AMZN looks ripe for shorting- options expiration prop not sustainable IMTO
* PEG of 2.4x is 35% above peers, according to JP Morgan; * Q1-Q3 2004 anniversaries $25 free shipping offer so growth comps in US will be challenged; * Q4 International GMgn compression of 300bp to 17% and Super Saver shipping will cost 3.5% of revenues in Q104; * Category expension (esp. electronics) is leading to GMgn compression; * Third party sales concerns extend beyond just Toys-R-Us; and * Inventory turns on a trailing 12 mo basis slipping to 17x in Q1 from 18x in Q4