Twitter (TWTR) Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Results

Tech Stock Earnings Alert; Twitter (TWTR) Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Results

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – February 6, 2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including tech stocks reports on social media stock Twitter  (NYSE: TWTR) .

One the market close February 5^th, Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. The stock traded up over 9% in after-hours trading following the news.

Highlights -

• Q4 revenue of $479 million, up 97% year-over-year
• Q4 net loss of $125 million and non-GAAP net income of $79 million
• Q4 GAAP EPS of ($0.20) and non-GAAP EPS of $0.12
• Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $141 million, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of 30%
• 2014 revenue of $1,403 million, up 111% year-over-year
• 2014 net loss of $578 million and non-GAAP net income of $101 million
• 2014 GAAP EPS of ($0.96) and non-GAAP EPS of $0.14
• 2014 adjusted EBITDA of $301 million, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of 21%

"We closed out the year with our business advancing at a great pace. Revenue growth accelerated again for the full year, and we had record quarterly profits on an adjusted EBITDA basis," said Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter. "In addition, the trend thus far in Q1 leads us to believe that the absolute number of net users added in Q1 will be similar to what we saw during the first three quarters of 2014."

For information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Fourth Quarter 2014 Operational Highlights

• Average Monthly Active Users (MAUs) were 288 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of 20% year-over-year, which reflects a loss of approximately 4 million net Monthly Active Users in the fourth quarter due to changes in third party integrations.
• Average Mobile MAUs represented approximately 80% of total MAUs.
• Timeline views reached 182 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 23% year-over-year.
• Advertising revenue per thousand timeline views reached $2.37 in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 60% year-over-year.

Fourth Quarter 2014 Product Highlights

• Users: Twitter launched the ability for people to share a Tweet privately through a Direct Message, making it easier for people to have private discussions around public content. Twitter also launched the Audio Card, which lets people discover and listen to audio directly in their timeline on Android and iOS devices.
• Advertisers: Twitter began testing Twitter Offers in the United States, enabling advertisers to create credit card-linked promotions and share them directly with people on Twitter. Twitter also launched tailored audiences for mobile apps, a new way for advertisers to create targetable audience segments based on mobile app actions such as installs, purchases, or sign-ups. Finally, Twitter launched two new mobile targeting options including the ability to target by mobile carrier and the ability to target users with new mobile devices.
• International Expansion: Twitter continued the international expansion of advertising offerings to 13 additional markets worldwide. Twitter's self serve ad products expanded to 8 new markets in Q4 and now serve marketers in 28 countries.
• Developers: Twitter held its first mobile developer conference, Flight, where it unveiled Fabric, a single modular Software Developer Kit consisting of app stability and analytics tools through Crashlytics, monetization offerings through MoPub, identity and sign-in services through Twitter and a first-of-its-kind offering called Digits, and content distribution and syndication through an improved Twitter SDK.
• January Launches: In January, Twitter launched a recap feature, marked with a "While you were away" heading, that surfaces at the top of the Timeline some of the best Tweets people may have missed from accounts people follow; group Direct Messaging, which lets people expand private conversations from one other participant to as many as 20, and new video functionality that allows people to capture, edit and share videos right from within the Twitter app.

Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Highlights

Revenue - Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 totaled $479 million, an increase of 97% compared to $243 million in the same period in 2013.

• Advertising revenue totaled $432 million, an increase of 97% year-over-year.
• Mobile advertising revenue was 88% of total advertising revenue.
• Data licensing and other revenue totaled $47 million, an increase of 105% year-over-year.
• International revenue totaled $164 million, an increase of 149% year-over-year.
• International revenue was 34% of total revenue.

Net loss - GAAP net loss was $125 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to a GAAP net loss of $511 million in the same period in 2013. GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2014 included $177 million of stock-based compensation expense.

Adjusted EBITDA - Adjusted EBITDA was $141 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 216% compared to $45 million in the same period in 2013.

Non-GAAP net income - Non-GAAP net income was $79 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 712% compared to $10 million in the same period in 2013.

EPS - Basic and diluted GAAP EPS was ($0.20) for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to ($1.41) in the same period in 2013.

