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Media Contact:
Mark Delcorps, Overstock.com, Inc.
+1 (801) 947-3564
pr@overstock.com

Investor Contact:
Mark Harden, Overstock.com, Inc.
+1 (801) 947-5409
ir@overstock.com

Overstock.com Reports Profitable Q4 & 5th Profitable Year in a Row
Q4 2016 revenue of $526 million and pre-tax income of $3.9 million
FY 2016 revenue of $1.8 billion and pre-tax income of $20.5 million
FY 2016 retail pre-tax income of $32.3 million versus $10.1 million in FY 2015

SALT LAKE CITY - Jan. 31, 2017 - Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK) today reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

Key Q4 2016 metrics (comparison to Q4 2015):
Revenue: $526.2M vs. $480.3M (10% increase);
Gross profit: $98.0M vs. $83.1M (18% increase);
Gross margin: 18.6% vs. 17.3% (132 basis point increase);
Sales and marketing expense: $48.4M vs. $38.3M (26% increase);
Contribution (non-GAAP financial measure): $54.2M vs. $47.2M (15% increase);
G&A/Technology expense: $50.0M vs. $47.9M (4% increase);
Pre-tax income (loss): $3.9M vs. ($2.0M) ($5.9M increase);
Pre-tax income - OSTK retail (non-GAAP financial measure): $6.8M
Pre-tax loss - Medici (non-GAAP financial measure): ($3.0M)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes: $1.1M vs. ($1.9M) ($3.0M increase);
Net income*: $3.1M vs. $110,000 ($3.0M increase); and
Diluted EPS: $0.12/share vs. $0.00/share ($0.12/share increase).

Key FY 2016 metrics (comparison to FY 2015):
Revenue: $1.800B vs. $1.658B (9% increase);
Gross profit: $331.3M vs. $304.7M (9% increase);
Gross margin: 18.4% vs. 18.4% (3 basis point increase);
Sales and marketing expense: $147.9M vs. $124.5M (19% increase);
Contribution (non-GAAP financial measure): $200.3M vs. $186.1M (8% increase);
G&A/Technology expense: $196.1M vs. $180.7M (8% increase);
Pre-tax income: $20.5M vs. $3.1M ($17.4M increase);
Pre-tax income - OSTK retail (non-GAAP financial measure): $32.3M
Pre-tax loss - Medici (non-GAAP financial measure): ($11.8M)

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Provision for income taxes: $9.3M vs. $1.9M ($7.4M increase);
Net income*: $12.5M vs. $2.4M ($10.1M increase); and
Diluted EPS: $0.49/share vs. $0.10/share ($0.39/share increase).

*Net income refers to Net income attributable to stockholders of Overstock.com, Inc.

We will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss our Q4 and fiscal year 2016 financial results Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Webcast information

To access the live webcast and presentation slides, go to http://investors.overstock.com. To listen to the conference call via telephone, dial (877) 673-5346 and enter conference ID 52715254 when prompted. Participants outside the U.S. or Canada who do not have Internet access should dial +1 (724) 498-4326 then enter the conference ID provided above.

A replay of the conference call will be available at http://investors.overstock.com starting two hours after the live call has ended. An audio replay of the webcast will be available via telephone starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, through 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. To listen to the recorded webcast by phone, dial (855) 859-2056 then enter the conference ID provided above. Outside the U.S. or Canada dial +1 (404) 537-3406 and enter the conference ID provided above.

Please email all questions in advance of the call to ir@overstock.com.

Key financial and operating metrics:

Investors should review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not rely on any single financial measure.

Total net revenue - Total net revenue for Q4 2016 and 2015 was $526.2 million and $480.3 million, respectively, a 10% increase. The growth in revenue was primarily due to a 12% increase in average order size. This increase was partially offset by increased promotional activities, including coupons and site sales (which we recognize as a reduction of revenue) due to our driving a higher proportion of our sales using such promotions. In addition, the percentage of revenue we defer from orders taken but not delivered was higher due to the timing of quarter end. These decreases to revenue were partially offset by a decrease in Club O Rewards earned due to discontinuing rewards on the Club O Silver program in Q4 2016. Total net revenue for FY 2016 and 2015 was $1.800 billion and $1.658 billion, respectively, a 9% increase. The growth in revenue was primarily due to a 6% increase in average order size, coupled with a 4% increase in orders. These increases were partially offset by increased promotional activities, including coupons and site sales (which we recognize as a reduction of revenue) due to our driving a higher proportion of our sales using such promotions. Our average order size has increased in recent years due primarily to a sales mix shift into home and garden products. We are uncertain how long this trend will continue.

