Earnings Call Excerpt
Here's the complete transcript of Overstock's Q4 2004 earnings conference call. The accompanying slide presentation is here.
Other OSTK conference call transcripts: Q2 2005, Q1 2005.
Transcript provided by Shareholder.com
Overstock Com Inc [OSTK]Q4 2004 Overstock Com Inc Earnings Conference Call
28 Jan 2005 08:30 (ET)Corporate Participants
David Chidester - Overstock.com - VP, Finance
Patrick Byrne - Overstock.com - Chairman and PresidentConference Call Participants
Bill Lennan - WR Hambrecht - Analyst
Scott Devitt - Legg Mason - Analyst
Scott Schleffer - Tiger Technologies - Analyst
Derek Brown - Pacific Growth Equities - Analyst
Glenn Krevlin - Glenhill Capital - Analyst
Ron Strauss - Ardmore - Analyst
Aaron Kessler - Piper Jaffray - Analyst
Frank Gristina - Avondale Partners - Analyst
Mark Mahoney - American Tech - Analyst
Bob O'Brian - - Investor
Reid Friermuth - Shimono Group - AnalystOverstock Com Inc [OSTK]
Q4 2004 Overstock Com Inc Earnings Conference Call
28 Jan 2005 08:30 (ET)Operator
Good morning. My name is Pam Bass and I will be your conference moderator today. I would like to welcome everyone to Overstock.com's fourth quarter 2004 financial results conference call. At this time, all lines are in a listen only mode. Later, we will announce the opportunity for questions and instructions will be given at that time.
(OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS)
This call is being recorded and will be available for replay beginning today through Friday, February 4th. The replay can be accessed by dialing 888 203-1112 and entering the access code of 300488. At this time I would like to turn the conference over to the Vice President of Finance of Overstock.com, Mr. David Chidester. Mr. Chidester, you may begin.
David Chidester, Overstock.com - VP, Finance
Thank you, Pam. Good morning and welcome to Overstock.com's fourth quarter 2004 conference call. In addition to myself, participating on the call today is Dr. Patrick Byrne, Chairman and President. Before I turn to the financial results, please keep in mind that the following discussion and the responses to your questions reflect management's views as of today, January 28, 2005 only.
As you listen to today's call, I encourage you to have our press release in front of you, since our financial results, detailed commentary and the President's letter to shareholders are included and will correspond to much of the discussion that follows.
As we share information today to help you better understand our business, it is important to keep in mind that we will make statements in the course of this conference call that state our intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future. These constitute forward-looking statements for the purpose of the Safe Harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform within the meanings of section 12 A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21 E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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