Non-GAAP EPS - Non-GAAP EPS was $0.12 for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $0.02 in the same period in 2013.

Capital expenditures - Purchases of property and equipment for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $69 million. Additionally, $30 million of equipment was financed through capital leases during the fourth quarter of 2014.

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities - As of December 31, 2014, cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were approximately $3.6 billion, compared to $3.6 billion as of September 30, 2014.

Outlook

Twitter's outlook for the first quarter of 2015 is as follows:

• Revenue is projected to be in the range of $440 million to $450 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of $89 million to $94 million.
• Stock-based compensation expense is projected to be in the range of $160 million to $170 million, excluding the impact of equity awards that may be granted in connection with potential future acquisitions.

Twitter's outlook for the full year of 2015 is as follows:

• Revenue is projected to be in the range of $2.3 billion to $2.35 billion.
• Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of $550 million to $575 million.
• Capital expenditures are projected to be in the range of $500 million to $650 million.
• Stock-based compensation expense is projected to be in the range of $700 million to $750 million, excluding the impact of equity awards that may be granted in connection with potential future acquisitions.

Note that Twitter's outlook for the first quarter and full year of 2015 reflects foreign exchange rates as of January 31, 2015.

Webcast and Conference Call Details
Twitter will host a conference call today, Thursday, February 5, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss financial results. Questions submitted via Twitter, directed to @TwitterIR, using the hashtag #TWTRearnings will be considered during the Q&A portion of the conference call in addition to questions submitted by conference call participants. A live webcast of the conference call, Twitter's financial results and supplemental slides will be accessible from the Investor Relations page of Twitter's website at investor.twitterinc.com. A replay will be archived and accessible at the same website after the conference call. Twitter has used, and intends to continue to use, its Investor Relations website (investor.twitterinc.com), as well as certain Twitter accounts (@dickc, @twitter and @twitterIR), as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

About Twitter, Inc.
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. By developing a fundamentally new way for people to create, distribute and discover content, we have democratized content creation and distribution, enabling any voice to echo around the world instantly and unfiltered. The service can be accessed at Twitter.com, via the Twitter mobile application and via text message. Available in more than 35 languages, Twitter has 288 million monthly active users. For more information, visit discover.twitter.com or follow @twitter.

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Drone Stocks added to Tech Stock Directory at Investorideas.com

Drone Stocks added to Tech Stock Directory at Investorideas.com

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – February 4,2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including tech stocks announces a new directory featuring drone stocks within the comprehensive tech stock directory.

Investorideas.com recently attended CES 2015 in Las Vegas where Drones were a dominant theme, attracting large numbers of attendees.

Shenzhen Hubsan Technology Co., Ltd. CES 2015- Drone Technology

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DRONE Stocks

AeroVironment, Inc. (NasdaqGS:AVAV) is a technology solutions provider that designs, develops, produces and supports an advanced portfolio of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and electric transportation solutions.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s electric-powered, hand-launched unmanned aircraft systems extensively to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance and communication. AeroVironment’s electric transportation solutions include a comprehensive suite of electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, installation and network services for consumers, automakers, utilities and government agencies, power cycling and test systems for EV developers and industrial electric vehicle charging systems for commercial fleets.

Ambarella, Inc.  (NasdaqGS:AMBA) is a leading developer of low-power, high-definition and Ultra HD video compression and image processing solutions. The company's products are used in a variety of cameras including security IP-cameras, sports cameras, wearable cameras and automotive video camera recorders. Ambarella compression chips are also used in broadcasting TV programs worldwide. DRONES: Ambarella is at the forefront of a new generation of high-performance HD and Ultra-HD sports and flying cameras designed for the outdoor enthusiast.  These action cameras are expected to have small form factors and long battery lives, without sacrificing the advanced features that make vivid, clean video and professional-quality still images a reality.  Whether mounted on a quadcopter or worn while skiing, these devices are required to perform complex image stabilization functions, adapt to ever-changing lighting environments and communicate wirelessly with smartphones on-the-fly.  Ambarella addresses the demanding requirements of the sports and flying camera market by offering products that combine exquisite video and image quality, low power consumption, and best-in-class compression efficiency.

Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) is the world's largest aerospace company and the leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing is the prime contractor for the International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline support services. Boeing provides products and support services to customers in 150 countries and is one of the largest U.S. exporters in terms of sales. Boeing has a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation. We continue to expand our product line and services to meet emerging customer needs. Our broad range of capabilities includes creating new, more efficient members of our commercial airplane family; integrating military platforms, defense systems and the warfighter through network-centric operations; creating advanced technology solutions that reach across business units; e-enabling airplanes and providing connectivity on moving platforms; and arranging financing solutions for our customers. DRONES: Boeing and The Insitu Group have developed and built a low-cost, long-endurance autonomous unmanned vehicle, called ScanEagle. ScanEagle is based on Insitu's Seascan miniature robotic aircraft and draws on Boeing's systems integration, communications and payload technologies. The Unmanned Little Bird Demonstrator is a modified MD 530F single-turbine helicopter designed for optionally manned flight. It won the AHS 2005 Grover E. Bell award for the best advancement in rotorcraft research that year. The platform is capable of dual pilot, single pilot or no pilot flight operations. It can be remotely operated or programmed for autonomous operations in any of these operational modes.

Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (OTC: DRNE) provides critical aerial and land based surveillance and communications solutions to government and commercial customers. Utilizing a unique tethering capability, drone systems operate in the National Airspace within FAA guidelines for safe operations. Drone systems are designed and developed in-house utilizing proprietary technologies and processes that result in compact, rapidly deployable aerostat solutions and mast based systems to fulfill critical requirements by the military and law enforcement in the U.S. and to our allies around the world.

Facebook (NasdaqGS:FB) operates as a social networking company worldwide. The company builds tools that enable users to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other; enables developers to build social applications on Facebook or to integrate their Websites with Facebook; and offers products that enable advertisers and marketers to engage with its users. DRONES: Ascenta - Announcing the Connectivity Lab at Facebook, a team that is working on new aerospace and communication technologies to advance the Internet.org mission of improving and extending internet access. The Lab, which includes some of the world’s top experts from Ascenta, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA’s Ames Research Center, and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, is already working on new delivery platforms including planes and satellites to provide connectivity. The Connectivity Lab at Facebook is developing ways to make affordable internet access possible in communities around the world. The team is exploring a variety of technologies, including high-altitude long-endurance planes, satellites and lasers.

Google Inc. (NasdaqGS:GOOGL) is a global technology company. The Company’s business is primarily focused around key areas, such as search, advertising, operating systems and platforms, enterprise and hardware products. In April 2014, Google Inc acquired Titan Aerospace, a Moriarty-based manufacturer of solar-powered drones. Google / Titan Aerospace is a manufacturer of solar-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). The Company operates a research and development facility located in Moriarty, New Mexico, where it is working with the FAA to obtain airspace for flight testing within the National Airspace System and Special Airworthiness Certification for its Solara aircraft.

InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE:INVN) is the world`s leading provider of intelligent sensor system on chip (SoC) for Motion and Sound in consumer electronic devices. The company`s patented InvenSense Fabrication Platform and MotionFusion® technology address the emerging needs of many mass-market consumer applications via improved performance, accuracy, and intuitive motion-, gesture- and sound-based interfaces. InvenSense technology can be found in Mobile, Wearables, Smart Home, Industrial, and Automotive products. InvenSense is headquartered in San Jose, California and has offices in Boston, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, France, Canada, Slovakia and Italy. DRONES: The MPU-3300 offers industry best performance in harsh industrial environments where extreme temperature ranges, and severe shocks are present. Applications that can be addressed with the MPU-3300 include Attitude Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) for Aerospace and Robotics; Navigation Systems for Industrial Vehicles, Aircraft, and Ships; Platform and Antenna Stabilization, Precision Robotics, Inventory Control Systems, Survey Instruments, Factory Equipment, Industrial Power Tools, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Precision Agriculture Machinery, Guidance and Steering Applications, and Construction Equipment.