Gross profit - Gross profit for Q4 2016 and 2015 was $98.0 million and $83.1 million, respectively, an 18% increase, representing 18.6% and 17.3% gross margin for those respective periods. Gross profit for FY 2016 and 2015 was $331.3 million and $304.7 million, respectively, a 9% increase, representing 18.4% gross margin for those respective periods. The increases in gross profit were primarily due to revenue growth. The gross margin increases were due to a continued shift in sales mix into higher margin home and garden products, but those increases were offset by increased promotional activities.

Sales and marketing expenses - Sales and marketing expenses totaled $48.4 million and $38.3 million for Q4 2016 and 2015, respectively, a 26% increase, and representing 9.2% and 8.0% of total net

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revenue for those respective periods. The increase in sales and marketing expenses as a percent of revenue was primarily due to increased spending in the sponsored search marketing channels, increased television marketing spend, and increased staff related costs. Sales and marketing expenses totaled $147.9 million and $124.5 million for FY 2016 and 2015, respectively, a 19% increase, and representing 8.2% and 7.5% of total net revenue for those respective periods. The increase in sales and marketing expenses as a percent of revenue was primarily due to increased spending in the sponsored search marketing channels and increased staff related costs.

Consolidated contribution (a non-GAAP financial measure) and contribution margin (a non-GAAP financial measure) - Contribution for Q4 2016 and 2015 was $54.2 million and $47.2 million, respectively, a 15% increase, representing 10.3% and 9.8% of total net revenue for those respective periods. Contribution for FY 2016 and 2015 was $200.3 million and $186.1 million, respectively, an 8% increase, representing 11.1% and 11.2% of total net revenue for those respective periods.

Contribution and contribution margin (non-GAAP financial measures - which we reconcile to "Gross Profit" in our consolidated statement of operations) consist of gross profit less sales and marketing expense plus Club O Rewards and gift card breakage and reflects an additional way of viewing our results. Contribution margin is contribution as a percentage of total net revenue. We believe contribution and contribution margin provide management and users of the financial statements information about our ability to cover our operating costs, such as technology and general and administrative expenses, while reflecting the selling costs we incurred to generate our revenues and adding back the reductions in revenue that we recognized for Club O Rewards that have subsequently expired and for gift cards whose redemption is remote. Contribution and contribution margin are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. The material limitation associated with the use of contribution is that it is an incomplete measure of profitability as it does not include all operating expenses or all non-operating income and expenses. Management compensates for these limitations when using this measure by looking at other GAAP measures, such as operating income and net income. You should review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not rely on any single financial measure. For additional information about our non-GAAP financial measures, please see the "Additional Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliations" section below.

Our calculation of our consolidated contribution and contribution margin is set forth below (in thousands):

 
Three months ended
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Total net revenue
$
526,182

 
100.0
%
 
$
480,270

 
100.0
%
Cost of goods sold
428,178

 
81.4
%
 
397,161

 
82.7
%
Gross profit
98,004

 
18.6
%
 
83,109

 
17.3
%
Less: Sales and marketing expense
48,380

 
9.2
%
 
38,347

 
8.0
%
Plus: Club O Rewards and gift card breakage (included in Other income, net)
4,561

 
0.9
%
 
2,464

 
0.5
%
Contribution and contribution margin
$
54,185

 
10.3
%
 
$
47,226

 
9.8
%

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Year ended
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Total net revenue
$
1,799,963

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,657,838

 
100.0
%
Cost of goods sold
1,468,614

 
81.6
%
 
1,353,184

 
81.6
%
Gross profit
331,349

 
18.4
%
 
304,654

 
18.4
%
Less: Sales and marketing expense
147,896

 
8.2
%
 
124,468

 
7.5
%
Plus: Club O Rewards and gift card breakage (included in Other income, net)
16,808

