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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from _____ to _____ |
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Commission File Number: 001-13988 |
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Adtalem Global Education Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
36-3150143 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
Identification No.) |
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500 West Monroe Street |
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Chicago, Illinois |
60661 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(312) 651-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number; including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share |
ATGE |
New York Stock Exchange |
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share |
ATGE |
Chicago Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No þ
As of October 23, 2024, there were 37,490,808 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share outstanding.
Adtalem Global Education Inc.
Form 10-Q
Table of Contents
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Item 1. |
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Item 2. |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. |
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Item 4. |
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Item 1. |
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Item 1A. |
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Item 2. |
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Item 5. |
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Item 6. |
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Adtalem Global Education Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except par value)
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September 30, |
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June 30, |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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Assets: |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
264,798 |
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$ |
219,306 |
Restricted cash |
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2,074 |
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1,896 |
Accounts and financing receivables, net |
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171,509 |
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126,833 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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78,533 |
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70,050 |
Total current assets |
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516,914 |
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418,085 |
Noncurrent assets: |
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Property and equipment, net |
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244,503 |
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248,524 |
Operating lease assets |
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171,921 |
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176,755 |
Deferred income taxes |
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33,454 |
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49,088 |
Intangible assets, net |
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773,889 |
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776,694 |
Goodwill |
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961,262 |
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961,262 |
Other assets, net |
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107,939 |
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103,184 |
Assets held for sale |
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7,825 |
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7,825 |
Total noncurrent assets |
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2,300,793 |
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2,323,332 |
Total assets |
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$ |
2,817,707 |
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$ |
2,741,417 |
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity: |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
91,421 |
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$ |
102,626 |
Accrued payroll and benefits |
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49,839 |
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71,373 |
Accrued liabilities |
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87,212 |
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96,957 |
Deferred revenue |
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290,571 |
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185,272 |
Current operating lease liabilities |
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32,266 |
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31,429 |
Total current liabilities |
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551,309 |
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487,657 |
Noncurrent liabilities: |
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Long-term debt |
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649,318 |
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648,712 |
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
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161,757 |
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167,712 |
Deferred income taxes |
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30,348 |
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29,526 |
Other liabilities |
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35,023 |
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38,675 |
Total noncurrent liabilities |
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876,446 |
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884,625 |
Total liabilities |
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1,427,755 |
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1,372,282 |
Commitments and contingencies |
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Shareholders' equity: |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 200,000 shares authorized; 37,716 and 37,681 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively |
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838 |
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832 |
Additional paid-in capital |
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631,033 |
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611,949 |
Retained earnings |
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2,586,674 |
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2,540,509 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(2,227) |
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(2,227) |
Treasury stock, at cost, 46,113 and 45,513 shares as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively |
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(1,826,366) |
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(1,781,928) |
Total shareholders' equity |
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1,389,952 |
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1,369,135 |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
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$ |
2,817,707 |
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$ |
2,741,417 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
1
Adtalem Global Education Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
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Three Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
417,400 |
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$ |
368,845 |
Operating cost and expense: |
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Cost of educational services |
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185,995 |
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168,618 |
Student services and administrative expense |
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159,073 |
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166,095 |
Restructuring expense |
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2,094 |
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676 |
Business integration expense |
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5,262 |
Total operating cost and expense |
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347,162 |
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340,651 |
Operating income |
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70,238 |
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28,194 |
Interest expense |
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(14,482) |
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(15,657) |
Other income, net |
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2,646 |
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2,214 |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
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58,402 |
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14,751 |
Provision for income taxes |
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(12,157) |
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(2,792) |
Income from continuing operations |
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46,245 |
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11,959 |
Discontinued operations: |
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Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes |
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(107) |
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(1,765) |
Benefit from income taxes |
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27 |
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452 |
Loss from discontinued operations |
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(80) |
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(1,313) |
Net income and comprehensive income |
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$ |
46,165 |
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$ |
10,646 |
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Earnings (loss) per share: |
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Basic: |
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Continuing operations |
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$ |
1.23 |
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0.29 |
Discontinued operations |
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(0.00) |
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$ |
(0.03) |
Total basic earnings per share |
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$ |
1.22 |
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$ |
0.26 |
Diluted: |
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Continuing operations |
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$ |
1.18 |
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$ |
0.28 |
Discontinued operations |
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(0.00) |
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$ |
(0.03) |
Total diluted earnings per share |
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$ |
1.18 |
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$ |
0.25 |
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Weighted-average shares outstanding: |
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Basic shares |
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37,721 |
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41,399 |
Diluted shares |
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39,109 |
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42,184 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Adtalem Global Education Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
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Three Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net income |
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$ |
46,165 |
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$ |
10,646 |
Loss from discontinued operations |
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80 |
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1,313 |
Income from continuing operations |
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46,245 |
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11,959 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Stock-based compensation |
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9,451 |
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7,455 |
Amortization and impairments to operating lease assets |
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6,948 |
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8,765 |
Depreciation |
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9,803 |
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9,338 |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
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2,805 |
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10,677 |
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs |
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1,113 |
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1,155 |
Provision for bad debts |
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13,720 |
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10,226 |
Deferred income taxes |
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16,456 |
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2,165 |
Loss on disposals of property and equipment |
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107 |
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(Gain) loss on investments |
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(613) |
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447 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts and financing receivables |
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(56,803) |
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(54,867) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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(7,389) |
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(5,532) |
Cloud computing implementation assets |
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(7,888) |
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(4,224) |
Accounts payable |
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(8,508) |
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(2,818) |
Accrued payroll and benefits |
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(21,501) |
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(8,882) |
Accrued liabilities |
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(8,467) |
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13,770 |
Deferred revenue |
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106,156 |
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98,658 |
Operating lease liabilities |
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(7,232) |
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(10,053) |
Other assets and liabilities |
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(4,836) |
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(2,163) |
Net cash provided by operating activities-continuing operations |
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89,567 |
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86,114 |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities-discontinued operations |
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(251) |
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8,959 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
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89,316 |
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95,073 |
Investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
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(10,414) |
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(10,434) |
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities |
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2,187 |
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400 |
Purchases of marketable securities |
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(1,308) |
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(300) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
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(9,535) |
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(10,334) |
Financing activities: |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
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9,498 |
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550 |
Employee taxes paid on withholding shares |
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(10,717) |
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(5,651) |
Proceeds from stock issued under Colleague Stock Purchase Plan |
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298 |
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190 |
Repurchases of common stock for treasury |
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(33,190) |
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(90,477) |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |
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9,873 |
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Repayments of long-term debt |
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(9,873) |
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— |
Net cash used in financing activities |
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(34,111) |
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(95,388) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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45,670 |
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(10,649) |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
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221,202 |
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275,075 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
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$ |
266,872 |
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$ |
264,426 |
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Accrued capital expenditures |
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$ |
4,193 |
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$ |
6,087 |
Accrued liability for repurchases of common stock |
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$ |
800 |
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$ |
3,600 |
Accrued excise tax on share repurchases |
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$ |
3,259 |
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$ |
1,928 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Adtalem Global Education Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
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Accumulated |
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Additional |
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Other |
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Common Stock |
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Paid-In |
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Retained |
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Comprehensive |
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Treasury Stock |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Capital |
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Earnings |
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Loss |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Total |
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June 30, 2023 |
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82,232 |
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$ |
822 |
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$ |
568,761 |
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$ |
2,403,750 |
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$ |
(2,227) |
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39,922 |
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$ |
(1,513,770) |
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$ |
1,457,336 |
Net income |
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10,646 |
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10,646 |
Stock-based compensation |
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7,455 |
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7,455 |
Net activity from stock-based compensation awards |
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373 |
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4 |
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546 |
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130 |
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(5,651) |
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(5,101) |
Proceeds from stock issued under Colleague Stock Purchase Plan |
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(4) |
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(18) |
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(6) |
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233 |
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211 |
Repurchases of common stock for treasury |
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2,158 |
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(91,884) |
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(91,884) |
September 30, 2023 |
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82,605 |
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$ |
826 |
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$ |
576,758 |
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$ |
2,414,378 |
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$ |
(2,227) |
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42,204 |
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$ |
(1,611,072) |
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$ |
1,378,663 |
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June 30, 2024 |
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83,194 |
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$ |
832 |
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$ |
611,949 |
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$ |
2,540,509 |
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$ |
(2,227) |
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45,513 |
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$ |
(1,781,928) |
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$ |
1,369,135 |
Net income |
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46,165 |
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46,165 |
Stock-based compensation |
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9,451 |
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9,451 |
Net activity from stock-based compensation awards |
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635 |
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6 |
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9,492 |
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143 |
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(10,717) |
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(1,219) |
Proceeds from stock issued under Colleague Stock Purchase Plan |
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141 |
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(5) |
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190 |
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331 |
Repurchases of common stock for treasury |
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462 |
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(33,911) |
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(33,911) |
September 30, 2024 |
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83,829 |
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$ |
838 |
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$ |
631,033 |
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$ |
2,586,674 |
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$ |
(2,227) |
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46,113 |
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$ |
(1,826,366) |
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$ |
1,389,952 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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1. Nature of Operations
In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Adtalem Global Education Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is collectively referred to as “Adtalem,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or similar references. Adtalem reports on a fiscal year period ending on June 30. Therefore, this Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 is for our first quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Adtalem is the leading healthcare educator in the U.S. Our schools consist of Chamberlain University (“Chamberlain”), Walden University (“Walden”), American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (“AUC”), Ross University School of Medicine (“RUSM”), and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (“RUSVM”). AUC, RUSM, and RUSVM are collectively referred to as the “medical and veterinary schools.” “Home Office” includes activities not allocated to a reportable segment. See Note 18 “Segment Information” for information on our reportable segments.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. We have prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which are normal and recurring in nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. We use the same accounting policies in preparing quarterly and annual financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, amounts presented within the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements refer to our continuing operations. Unless indicated, or the context requires otherwise, references to years refer to Adtalem’s fiscal years. Certain items presented in tables may not sum due to rounding. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform with the current period presentation. These consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with our annual consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
Business integration expense was $5.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. We did not incur business integration expense in the three months ended September 30, 2024. In the prior year, we incurred costs associated with integrating Walden into Adtalem. In addition, we initiated transformation initiatives to accelerate growth and organizational agility, and certain costs relating to the transformation were included in business integration expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Standards
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07: “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” The guidance was issued to improve disclosures about reportable segments and addresses requests from investors for additional, more detailed information about a reportable segment’s expenses by requiring entities to provide disclosures of significant segment expenses and other segment items. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The amendments should be applied retrospectively. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The amendments will impact our segment disclosures but will not otherwise impact Adtalem’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
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In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09: “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” The guidance was issued to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring entities to provide additional information in the rate reconciliation and additional disclosures about income taxes paid. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The amendments should be applied prospectively, however retrospective application is permitted. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted. The amendments will impact our income tax disclosures but will not otherwise impact Adtalem’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
We reviewed all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they were either not applicable or not expected to have a significant impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Revision to Previously Issued Financial Statements
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, Adtalem identified an error in the presentation of capitalized cloud computing implementation costs in its previously issued financial statements. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40 “Intangibles, Goodwill and Other, Internal-Use Software,” capitalized cloud computing implementation costs should be presented in the same line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a prepayment of the fees for the associated hosting arrangement, and the cash flows from capitalized implementation costs should be presented in the same manner as cash flows for the fees associated with the hosting arrangement. Adtalem previously presented capitalized cloud implementation costs in property and equipment, net rather than as prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Adtalem previously presented the cash flows from capitalized implementation costs as capital expenditures within investing activities rather than within cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Adtalem assessed the materiality of this error individually and in the aggregate with other previously identified errors to prior periods’ Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99 “Materiality” and SAB 108 “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” codified in ASC 250 “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.” Adtalem concluded that the error was not material to prior periods and therefore, amendments of previously filed reports are not required. However, Adtalem determined it was appropriate to revise its previously issued financial statements. In accordance with ASC 250, Adtalem corrected the prior period presented herein by revising the financial statement line item amounts previously disclosed in SEC filings in order to achieve comparability in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The impact of this revision on Adtalem’s previously reported Consolidated Financial Statements are detailed below. We have also revised impacted amounts within the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the effect of the revisions on the affected line items within the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
|||||||
|
|
As Reported |
|
Adjustment |
|
As Revised |
|||
Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
$ |
9,778 |
|
$ |
(440) |
|
$ |
9,338 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cloud computing implementation assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
(4,224) |
|
|
(4,224) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
(2,870) |
|
|
52 |
|
|
(2,818) |
Net cash provided by operating activities-continuing operations |
|
|
90,726 |
|
|
(4,612) |
|
|
86,114 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
99,685 |
|
|
(4,612) |
|
|
95,073 |
Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(15,046) |
|
|
4,612 |
|
|
(10,434) |
Net cash used in investing activities-continuing operations |
|
|
(14,946) |
|
|
4,612 |
|
|
(10,334) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(14,946) |
|
|
4,612 |
|
|
(10,334) |
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued capital expenditures |
|
|
9,217 |
|
|
(3,130) |
|
|
6,087 |
3. Discontinued Operations
On December 11, 2018, Adtalem completed the sale of DeVry University to Cogswell Education, LLC (“Cogswell”) for de minimis consideration. As the sale represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on Adtalem’s operations and financial results, DeVry University is presented in Adtalem’s Consolidated Financial Statements as a discontinued operation.
