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Executive Summary Imagine ... you have been driving along a toll road, and you are thirsty. As you approach a service area, you consider stopping for a beverage. However, when you think about the time getting off the highway will add to your trip, you decide to forego the 10-minute detour and to continue driving, thirst unquenched. ... As you pay your toll, you notice that you have the option of using the Gulp & Gosm service to purchase a cool beverage, pay for the drink and the toll at the same time, and have it dispensed to you right at the tollbooth. You have your money in your hand, and the drinks look refreshing. Just think .. would you buy? Momentex has identified a significant market opportunity and developed a new service designed to capture this market as the first mover. The market has a huge global potential... even with only 10 percent of U.S. toll road users purchasing a beverage, annual revenue opportunities are over $600 million. |
Gulp & Gosm, a Momentex service, provides automated beverage ordering, billing and delivery at tollbooths and other locations where a driver is already engaged in a monetary transaction. This high-tech beverage distribution system adapts existing technologies to meet the needs (convenience, speed, safety, capacity, and software interface) of toll road operators and drivers.
Momentex oversees the driver-interface retailing operations while outsourcing some functions, such as dispenser refilling. Momentex provides public relations and marketing services to facilitate adoption of Gulp & Go and to increase usage rates, comprehensive customer service, which creates a feedback loop to ensure continual usage, and systems integration, to design the service process. The chart below summarizes the Gulp & Go service package.
(1) Momentex develops and manages the tollbooth beverage system, working with toll road operators and systems integrators
(2) Momentex contracts with a wireless data service for remote audit and inventory control
(3) Momentex analyzes data received via the internet and relays information for beverage management
(4) Momentex supervises the out-sourced beverage management process
Market Potential. In a more conservative estimate, based on a purchase rate of 2%, a beverage can price of $1.25, and the 4.25 billion annual U.S. toll transactions, annual revenue is estimated at $128 million1.
Purchase rate per tollbooth with Gulp & Go service
| Service availability % of total tollbooths |
Annual Revenue Potential ($MM) | ||||
| 40% | $128 | $255 | $510 | $765 | $1,020 |
| 30% | $96 | $191 | $383 | $574 | $765 |
| 20% | $64 | $128 | $255 | $383 | $510 |
| 10% | $32 | $64 | $128 | $191 | $255 |
| 5% | $16 | $32 | $64 | $96 | $128 |
| 5% | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | |
Gulp & Go Potential. In addition to the share of the U.S. market Momentex captures as a first mover, there is significant international expansion potential as well as additional revenue opportunities from advertising on the dispensers and exclusive contracts with beverage companies that can garner "rights-fees." Momentex also anticipates that its proprietary distribution system will provide a platform for other driver-interface retailing opportunities, such as at the gas pump or parking garage.
Profitability and Attractive Cash Flow. With attractive gross margins and significant volume, Momentex will ensure high profitability by minimizing operating costs through outsourcing non-core activities. As toll roads operate continuously and provide a constant flow of drivers, Momentex anticipates that its Gulp & Go business model will provide consistent and high cash flows. Momentex anticipates annual revenue growth of 342% (6-year CAGR) and an EBITDA after year 6 of $39.3 million.
Income Statement
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Revenues | ||||||
| Beverage Sales | 50,465 | 3,095,518 | 26,909,900 | 69,860,379 | 77,491,282 | 85,517,164 |
| Commissions and Sales Tax | (11,102) | (681,014) | (5,920,178) | (15,369,283) | (17,048,082) | (18,813,776) |
| Total Revenues | 39,363 | 2,414,504 | 20,989,722 | 54,491,095 | 60,443,200 | 66,703,388 |
| Expenses | ||||||
| Raw Materials | 12,112 | 742,924 | 6,458,376 | 16,300,755 | 18,081,299 | 19,954,005 |
| Operating Expenses | 374,939 | 4,534,601 | 8,939,114 | 9,297,322 | 8,041,672 | 8,417,283 |
| Research and Development | 469,500 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Total Expenses | 854,051 | 5,677,526 | 15,797,490 | 25,998,078 | 26,522,971 | 28,771,288 |
| Operating Profit | (814,688) | (3,263,022) | 5,192,231 | 28,493,018 | 33,920,229 | 37,932,100 |
| Taxes | 276,994 | 1,109,427 | (1,765,359) | (9,687,626) | (11,532,878) | (12,896,914) |
| Net Profit | (537,694) | (2,153,594) | 3,426,873 | 18,805,392 | 22,387,351 | 25,035,186 |
Trends. Momentex has designed its Gulp & Go service to capitalize upon three key trends: (1) drivers are increasingly willing to utilize services that provide higher levels of convenience; (2) as toll road operators become more profit-minded and less bureaucratic, they are searching for new business opportunities that will both boost their profits and enhance customer satisfaction; and (3) intense competition amongst beverage companies has led these companies to place an increasing importance on impulse (single-serving) distribution channels.