 
0.9
%
 
5,911

 
0.4
%
Contribution and contribution margin
$
200,261

 
11.1
%
 
$
186,097

 
11.2
%


Technology expenses - Technology expenses totaled $28.5 million and $26.3 million for Q4 2016 and 2015, respectively, an 8% increase, and representing 5.4% and 5.5% of total revenue for those respective periods. The increase was primarily due to an increase in depreciation of $1.4 million, an increase of $643,000 in technology licenses and maintenance, and an increase in staff-related costs of $503,000. Technology expenses totaled $106.8 million and $98.5 million for FY 2016 and 2015, respectively, an 8% increase, and representing 5.9% of total revenue for those respective periods. The increase was primarily due to an increase in depreciation of $5.9 million, an increase in staff-related costs of $2.5 million, and an increase of $1.6 million in technology licenses and maintenance. These increases were partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in outside consulting services.

General and administrative ("G&A") expenses - G&A expenses totaled $21.5 million and $21.5 million for Q4 2016 and 2015, respectively, and representing 4.1% and 4.5% of total revenue for each of those respective periods. The slight decrease was primarily due to a $449,000 decrease in depreciation expense and a $358,000 decrease in consulting and outside services costs. These decreases were partially offset by a $922,000 increase in staff related costs. G&A expenses totaled $89.3 million and $82.2 million for FY 2016 and 2015, respectively, a 9% increase, and representing 5.0% of total revenue for each of those respective periods. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $7.6 million in staff related costs and $1.1 million in bad debt expense for accounts receivable due from a marketplace in which we also have a minority investment. These increases were partially offset by a $1.9 million decrease in legal fees and a $1.3 million decrease in consulting and outside services.

In Q1 2016, we entered into a settlement agreement in our prime broker litigation which concluded the litigation in its entirety and we recognized settlement proceeds of $19.5 million. Related costs associated with the litigation and settlement of approximately $1.0 million were included in G&A expenses during Q1 2016.

We continue to seek opportunities for growth, in our Retail business and through our Medici blockchain and fintech technology initiatives and other means. As a result of these initiatives, we may continue to incur additional expenses. We may also make investments in, or acquisitions of, other technologies and businesses. These expenses, acquisitions or investments may be material, and, coupled with the seasonality of our business, may lead to reduced income or to losses in some periods, and to reduced liquidity.

Other income, net - Other income, net totaled $4.8 million and $1.1 million for Q4 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase is primarily due to increased Club O Rewards breakage of $2.1 million due to growth in the Club O Rewards program, particularly our Club O Silver program, an $840,000 decrease in costs related to our cryptobond transactions (none incurred in Q4 2016), and a decrease in unrealized losses on our precious metals of $521,000 (no losses incurred in Q4 2016). Other income, net totaled $14.2 million and $3.6 million for FY 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase is primarily due to

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increased Club O Rewards breakage of $10.9 million due to growth in the Club O Rewards program, particularly our Club O Silver program, a $1.2 million decrease in unrealized losses on our precious metals (no losses incurred in 2016), and an $840,000 decrease in costs related to our cryptobond transactions (none incurred in 2016). These increases were partially offset by an impairment charge of $2.9 million related to a company in which we hold a minority investment that has historically been recorded at cost. We discontinued Club O Silver rewards in Q4 2016 and as a result we do not expect further Club O Silver rewards breakage in the future.

During 2016, we completed the construction of our new corporate headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. The total project cost was approximately $99 million. We began to occupy the building in August 2016.

Net cash provided by operating activities - Net cash provided by operating activities was $39.6 million and $54.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The $15.0 million decrease is primarily due to timing of payments to suppliers. In 2016, some holiday sales occurred earlier than in 2015 (including sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday) which resulted in earlier payments to our suppliers and lower operating cash flow than in 2015.

Free cash flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) - Free cash flow totaled ($32.7) million and ($5.0) million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The $27.7 million decrease was due to a $15.0 million decrease in operating cash flow and a $12.8 million increase in capital expenditures including costs related to the development of our recently completed new corporate headquarters.