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The purchase agreement includes an earn-out entitling Adtalem to payments of up to $20.0 million over a ten-year period payable based on DeVry University’s financial results. Adtalem received $5.5 million, $4.1 million, and $2.9 million during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively, related to the earn-out. We have received a total of $12.5 million related to the earn-out thus far.
The following is a summary of income statement information reported as discontinued operations, which includes expense from ongoing litigation costs and settlements related to the DeVry University and Carrington College divestitures (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Revenue |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
Operating cost and expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student services and administrative expense |
|
|
107 |
|
|
1,765 |
Total operating cost and expense |
|
|
107 |
|
|
1,765 |
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes |
|
|
(107) |
|
|
(1,765) |
Benefit from income taxes |
|
|
27 |
|
|
452 |
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(80) |
|
$ |
(1,313) |
4. Revenue
Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers (students), in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The following tables disaggregate revenue by source (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
||||||||||
|
|
Chamberlain |
|
Walden |
|
Medical and |
|
Consolidated |
||||
Tuition and fees |
|
$ |
167,930 |
|
$ |
161,513 |
|
$ |
84,987 |
|
$ |
414,430 |
Other |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,970 |
|
|
2,970 |
Total |
|
$ |
167,930 |
|
$ |
161,513 |
|
$ |
87,957 |
|
$ |
417,400 |
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
||||||||||
|
|
Chamberlain |
|
Walden |
|
Medical and |
|
Consolidated |
||||
Tuition and fees |
|
$ |
142,596 |
|
$ |
141,608 |
|
$ |
81,157 |
|
$ |
365,361 |
Other |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,484 |
|
|
3,484 |
Total |
|
$ |
142,596 |
|
$ |
141,608 |
|
$ |
84,641 |
|
$ |
368,845 |
In addition, see Note 18 “Segment Information” for a disaggregation of revenue by geographical region.
Performance Obligations and Revenue Recognition
Tuition and fees: The majority of revenue is derived from tuition and fees, which is recognized on a straight-line basis over the academic term as instruction is delivered.
Other: Other revenue consists of housing and other miscellaneous services. Other revenue is recognized over the period in which the applicable performance obligation is satisfied.
Arrangements for payment are agreed to prior to registration of the student’s first academic term. The majority of U.S. students obtain Title IV or other financial aid resulting in institutions receiving a significant amount of the transaction price at the beginning of the academic term. Students not utilizing Title IV or other financial aid funding may pay after the academic term is complete.
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Transaction Price
Revenue, or transaction price, is measured as the amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for transferring goods or services.
Students may receive scholarships, discounts, or refunds, which gives rise to variable consideration. The amounts of scholarships or discounts are generally applied to individual student accounts when such amounts are awarded. Therefore, the transaction price is immediately reduced directly by these scholarships or discounts from the amount of the standard tuition rate charged. Scholarships and discounts that are only applied to future tuition charged are considered a separate performance obligation if they represent a material right in accordance with ASC 606. In those instances, we defer the value of the related performance obligation associated with the future scholarship or discount based on estimates of future redemption based on our historical experience of student persistence toward completion of study. The contract liability associated with these material rights is presented as deferred revenue within current liabilities and other liabilities within noncurrent liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the amounts expected to be redeemed in the next 12 months. The contract liability amount associated with these material rights within current liabilities is $28.3 million and $24.1 million as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively, and the amount within noncurrent liabilities is $20.5 million and $19.6 million as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively. The noncurrent contract liability associated with these material rights is expected to be earned over approximately the next four fiscal years.
Upon withdrawal, a student may be eligible to receive a refund, or partial refund, the amount of which is dependent on the timing of the withdrawal during the academic term. If a student withdraws prior to completing an academic term, federal and state regulations and accreditation criteria permit Adtalem to retain a set percentage of the total tuition received from such student, which varies with, but generally equals or exceeds, the percentage of the academic term completed by such student. Payment amounts received by Adtalem in excess of such set percentages of tuition are refunded to the student or the appropriate funding source. For contracts with similar characteristics and historical data on refunds, the expected value method is applied in determining the variable consideration related to refunds. Estimates of Adtalem’s expected refunds are determined at the outset of each academic term, based upon actual refunds in previous academic terms. Reserves related to refunds are presented as refund liabilities within accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. All refunds are netted against revenue during the applicable academic term.
Management reassesses collectability on a student-by-student basis throughout the period revenue is recognized. This reassessment is based upon new information and changes in facts and circumstances relevant to a student’s ability to pay. Management also reassesses collectability when a student withdraws from the institution and has unpaid tuition charges. Such unpaid charges do not meet the threshold of reasonably collectible and are recognized as revenue on a cash basis.
Contract Balances
Students are billed at the beginning of each academic term and payment is due at that time. Adtalem’s performance obligation is to provide educational services in the form of instruction during the academic term and to provide for any scholarships or discounts that are deemed a material right under ASC 606. As instruction is provided or the deferred value of material rights are redeemed, deferred revenue is reduced. A significant portion of student payments are from Title IV financial aid and other programs and are generally received during the first month of the respective academic term. For students utilizing Adtalem’s credit extension programs (see Note 9 “Accounts and Financing Receivables”), payments are generally received after the academic term, and the corresponding performance obligation, is complete. When payments are received, accounts and financing receivables are reduced.
Deferred revenue within current liabilities is $290.6 million and $185.3 million as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively, and deferred revenue within noncurrent liabilities is $20.5 million and $19.6 million as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively. Revenue of $166.4 million and $150.1 million was recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of fiscal year 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The difference between the opening and closing balances of deferred revenue includes decreases from revenue recognized during the period, increases from charges related to the start of academic terms beginning during the period, increases from payments received related to academic terms commencing after the end of the period, and increases from recognizing additional performance obligations for material rights during the period.
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5. Restructuring Expense
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, Adtalem recorded restructuring expense primarily driven by workforce reductions, costs to exit certain course offerings, and prior real estate consolidations at Adtalem’s home office. We continue to incur restructuring charges or reversals related to exited leased space from previous restructuring actions. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, Adtalem recorded restructuring expense primarily driven by prior real estate consolidations at Adtalem’s home office. When estimating costs of exiting lease space, estimates are made which could differ materially from actual results and may result in additional restructuring charges or reversals in future periods. Termination benefit charges represent severance pay and benefits for employees impacted by workforce reductions. Restructuring expense by segment were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|||||||
|
|
Real Estate |
|
Termination |
|
Total |
|||
Chamberlain |
|
$ |
897 |
|
$ |
961 |
|
$ |
1,858 |
Medical and Veterinary |
|
|
59 |
|
|
— |
|
|
59 |
Home Office |
|
|
177 |
|
|
— |
|
|
177 |
Total |
|
$ |
1,133 |
|
$ |
961 |
|
$ |
2,094 |
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
|||||||
|
|
Real Estate |
|
Termination |
|
Total |
|||
Medical and Veterinary |
|
$ |
74 |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
114 |
Home Office |
|
|
562 |
|
|
— |
|
|
562 |
Total |
|
$ |
636 |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
676 |
The following table summarizes the separation and restructuring plan activity for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, for which cash payments are required (in thousands):
Liability balance as of June 30, 2023 |
|
$ |
741 |
Increase in liability (separation and other charges) |
|
|
40 |
Reduction in liability (payments and adjustments) |
|
|
(781) |
Liability balance as of June 30, 2024 |
|
|
— |
Increase in liability (separation and other charges) |
|
|
961 |
Reduction in liability (payments and adjustments) |
|
|
— |
Liability balance as of September 30, 2024 |
|
$ |
961 |
These liability balances are recorded as accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
6. Other Income, Net
Other income, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Interest and dividend income |
|
$ |
2,033 |
|
$ |
2,661 |
Investment gain (loss) |
|
|
613 |
|
|
(447) |
Other income, net |
|
$ |
2,646 |
|
$ |
2,214 |
Investment gain (loss) includes trading gains and losses related to the rabbi trust used to fund nonqualified deferred compensation plan obligations.
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7. Income Taxes
Our effective tax rates from continuing operations were 20.8% and 18.9% in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 increased compared to the prior year period primarily due to an increase in the percentage of earnings from operations in higher taxed jurisdictions and a limitation of tax benefits on certain executive compensation. The income tax provisions reflect the U.S. federal tax rate of 21% adjusted for taxes related to global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”), limitation of tax benefits on certain executive compensation, the rate of tax applied by state and local jurisdictions, the rate of tax applied to earnings outside the U.S., tax incentives, tax credits related to research and development expenditures, changes in valuation allowance, liabilities for uncertain tax positions, and tax benefits on stock-based compensation.
RUSM and RUSVM each have agreements with their respective domestic governments that exempt them from local income taxation. RUSM has an exemption in Barbados until 2039 and RUSVM has an exemption in St. Kitts until 2038.
8. Earnings per Share
The following table sets forth the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share and antidilutive shares (in thousands, except per share data):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations |
|
$ |
46,245 |
|
$ |
11,959 |
Discontinued operations |
|
|
(80) |
|
|
(1,313) |
Net income |
|
$ |
46,165 |
|
$ |
10,646 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding |
|
|
37,721 |
|
|
41,399 |
Effect of dilutive stock awards |
|
|
1,388 |
|
|
785 |
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding |
|
|
39,109 |
|
|
42,184 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations |
|
$ |
1.23 |
|
$ |
0.29 |
Discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(0.00) |
|
$ |
(0.03) |
Total basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
1.22 |
|
$ |
0.26 |
Diluted: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations |
|
$ |
1.18 |
|
$ |
0.28 |
Discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(0.00) |
|
$ |
(0.03) |
Total diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
1.18 |
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average antidilutive shares |
|
|
— |
|
|
332 |
9. Accounts and Financing Receivables
Our accounts receivables relate to student balances occurring in the normal course of business. Accounts receivables have a term of less than one year and are included in accounts and financing receivables, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our financing receivables relate to credit extension programs where the student is provided payment terms in excess of one year with their respective school and are included in accounts and financing receivables, net and other assets, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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The classification of our accounts and financing receivable balances was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, 2024 |
|||||||
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Allowance |
|
|
Net |
Accounts receivables, current |
|
$ |
205,610 |
|
$ |
(36,691) |
|
$ |
168,919 |
Financing receivables, current |
|
|
5,319 |
|
|
(2,729) |
|
|
2,590 |
Accounts and financing receivables, current |
|
$ |
210,929 |
|
$ |
(39,420) |
|
$ |
171,509 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing receivables, current |
|
$ |
5,319 |
|
$ |
(2,729) |
|
$ |
2,590 |
Financing receivables, noncurrent |
|
|
35,277 |
|
|
(10,738) |
|
|
24,539 |
Total financing receivables |
|
$ |
40,596 |
|
$ |
(13,467) |
|
$ |
27,129 |
|
|
June 30, 2024 |
|||||||
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Allowance |
|
|
Net |
Accounts receivables, current |
|
$ |
159,406 |
|
$ |
(35,336) |
|
$ |
124,070 |
Financing receivables, current |
|
|
5,239 |
|
|
(2,476) |
|
|
2,763 |
Accounts and financing receivables, current |
|
$ |
164,645 |
|
$ |
(37,812) |
|
$ |
126,833 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing receivables, current |
|
$ |
5,239 |
|
$ |
(2,476) |
|
$ |
2,763 |
Financing receivables, noncurrent |
|
|
36,214 |
|
|
(10,082) |
|
|
26,132 |
Total financing receivables |
|
$ |
41,453 |
|
$ |
(12,558) |
|
$ |
28,895 |
Our financing receivables relate to credit extension programs available to students at Chamberlain, AUC, RUSM, and RUSVM. These credit extension programs are designed to assist students who are unable to completely cover educational costs consisting of tuition, fees, and books, and are available only after all other student financial assistance has been applied toward those purposes. In addition, AUC, RUSM, and RUSVM allow students to finance their living expenses. Repayment plans for financing agreements are developed to address the financial circumstances of the particular student. Interest charges at rates from 3.0% to 12.0% per annum accrue each month on the unpaid balance once a student withdraws or graduates from a program. Most students are required to begin repaying their loans while they are still in school with a minimum payment level designed to demonstrate their capability to repay. Payments may increase upon completing or departing school. After a student leaves school, the student typically will have a monthly installment repayment plan.
Credit Quality
The primary credit quality indicator for our financing receivables is delinquency. Balances are considered delinquent when contractual payments on the loan become past due. We write-off financing receivable balances when they are at least 181 days past due. Payments are applied first to outstanding interest and then to the unpaid principal balance.