Value to Customers. Gulp & Go is attractive to drivers, toll road operators, and beverage companies. Drivers value Gulp & Go's convenience and time-saving attributes. Gulp & Go enables toll road operators to increase profitability and customer satisfaction. Momentex expects beverage companies to welcome the opportunity to increase sales and to gain access to customers without having to develop in-house knowledge of toll systems.
Venture Strategy. Momentex will first secure a demonstration site at a smaller toll road and then roll out Gulp & Go service on commercially attractive tollbooth locations throughout the United States. In the medium term, Momentex will expand its services by developing other Gulp &Go platforms and extend its product range beyond beverages. Momentex's long-term objectives are to develop additional driver-interface retailing opportunities by anticipating the advent of various wireless technologies.
Management Team. The Momentex team consists of professionals with experience in financial advisory, strategy, business development, service process management, and transportation industries.
Melissa Chadwick -- As President and CFO, Ms. Chadwick focuses on business development, financing and marketing. She has several years of corporate finance and financial advisory experience and an MBA from The Wharton School.
Zafar Khan - As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Khan focuses on business development and operations. He has several years of strategy, public affairs and industry experience and an MBA from The Wharton School.
David Smith - As Director of Operations, Mr. Smith is actively engaged in developing prototype hardware and optimizing the service process. He has several years of strategy and process management experience and will graduate in 1999 with an MBA from The Wharton School.
Paul Glaab - As Director of Channel Development, Mr. Glaab will be responsible for developing political strategy and gaining footholds within toll agencies. He has 30 years of experience working in channel development and government affairs for the California DOT, a California toll road agency, and the international toll road association (IBTTA). (Contract under negotiation.)
In addition, Momentex has established a network of experts who advise in areas such as (1) automated product delivery, (2) system development and integration, (3) entrepreneurship, (5) traffic modeling, and (6) toll industry dynamics.
Funding Needs. Momentex has begun preliminary negotiations for a demonstration site with two private toll roads, the Dulles Greenway (located in Virginia) and Transportation Corridor Agencies (located in California). To secure approval for a demonstration site, Momentex anticipates that a physical demonstration of prototype hardware will be necessary and seeks capital to fund the research and development expenses associated with the prototype and ensuing pilot operation.
Required Investment and Use of Capital. Momentex seeks a commitment of $2 million to fund prototype hardware and software development, system integration, educational marketing, operating expenses, and legal fees for a demonstration site and pilot operation. This investment would position the Company to roll out operations to the major toll roads.
Exit Strategy. Momentex plans to grow the business until it is well received by public markets, then use an IPO as an exit. A second exit opportunity is through strategic buyers such as beverage or toll service companies.
Headquarters. 34 Lee Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. Telephone: 877.868.4857.
Gulp & Gosm Highlights
Strong Financial Potential
High Return on Investment
Low Marketing Costs
Unique Service Aspects
Attractive Investment Opportunity
Uses of Capital
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1. Executive Summary 2. Company Overview 3. Service Description 4. Market & Strategy 5. Business Model 6. Management 7. Financials 8. Capitalization 9. Risk Factors |
Market Research Survey Hardware Integration Software Integration Internet Integration Traffic Flow Analysis Financial Assumptions Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement | |
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