On July 26, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN ) released earnings for its 2005 second quarter, which ended June 30.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

Avg. Est.

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Sales

$1,730

$1,753

$1,387

+26.4%

Net Profit

--

$52

$76

-31.6%

EPS

$0.10

$0.12

$0.18

-33.3%

Margin Checkup (What's this?)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

Change

Gross Margin

25.67%

24.59%

+1.08%

Op. Margin

5.93%

6.20%

-0.27%

Net Margin

2.97%

5.48%

-2.51%



Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

Assets

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$1,325

$1,151

+15.1%

Inventory

$383

$284

+34.9%

Accounts Rec.

$155

$125

+24.0%


Liabilities

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Long-Term Debt

$1,521

$1,763

-13.7%

Accounts Pay.

$735

$585

+25.6%

Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Cash From Ops

$244

$143

+70.6%

Capital Expend.

$46

$14

+228.6%

Free Cash Flow

$198

$129

+53.5%

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At the time of publication, John Reeves owned shares of Netflix. He did not own shares of any other companies mentioned in this article. Fool rules are here.