The credit quality analysis of financing receivables as of September 30, 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year |
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Prior |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
Total |
|||||||
1-30 days past due |
|
$ |
437 |
|
$ |
321 |
|
$ |
477 |
|
$ |
279 |
|
$ |
1,797 |
|
$ |
152 |
|
$ |
3,463 |
31-60 days past due |
|
|
104 |
|
|
56 |
|
|
130 |
|
|
752 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,142 |
61-90 days past due |
|
|
119 |
|
|
— |
|
|
267 |
|
|
124 |
|
|
929 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,439 |
91-120 days past due |
|
|
215 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
495 |
|
|
414 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,172 |
121-150 days past due |
|
|
132 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
501 |
|
|
676 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,437 |
Greater than 150 days past due |
|
|
2,926 |
|
|
1,654 |
|
|
1,120 |
|
|
2,046 |
|
|
1,874 |
|
|
— |
|
|
9,620 |
Total past due |
|
|
3,933 |
|
|
2,084 |
|
|
2,117 |
|
|
4,197 |
|
|
5,790 |
|
|
152 |
|
|
18,273 |
Current |
|
|
6,003 |
|
|
3,580 |
|
|
1,167 |
|
|
3,784 |
|
|
5,660 |
|
|
2,129 |
|
|
22,323 |
Financing receivables, gross |
|
$ |
9,936 |
|
$ |
5,664 |
|
$ |
3,284 |
|
$ |
7,981 |
|
$ |
11,450 |
|
$ |
2,281 |
|
$ |
40,596 |
Gross write-offs |
|
$ |
414 |
|
$ |
125 |
|
$ |
357 |
|
$ |
175 |
|
$ |
27 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
1,098 |
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The credit quality analysis of financing receivables as of June 30, 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year |
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Prior |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
Total |
|||||||
1-30 days past due |
|
$ |
552 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
214 |
|
$ |
111 |
|
$ |
1,188 |
|
$ |
1,146 |
|
$ |
3,211 |
31-60 days past due |
|
|
213 |
|
|
90 |
|
|
65 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
567 |
|
|
1,488 |
|
|
2,460 |
61-90 days past due |
|
|
174 |
|
|
— |
|
|
5 |
|
|
110 |
|
|
370 |
|
|
257 |
|
|
916 |
91-120 days past due |
|
|
— |
|
|
11 |
|
|
434 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
206 |
|
|
791 |
|
|
1,462 |
121-150 days past due |
|
|
51 |
|
|
88 |
|
|
63 |
|
|
314 |
|
|
268 |
|
|
91 |
|
|
875 |
Greater than 150 days past due |
|
|
2,556 |
|
|
466 |
|
|
1,366 |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
1,920 |
|
|
987 |
|
|
8,595 |
Total past due |
|
|
3,546 |
|
|
655 |
|
|
2,147 |
|
|
1,892 |
|
|
4,519 |
|
|
4,760 |
|
|
17,519 |
Current |
|
|
6,014 |
|
|
748 |
|
|
3,944 |
|
|
1,897 |
|
|
4,549 |
|
|
6,782 |
|
|
23,934 |
Financing receivables, gross |
|
$ |
9,560 |
|
$ |
1,403 |
|
$ |
6,091 |
|
$ |
3,789 |
|
$ |
9,068 |
|
$ |
11,542 |
|
$ |
41,453 |
Gross write-offs |
|
$ |
1,145 |
|
$ |
279 |
|
$ |
509 |
|
$ |
597 |
|
$ |
729 |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
3,261 |
Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses represents an estimate of the lifetime expected credit losses inherent in our accounts and financing receivable balances as of each balance sheet date. In evaluating the collectability of our accounts and financing receivable balances, we utilize historical events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts about the future.
For our accounts receivables, we primarily use historical loss rates based on an aging schedule and a student’s status to determine the allowance for credit losses. As these accounts receivables are short-term in nature, management believes a student’s status provides the best credit loss estimate, while also factoring in delinquency. Students still attending classes, recently graduated, or current on payments are more likely to pay than those who are inactive due to being on a leave of absence, withdrawing from school, or not current on payments.
For our financing receivables, we primarily use historical loss rates based on an aging schedule. As these financing receivables are based on long-term financing agreements offered by Adtalem, management believes that delinquency provides the best credit loss estimate. As the financing receivable balances become further past due, it is less likely we will receive payment, causing our estimate of credit losses to increase.
The following tables provide a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|||||||
|
|
Accounts |
|
Financing |
|
Total |
|||
Beginning balance |
|
$ |
35,336 |
|
$ |
12,558 |
|
$ |
47,894 |
Write-offs |
|
|
(13,111) |
|
|
(1,098) |
|
|
(14,209) |
Recoveries |
|
|
2,577 |
|
|
176 |
|
|
2,753 |
Provision for credit losses |
|
|
11,889 |
|
|
1,831 |
|
|
13,720 |
Ending balance |
|
$ |
36,691 |
|
$ |
13,467 |
|
$ |
50,158 |
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
|||||||
|
|
Accounts |
|
Financing |
|
Total |
|||
Beginning balance |
|
$ |
29,190 |
|
$ |
11,468 |
|
$ |
40,658 |
Write-offs |
|
|
(8,412) |
|
|
(736) |
|
|
(9,148) |
Recoveries |
|
|
2,621 |
|
|
190 |
|
|
2,811 |
Provision for credit losses |
|
|
8,962 |
|
|
1,264 |
|
|
10,226 |
Ending balance |
|
$ |
32,361 |
|
$ |
12,186 |
|
$ |
44,547 |
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10. Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
June 30, |
||
|
|
Useful Life |
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
||
Land |
|
- |
|
$ |
31,776 |
|
$ |
31,776 |
Buildings and improvements |
|
10 - 31 years |
|
|
200,238 |
|
|
200,274 |
Leasehold improvements |
|
Shorter of asset useful life or lease term |
|
|
115,148 |
|
|
114,019 |
Furniture and equipment |
|
3 - 8 years |
|
|
99,238 |
|
|
103,961 |
Software |
|
3 - 5 years |
|
|
115,429 |
|
|
113,219 |
Construction in progress |
|
- |
|
|
11,723 |
|
|
11,554 |
Property and equipment, gross |
|
|
|
|
573,552 |
|
|
574,803 |
Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
|
|
(329,049) |
|
|
(326,279) |
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
|
$ |
244,503 |
|
$ |
248,524 |
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, management committed to a plan to sell a building owned by Adtalem located in Naperville, Illinois, and the building met criteria to be classified as assets held for sale. As a result, the building’s carrying value of $8.4 million was adjusted to its estimated fair value less cost to sell of $7.8 million, and the resulting $0.6 million charge was recognized within student services and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended December 31, 2023. In addition, the building is presented as assets held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024.
11. Leases
We determine if a contract contains a lease at inception. We have entered into operating leases for academic sites, housing facilities, and office space which expire at various dates through November 2039, most of which include options to terminate for a fee or extend the leases for an additional five-year period. The lease term includes the noncancelable period of the lease, as well as any periods for which we are reasonably certain to exercise extension options. We elected to account for lease and non-lease components (e.g., common-area maintenance costs) as a single lease component for all operating leases. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We have not entered into any financing leases.
Operating lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease assets represent our right to use an underlying asset during the lease term. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. Operating lease assets are adjusted for any prepaid or accrued lease payments, lease incentives, initial direct costs, and impairments. Our incremental borrowing rate is utilized in determining the present value of the lease payments based upon the information available at the commencement date. Our incremental borrowing rate is determined using a secured borrowing rate for the same currency and term as the associated lease. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
As of September 30, 2024, we entered into two additional operating leases that have not yet commenced. The first lease is expected to commence during the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, has a 15-year lease term, and will result in an additional operating lease asset and operating lease liability of approximately $6.3 million. The second lease is also expected to commence during the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, has a 15-year lease term, and will result in an additional operating lease asset and operating lease liability of approximately $4.0 million.
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The components of lease cost were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Operating lease cost |
|
$ |
10,731 |
|
$ |
11,551 |
Sublease income |
|
|
(1,496) |
|
|
(2,681) |
Total lease cost |
|
$ |
9,235 |
|
$ |
8,870 |
Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Operating |
|
Fiscal Year |
|
Leases |
|
2025 (remaining) |
|
$ |
33,558 |
2026 |
|
|
44,568 |
2027 |
|
|
43,308 |
2028 |
|
|
36,456 |
2029 |
|
|
26,722 |
Thereafter |
|
|
91,741 |
Total lease payments |
|
|
276,353 |
Less: lease incentives not yet received |
|
|
(8,830) |
Less: imputed interest |
|
|
(73,500) |
Present value of lease liabilities |
|
$ |
194,023 |
Lease term and discount rate were as follows:
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
Weighted-average remaining operating lease term (years) |
|
|
6.7 |
Weighted-average operating lease discount rate |
|
|
7.5% |
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information related to leases were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Cash paid for amounts in the measurement of operating lease liabilities (net of sublease receipts) |
|
$ |
9,381 |
|
$ |
10,625 |
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities |
|
$ |
2,114 |
|
$ |
5,143 |
Adtalem maintains agreements to sublease either a portion or the full leased space at three of its operating lease locations. Adtalem’s sublease agreements expire at various dates through December 2025. We record sublease income as an offset against our lease expense recorded on the head lease. For leases which Adtalem vacated or partially vacated space, we recorded estimated restructuring charges in prior periods. Actual results may differ from these estimates, which could result in additional restructuring charges or reversals in future periods. Future minimum sublease rental income under these agreements as of September 30, 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year |
|
Amount |
|
2025 (remaining) |
|
$ |
3,784 |
2026 |
|
|
2,038 |
Total sublease rental income |
|
$ |
5,822 |
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12. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill balances by reporting unit were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
June 30, |
||
|
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
||
Chamberlain |
|
$ |
4,716 |
|
$ |
4,716 |
Walden |
|
|
651,052 |
|
|
651,052 |
AUC |
|
|
68,321 |
|
|
68,321 |
RUSM |
|
|
180,089 |
|
|
180,089 |
RUSVM |
|
|
57,084 |
|
|
57,084 |
Total |
|
$ |
961,262 |
|
$ |
961,262 |
Goodwill balances by reportable segment were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
June 30, |
||
|
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
||
Chamberlain |
|
$ |
4,716 |
|
$ |
4,716 |
Walden |
|
|
651,052 |
|
|
651,052 |
Medical and Veterinary |
|
|
305,494 |
|
|
305,494 |
Total |
|
$ |
961,262 |
|
$ |
961,262 |
Amortizable intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, 2024 |
|
June 30, 2024 |
|
|
||||||||
|
|
Gross Carrying |
|
Accumulated |
|
Gross Carrying |
|
Accumulated |
|
Weighted-Average |
||||
|
|
Amount |
|
Amortization |
|
Amount |
|
Amortization |
|
Amortization Period |
||||
Curriculum |
|
$ |
56,091 |
|
$ |
(35,062) |
|
$ |
56,091 |
|
$ |
(32,257) |
|
5 Years |
Total |
|
$ |
56,091 |
|
$ |
(35,062) |
|
$ |
56,091 |
|
$ |
(32,257) |
|
|
Indefinite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
June 30, |
||
|
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
||
Walden trade name |
|
$ |
119,560 |
|
$ |
119,560 |
AUC trade name |
|
|
17,100 |
|
|
17,100 |
RUSM trade name |
|
|
3,500 |
|
|
3,500 |
RUSVM trade name |
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
1,600 |
Chamberlain Title IV eligibility and accreditations |
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
1,200 |
Walden Title IV eligibility and accreditations |
|
|
495,800 |
|
|
495,800 |
AUC Title IV eligibility and accreditations |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000 |
RUSM Title IV eligibility and accreditations |
|
|
11,600 |
|
|
11,600 |
RUSVM Title IV eligibility and accreditations |
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
2,500 |
Total |
|
$ |
752,860 |
|
$ |
752,860 |
Indefinite-lived intangible asset balances by reportable segment were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
June 30, |
||
|
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
||
Chamberlain |
|
$ |
1,200 |
|
$ |
1,200 |
Walden |
|
|
615,360 |
|
|
615,360 |
Medical and Veterinary |
|
|
136,300 |
|
|
136,300 |
Total |
|
$ |
752,860 |
|
$ |
752,860 |
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Amortization expense on finite-lived intangible assets was $2.8 million and $10.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Future amortization expense on finite-lived intangible assets, by reporting unit, is expected to be as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year |
|
Walden |
|
2025 (remaining) |
|
$ |
8,415 |
2026 |
|
|
11,220 |
2027 |
|
|
1,394 |
Total |
|
$ |
21,029 |
Curriculum is amortized on a straight-line basis. Student relationships was fully amortized as of June 30, 2024.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets related to trade names and Title IV eligibility and accreditations are not amortized, as there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, economic, or other factors that limit the useful life of these intangible assets to the reporting entity.
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but are reviewed for impairment annually and when an event occurs or circumstances change such that it is more likely than not that an impairment may exist. Our annual testing date is May 31.
Adtalem has five reporting units that contain goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. These reporting units constitute components for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by segment management. We have the option to assess goodwill for impairment by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If it is determined that the reporting unit fair value is more likely than not less than its carrying value, or if we do not elect the option to perform an initial qualitative assessment, we perform a quantitative assessment of the reporting unit’s fair value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit containing the goodwill exceeds the fair value of that reporting unit, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference between the carrying value of the reporting unit and its fair value, not to exceed the carrying value of goodwill. We also have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment by determining whether it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired. If it is determined that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is more likely than not impaired, or if we do not elect the option to perform an initial qualitative assessment, we perform a quantitative assessment of the indefinite-lived intangible assets. If the carrying value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent the carrying value exceeds fair value. After analyzing the results of operations and business conditions of all five reporting units, we determined that no triggering event had occurred that would indicate the carrying value of a reporting unit had exceeded its fair value as of September 30, 2024.
