K12 Inc. Reports Full Year Fiscal 2019 Revenues Increase 10.7% to $1.016 Billion

August 6, 2019

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2019-- K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN), a technology-based education company and leading provider of online curriculum and online school programs for students in pre-K through high school, today announced its results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

Financial Highlights for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2019)

  • Revenues of $256.3 million, compared to revenues of $238.9 million in the fourth quarter of FY 2018.
  • Operating income of $2.7 million, compared to $9.9 million in the fourth quarter of FY 2018.
  • Net income attributable to common stockholders of $3.3 million, compared to $9.3 million in the fourth quarter of FY 2018.
  • Diluted net income attributable to common stockholders per share of $0.08, compared to $0.23 in the fourth quarter of FY 2018.

To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we are also presenting adjusted operating income (loss) 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 expenses. Non-GAAP Financial Highlights for the three months ended June 30, 2019 (Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2019) are as follows:

  • Adjusted operating income of $7.2 million, compared to $15.8 million in the fourth quarter of FY 2018.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $25.4 million, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $33.5 million in the fourth quarter of FY 2018.

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

Financial Highlights for the Year Ended June 30, 2019

  • Revenues of $1,015.8 million, compared to $917.7 million for the full fiscal year of 2018.
  • Operating income of $45.5 million, compared to $25.5 million for the full fiscal year of 2018.
  • Net income attributable to common stockholders of $37.2 million, compared to $27.6 million for the full fiscal year of 2018.
  • Diluted net income attributable to common stockholders per share of $0.91, compared to $0.68 for the full fiscal year of 2018.

Non-GAAP Financial Highlights for the Year Ended June 30, 2019 are as follows:

  • Adjusted operating income of $62.2 million, compared to $46.4 million for the full fiscal year of 2018.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $133.6 million, compared to $121.6 million for the full fiscal year of 2018.

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

 

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2019, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of $284.6 million, an increase of $51.5 million compared to $233.1 million reported at June 30, 2018.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended June 30, 2019 was $141.6 million, an increase of $36.2 million from the prior fiscal year. Free cash flow for the year ended June 30, 2019 was $93.2 million, an increase of $31.0 million from the prior fiscal year. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided below.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures for the year ended June 30, 2019 were $48.4 million, an increase of $5.3 million from the prior full fiscal year, and was comprised of:

  • $5.5 million for property and equipment,
  • $26.3 million for capitalized software development, and
  • $16.6 million for capitalized curriculum development.

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 manages 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
June 30,
  Change 2019 / 2018     Year Ended
June 30,
  Change 2019 / 2018
   

2019

 

2018

 

$

 

%

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

$

 

%

    (In thousands, except percentages)
                                   
Managed Public School Programs  

$

224,294

 

$

208,319

 

$

15,975

 

7.7

%

   

$

890,275

 

$

780,797

 

$

109,478

 

 

14.0

%

                                   
Institutional                                  
Non-managed Public School Programs  

 

13,225

 

 

12,384

 

 

841

 

6.8

%

   

 

50,623

 

 

56,784

 

 

(6,161

)

 

-10.8

%

Institutional Software & Services  

 

9,815

 

 

9,352

 

 

463

 

5.0

%

   

 

39,330

 

 

43,852

 

 

(4,522

)

 

-10.3

%

Total Institutional  

 

23,040

 

 

21,736

 

 

1,304

 

6.0

%

   

 

89,953

 

 

100,636

 

 

(10,683

)

 

-10.6

%

Private Pay Schools and Other  

 

8,980

 

 

8,819

 

 

161

 

1.8

%

   

 

35,524

 

 

36,301

 

 

(777

)

 

-2.1

%

Total Revenues  

$

256,314

 

$

238,874

 

$

17,440

 

7.3

%

   

$

1,015,752

 

$

917,734

 

$

98,018

 

 

10.7

%

 

Enrollment Data

The following table sets forth average enrollment data for the period indicated. These figures exclude enrollments from classroom pilot programs and consumer programs.

    Three Months Ended
June 30,
  2019 / 2018     Year Ended June 30,   2019 / 2018
   

2019

 

2018

 

Change

 

Change %

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Change

 

Change %

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

110.5

 

105.0

 

5.5

 

5.2

%

   

115.6

 

108.7

 

6.9

 

6.3

%

Non-managed Public School Programs (1)  

23.3

 

23.1

 

0.2

 

0.9

%

   

23.9

 

23.9

 

-

 

0.0

%

                                   

(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     Year Ended   Change
    June 30,   2019 / 2018     June 30,   2019 / 2018
   

2019

 

2018

 

$

 

%

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

$

 

%

Managed Public School Programs  

$

2,030

 

$

1,984

 

 

46

 

2.3

%

   

$

7,701

 

$

7,183

 

 

518

 

 

7.2

%

Non-managed Public School Programs  

 

568

 

 

536

 

 

32

 

6.0

%

   

 

2,118

 

 

2,376

 

 

(258

)

 

-10.9

%

Fiscal Year 2020 Outlook

The Company will provide an outlook for fiscal 2020 results as part of the first quarter results report for fiscal year 2020. The Company plans to publish first quarter results at or near the end of October 2019. No separate guidance communication, or enrollment counts, for fiscal 2020 will be provided before that time.

