| Business Summary | | eBay
Inc.
is
a
United
States-based
dynamic
pricing
online
trading
platform
located
at
www.ebay.com.
eBay
developed
a
Web-based
community
in
which
buyers
and
sellers
are
brought
together
in
an
efficient
format
to
buy
and
sell
items,
such
as
collectibles,
automobiles,
high-end
or
premium
art
items,
jewelry,
consumer
electronics
and
a
host
of
practical
and
miscellaneous
items.
The
eBay
dynamic
pricing
(auction-style)
format
permits
sellers
to
list
items
for
sale,
buyers
to
bid
on
items
of
interest
and
all
eBay
users
to
browse
through
listed
items.
eBay's
service
is
fully
automated,
topically
arranged
and
easy
to
use.
Through
its
wholly
owned
and
partially
owned
subsidiaries
and
affiliates,
the
Company
operates
trading
platforms
in
the
United
States,
Germany,
the
United
Kingdom,
Australia,
Japan,
Canada,
France,
Austria,
Italy
and
South
Korea.
For
the
second
quarter
of
2001,
eBay
expects
to
expand
its
online
trading
to
include
Spain,
the
Netherlands,
Belgium,
Portugal,
Sweden
and
Brazil. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | eBay
Inc.
has
developed
a
Web-based
community
in
which
buyers
and
sellers
are
brought
together
in
an
auction
format
to
buy
and
sell
items
such
as
antiques,
coins,
collectibles,
computers,
memorabilia,
stamps
and
toys.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
rose
82%
to
$335
million.
Net
income
totaled
$45.7
million,
up
from
$9.2
million.
Results
reflect
an
increased
number
of
registered
users,
higher
gross
merchandise
sales
and
improved
operating
margins. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Pierre Omidyar, 33 Chairman | -- | -- | Margaret Whitman, 44 Pres,
CEO | $300K | -- | Maynard Webb, Jr., 45 Pres,
eBay Technologies | 954K | $159K | Brian Swette, 47 Exec.
VP, COO | -- | -- | Rajiv Dutta, 39 Sr.
VP, CFO | -- | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors: Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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