revenues are not profits.
Alphabet profits have increased but profit margins are down.
Amazon revenue is rocketing in the expense of not making profits.
Alphabet profits have increased but profit margins are down.
Amazon revenue is rocketing in the expense of not making profits.
2016 net income margin: 21.5%
2015 net income margin: 21.7%
2014 net income margin: 21.3%
2013 net income margin: 20.4%
2012 net income margin: 21.6%
That you're not an accountant must be the reason you don't understand spending on R&D isn't hiding profit. If you spend the money, it's not available as profit.
Now, you use the term "hide" in relation to profit - which blatantly implies illegal activity. If that's the case, please provide the financial statements that you used to derive that immense legal claim. Amazon is a half a trillion dollar corporation with a vast number of very wealthy shareholders that would love to see all of this stolen profit that is being kept from them.