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BUCA, Inc.
1300 Nicollet Mall, Suite 3043, Minneapolis, MN 55403 * (612) 288-2382
Business Description The company owns and operates 20 full service, dinner-only restaurants under the name BUCA di BEPPO. Their restaurants offer high quality, immigrant Southern Italian cuisine served family-style in large portions in a fun and energetic atmosphere that parodies the decore and ambiance of post-War Italian/American restaurants.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  BUCA (NASNTL) Industry  Retail (SIC 5812)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  02/18/1999
Domestic Shares Offered  3,076,000 Offer Date  04/20/1999
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $10.50 - $12.50
Company Shares  3,076,000 Offer Price  $12.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $0.840
Gross Proceeds  $36,912,000 Selling  $0.500
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  9,559,557 Employees  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Piper Jaffray Incorporated Lead Manager (612) 342-6220
Nationsbanc Montgomery Securities, Inc. Co-manager (415) 627-2100
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures - - Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data     12/31/1996 12/28/1997 12/27/1998    
Revenues   - - 11.316 19.030 38.483 - -
Income from Oper.   - - -0.919 -2.399 -1.893 - -
Net Income   - - -1.113 -3.319 -2.946 - -
E.P.S   - - -1.960 -2.130 -2.040 - -
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 68.17 102.223   -
Net Income Growth (%)      - - - -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     0.34 - -
Cash Flow - Inv.     -15.65 - -
Cash Flow - Fin.     15.79 - -
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 12/27/1998 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    37.56 Current Assets    9.26 Current Ratio    1.52
Total Liab.    14.13 Current Liab.    6.10 Debt Ratio    37.61%
Total Equity    23.43 Working Cap.    3.16 Debt to Equity Ratio    0.60
Cash    6.58    Return on Assets   -
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to fund restaurant development, repay bank debt and for general corporate purposes.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Faegre & Benson
Bank's Law Firm  Dorsey & Whitney
Registrar/Transfer Agent  Norwest Bank of Minnesota
Auditor  Deloitte & Touche
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