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To: Dave Jones who wrote (62)	12/13/1997 1:36:00 AM
From: Gerald Thomas	Respond to of 351

Dave... I have seen both explanations... first that the stores get a percentage and then that they are just asking them to come into stores to bring in new business,add customer service and tap into a cash flow that wouldn't have been spent... Even if they get 2% or so... keep in mind that margins will soon be going from 26% this year to 40% next year 1998 and that 150 new machines are installed each month... revenues are expected to more than double this year 1998 ... and the quarterly revenue projections for this year increase about 2 million per quarter... so it really doesn't matter (although interesting)

To: Dave Jones who wrote (62)	12/13/1997 1:42:00 AM
From: Gerald Thomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 351

If you need to calculate it... they took in 103 million in coin flow last quarter and reported revenues of 7.8 million... That is exactly 7.5% of 103 million... now whether they then are calling a "fee or percentage" of the 7.5% as a "cost"...if so the total costs are currently yielding a 26% margin and this year total costs are expected to yield a 40% margin... and if they are not including a "fee" as a cost then there is no fee... so to me it really doesn't matter.