2.8 Item 6 Selected Consolidated Financial Data

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2.8 Item 6 Selected Consolidated Financial Data

Another useful item is item 6. For this item the SEC requires that the company provides a five-year summary of some key items including net sales, net income, free cash flows and other items. This Item is illustrated for Amazon below:

This item is useful for gaining a quick overview of a company. For the case of Amazon it reveals the dramatic growth in net sales over the last 5-years!