=Amazon (AMZN) reported earnings on Thur 27 Oct 2016 (a/h)

Amazon misses by $0.30, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 revs in-line :

• Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.52 per share, $0.30 worse than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.82; revenues rose 29.0% year/year to $32.71 bln vs the $32.65 bln Capital IQ Consensus; operating income $575 mln vs. $50-650 mln guidance and $670 mln estimates.
  • NA net sales +26% to $18.9 bln; GAAP operating income 37% to $255 mln
  • Int'l net sales 28% to $10.6 bln; GAAP OI ($541) mln.
  • AWS net sales +54.5% to $3.2 bln; GAAP operating income +101% to $861 mln. 
• Co issues in-line guidance for Q4, sees Q4 revs of $42.0-45.5 bln vs. $44.65 bln Capital IQ Consensus. Operating income is expected to be between $0 and $1.25 billion, below estimates, vs. $1.1 billion in fourth quarter 2015.