 

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; 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 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 in our Internet-based learning aid 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 June 30, 2019, 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 fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2019 financial results during a conference call scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. eastern time (ET).

The conference call will be webcast and available at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=134702. 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 August 6, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. ET through September 6, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. ET, at (877) 660-6853 (domestic) or (201) 612-7415 (international) using conference ID 13691158. A webcast replay of the call will be available at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=134702 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 months and full fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 and are presented below without footnotes. Readers are encouraged to obtain and carefully review K12 Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, 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.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
    June 30,
   

2019

 

2018

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

$

283,121

 

 

$

231,113

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $11,766 and $12,384 at June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively    

191,639

 

   

176,319

 

Inventories, net    

29,946

 

   

25,916

 

Prepaid expenses    

12,643

 

   

10,278

 

Other current assets    

12,307

 

   

10,388

 

Total current assets    

529,656

 

   

454,014

 

Property and equipment, net    

31,980

 

   

28,868

 

Capitalized software, net    

51,165

 

   

55,488

 

Capitalized curriculum development costs, net    

53,297

 

   

53,558

 

Intangible assets, net    

14,981

 

   

17,951

 

Goodwill    

90,197

 

   

90,197

 

Deposits and other assets    

48,330

 

   

41,887

 

Total assets  

$

819,606

 

 

$

741,963

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY            
Current liabilities            
Current portion of capital lease obligations  

$

19,588

 

 

$

13,353

 

Accounts payable    

50,488

 

   

29,362

 

Accrued liabilities    

20,685

 

   

14,345

 

Accrued compensation and benefits    

41,998

 

   

36,050

 

Deferred revenue    

22,828

 

   

23,114

 

Total current liabilities    

155,587

 

   

116,224

 

Capital lease obligations, net of current portion    

5,060

 

   

12,665

 

Deferred rent, net of current portion    

2,269

 

   

3,270

 

Deferred tax liability    

16,670

 

   

12,577

 

Other long-term liabilities    

6,655

 

   

10,038

 

Total liabilities    

186,241

 

   

154,774

 

Commitments and contingencies        
Stockholders’ equity            
Common stock, par value $0.0001; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 45,575,236 and 44,902,567 shares issued; and 40,240,493 and 39,567,824 shares outstanding at June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively    

4

 

   

4

 

Additional paid-in capital    

713,436

 

   

703,351

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss    

(40

)

   

(252

)

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)    

22,447

 

   

(13,432

)

Treasury stock of 5,334,743 shares at cost at June 30, 2019 and 2018    

(102,482

)

   

(102,482

)

Total stockholders’ equity    

633,365

 

   

587,189

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  

$

819,606

 

 

$

741,963

 

             
 

K12 INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 
    Three Months Ended June 30,   Year Ended June 30,
   

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

    (In thousands except share and per share data)
Revenues  

$

256,314

 

 

$

238,874

 

 

$

1,015,752

 

 

$

917,734

Cost and expenses                        
Instructional costs and services    

175,863

 

   

157,087

 

   

663,437

 

   

592,495

Selling, administrative, and other operating expenses    

75,207

 

   

69,939

 

   

297,350

 

   

290,446

Product development expenses    

2,563

 

   

1,972

 

   

9,479

 

   

9,248

Total costs and expenses    

253,633

 

   

228,998

 

   

970,266

 

   

892,189

Income from operations    

2,681

 

   

9,876

 

   

45,486

 

   

25,545

Interest income, net    

1,214

 

   

430

 

   

2,761

 

   

965

Other income, net    

154

 

       

114

 

   
Income before income taxes, loss from equity method investments and noncontrolling interest    

4,049

 

   

10,306

 

   

48,361

 

   

26,510

Income tax (expense) benefit    

(662

)

   

(959

)

   

(10,520

)

   

910

Loss from equity method investments    

(70

)

       

(632

)

   
Net income    

3,317

 

   

9,347

 

   

37,209

 

   

27,420

Add net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest                

200

Net income attributable to common stockholders  

$

3,317

 

 

$

9,347

 

 

$

37,209

 

 

$

27,620

Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:                        
Basic  

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

0.70

Diluted  

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.91

 

 

$

0.68

Weighted average shares used in computing per share amounts:                        
Basic    

39,135,413

 

   

39,031,207

 

   

38,848,780

 

   

39,282,674

Diluted    

41,667,000

 

   

