Assignment: Amazon Business Combinations and Financial Results Analysis
Search the Internet for acquisitions and equity investments made by Amazon during the last five years. Review the 10-K of Amazon.
Write a three to four page paper in which you:
• Examine how at least three growth strategy alternatives utilized by Amazon in the global and domestic retail markets influenced profitability and indicate if the strategies were successful.
• Assess the financial value of the acquisitions and investments made by Amazon, and the influence of the acquisitions and investments on profitability during the accounting period.
• Analyze the effect of the equity investments and impairments resulting from the acquisitions and investments by Amazon on the financial statements and indicate whether the strategy was a creatable one. Provide support for your rationale.
• Create an argument that growth in the European market can have a significant impact on current earnings and profit for Amazon. Provide support for your rationale.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.