Home Furnishings Retailer Overstock.com Drops On Q4 Earnings Miss As Consumer Sentiment Falters

  • Overstock.com Inc OSTK reported a fourth-quarter FY22 sales decline of 34% year-on-year to $404.89 million, missing the consensus of $448.67 million.
  • Active customers decreased 36% Y/Y to 5.2 million. Orders delivered fell 37% Y/Y to 1.9 million, and the average order value gained 4% Y/Y to $215.
  • Orders placed on a mobile device were 52% of gross merchandise sales.
  • Adjusted EPS of $(0.04) missed the analyst consensus of $0.02.
  • Gross profit fell 35.5% Y/Y to $89.6 million, with a gross profit margin of 22.1%. Operating loss for the quarter was $(2.65) million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $6.5 million from $27.3 million last year.
  • The company held $371.5 million in cash and equivalents as of Dec. 31, 2022.
  • "Revenue declined 30% for the year, driven by the weak macroeconomic backdrop that impacted consumer sentiment and our strategic actions to become a prominent home-only on-line retailer," said CEO Jonathan Johnson.
  • As of Dec. 31, 2022, the company had approximately $19.9 million remaining under the current share repurchase program authorization.
  • Price Action: OSTK shares are trading lower by 7.22% at $19.54 on the last check Wednesday.
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