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 113,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. DRONES: The K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter keeps forward operating bases supplied, reducing the number of truck convoys – and the troops that protect them – on the dangers roads of Afghanistan. Unmanned aerial systems like Desert Hawk III enables soldiers to see what’s over the next hill, while persistent surveillance platforms like PTDS, High Altitude Airship, Hybrid Air Vehicle and ISIS can keep eyes in the sky over vast areas for weeks, months and even years at a time.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cybersecurity, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Unmanned Air Systems/Drones

Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee and Textron Systems. DRONES: Textron Systems’ businesses develop and integrate products, services and support for aerospace and defense customers, as well as civil and commercial customers including those in law enforcement, security, border patrol and critical infrastructure protection around the globe. Harnessing agility and a broad base of expertise, Textron Systems’ innovative businesses design, manufacture, field and support comprehensive solutions that expand customer capabilities and deliver value. Textron Systems consists of its Advanced Information Solutions, Electronic Systems, Geospatial Solutions, Lycoming Engines, Marine & Land Systems, Support Solutions, TRU Simulation + Training, Unmanned Systems and Weapon & Sensor Systems businesses.

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NXT-ID Inc. Media Alert: Connecticut Post Features Article on Wocket’s Impact on Smart Payment Industry

NXT-ID Inc. Media Alert: Connecticut Post Features Article on Wocket’s Impact on Smart Payment Industry

OXFORD, CT – January 30, 2015 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com reports that NXT-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTD ) is the feature on a Connecticut Post article published yesterday titled, “Makers of Smart Wallet out to Change Industry”.

The column, written by news columnist Hugh Bailey and posted on CTpost.com, details NXT-Id, Inc.’s foray into the smart payment industry and how Wocket™ is different from other payment options currently available (Google smart wallet, ApplePay).

Excerpt:

Makers of Smart Wallet out to Change Industry

Connecticut Post/CTPost.com

Hugh Bailey

The cellphone smartened up long ago. The wristwatch is the latest accessory to achieve "smart" status.

And if a local company is successful, technology fans will soon be talking about their smart wallets.

NXT-ID, which recently moved its headquarters from Shelton to Oxford, is preparing to ship by the thousands its Wocket, which company officials see as more secure and convenient than traditional wallets.

"What we did was to design the modern smart wallet," said Gino M. Pereira, NXT-ID's president and CEO. "We've seen the evolution of smartphone from regular cell phones, and we're starting to see smart watches. The Wocket is designed to be a replacement for the existing wallet."

The Wocket is a palm-sized device that can imprint the contents of any card -- credit, debit, loyalty or otherwise -- onto a reprogrammable card that is carried around and can be used like the original.

The company, which trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol "NXTD," is preparing to ship thousands of Wockets from its production facility in Florida, and saw an enthusiastic response at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month.

"There's definitely a substantial market for what we're trying to do," Pereira said. "We've had very positive reviews so far."

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Wocket is a smart wallet designed to protect your identity and replace all the cards in your wallet, with no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval.

All your credit, debit, loyalty, gift, ID, membership, insurance, tickets, medical information, passwords, coupons, and virtually any other card can be protected on Wocket.

See the Wocket FAQ at www.wocketwallet.com.

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About NXT- ID Inc. - Mobile Security for a Mobile World: (NASDAQ: NXTD):

NXT-ID, Inc.'s innovative MobileBio® solution mitigates consumer risks associated with mobile computing, m-commerce and smart OS-enabled devices. The company is focused on the growing m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio® suite of biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by Wocket™; a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval. http://www.wocketwallet.com/

NXT-ID’ wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in biometric identification and has 22 licensed patents in the field of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com/, http://3d-id.net/

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Amazon.com (AMZN) Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 15% to $29.33 Billion

Tech Stock Earnings Alert: Amazon.com (AMZN) Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 15% to $29.33 Billion

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – January 30, 2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including  tech stocks reports on Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) earning news.

The stock is trading at $347.45 up 35.67(11.44%) as  11:11AM EST, making it one of the best performing tech stocks this week in a round of earnings from MSFT, AAPL and GOOG. Google Inc. (GOOG) is currently trading at $529.91, up 19.25(3.77%) following its earnings report on the close yesterday.

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) reports financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014.

