Financial Guidance
The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com’s expectations as of April 29, 2021, and are subject to
substantial uncertainty. Our results are inherently unpredictable and may be materially affected by many factors, such as
fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and customer spending, world events, the rate of
growth of the Internet, online commerce, and cloud services, and the various factors detailed below. This guidance reflects our
estimates as of April 29, 2021 regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations, including those discussed
above, and is highly dependent on numerous factors that we may not be able to predict or control, including: the duration and
scope of the pandemic, including any recurrence; actions taken by governments, businesses, and individuals in response to the
pandemic; the impact of the pandemic on global and regional economies and economic activity, workforce staffing and
productivity, and our significant and continuing spending on employee safety measures; our ability to continue operations in
affected areas; and consumer demand and spending patterns, as well as the effects on suppliers, creditors, and third-party
sellers, all of which are uncertain. This guidance also assumes the impacts on consumer demand and spending patterns,
including impacts due to concerns over the current economic outlook, will be in line with those experienced during the second
quarter of 2021 to date, and the additional assumptions set forth below. However, it is not possible to determine the ultimate
impact on our operations for the second quarter of 2021, or whether other currently unanticipated direct or indirect
consequences of the pandemic are reasonably likely to materially affect our operations.
Second Quarter 2021 Guidance
• Net sales are expected to be between $110.0 billion and $116.0 billion, or to grow between 24% and 30% compared
with second quarter 2020. This guidance anticipates a favorable impact of approximately 200 basis points from foreign
exchange rates.
• Operating income is expected to be between $4.5 billion and $8.0 billion, compared with $5.8 billion in second quarter
2020. This guidance assumes approximately $1.5 billion of costs related to COVID-19.
• This guidance assumes that Prime Day occurs in second quarter 2021.
• This guidance assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions, investments, restructurings, or
legal settlements are concluded.
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financial and operating results.
These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of
reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business
opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products and services sold to customers, the mix of net sales
derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income or other taxes, competition, management
of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of claims, litigation,
government investigations, and other proceedings, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, and data center optimization, risks of
inventory management, variability in demand, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains, and develops
commercial agreements, proposed and completed acquisitions and strategic transactions, payments risks, and risks of
fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products,
services, and technologies, system interruptions, government regulation and taxation, and fraud. In addition, additional or
unforeseen effects from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic climate may give rise to or amplify many of these
risks. 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 (“SEC”), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
subsequent filings.
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