of sales, in the third quarter of 1999. Third-quarter pro forma net loss was $0.25 per share, an improvement over the pro forma net loss of $0.26 per share in the third quarter of 1999.

Amazon.com`s U.S. Books, Music and DVD/Video segment`s fully allocated third-quarter pro forma operating profit was $25 million, or 6% of sales, up from 0% in the same period a year ago.

``The strong growth in electronics is due to great prices and deep selection combined with our widely recognized customer service. In September, 6 of the 10 top-selling items on Amazon.com were from our electronics store,`` said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com chief executive officer. ``As always, we`re grateful to customers for continuing to choose Amazon.com.``

``This was a strong quarter for Amazon.com; we are driving toward profitability, and we surpassed our key internal operational and financial objectives,`` said Warren Jenson, Amazon.com chief financial officer. ``As we enter our sixth holiday season, we are better prepared operationally than ever to deliver for customers, while at the same time we expect to improve our operating margin for the fourth consecutive quarter.``

Amazon.com worldwide cumulative customer accounts increased by over 2.8 million during the quarter to over 25 million as of September 30, 2000. Sales per active customer for the twelve months ended September 30, 2000, were $130, up from $108 for the same period a year ago. As part of its agreement with Amazon.com, Toysrus.com purchased at cost approximately $20 million of toys-related inventory, which is included in third-quarter sales.

Amazon International sales, which comprise the Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, and Amazon.fr businesses, were $88 million, up 121% from $40 million for the third quarter of 1999. Amazon International added approximately 800,000 new customer accounts in the third quarter of 2000, bringing cumulative Amazon International customer accounts to approximately 3.9 million, an increase of 225% from approximately 1.2 million as of September 30, 1999.

Operating cash usage in the third quarter was $4 million, compared to $76 million in the third quarter of 1999.

Third-quarter GAAP net loss was $0.68 per share, compared to a net loss of $0.59 per share in the third quarter of 1999.

Recent Highlights

Global Expansion

Amazon.com launched Amazon.fr, a French-language site offering books, music CDs, DVDs and videos dedicated to customers in France and to French-speaking customers around the world. Amazon.fr was named the best overall online retailer by leading French publications Capital, Le Monde and Journal du Net.
Amazon.de launched a Software store.
Expanded Selection and Partnerships

Amazon.com, in connection with a strategic alliance with Toysrus.com, launched a co-branded toy store. The new online store combined the strengths of the two e-tailers` prior stores, to bring customers the best toy-buying experience available online.
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT - news) announced its Microsoft Reader had been selected by Amazon.com as the preferred format for Amazon.com`s forthcoming e-Books store.
Amazon.com launched a Camera & Photo store, offering digital and film cameras, optical gear, and accessories, and announced an alliance with Ofoto, Inc., a premier online photography service.
Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL - news) announced it had licensed Amazon.com`s 1-Click patent and trademark for use in its Apple Online Store, as part of an e-commerce patent cross-licensing agreement.
Amazon.com launched a Computer & Video Games store, offering the largest selection of computer and video games and accessories available, online or off-, to provide a one-stop gaming destination for both casual and hard-core gaming enthusiasts.
Amazon.com launched a new-car buying service, providing customers with a superior car-buying experience backed by service and support from an expansive network of premier auto dealers affiliated with its partner Greenlight.com.
Platform Growth

Amazon.com announced the availability of Mobile Auctions, a wireless service that provides customers the ability to search for new auction items, enter and monitor bids, and track sales, and offers mobile alerts for Amazon Auctions directly from a mobile phone.
Enrollment in the Amazon.com Associates Program surpassed 500,000 members, reinforcing its position as the largest and most popular program of its kind.
Business Outlook

The following forward looking-statements reflect Amazon.com`s expectations as of October 24, 2000. Given the emerging nature of online retail, potential changes in general economic conditions, and the various other risk factors discussed below, actual results may differ materially. The company intends to continue its practice of not updating forward-looking statements until its next quarterly results announcement, other than in publicly available statements.

Fourth Quarter 2000 Expectations

Sales are expected to be between $950 million and $1.05 billion.
Gross margin is expected to be seasonally down compared to the third quarter of this year, although up strongly over the fourth quarter of 1999.
Pro forma operating losses are expected to be between 5% and 8% of sales.
Cash and marketable securities at year-end are expected to be over $1 billion.
2001 Expectations

Sales are expected to be approximately $4 billion.
Pro forma loss from operations is expected to narrow to less than 5% of sales, perhaps substantially so.
Cash and marketable securities as of March 31, 2001, are expected to be approximately $700 million, and the company expects to generate significant positive cash flow from operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2001.
The aforementioned forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, customer spending patterns, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of revenues derived from products sales as compared to services, risks of inventory management, the magnitude of losses arising from investments accounted for under the equity method, the degree to which the company enters into Amazon Commerce Network and other strategic transactions, fluctuations in the value of securities and non-cash payments Amazon.com receives in connection with such transactions, and risks of distribution and fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include Amazon.com`s limited operating history, anticipated losses, potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results, seasonality, consumer trends, competition, risks associated with distribution center expansion, adverse consequences arising from system interruptions, risks associated with management of potential growth, risks related to auction and zShops services, risks related to fraud and Amazon.com Payments, and risks of new business areas, international expansion, business combinations, and strategic alliances. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com`s financial results is included in Amazon.com`s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1999, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.



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