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Central Freight Lines, Inc.
5601 West Waco Drive, Waco, TX 76702-2638 * (254) 772-2120
Business Description Central Freight Lines, Inc. is a non-union, regional, less-than-truckload motor carrier. As a less-than-truckload, or LTL, carrier, we transport multiple shipments for multiple customers in each trailer. We pick up, transport, and deliver the freight on strict schedules to provide the next day and second day service required by our many time-sensitive customers.
Filing
Information

Not yet
public

To Trade As  CFLI (NASNTL) Industry  Transportation (SIC 4213)
Type of Stock Offered Class A Common Shares Filing Date  05/06/1999
Domestic Shares Filed 5,000,000 Filing Price  - -
Foreign Shares Filed  0 Offering Amount  $75,000,000
Company Shares  4,000,000 Est. Expenses  - -
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  1,000,000 Post-IPO Shares  - -
Employees  4050
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Schroder Wertheim & Company, Incorporated Lead Manager (212) 492-6900
ABN AMRO Bank Co-manager  
BT Alex Brown Co-manager (410) 727-1700
Merrill Lynch & Co. Co-manager (212) 449-4600
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 3 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data       12/31/1997 12/31/1998 03/28/1998 03/27/1999
Revenues   - - - 111.869 259.941 57.379 64.075
Income from Oper.   - - - 5.685 18.500 3.924 4.640
Net Income   - - - 2.375 9.551 1.784 3.783
E.P.S   - - - 0.210 0.870 0.160 0.340
Revenue Growth (%)      - - - 132.362   11.67
Net Income Growth (%)      - - - 302.15   112.05
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - - 5.08 7.12 7.24 6.84
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - - 2.12 3.67 5.90 3.11
Cash Flow - Oper.     26.26 1.07 5.67
Cash Flow - Inv.     -25.98 -6.31 -14.23
Cash Flow - Fin.     -0.24 5.31 8.95
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 03/27/1999 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    133.14 Current Assets    36.37 Current Ratio    0.92
Total Liab.    105.88 Current Liab.    39.50 Debt Ratio    79.53%
Total Equity    27.25 Working Cap.    -3.14 Debt to Equity Ratio    3.89
Cash    1.21    Return on Assets   2.84%
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to retire long-term debt, purchase new tractors and trailers and for general corporate purposes.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Scudder Law Firm
Bank's Law Firm  Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Registrar/Transfer Agent  UMB Bank N.A. MO
Auditor  KPMG LLC
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