Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2020 Results
For the three months ended
- Service revenue was
$238.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to$213.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. The 11.7% increase year over year in service revenue was primarily due to an increase in enrollments at our university partners between years and an increase in revenue per student year over year. The increase in revenue per student is primarily due toGrand Canyon University ("GCU"), our most significant university partner, moving back the start of its ground traditional Fall semester such that there were five more revenue producing days in the fourth quarter of 2020 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 which increased the service revenue we earned. Our revenue is growing faster at our other university partners than at GCU and we generally generate a higher revenue per student on our service agreements with those partners than on our service agreement with GCU. This higher revenue is due to our service agreements with other partners generally providing us a higher revenue share percentage, the partners having higher tuition rates than GCU and the majority of their students taking more credits per semester on average as they are in accelerated programs. These increases in revenue per student were partially offset by approximately 4,900 of GCU's traditional campus students electing to attend the Fall semester entirely in the online modality due to COVID-19 concerns. As a result, 2020 Fall semester fees, room and board and other ancillary revenues for the fourth quarter of 2020 at GCU were lower than in the comparable period in the prior year which reduced the service revenue we earned. - Partner enrollments grew 8.5% and totaled 115,997 at
December 31, 2020 as compared to 106,861 atDecember 31, 2019 . Enrollments at GCU grew to 111,624 atDecember 31, 2020 , an increase of 8.3% over enrollments atDecember 31, 2019 , while enrollments at our other university partners were 4,373, an increase of 16.6% over enrollments atDecember 31, 2019 . Excluded in other university partner enrollments atDecember 31, 2020 are enrollments from a university partner in which we and the university partner mutually agreed that the service agreement would not be extended upon its expiration. Excluding theDecember 31, 2019 enrollments from this partner, other university partner enrollments grew 21.8% year over year. - Operating income for the three months ended
December 31, 2020 was$97.3 million , an increase of$15.3 million as compared to$82.0 million for the same period in 2019. The operating margin for the three months endedDecember 31, 2020 was 40.8%, compared to 38.4% for the same period in 2019. The operating margin in the fourth quarter of 2020 was positively impacted by increased service revenue we earned as a result of the shift in the start date for the Fall traditional campus at GCU and was negatively impacted by the reduced service revenue we earned as a result of the lower 2020 Fall semester fees, room and board as we incur limited operating expenses to deliver those services. It was also positively impacted by cost savings such as lower travel costs. - The tax rate in the three months ended
December 31, 2020 was 22.1% compared to 18.7% in the same period in 2019. The 2019 effective tax rate was lower due to some large, one-time, favorable discreet items related to state income taxes. - Net income increased 13.2% to
$86.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to$76.7 million for the same period in 2019. As adjusted net income was$88.4 million and$78.4 million for the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively. - Diluted net income per share was
$1.86 and$1.59 for the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively. As adjusted diluted net income per share was$1.89 and$1.63 for the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively. - Adjusted EBITDA increased 17.2% to
$107.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to$92.0 million for the same period in 2019.
For the year ended
- Service revenue was
$844.1 million for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 compared to$778.6 million for the same period in 2019. The 8.4% increase year over year in service revenue was primarily due to an increase in enrollments at our university partners partially offset by a decrease in revenue per student year over year. The decrease in revenue per student is primarily due to the revenue impacts caused by COVID-19 on our university partners and thus on the service revenue we earned including GCU shifting its move-in date for residential students back to the week ofSeptember 21, 2020 , which reduced room and board revenue and certain other ancillary revenue for residential students for the Fall 2020 semester by three weeks. GCU recommended that traditional campus residential students move off campus near the end of the Spring semester, only a small number of GCU's students remained on campus in the summer of 2020 and approximately 4,900 of GCU's traditional campus students elected to attend the Fall semester entirely in the online modality. As a result, 2020 Spring, Summer and Fall semester fees, room and board and other ancillary revenues per student at GCU were lower than in the comparable period in the prior year. These decreases were partially offset by higher revenue growth with other university partners that generate greater revenue per student than our partnership with GCU, GCE receiving the full benefit of the acquisition of Orbis Education in 2020 and an additional day of revenue in 2020 due to theLeap Year . - Operating income for the year ended
