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Market Cap:$337.2M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$834.3M
  • Public
  • US
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Overstock.com, Inc. is an online "closeout" retailer offering discount, brand-name merchandise for sale over the Internet. The company offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative inventory liquidation distribution channel. Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System. In July 2005, it acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Utah-based Ski West, Inc. for $25 million in cash.

Chief Executive Officer
Patrick M. Byrne
Number of Employees 1,036
Contact Information

6350 South 3000 East

Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

www.overstock.c...

801-947-3100

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores): 453998

Recent Events

  • Holiday Spirits Unleashed; Target Offers To-Go Service

    12/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Early Edge: General Electric, Massey Energy, Dendreon Corp., and Trina Solar Limited

    12/10/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Wednesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks

    12/09/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Overstock says it Settles with Rocker

    12/09/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Market Report -- In Play ()

    12/09/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Overstock.com settles lawsuit as bickering continues

    12/09/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • /C O R R E C T I O N -- Overstock.com, Inc./

    12/09/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rocker Pays $5 Million to Overstock.com to Settle Lawsuit

    12/08/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • To .biz, or not to .biz thats the question: URL liked by some but...

    12/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Mass Merchants / Department Stores

    12/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • 3 Reasons to Sell Amazon.com Today

    12/04/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Overstock.com piles on the holiday discounts and promotions

    12/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • WinBuyer and Overstock Enter Strategic Partnership Agreement

    11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • WinBuyer and Overstock Enter Strategic Partnership Agreement

    11/23/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • In rare move, Overstock fires auditor & files 10-Q

    11/18/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story

  • Overstock.com Launches New O.BIZ Website

    11/09/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Overstock.com Partners With MerchSource for Holiday Donations to the Toys for Tots Program

    11/05/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Patrick M. Byrne Chief Executive Officer
Jason C. Lindsey President & COO
Dan Greening Chief Scientist
David K. Chidester Senior Vice President, Finance
Holly MacDonald-Korth Senior Vice President, Auctions
Jacob Hawkins Senior Vice President, Online Marketing
Jonathan E. Johnson Senior Vice President
Kamille Twomey Senior Vice President, Marketing
Sam Peterson Senior Vice President, Technology
Stephen Tryon Senior Vice President
Stormy Simon Senior Vice President, Branding and Customer Care
Tad Martin Senior Vice President, Mdsg & Operations
Mark Neisler
Mike Robertson
Nicole Hagerman
Allison H. Abraham Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jack Byrne Chairman
Gordon S. Macklin Board of Directors
John A. Fisher Board of Directors
John J. Byrne Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Issues & Opinions Chairman and CEO Current
Aggregate Knowledge Chairman and CEO Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Chairman Current
Centricut, LLC Chairman, President and CEO Former
Overstock.com, Inc. President Former
Fechheimer Brothers Co. Former
Overstock.com, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Stanford University Doctorate In Philosophy Former
Cambridge University Master's Degree Former
Dartmouth College Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Overstock.com, Inc. President & COO Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Dan Greening is a computer scientist currently focusing on adaptive location services. He is CEO of BigTribe Corporation, an internet software company focusing on location services and personalization. BigTribe has developed a unique adaptive personalization algorithm that recommends locations (restaurants, stores, parks, etc.) you'll enjoy visiting and services (taxis, movie tickets, restaurant reservations, prescription refills, etc.) you'll use. It works with connected devices, such as web browsers and cell phones, and disconnected devices, such as PDAs. In 2002, Dr. Greening was chair of the Location Interoperability Forum's Standards Group (now part of Open Mobile Alliance), which wrote the widely-adopted Mobile Location Protocol. The Mobile Location Protocol allows middleware systems to transmit location information in a technology-neutral way. It can preserve privacy and permissions while roaming. It can represent location information in local coordinate reference systems, making it easier to use local maps and directories. These factors are key for deploying location services in mobile telephone systems. Dr. Greening was formerly Vice President of Engineering for Macromedia, directing software architecture, engineering, documentation and quality assurance for LikeMinds and Aria, marketing tools that improve revenues and quantify traffic on web sites. LikeMinds is an adaptive personalization system providing click-stream and preference-based collaborative filtering and market basket analysis in real-time, also on highly-trafficked sites. LikeMinds helps maximize the revenue potential for each visitor, and strengthens one-to-one relationships with customers, increasing retention and reactivation rates. Greening designed the parallel-processing architecture for LikeMinds, making it more scalable and accurate than competitors. LikeMinds is now bundled with IBM's WebSphere Commerce Server, where it displaced a well-entrenched competitor previously bundled with WebSphere.

