Drugstore.com earnings
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
OTC net sales advanced 18.3 percent to $234.3 million in 2007, "in line with e-commerce trends, but below our expectations due to increased marketing costs in paid search and portals," the e-commerce marketer announces during a Feb. 6 analyst meeting. Gross profit for OTCs during the year advanced 19.8 percent to $69.8 million. For the fourth quarter, OTC revenues were up 17.4 percent to $65.8 million, while gross profit for the period advanced 31.6 percent to $20.5 million. Drugstore.com's net sales for the full year grew 7.2 percent to $445.7 million, though the firm experienced a $9 million loss during the quarter, an improvement over a loss of $13 million last year. In 2008, the company plans to fuel top-line revenue growth in part by driving OTC sales up 20 percent year-over-year, the company says...