‘Amazon Spends Big To Deepen Its Customer Relationships’ – Forrester Blogs
Cliff Condon says, “Wall Street followers found much to be concerned about in Amazon’s quarterly earnings. Shipping costs went up 43%, operating costs are up 29% overall and the company’s operating margin fell to a ghastly 1.8% (down from 4.2% the quarter previous). In light of all this, the stock is down 6% in after-hours trading.
Which makes the stock a buy, in my book. (Disclosure: I’m not a financial analyst, I’m a consumer market analyst, so don’t take my investment advice. Oh, and I don’t own any Amazon stock outside of mutual funds.)
Amazon’s margin went down precisely because the right costs went up. Amazon continues to add millions of Prime customers and investing in those customers costs money. Specifically, Amazon has opened 23 warehouses since July. Those warehouses will be in position in the crucial holiday rush to ensure not just two-day delivery, but one-day delivery more and more. And in some cities, one-hour delivery”.
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