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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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Item 2.02. |
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Press Release issued by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation dated May 6, 2024
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104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document).
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Date: May 6, 2024
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LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION
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By:
|
/s/ Brian K. Meyers |
Name: | Brian K. Meyers | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
• |
Revenue grew 19.7% to $103.4 million
|
• |
Adjusted EBITDA tripled to $6.5 million
|
• |
Student starts increased 15.3%
|
• |
Ended quarter with 1,388 additional students, a 11.2% increase in population
|
• |
Total liquidity of over $109 million; no debt outstanding
|
• |
Increasing guidance for full year Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income
|
• |
Classes commenced at our newest campus in East Point, Georgia
|
• |
Entered into a 5-year agreement with Container Maintenance Corporation (“CMC"), (Marine Repair Services), to provide on-the-job training, to its technicians
|
• |
Entered into new $40 million credit facility with Fifth Third Bank providing added flexibility to execute growth initiatives
|
• |
Revenue increased by $16.1 million, or
18.4%, to $103.4 million. Included in the prior year is $0.9 million of revenue related to the Transitional segment. Excluding this revenue for comparability, revenue would have increased by $17.0 million, or 19.7%. The primary reasons
for the increase was an 11.9% rise in average student population due to starting the year with approximately 1,100 more students, or 9.0%, coupled with 15.3% growth in student starts.
|
• |
Educational services and facilities expense
increased $4.9 million, or 12.9% to $43.0 million. Included in the increase over the prior year are approximately $2.9 million of one-time expenses for new campuses and campus relocation cost, relating to the new Houston, Texas campus,
in addition to the relocation of our Nashville, Tennessee and Levittown, Pennsylvania locations. Remaining expense increases were due to instructional salaries and books and tools expenses resulting from higher staffing levels driven by
student population growth combined with merit increases.
|
• |
Selling, general and administrative
expense increased $10.2 million, or 20.3% to $60.5 million. The majority of the increase was due to higher administrative costs, which increased $7.4 million due to several factors including an increase in salary expense, driven in part
by merit increases and population growth, increased medical claims, and additional bad debt expense, largely driven by revenue growth. In addition, marketing investments were up $1.6 million, which helped drive our 15.3% student start
growth.
|
2024 Guidance
|
|||||||||||
(Amounts in millions except for student starts)
|
Low
|
High
|
|||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
418
|
-
|
$
|
428
|
||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
37
|
-
|
$
|
42
|
1 |
|||||
Adjusted net income
|
$
|
12
|
-
|
$
|
17
|
1 |
|||||
Capital expenditures
|
$
|
65
|
-
|
$
|
70
|
||||||
Starts
|
7
|
%
|
-
|
12
|
%
|
1 |
The guidance in this release includes references to non-GAAP operating measures. A reconciliation to the midpoint of our guidance can be reviewed below in the non-GAAP
operating measures at the end of this release.
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
REVENUE
|
$
|
103,366
|
$
|
87,284
|
||||
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
||||||||
Educational services and facilities
|
43,023
|
38,093
|
||||||
Selling, general and administrative
|
60,492
|
50,307
|
||||||
Loss on sale of asset
|
309
|
-
|
||||||
Total costs & expenses
|
103,824
|
88,400
|
||||||
OPERATING LOSS
|
(458
|
)
|
(1,116
|
)
|
||||
OTHER:
|
||||||||
Interest income
|
698
|
467
|
||||||
Interest expense
|
(567
|
)
|
(25
|
)
|
||||
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
(327
|
)
|
(674
|
)
|
||||
BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES
|
(113
|
)
|
(565
|
)
|
||||
NET LOSS
|
$
|
(214
|
)
|
$
|
(109
|
)
|
||
Basic
|
||||||||
Net loss per common share
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
||
Diluted
|
||||||||
Net loss per common share
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
30,301
|
30,039
|
||||||
Diluted
|
30,301
|
30,039
|
||||||
Other data:
|
||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
|
$
|
6,545
|
$
|
2,196
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
$
|
2,964
|
$
|
1,253
|
||||
Number of campuses
|
22
|
22
|
||||||
Average enrollment
|
13,678
|
12,387
|
||||||
Net cash used in operating activities
|
$
|
(14,934
|
)
|
$
|
(214
|
)
|
||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
$
|
8,034
|
$
|
(3,249
|
)
|
|||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
$
|
(3,594
|
)
|
$
|
(2,335
|
)
|
Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
|
March 31, 2024
(Unaudited)
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
68,554
|
||
Restricted cash
|
1,221
|
|||
Current assets
|
118,749
|
|||
Working capital
|
58,867
|
|||
Total assets
|
355,163
|
|||
Current liabilities
|
59,882
|
|||
Total stockholders' equity
|
164,493
|
• |
We define EBITDA as income (loss) before interest expense (net of interest income), provision (benefit) for income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
|
• |
We define adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus stock compensation expense and adjustments for items not considered part of the Company’s normal recurring operations.
|
• |
We define adjusted net income as net income plus adjustments for items not considered part of the Company’s normal recurring operations.
|
• |
We define total liquidity as the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash.