39,976,593

 

   

40,944,800

 

   

40,637,744

                         
 

K12 INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 
    Year Ended June 30,
   

2019

 

 

2018

    (In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities              
Net income  

$

37,209

 

   

$

27,420

 

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

71,400

 

     

75,260

 

Stock-based compensation expense    

16,676

 

     

20,817

 

Deferred income taxes    

3,693

 

     

(4,015

)

Provision for doubtful accounts    

6,325

 

     

4,089

 

Other    

3,985

 

     

4,822

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:              
Accounts receivable    

(21,637

)

     

11,987

 

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

(3,321

)

     

(28,491

)

Accounts payable    

20,174

 

     

(2,336

)

Accrued liabilities    

8,295

 

     

(6,273

)

Accrued compensation and benefits    

5,948

 

     

6,672

 

Deferred revenue, rent and other liabilities    

(7,141

)

     

(4,506

)

Net cash provided by operating activities    

141,606

 

     

105,446

 

Cash flows from investing activities              
Purchase of property and equipment    

(5,477

)

     

(8,743

)

Capitalized software development costs    

(26,318

)

     

(24,533

)

Capitalized curriculum development costs    

(16,611

)

     

(9,927

)

Sale of long-lived assets    

389

 

     
Acquisitions and investments    

(13,092

)

     

(7,274

)

Net cash used in investing activities    

(61,109

)

     

(50,477

)

Cash flows from financing activities              
Repayments on capital lease obligations    

(21,034

)

     

(13,301

)

Payments of contingent consideration    

(1,027

)

     

(1,819

)

Purchase of treasury stock          

(27,482

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options    

3,030

 

     

196

 

Repurchase of restricted stock for income tax withholding    

(9,958

)

     

(10,314

)

Net cash used in financing activities    

(28,989

)

     

(52,720

)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash    

51,508

 

     

2,249

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period    

233,113

 

     

230,864

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period  

$

284,621

 

   

$

233,113

 

               
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to balance sheet as of June 30th:              
Cash and cash equivalents  

$

283,121

 

   

$

231,113

 

Other current assets (restricted cash)    

500

 

     
Deposits and other assets (restricted cash)    

1,000

 

     

2,000

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  

$

284,621

 

   

$

233,113

 

               
 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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

  • Adjusted operating income (loss) is defined as income (loss) from operations as adjusted for stock-based compensation.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income (loss) from operations as adjusted for stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization.
  • Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating income (loss) exclude stock-based compensation, which consists of expenses for stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance stock units.
  • Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less purchase of property and equipment; capitalized software development costs; and capitalized curriculum development costs.

Management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors relating to our financial performance. These widely used measures may 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. They may also remove depreciation and amortization, which can vary depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, and which can provide 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:

  • as additional measures of operating performance because they assist us in comparing our performance on a consistent basis; and
  • in presentations to the members of our Board of Directors to enable our Board to review the same measures used by management to compare our current operating results with corresponding prior periods.

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, and earnings or loss 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 June 30,   Year Ended June 30,
   

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

    (In thousands)
Income from operations  

$

2,681

 

$

9,876

 

$

45,486

 

$

25,545

Stock-based compensation expense  

 

4,562

 

 

5,964

 

 

16,676

 

 

20,817

Adjusted operating income  

 

7,243

 

 

15,840

 

 

62,162

 

 

46,362

Depreciation and amortization  

 

18,141

 

 

17,648

 

 

71,400

 

 

75,260

Adjusted EBITDA  

$

25,384

 

$

33,488

 

$

133,562

 

$

121,622

                 
                 
                 
                 
    Year Ended June 30,        
   

2019

 

2018

       
    (In thousands)        
Net cash provided by operating activities  

$

141,606

 

$

105,446

       
Purchase of property and equipment  

 

(5,477)

 

 

(8,743)

       
Capitalized software development costs  

 

(26,318)

 

 

(24,533)

       
Capitalized curriculum development costs  

 

(16,611)

 

 

(9,927)

       
Free cash flow  

$

93,200

 

$

62,243

       
                 
 

About K12 Inc.

K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) takes a personalized approach to education by removing barriers to learning, reaching students where they are, and providing innovative, high-quality online and blended education solutions, curriculum, and programs to charter schools, public school districts, private schools, and families. In total, this work serves more than 70 public and private schools, more than 2,000 school districts, and students in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The company, which has delivered millions of courses over the past decade, is taking a leadership role in career readiness education through K12-powered Destinations Career Academies and Programs which combine traditional high school academics with Career Technical Education (CTE). K12 is a proud sponsor of the Foundation for Blended and Online Learning, 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, jobshadowweek.com, and getfueled.com.

Source: K12 Inc.

K12 Inc.
Investor and Press Contact:
Mike Kraft, 571-353-7778
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
mkraft@k12.com