Skillsoft (SKIL) Provides Strategic and Financial Outlook Update, Approves Share Repurchase

Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE: SKIL) (“Skillsoft” or the “Company”), a leading platform for transformative learning experiences, will host a virtual investor day today beginning at 9:00 a.m. EDT (Eastern Time). Skillsoft’s leadership team will provide details on the Company’s strategy, elaborate on operational priorities, and discuss the Company’s mid-term and long-term financial goals.

“We are moving swiftly and deliberately to execute a strategy that will focus Skillsoft on the significant and growing market opportunity. This plan is designed to deliver immediate and sustained value creation,” said Ron Hovsepian, Skillsoft’s Executive Chair. “The market is rapidly shifting to a holistic talent development lifecycle approach. Our interactive, blended learning, and AI-centric solutions position us well to address this shift. After my first 90 days, I am more confident than ever in our ability to execute and unlock value for our shareholders.”

Financial Outlook Update

The Company is updating its financial outlook for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025, reaffirming its prior expectations for Adjusted EBITDA on lower anticipated Revenue:

In addition, the Company is providing the following mid- and long-term financial targets:

(1) See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for more information regarding the fact that the Company is unable to reconcile forward-looking non-GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts.

Richard Walker, Skillsoft’s Chief Financial Officer, said, “We are positioning the Company to lead in the most attractive parts of the talent development market. In the near-term, we are executing a comprehensive resource reallocation plan that will result in more than $45 million of annualized cost savings, of which we expect to reinvest up to half in our strategic growth initiatives. We have reaffirmed our Adjusted EBITDA outlook for fiscal year 2025, and we believe the actions we are taking will position the Company to grow profitably and generate positive Free Cash Flow in fiscal year 2026.”

Mr. Walker continued, “Looking beyond our near-term outlook, we’ve also introduced mid-term and long-term financial targets with an expectation to deliver accelerated Revenue growth and enhanced profitability, resulting in Free Cash Flow conversion in excess of 50% in the long-term.”

Share Repurchase Authorization

The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $10 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of Class A common stock, with an objective to manage potential dilution from future vesting of employee equity grants.

Investor Day Event Overview

During today’s event, members of the leadership team will share details on Skillsoft’s transformation framework, strategic priorities, and growth initiatives that are underway to position the Company to succeed, including presentations from:

• Ron Hovsepian, Executive Chairman;
• Apratim Purakayastha, General Manager – Talent Development Solutions;
• Darren Bance, General Manager – Global Knowledge;
• Matthew Glitzer, Chief Revenue Officer; and,
• Richard Walker, Chief Financial Officer.

Webcast Information

Skillsoft’s Investor Day will be broadcast via live webcast through the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.skillsoft.com, beginning today at 9:00 a.m. EDT (Eastern Time) and concluding at approximately 12:00 p.m. EDT. There will be a Q&A session following the presentations and participants will have the ability to submit questions during the live webcast. An archived version of the webcast and presentation materials will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website following the event.

Click here to register for the event and to attend the live webcast.

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