These interim triggering event conclusions were based on the fact that the annual impairment review of Adtalem’s reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets resulted in no impairments as of the end of fiscal year 2024, and that no interim events or deviations from planned operating results occurred as of September 30, 2024 that would cause management to reassess these conclusions.
If economic conditions deteriorate or operating performance of our reporting units do not meet expectations such that we revise our long-term forecasts, we may recognize impairments of goodwill and other intangible assets in future periods.
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13. Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following senior secured credit facilities (in thousands):
|
|
September 30, |
|
June 30, |
||
|
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
||
Senior Secured Notes due 2028 |
|
$ |
404,950 |
|
$ |
404,950 |
Term Loan B |
|
|
253,333 |
|
|
253,333 |
Total principal |
|
|
658,283 |
|
|
658,283 |
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs |
|
|
(8,965) |
|
|
(9,571) |
Long-term debt |
|
$ |
649,318 |
|
$ |
648,712 |
Scheduled future maturities of long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Maturity |
|
Fiscal Year |
|
Payments |
|
2025 (remaining) |
|
$ |
— |
2026 |
|
|
— |
2027 |
|
|
— |
2028 |
|
|
404,950 |
2029 |
|
|
253,333 |
Total |
|
$ |
658,283 |
Senior Secured Notes due 2028
On March 1, 2021, Adtalem issued $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”), which mature on March 1, 2028, pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 1, 2021 (the “Indenture”), by and between Adtalem and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and notes collateral agent. The Notes were sold within the U.S. only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the U.S. to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The Notes were issued at 100.0% of their par value. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.50% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing on September 1, 2021, to holders of record on the preceding February 15 and August 15, as the case may be. The Notes are guaranteed by certain of Adtalem’s subsidiaries that are borrowers or guarantors under its senior secured credit facilities and certain of its other senior indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions. The Notes are secured, subject to permitted liens and certain other exceptions, by first priority liens on the same collateral that secures the obligations under Adtalem’s senior secured credit facilities.
We may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after March 1, 2024 at redemption prices equal to 102.75%, 101.375%, and 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed if the redemption occurs during the twelve-month periods beginning on March 1 of the years 2024, 2025, and 2026 and thereafter, respectively, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the applicable redemption date.
On April 11, 2022, we repaid $373.3 million of Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes. During June 2022, we repurchased on the open market an additional $20.8 million of Notes at a price equal to approximately 90% of the principal amount of the Notes. This debt was subsequently retired. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, we repurchased on the open market an additional $0.9 million of Notes at a price equal to approximately 92% of the principal amount of the Notes. This debt was subsequently retired. The principal balance of the Notes is $405.0 million as of September 30, 2024.
Accrued interest on the Notes of $1.9 million and $7.4 million is recorded within accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
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Credit Agreement
On August 12, 2021, in connection with the Walden acquisition, Adtalem entered into its new credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) that provides for (1) a $850.0 million senior secured term loan (“Term Loan B”) with a maturity date of August 12, 2028 and (2) a $400.0 million senior secured revolving loan facility (“Revolver”) with a maturity date of August 12, 2026. We refer to the Term Loan B and Revolver collectively as the “Credit Facility.” The Revolver has availability for letters of credit and currencies other than U.S. dollars of up to $400.0 million.
On June 27, 2023, Adtalem entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, identifying the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as the benchmark rate to replace LIBOR for eurocurrency rate loans within the Credit Agreement effective the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Term Loan B
Prior to January 26, 2024, borrowings under the Term Loan B bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, SOFR plus an applicable margin ranging from 4.00% to 4.50%, subject to a SOFR floor of 0.75%, or an alternate base rate (“ABR”) plus an applicable margin ranging from 3.00% to 3.50% depending on Adtalem’s net first lien leverage ratio for such period.
On January 26, 2024, we entered into Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, which resulted in a 0.50% reduction in our Term Loan B interest rate margin. From January 26, 2024 through August 21, 2024, borrowings under the Term Loan B bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, SOFR plus an applicable margin ranging from 3.50% to 4.00%, subject to a SOFR floor of 0.75%, or an ABR plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.50% to 3.00% depending on Adtalem’s net first lien leverage ratio for such period.
On August 21, 2024, we entered into Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, which resulted in a further 0.75% reduction in our Term Loan B interest rate margin and removed the leverage-based pricing grid. After August 21, 2024, borrowings under the Term Loan B bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, SOFR plus 2.75%, subject to a SOFR floor of 0.75%, or an ABR plus 1.75%.
As of September 30, 2024, the interest rate for borrowings under the Term Loan B facility was 7.60%, which approximated the effective interest rate. The Term Loan B originally required quarterly installment payments of $2.125 million beginning on March 31, 2022. On March 11, 2022, we made a prepayment of $396.7 million on the Term Loan B. With that prepayment, we are no longer required to make quarterly installment payments. We made additional Term Loan B prepayments of $100.0 million, $50.0 million, and $50.0 million on September 22, 2022, November 22, 2022, and January 26, 2024, respectively. The principal balance of the Term Loan B is $253.3 million as of September 30, 2024.
Revolver
Borrowings under the Revolver bear interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR, subject to a SOFR floor of 0.75%, plus an applicable margin ranging from 3.75% to 4.25% or an ABR plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.75% to 3.25% depending on Adtalem’s net first lien leverage ratio for such period. There were no borrowings under the Revolver during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
The Credit Agreement requires payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.25% as of September 30, 2024, of the unused portion of the Revolver. The commitment fee expense is recorded within interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The amount unused under the Revolver was $242.1 million as of September 30, 2024.
Debt Discount and Issuance Costs
The Term Loan B was issued at a price of 99% of its principal amount, resulting in an original issue discount of 1%. The debt discount and issuance costs related to the Notes and Term Loan B are presented as a direct deduction from the face amount of the debt, while the debt issuance costs related to the Revolver are classified as other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The debt discount and issuance costs are amortized as interest expense over seven years for the Notes and Term Loan B and over five years for the Revolver.
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The following table summarizes the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs activity for the three months ended September 30, 2024 (in thousands):
|
|
Notes |
|
Term Loan B |
|
Revolver |
|
Total |
||||
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs as of June 30, 2024 |
|
$ |
4,446 |
|
$ |
5,125 |
|
$ |
4,327 |
|
$ |
13,898 |
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs |
|
|
(297) |
|
|
(309) |
|
|
(507) |
|
|
(1,113) |
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs as of September 30, 2024 |
|
$ |
4,149 |
|
$ |
4,816 |
|
$ |
3,820 |
|
$ |
12,785 |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) has recently allowed reductions totaling $90.8 million in our letters of credit. On January 31, 2024, ED allowed a $76.2 million letter of credit in favor of ED to expire without any requirement for Adtalem to renew it. On April 26, 2024, ED indicated that it would permit Adtalem to reduce its $84.0 million surety-backed letter of credit in favor of ED on behalf of Walden, which allows Walden to participate in Title IV programs, to $69.4 million, which took effect on June 24, 2024, and was extended through December 31, 2024. In addition, Adtalem had a letter of credit outstanding under its Revolver in the amount of $157.9 million as of September 30, 2024, in favor of ED, which allows Adtalem institutions to participate in Title IV programs. As of September 30, 2024, Adtalem had $227.3 million of letters of credit outstanding in favor of ED.
Many states require private-sector postsecondary education institutions to post surety bonds for licensure. In the U.S., Adtalem has posted $58.3 million of surety bonds as of September 30, 2024 with regulatory authorities on behalf of Chamberlain, Walden, AUC, RUSM, and RUSVM.
Interest Expense
Interest expense consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Notes interest expense |
|
$ |
5,568 |
|
$ |
5,568 |
Term Loan B interest expense |
|
|
5,483 |
|
|
7,255 |
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs |
|
|
1,113 |
|
|
1,155 |
Letters of credit fees |
|
|
2,132 |
|
|
1,441 |
Other |
|
|
186 |
|
|
238 |
Total |
|
$ |
14,482 |
|
$ |
15,657 |
Covenants and Guarantees
The Credit Agreement and Notes contain customary covenants, including restrictions on our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to merge and consolidate with other companies, incur indebtedness, grant liens or security interest on assets, make acquisitions, loans, advances or investments, or sell or otherwise transfer assets. Obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the assets of Adtalem and certain of its domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default for facilities of this type. If an event of default under the Credit Agreement occurs and is continuing, the commitments thereunder may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding thereunder, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owed thereunder, may be declared immediately due and payable.
Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, Adtalem is required to maintain a Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of equal to or less than 3.25 to 1.00. Adtalem was in compliance with the Credit Agreement debt covenants and the Notes covenants as of September 30, 2024.
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14. Share Repurchases
Open Market Share Repurchase Programs
On March 1, 2022, we announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized Adtalem’s thirteenth share repurchase program, which allowed Adtalem to repurchase up to $300.0 million of its common stock through February 25, 2025. On January 16, 2024, Adtalem completed its thirteenth share repurchase program. On January 19, 2024, we announced that the Board authorized Adtalem’s fourteenth share repurchase program, which allows Adtalem to repurchase up to $300.0 million of its common stock through January 16, 2027. Adtalem made share repurchases under its share repurchase programs as follows, which include the market price of the shares, commissions, and excise tax (in thousands, except shares and per share data):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Total number of share repurchases |
|
|
462,063 |
|
|
2,158,398 |
Total cost of share repurchases |
|
$ |
33,911 |
|
$ |
91,884 |
Average price paid per share |
|
$ |
73.39 |
|
$ |
42.57 |
As of September 30, 2024, $177.7 million of authorized share repurchases were remaining under the fourteenth share repurchase program. The timing and amount of any future repurchases will be determined based on an evaluation of market conditions and other factors. These repurchases may be made through open market purchases, accelerated share repurchases, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. Repurchases will be funded through available cash balances and ongoing business operating cash generation and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Shares of stock repurchased under the programs are held as treasury shares. Repurchases under our share repurchase programs reduce the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share calculations.
15. Stock-Based Compensation
Adtalem’s current stock-based incentive plan is its Fourth Amended and Restated Incentive Plan of 2013, which is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board. Under the plan, employees and directors are eligible to receive stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”), and other forms of stock awards. As of September 30, 2024, 2,166,973 shares of common stock were available for future issuance under this plan.
Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the required service period. Adtalem accounts for stock-based compensation granted to retirement eligible employees that fully vests upon an employee’s retirement under the non-substantive vesting period approach. Under this approach, the entire stock-based compensation expense is recognized at the grant date for stock-based grants issued to retirement eligible employees. For non-retirement eligible employees, stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period. We account for forfeitures of unvested awards in the period they occur. Adtalem issues new shares of common stock to satisfy stock option exercises, RSU vests, and PSU vests. Stock-based compensation expense is included in student services and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. There was no capitalized stock-based compensation cost as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024.
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Stock Options
Beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Board determined to no longer grant stock options. Prior to fiscal year 2023, we granted stock options generally with a four-year graded vesting from the grant date and expire ten years from the grant date. The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended September 30, 2024:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average |
|
|
||
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
Remaining |
|
Aggregate |
||
|
|
Stock |
|
Weighted-Average |
|
Contractual Life |
|
Intrinsic Value |
||
|
|
Options |
|
Exercise Price |
|
(in years) |
|
(in thousands) |
||
Outstanding as of June 30, 2024 |
|
550,343 |
|
$ |
37.34 |
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
(258,478) |
|
|
36.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024 |
|
291,865 |
|
|
37.87 |
|
6.1 |
|
$ |
10,978 |
Exercisable as of September 30, 2024 |
|
247,732 |
|
$ |
38.02 |
|
5.9 |
|
$ |
9,281 |
The fair value of stock options that vested during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $1.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, $0.3 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 0.9 years. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $9.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
RSUs
Prior to fiscal year 2023, we granted RSUs generally with a four-year graded vesting from the grant date. Beginning in fiscal year 2023, we grant RSUs generally with a three-year graded vesting from the grant date. We also regularly grant RSUs to our Board members with a one-year cliff vest from the grant date. The fair value per share of RSUs is the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date. The following table summarizes RSU activity for the three months ended September 30, 2024:
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average |
|
|
|
Number of |
|
Grant Date |
|
|
|
RSUs |
|
Fair Value |
|
Unvested as of June 30, 2024 |
|
755,841 |
|
$ |
40.51 |
Granted |
|
1,280 |
|
|
74.83 |
Vested |
|
(293,238) |
|
|
38.90 |
Forfeited |
|
(10,811) |
|
|
38.10 |
Unvested as of September 30, 2024 |
|
453,072 |
|
$ |
41.66 |
The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of RSUs granted in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $74.83 and $42.98, respectively. Our annual grant of RSUs is expected to be granted in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. The grant date fair value of RSUs that vested during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $11.4 million and $8.7 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, $11.3 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested RSUs is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 1.4 years.
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PSUs
We issue PSUs generally with a three-year cliff vest from the grant date. The fair value per share of PSUs is the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date. We estimate the number of shares that will vest under our PSU awards when recognizing stock-based compensation expense for each reporting period. The final number of shares that vest under our PSUs is based on metrics approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The following table summarizes PSU activity for the three months ended September 30, 2024:
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average |
|
|
|
Number of |
|
Grant Date |
|
|
|
PSUs |
|
Fair Value |
|
Unvested as of June 30, 2024 |
|
629,770 |
|
$ |
43.77 |
Vested |
|
(83,357) |
|
|
33.84 |
Forfeited |
|
(51,243) |
|
|
34.62 |
Unvested as of September 30, 2024 |
|
495,170 |
|
$ |
46.39 |
The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of PSUs granted in the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $42.98. Our annual grant of PSUs is expected to be granted in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. The grant date fair value of PSUs that vested during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $2.8 million and $4.1 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, $16.7 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested PSUs is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 1.4 years.
16. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined under GAAP as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The following fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs in valuation methodologies used to measure fair value:
Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. These fair value measurements require significant judgement.
The valuation methodologies used for our assets and liabilities measured at fair value and their classification in the valuation hierarchy are described below.
The carrying value of our cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash approximates fair value because of their short-term nature and is classified as Level 1.
Adtalem maintains a rabbi trust with investments in stock and bond mutual funds to fund obligations under our nonqualified deferred compensation plan. The fair value of the investments in the rabbi trust included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024 was $12.9 million and $13.2 million, respectively. These investments are recorded at fair value based upon quoted market prices using Level 1 inputs.
The carrying value of the credit extension programs, which approximates its fair value, is included in accounts and financing receivables, net and other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024 of $27.1 million and $28.9 million, respectively, and is classified as Level 2. See Note 9 “Accounts and Financing Receivables” for additional information on these credit extension programs.
Adtalem has a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for highly compensated employees and its Board members. The participant’s “investments” are in a hypothetical portfolio of investments which are tracked by an administrator. Changes in the fair value of the nonqualified deferred compensation obligation are derived using quoted prices in active markets based on the market price per unit multiplied by the number of units.
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Total liabilities under the plan included in accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024 were $12.7 million and $12.2 million, respectively. The fair value of the nonqualified deferred compensation obligation is classified as Level 2 because their inputs are derived principally from observable market data by correlation to the hypothetical investments.
As of both September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the principal balance of our Notes was $405.0 million, with a fair value as of those dates of $401.8 million and $389.5 million, respectively. The valuation of the Notes was based upon quoted market prices and is classified as Level 1. As of both September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the principal balance of our Term Loan B was $253.3 million, with a fair value as of those dates of $253.8 million and $254.9 million, respectively. The valuation of the Term Loan B was based upon quoted market prices in a non-active market and is classified as Level 2. See Note 13 “Debt” for additional information on our Notes and Term Loan B.
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, there were no assets or liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs.
Adtalem has elected not to measure any assets or liabilities at fair value other than those required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include goodwill, intangible assets, and assets of businesses where the long-term value of the operations are deemed to be impaired. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but are reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances arise indicating potential impairment. This impairment review was most recently completed as of May 31, 2024. See Note 12 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for additional information on the impairment review, including valuation techniques and assumptions.
17. Commitments and Contingencies
Adtalem is subject to lawsuits, administrative proceedings, regulatory reviews, and investigations associated with financial assistance programs and other matters arising in the conduct of its business and certain of these matters are discussed below. Descriptions of certain matters from prior SEC filings may not be carried forward in this report to the extent we believe such matters no longer are required to be disclosed or there has not been, to our knowledge, significant activity relating to them. As of September 30, 2024, we adequately reserved for matters that management has determined a loss is probable and that loss can be reasonably estimated. For those matters for which we have not recorded an accrual, their possible impact on Adtalem’s business, financial condition, or results of operations, cannot be predicted at this time. The continued defense, resolution, or settlement of any of the following matters could require us to expend significant resources and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows, and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.
On January 12, 2022, Walden was served with a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland by Aljanal Carroll, Claudia Provost Charles, and Tiffany Fair against Walden for damages, injunctive relief, and declaratory relief on behalf of themselves and all other similarly-situated individuals alleging violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Minnesota Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act, the Minnesota Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Minnesota statutes prohibiting false statements in advertising, and for common law fraudulent misrepresentation. Plaintiffs allege that Walden has targeted, deceived, and exploited Black and female Doctor of Business Administration (“DBA”) students by knowingly misrepresenting and understating the number of “capstone” credits required to complete the DBA program and obtain a degree. At a non-binding mediation held on September 21, 2023, the parties agreed on a $28.5 million payment to resolve the issues in the case, subject to agreement on non-financial terms. The parties subsequently agreed to the non-financial terms including an agreement by Walden to implement certain website disclosures and verifications and to make certain programmatic changes. A settlement agreement has been executed by the parties. The settlement agreement in no way constitutes an admission of wrongdoing or liability by Walden. Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement agreement on March 28, 2024. On April 17, 2024, the District Court preliminarily approved the settlement, which includes the provisional certification of the settlement class (the “Class”). The Class opt-out deadline was June 19, 2024. The Court held a fairness hearing on October 17, 2024 to determine, among other things, whether the requirements for certification of the Class had been met, whether the settlement should be approved as fair and reasonable, and whether the order and final judgment approving the settlement should be entered. On October 17, 2024, the Court entered an Order granting final approval of the settlement. We recorded a $28.5 million loss contingency accrual for this matter within accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024.
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In January 2024, Adtalem made a claim for indemnification under the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Laureate Education, Inc. (“Laureate”), dated September 11, 2020, pursuant to which Adtalem purchased Walden. Adtalem expects to receive $5.5 million from Laureate in connection with such indemnification claim.
On June 6, 2022, plaintiff Rajesh Verma filed a lawsuit on behalf of himself and a class of similarly situated individuals in the Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, Duval County Florida, against Walden alleging that Walden was placing telephonic sales calls to persons on the National Do-Not-Call Registry, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq. Although originally filed in state court, Walden removed the case to federal court and filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint. On August 26, 2022, plaintiff filed a motion to remand Count I of the complaint to state court. On March 2, 2023, plaintiff filed an amended complaint to add a Florida state law claim against Walden under the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”). On March 16, 2023, Walden filed its answer to the amended complaint. On March 29, 2023, Walden’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint and plaintiff’s motion to remand Count I of the complaint were denied. A non-binding mediation was held on September 18, 2023. The parties reached a settlement for an immaterial amount subject to Court approval. On November 27, 2023, the parties filed a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement agreement. On May 20, 2024, the Court granted preliminary approval to the settlement. The final settlement approval hearing is scheduled for October 29, 2024.
As previously disclosed, pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) by and between Adtalem and Cogswell, dated as of December 4, 2017, as amended, Adtalem sold DeVry University to Cogswell and Adtalem agreed to indemnify DeVry University for certain losses up to $340.0 million (the “Liability Cap”). Adtalem has previously disclosed DeVry University related matters that have consumed a portion of the Liability Cap.
In late January 2024 and early February 2024, ED sent notice to Chamberlain, RUSM, RUSVM, and Walden that it had received approximately 3,225, 1,700, 1,900, and 7,740 borrower defense to repayment applications filed by students at Chamberlain, RUSM, RUSVM, and Walden respectively between June 23, 2022 and November 15, 2022. Each application seeks forgiveness of federal student loans made to these students. In the notices received, ED indicated that: (1) the notification was occurring prior to any substantive review of the application as well as its adjudication; (2) it would send the applications to each institution in batches of 500 per week; (3) it is optional for institutions to respond to the applications; and (4) not responding will result in no negative inference by ED. ED has also explained that it will separately decide whether to seek recoupment on any approved claim and that any recoupment actions ED chooses to initiate will have their own notification and response processes, which include an opportunity to provide additional evidence to the institutions. ED has indicated that an institution will learn of ED’s determination to forgive student loans only if it approves a borrower defense to repayment application and ED seeks recoupment. Chamberlain, RUSM, RUSVM, and Walden have responded to all of the applications received and they believe that none properly stated a claim for loan forgiveness.
18. Segment Information
We present three reportable segments as follows:
Chamberlain – This segment includes the operations of Chamberlain, which offers degree and certificate programs in the nursing and health professions postsecondary education industry.
Walden – This segment includes the operations of Walden, which offers degree and certificate programs, including those in nursing, education, counseling, business, psychology, public health, social work and human services, public administration and public policy, and criminal justice.
Medical and Veterinary – This segment includes the operations of AUC, RUSM, and RUSVM, collectively referred to as the “medical and veterinary schools,” which offers degree and certificate programs in the medical and veterinary postsecondary education industry.
These segments are consistent with the method by which the Chief Operating Decision Maker (Adtalem’s President and Chief Executive Officer) evaluates performance and allocates resources. Performance evaluations are based on each segment’s adjusted operating income. Adjusted operating income excludes special items, which consists of restructuring expense, business integration expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, litigation reserve, and debt modification costs.
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Adtalem’s management excludes these items from its review of the results of the operating segments for purposes of measuring segment profitability and allocating resources. “Home Office” includes activities not allocated to a reportable segment and is included to reconcile segment results to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Total assets by segment are not presented as our CODM does not review or allocate resources based on segment assets. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”
Summary financial information by reportable segment is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chamberlain |
|
$ |
167,930 |
|
$ |
142,596 |
Walden |
|
|
161,513 |
|
|
141,608 |
Medical and Veterinary |
|
|
87,957 |
|
|
84,641 |
Total consolidated revenue |
|
$ |
417,400 |
|
$ |
368,845 |
Adjusted operating income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chamberlain |
|
$ |
27,832 |
|
$ |
24,324 |
Walden |
|
|
42,642 |
|
|
31,115 |
Medical and Veterinary |
|
|
14,730 |
|
|
14,477 |
Home Office |
|
|
(9,355) |
|
|
(6,607) |
Total consolidated adjusted operating income |
|
|
75,849 |
|
|
63,309 |
Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring expense |
|
|
(2,094) |
|
|
(676) |
Business integration expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
(5,262) |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
(2,805) |
|
|
(10,677) |
Litigation reserve |
|
|
— |
|
|
(18,500) |
Debt modification costs |
|
|
(712) |
|
|
— |
Total consolidated operating income |
|
|
70,238 |
|
|
28,194 |
Interest expense |
|
|
(14,482) |
|
|
(15,657) |
Other income, net |
|
|
2,646 |
|
|
2,214 |
Total consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
$ |
58,402 |
|
$ |
14,751 |
Depreciation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chamberlain |
|
$ |
5,368 |
|
$ |
4,116 |
Walden |
|
|
1,682 |
|
|
1,974 |
Medical and Veterinary |
|
|
2,569 |
|
|
2,892 |
Home Office |
|
|
184 |
|
|
356 |
Total consolidated depreciation |
|
$ |
9,803 |
|
$ |
9,338 |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Walden |
|
$ |
2,805 |
|
$ |
10,677 |
Total consolidated amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
$ |
2,805 |
|
$ |
10,677 |
Adtalem conducts its educational operations in the U.S., Barbados, St. Kitts, and St. Maarten. Revenue by geographic area is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Revenue by geographic area: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic operations |
|
$ |
329,443 |
|
$ |
284,204 |
Barbados, St. Kitts, and St. Maarten |
|
|
87,957 |
|
|
84,641 |
Total consolidated revenue |
|
$ |
417,400 |
|
$ |
368,845 |
No one customer accounted for more than 10% of Adtalem’s consolidated revenue for all periods presented.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) should be read with and is qualified in its entirety by the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in this report. It should also be read in conjunction with the Cautionary Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, the Risk Factors included in or incorporated by reference in this report (see Item 1A. “Risk Factors”), and the Financial Aid and Legislative and Regulatory Requirements disclosures set forth in this report. Adtalem reports on a fiscal year period ending on June 30. Therefore, this Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 is for our first quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Throughout this MD&A, we sometimes use information derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto but not presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Certain of these items are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” section for the reasons we use these non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Certain items presented in tables may not sum due to rounding. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying numbers in thousands. Discussions throughout this MD&A are based on continuing operations unless otherwise noted. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto.
Available Information
We use our website (www.adtalem.com) as a routine channel of distribution of company information, including press releases, presentations, and supplemental information, as one means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor our website in addition to following press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts. Investors and others can receive notifications of new information posted on our investor relations website in real time by signing up for email alerts. You may also access our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, as well as other reports relating to us that are filed with or furnished to the SEC, free of charge in the investor relations section of our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov. The content of the websites mentioned above is not incorporated into and should not be considered a part of this report.
Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements
This MD&A has been amended to give effect to the revision discussed in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Segments
We present three reportable segments as follows:
Chamberlain – This segment includes the operations of Chamberlain, which offers degree and certificate programs in the nursing and health professions postsecondary education industry.
Walden – This segment includes the operations of Walden, which offers degree and certificate programs, including those in nursing, education, counseling, business, psychology, public health, social work and human services, public administration and public policy, and criminal justice.
Medical and Veterinary – This segment includes the operations of AUC, RUSM, and RUSVM, collectively referred to as the “medical and veterinary schools,” which offers degree and certificate programs in the medical and veterinary postsecondary education industry.
