Amazon: Why Poor Profits Equals Great Management

By Anand Chokkavelu, CFA | More Articles
February 9, 2012 | Comments (1)

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which senior analyst Anand Chokkavelu discusses topics across the investing world.

When you look at Amazon's return on equity, it looks downright poor. But Anand thinks it's a good sign, not a bad one.

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Anand Chokkavelu, CFA, owns shares of Best Buy and RadioShack. The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.com, Best Buy, RadioShack, and Wal-Mart Stores. Motley Fool newsletter services recommend Amazon.com, eBay and Wal-Mart Stores. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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Report this Comment On February 09, 2012, at 10:05 PM, TheGMaster wrote:

Good video, but the question is - Why do you not own the stock? I just added to my position and would welcome a share price dive so I can buy some more. I missed out on the enormous gains with AMZN but I think they are just gettin started.

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