Organization Position Status
Bigtribe CEO Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Chief Scientist Current
Macromedia, Inc. Vice President Engineering Current
Bigtribe President Former
Bigtribe Principal Investigator Former
University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. Former
University of Michigan Bse Former

As the Senior Vice President, Internal Reporting and Information, Dave’s duties include supervision of the company’s internal data and information, including internal reporting and cost accounting functions. Dave joined Overstock.com in 1999 as the corporate controller, was named acting CFO in August 2003, and promoted to the CFO position (Vice President of Finance) in January 2004 and was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance. Prior to Overstock.com, Chidester served four years as a senior auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Chidester earned a bachelor's degree in accounting, and a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Utah.

Organization Position Status
Overstock.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Overstock.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Auctions Current

Organization Position Status
Issues & Opinions Senior Vice President, Change Management Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Online Marketing Current
Aggregate Knowledge Senior Vice President, Online Marketing Current
University of Utah Masters Former
University of Utah Business Administration With An Emphasis In Information Systems Former

Organization Position Status
Issues & Opinions President Current
Aggregate Knowledge President Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
TenFold Corporation Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Former
Utah Court of Appeals Clerk Former
Utah Supreme Court Clerk Former
TenFold Corporation General Counsel Former

Organization Position Status
Overstock.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

Sam Peterson, Senior Vice President, Technology, is responsible for IT infrastructure, development and website design at Overstock. Sam served as the Vice President, Software Development from early 2005, and was appointed as Director, Network and Systems Engineering in 2003, where he managed several development teams. During that time, he directed the technology team that built the Overstock.com Auctions website. Prior to joining Overstock in 1999, Sam was involved in creating several start-up internet ventures, including Fitnesoft, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Aggregate Knowledge Senior Vice President, Technology Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Technology Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Director Current
Aggregate Knowledge Director Current

Organization Position Status
Issues & Opinions Senior Vice President, Logistics Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Aggregate Knowledge Senior Vice President of Overstock.Com Current
United States Military Academy Assistant Professor Former
Stanford University M.A. In Philosophy Former
Stanford University B.S. In Applied Sciences Former
United States Military Academy B.S. In Applied Sciences Former

Since joining Overstock.com in 2001 Stormy Simon has held various marketing and management positions including Director of B2B, and originator of the Co-op Advertising program. Stormy currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Branding and Customer Care. She also oversees all offline marketing efforts, writing and producing all television, radio and print advertising, and does their media buying also. Prior to joining Overstock.com, Stormy was a media buyer and Director of Co-op Advertising for a major video distributor.

Organization Position Status
Aggregate Knowledge Senior Vice President Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Branding and Customer Care Current

Organization Position Status
Overstock.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Mdsg & Operations Current

Mark's background includes positions as software engineer and applications developer for the following companies: Emware Incorporated, US Robotics, State of Utah, Ysource, PowerPix and most recently Overstock.com. Mark's past experience with problem solving has made him resourceful in managing multiple, shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Organization Position Status
I T Outsource Director of Development Current
Emware Inc. Applications Developer Current
US Robotics Corporation Applications Developer Current
Power Pix LLC Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Ocean Media Inc. Chairman & Co-CEO Current
Ocean Media Inc. Founder Current
Ocean Media Inc. Owner Current
Best Buy Co., Inc. Current
Free Credit Report Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Current
Pitney Bowes Inc. Current
KB Home Current
Ocean Media Inc. President Former
Pacific Media President Former

