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Information As Of
January 29,
2009 |
| Exchange:
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Market
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10.5
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| Outstanding Shares:
149.3
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'For the four years
ended April 2008, Sparta’s compounded annual growth rate of
revenue exceeded 258%. Management has accomplished this in the
face of a recessionary economy, tightening credit, housing
down turn and an overall decline in discretionary spending.'
Overview
Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. is a national provider of financing
solutions to the powersports industry. The company is currently the only
nationwide full-service, independent, Web-based finance company offering a lease
solution combined with the traditional retail purchase contract for the
Powersports Industry. Headquartered in New York City, with its Dealer Support
Group located in Houston, Texas, Sparta offers programs for manufacturers,
distributors, and dealers. Sparta provides a full line of financing packages
including indirect retail installment sales contracts and direct closed-end
leases, as well as related services for individuals, fleets and municipal
organizations.
Investment Highlights
- Limited Competition. SCRO is
the ONLY Financial services company in the U.S. solely
dedicated to the Powersports industry.
- Large Market. New U.S.
motorcycle retail sales totaled $10.7 billion in 2006. An
estimated 1.19M new motorcycles were sold in the U.S. in
2006. Motorcycle registrations accounted for 2.6% of all
motor vehicles registered for use on public roads in the
U.S. in 2005.
- Large Dealer Base. 2,100+
dealer base in 37 States, representing 20% of the target
market.
- Big Relationships. Recently
formed relationships, including, the largest online auto
auction site; eLoan; and, N.A.D.A., resulting in substantial
new loan applications.
- Customer Demographic Expansion.
Fluctuating fuel costs and increasing environmental concerns
are leading to new purchases of motorcycles and scooters for
everyday transportation.
- Huge Contract Revenues.
Originated Consumer Contracts of $10,800,000 from inception
to date; which is projected to be at $20M in fiscal '08.
- 15% Market Share.
Motorcycle dealers generated 2007 combined annual revenue of
$15 billion.
Management sees a $2.2 Billion target retail market,
Represents the 15% of retail sales not financed by
captives, HDFS, GE, etc. Municipal
and fleet leasing offers multi-million dollar revenue
potential.
Profile
Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. is currently the only
nationwide full-service, independent; Web based finance
company offering a lease solution combined with the
traditional retail purchase contract for the Powersports
Industry. Headquartered in New York City, with its Marketing &
Sales Group located in Houston, Texas, Sparta’s position in
the powersports marketplace is unique. Management’s fifty plus
years of experience in the industry has created a company
focused on growth, innovation and customer service.
Being powersports enthusiasts themselves, SPARTA’s management
was quick to recognize that by the early 1990’s, the
characteristics and demographics of the powersports community
had changed dramatically from the mythological “bad boys” of
earlier years, to an ever growing group of middle class men
and women who were adventurous, but financially stable.
Doctors and lawyers, accountants and architects, bankers and
brokers, along with millions of others from virtually every
segment of American culture, were becoming “bikers” and the
powersports industry has since become a highly profitable and
integral part of the American economic landscape.
As the profile of motorcyclists changed and the image of the
industry improved, a group of business savvy enthusiasts
recognized an opportunity and joined together to form a
company that would serve the financial services needs and
interests of powersports dealers and consumers throughout the
country. SPARTA Commercial Services was born.
With a deeper understanding of the powersports community, a
greater appreciation of dealer operations, and its positioning
as a company serving only the powersports industry, SPARTA was
able to develop a financial services program that offers a
total spectrum of SPARTA branded financing programs and other
industry related products. These include traditional retail
installment sales contracts (The SPARTA Sport Loan), two
leasing products (The SPARTA Flex Lease and The SPARTA
Purchase Plus Lease), and the SPARTA Extended Service Contract
and Gap Protection Programs. Additionally, and very
importantly, SPARTA’s credit criteria are among the most
liberal in the industry and the company’s commitment to dealer
support is unparalleled.
SPARTA’s spectrum of financing programs cover all major brands
of motorcycles, virtually all semi customs, most ATVs, and
select scooters. So, whether it’s a powersports enthusiast
looking for the best financing source for their next new or
used motorcycle, ATV, or select scooter, or a dealer who wants
the best “one stop” source for liberal credit criteria, a real
selection of financing products, and outstanding dealer
support, SPARTA can assist them all.
Over the last few years, Sparta
announced year-over-year
increased revenues
of 365% from ‘06 to ’07.
The first 9 months
of 2008 saw a
38% increase in revenues over
2007's figures.
With around $11M in originated consumer contracts since
inception, the Company looks to have found a powerhouse
industry to get into.