Free cash flow reflects an additional way of viewing our cash flows and liquidity that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our cash flows and liquidity. Free cash flow, which we reconcile to “net cash provided by operating activities,” is cash flow from operations, reduced by “expenditures for fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development.” We believe that cash flows from operating activities is an important measure since it includes both the cash impact of the continuing operations of the business and changes in the balance sheet that impact cash. Also, we believe free cash flow is a useful measure to evaluate our business since purchases of fixed assets are a necessary component of ongoing operations and free cash flow measures the amount of cash we have available for mandatory debt service and financing obligations, changes in our capital structure, and future investments, after we have paid our operating expenses. Therefore, we believe it is important to view free cash flow as a complement to our entire consolidated statements of cash flows.

Our calculation of free cash flow is set forth below (in thousands):
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
39,564

 
$
54,516

Expenditures for fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development
(72,281
)
 
(59,513
)
Free cash flow
$
(32,717
)
 
$
(4,997
)
Cash and working capital - We had cash and cash equivalents of $183.1 million and $170.3 million and working capital of $11.4 million and ($10.3) million at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.


About Overstock.com
Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) is an online retailer based in Salt Lake City, Utah that sells a broad range of products at low prices, including furniture, rugs, bedding, electronics, clothing, and jewelry. Additional stores within Overstock include

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Worldstock.com, dedicated to selling artisan-crafted products to help developing nations around the world and Main Street Revolution, supporting small-scale entrepreneurs in the U.S. by providing them with a national customer base. Other community-focused initiatives include Farmers Market and pet adoptions. Forbes ranked Overstock in its list of the Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in 2014. Overstock sells internationally under the name O.co and regularly posts information about the company and other related matters under Investor Relations on its website (http://www.overstock.com and http://www.o.co).

O, Overstock.com, O.com, O.co, Club O, Main Street Revolution, Worldstock and OVillage are registered trademarks of Overstock.com, Inc. O.biz and Space Shift are also trademarks of Overstock.com, Inc. Other service marks, trademarks and trade names which may be referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.

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This press release and the January 31, 2017 conference call and webcast to discuss our financial results may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact, including forecasts of trends. These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including the amount and timing of our capital expenditures, the mix of products we sell, the results of legal proceedings and claims and the amounts we spend relating to them, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, fluctuations in operating results, any inability to raise capital if needed on acceptable terms, our efforts to expand both domestically and internationally, risks of inventory management and seasonality. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products and services we may offer, and difficulties with our infrastructure, our fulfillment partners or our payment processors, including cyber-attacks or data breaches affecting us or any of them. More information about factors that could potentially affect our financial results is included in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2016. These and our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections, estimates and other forward-looking statements.



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Overstock.com, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
December 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Assets
 

 
 

Current assets:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
183,098

 
$
170,262

Restricted cash
430

 
430

Accounts receivable, net
28,142

 
16,128

Inventories, net
18,937

 
20,042

Prepaid inventories, net
2,112

 
1,311

  Deferred tax assets, net
16,268

 
26,305

Prepaids and other current assets
11,654

 
13,890

Total current assets
260,641

 
248,368

Fixed assets, net
134,552

 
93,696

Precious metals
9,946

 
9,722

Deferred tax assets, net
39,998

 
37,891

Intangible assets, net
10,913

 
14,656

Goodwill
14,698

 
15,387

Other long-term assets, net
14,328

 
8,669

Total assets
$
485,076

 
$
428,389

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
106,337

 
$
122,705

Accrued liabilities
96,216

 
83,387

Deferred revenue
41,780

 
50,944

Finance obligations, current
3,256

 
1,059

Other current liabilities, net
1,627

 
581

Total current liabilities
249,216

 
258,676

Long-term debt, net
44,179

 
8,843

Finance obligations, non-current
11,831

 
4,535

Other long-term liabilities
6,890

 
6,974

Total liabilities
312,116

 
279,028

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 

 
 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, authorized shares - 5,000
 

 
 

Series A, issued and outstanding - 127 and 0

 

Series B, issued and outstanding - 569 and 0

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value
 

 
 

Authorized shares - 100,000
 

 
 

Issued shares - 27,895 and 27,634
 

 
 

