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Cheap Tickets, Inc.
1440 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814 * (808) 945-7439
Business Description The company is a leading retailer of discount tickets for domestic leisure air travel. In 1998, the company sold approximately 963,000 airline tickets through call centers, retail stores and their Internet site at www.cheaptickets.com.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  CTIX (NASNTL) Industry  Internet (SIC 7375)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  01/20/1999
Domestic Shares Offered  3,500,000 Offer Date  03/18/1999
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $11.00 - $13.00
Company Shares  3,500,000 Offer Price  $15.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $1.050
Gross Proceeds  $52,500,000 Selling  $0.570
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  20,943,132 Employees  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
William Blair & Company Lead Manager (312) 364-8990
Dain Rauscher Wessels Co-manager (612) 371-2818
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 9 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data     12/31/1995 12/31/1996 12/31/1997 09/30/1997 09/30/1998
Revenues   - - 91.994 105.944 153.674 112.084 199.115
Income from Oper.   - - 0.733 1.076 -1.612 -0.158 2.408
Net Income   - - 0.017 0.674 -1.009 -0.111 1.473
E.P.S   - - -0.020 0.630 -1.140 -0.220 1.000
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 15.16 45.052   77.65
Net Income Growth (%)      - - 3,864.71 -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - 0.80 1.02 - 1.21 -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - 0.02 0.64 - 0.74 -
Cash Flow - Oper.     1.46 3.75 3.22
Cash Flow - Inv.     -0.49 -0.14 0.16
Cash Flow - Fin.     3.69 4.24 -0.40
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 09/30/1998 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    14.90 Current Assets    14.90 Current Ratio    1.92
Total Liab.    9.00 Current Liab.    7.77 Debt Ratio    60.38%
Total Equity    5.90 Working Cap.    7.14 Debt to Equity Ratio    1.52
Cash    9.23    Return on Assets   9.88%
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for advertising and brand development, for development of technological infrastructure, to redeem outstanding Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock, and for general corporate purposes.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Morrison & Foerster
Bank's Law Firm  Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
Auditor  Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC
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