Nicole Hagerman serves as Project Manager for the Montana World Trade Center. Nicole comes to MWTC from Overstock.com where she served as Director of International Sourcing. When Nicole started at Overstock.com, the company didn't have an international sourcing department; she developed the department from scratch into a formidable part of the business. She built a team of domestic and international based individuals supporting over $35 million in international purchasing. The purchasing was further supported when she established a Representative office in Shanghai, China. Nicole was also able to combine business with humanitarianism when she was appointed the Director of Worldstock.com. Worldstock's mission is to help artisans in developing countries establish sustainable businesses by selling their products at fair wages. She has worked with universities including Harvard and Westminster to set up programs and classes to support, encourage and teach social entrepreneurship. Nicole was also a part of eLocal.com for 2 years focusing on international development. She holds a bachelor's in Business from the University of Montana. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Digital IQ magazine and received the Utah Business "Forty under 40" Award for her work at Overstock.com and Worldstock.com.

Organization Position Status
Mwtc Project Manager Current
Global Development Services Inc. Account Manager Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Current
Harvard Corporation Former
Mwtc Bachelor's In Business Former
University of Montana Bachelor's In Business Former

Jack Byrne has been a director of the Company since 1985. Mr. Byrne formerly served as Chairman of the Company from 1985 to 2003, as CEO of the Company from February 2002 to December 2002, as Chairman of OneBeacon from June 2001 to December 2001, as CEO of the Company from January 2000 to June 2001, as President and CEO of the Company from 1990 to 1997 and as CEO of the Company from 1985 to 1990. Mr. Byrne serves as Chairman of Overstock.com Inc. See Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

Organization Position Status
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Director of the Company Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Chairman Current
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. President and CEO Former
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Chairman Former
Onebeacon Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Issues & Opinions Director Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Director Current
Aggregate Knowledge Director Current
Ameritech Corporation Former
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration MBA Degree Former
University of Virginia Mba Degree Former
Tufts University Bachelor of Arts In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Overstock.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Overstock.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Overstock.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Overstock.com, Inc. Deputy Chairman Former

Executive News

  • Patrick Byrne Teaches a Lesson in Issuer Retaliation

    Seeking Alpha - 7/24/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com Finds a New Way to Waste Money

    Seeking Alpha - 7/24/09 - View Story

  • Wielding the Technology Sword: Q&A With Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne

    E-Commerce Times - 7/24/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com Reports Q2 2009 Results

    NewsBlaze - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • Overstock Drops Affiliates to Avoid Taxes

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • The Latest Overstock Shenanigans

    Seeking Alpha - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • California, Hawaii Governors Veto Online Sales Tax

    Information Week - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com Makes Good on Promise to Reinstate Hawaii-Based Affiliate Advertisers...

    Reuters - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules

    Washington Post - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com Makes Good on Promise to Reinstate Hawaii-Based Affiliate Advertisers Following Governor's Wise Veto.

    PR Newswire - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE:Overstock Reverses Plan To Drop Calif,Hawaii Affiliates

    CNN Money - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Overstock Reverses Decision To Drop California Affiliates

    CNN Money - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Overstock Won't Cut California Affiliates

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 7/02/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com Reinstates California-based Internet Affiliate Advertisers Based on...

    Reuters - 7/01/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com Reinstates California-based Internet Affiliate Advertisers Based on Governor's Veto

    PR Newswire - 7/01/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com cuts ties with Hawaii affiliates

    Pacific Business News (Honolulu) - 7/01/09 - View Story

  • Overstock Ends Affiliate Ties In 4 States Over Sales Tax

    CNN Money - 7/01/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com Drops Internet Affiliate Advertisers in California, Hawaii, North Carolina...

    Reuters - 7/01/09 - View Story

  • Overstock.com Drops Internet Affiliate Advertisers in California, Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island.

    PR Newswire - 7/01/09 - View Story

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     OSTK $14.77 +0.15 (1.03% )
Average Volume 139,290
Shares Outstanding 22.84M
Market Cap 337.3M
Year High 17.99
Year Low 6.71
Earnings Per Share -0.05
P/E Ratio -295.40
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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