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Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) 10-K Red Flags

Risk signals extracted deterministically from Amazon.com Inc.’s SEC 10-K/10-Q XBRL filings — no LLM, every finding cites the underlying data.

Detected red flags (15)

  • Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 19 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
  • Restatement of financial statements: The term "restate" "financial statements" appears in 2 recent filing(s) (vs 1 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
  • Operating cash flow exceeds net income: OCF is 2.79x net income, indicating high earnings quality — cash conversion is strong and accruals are not inflating reported profits.
  • Deferred revenue growing — future revenue visibility: Deferred revenue grew +52.9% to $4.77B, providing forward revenue visibility. This is a positive leading indicator for subscription or contract-based businesses.
  • NEW: Impairment charge: Impairment charge appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
  • NEW: Off-balance sheet arrangements: Off-balance sheet arrangements appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
  • Endogenous analysis: Strong cash conversion (OCF > NI) combined with growing deferred revenue provides high forward visibility. The business model appears to generate sustainable, recurring cash flows — a positive structural indicator.
  • 4 new XBRL disclosure(s) in latest filing — expanding reporting scope.
  • 20 disclosure(s) dropped from prior year — reduced reporting granularity.
  • 2 new risk-language term(s) detected in filing text: Impairment charge, Off-balance sheet arrangements.
  • Ongoing high-severity risk language: Material weakness in internal controls, Restatement of financial statements.
  • Market cap $2.61T at $242.67 per share.
  • Trailing P/E 83.68, P/S 4.54, P/B 5.91.
  • Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 19 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
  • Restatement of financial statements: The term "restate" "financial statements" appears in 2 recent filing(s) (vs 1 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.

Filings & ownership

  • Latest annual report (10-K) filed Feb 6, 2026.
  • Latest quarterly report (10-Q) filed Apr 30, 2026.
  • 11 recent 8-K material-event filings in the index.
  • Recent insider Form 4s: 0 buy vs 0 sell transactions.
  • ~10,000+ recent 13F-HR filings reference Amazon.com Inc.; broad institutional reporting.
  • Recent filers include Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International PLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International PLC.
  • 5 recent 13D activist/beneficial-ownership filings — potential catalyst.
  • 15 recent 13G passive institutional ownership notices.

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