Miller Value Partners: “Amazon.com (AMZN) is Massively Underearning its Long Run Potential”

Investment management company Miller Value Partners recently released its Q2, 2022 investment letter, a copy of which can be downloaded here. The firm faced notable challenges due to continued volatility in the last couple of years. In the second quarter, Miller Opportunity was down by -29.3%, extending its first half return to -31.08% net of fees. Over the last 10 years, the fund generated an annualized return of 11.83%. Take a look at the fund’s top 5 holdings to have an idea about their best picks for 2022.

In the Q2 2022 investment letter, the firm analyzed and explained the reasons for the underperformance of the fund. The letter discussed the performance of the stocks like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and believes that it will cover the earnings gap in the coming years. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is an American company headquartered in Seattle, Washington which has a market capitalization of $1.231 Trillion. The stock of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) closed at $120.97 per share on 27 July 2022. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) had a return of 13.90% for the past month whereas its 12-month returns plunged to -32.79%

Here is what Miller Value Partners specifically said about Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in its Q2 2022 investor’s letter:

AMZN looks more expensive on this year’s earnings, but we believe it is massively underearning its long run potential. We expect it to close that gap over the coming years. Consensus earnings estimates for 2027 are ~$10 per share so it trades at less than 11x 4.5 year out earnings. Costco trades at close to 39x. A multiple in the low 20’s seems conservative in most scenarios, which would imply a doubling. That may understate the potential as you can easily argue that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently worth the entire value of the business. Either way, we think these compounders are undervalued. In contrast, there are still many quality companies that appear expensive.”

Our research shows that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) performed well in this quarter and the stock gained the top position in our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)  was in 271 hedge fund portfolios in Q1,2022 compared to 279 in Q4,2021. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares lost 33.28% of their value over the last 52 weeks.

In our recently published article we shared Oak Mark Funds’ views on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). Please check out our hedge fund investor letters 2022 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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