Company Earnings UpdateAmazon (AMZN) 2Q17 Results: Strong Revenues, but 2Q and Guidance for 3Q Operating Income Below Consensus Coresight Research July 28, 2017 Executive Summary Amazon reported 2Q17 EPS of $0.40, compared with $1.78 in the year-ago quarter and missing the $1.41 consensus estimate. Net sales were $38.0 billion, up 24.8% year over year and beating the $37.2 billion consensus estimate. Retail Subscription Services was the fastest-growing segment, growing by 51.3% in the quarter, followed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) at 42.1%. Guidance for 3Q17 is for revenues of $39.25–$41.75 billion, with the $40.5 billion midpoint above consensus, and for operating income of $(400)–$300 million, well below consensus of GAAP operating income of $931 million. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Earnings Insights 1Q25, Week 7: Dollar Stores See Growth Amid Tariff Pressures—InfographicResearch Preview: Agentic Commerce—Retail Moves to Product Visibility and Checkout on ChatGPT2026 Sector Outlook: US Apparel and Footwear Retailing—Moderate Growth in a Stabilizing Macro EnvironmentAnalyst Corner: What’s Happening in Beauty Retail?—Analyzing Mixed Performance and Success Strategies with Madhav Pitaliya
