Press Release Issued March 22, 2012
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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| Mark C. Layton |
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Todd Fromer / Garth Russell |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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Investor Relations |
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KCSA Strategic Communications |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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(212) 896-1215 / (212) 896-1250 |
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tfromer@kcsa.com / grussell@kcsa.com |
PFSweb Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2011 Results
Record Service Fee Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for December Quarter
Service Fee revenue increases 50% in 4Q 2011 compared to prior year
PLANO, Texas, March 22, 2012 PFSweb, Inc. (Nasdaq: PFSW), an international provider of end-to-end web commerce solutions, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter
and year ended December 31, 2011.
We are pleased to report that our Service Fee business segment reported record revenue for the
December 2011 quarter of $32.5 million, an increase of 50% compared to the prior year, stated Mark Layton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PFSweb. On a year-to-date basis, service fee revenues were $95.3 million in 2011, an
increase of 35% compared to the prior year. The strong increases for the 2011 fourth quarter and yearly results were attributable to organic growth of existing clients
as well as new client programs launched during the year, and included the benefit
of strong holiday season ecommerce activity of our clients.
Our Adjusted EBITDA for the December quarter was a record $3.9
million, resulting in Adjusted EBITDA of $6.1 million for calendar 2011, which was within our guidance for the year. Our gross margin and SG&A results were impacted both during the fourth quarter and during the full year by certain
infrastructure investments and expenses to support our growth, including incremental costs related to promotional sales events on clients e-commerce sites, continued Mr. Layton.
Summary of consolidated results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011:
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Total revenue increased 15% to $87.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $76.3 million for fourth quarter of 2010;
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Service Fee revenue increased 50% to $32.5 million, compared to $21.7 million for the same period in 2010; |
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Adjusted EBITDA (as defined) was $3.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $2.6 million for the same period in 2010;
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