| IPO Company Profile |
| SEC Filings | Peer IPO Companies |
| Sunbelt Automotive Group, Inc. |
| 5901 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd., Suite 250B, Atlanta, GA 30328 * (678) 443-8100 |
| The company is one of the leading retailers of new and used vehicles in the southeastern United States. The company operates a total of 27 dealership franchises in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee, as well as four collision repair centers in Georgia |
| Manager | Tier | Phone |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | Lead Manager | (813) 573-8108 |
| NASNTL: | SBLT | Retail: | SIC 5511 | |
| Type of Shares: | Common Shares | Filing Date: | 4/30/98 | |
| U.S. Shares Filed: | 5,500,000 | Filing Range: | $7.50 - $8.00 | |
| Non-U.S. Shares Filed: | 0 | Offering Amount: | $42,625,000 | |
| Primary Shares: | 5,500,000 | Expenses: | - | |
| Secondary Shares: | 0 | Post-IPO Shares: | 10,933,614 | |
| Employees: | 1268 |
| Issuer's Law Firm: | Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis |
| Bank's Law Firm: | Troutman Sanders LLP, of Atlanta, Georgia |
| Auditor: | Ernst & Young |
Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data | |||||
| 6 Month Ending Financials | |||||
| Full Year Audited Income | Latest Unaudited Income | Prior Audited Income | Balance Sheet | ||
| 6/30/97 | 12/31/97 | 12/31/96 | 12/31/97 | ||
| Revenue: | $244.41 | $114.10 | $120.64 | Assets: | $57.90 |
| Net Income: | -$0.36 | $0.34 | -$0.37 | Curr Assets: | |
| EPS: | Liabilities: | $53.36 | |||
| Prior EPS: | Curr Liab: | ||||
| Cash Flow/Oper: | Equity: | $4.54 | |||
| Cash Flow/Fin: | Cash: | ||||
| Cash Flow/Inv: | Working Cap: | -$1.49 | |||
| Competition |
| The automotive retailing industry in which the Company operates is highly competitive. The industry is fragmented and characterized by a large number of independent operators, many of whom are individuals, families and small groups. In the sale of new vehicles, the Company principally competes with other new automotive dealers in the same general vicinity of the Company's dealership locations. Such competing dealerships may offer the same or different models and makes of vehicles that the Company sells. In the sale of used vehicles, the Company principally competes with other used automobile dealers and with new automobile dealers that operate used automobile lots in the same general vicinity of the Company's dealership locations. In each of its markets, the Company competes with numerous other new automobile dealers selling other brands and a large number of other used automobile stores. In addition, certain regional and national car rental companies operate retail used car lots to dispose of their used rental cars. The Company also may face increased competition from certain used automobile "superstores," such as CarMax, AutoNation USA and Driver's Mart Worldwide Inc. Such used automobile superstores have emerged recently in various areas of the United States and are beginning to expand nationally. Such "superstores" have recently opened in certain markets in which the Company competes. In addition, the Company competes with independent leasing companies, and, to a lesser extent, with an increasing number of automobile dealers that sell vehicles through nontraditional methods, such as through direct mail, the Internet or warehouse clubs. |
| Business Plan |
| Sunbelt intends to establish itself as the leading operator of automotive dealerships in small and medium-sized markets in the southeastern United States through acquisitions of additional dealerships in these markets. The Company believes that its diverse portfolio of brands and dealerships in several of these markets and its experienced management team give it a competitive advantage in achieving this goal. |
| Use of Proceeds |
| The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to fund the Acquisitions, including repaying certain indebtedness incurred by the company in connection therewith and to provide working capital for the company. |