.Income Statement Quarterly Data
Difficulty: Beginner
The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company's business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.
Amazon.com Inc., Consolidated Income Statement (quarterly data)
USD $ in millions
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| | Net service sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Net sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Cost of sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Gross profit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Fulfillment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Marketing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Technology and content | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | General and administrative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Other operating expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Operating income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Interest income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Interest expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Other income (expense), net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Non-operating income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Income (loss) before income taxes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | (Provision) benefit for income taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Equity-method investment activity, net of tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Net income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains. | Amazon.com Inc.'s net sales increased from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 but then slightly declined from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018 not reaching Q3 2017 level. |
| Operating income (loss) | The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. | Amazon.com Inc.'s operating income (loss) increased from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 but then slightly declined from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018. |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income (expense) before income (loss) from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, and noncontrolling interest. | Amazon.com Inc.'s income (loss) before income taxes increased from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 and from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018. |
| Net income (loss) | The portion of consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. If the entity does not present consolidated financial statements, the amount of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes. | Amazon.com Inc.'s net income (loss) increased from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 but then slightly declined from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018. |