“Home Office” includes activities not allocated to a reportable segment. Financial and descriptive information about Adtalem’s reportable segments is presented in Note 18 “Segment Information” to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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First Quarter Highlights
Financial and operational highlights for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 include:
| ● | Adtalem revenue increased 13.2%, or $48.6 million, to $417.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period driven by increased revenue across all of our segments. |
| ● | Net income increased 333.6%, or $35.5 million, to $46.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in revenue along with decreases in litigation reserve, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and business integration expense, partially offset by increases in labor and other costs to support increased enrollment, marketing expense, investments to support growth initiatives, and the provision for income taxes. |
| ● | Diluted earnings per share increased 372.0%, or $0.93, to $1.18, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period driven by the increase in net income and lower diluted shares due to share repurchases. |
| ● | Adjusted net income increased 28.3%, or $11.1 million, to $50.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in revenue, partially offset by increases in labor and other costs to support increased enrollment, marketing expense, investments to support growth initiatives, and provision for bad debts. |
| ● | Diluted adjusted earnings per share increased 38.7%, or $0.36, to $1.29 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period driven by the increase in adjusted net income and lower diluted shares due to share repurchases. |
| ● | For the July 2024 and September 2024 sessions, total student enrollment at Chamberlain increased 12.1% and 11.7%, respectively, compared to the same sessions last year. |
| ● | As of September 30, 2024, total student enrollment at Walden increased 12.2% compared to September 30, 2023. |
| ● | For the September 2024 semester, total student enrollment at the medical and veterinary schools decreased 0.7% compared to the same semester last year. |
| ● | Adtalem repurchased a total of 462,063 shares of its common stock under its share repurchase programs at an average cost of $73.39 per share during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. The timing and amount of any future repurchases will be determined based on an evaluation of market conditions and other factors. |
Results of Operations
Revenue
The following table presents revenue by segment detailing the changes from the prior year period (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Chamberlain |
|
Walden |
|
Medical and |
|
Consolidated |
|
||||
Fiscal year 2024 |
|
$ |
142,596 |
|
$ |
141,608 |
|
$ |
84,641 |
|
$ |
368,845 |
|
Growth |
|
|
25,334 |
|
|
19,905 |
|
|
3,316 |
|
|
48,555 |
|
Fiscal year 2025 |
|
$ |
167,930 |
|
$ |
161,513 |
|
$ |
87,957 |
|
$ |
417,400 |
|
% change from prior year |
|
|
17.8 |
% |
|
14.1 |
% |
|
3.9 |
% |
|
13.2 |
% |
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Chamberlain
Chamberlain Student Enrollment:
|
|
Fiscal Year 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Session |
|
July 2024 |
|
Sept. 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total students |
|
36,061 |
|
38,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% change from prior year |
|
12.1 |
% |
11.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal Year 2024 |
|
||||||||||
Session |
|
July 2023 |
|
Sept. 2023 |
|
Nov. 2023 |
|
Jan. 2024 |
|
Mar. 2024 |
|
May 2024 |
|
Total students |
|
32,175 |
|
34,889 |
|
35,592 |
|
37,196 |
|
37,985 |
|
36,750 |
|
% change from prior year |
|
2.6 |
% |
5.2 |
% |
6.6 |
% |
7.0 |
% |
9.0 |
% |
10.4 |
% |
Chamberlain revenue increased 17.8%, or $25.3 million, to $167.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period, driven by an increase in enrollment and higher tuition rates. Enrollment has improved in all graduate and doctoral programs and the undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing (“BSN”) programs. In the July and September 2024 sessions, the Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (“RN-BSN”) online degree program also saw increased total enrollment. Chamberlain is achieving growth by leveraging scale through a national footprint and providing a full breadth of nursing programs and modalities.
Tuition Rates:
Tuition rates in the current fiscal year increased compared to the prior fiscal year for the following programs: BSN onsite and online degree, RN-BSN online degree, Master of Science in Nursing (“MSN”) online degree, Family Nurse Practitioner (“FNP”) online degree, Doctor of Nursing Practice (“DNP”) online degree program, and Master of Public Health (“MPH”) online degree. The average increase across all these programs was approximately 4% from the prior year.
Walden
Walden Student Enrollment:
|
|
Fiscal Year 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Period |
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total students |
|
45,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% change from prior year |
|
12.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal Year 2024 |
|
||||||
|
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
March 31, |
|
June 30, |
|
Period |
|
2023 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
|
Total students |
|
40,975 |
|
40,971 |
|
42,751 |
|
41,845 |
|
% change from prior year |
|
0.5 |
% |
7.9 |
% |
8.4 |
% |
11.3 |
% |
Walden total student enrollment represents those students attending instructional sessions as of the dates identified above. Walden revenue increased 14.1%, or $19.9 million, to $161.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period, driven by an increase in enrollment, higher tuition rates, and an increase in average credit hours per student. Walden’s improved enrollment has been accelerated by investments in student experience and brand along with providing flexibility to working adults through part-time and Tempo Learning® competency-based programs.
Tuition Rates:
Tuition rates for Walden programs, including general education are charged on a per credit hour basis that varies based on the nature of the program. For other programs such as those with a subscription-based learning modality, tuition is charged on a per term basis. Students are also charged program and clinical fees depending on the specific programs. Some programs require students to attend residencies, skills labs, and pre-practicum labs, for which tuition is charged per event.
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In most programs, these tuition rates, event charges, and fees increased by approximately 2% from the prior year.
Medical and Veterinary
Medical and Veterinary Student Enrollment:
|
|
Fiscal Year 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Semester |
|
Sept. 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total students |
|
5,174 |
|
|
|
|
|
% change from prior year |
|
(0.7) |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal Year 2024 |
|
||||
Semester |
|
Sept. 2023 |
|
Jan. 2024 |
|
May 2024 |
|
Total students |
|
5,209 |
|
5,073 |
|
4,726 |
|
% change from prior year |
|
(7.5) |
% |
(4.5) |
% |
(2.9) |
% |
Medical and Veterinary revenue increased 3.9%, or $3.3 million, to $88.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period, driven by tuition rate increases at all three institutions in this segment, partially offset by decreased enrollment. Management’s focus is on increasing enrollment and renewing operational effectiveness, specifically around academic support, the enrollment experience, and marketing.
Tuition Rates:
| ● | Effective for semesters beginning in September 2024, tuition rates and administrative fees for the beginning basic sciences and clinical rotation portions of AUC’s medical program increased 4.0% and 4.25%, respectively, from the prior academic year. |
| ● | Effective for semesters beginning in September 2024, tuition rates and administrative fees for the beginning basic sciences and clinical rotation portions of RUSM’s medical program increased 4.0% and 4.25%, respectively, from the prior academic year. |
| ● | Effective for semesters beginning in September 2024, tuition rates for the pre-clinical and clinical curriculum of RUSVM’s veterinary program increased 2.0% from the prior academic year. |
Cost of Educational Services
The cost of educational services expense category includes expenses related to the cost of faculty and staff who support educational operations, facilities, adjunct faculty, supplies, housing, bookstore, other educational materials, student education-related support activities, and the provision for bad debts. The following table presents cost of educational services by segment detailing the changes from the prior year period (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Chamberlain |
|
Walden |
|
Medical and |
|
Consolidated |
|
||||
Fiscal year 2024 |
|
$ |
65,406 |
|
$ |
54,030 |
|
$ |
49,182 |
|
$ |
168,618 |
|
Cost increase |
|
|
11,000 |
|
|
3,951 |
|
|
2,426 |
|
|
17,377 |
|
Fiscal year 2025 |
|
$ |
76,406 |
|
$ |
57,981 |
|
$ |
51,608 |
|
$ |
185,995 |
|
% change from prior year |
|
|
16.8 |
% |
|
7.3 |
% |
|
4.9 |
% |
|
10.3 |
% |
Cost of educational services increased 10.3%, or $17.4 million, to $186.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. This cost increase was primarily driven by an increase in labor and other costs to support increased enrollment and an increase in the provision for bad debts.
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As a percentage of revenue, cost of educational services was 44.6% and 45.7% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in the percentage was primarily the result of revenue growth accompanied with cost efficiencies.
Student Services and Administrative Expense
The student services and administrative expense category includes expenses related to student admissions, marketing and advertising, general and administrative, and amortization expense of acquired intangible assets. The following table presents student services and administrative expense by segment detailing the changes from the prior year period (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Chamberlain |
|
Walden |
|
Medical and |
|
Home Office |
|
Consolidated |
|
|||||
Fiscal year 2024 |
|
$ |
52,865 |
|
$ |
85,640 |
|
$ |
20,982 |
|
$ |
6,608 |
|
$ |
166,095 |
|
Cost increase |
|
|
10,827 |
|
|
4,427 |
|
|
637 |
|
|
2,747 |
|
|
18,638 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets decrease |
|
|
— |
|
|
(7,872) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(7,872) |
|
Litigation reserve decrease |
|
|
— |
|
|
(18,500) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(18,500) |
|
Debt modification costs increase |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
712 |
|
|
712 |
|
Fiscal year 2025 |
|
$ |
63,692 |
|
$ |
63,695 |
|
$ |
21,619 |
|
$ |
10,067 |
|
$ |
159,073 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal year 2025 % change: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost increase |
|
|
20.5 |
% |
|
5.2 |
% |
|
3.0 |
% |
|
NM |
|
|
11.2 |
% |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets decrease |
|
|
— |
|
|
(9.2) |
% |
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
|
(4.7) |
% |
Litigation reserve decrease |
|
|
— |
|
|
(21.6) |
% |
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
|
(11.1) |
% |
Debt modification costs increase |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
NM |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
Fiscal year 2025 % change |
|
|
20.5 |
% |
|
(25.6) |
% |
|
3.0 |
% |
|
NM |
|
|
(4.2) |
% |
Student services and administrative expense decreased 4.2%, or $7.0 million, to $159.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. Excluding amortization of acquired intangible assets, litigation reserve, and debt modification costs, student services and administrative expense increased 11.2%, or $18.6 million, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in marketing expense and investments to support growth initiatives.
As a percentage of revenue, student services and administrative expense was 38.1% and 45.0% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in the percentage was primarily the result of a decrease in amortization of acquired intangible assets and litigation reserve.
Restructuring Expense
Restructuring expense was $2.1 million and $0.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and 2024, respectively. This increase was primarily driven by workforce reductions, costs to exit certain course offerings, and prior real estate consolidations at Adtalem’s home office in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. We continue to incur restructuring charges or reversals related to exited leased space from previous restructuring activities.
Business Integration Expense
Business integration expense was $5.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. We did not incur business integration expense during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. In the prior year, we incurred costs associated with integrating Walden into Adtalem. In addition, we initiated transformation initiatives to accelerate growth and organizational agility, and certain costs relating to the transformation were included in business integration expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Operating Income
The following table presents a reconciliation of operating income (GAAP) to adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) by segment (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase/(Decrease) |
|
|||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
$ |
|
% |
|
|||
Chamberlain: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
25,974 |
|
$ |
24,324 |
|
$ |
1,650 |
|
6.8 |
% |
Restructuring expense |
|
|
1,858 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,858 |
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
27,832 |
|
$ |
24,324 |
|
$ |
3,508 |
|
14.4 |
% |
Operating margin (GAAP) |
|
|
15.5 |
% |
|
17.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating margin (non-GAAP) |
|
|
16.6 |
% |
|
17.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Walden: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
39,837 |
|
$ |
1,938 |
|
$ |
37,899 |
|
1,955.6 |
% |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
2,805 |
|
|
10,677 |
|
|
(7,872) |
|
|
|
Litigation reserve |
|
|
— |
|
|
18,500 |
|
|
(18,500) |
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
42,642 |
|
$ |
31,115 |
|
$ |
11,527 |
|
37.0 |
% |
Operating margin (GAAP) |
|
|
24.7 |
% |
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating margin (non-GAAP) |
|
|
26.4 |
% |
|
22.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Medical and Veterinary: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
14,671 |
|
$ |
14,363 |
|
$ |
308 |
|
2.1 |
% |
Restructuring expense |
|
|
59 |
|
|
114 |
|
|
(55) |
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
14,730 |
|
$ |
14,477 |
|
$ |
253 |
|
1.7 |
% |
Operating margin (GAAP) |
|
|
16.7 |
% |
|
17.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating margin (non-GAAP) |
|
|
16.7 |
% |
|
17.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home Office: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss (GAAP) |
|
$ |
(10,244) |
|
$ |
(12,431) |
|
$ |
2,187 |
|
17.6 |
% |
Restructuring expense |
|
|
177 |
|
|
562 |
|
|
(385) |
|
|
|
Business integration expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,262 |
|
|
(5,262) |
|
|
|
Debt modification costs |
|
|
712 |
|
|
— |
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
Adjusted operating loss (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
(9,355) |
|
$ |
(6,607) |
|
$ |
(2,748) |
|
(41.6) |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adtalem Global Education: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
70,238 |
|
$ |
28,194 |
|
$ |
42,044 |
|
149.1 |
% |
Restructuring expense |
|
|
2,094 |
|
|
676 |
|
|
1,418 |
|
|
|
Business integration expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,262 |
|
|
(5,262) |
|
|
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
2,805 |
|
|
10,677 |
|
|
(7,872) |
|
|
|
Litigation reserve |
|
|
— |
|
|
18,500 |
|
|
(18,500) |
|
|
|
Debt modification costs |
|
|
712 |
|
|
— |
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
75,849 |
|
$ |
63,309 |
|
$ |
12,540 |
|
19.8 |
% |
Operating margin (GAAP) |
|
|
16.8 |
% |
|
7.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating margin (non-GAAP) |
|
|
18.2 |
% |
|
17.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated operating income increased 149.1%, or $42.0 million, to $70.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. The operating income increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in revenue and decreases in business integration expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and litigation reserve, partially offset by increases in labor and other costs to support increased enrollment, marketing expense, investments to support growth initiatives, and provision for bad debts. The decrease in amortization of acquired intangible assets is driven by the decrease in amortization relating to the Walden student relationships intangible asset, which was fully amortized as of June 30, 2024.