Outstanding shares - 25,432 and 25,234
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Additional paid-in capital
383,348

 
370,047

Accumulated deficit
(153,898
)
 
(166,420
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,540
)
 
(1,430
)
Treasury stock:
 

 
 

Shares at cost - 2,463 and 2,400
(52,587
)
 
(51,747
)
Equity attributable to stockholders of Overstock.com, Inc.
175,326

 
150,453

Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests
(2,366
)
 
(1,092
)
Total stockholders' equity
172,960

 
149,361

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
485,076

 
$
428,389


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Overstock.com, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
Three months ended  
 December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Revenue, net
 
 
 
Direct
$
25,677

 
$
33,599

Partner and other
500,505

 
446,671

Total net revenue
526,182

 
480,270

Cost of goods sold
 
 
 
Direct
23,812

 
32,326

Partner and other
404,366

 
364,835

Total cost of goods sold
428,178

 
397,161

Gross profit
98,004

 
83,109

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
Sales and marketing
48,380

 
38,347

Technology
28,511

 
26,303

General and administrative
21,455

 
21,548

Total operating expenses
98,346

 
86,198

Operating income (loss)
(342
)
 
(3,089
)
Interest income
98

 
37

Interest expense
(658
)
 
(66
)
Other income, net
4,782

 
1,102

Income (loss) before income taxes
3,880

 
(2,016
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
1,119

 
(1,879
)
Consolidated net income (loss)
$
2,761

 
$
(137
)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(334
)
 
(247
)
Net income attributable to stockholders of Overstock.com, Inc.
$
3,095

 
$
110

Net income per common share—basic:
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common shares—basic
$
0.12

 
$

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
25,391

 
25,234

Net income per common share—diluted:
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common shares—diluted
$
0.12

 
$

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
25,540

 
25,266



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Overstock.com, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
Year ended  
 December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Revenue, net
 

 
 

Direct
$
101,578

 
$
137,783

Partner and other
1,698,385

 
1,520,055

Total net revenue
1,799,963

 
1,657,838

Cost of goods sold
 

 
 

Direct
96,271

 
128,077

Partner and other
1,372,343

 
1,225,107

Total cost of goods sold
1,468,614

 
1,353,184

Gross profit
331,349

 
304,654

Operating expenses:
 

 
 

Sales and marketing
147,896

 
124,468

Technology
106,760

 
98,533

General and administrative
89,298

 
82,187

Litigation settlement
(19,520
)
 

Total operating expenses
324,434

 
305,188

Operating income (loss)
6,915

 
(534
)
Interest income
326

 
155

Interest expense
(877
)
 
(140
)
Other income, net
14,181

 
3,634

Income before income taxes
20,545

 
3,115

Provision for income taxes
9,297

 
1,895

Consolidated net income
$
11,248

 
$
1,220

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1,274
)
 
(1,226
)
Net income attributable to stockholders of Overstock.com, Inc.
$
12,522

 
$
2,446

Net income per common share—basic:
 

 
 

Net income attributable to common shares—basic
$
0.49

 
$
0.10

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
25,342

 
24,612

Net income per common share—diluted:
 

 
 

Net income attributable to common shares—diluted
$
0.49

 
$
0.10

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
25,426

 
24,703



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Overstock.com, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
 

 
 

Consolidated net income
$
11,248

 
$
1,220

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Depreciation of fixed assets
27,283

 
23,516

Amortization of intangible assets
4,010

 
1,581

Stock-based compensation to employees and directors
4,891

 
3,526

Deferred income taxes, net
7,719

 
1,483

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 
21

(Gain) loss on investment in precious metals
(201
)
 
1,183

Loss on investment in cryptocurrency

 
152

Impairment of cost method investment
2,850

 

Ineffective portion of loss on cash flow hedge

 
124

Termination costs of cryptobond financing

 
850

Other
356

 
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 

 
 

Accounts receivable, net
(10,006
)
 
3,463

Inventories, net
1,105

 
6,166

Prepaid inventories, net
(801
)
 
1,903

Prepaids and other current assets
2,389

 
(1,338
)
Other long-term assets, net
(786
)
 
66

Accounts payable
(18,865
)
 
