Question

answer questions about  AMAZON (2 pages)

1. What industry does the firm operate in? Examine the firm’s past and future position within the industry. Is it a leader? What percent market share does it hold? Describe the services and products that the firm produces.

2. Who are the company’s important managers (aka: insiders) CEO, CFO, etc.? What is their experience? Is it applicable to their current position within the firm? Are they owners of the firm’s stock/bonds? How are they compensated? Are they buyers or sellers of the firm’s stock/bonds?

3. 4. Explore the Company 10-K (Annual Report) and find its Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows. From the firm’s financial statements, calculate the following ratios: ( Show calculations and indicate year)
A. Firm Liquidity

1. Current Ratio

2. Acid-Test Ratio

3. Average Collection Period

4. Accounts Receivable Turnover

5. Inventory Turnover

Answer 1

1.Amazon is the American conglomerate which is a US-based technology company and it is related to whole lot of technology facilities like electronic commerce, artificial intelligence, digital streaming, and various other facilities related to cloud computing.

Amazon has tremendously grown from the great bubble bust of technology companies in 1999 and it has grown multifolded and it can be seen through its profits and growth. The functioning of Amazon was earlier limited to American and Canadian territories but it has now widespread itself into the global economy and it had made a dent into the market share of other countries as it is spread to a wide gambit of technology facilities. it is using an aggressive strategy for entering into multiple businesses and it is also getting successful as its pricing power is unmatched and phenomenal because it can have predatory pricing and kill its competitors no time.

yes, Amazon is a leader in its field as there are no close competitors at it has completely taken them over or wiped them out or acquired through hostile merger as as it has a very aggressive strategy for its operations so it can be said to be a leader in its respective field.

It caters to a wide segment of facilities and wide segment of product can be availed online like Amazon prime, Amazon cloud computing, Amazon retail, Amazon electronic Store.

Amazon has a global share of around 40% of retail business and it has also share of around 20% of online digital streaming which is shared combined by Netflix.

So, this company is projected to retain its growth and grow multifold in coming years.so this company is projected to retain its growth and grow multifold in coming years.