December 31, 2020 was$277.4 million , an increase of$12.3 million as compared to$265.1 million for the same period in 2019. The operating margin for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 was 32.9%, compared to 34.1% for the same period in 2019. The increase in operating income between years is primarily due to the increase in enrollments, the growth in the number of university partners and off-campus classroom and laboratory sites during the past twelve months, cost savings such as lower travel costs and leveraging costs across an increasing revenue base, partially offset by the revenue impacts caused by COVID-19 on our university partners and thus on the service revenue we earned. - The tax rate in the year ended
December 31, 2020 was 22.8% compared to 18.4% in the same period in 2019. The lower effective tax rate in 2019 resulted from an agreement with theArizona Department of Revenue regarding previously filed refund claims related to income tax obligations for prior calendar years, which resulted in a favorable tax impact of$5.9 million recorded as a discrete tax item in the first quarter of 2019. In 2020, the effective tax rate was also impacted by lower excess tax benefits, which declined to$1.4 million in the year endedDecember 31, 2020 as compared to$7.2 million in the same period in 2019. The lower excess tax benefits are primarily due to a decrease in our stock price between years and fewer stock option exercises. The increases in our effective tax rate were partially offset by an increase in contributions in lieu of state income taxes to school sponsoring organizations from$4.0 million in the year endedDecember 31, 2019 to$5.0 million for the same period in 2020. - Net income decreased 0.8% to
$257.2 million for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 , compared to$259.2 million for the same period in 2019. As adjusted net income was$263.7 million and$264.6 million for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. - Diluted net income per share was
$5.45 and$5.37 for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As adjusted diluted net income per share was$5.59 and$5.48 for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. - Adjusted EBITDA increased 4.0% to
$323.8 million for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 , compared to$311.3 million for the same period in 2019.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Our unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and investments were
GCE announced today that in
Arrangements with GCU
In conjunction with the Asset Purchase Agreement with GCU, we received a secured note (the "Secured Note") as consideration for the transferred assets. The Secured Note contains customary commercial credit terms, including affirmative and negative covenants applicable to GCU, and provides that the Secured Note bears interest at an annual rate of 6%, has a maturity date of
Net cash provided by operating activities for the years ended
Net cash used in investing activities was
Net cash used in financing activities was
Impact of COVID-19
In
GCE has a long-term master services agreement with GCU (the "Master Services Agreement") pursuant to which GCE provides education services to GCU in return for 60% of GCU's tuition and fee revenues, which includes fee revenues from room, board, and other ancillary businesses including a student-run golf course and hotel. GCU has three types of students: traditional ground university students, who attend class on its campus in
The COVID-19 outbreak, as well as measures taken to contain its spread, has impacted GCU's students and its business in a number of ways. Beginning in
- Traditional ground university students who elected to move off campus near the end of the Spring 2020 semester received partial refunds for dormitory and meal payments, which reduced GCU's revenue and thus the service revenues earned by GCE in the last nine days of March and the month of April;
- Ancillary businesses operated by GCU such as its hotel and merchandise shops were closed in late March. Some of these businesses remain closed while others opened with scaled back operations in mid-September, which reduced and will continue to reduce GCU's revenues and thus the service revenues earned by GCE until these businesses are fully reopened;
- Limited residential students remained on campus during the Summer semester, which reduced GCU's dormitory and ancillary revenues and thus the service revenues earned by GCE;
- GCU's doctoral students are required to attend two residencies on the university's campus and at its hotel in
Phoenix, Arizona as part of their dissertation. On an annual basis approximately 3,000 learners attend the week-long residency, most of whom have historically attended in the Summer. Most of the residencies who were scheduled for the last week of March through the end of July were cancelled. The doctoral residencies scheduled for August through December were held at another location with lower than normal attendance resulting in lower GCU revenues including at its hotel, and thus reduced the service revenues earned by GCE; - GCU shifted its start date for the Fall semester for its traditional ground students from
August 24, 2020 toSeptember 8, 2020 , which had the effect of moving tuition revenue for all GCU traditional students, and certain ancillary revenue for residential students, from the third quarter of 2020 to the fourth quarter of 2020; and - GCU shifted its move-in date for its residential students to the week of
September 21, 2020 , which reduced housing revenue and certain ancillary revenue for residential students by three weeks. In addition, approximately 4,900 of GCU's traditional campus students elected to attend the Fall semester entirely in the online modality. Residential enrollment for the Fall of 2020 was approximately 11,500 whereas residential bed capacity is approximately 14,500. This reduction in residential students caused a reduction in GCU's revenue and thus the service revenues earned by GCE.
