Amazon.com Inc posted a quarterly net profit Thursday that fell by 10% as foreign currency fluctuations and a legal settlement hit earnings at the world’s largest online retailer, sending shares down more than 5% in after-hours trading.
Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500), fresh from announcing Wednesday it would acquire online shoe store Zappos.com for some $928 million, said net profit in the second quarter fell 10% to $142 million, or 32 cents per share, from $158 million, or 37 cents per share, a year earlier.
Operating profit was $159 million, a 27% drop, caused by changes in foreign exchange rates and a settlement with Toysrus.com.
Revenue rose 14% to $4.65 billion — shy of the $4 same day payday loans.69 billion analyst estimate. Excluding currency fluctuations, revenue rose 20%.
Amazon had forecast second-quarter revenue of $4.3 billion to $4.75 billion and an operating profit of $110 million to $190 million.
Looking ahead, Amazon forecast third-quarter revenue of $4.75 billion to $5.25 billion — compared with the $4.92 billion expected by analysts — with operating profit between $120 million and $210 million.
Shares fell 5.6% to $88.62 after closing on the Nasdaq at $93.87, up 5.7%.
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