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by andy_ppp 3121 days ago
I thought because E is reinvested in a high growth company (Amazon in this case) your potential E is actually multiplied by that reinvestment.
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'E' here is really hypothetical future earnings. Some investors think that Amazon can raise prices and become profitable after creating the walled garden. Right now they only make money renting time on servers.