AMZN: What Happened To The Amazon Productivity Machine? A Look At Revenue-Per-Employee

What Happened To The Amazon Productivity Machine? A Look At Revenue-Per-Employee
by YCharts

By Jeff Bailey
Operating without stores is a huge bonus to a modern retailer, and you see it right there in the sales-per-employee figures: It was $855,463 at Amazon (AMZN) last year, while each Wal-Mart (WMT) worker generated $201,752. That's a heck of an advantage and is just one reason why Amazon shares trade at such a stunning premium to those of Wal-Mart, based on PE ratio. read more »

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