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They're not making profits. Most quarters they are only slightly profitable. Current P/E is 582, which is astronomically high. E.g. for comparison Apple's P/E is 13.

But that's been Amazon's strategy for almost two decades. Their goal is to instead grow their business. Currently they are at $74 Billion / year in revenue, and still increasing. Once they stop their massive spending on growth, they will (presumably) be able to increase their profits.



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