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K12 Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2020 with Revenues of $257.2 Million

April 27, 2020 4:30 PM

Results Beat Company Guidance and Analyst Consensus

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN), one of the nation’s leading tech-enabled education companies, today announced its results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Financial Highlights for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 (Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020)

To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we are also presenting adjusted operating income and adjusted EBITDA. Management believes that these additional metrics provide useful information to our investors as an indicator of performance because they exclude stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP Financial Highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020) are as follows:

A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is provided below.

CEO Commentary

“During these unprecedented times for our country, K12-powered schools remain open. I am proud of our teachers and school leaders for the support they have provided students to continue learning,” said K12 CEO and Chairman Nate Davis. “Looking forward, K12 now sits squarely in the middle of one of the most important changes in our society – distance and digital learning will become an even more important part of how our children learn. Our core competency in helping public school districts, private schools, and charter schools operate their online programs positions us well given how the education market is likely to change.”

Financial Highlights for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020 (Year-to-Date Fiscal 2020)

Non-GAAP Financial Highlights for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020 (Year-to-Date Fiscal 2020) are as follows:

A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is provided below.

Liquidity

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, inclusive of the $100 million credit facility, of $151.5 million, a decrease of $133.1 million compared to $284.6 million reported at June 30, 2019. K12 borrowed $100.0 million from its revolving credit facility as a pre-emptive measure against potential capital market disruptions. The company has evaluated its financial covenants under the credit facility agreement and continues to be in compliance with all requirements.

On a year-over-year basis, cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash decreased $84.5 million compared to March 31, 2019. The decrease in cash year-over-year is the result of several items, the largest of which being K12’s all cash acquisition of Galvanize in January 2020.

In order to further improve short term liquidity, the company will utilize provisions in The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to defer withholding of payroll taxes.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 were $35.8 million, a decrease of $0.9 million from the prior year’s first nine months, and was comprised of:

Revenue and Enrollment Data

Revenue

The Company’s lines of business are: Managed Public School Programs (programs which offer an integrated package of systems, services, products, and professional expertise that K12 administers to support an online or blended public school, including administrative support, information technology and provisioning, academic support services, curriculum, learning systems, and instructional services), Institutional (Non-managed Public School Programs – programs which provide instruction, curriculum, supplemental courses, marketing, enrollment and other educational services where K12 does not provide primary administrative support services and Institutional Software and Services – educational software and services provided to school districts, public schools and other educational institutions), and Private Pay Schools and Other (private schools for which the Company charges student tuition and makes direct consumer sales). The following table sets forth the Company’s revenues for the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change 2020 / 2019 Nine Months Ended
March 31,
Change 2020 / 2019

2020

2019

$

%

2020

2019

$

%

(In thousands, except percentages)
Managed Public School Programs

$

228,335

$

222,645

$

5,690

2.6

%

$

685,446

$

665,981

$

19,465

2.9

%

Institutional
Non-managed Public School Programs

8,173

12,776

(4,603

)

-36.0

%

26,792

37,398

(10,606

)

-28.4

%

Institutional Software & Services

8,580

8,530

50

0.6

%

30,246

29,515

731

2.5

%

Total Institutional

16,753

21,306

(4,553

)

-21.4

%

57,038

66,913

(9,875

)

-14.8

%

Private Pay Schools and Other

12,066

9,301

2,765

29.7

%

29,350

26,544

2,806

10.6

%

Total Revenues

$

257,154

$

253,252

$

3,902

1.5

%

$

771,834

$

759,438

$

12,396

1.6

%

Enrollment Data

The following table sets forth average enrollment data for the period indicated.

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020 / 2019 Nine Months
Ended March 31,
2020 / 2019

2020

2019

Change Change %

2020

2019

Change Change %
(In thousands, except percentages)
Managed Public School Programs (1,2)

119.7

117.1

2.6

2.2

%

119.1

117.0

2.1

1.8

%

Non-managed Public School Programs (1)

16.2

24.5

(8.3

)

-33.9

%

15.9

24.0

(8.1

)

-33.8

%

(1) If a school changes from a Managed Public School Program to a Non-managed Public School Program, the corresponding enrollment classification would change in the period in which the contract arrangement changed.
(2) Managed Public School Programs include enrollments for which K12 receives no public funding or revenue.

Revenue per Enrollment Data

The following table sets forth revenue per average enrollment data for students in Public School Programs for the period indicated.

Three Months Ended Change Nine Months Ended Change
March 31, 2020 / 2019 March 31, 2020 / 2019

2020

2019

$

%

2020

2019

$

%
Managed Public School Programs

$

1,908

$

1,901

7

0.4

%

$

5,755

$

5,692

63

1.1

%

Non-managed Public School Programs

505

521

(16

)

-3.1

%

1,685

1,558

127

8.2

%

Outlook

The Company is reaffirming its forecast for the full year, fiscal 2020.

(3) In addition to providing an outlook for revenue and capital expenditures, adjusted operating income is provided as a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure as management believes that it provides useful information to our investors.