Consolidated adjusted operating income increased 19.8%, or $12.5 million, to $75.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. The adjusted operating income increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in revenue, partially offset by increases in labor and other costs to support increased enrollment, marketing expense, investments to support growth initiatives, and provision for bad debts.
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Chamberlain
Chamberlain operating income increased 6.8%, or $1.7 million, to $26.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. Segment adjusted operating income increased 14.4%, or $3.5 million, to $27.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. The adjusted operating income increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in revenue, partially offset by increases in labor and other costs to support increased enrollment, investments to support growth initiatives, and marketing expense.
Walden
Walden operating income increased 1,955.6%, or $37.9 million, to $39.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. Segment adjusted operating income increased 37.0%, or $11.5 million, to $42.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. The adjusted operating income increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was primarily driven by the increase in revenue, partially offset by increases in labor and other costs to support increased enrollment and investments to support growth initiatives.
Medical and Veterinary
Medical and Veterinary operating income increased 2.1%, or $0.3 million, to $14.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. Segment adjusted operating income increased 1.7%, or $0.3 million, to $14.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the prior year period. The adjusted operating income increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in revenue, partially offset by investments to support initiatives to drive future growth and provision for bad debts.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $14.5 million and $15.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and 2024, respectively. This decrease was primarily driven by lower interest expense on our Term Loan B due to decreased borrowings and a lower interest rate, partially offset by an increase in letter of credit fees (as discussed in Note 13 “Debt” to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Other Income, Net
Other income, net was $2.6 million and $2.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and 2024, respectively. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in investment gains, partially offset by a decrease in interest income.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our effective income tax rate (“ETR”) from continuing operations can differ from the 21% U.S. federal statutory rate due to several factors, including tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”), limitation of tax benefits on certain executive compensation, the rate of tax applied by state and local jurisdictions, the rate of tax applied to earnings outside the U.S., tax incentives, tax credits related to research and development expenditures, changes in valuation allowance, liabilities for uncertain tax positions, and tax benefits on stock-based compensation awards.
Our effective tax rate from continuing operations was 20.8% and 18.9% in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased compared to the prior year period primarily due to an increase in the percentage of earnings from operations in higher taxed jurisdictions and a limitation of tax benefits on certain executive compensation.
Discontinued Operations
Loss from discontinued operations was $0.1 million and $1.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and 2024, respectively. We continue to incur costs associated with ongoing litigation and settlements related to the DeVry University and Carrington College divestitures, which were completed during fiscal year 2019, and are classified as expense within discontinued operations.
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Financial Aid
Like other higher education institutions, Adtalem’s institutions are dependent upon the timely receipt of federal financial aid funds. All public financial aid programs are subject to political and governmental budgetary considerations. Adtalem’s institutions and their students participate in a wide range of financial aid programs, including U.S. federal financial aid, state financial aid, Canadian financial aid, private loan programs, tax-favored programs, Adtalem-provided financial assistance, and employer-provided financial assistance. In the U.S., the Higher Education Act (as reauthorized, the “HEA”) guides the federal government’s support of postsecondary education. If there are changes to financial aid programs that restrict student eligibility or reduce funding levels, Adtalem’s financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 for a discussion of student financial aid related risks.
Legislative and Regulatory Requirements
Government-funded financial assistance programs are governed by extensive and complex regulations in the U.S. Like any other educational institution, Adtalem’s institutions’ administration of these programs is periodically reviewed by regulatory agencies and is subject to audit or investigation by other authorities. Any violation could be the basis for penalties or other disciplinary action, including initiation of a suspension, limitation, or termination proceeding.
Financial Responsibility
Institutions must pass a U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) financial responsibility test, also known as a “composite score,” to maintain eligibility to participate in Title IV aid programs. For Adtalem’s institutions, this test is calculated at the consolidated Adtalem level. Applying various financial elements from annual audited financial statements, the score is a composite of three ratios: an equity ratio that measures the institution’s capital resources; a primary reserve ratio that measures an institution’s ability to fund its operations from current resources; and a net income ratio that measures an institution’s ability to operate profitably. A score greater than or equal to 1.5 indicates the institution is considered financially responsible. A score of less than 1.5 but greater than or equal to 1.0 is considered financially responsible but require additional oversight. For example, an institution with a score in this range is subject to heightened cash monitoring and other participation requirements. An institution with a score of less than 1.0 is not considered financially responsible but may continue to participate in the Title IV programs under provisional certification. In addition, this lower score typically requires that the institution be subject to heightened cash monitoring requirements and post a letter of credit (equal to a minimum of 10% of the Title IV aid it received in the institution's most recent fiscal year).
For the past several years, Adtalem’s composite score was greater than 1.5. However, on September 25, 2023, ED notified Adtalem that its fiscal year 2022 composite score had declined to 0.2. As previously disclosed, this was expected due to the acquisition of Walden and other transactions. ED advised that Adtalem’s five institutions will be permitted to continue to participate in Title IV under provisional certifications with heightened cash monitoring and continued reporting. A letter of credit in the amount of $157.9 million, representing 10% of the consolidated Title IV funds Adtalem’s institutions received during fiscal year 2022, was delivered to ED on November 1, 2023. Management does not believe these conditions will have a material adverse effect on Adtalem’s operations.
The financial responsibility rules include other mandatory or discretionary triggers that could require an institution to post a letter of credit. ED recently amended the financial responsibility regulation and the changes took effect July 1, 2024. The changes include additional triggers which could require additional letters of credit.
Program Participation Agreement (“PPA”)
All institutions must apply periodically to ED for continued certification to participate in Title IV programs. Such recertification generally is required every six years, but may be required earlier, including when an institution undergoes a change in control. ED may place an institution on provisional certification status if it finds that the institution does not fully satisfy all of the eligibility and certification standards and in certain other circumstances, such as when an institution is certified for the first time or undergoes a change in control. During the period of provisional certification, the institution must comply with any additional conditions included in the institution’s PPA. In addition, ED may more closely review an institution that is provisionally certified if it applies for recertification or approval to open a new location, add an educational program, acquire another institution, or make any other significant change.
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Students attending provisionally certified institutions remain eligible to receive Title IV program funds. If ED determines that a provisionally certified institution is unable to meet its responsibilities under its PPA, it may seek to revoke the institution’s certification to participate in Title IV programs without advance notice or opportunity for the institution to challenge the action.
Chamberlain was most recently recertified and issued an unrestricted PPA in September 2020, with a reapplication date of June 30, 2024. The lengthy PPA recertification process is such that ED allows unhampered continued access to Title IV funding after PPA expiration, so long as materially complete applications are submitted at least 90 days in advance of expiration. A complete application for Chamberlain’s PPA recertification has been timely submitted to ED.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, ED approved Walden’s change in ownership application and issued Walden a provisional PPA through June 30, 2025.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, ED provisionally recertified AUC and RUSM’s Title IV PPAs through March 31, 2025. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, ED provisionally recertified RUSVM’s Title IV PPA through March 31, 2027.
The provisional nature of the PPAs stemmed from Adtalem’s composite score declining and failing to meet ED’s standards of financial responsibility as described above.
Walden, AUC, and RUSM’s provisional PPAs included financial requirements, such as letter of credit, heightened cash monitoring, and additional reporting. We do not believe these requirements will have a material effect on Adtalem’s financial position or results of operations. Walden also is subject to customary restrictions following an acquisition limiting changes to its educational programs, including a prohibition on the addition of new programs or locations that had not been approved by ED prior to the change in ownership for a period established by ED. With the approval of its change in ownership, Walden has the ability to request ED approval for new programs.
ED has recently allowed reductions totaling $90.8 million in our letters of credit. As of September 30, 2024, Adtalem had $227.3 million of letters of credit outstanding in favor of ED. See “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” in Note 13 “Debt” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Gainful Employment
The HEA requires certificate programs at all Title IV institutions and degree programs at proprietary Title IV institutions to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. In October 2023, ED released new Financial Value Transparency (“FVT”) and Gainful Employment (“GE”) rules effective July 1, 2024. GE programs must meet a debt-to-earnings test in which graduates’ annual debt payments must not exceed 8% of their annual earnings or 20% of their discretionary earnings. GE programs must also meet an earnings premium test in which graduates’ earnings must exceed those of a typical high school graduate. Under the regulation, programs that fail either metric must provide warnings to students and prospective students that the program is at risk of losing Title IV eligibility, and programs that fail the same measure in two out of three consecutive years lose Title IV eligibility. The GE regulation also includes a transparency framework in which debt-to-earnings, earnings premium, and a wide range of other program outcomes for all Title IV programs are disclosed on a website hosted by ED. Because there are many factors and unknowns, including the earnings of program graduates, Adtalem is reviewing the regulation to determine what impact, if any, the regulation will have on its programs. In addition, multiple parties are seeking to block enforcement of the FVT/GE rule under the Administrative Procedure Act and other legal theories.
The “90/10 Rule”
An ED regulation known as the “90/10 Rule” affects only proprietary institutions participating in Title IV programs, including each of Adtalem’s institutions. An institution that does not meet the 90% threshold for two consecutive fiscal years loses its eligibility to participate in Title IV programs. Previously, an institution could not derive more than 90% of its revenue on a cash basis from Title IV financial aid funds. In March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act amended the 90/10 calculation to require no more than 90% of revenue at proprietary institutions be derived from any federal education assistance funds, including but not limited to previously excluded U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and Department of Defense tuition assistance funds. This change was subject to negotiated rulemaking with the final rule published by ED in October 2022.
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The amended rule applies to an institution’s fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. For Adtalem’s institutions, the updated 90/10 rule is therefore effective with the calculation for fiscal year 2024.
The following table shows the 90/10 rates for each Adtalem institution for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 based on the old 90/10 rules still in effect for those periods. Final rates for fiscal year 2024 are not yet available. We are including Walden’s amounts for the full fiscal year 2022 even though Walden was under Adtalem’s ownership for only a portion of that fiscal year. We are also providing a consolidated rate for Adtalem even though it is not subject to 90/10 requirements.
|
|
Fiscal Year |
|
||
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
Chamberlain University |
|
65 |
% |
65 |
% |
Walden University |
|
78 |
% |
73 |
% |
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine |
|
81 |
% |
81 |
% |
Ross University School of Medicine |
|
87 |
% |
85 |
% |
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine |
|
79 |
% |
81 |
% |
Consolidated |
|
75 |
% |
72 |
% |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Adtalem’s primary source of liquidity is the cash received from payments for student tuition, fees, books, and other educational materials. These payments include funds originating as financial aid from various federal and state loan and grant programs, student and family educational loans, employer educational reimbursements, scholarships, and student and family financial resources. Adtalem continues to provide financing options for its students, including Adtalem’s credit extension programs.
The pattern of cash receipts during the year is seasonal. Adtalem’s cash collections on accounts receivable peak at the start of each institution’s term. Accounts receivable reach their lowest level at the end of each institution’s term.
Adtalem’s consolidated cash and cash equivalents balance of $264.8 million and $219.3 million as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively, included cash and cash equivalents held at Adtalem’s international operations of $4.6 million and $4.6 million as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively, which is available to Adtalem for general corporate purposes.
Cash Flow Summary
Operating Activities
The following table provides a summary of cash flows from operating activities (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Income from continuing operations |
|
$ |
46,245 |
|
$ |
11,959 |
Non-cash items |
|
|
59,790 |
|
|
50,266 |
Changes in assets and liabilities |
|
|
(16,468) |
|
|
23,889 |
Net cash provided by operating activities-continuing operations |
|
$ |
89,567 |
|
$ |
86,114 |
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations in the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $89.6 million compared to $86.1 million in the prior year period. The increase was driven by income from continuing operations and non-cash items, partially offset by changes in working capital. The increase of $9.5 million in non-cash items between the three months ended September 30, 2024 and the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily driven by an increase in deferred income taxes partially offset by a decrease in amortization of acquired intangible assets. The decrease of $40.4 million in cash generated from changes in assets and liabilities between the three months ended September 30, 2024 and the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to timing differences in accounts and financing receivables, prepaid assets, cloud computing implementation assets, accounts payable, accrued payroll and benefits, accrued liabilities, accrued interest, and deferred revenue.
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Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $9.5 million and $10.3 million, respectively, and was primarily driven by capital expenditures of $10.4 million and $10.4 million, respectively. The capital expenditures in fiscal year 2025 primarily consisted of spending for information technology investments and Chamberlain’s campus development. For the remainder of fiscal year 2025, we expect capital spending on information technology, new campus development at Chamberlain, and facility improvements at the medical and veterinary schools. Management anticipates full fiscal year 2025 capital spending to be in the $55 to $75 million range. The source of funds for this capital spending will be from operations or the Credit Facility (as defined and discussed in Note 13 “Debt” to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Financing Activities
The following table provides a summary of cash flows from financing activities (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Repurchases of common stock for treasury |
|
$ |
(33,190) |
|
$ |
(90,477) |
Other |
|
|
(921) |
|
|
(4,911) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
$ |
(34,111) |
|
$ |
(95,388) |
On March 1, 2022, we announced that the Board authorized Adtalem’s thirteenth share repurchase program, which allowed Adtalem to repurchase up to $300.0 million of its common stock through February 25, 2025. On January 16, 2024, Adtalem completed its thirteenth share repurchase program. On January 19, 2024, we announced that the Board authorized Adtalem’s fourteenth share repurchase program, which allows Adtalem to repurchase up to $300.0 million of its common stock through January 16, 2027. As of September 30, 2024, $177.7 million of authorized share repurchases were remaining under the fourteenth share repurchase program. The timing and amount of any future repurchases will be determined based on an evaluation of market conditions and other factors. See Note 14 “Share Repurchases” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our share repurchase programs.
