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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: February 18, 2004

(Date of earliest event reported)

 


 

GSI COMMERCE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   0-16611   04-2958132

(State or other

jurisdiction of incorporation)

  (Commission File No.)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1075 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(610) 265-3229

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 


Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

99.1   Press Release, dated February 18, 2004

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 18, 2004, GSI Commerce, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its results for the fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended January 3, 2004 and certain other information. A copy of this press release is furnished as part of this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

This press release included as Exhibit 99.1 contains EBITDA, net merchandise sales and certain GAAP revenue and expense measures that exclude the Ashford.com business which may be considered non-GAAP financial measures. The Registrant uses EBITDA as a means to evaluate its performance period to period without taking into account certain expenses, particularly stock-based compensation expense which may fluctuate materially due to fluctuations in the price of the Registrant’s common stock both on a quarterly basis and on an annual basis and does not consistently reflect the Registrant’s results from its core business activities. The Registrant also uses net merchandise sales as a metric for operating its business. Variable costs such as fulfillment and customer service labor expense, order processing costs such as credit card and bank processing fees and business management costs such as marketing department staffing levels are related to the amount of sales made through the Registrant’s platform, whether or not the Registrant records the revenue from such sales. The Registrant believes that investors will have a more thorough understanding of its expense trends if they have visibility to both GAAP revenue as well as the non-GAAP financial measure net merchandise sales. In addition, the Registrant uses certain GAAP revenue and expense financial measures that exclude the Ashford business, which the Registrant sold in December 2002. The Registrant believes that investors will have better insight into potential future trends and business performance by analyzing revenue and expense financial measures in the categories in which the Registrant currently operates. These financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These financial measures included in this press release have been reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure as is required under SEC rules.

 

As used herein, “GAAP” refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

GSI COMMERCE, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael G. Rubin


   

Michael G. Rubin

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: February 18, 2004


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description


99.1   Press Release, dated February 18, 2004