In
The changes described above at GCU have impacted or will impact GCE's service revenue under the Master Services Agreement. In addition, due to the limited operating expenses that we incur to deliver those services, there has been or will be a direct reduction in our operating profit and operating margin.
GCE also has long-term services agreements with numerous other university partners across the United States. The majority of these other university partners' students are studying in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program which is offered in a 12-16 month format in three or four academic semesters. The Spring, Summer and Fall 2020 semesters were completed without interruption and each university partner has started its Spring 2021 semester. Some students who were scheduled to start their program in the Summer 2020 semester delayed their start until the Fall 2020 which resulted in lower enrollments and revenues in the Summer 2020 semester than was planned. In a number of locations, the demand to start in the Fall 2020 semester was greater than initially planned but a number of our university or healthcare partners chose not to increase the Fall 2020 cohort size to compensate for the Summer 2020 start shortfall due to concerns about clinical availability. The Fall 2020 enrollment was only slightly lower than our original expectations as the Summer 2020 new start shortfall was offset by higher retention rates and slightly higher than expected Fall 2020 new starts.
No other changes are currently anticipated related to the Spring 2021 semester that would have an impact on GCE's service revenue, operating profit and operating margins. However, if GCU determines that it must send its students home prior to the end of the Spring semester and elects to give partial refunds for dormitory and meal payments or if one of our other university partners closes a location prior to the end of the Spring semester, such an event would reduce the service revenues earned by GCE.
The COVID-19 outbreak also presents operational challenges to GCE as approximately 90% of our workforce is currently working remotely and is expected to continue doing so for the foreseeable future. This degree of remote working could increase risks in the areas of internal control, cyber security and the use of remote technology, and thereby result in interruptions or disruptions in normal operational processes.
It is not possible for us to completely predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our business, results of operations or financial condition at this time, but such effects may be material in future quarters.
We estimate that the shift in net revenue from the third quarter to the fourth quarter as a result of the shift in the start date of the GCU Fall semester is
We estimate that the reduction in service revenue attributable to reduced tuition, fees and ancillary revenues of our university partners resulting from COVID-19 will be
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the harm to our business, results of operations, and financial condition, and harm to our university partners resulting from epidemics, pandemics, including the COVID-19 outbreak, or public health crises: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of any of our key university partner agreements; our ability to properly manage risks and challenges associated with strategic initiatives, including potential acquisitions or divestitures of, or investments in, new businesses, acquisitions of new properties and new university partners, and expansion of services provided to our existing university partners; our failure to comply with the extensive regulatory framework applicable to us either directly as a third party education services provider or indirectly through our university partners, including Title IV of the Higher Education Act and the regulations thereunder, state laws and regulatory requirements, and accrediting commission requirements; competition from other education services companies in our geographic region and market sector, including competition for students, qualified executives and other personnel; the pace of growth of our university partners' enrollment and its effect on the pace of our own growth; our ability to, on behalf of our university partners, convert prospective students to enrolled students and to retain active students to graduation; our success in updating and expanding the content of existing programs and developing new programs in a cost-effective manner or on a timely basis for our university partners; the impact of any natural disasters or public health emergencies; and other factors discussed in reports on file with the
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
Conference Call
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Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
||||||||||||
Service revenue |
$ |
238,289 |
$ |
213,247 |
$ |
844,096 |
$ |
778,643 |
||||
Costs and expenses: |
||||||||||||
Technology and academic services |
31,833 |
25,128 |
116,012 |
90,512 |
||||||||
Counseling services and support |
58,505 |
59,957 |
234,534 |
223,598 |
||||||||
Marketing and communication |
38,292 |
33,863 |
