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PFSweb, Inc.
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PFSW
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Q2 2007 Earnings Call
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Aug. 14, 2007
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SECTION
Operator: [Operator Instructions] Your first question is coming from John Fitzgerald of
Bishop, Rosen and Company. Please go ahead.
<Q>: Gentlemen, good morning and that is indeed an exceptionally quarter quarter. A little
bigger overview-type of question, Mark. Where do you see you guys in a year? Youve got a game
plan going forward, we tend to look at these companies under a microscope, week to week, quarter to
quarter. What is your bigger plan going out a year with the consolidated companies?
<A Mark Layton>: Well, John, when we set this up we really did create leverage on top of
the infrastructure that weve got. So I mean the key for us just to continue to grow and to drive
profitability out of the growth. So Im hopeful that we can continue to maintain the momentum in
top line growth and in gross profit growth that will result in expanded earnings capability. So
growth is the focus and specifically for eCOST as Ive mentioned we want to continue to expand the
number of products that we offer. Some of that expansion wed like to see come from higher margin
product categories that were not into today so it increases the overall gross margin of the
business. On the services side Mike has got a very specific focus on three industry segments. Our
marketing activities remain focused in those areas. Growth there is harder to predict, it always
has been thats one of the reasons that we made the decision to move direct into the product
ourselves is that so we could balance some of the growth and I think its somewhat business as
usual in terms of the services side. And continuing to focus on bringing in blue chip client
names. So in summary growth in revenue and in gross profit to drive leverage into our bottom line
performance.
<Q>: Okay. One other quick question here, Mark. On the existing gross margins you have
presently how much more room is there to work on improving those, forgetting bringing any new
higher profit margin people in business in, but the margins you have presently how much more
room is there to work on those on an improvement level?
<A Mark Layton>: Well on the services side theres always opportunities to improve cost
efficiencies so thats an ongoing thing. But theres not a 10% improvement in that area. So you
can see 100 to 200 basis points of fluctuation and improvement potential in the services side based
on operational improvements, and to some degree mix of the products, the services that we provide
in that area.
<Q>: Okay. One last question, the present credit situation and the credit markets et cetera,
whatever you want to call it credit cards etcetera, is it having any effect, do you see foresee it
having any effect on your underlining bsn?
<A Thomas Madden>: No, not at this time. As I indicated our banking relationships remain
strong. Most of our debt facilities are asset-based facilities that are secured by the underlying
receivables and inventory assets so the banking partners are well-secured in those facilities. As
we move forward the primary needs that well have based on what we see today would be capital
expenditure requirements. Were been pretty successful in the past of being able to obtain
equipment financing to help support those capital expenditure needs.
<Q>: Okay. So you have revisited your banking relationships and all of you guys are on the
same page here and comfortable?
<A Thomas Madden>: Thats correct.
<Q>: Okay. Thank you very much. Thats all I have, Mark. Thank you.
<A Mark Layton>: Thanks, John.
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