Year Ended June 30, 2020
Low High
(In millions)
Income from operations

$

23.9

$

27.9

Stock-based compensation expense

24.1

24.1

Adjusted operating income

$

48.0

$

52.0

Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “continues,” “likely,” “may,” “opportunity,” “potential,” “projects,” “will,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends” and similar expressions to identify forward looking statements, whether in the negative or the affirmative. These statements reflect our current beliefs and are based upon information currently available to us. Accordingly, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements. These risks, uncertainties, factors and contingencies include, but are not limited to: reduction of per pupil funding amounts at the schools we serve; inability to achieve a sufficient level of new enrollments to sustain our business model; failure to enter into new school contracts or renew existing contracts, in part or in their entirety; failure of the schools we serve or us to comply with federal, state and local regulations, resulting in a loss of funding, an obligation to repay funds previously received or contractual remedies; governmental investigations that could result in fines, penalties, settlements, or injunctive relief; declines or variations in academic performance outcomes of the students and schools we serve as curriculum standards, testing programs and state accountability metrics evolve; harm to our reputation resulting from poor performance or misconduct by operators or us in any school in our industry and/or in any school in which we operate; changes in national and local economic and business conditions and other factors such as natural disasters, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments, such as COVID-19; legal and regulatory challenges from opponents of virtual public education or for-profit education companies; discrepancies in interpretation of legislation by regulatory agencies that may lead to payment or funding disputes; termination of our contracts, or a reduction in the scope of services with schools; failure to develop the career readiness education business; entry of new competitors with superior technologies and lower prices; unsuccessful integration of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures; failure to further develop, maintain and enhance our technology, products, services and brands; inadequate recruiting, training and retention of effective teachers and employees; infringement of our intellectual property; disruptions to our Internet-based learning and delivery systems, including but not limited to our data storage systems, resulting from cybersecurity attacks; misuse or unauthorized disclosure of student and personal data; and other risks and uncertainties associated with our business described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All information in this release is as of March 31, 2020, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations.

Conference Call

The Company will discuss its third quarter fiscal year 2020 financial results during a conference call scheduled for Monday, April 27, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. eastern time (ET).

The conference call will be webcast and available at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=138677. Please access the web site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call.

To participate in the live call, investors and analysts should dial (877) 407-4019 (domestic) or (201) 689-8337 (international) at 4:45 p.m. (ET). No passcode is required.

A replay of the call will be available starting on April 27, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. ET through May 27, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. ET, at (877) 660-6853 (domestic) or (201) 612-7415 (international) using conference ID 13700754. A webcast replay of the call will be available at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=138677 for 30 days.

Financial Statements

The financial statements set forth below are not the complete set of K12 Inc.’s financial statements for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and are presented below without footnotes. Readers are encouraged to obtain and carefully review K12 Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020, including all financial statements contained therein and the footnotes thereto, filed with the SEC, which may be retrieved from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or from K12 Inc.’s website at www.k12.com.

K12 INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

March 31, June 30,

2020

2019

(audited)
(In thousands except share and
per share data)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents

$

150,034

283,121

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $4,981 and $11,766 at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively

284,326

191,639

Inventories, net

19,579

29,946

Prepaid expenses

18,945

12,643

Other current assets

13,814

12,307

Total current assets

486,698

529,656

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net (1)

106,929

Property and equipment, net (1)

44,174

31,980

Capitalized software, net

48,304

51,165

Capitalized curriculum development costs, net

51,717

53,297

Intangible assets, net

43,893

14,981

Goodwill

197,803

90,197

Deposits and other assets

56,487

48,330

Total assets

$

1,036,005

819,606

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable

$

25,235

50,488

Accrued liabilities

25,953

20,685

Accrued compensation and benefits

28,384

41,998

Deferred revenue

39,618

22,828

Credit facility

100,000

Current portion of finance lease liability

17,988

19,588

Current portion of operating lease liability (1)

20,441

Total current liabilities

257,619

155,587

Long-term finance lease liability

5,265

5,060

Long-term operating lease liability (1)

100,803

Deferred tax liability

1,252

16,670

Other long-term liabilities

6,438

8,924

Total liabilities

371,377

186,241

Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, par value $0.0001; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 46,274,270 and 45,575,236 shares issued; and 40,939,527 and 40,240,493 shares outstanding at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively

4

4

Additional paid-in capital

724,992

713,436

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

49

(40

)

Retained earnings

42,065

22,447

Treasury stock of 5,334,743 shares at cost at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019

(102,482

)

(102,482

)

Total stockholders’ equity

664,628

633,365

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,036,005

819,606

(1) Reflects the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which the Company adopted on July 1, 2019.

