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Amazon Continues to Pursue Long-term Revenue Growth Strategy - But the Share Price Tanks

Jim Riley

31st January 2016

The latest financial results by Amazon demonstrate that Jeff Bezos' long-term growth strategy based on revenue maximisation is still working effectively - even if some investors bemoan the relatively low profitability of the e-commerce giant.

For many years Amazon has had a policy of reinvesting retained profits into the business. Shareholders wanting a strong dividend needed to look elsewhere.

Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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