Amazon.com
Business Combinations and Financial Results Analysis
Assignment 1:
Amazon.com Business Combinations and Financial Results Analysis
Week 3 and
worth 240 points
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:
· Be 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.
· Include a cover
page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
