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This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Feb 2, 2005. Financial Measures
The following measures are defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission as non-GAAP financial measures.
Free Cash Flow
Operating cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, including cash outflows for interest and excluding proceeds from the exercise of stock-based employee awards. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less cash outflows for purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development. A tabular reconciliation of differences from the comparable GAAP measure—operating cash flow—is included in the attached “Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics.”
Consolidated Segment Operating Income
Consolidated segment operating income is the sum of segment operating income of our individual segments and excludes the following line items on the Company’s statements of operations:
A tabular reconciliation of differences from the comparable GAAP measure—operating income—is included in the attached “Pro Forma Statements of Operations.”
Pro Forma Net Income
Pro forma net income excludes the following line items on the Company’s statements of operations:
A tabular reconciliation of differences from the comparable GAAP measure—net income (loss)—is included in the attached “Pro Forma Statements of Operations.”
For additional information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures, see Exhibit 99.2 to our Form 8-K filed contemporaneously with the issuance of this release.
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