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PostsUnveiling the cheapest Mag7 US stock: Amazon's cloud + advertising + e-commerce triple play, why is there a 25% discount on future valuation?

1/$Amazon(AMZN.US) is currently the cheapest mega-cap (Mag 7) stock.
Even with conservative assumptions, the stock price could easily double from its current level.
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2/ $Amazon(AMZN.US) is leading three high-growth markets.
It is the market leader in e-commerce and cloud computing, while also being the fastest-growing advertising business among large tech companies.
These divisions currently generate over $50 billion in combined annual revenue.
3/ Cloud business is $Amazon(AMZN.US) "cash cow".
This division brings in over $107 billion in revenue, with an average annual growth rate of 24% since 2020.
$Amazon(AMZN.US) cloud business has an operating margin of about 37%.
With the AI boom driving cloud computing demand, this business is expected to continue growing rapidly.
4/ $Amazon(AMZN.US) currently dominates the global cloud market.
As of last quarter, AWS had a 30% market share in the global cloud market, second only to $Microsoft(MSFT.US) Azure.
Recently, investors have been frustrated by AWS's slightly slower growth compared to competitors.
But this is about to change...
5/ AWS cloud business growth is about to accelerate.
Anthropic's two gigawatt-scale AWS clusters have begun operations this quarter.
According to SemiAnalysis, this will drive AWS growth to around 25%.
If AWS can maintain an average annual growth rate of 20% over the next five years, with current annual revenue of $123 billion, AWS will generate $306 billion in revenue by 2030.
Assuming a net profit margin of 32%, Amazon could earn $100 billion in net profit from this business segment alone.
At a P/E ratio of 25x, this segment would be valued at over $2.5 trillion.
6/ $Amazon(AMZN.US) e-commerce business is also growing.
Online retail and third-party seller services (combined) grew at an average annual rate of 9.75% between 2020 and 2024.
This segment will benefit from two major tailwinds: organic growth and margin expansion.
7/ Market research expects e-commerce sales to continue growing at low double-digit rates annually through 2027.
Even assuming $Amazon(AMZN.US) can maintain a 9% annual growth rate, this segment's revenue would reach about $675 billion.
With a net margin of 10% and a P/E ratio of 20x, this segment could be valued at $1.3 trillion.
8/ Advertising is another major growth driver for $Amazon(AMZN.US).
Since 2021, this segment has grown at nearly 22% annually.
The growth rate even surpasses the advertising businesses of $Alphabet(GOOGL.US) $Alphabet - C(GOOG.US) and $Meta Platforms(META.US), meaning $Amazon(AMZN.US) is taking market share from them.
Even maintaining just a 15% annual growth rate, the advertising segment could reach $130 billion in revenue by 2030.
Using mature advertiser $Meta Platforms(META.US)'s net margin of 35% as an example, $Amazon(AMZN.US)'s advertising business could contribute $45 billion in net profit.
At a P/E ratio of 25x, this would add another $1.1 trillion in valuation.
9/ Other businesses also generate significant revenue.
Subscription services, physical stores, and other services collectively generated $72 billion in revenue last year.
Assuming these businesses grow at 10% annually, they could generate another $130 billion in revenue in the future.
With an average net margin of 15%, this could contribute $19.5 billion in net profit.
At a P/E ratio of 20x, these businesses could be worth $390 billion.
10/ By 2030, $Amazon(AMZN.US)'s business valuations are as follows:
- AWS: $2.5 trillion
- E-commerce: $1.3 trillion
- Advertising: $1.1 trillion
- Other: $390 billion
Combined, $Amazon(AMZN.US) would reach a market cap of $5.3 trillion.
Discounting back to present value at 10% annually, this equates to a $3.3 trillion market cap.
Current market cap is only $2.4 trillion, implying over 25% discount to fair valuation.
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