10,482

Accrued liabilities
16,936

 
(4,153
)
Deferred revenue
(9,164
)
 
2,493

Other long-term liabilities
600

 
1,769

Net cash provided by operating activities
39,564

 
54,516

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Proceeds from sale of precious metals
1,610

 

Investment in precious metals
(1,633
)
 

Equity method investment

 
(152
)
Disbursements for note receivable
(3,668
)
 
(5,000
)
Cost method investments
(4,750
)
 
(7,000
)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
1,220

 
(10,601
)
Expenditures for fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development
(72,281
)
 
(59,513
)
Other
55

 
(165
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(79,447
)
 
(82,431
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Payments on capital lease obligations

 
(362
)
Paydown on direct financing arrangement
(54
)
 
(309
)
Payments on finance obligations
(1,906
)
 
(104
)
Payments on interest swap
(563
)
 
(57
)
Proceeds from finance obligations
11,399

 
5,698

Proceeds from short-term debt

 
5,500

Payments on short-term debt

 
(750
)
Proceeds from long-term debt
36,273

 
9,488

Change in restricted cash

 
150

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
819

 
270

Proceeds from rights offering, net of offering costs
7,591

 

Purchase of treasury stock
(840
)
 
(2,367
)
Payment of debt issuance costs

 
(621
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
52,719

 
16,536

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
12,836

 
(11,379
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
170,262

 
181,641

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
183,098

 
$
170,262





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Additional Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliations

As described in further detail above, contribution and contribution margin (non-GAAP financial measures - which we reconcile to "Gross Profit" in our consolidated statement of operations) consist of gross profit less sales and marketing expense plus Club O Rewards and gift card breakage and reflects an additional way of viewing our results. Contribution margin is contribution as a percentage of total net revenue.

OSTK Retail and Medici pre-tax income or loss (non-GAAP financial measures - which we reconcile to Consolidated pre-tax income or loss) consist of income or loss before taxes of our Retail and Medici businesses, excluding intercompany transactions eliminated in consolidation. We believe these measures provide management and users of the financial statements useful information about the results of our separate businesses. The material limitation associated with these measures is that they are an incomplete measure of our consolidated operations.

We determined our segments based on how we manage our business, which, in our view, consists primarily of our Retail and Medici businesses. Our Retail business consists of our Direct and Partner reportable segments. We use gross profit as the measure to determine our reportable segments because there is not discrete financial information available below gross profit for our Direct and Partner segments. As a result, our Medici business is not significant as compared to our Direct and Partner segments. Our other segment consists of Medici. We do not allocate assets between our segments for our internal management purposes.

Contribution, contribution margin, OSTK Retail pre-tax income or loss and Medici pre-tax income or loss are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. You should review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not rely on any single financial measure.

Our calculations of our contribution and contribution margin by Retail Total (which consists of Direct and Partner) and Other (which consists of Medici) are set forth below (in thousands):
 
Three months ended, December 31
 
Direct
Partner
Retail Total
(Direct and Partner)
 
Other
 
Consolidated
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total net revenue
$
25,677

$
495,836

$
521,513

 
$
4,669

 
$
526,182

Cost of goods sold
23,812

400,913

424,725

 
3,453

 
428,178

Gross profit
$
1,865

$
94,923

$
96,788

 
$
1,216

 
$
98,004

Less: Sales and marketing expense
 
 
48,271

 
109

 
48,380

Plus: Club O Rewards and gift card breakage (included in Other income, net)
 
 
4,561

 

 
4,561

Contribution
 
 
$
53,078

 
$
1,107

 
$
54,185

Contribution margin
 
 
10.2
%
 
23.7
%
 
10.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total net revenue
$
33,599

$
445,232

$
478,831

 
$
1,439

 
$
480,270

Cost of goods sold
32,326

364,835

397,161

 

 
397,161

Gross profit
$
1,273

$
80,397

$
81,670

 
$
1,439

 
$
83,109

Less: Sales and marketing expense
 
 
38,347

 

 
38,347

Plus: Club O Rewards and gift card breakage (included in Other income, net)
 
 
2,464

 

