Amazon multiplies by 12 its quarterly revenues pulled by the "cloud"

US online trading giant Amazon increased net profits by 12 quarterly, to $ 2.5 billion, again driven by its activities related to the "cloud," reported Thursday.

The sharp increase in profits for the quarter ended last June is explained by a favorable basis of comparison, as the net profit of the second quarter of 2017 was affected by the depreciation of badets, which made lower their net profits to $ 197 million.

Per share, earnings reported On the other hand, their business figure of $ 52.9 billion (+ 39%) is below badysts' expectations, which estimated it at $ 52.9 billion (+ 39%). geographically, it increased by 44% in North America (32 170 million) and by 27% internationally (14 600 million).

In addition, the group, citing the future effects of adverse changes, gave lower than expected expectations for the third quarter, anticipating a turnover of between $ 54 and $ 57,500 million, as markets expected about 58,000 million.

Becoming the group's real source of revenue, its cloud computing division called Amazon Web Services (AWS) saw a 50% increase in its revenue, to $ 6,100 million, a little better than expected average of badysts