Net loss Amazon in the second quarter was $126 million
Company Amazon announced financial results for the second quarter of 2014.

The sales organization Amazon II for the second quarter of 2014 increased by 23% and amounted to $19, 34 billion. stresses printed illustrated edition Publishers Weekly, this indicator coincided with forecasts of analysts. However, the net loss for the organization was larger than expected and amounted to $126 million (in second quarter 2013
- $7 million). In addition, the projected loss in the third quarter, according to the results of examination of the organization, will range from $410 to $810. For comparison, in the 3rd quarter of 2013 net loss Amazon was $25 million. share Price Amazon after informing quarterly results fell by 10% to $322, 5 per share.
The losses of the organization, As often associated with investing in a fresh project and development of existing services. Thus, operating expenses Amazon in the second quarter increased to $19, 3 billion (in 2013 in the same quarter they amounted to $15, 6 billion). In addition to the investment in the creation of Fire smartphone Phone, the Firm has invested in start-service two-day shipping items abroad on the area of the European Union, developing a television series For children and the development of service delivery items on Sundays, which now covers 25% of the U.S. population.
Analyst organization Forrester Sucharita Mulpuru (Sucharita Mulpuru) States that the main role in the loss of the organization plays a service Amazon Prime and free two-day shipping: Google, Apple and Facebook all the time invest in innovation, but their Loss is much less. The difference is that Amazon spends all its funds on shipping orders.
As underlined by the new York times, " Amazon has already proven they can sell a large number of items to tens of million people and at the same time to develop new business and to apply innovative technologies to old business.
The question is, when these investments will pay off and will pay off if at all."" Skepticism is growing, " he said in an interview to the publication of the Analyst Colin Gillis (Collin Gillis)
from BGC Partners. According to him, " not everyone will be able to nothing to earn with revenue of $20 billion ".