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Unaudited)
Consolidated Operations
|
||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(214
|
)
|
$
|
(109
|
)
|
||
Interest income, net
|
(131
|
)
|
(442
|
)
|
||||
Benefit for income taxes
|
(113
|
)
|
(565
|
)
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
2,964
|
1,253
|
||||||
EBITDA
|
2,506
|
137
|
||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
1,059
|
812
|
||||||
New campus and campus relocation costs1
|
2,802
|
260
|
||||||
Severance and other one-time costs
|
89
|
794
|
||||||
Program expansions
|
89
|
-
|
||||||
Transitional segment
|
-
|
193
|
||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
6,545
|
$
|
2,196
|
1 |
Includes $450,000 of non-cash rent expense.
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campus Operations
|
Transitional
|
Corporate
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
11,824
|
$
|
10,109
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(197
|
)
|
$
|
(12,038
|
)
|
$
|
(10,021
|
)
|
|||||||||
Interest expense (income), net
|
501
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(632
|
)
|
(442
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Benefit for income taxes
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(113
|
)
|
(565
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
2,773
|
1,099
|
-
|
4
|
191
|
150
|
||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA
|
15,098
|
11,208
|
-
|
(193
|
)
|
(12,592
|
)
|
(10,878
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,059
|
812
|
||||||||||||||||||
New campus and campus relocation costs1
|
2,802
|
260
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Severance and other one-time costs
|
89
|
84
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
710
|
||||||||||||||||||
Program expansions
|
89
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Transitional segment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
193
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
18,078
|
$
|
11,552
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(11,533
|
)
|
$
|
(9,356
|
)
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(Unaudited)
|
|
||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(214
|
)
|
$
|
(109
|
)
|
||
Non-recurring adjustments:
|
||||||||
New campus and campus relocation costs1
|
2,802
|
260
|
||||||
Severance and other one time costs
|
89
|
973
|
||||||
Program expansions
|
89
|
-
|
||||||
Transitional segment
|
-
|
193
|
||||||
Total non-recurring adjustments
|
2,980
|
1,426
|
||||||
Income tax effect
|
(894
|
)
|
(406
|
)
|
||||
Adjusted net income, non-GAAP
|
$
|
1,872
|
$
|
911
|
As of
March 31, 2024
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
68,554
|
||
Restricted cash
|
1,221
|
|||
Credit facility
|
40,000
|
|||
Total Liquidity
|
$
|
109,775
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
% Change
|
||||||||||
Revenue:
|
||||||||||||
Campus Operations
|
$
|
103,366
|
$
|
86,352
|
19.7
|
%
|
||||||
Transitional
|
-
|
932
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
103,366
|
$
|
87,284
|
18.4
|
%
|
||||||
Operating Income (loss):
|
||||||||||||
Campus Operations
|
$
|
12,324
|
$
|
10,109
|
21.9
|
%
|
||||||
Transitional
|
-
|
(197
|
)
|
-100.0
|
%
|
|||||||
Corporate
|
(12,782
|
)
|
(11,028
|
)
|
-15.9
|
%
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
(458
|
)
|
$
|
(1,116
|
)
|
59.0
|
%
|
||||
Starts:
|
||||||||||||
Campus Operations
|
3,967
|
3,440
|
15.3
|
%
|
||||||||
Total
|
3,967
|
3,440
|
15.3
|
%
|
||||||||
Average Population:
|
||||||||||||
Campus Operations
|
13,678
|
12,225
|
11.9
|
%
|
||||||||
Transitional
|
-
|
162
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Total
|
13,678
|
12,387
|
10.4
|
%
|
||||||||
End of Period Population:
|
||||||||||||
Campus Operations
|
13,801
|
12,413
|
11.2
|
%
|
||||||||
Transitional
|
-
|
131
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Total
|
13,801
|
12,544
|
10.0
|
%
|
Population by Program (Campus Operations Segment):
|
||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
% Change
|
||||||||||
Starts:
|
||||||||||||
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
2,682
|
2,263
|
18.5
|
%
|
||||||||
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
1,285
|
1,177
|
9.2
|
%
|
||||||||
Total
|
3,967
|
3,440
|
15.3
|
%
|
||||||||
Average Population:
|
||||||||||||
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
9,544
|
8,281
|
15.3
|
%
|
||||||||
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
4,134
|
3,944
|
4.8
|
%
|
||||||||
Total
|
13,678
|
12,225
|
11.9
|
%
|
||||||||
End of Period Population:
|
||||||||||||
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
9,639
|
8,488
|
13.6
|
%
|
||||||||
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
4,162
|
3,925
|
6.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Total
|
13,801
|
12,413
|
11.2
|
%
|
Adjusted
|
||||||||
EBITDA
|
Net Income
|
|||||||
Net Income
|
$
|
6,800
|
$
|
6,800
|
||||
Interest expense, net
|
700
|
-
|
||||||
Provision for taxes
|
3,100
|
-
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
11,200
|
-
|
||||||
Depreciation1
|
2,500
|
-
|
||||||
EBITDA
|
24,300
|
-
|
||||||
New campus and campus relocation costs2
|
8,700
|
8,700
|
||||||
Program expansions
|
2,300
|
2,300
|
||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
4,200
|
-
|
||||||
Tax Effect
|
-
|
(3,300
|
)
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
39,500
|
$
|
14,500
|
||||
2024 Guidance Range
|
$
|
37,000 - $42,000
|
$
|
12,000 - $17,000
|
1 |
Depreciation expense relates to new campuses and campus relocations.
|
2 |
New campus and campus relocation costs relate to the following locations:
|