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Amazon expects $4 billion in COVID-related expenses this quarter — but its CFO says it's mostly coming from indirect costs like 'productivity drags'

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.Amazon said on Thursday that it expects to record about $4 billion in COVID-related costs this quarter.

Wall Street appears to have been spooked by the $4 billion estimated cost, as Amazon shares dropped 1% in after-hours even though it reported stellar third-quarter results.Amazon said on Thursday that it expects another $4 billion in COVID-related expenses this quarter. But Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky clarified during Thursday's earnings call that the $4 billion cost this quarter isn't entirely related to money spent on new initiatives — it also includes more arbitrary costs like "productivity drags" stemming from social distancing and longer breaks.

The increased cost in COVID-related expenses for this quarter appeared to have spooked some investors, as Amazon's stock dropped about 1% in after-hours trading, even though its. Amazon said its fourth-quarter operating profits will fall between $1.0 billion and $4.5 billion, below the $5.81 billion Street estimate, in part due to the COVID-related expenses.

 

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