Amazon.Com Inc (AMZN) Price: $183.75

Industry: Nonfood Retail-WholesaleChaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Feb 29 11:40 EST 2012

Power Gauge Rating

AMZN Amazon.Com I..

News Sentiment :Negative

February 29, 2012

News Sentiment Rating

Bearish

Chaikin Sentiment GaugeTM

for AMZN is bearish. There is currently a significantnegative sentiment within news stories concerning AMZN.

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential

AMZN - Very Bearish

The Chaikin Power Gauge RatingTM

for AMZN is very bearish due to very poorfinancial metrics and very negative expert opinions.

AMZN's financial metrics are very poor due to a high price to book value ratioand relatively low cash flow.

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Financials & Earnings

Business Value

Price to Sales Ratio

Return on Equity

Price to Book Value

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Financial Metrics Financial Metrics Rating

Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns

Very Bearish

AMZN's financial metrics are very poor. The company may be overvalued andgenerates relatively low free cash flow relative to market capitalization.

The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio relative to its industrygroup, high price to book value ratio and relatively low cash flow.

Ratio TTM

Current Ratio 1.17

LT Debt/Equity 0.34

Ratio TTM

Price/Book 10.77

Price/Sales 1.74

Ratio TTM

Return on Invest 6.2%

Return on Equity 8.1%

Earnings Consistency

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Trend

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Growth

Earnings Performance Earnings Performance Rating

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates

EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results

Neutral

AMZN's earnings performance has been neutral. The company has a history ofstrong earnings growth and experienced relatively poor earnings growth in thepast 12 months.

The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better thanexpected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively poor trend in earnings this year,a relatively high projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.

12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 12/11

Revenue(M) 14,835.00 19,166.00 24,509.00 34,204.00 48,077.00

Rev % Growth 38.50% 29.19% 27.88% 39.56% 40.56%

EPS $1.15 $1.52 $2.08 $2.58 $1.39

EPS % Growth 150.00% 32.17% 36.84% 24.04% -46.12%

Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change

Quarterly EPS $0.45 $0.07 -0.38

Yearly EPS $1.39 $1.37 -0.02

Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change

3-5 year EPS 35.14% 28.30% -6.84

Estimate Actual Difference % Difference

Latest Qtr $0.16 $0.38 $0.22 137.50

1 Qtr Ago $0.23 $0.14 $-0.09 -39.13

2 Qtr Ago $0.37 $0.38 $0.01 2.70

3 Qtr Ago $0.60 $0.44 $-0.16 -26.67

FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total

12/09 $0.41 $0.33 $0.46 $0.87 $2.07

12/10 $0.67 $0.46 $0.52 $0.92 $2.57

12/11 $0.45 $0.42 $0.14 $0.39 $1.40

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Volume Trend

Price Trend ROC

Price Trend

Chaikin Money Flow

Relative Strength vs Market

Price/Volume Activity Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chart shows whether AMZN is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity

Neutral

Price and volume activity for AMZN is neutral. AMZN is in an accelerating pricetrend compared to 4 months ago and has underperformed the S&P 500 over 26weeks.

The rank for AMZN is based on its relative weakness versus the market, anegative Chaikin price trend, a positive Chaikin price trend ROC and anincreasing volume trend.

Factor Value

52 Week High 246.71

52 Week Low 160.97

% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 -4.71%

Factor Value

% Change Price - 4 Weeks -5.47%

% Change Price - 24 Weeks -16.28%

% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P -9.59%

% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P -28.44%

Factor Value

Average Volume 20 Days 7,065,314

Average Volume 90 Days 6,677,162

Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 62%

Relative Strength vs Industry

Analyst Opinions

Insider Activity

Short Interest

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Expert Opinions Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Very Bearish

Expert opinions about AMZN are very negative. Analysts are lowering their EPSestimates for AMZN and analysts's opinions on AMZN have been more negativerecently.

The rank for AMZN is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, alow short interest ratio, insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock,pessimistic analyst opinions and relative weakness of the stock versus theNonfood Retail-Wholesale industry group.

Current 7 Days Ago % Change

Current Qtr 0.07 0.07 0.00%

Next Qtr 0.19 0.19 0.00%

Current 30 Days Ago % Change

Current FY 1.37 1.91 -0.54

Factor Value

Mean this Week Buy

Mean Last Week Buy

Change 0.00

Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy

Last Week Last 4 Weeks

Up Down Up Down

Curr Qtr 0 1 3 15

Curr Yr 0 1 3 24

Next Qtr 0 1 2 16

Next Yr 0 1 3 16

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The Company & Its Competitors

AMZN's Competitors in Nonfood Retail-Wholesale

Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M)Gauge growth growth

AMZN 35.14% 28.30% 1.31% 4.75 137.16 48,077

EBAY 14.84% 11.90% 27.72% 1.57 20.69 11,652

IACI -7.16% 35.17% 8.46% 0.65 27.21 2,059

NFLX 30.50% 20.59% 7.23% - 26.60 3,205

OSTK 8.61% 20.00% -0.11% - - -

News Headlines for AMZN

SGI shares plunge 23 pct as profit margins fall -Feb 8, 2012

Arizona sends Amazon $53 million tax bill - Feb3, 2012

Amazon 4Q results, outlook sends stock lower -Jan 31, 2012

Lexington Realty Trust Announces Acquisition ofBuild-to-Suit Investment in Huntington, WV - Jan27, 2012

For $2 a Star, an Online Retailer Gets 5-StarProduct Reviews - Jan 26, 2012

Company Details Company Profile

Amazon.Com Inc410 TERRY AVENUE NORTHSEATTLE, WA 98109USAPhone: 2062661000Fax: 206-622-2405Website:http://http://www.amazon.comFull Time Employees: 56,200Sector: Retail/Wholesale

Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be the world's most customer-centric company, wherecustomers can find and discover anything they may want to buy online. The companylists unique items in categories such as books, music, DVDs, videos, consumerelectronics, toys, camera and photo items, software, computer and video games, toolsand hardware, lawn and patio items, kitchen products, and wireless products.

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