LeCheval
LeCheval t1_iuic58i wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Visual breakdown of AMZN Q3 FY22 Income Statement by Much_Blacksmith_9865
Look at the profit margin for AWS compared to the entire rest of Amazon’s business.
AWS
- Revenue = $20.8B
- Operating Profit = $5.4B
Rest of Amazon
- Revenue = $106.3B
- Operating Profit (Loss) = ($2.98B)
If Amazon were to immediately sell off everything except for its AWS portion of the company, it would (theoretically) increase profits by ~$3B. Everything other than AWS looks like a money sink.
LeCheval t1_iuicv9z wrote
Reply to comment by Tarron_Tarron in Visual breakdown of AMZN Q3 FY22 Income Statement by Much_Blacksmith_9865
I believe that Cost of Revenue are generally direct/variable costs while operating expenses are fixed/indirect costs. The cost of revenue would include things like the cost of the goods sold, whereas operating costs would include things like electricity/lease/employee salary costs.