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show some stabilization in that business. The financial results for the fourth quarter really
dont still fairly represent the tremendous changes and progress that we made during 06. We
believe the results in 07 for eCOST will be a much better guide as to the success of our
turnaround program.
This program includes significant improvements to more accurately monitor inventory, conduct better
customer service activities as reduced the occurrence of fraudulent charges, fraudulent credit card
activity in the business. Shipping fees and transportation costs have been reduced, and as I
mentioned earlier, overhead costs are down as well. Ill get into a little bit more detail on some
of the eCOST.com business segments later in the call, but we think 07 will be a much better year
in terms of operating results for eCOST.
As you look at 06 financial results on the Service Fee segment side, and Mike will give you more
details on this in a minute, theres really nothing short of an exceptional year on our Service Fee
business during 2006. Not only did we expand on a number of existing agreements with clients we
also signed a number of new clients in 2006. Our scale within the Services segment continues to
grow. During 06 we moved about $2.7 billion of merchandise over our infrastructure and technology
platform. Our Services segments, PFS and Supplies Distributors combined also had what we believed
to be outstanding financial performance during 2006 in the fourth quarter doing EBITDA of about 2.2
million on an adjusted basis, and for the year at about 12.2 million of EBITDA.
Our quality of performance overall remains high. Our financial foundation remains solid and our
outlook for the future continues to be exciting. Clearly Im very pleased with the overall
progress and momentum within each of the business segments and I look forward to seeing
improvements in our financial results through 2007. I want to take a moment to thank our entire
team worldwide for their outstanding commitment and efforts during an important and strategic but
also a challenging transition year for us at PFS. Let me now turn the call over to Mike for a
couple of minutes, let him give you a few details on the Service Fee and Supplies Distributors
segments of our business, or the Services segment and then Ill be back to give you a little bit
more detail on the eCOST business.
Michael Willoughby, Senior Partner President of Priority Fulfillment Services
Thank you Mark. As I have done on previous calls Im going to refer to the Supplies Distributors
and the Service Fee business collectively as our Service Fee business segment, as Mark alluded to
just a moment ago. I do this because they are essentially the same operational business models
although they have a different financial model behind them. This quarter we continue to experience
a solid year for new business growth within our Services Business segment. PFSwebs Service
Business segment is a recognized leader in the business process outsourcing market and our
customers choose us because of our reputation as a specialized global services provider. We have a
broad passage to handle their needs. Our solutions aim to improve the quality, productivity, and
the reliability of the global supply chain, inventory management and distribution for each of our
key partners. The key reason for our success is not just our know-how but also the scale of the
business we operate.
As Mark mentioned earlier our platform handled over 2.7 billion in merchandise sales in 2006. By
operating at this high level were able to offer our clients a wide range of resources that would
be totally cost prohibitive for them to obtain and maintain on their own. Id like to now touch on
several exciting new agreements that we announced since our last conference call. This year we
closed approximately 15 new contracts that are estimated to be valued at approximately $12 million
in annual service fee revenue. This estimate is based on full implementation and current client
projections. While we did recognize the benefit of certain of these contracts during calendar year
2006 other contracts are expected to become operational during the first several months of this
year. Were pleased with this level of new business that weve achieved as our list of clients
grows with widely recognized reputable leading brands and companies including the following. First
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