K12 INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, Nine Months Ended March 31,

2020

2019

2020

2019

(In thousands except share and per share data)
Revenues

$

257,154

$

253,252

$

771,834

$

759,438

Instructional costs and services

178,968

168,260

515,796

487,574

Gross margin

78,186

84,992

256,038

271,864

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

63,687

61,725

230,622

229,059

Income from operations

14,499

23,267

25,416

42,805

Interest income (expense), net

(76

)

754

1,275

1,547

Other income (expense), net

(1,093

)

556

(736

)

(40

)

Income before income taxes and loss from equity method investments

13,330

24,577

25,955

44,312

Income tax expense

(4,419

)

(5,842

)

(5,993

)

(9,858

)

Loss from equity method investments

(157

)

(273

)

(344

)

(562

)

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

8,754

$

18,462

$

19,618

$

33,892

Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic

$

0.22

$

0.47

$

0.50

$

0.87

Diluted

$

0.22

$

0.44

$

0.48

$

0.84

Weighted average shares used in computing per share amounts:
Basic

39,539,791

39,008,990

39,426,121

38,753,236

Diluted

39,938,898

41,753,323

40,461,290

40,548,959

K12 INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Nine Months Ended March 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income

$

19,618

$

33,892

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense

52,790

53,259

Stock-based compensation expense

17,785

12,114

Deferred income taxes

1,151

5,327

(Recovery of) provision for doubtful accounts

(88

)

2,854

Other

11,605

5,291

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

(76,187

)

(58,726

)

Inventories, prepaid expenses, deposits and other current and long-term assets

240

4,620

Accounts payable

(20,066

)

(3,134

)

Accrued liabilities

6,260

5,211

Accrued compensation and benefits

(15,543

)

(5,501

)

Operating lease liability

(8,151

)

Deferred revenue and other liabilities

13,611

18,089

Net cash provided by operating activities

3,025

73,296

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment

(1,493

)

(2,397

)

Capitalized software development costs

(18,825

)

(20,580

)

Capitalized curriculum development costs

(15,463

)

(13,746

)

Sale of long-lived assets

389

Acquisition of Galvanize, Inc., net of cash acquired

(167,995

)

Acquisitions and investments, net of distributions

(4,277

)

(11,652

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(208,053

)

(47,986

)

Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments on finance lease obligations (1)

(21,603

)

(13,898

)

Borrowing from credit facility

105,000

Repayments on credit facility

(5,000

)

Payments of contingent consideration

(1,027

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

48

2,183

Repurchase of restricted stock for income tax withholding

(6,504

)

(9,656

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

71,941

(22,398

)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(133,087

)

2,912

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

284,621

233,113

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

151,534

$

236,025

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to balance sheet as of March 31st:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

150,034

$

234,025

Other current assets (restricted cash)

500

Deposits and other assets (restricted cash)

1,000

2,000

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

151,534

$

236,025

(1) Previously referred to as repayments on capital lease obligations.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we have presented adjusted operating income (loss), and adjusted EBITDA. These measures are not measurements recognized under GAAP.

Management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors relating to our financial performance. These measures remove such things as stock-based compensation, which is a non-cash charge that varies based on market volatility and the terms and conditions of the awards. Adjusted EBITDA also removes depreciation and amortization, which can vary depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets. Adjusted EBITDA provides a measure of corporate performance exclusive of capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired.

Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures:

Other companies may define these non-GAAP financial measures differently and, as a result, our use of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be directly comparable to similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Although we use these non-GAAP financial measures to assess the performance of our business, the use of non-GAAP financial measures is limited as they include and/or do not include certain items not included and/or included in the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, income or loss from operations, net income or loss attributable to common stockholders, and net income or loss attributable to common stockholders per share or other related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of liquidity. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP financial measures.

A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is provided below.

Three Months Ended March 31, Nine Months Ended March 31,

2020

2019

2020

2019

(In thousands)
Income from operations

$

14,499

$

23,267

$

25,416

$

42,805

Stock-based compensation expense

6,086

3,950

17,785

12,114

Adjusted operating income

20,585

27,217

43,201

54,919

Depreciation and amortization

18,414

17,038

52,790

53,259

Adjusted EBITDA

$

38,999

$

44,255

$

95,991

$

108,178

About K12 Inc.

K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) helps students of all ages reach their full potential through inspired teaching and personalized learning. The company provides innovative, high-quality online and blended education solutions, curriculum, and programs to students, schools and enterprises in primary, secondary and post-secondary settings. K12 is a premier provider of career readiness education services and a leader in skills training, technology staffing and talent development. The company provides programs which combine traditional high school academics with career technical education through its Destinations Career Academies. Adult learning is delivered through K12’s subsidiary, Galvanize, a leader in developing capabilities for individuals and corporations in technical fields such as software engineering and data science. K12 has delivered millions of courses over the past decade and serves students in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The company is a proud sponsor of the Future of School, a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gap between the pace of technology in daily life and the pace of change in education. More information can be found at Future of School, a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gap between the pace of technology in daily life and the pace of change in education. More information can be found at K12.com, destinationsacademy.com, and galvanize.com.

K12 Inc.

Investor and Press Contact:

Mike Kraft, 571-353-7778

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

[email protected]

Source: K12 Inc.

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