On March 1, 2021, we issued $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”), which mature on March 1, 2028. On August 12, 2021, Adtalem entered into its new credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) that provides for (1) a $850.0 million senior secured term loan (“Term Loan B”) with a maturity date of August 12, 2028 and (2) a $400.0 million senior secured revolving loan facility (“Revolver”) with a maturity date of August 12, 2026. We refer to the Term Loan B and Revolver collectively as the “Credit Facility.” As of September 30, 2024, the principal balance of the Notes and Term Loan B was $405.0 million and $253.3 million, respectively. See Note 13 “Debt” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Notes and our Credit Agreement.
In the event of unexpected market conditions or negative economic changes that could negatively affect Adtalem’s earnings and/or operating cash flow, Adtalem maintains a $400.0 million revolving credit facility with availability of $242.1 million as of September 30, 2024.
Material Cash Requirements
Long-Term Debt – As of September 30, 2024, we have principal balances of $405.0 million of Notes and $253.3 million of Term Loan B, which requires interest payments. With previous Term Loan B prepayments, we are no longer required to make quarterly principal installment payments on the Term Loan B. See Note 13 “Debt” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Notes and our Credit Agreement.
As of September 30, 2024, Adtalem had $227.3 million of letters of credit outstanding in favor of ED. See “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” in Note 13 “Debt” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Many states require private-sector postsecondary education institutions to post surety bonds for licensure. In the U.S., Adtalem has posted $58.3 million of surety bonds as of September 30, 2024 with regulatory authorities on behalf of Chamberlain, Walden, AUC, RUSM, and RUSVM.
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Operating Lease Obligations – We have operating lease obligations for the minimum payments required under various lease agreements which are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, we sublease certain space to third parties, which partially offsets the lease obligations at these facilities. See Note 11 “Leases” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our lease agreements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
There have been no material changes in our critical accounting estimates as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cautionary Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact, which includes statements regarding Adtalem’s future growth. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “future,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “can,” “continue,” “preliminary,” “range,” and similar terms. These forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include the risk factors described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 and that might be contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which should be read in conjunction with the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date any such statements are made, and Adtalem assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations
We believe that certain non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information regarding the underlying business trends and performance of Adtalem’s ongoing operations as seen through the eyes of management and are useful for period-over-period comparisons. We use these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally in our assessment of performance and budgeting process. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following are non-GAAP financial measures used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
Adjusted net income (most comparable GAAP measure: net income) – Measure of Adtalem’s net income adjusted for restructuring expense, business integration expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, litigation reserve, debt modification costs, and loss from discontinued operations.
Adjusted earnings per share (most comparable GAAP measure: diluted earnings per share) – Measure of Adtalem’s diluted earnings per share adjusted for restructuring expense, business integration expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, litigation reserve, debt modification costs, and loss from discontinued operations.
Adjusted operating income (most comparable GAAP measure: operating income) – Measure of Adtalem’s operating income adjusted for restructuring expense, business integration expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, litigation reserve, and debt modification costs. This measure is applied on a consolidated and segment basis, depending on the context of the discussion.
Adjusted EBITDA (most comparable GAAP measure: net income) – Measure of Adtalem’s net income adjusted for loss from discontinued operations, interest expense, other income, net, provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization
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of acquired intangible assets, amortization of cloud computing implementation assets, stock-based compensation, restructuring expense, business integration expense, litigation reserve, and debt modification costs. This measure is applied on a consolidated and segment basis, depending on the context of the discussion. Provision for income taxes, interest expense, and other income, net is not recorded at the reportable segments, and therefore, the segment adjusted EBITDA reconciliations begin with operating income.
A description of special items in our non-GAAP financial measures described above are as follows:
| ● | Restructuring expense primarily related to workforce reductions, costs to exit certain course offerings, and prior real estate consolidations at Adtalem’s home office. We do not include normal, recurring, cash operating expenses in our restructuring expense. |
| ● | Business integration expense include expenses related to the Walden acquisition and certain costs related to growth transformation initiatives. We do not include normal, recurring, cash operating expenses in our business integration expense. |
| ● | Amortization of acquired intangible assets. |
| ● | Amortization of cloud computing implementation assets. |
| ● | Reserves related to significant litigation and debt modification costs related to refinancing our Term Loan B loan. |
| ● | Loss from discontinued operations includes expense from ongoing litigation costs and settlements related to the DeVry University and Carrington College divestitures. |
The following tables provide a reconciliation from the most directly comparable GAAP measure to these non-GAAP financial measures. The operating income reconciliation is included in the results of operations section within this MD&A.
Net income reconciliation to adjusted net income (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Net income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
46,165 |
|
$ |
10,646 |
Restructuring expense |
|
|
2,094 |
|
|
676 |
Business integration expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,262 |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
2,805 |
|
|
10,677 |
Litigation reserve and debt modification costs |
|
|
712 |
|
|
18,500 |
Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments (1) |
|
|
(1,332) |
|
|
(7,693) |
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
80 |
|
|
1,313 |
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
50,524 |
|
$ |
39,381 |
| (1) | Represents the income tax impact of non-GAAP continuing operations adjustments that is recognized in our GAAP financial statements. |
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Diluted earnings per share reconciliation to adjusted earnings per share (shares in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) |
|
$ |
1.18 |
|
$ |
0.25 |
Effect on diluted earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring expense |
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
0.02 |
Business integration expense |
|
|
- |
|
|
0.12 |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
0.25 |
Litigation reserve and debt modification costs |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
0.44 |
Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments (1) |
|
|
(0.03) |
|
|
(0.18) |
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
0.03 |
Adjusted earnings per share (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
1.29 |
|
$ |
0.93 |
Diluted shares used in non-GAAP EPS calculation |
|
|
39,109 |
|
|
42,184 |
| (1) | Represents the income tax impact of non-GAAP continuing operations adjustments that is recognized in our GAAP financial statements. |
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Reconciliation to adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||||||
|
|
September 30, |
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase/(Decrease) |
|
|||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
$ |
|
% |
|
|||
Chamberlain: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
25,974 |
|
$ |
24,324 |
|
$ |
1,650 |
|
6.8 |
% |
Restructuring expense |
|
|
1,858 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,858 |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
5,368 |
|
|
4,116 |
|
|
1,252 |
|
|
|
Amortization of cloud computing implementation assets |
|
|
652 |
|
|
200 |
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
3,119 |
|
|
2,907 |
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
36,971 |
|
$ |
31,547 |
|
$ |
5,424 |
|
17.2 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) |
|
|
22.0 |
% |
|
22.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Walden: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
39,837 |
|
$ |
1,938 |
|
$ |
37,899 |
|
1,955.6 |
% |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
2,805 |
|
|
10,677 |
|
|
(7,872) |
|
|
|
Litigation reserve |
|
|
— |
|
|
18,500 |
|
|
(18,500) |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
1,682 |
|
|
1,974 |
|
|
(292) |
|
|
|
Amortization of cloud computing implementation assets |
|
|
701 |
|
|
188 |
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
2,740 |
|
|
1,864 |
|
|
876 |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
47,765 |
|
$ |
35,141 |
|
$ |
12,624 |
|
35.9 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) |
|
|
29.6 |
% |
|
24.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Medical and Veterinary: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
14,671 |
|
$ |
14,363 |
|
$ |
308 |
|
2.1 |
% |
Restructuring expense |
|
|
59 |
|
|
114 |
|
|
(55) |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
2,569 |
|
|
2,892 |
|
|
(323) |
|
|
|
Amortization of cloud computing implementation assets |
|
|
283 |
|
|
52 |
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
1,607 |
|
|
1,640 |
|
|
(33) |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
19,189 |
|
$ |
19,061 |
|
$ |
128 |
|
0.7 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) |
|
|
21.8 |
% |
|
22.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home Office: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss (GAAP) |
|
$ |
(10,244) |
|
$ |
(12,431) |
|
$ |
2,187 |
|
17.6 |
% |
Restructuring expense |
|
|
177 |
|
|
562 |
|
|
(385) |
|
|
|
Business integration expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,262 |
|
|
(5,262) |
|
|
|
Debt modification costs |
|
|
712 |
|
|
— |
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
184 |
|
|
356 |
|
|
(172) |
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
1,985 |
|
|
1,044 |
|
|
941 |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
(7,186) |
|
$ |
(5,207) |
|
$ |
(1,979) |
|
(38.0) |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adtalem Global Education: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
46,165 |
|
$ |
10,646 |
|
$ |
35,519 |
|
333.6 |
% |
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
80 |
|
|
1,313 |
|
|
(1,233) |
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
14,482 |
|
|
15,657 |
|
|
(1,175) |
|
|
|
Other income, net |
|
|
(2,646) |
|
|
(2,214) |
|
|
(432) |
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
12,157 |
|
|
2,792 |
|
|
9,365 |
|
|
|
Operating income (GAAP) |
|
|
70,238 |
|
|
28,194 |
|
|
42,044 |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
14,244 |
|
|
20,455 |
|
|
(6,211) |
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
9,451 |
|
|
7,455 |
|
|
1,996 |
|
|
|
Restructuring expense |
|
|
2,094 |
|
|
676 |
|
|
1,418 |
|
|
|
Business integration expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,262 |
|
|
(5,262) |
|
|
|
Litigation reserve |
|
|
— |
|
|
18,500 |
|
|
(18,500) |
|
|
|
Debt modification costs |
|
|
712 |
|
|
— |
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
96,739 |
|
$ |
80,542 |
|
$ |
16,197 |
|
20.1 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) |
|
|
23.2 |
% |
|
21.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes in Adtalem’s market risk exposure during the first three months of fiscal year 2025 from those set forth in Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” contained in Adtalem’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) that was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of Adtalem’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that Adtalem’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2024.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For information regarding legal proceedings, see Note 17 “Commitments and Contingencies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1. “Financial Statements.”
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to Adtalem’s risk factors from those set forth since Item 1A. “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period |
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Total Number of Shares Purchased |
|
Average Price Paid per Share |
|
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) |
|
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) |
||
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 |
|
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
— |
|
$ |
211,563,176 |
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 |
|
203,249 |
|
$ |
72.98 |
|
203,249 |
|
$ |
196,729,506 |
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024 |
|
258,814 |
|
$ |
73.71 |
|
258,814 |
|
$ |
177,651,677 |
Total |
|
462,063 |
|
$ |
73.39 |
|
462,063 |
|
|
|
(1) |
See Note 14 “Share Repurchases” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our share repurchase programs. |
Other Purchases of Equity Securities
Period |
|
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) |
|
Average Price Paid per Share |
|
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |
|
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
|
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 |
|
243 |
|
$ |
69.74 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 |
|
129,674 |
|
$ |
75.40 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024 |
|
13,207 |
|
$ |
69.81 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
Total |
|
143,124 |
|
$ |
74.88 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
(1) |
Represents shares delivered to Adtalem for payment of withholding taxes from employees for vesting restricted stock units and shares swapped for payment on exercise of incentive stock options pursuant to the terms of Adtalem’s stock incentive plans. |
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Item 5. Other Information
On August 29, 2024, Mr. William Burke, a member of Adtalem’s Board of Directors, entered in a 10b5-1 Preset Diversification Program (the “10b5-1 Plan”). Mr. Burke’s 10b5-1 Plan is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c). The estimated selling start date under Mr. Burke’s 10b5-1 Plan is November 28, 2024. The 10b5-1 Plan end date is November 28, 2025. The 10b5-1 Plan governs Mr. Burke’s sale of 4,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that have vested. The RSUs were acquired in connection with Adtalem’s Fourth Amended and Restated Incentive Plan of 2013 for employees and directors. After such sale by Mr. Burke, he will continue to satisfy the stock ownership requirements for our board members. Transactions under 10b5-1 trading plans will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the SEC to the extent required by law.
Item 6. Exhibits
4.1 |
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31.1* |
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31.2* |
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32.1* |
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101.INS |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
101.SCH |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
104 |
|
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
* Filed or furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Adtalem Global Education Inc. |
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Date: October 29, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Robert J. Phelan |
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Robert J. Phelan |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Stephen W. Beard, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Adtalem Global Education Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
Date: October 29, 2024 |
/s/ Stephen W. Beard |
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Stephen W. Beard |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Robert J. Phelan, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Adtalem Global Education Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
Date: October 29, 2024 |
/s/ Robert J. Phelan |
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Robert J. Phelan |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Adtalem Global Education Inc. (“Adtalem”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned officers of Adtalem certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to their knowledge:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Adtalem for the periods covered by the Report. |
Date: October 29, 2024 |
/s/ Stephen W. Beard |
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Stephen W. Beard |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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|
Date: October 29, 2024 |
/s/ Robert J. Phelan |
|
Robert J. Phelan |
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
|
(Principal Financial Officer) |