Operating cash flow increased 25% to $6.84 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $5.47 billion for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Free cash flow decreased to $1.95 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $2.03 billion for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 483 million on December 31, 2014, compared with 476 million one year ago.

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Fourth Quarter 2014

Net sales increased 15% to $29.33 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $25.59 billion in fourth quarter 2013. Excluding the $895 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased 18% compared to fourth quarter 2013.

Operating income was $591 million in the fourth quarter, compared with operating income of $510 million in fourth quarter 2013.

Net income was $214 million in the fourth quarter, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with net income of $239 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, in fourth quarter 2013.

Full Year 2014

Net sales increased 20% to $88.99 billion, compared with $74.45 billion in 2013. Excluding the $636 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the year, net sales increased 20% compared with 2013.

Operating income was $178 million, compared with operating income of $745 million in 2013.

Net loss was $241 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared with net income of $274 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, in 2013.

“When we raised the price of Prime membership last year, we were confident that customers would continue to find it the best bargain in the history of shopping. The data is in and customers agree — on a base of tens of millions, worldwide paid membership grew 53% last year — 50% in the U.S. and even a bit faster outside the U.S.,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “Prime is a one-of-a-kind, all-you-can-eat, physical-digital hybrid — in 2014 alone we paid billions of dollars for Prime shipping and invested $1.3 billion in Prime Instant Video. We’ll continue to work hard for our Prime members.”

Highlights

• Amazon announced Prime Now, a new service offering paid one-hour and free two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of daily essentials via a new mobile app. The service is currently available in Manhattan and will expand to other cities this year.

• Amazon introduced Prime Photos, providing free unlimited photo storage in Amazon Cloud Drive. Prime members now have a simple, secure place to store their existing collections of photos, automatically upload new photos as they are taken, and access them anytime, anywhere, at no cost.

• Amazon introduced Fire TV Stick, bringing the same experience customers love about Amazon Fire TV — ease of use, great performance, and vast selection — to a smaller and even more affordable device. Fire TV Stick plugs into the HDMI port on an HDTV and provides instant access to movies, TV shows, music, photos, apps, and games.

• Amazon introduced Echo, a new category of device designed around voice recognition. Echo is hands-free and always on — customers can ask it for information, music, news, and weather from across the room and get results or answers instantly. Echo uses far-field voice recognition with an advanced array of seven microphones to clearly hear around the room, and has advanced audio design that includes dual downward-firing speakers that produce 360˚ omni-directional, room-filling audio.

• The critically-acclaimed Prime-exclusive series, Transparent, received two Golden Globes. Transparent is the first series from a streaming video service to win a Golden Globe for best series.

• Amazon Studios announced it will begin to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution on Prime Instant Video. Production will begin in 2015 with the goal of bringing a dozen original, prestige movies to customers each year.

• Amazon debuted its first pilot season of 2015, which is available exclusively on Amazon Instant Video in the U.S., U.K., and Germany. The new pilots include Cocked, Mad Dogs, The Man in the High Castle, Point of Honor, Down Dog, Salem Rogers, and The New Yorker Presents, as well as six new kids pilots. All ten episodes of the highly-anticipated dramatic comedy series Mozart in the Jungle premiered on Prime Instant Video in the U.S., U.K., and Germany. In addition, all ten episodes of the drama series, Bosch, will premiere in February on Prime Instant Video in the U.S., U.K., and Germany.

• Amazon Studios announced it will produce the first television series from Oscar-winning director and producer Woody Allen, which will debut exclusively on Prime Instant Video in the U.S., U.K., and Germany in 2015. Untitled Woody Allen Project has received a full season order and will be written and directed by Allen.

• Amazon launched the Kindle Store in the Netherlands, offering over 3 million titles in many languages, over 700,000 Kindle exclusives, and more than 20,000 titles in Dutch.

• AmazonFresh expanded to Manhattan and Philadelphia. Prime members in eligible zip codes can combine grocery and other shopping into one seamless experience. Customers can order from over 500,000 items for same-day and early morning delivery.

• The number of Amazon sellers using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) grew by more than 65% year-over-year in 2014. In the fourth quarter, FBA units represented more than 40% of total third-party units.