 
2,464

Contribution
 
 
$
45,787

 
$
1,439

 
$
47,226

Contribution margin
 
 
9.6
%
 
100.0
%
 
9.8
%


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Year ended, December 31
 
Direct
Partner
Retail Total
(Direct and Partner)
 
Other
 
Consolidated
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total net revenue
$
101,578

$
1,683,204

$
1,784,782

 
$
15,181

 
$
1,799,963

Cost of goods sold
96,271

1,362,140

1,458,411

 
10,203

 
1,468,614

Gross profit
$
5,307

$
321,064

$
326,371

 
$
4,978

 
$
331,349

Less: Sales and marketing expense
 
 
147,368

 
528

 
147,896

Plus: Club O Rewards and gift card breakage (included in Other income, net)
 
 
16,808

 

 
16,808

Contribution
 
 
$
195,811

 
$
4,450

 
$
200,261

Contribution margin
 
 
11.0
%
 
29.3
%
 
11.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total net revenue
$
137,783

$
1,518,125

$
1,655,908

 
$
1,930

 
$
1,657,838

Cost of goods sold
128,077

1,225,107

1,353,184

 

 
1,353,184

Gross profit
$
9,706

$
293,018

$
302,724

 
$
1,930

 
$
304,654

Less: Sales and marketing expense
 
 
124,218

 
250

 
124,468

Plus: Club O Rewards and gift card breakage (included in Other income, net)
 
 
5,911

 

 
5,911

Contribution
 
 
$
184,417

 
$
1,680

 
$
186,097

Contribution margin
 
 
11.1
%
 
87.0
%
 
11.2
%


Our calculations of OSTK Retail Total (which consists of Direct and Partner) and Other (which consists of Medici) pre-tax income or loss are set forth below excluding intercompany transactions eliminated in consolidation (in thousands):
 
Three months ended, December 31
 
Direct
Partner
Retail Total
(Direct and Partner)
 
Other
 
Consolidated
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total net revenue
$
25,677

$
495,836

$
521,513

 
$
4,669

 
$
526,182

Cost of goods sold
23,812

400,913

424,725

 
3,453

 
428,178

Gross profit
$
1,865

$
94,923

$
96,788

 
$
1,216

 
$
98,004

Operating expenses
 
 
94,167

 
4,179

 
98,346

Interest and other income, net
 
 
4,222

 

 
4,222

Pre-tax income (loss)
 
 
$
6,843

 
$
(2,963
)
 
$
3,880

 
 
 

 

 

2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenue
$
33,599

$
445,232

$
478,831

 
$
1,439

 
$
480,270

Cost of goods sold
32,326

364,835

397,161

 

 
397,161

Gross profit
$
1,273

$
80,397

$
81,670

 
$
1,439

 
$
83,109

Operating expenses
 
 
82,475

 
3,723

 
86,198

Interest and other income, net
 
 
1,073

 

 
1,073

Pre-tax income (loss)
 
 
$
268

 
$
(2,284
)
 
$
(2,016
)

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Year ended, December 31
 
Direct
Partner
Retail Total
(Direct and Partner)
 
Other
 
Consolidated
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total net revenue
$
101,578

$
1,683,204

$
1,784,782

 
$
15,181

 
$
1,799,963

Cost of goods sold
96,271

1,362,140

1,458,411

 
10,203

 
1,468,614

Gross profit
$
5,307

$
321,064

$
326,371

 
$
4,978

 
$
331,349

Operating expenses
 
 
307,669

 
16,765

 
324,434

Interest and other income, net
 
 
13,630

 

 
13,630

Pre-tax income (loss)
 
 
$
32,332

 
$
(11,787
)
 
$
20,545

 
 
 

 
 
 

2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenue
$
137,783

$
1,518,125

$
1,655,908

 
$
1,930

 
$
1,657,838

Cost of goods sold
128,077

1,225,107

1,353,184

 

 
1,353,184

Gross profit
$
9,706

$
293,018

$
302,724

 
$
1,930

 
$
304,654

Operating expenses
 
 
296,281

 
8,907

 
305,188

Interest and other income, net
 
 
3,649

 

 
3,649

Pre-tax income (loss)
 

$
10,092

 
$
(6,977
)
 
$
3,115




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