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FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc.
601 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 * (415) 284-0444
Business Description The company is a leading automotive retailer and consolidator. The company currently operates in four major metropolitan markets in California, and are focusing their consolidation strategy in the western United States.
Filing
Information

IPO has been
withdrawn

To Trade As  FAA (NYSE) Industry  Retail (SIC 5511)
Type of Stock Offered Common Shares Filing Date  4/8/99
Domestic Shares Filed 6,565,460 Filing Range  $12.00 - $14.00
Foreign Shares Filed  0 Offering Amount  $85,350,980
Company Shares  7,840,100 Est. Expenses  - -
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  147,800 Post-IPO Shares  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Merrill Lynch & Co. Lead Manager (212) 449-4600
BancBoston Robertson Stephens Co-manager (415) 989-8500
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. Co-manager (212) 371-0641
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     12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98    
Revenues   - - 332.522 474.048 783.071 - -
Income from Oper.   - - 4.663 6.045 17.614 - -
Net Income   - - 1.693 0.064 3.797 - -
E.P.S   - - 0.190 -0.010 0.240 - -
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 42.56 65.188   -
Net Income Growth (%)      - - -96.22 5,832.81   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - 1.40 1.28 2.25 - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - 0.51 0.01 0.48 - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     4.32 - -
Cash Flow - Inv.     -33.57 - -
Cash Flow - Fin.     28.52 - -
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 12/31/98 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    178.45 Current Assets    129.01 Current Ratio    1.03
Total Liab.    163.16 Current Liab.    125.08 Debt Ratio    91.43%
Total Equity    15.30 Working Cap.    3.93 Debt to Equity Ratio    10.67
Cash    2.19    Return on Assets   2.13%
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to fund pending acquisitions, repay existing credit facility, repay outstanding loans to principal stockholders including accrued interest, redeem outstanding senior notes , redeem preferred stock.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich
Bank's Law Firm  Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Auditor  KPMG LLC
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