Amazon.com Business Combinations and Financial Results Analysis

Project description
Search the Internet for acquisitions and equity investments made by Amazon.com during the last five (5) years. Review the 10-K of Amazon.com located

at http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=&match=&CIK=AMZN&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&owner=exclude&Find=Find

+Companies&action=getcompany.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1.Examine how at least three (3) growth strategy alternatives utilized by Amazon.com in the global and domestic retail markets influenced

profitability, and indicate if the strategies were successful.

2.Assess the financial value of the acquisitions and investments made by Amazon.com, and the influence of the acquisitions and investments on

profitability during the accounting period.

3.Analyze the effect of the equity investments and impairments resulting from the acquisitions and investments by Amazon.com on the financial

statements, and indicate whether or not the strategy was a creatable one. Provide support for your rationale.

4.Create an argument that growth in the European market can have a significant impact on current earnings and profit for Amazon.com. Provide support

for your rationale.

5.Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

yiBe typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or

school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
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Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the studentas name, the professoras name, the course title, and the date. The cover page

and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.