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Overstock.com (OSTK) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Lag Estimates
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Overstock.com reported fourth-quarter 2020 earnings of 26 cents per share that missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 13.3%. Notably, the company had reported loss of 73 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Revenues of $684 million jumped 84.4% year over year. The figure also lagged the consensus mark by 6.4%.
Top-Line Details
Retail revenues (98% of revenues) were $669.7 million, up 83.9% year over year. Home furnishings were more than 90% of fourth-quarter sales.
Markedly, growth in new customers was 94% year over year in the quarter under review. Moreover, new-customer repeat-purchase rate increased more than 6%.
Additionally, orders placed on a mobile device were 50% of gross merchandise sales in the fourth quarter of 2020, up 630 basis points (bps) year over year.
Other revenues were $0.3 million in the reported quarter, up 121.2%.
tZERO revenues soared 98.6% year over year to $11.7 million. MVI revenues were $2.4 million compared with the year-ago quarter’s revenues of $0.8 million.
Operating Details
Gross margin expanded 170 basis points (bps) year over year to 22.4% in the reported quarter. Retail gross margin expanded 180 bps to 22.5%, driven by operational efficiency.
Sales & marketing (S&M) expenses surged 82.3% year over year to $74.5 million. As a percentage of revenues, S&M expenses were down 10 bps to10.9%.
Technology expenses were $35.5 million, up 4.6% year over year. As a percentage of revenues, technology expenses decreased 400 bps to 5.2%.
General & administrative (G&A) expenses were unchanged year over year at $33.2 million. As a percentage of revenues, G&A decreased 410 bps on a year-over-year basis to 4.9%.
Adjusted EBITDA was $22.9 million against adjusted EBITDA loss of $19 million reported in the year-ago quarter. Retail-adjusted EBITDA was $34.2 million against the year-ago quarter’s EBITDA loss of $2.2 million.
Operating income was $9.8 million against the year-ago quarter’s operating loss of $31.6 million.
Balance Sheet
As of Dec 31, 2020, Overstock.com had cash and cash equivalents worth $521 million compared with $529.7 million as of Sep 30, 2020.
Long-term debt as of Dec 31, 2020, was $41.3 million compared with $42.1 million as of Sep 30, 2020.
Key Q1 Development
On Jan 25, 2021, Overstock.com entered into a partnership with Pelion Venture Partners, a third-party venture capital firm, to oversee Medici Ventures’ blockchain assets. Per the agreement, MediciVentures, Overstock.com’s wholly owned blockchain-focused subsidiary, will be converted to a limited partnership (the Fund), which will have an eight-year life and a total capital commitment of $45 million.
Overstock.com will be a limited partner in the Fund while Pelion will act as general partner. The Fund will return invested capital to Overstock.com first and then split profits on successful exits as outlined in its Limited Partnership Agreement.
Outlook
Overstock.com expects steady EBITDA margin performance in the mid-single digits range over the long term.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Overstock.com currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Overstock.com (OSTK) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Lag Estimates
Overstock.com reported fourth-quarter 2020 earnings of 26 cents per share that missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 13.3%. Notably, the company had reported loss of 73 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Revenues of $684 million jumped 84.4% year over year. The figure also lagged the consensus mark by 6.4%.
Top-Line Details
Retail revenues (98% of revenues) were $669.7 million, up 83.9% year over year. Home furnishings were more than 90% of fourth-quarter sales.
Markedly, growth in new customers was 94% year over year in the quarter under review. Moreover, new-customer repeat-purchase rate increased more than 6%.
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Additionally, orders placed on a mobile device were 50% of gross merchandise sales in the fourth quarter of 2020, up 630 basis points (bps) year over year.
Other revenues were $0.3 million in the reported quarter, up 121.2%.
tZERO revenues soared 98.6% year over year to $11.7 million. MVI revenues were $2.4 million compared with the year-ago quarter’s revenues of $0.8 million.
Operating Details
Gross margin expanded 170 basis points (bps) year over year to 22.4% in the reported quarter. Retail gross margin expanded 180 bps to 22.5%, driven by operational efficiency.
Sales & marketing (S&M) expenses surged 82.3% year over year to $74.5 million. As a percentage of revenues, S&M expenses were down 10 bps to10.9%.
Technology expenses were $35.5 million, up 4.6% year over year. As a percentage of revenues, technology expenses decreased 400 bps to 5.2%.
General & administrative (G&A) expenses were unchanged year over year at $33.2 million. As a percentage of revenues, G&A decreased 410 bps on a year-over-year basis to 4.9%.
Adjusted EBITDA was $22.9 million against adjusted EBITDA loss of $19 million reported in the year-ago quarter. Retail-adjusted EBITDA was $34.2 million against the year-ago quarter’s EBITDA loss of $2.2 million.
Operating income was $9.8 million against the year-ago quarter’s operating loss of $31.6 million.
Balance Sheet
As of Dec 31, 2020, Overstock.com had cash and cash equivalents worth $521 million compared with $529.7 million as of Sep 30, 2020.
Long-term debt as of Dec 31, 2020, was $41.3 million compared with $42.1 million as of Sep 30, 2020.
Key Q1 Development
On Jan 25, 2021, Overstock.com entered into a partnership with Pelion Venture Partners, a third-party venture capital firm, to oversee Medici Ventures’ blockchain assets. Per the agreement, MediciVentures, Overstock.com’s wholly owned blockchain-focused subsidiary, will be converted to a limited partnership (the Fund), which will have an eight-year life and a total capital commitment of $45 million.
Overstock.com will be a limited partner in the Fund while Pelion will act as general partner. The Fund will return invested capital to Overstock.com first and then split profits on successful exits as outlined in its Limited Partnership Agreement.
Outlook
Overstock.com expects steady EBITDA margin performance in the mid-single digits range over the long term.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Overstock.com currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Abercrombie & Fitch, DICK’s Sporting Goods and JD.com are set to report their quarterly earnings on Mar 2, 9 and 11, respectively.
More Stock News: This Is Bigger than the iPhone!
It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 77 billion devices by 2025, creating a $1.3 trillion market.
Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 4 tickers for taking advantage of it. If you don't buy now, you may kick yourself in 2022.
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