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| Cobalt Group, Inc., The |
| 2030 First Avenue, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98121 * (206) 289-6363 |
| Business Description | The company is a leading provider of Internet marketing and data aggregation services to individual franchised automobile dealerships, multi-franchise dealer groups and automobile manufacturers in the United States. |
| Offering Information Company has | |||
| Trading As | CBLT (NASNTL) | Industry | Internet (SIC 7375) |
| Type of Stock Offered | Common Shares | Filing Date | 05/27/1999 |
| Domestic Shares Offered | 4,500,000 | Offer Date | 08/04/1999 |
| Foreign Shares Offered | 0 | Filing Range | $13.00 - $15.00 |
| Company Shares | 4,500,000 | Offer Price | $11.00 |
| Selling Shrhldrs Shares | 0 | Gross Spread | $0.770 |
| Gross Proceeds | $49,500,000 | Selling | $0.460 |
| Expenses | - - | Reallowance | $0.100 |
| Post-IPO Shares | 16,676,200 | Employees | - - |
| Primary Underwriting Group | ||
| Underwriter Name | Participation | Underwriter Phone |
| BancBoston Robertson Stephens | Lead Manager | (415) 989-8500 |
| Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. | Co-manager | (212) 272-4850 |
| SG Cowen | Co-manager | (212) 495-6000 |
| Wit Capital Corporation | Co-manager | (212) 253-4400 |
| 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 | 12/31/1995 | 12/31/1996 | 12/31/1997 | 12/31/1998 | 03/31/1998 | 03/31/1999 | |
| Revenues | - | 0.070 | 0.312 | 1.711 | 6.245 | 1.079 | 2.453 |
| Income from Oper. | - | -0.415 | -0.826 | 2.428 | -4.590 | -0.422 | -2.008 |
| Net Income | - | -0.415 | -0.828 | -2.398 | -8.117 | 1.203 | -2.000 |
| E.P.S | - | -0.240 | -0.240 | -0.690 | -2.950 | 0.350 | -1.740 |
| Revenue Growth (%) | - | 345.71 | 448.40 | 264.991 | 127.34 | ||
| Net Income Growth (%) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Oper. Profit Margin (%) | - | - | - | 141.91 | - | - | - |
| Net Profit Margin (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 111.49 |
| Cash Flow - Oper. | -3.81 | -0.10 | -1.65 | ||||
| Cash Flow - Inv. | 0.18 | 0.95 | 0.17 | ||||
| Cash Flow - Fin. | 9.15 | -0.09 | -0.06 | ||||
| Balance Sheet Summary and Financial Ratios | |||||
| Balance sheet as of: 03/31/1999 | Financial Ratios | ||||
| Total Assets | 10.67 | Current Assets | 7.43 | Current Ratio | 1.73 |
| Total Liab. | 37.43 | Current Liab. | 4.30 | Debt Ratio | 350.98% |
| Total Equity | -26.77 | Working Cap. | 3.13 | Debt to Equity Ratio | - |
| Cash | 3.88 | Return on Assets | - | ||
| Use Of Proceeds |
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for repayment of indebtedness, payment of accrued dividends on preferred stock and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. |
| Legal Counsel Registrar Auditor | |
| Issuer's Law Firm | Stoel Rives Boley Jones & Grey |
| Bank's Law Firm | Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati |
| Registrar/Transfer Agent | ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. |
| Auditor | Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC |
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