With the Company being the ONLY
Financial services company in the U.S. solely dedicated to the
Powersports industry and with other limited competition, the
Company is looking to take a big piece of the $27.9 Billion
motorcycle industry. With financing options available for
motorcycle manufacturers such as BMW, Honda, Harley Davidson,
Kawasaki, Suzuki, West Coast and Yamaha among many others and
a 2,100+ dealer base in 37 States, representing 20% of the
target market, Sparta Commercial Services Inc. is soon to be
on investors radar screens around North America.
Market
Drivers
The ONLY financial services company in the U.S. solely
dedicated to the Powersports industry;
- New U.S. motorcycle retail sales totaled $10.3 billion
in 2008*;
- Special municipal leasing products are expanding beyond
traditional police bikes (ex. Armored Vehicles, Asphalt
graders, and Back hoes) with no residual risk to Sparta;
- Fluctuating fuel costs and lifestyle changes are leading
to new purchases of motorcycles and scooters for everyday
transportation. Scooters and dual sports bikes have seen 50%
and 30% gains, respectively through 2008.
Scooter Sales
- 131,000 new scooters were sold in the United States in
2007.
- 70,000 new scooters were sold in the United States in
2002.
- 42,000 new scooters were sold in the United States in
2000.
- 2,250+ dealer base in 37 States, representing over 20%
of the target market;
- Recently formed relationships, including: the largest
online auto auction site; eLoan; and, N.A.D.A., resulting in
substantial new loan applications.
*2008 Motorcycle Industry Council Statistical Annual
Financing
Options
- Retail installment sales contracts,
leases, and private label programs;
- Substantial industry experience and
residual studies;
- Focused underwriting - 600cc+
street legal motorcycles, 4-stroke ATVs and select
scooters;
- Point-of-sale contract completion
in as little as 20 minutes in most states;
- High quality customer service;
- Ability and knowledge to
effectively resell units;
- Over 50 years of combined
experience in motorcycle finance
Competitive
Edge
- Sparta is the only Nationwide Powersports Financial
Services Company offering a LEASE;
- Consumer Leasing offers a lower monthly payment;
- Municipal Lease product used as advantageous financing
option for budget constrained Government Agencies;
- Commercial Fleet Leasing program used for rental fleet
acquisition in Harley-Davidson dealerships and for those
Harley-Davidson dealerships that carry Municipal police
bikes on their balance sheets
- Proprietary residual model;
- Proprietary iPLUS® credit decisioning and underwriting
system;
- Dealer has the ability to sell & deliver bikes
24/7/365;
- Point-of-sale contract completed on site/on time;
- Substantial industry experience;
- Live, personalized customer service provided.
Products
Overview
Sparta Financing Products - SPARTA currently offers three
outstanding financing products for new or used motorcycles
and select scooters: The SPARTA Flex Lease, the SPARTA
Purchase Plus Lease and the Sparta Sport Loan. With terms
from 24 to 60 months, liberal credit criteria and a unique
array of benefits and advantages – to both dealers and
consumers – these 3 programs represent the most flexible and
aggressive choices in powersports financing today.
SPARTA Flex Lease
The SPARTA Flex Lease is their preferred and recommended
product because it offers customers more options and
advantages than any retail installment contract – including
the Company's. With the SPARTA
Flex Lease, customers will almost always have a lower
monthly payment than that of a retail installment contract
on the same unit. Plus, they’ve got 4 options at lease
end…which no retail installment contract offers: They can
(1) buy the unit for the original residual amount; (2) The
buyer can re-lease it either to own, or for an additional
limited period; (3) The buyer can upgrade to a new unit, or
(4) The buyer can simply walk away with no further
obligation.
There’s also a very special feature to the SPARTA Flex Lease
that’s unique in the marketplace– the “Early Upgrade.” The
Early Upgrade opportunity applies when a customer has
established a satisfactory payment history with
the Company, and would like to get
on a new vehicle before his/her lease contract expires. This
means that an authorized SPARTA dealer
will be able to move more units more often…and
generate greater customer loyalty.
The Early Upgrade can occur after 2 years on a 3 year lease;
after 2 ½ years on a 4 year lease; and after 3 years on a 5
year lease – without penalty.
The Company believes
that with the Early Upgrade feature, the SPARTA Flex Lease
is the best and most aggressive finance program available.
The SPARTA Flex Lease is available for virtually any
motorcycle over 600cc’s. Residuals are almost always at
least 40%, and as high as 65% of MSRP, depending on the
unit. And the SPARTA Flex Lease can cover both new and used
vehicles, with Harley Davidsons up to 7 years old and all
other major brands up to 5 years old.
