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Fin 330 Project One Milestone two
Addriann Huie
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Capital structure is the "particular debt and equity that makes up the finances of a company." This is also known as debt to capital ratio or debt to equity. Knowing this will help us
understand how amazon or other companies finances its companies' operations or take on acquisitions of other companies as they grow. This is done by using a method called Weighted average cost of capital (WACC). As we continue in this series, we will talk about the capital structure and valuation of Amazon. In this evaluation, we will examine Amazon's debt, equity, and total capital structure.
Amazon has always dominated its market. From its inception twenty-seven years ago, Amazon has not paid a dividend. As stated by Amazon, "We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock" (Amazon, 2022). As amazon continues to grow, they continue to return those funds to build the company and not pay shareholder cash from their earnings. However, this has not hurt their investors because the stock has always returned higher than 25% returns. Amazon has always been considered a growth stock but has sometimes hit some uncharted waters.
Looking at Amazon's capital structure, let us look at its numbers.
Total Liabilities 282,304,000, Total shareholders’ equity 138,245,000, and Total capital or Assets 420,549,000. AMZN's total current liabilities are 142,266,000. This includes deferred revenue, taxes payable, and payroll. Amazon's total non-current liabilities can include loans, bonds, deferred taxes, leases, and other obligations. Amazon's retained earnings for this quarter is 85,915,000, which is positive. Nothing that the company is earning the adequate amount of income to pay those liabilities. Looking at the past and present (Amazon announced
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that they are going to buy back over ten billion shares) in the past, they have bought back 2.12 billion.
As we look at Amazon's cost of capital and capital structure, we need to assess how they
all blend for the company. Looking back to 2020, amazon has significantly and aggressively increased the expansion of their warehouse space, trucks, including EV, hiring etc... as demand pushed during the pandemic. As Amazon continues to grow, they also continue to get a high number of complaints from staff. Leading to the question of how amazon will make its workplace safer. This has helped maximize the corporation's value as they return the cash to the company. By financing the company with debt and equity (Durand approach), the company pays less for debt, and in return, the investors are not turned off by the debt and equity approach. As the company increases its debt, they also become more valuable. As the cost of capital is reduced, it will increase the price of the company's shares. Lastly, let us look at Amazon's Co valuation. Amazon's revenue has increased (Current yr. 469,822,000, Last year 386064000, year before last 280,522,000). However, the pandemic has dramatically boosted many of Amazon's businesses. Amazon has reported its first quarterly loss of 3.84 billion since 2015. This is due to one of its newer ventures with Ford Automotive with the creation of Rivian Automotive. Looking at Amazon's stock price over the year, it has fluctuated dramatically. Last year, in October, the stock price was $159, which currently sits at $113. Secondly, because Amazon has several new ventures, Blink, and Rivian, it has had some quarterly losses. Also, as the pandemic slows, Amazon's boost has slowed, meaning its revenue will also slow down. Because
of this, I decided to slow its growth to 5% for future growth value. However, the following year I
can try 10% because amazons net profit increase has been between 13% and 17% quarterly. As we make this projection, we can look at Amazon's previous years to help make future projections. Looking at the company's trend, we can see that amazon has had steady returns. Based on my assumption, I can see that Amazon's growth will slow, but it will be able to add value to the company. These valuations are used to determine if a company is worth the price of an investment
and if an investor should invest in the company. Amazon's cost of debt ranges from 4% - 4.5%, its cost of equity ranges from 7.9%-10.3%, and its weighted average cost ranges from 7.6%-
9.9%. Amazon's ROIC has increased from last year to this year. Using these percentages can give
an investor what they need to answer if they should invest in a company and what their ROIC will be if they were to invest. For current estimates, please see the excel spreadsheet. Reference:
Amazon. (2021, December 0).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
. Inline XBRL Viewer. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=%2FArchives%2Fedgar%2Fdata
%2F1018724%2F000101872422000005%2Famzn-20211231.htm
Essex, R. (2022, May 10).
Onetime EV Darling Rivian hit by report of Ford Stock Sale, Georgia governor's race fight
. USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/05/09/rivian-amazon-ford-georgia-
stocks/9704607002/
Hadero, H. (2022, April 28).
Amazon suffers rare quarterly loss as Covid pandemic-induced online shopping slows
. USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/04/28/amazon-earnings-loss-covid-online-
shopping-slowdown/9578052002/
Young, L. (2022, July 28).
Amazon's plans for massive warehouses go forward Amid Logistics Review
. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-plans-for-massive-warehouses-go-forward-amid-
logistics-review-11659035631
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