How was your week? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made $1.8 BILLION - GoFuckYourself.com

SxDx · 04-27-2007, 08:31 AM

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He made $1.8 billion in 2 days

Amazon.com shares jumped 40% in two days on Wednesday and Thursday. That's great for shareholders, especially founder Jeff Bezos.

By Charley Blaine

What a couple of days for shareholders of Amazon.com (AMZN, news, msgs). And what a couple of days for company founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. It was like the 1990s again.

Amazon shares soared nearly 27% Wednesday, from $44.75 to $56.81, after the company reported that first-quarter profits doubled from a year ago.

The shares jumped an additional 10.5% on Thursday, to $62.78, and were up a little more in after-hours trading.

The total gain for Amazon.com over the two days: 40.3%.

The past two days' gains boosted the company's market capitalization -- the value of all the shares trading in the public domain -- from $18.3 billion to $25.7 billion, a gain of about $7.4 billion.

For Bezos, who started Amazon.com in 1994, that meant the value of his 101.3 million shares in the company jumped in value from $4.53 billion to $6.36 billion, a gain of roughly $1.8 billion.

Wednesday's gain was its fourth-largest one-day percentage gain. The two-day percentage gain was the third-largest in the company's history. The larger two-day gains:

A 43.4% gain between April 9 and April 10, 2001, when the stock closed at $12.01.

A 42% gain between Nov. 22 and Nov. 23, 1998, when the stock closed at $36.33.

His is a volatile stock
Bezos may be the first to say, "So what?" His net worth has been all over the place from $10.1 billion in 1999, according to Forbes, to $1.5 billion in 2002. Last year, Forbes said he was worth $4.3 billion.

Amazon's closing price on Nov. 23, 1998, after that 42% gain, was $36.33, adjusted for splits.

The stock peaked a year later -- on Dec. 10, 1999 -- at $106.69. Then, the stock lost 94% of its value over roughly the next 22 months before bottoming at $5.97 on Sept. 28, 2001. Since then, the stock is up 951%.

Over its first seven years as a publicly traded company, Amazon.com lost nearly $3 billion on total revenue of $12.2 billion.

In the last three years, its profits have totaled nearly $924 million on total revenue of $20.7 billion.

Big_Red · 04-27-2007, 08:33 AM

well, that was his plan.........good plan.

jonesonyou · 04-27-2007, 08:35 AM

I need a plan like that...lol

SxDx · 04-27-2007, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Big_Red

well, that was his plan.........good plan.

makes me want to blow my head off for what i accomplished this week

Verbal · 04-27-2007, 09:45 AM

Unless he sells his shares, he hasn't 'made' anything

04-27-2007, 08:31 AM	#1
SxDx Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,254	How was your week? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made $1.8 BILLION MSN MONEY He made $1.8 billion in 2 days Amazon.com shares jumped 40% in two days on Wednesday and Thursday. That's great for shareholders, especially founder Jeff Bezos. By Charley Blaine What a couple of days for shareholders of Amazon.com (AMZN, news, msgs). And what a couple of days for company founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. It was like the 1990s again. Amazon shares soared nearly 27% Wednesday, from $44.75 to $56.81, after the company reported that first-quarter profits doubled from a year ago. The shares jumped an additional 10.5% on Thursday, to $62.78, and were up a little more in after-hours trading. The total gain for Amazon.com over the two days: 40.3%. The past two days' gains boosted the company's market capitalization -- the value of all the shares trading in the public domain -- from $18.3 billion to $25.7 billion, a gain of about $7.4 billion. For Bezos, who started Amazon.com in 1994, that meant the value of his 101.3 million shares in the company jumped in value from $4.53 billion to $6.36 billion, a gain of roughly $1.8 billion. Wednesday's gain was its fourth-largest one-day percentage gain. The two-day percentage gain was the third-largest in the company's history. The larger two-day gains: A 43.4% gain between April 9 and April 10, 2001, when the stock closed at $12.01. A 42% gain between Nov. 22 and Nov. 23, 1998, when the stock closed at $36.33. His is a volatile stock Bezos may be the first to say, "So what?" His net worth has been all over the place from $10.1 billion in 1999, according to Forbes, to $1.5 billion in 2002. Last year, Forbes said he was worth $4.3 billion. Amazon's closing price on Nov. 23, 1998, after that 42% gain, was $36.33, adjusted for splits. The stock peaked a year later -- on Dec. 10, 1999 -- at $106.69. Then, the stock lost 94% of its value over roughly the next 22 months before bottoming at $5.97 on Sept. 28, 2001. Since then, the stock is up 951%. Over its first seven years as a publicly traded company, Amazon.com lost nearly $3 billion on total revenue of $12.2 billion. In the last three years, its profits have totaled nearly $924 million on total revenue of $20.7 billion. __________________ Hundies.com - $35/Trial Signup - All Exclusive!! scott (at) dnav.com (dot) com ICQ: 242-444-884

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04-27-2007, 08:35 AM	#3
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04-27-2007, 09:45 AM	#5
Verbal Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,420	Unless he sells his shares, he hasn't 'made' anything