SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday reported a decline of profit and lower-than-expected sales in its most recent quarter, sending the company's shares sliding in extended trading.
In the second quarter ended on June 30, Amazon's profit fell 10percent from the year-ago period to 142 million U.S. dollars. Earnings per share were 32 cents, compared with 37 cents a year earlier.
The world's largest online retailer said its revenue rose 14 percent to 4.65 billion dollars in the quarter. According to a Thomson Reuters poll, analysts predicted sales of 4.69 billion dollars and earnings per share of 31 cents.
Amazon's shares, which closed at 93.87 dollars Thursday on the Nasdaq Stock Market, dropped more than 6 percent in after-hours trading.
The results were released a day after Amazon announced that it will buy online shoe store Zappos.com Inc. in a deal worth nearly 850 million U.S. dollars.
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