SPARTA Purchase Plus
SPARTA also offers a “Purchase Plus” program that is
designed expressly for customers who definitely want to own
the vehicle at lease end. This program normally carries an
11% residual and has an initial term of up to 60 months,
making it function similar to a retail installment contract.
At lease end, the customer also has the option to pay off
the residual balance over several additional months.
SPARTA Sport Loan
The SPARTA Sport Loan is the Company's
traditional retail installment finance product, but with the
same liberal credit criteria that so many dealers want.
The Company developed the Sport
Loan specifically for those customers who are determined to
“own” their vehicle immediately, and because
The Company wants
their dealer network to have the
best choice of financing products from one source…SPARTA.
Manufacturers and Dealers (New and Used)
| American Eagle |
Honda |
TN'G |
| Aprilia |
Independence |
Triumph |
| Arlen Ness |
Iron Eagle |
Ultra |
| Big Dog |
Italjet |
Ural |
| BMW |
Kawasaki |
Vespa |
| Bourget |
Malaguti |
Victory |
| Buell |
Moto Guzzi |
West Coast |
| California Custom |
Mustang |
Choppers |
| Confederate |
MV Agusta |
Yamaha |
| Death Row |
Norton |
DIAMO |
| Desperado |
QLINK |
Ducati |
| Eton |
Paramount |
Kymco |
| Orange County |
Piaggio |
Lambretta |
| Choppers |
Precision |
Thunder |
| Polaris |
Saxon |
Mountain |
| Fischer |
Suzuki |
|
| Flying Tiger |
Swift |
| Harley Davidson |
Titan |
Financials &
Milestone
SPARTA has revenue of $1.1 million for fiscal year 2008.
Revenue increased 27% from 2007 to 2008. Operating income is
negative for 2008; however, the trend of operating loss as a
percent of sales decreased 45% from 2006 to 2008. Net loss
declined 33% from $6 million in 2006 to $4 million in 2008.
The company should have positive operating income by 2009 if
the rate of operating loss decline continues.
Over the last few years, Sparta
announced year-over-year
increasing revenues of 365% from
‘06 to ’07. The first 9 months
of 2008 saw a
38% increase in revenues
over 2007's figures.
Milestones
- Announced that it has completed its
first commercial fleet leasing transaction with a major
Harley-Davidson dealer, providing a credit line of $460,000
under its new program.
- Sparta Funding LLC (Wholly owned
subsidiary), has entered into a one year, extendable
revolving credit agreement with Autobahn Funding Company LLC
as lender, and DZ Bank AG Deutsche
Zentral-Genossenchaftsbank New York Branch (“DZ Bank”) as
Administrative Agent and Liquidity Agent.
- Sparta entered into a committed one
year, $25 million expandable revolving credit facility,
which requires Sparta to meet certain financial covenants
prior to initial drawdown, and may be increased subject to
portfolio performance, will enable Sparta to expand its
dealer network, increase the variety of eligible asset
classes in the powersports market, and enlarge its market
share in the powersports sector.
- Developed proprietary iPLUS® software
system to process credit decisions in under 60 seconds;
- Built full-service platform,
including: Origination, Point-of-Sale Electronic Processing,
Billing, Collection, Reporting, etc.
- Accessed Public Markets;
- Fully reporting company on NASDAQ Bulletin Board;
- Established Nationwide Municipal and
Governmental finance program in January 2007. Company
financed Newark New Jersey’s motorcycle police force, and:
- Added 76 Jurisdictions in 16 States in its first 14
months;
- Initial Municipal customers have renewed and others have
expressed interest in renewing.
- Executed the Dairyland Insurance
Agreement (5/1/08);
- $10.00 per click referral fee;
- Estimated Implementation on-line March 2009
- Electronic Transaction Flow from:
eLoan (5/23/08), a prominent online auto auction (5/23/08),
and N.A.D.A. (5/23/08), resulting in 7,000+ consumer
application referrals in May 2008;
- Manufacturer/Distributor Finance
Program: Diamo;
- Manufacturer/Distributor Finance
Program: Piaggio;
- Piaggio manufactures Vespa, Moto Guzzi and Aprilia.
- Company has been approached by
multiple powersport Manufacturers seeking consumer finance
program;
- As of the 4th Quarter 2008 Sparta has
signed in excess of 2,250 dealerships in 37 states,
representing over 20% of its target market;
- Originated Consumer Contracts of
$10,800,000 from inception to date;
- Projected $32M origination in Fiscal ‘10.
Competition
Only BMW and Harley-Davidson have finance divisions, however
neither offer leases; GE and HSBC
have historically provided purchase financing, however HSBC
has significantly reduced its lending activities in this
marketplace; GE’s large company
mentality does not respond well to dealer needs or customer
demands, however their underwriting criteria complement
Sparta’s products in the marketplace.
Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS) validated the
Motorcycle financing model. In its
first five years HDFS grew from a start-up unit to $27.68M
(6.66%) of the total Harley-Davidson Corp. operating income.
As of 2007, HDFS’s
operating income has grown to $212.16M (14.65%) of the
Harley-Davidson Corp. pre-tax income.
Harley Davidson represents
roughly 50% of the +651cc Motorcycle Market.
The Municipal leasing market is
in need of alternative financing products.
A shrinking property tax base creats
a need for leasing, as budget
constrained municipalities need to replace aging
vehicle fleets and make new
purchases despite economic woes.
Sparta can finance ANY municipal equipment purchase, from
motorcycle fleets, patrol cars to helicopters and tactical
equipment. Sparta’s product will
be offered to over 850 Harley-Davidson dealers nationwide
that carry rental fleets and/or carry municipal bikes on
their balance sheets.
Motorcycle dealers generated 2007 combined annual revenue
of $15billion. Management sees a
$2.2 Billion target retail market,
Represents the 15% of retail sales not financed by captives,
HDFS, GE, etc. Municipal and fleet
leasing offers multi-million dollar revenue potential.
Recent News and Press Releases
•Sparta Commercial Announces New Revolving Credit Facility
Marketwire (Tue, Dec 30)
•Sparta Completes First Commercial Lease Transaction for
Harley-Davidson Dealers
Marketwire (Mon, Dec 15)
•SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. Financials
EDGAR Online Financials (Tue, Sep 30)
•SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. Files SEC form 10-Q,
Quarterly Report
EDGAR Online (Mon, Sep 22)
•Sparta Expands Its Presence in the Municipal Leasing Market
Marketwire (Mon, Aug 25)
•Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. Launches Its New iPlus(R)
2.0 Point of Sale Credit Decisioning and Contracting Platform
Marketwire (Wed, Aug 20)
•Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. Seeks an Increasing Share of
the $8 Billion-Plus Motorcycle Market
Marketwire (Mon, Aug 18)
•SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. Files SEC form 10KSB, Annual
Report
EDGAR Online (Thu, Aug 14)
•Rising Fuel Prices and Recession Fears Spur Nationwide
Interest in Motorcycles and Scooters
Marketwire (Mon, Aug 11)
•Sparta Announces Higher Than Expected Growth in Online
Consumer Credit Applications
Marketwire (Tue, Aug 5)
•Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. Achieves 20% Penetration of
Its Target Market
Marketwire (Wed, Jul 9)
Management
Anthony L. Havens, CEO
Mr. Havens was previously with American
Motorcycle Leasing Corp. as ther founder, CEO & Director
(1995-2004). He has over 20 years of experience in finance and
investment banking. Richard P.
Trotter, COO Mr. Trotter was
previously with American Finance Company, Inc. as its
President & Chief Credit Officer (2001-2004). Prior to that he
was SVP Originations and Marketing (1994-2001) for Consumer
Portfolio Services (Nasdaq:CPSS). He has over 30 years
experience in senior executive positions with financial
institutions in the automobile lending, servicing, and
collecting industry. Anthony W.
Adler, EVP & Acting CFO Mr.
Adler was previously with American Motorcycle Leasing Corp. as
chief Financial Officer & Director (1995-2004). He has over 30
years experience in executive and senior management positions
with investment banking, banking and consumer distribution
businesses.
Contact
Sparta Commercial Services, Inc.
Web:
http://www.spartacommercial.com
462 Seventh Ave., 20th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Contact: A.L. Havens, CEO
212-239-2666 ext. 204
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report includes forward-looking
statements that reflect Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. current
expectations about its future results, performance,
prospects and opportunities.
Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. has
tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using
words and phrases such as "may," "will," "expects,"
"anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," "plan,"
"should," "typical," "preliminary," "we are confident" or
similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are
based on information currently available and are subject to
a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause Sparta Commercial
Services, Inc.'s actual results,
performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially
from those expressed in, or implied by, these
forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, without limitation, the Company's
growth expectations and ongoing funding requirements, and
specifically, the Company's growth prospects with scalable
customers, and those outlined above. Other risks include the
Company's limited operating history, the Company's history
of operating losses, consumers' acceptance, the Company's
use of licensed technologies, risk of increased competition,
the potential need for additional financing, the terms and
conditions of any financing that is consummated, the limited
trading market for the Company's securities, the possible
volatility of the Company's stock price, the concentration
of ownership, and the potential fluctuation in the Company's
operating results.
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