• Amazon unveiled its 8th generation fulfillment center which utilizes robotics, vision systems, and almost 20 years worth of software and mechanical innovations to fulfill customer orders. During the holiday season, the fulfillment network included more than 15,000 robots in 10 fulfillment centers across the U.S.

• Amazon.co.uk announced that Sunday deliveries have grown by more than 4x in the last year as more customers across the U.K. discover the benefits of receiving orders seven days a week. The increase in Sunday deliveries has been made possible in large part due to the introduction of Amazon Logistics, a technology and logistics platform that empowers independent local, regional, and national delivery companies across the U.K. to deliver Amazon parcels to customers seven days a week.

• Amazon announced it will open a 46,000 square-foot fashion photography studio in Shoreditch, London in 2015. The studio will be one of the largest of its kind in Europe and will provide both on-model and off-model imaging for Amazon’s rapidly growing European fashion business.

• In 2014, the second year of its operation, Amazon.in emerged as India’s largest online store. It launched 24 new departments, increasing selection to over 19 million products, and grew its seller base exponentially to more than 16,000 sellers.

• Amazon launched Amazon Global Store on the China site, www.amazon.cn. The store provides approximately 200,000 products selected from the Amazon U.S. website based on the most popular Chinese customer demands. Chinese customers are now able to enjoy the same quality product at the same price as U.S. customers, while having a Chinese shopping experience, local customer service, and direct shipment to their homes.

• With over 515 significant service and feature releases in 2014 (up more than 80% year-over-year), and over one million active customers, Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to grow strongly, with usage growth close to 90% year-over-year for the fourth quarter.

• AWS announced that more than 13,500 attendees from 63 countries attended AWS re:Invent 2014, its third annual customer and partner conference.

• AWS announced Amazon Aurora, a MySQL-compatible database engine for Amazon Relational Database Service that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. Amazon Aurora provides up to 5x better performance than the typical MySQL database, availability as good or better than commercial databases or high-end SANs, and superior scalability and security — all at one-tenth the cost of high-end commercial database offerings.

• AWS announced AWS Lambda, a compute service that runs developers’ code in response to events and automatically manages the required compute resources, making it easy to build and manage applications that respond quickly to new information.

• AWS announced three new services to make it even easier for enterprises to maintain security, governance, and compliance of their resources in the AWS cloud: AWS Key Management Service, AWS Config, and AWS Service Catalog.

• AWS announced AWS CodeDeploy, a fully managed, high-scale deployment service that lets developers quickly and simply automate the process of deploying and updating applications on Amazon EC2.

• AWS announced the Amazon EC2 Container Service, a highly scalable, high-performance container management service that makes it easy to run and manage distributed applications using containers on AWS.

• AWS has teamed with Pattern Energy Group LP to support the construction and operation of a 150 megawatt wind farm in Benton County, Indiana, called the Amazon Wind Farm (Fowler Ridge). It is expected to generate approximately 500,000 megawatt hours of wind power annually that will be used to help power both current and future AWS data centers.

• AWS announced Amazon WorkMail, a cloud-based business email and calendaring service with strong security controls and support for popular email clients.

Financial Guidance

The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com’s expectations as of January 29, 2015, and are subject to substantial uncertainty. Our results are inherently unpredictable and may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, and the various factors detailed below.

First Quarter 2015 Guidance

• Net sales are expected to be between $20.9 billion and $22.9 billion, or to grow between 6% and 16% compared with first quarter 2014.

• Operating income (loss) is expected to be between $(450) million and $50 million, compared to $146 million in first quarter 2014.

• This guidance includes approximately $450 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions, investments, restructurings, or legal settlements are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.

A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company’s financial and operating results.

These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, and data center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains, and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, payments risks, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services, and technologies, system interruptions, government regulation and taxation, and fraud. In addition, the current global economic climate amplifies many of these risks. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

Our investor relations website is www.amazon.com/ir and we encourage investors to use it as a way of easily finding information about us. We promptly make available on this website, free of charge, the reports that we file or furnish with the SEC, corporate governance information (including our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics), and select press releases and social media postings.

About Amazon

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