164,334 |
142,896 |
||||||||
General and administrative |
10,263 |
10,148 |
43,360 |
44,317 |
||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
2,104 |
2,179 |
8,419 |
8,223 |
||||||||
Loss on transaction |
— |
— |
— |
3,966 |
||||||||
Total costs and expenses |
140,997 |
131,275 |
566,659 |
513,512 |
||||||||
Operating income |
97,292 |
81,972 |
277,437 |
265,131 |
||||||||
Interest income on Secured Note |
14,872 |
14,872 |
59,190 |
59,297 |
||||||||
Interest expense |
(865) |
(2,943) |
(4,402) |
(11,311) |
||||||||
Investment interest and other |
122 |
343 |
915 |
4,385 |
||||||||
Income before income taxes |
111,421 |
94,244 |
333,140 |
317,502 |
||||||||
Income tax expense |
24,666 |
17,575 |
75,944 |
58,327 |
||||||||
Net income |
$ |
86,755 |
$ |
76,669 |
$ |
257,196 |
$ |
259,175 |
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Earnings per share: |
||||||||||||
Basic income per share |
$ |
1.87 |
$ |
1.61 |
$ |
5.49 |
$ |
5.42 |
||||
Diluted income per share |
$ |
1.86 |
$ |
1.59 |
$ |
5.45 |
$ |
5.37 |
||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
46,369 |
47,758 |
46,880 |
47,814 |
||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
46,655 |
48,112 |
47,165 |
48,266 |
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As of |
As of |
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(In thousands, except par value) |
2020 |
2019 |
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ASSETS: |
(Unaudited) |
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Current assets |
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
245,769 |
$ |
122,272 |
||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
— |
300 |
||||
Investments |
10,840 |
21,601 |
||||
Accounts receivable, net |
62,189 |
48,939 |
||||
Interest receivable on Secured Note |
5,011 |
5,011 |
||||
Income taxes receivable |
1,294 |
2,186 |
||||
Other current assets |
8,639 |
8,035 |
||||
Total current assets |
333,742 |
208,344 |
||||
Property and equipment, net |
128,657 |
119,734 |
||||
Right-of-use assets |
61,020 |
27,770 |
||||
Secured Note receivable, net |
964,912 |
969,912 |
||||
Amortizable intangible assets, net |
193,638 |
202,057 |
||||
|
160,766 |
160,766 |
||||
Other assets |
1,844 |
1,706 |
||||
Total assets |
$ |
1,844,579 |
$ |
1,690,289 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
16,583 |
$ |
14,835 |
||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
34,248 |
20,800 |
||||
Accrued liabilities |
21,945 |
16,771 |
||||
Income taxes payable |
5,405 |
6,576 |
||||
Deferred revenue |
— |
20 |
||||
Current portion of lease liability |
7,393 |
3,084 |
||||
Current portion of notes payable |
33,144 |
33,144 |
||||
Total current liabilities |
118,718 |
95,230 |
||||
Deferred income taxes, noncurrent |
20,288 |
18,320 |
||||
Other noncurrent liabilities |
3 |
13 |
||||
Lease liability, less current portion |
56,611 |
25,519 |
||||
Notes payable, less current portion |
74,630 |
107,774 |
||||
Total liabilities |
270,250 |
246,856 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders' equity |
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Preferred stock, |
— |
— |
||||
Common stock, |
533 |
531 |
||||
|
(303,379) |
(169,365) |
||||
Additional paid-in capital |
282,467 |
270,923 |
||||
Retained earnings |
1,594,708 |
1,341,344 |
||||
Total stockholders' equity |
1,574,329 |
1,443,433 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
1,844,579 |
$ |
1,690,289 |
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Year Ended |
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(In thousands) |
2020 |
2019 |
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Cash flows provided by operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ |
257,196 |
$ |
259,175 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Share-based compensation |
10,663 |
10,300 |
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
21,233 |
18,696 |
||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
8,419 |
8,223 |
||||
Deferred income taxes |
3,136 |
1,670 |
||||
Loss on transaction |
— |
3,966 |
||||
Other, including fixed asset impairments |
571 |
(335) |
||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable and interest receivable from university partners |
(13,250) |
766 |
||||
Other assets |
(621) |
2,136 |
||||
Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities |
2,151 |
833 |
||||
Accounts payable |
1,012 |
(3,095) |
||||
Accrued liabilities |
18,612 |
5,078 |
||||
Income taxes receivable/payable |
(279) |
(1,044) |
||||
Deferred rent |
(20) |
(25) |
||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
308,823 |
306,344 |
||||
Cash flows used in investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
(29,418) |
(22,391) |
||||
Additions of amortizable content |
(524) |
(260) |
||||
Acquisition, net of cash acquired |
— |
(361,184) |
||||
Funding to GCU |
(75,000) |
(169,819) |
||||
Repayment by GCU |
75,000 |
100,000 |
||||
Purchases of investments |
— |
(9,384) |
||||
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investments |
10,591 |
57,163 |
||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(19,351) |
(405,875) |
||||
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities: |
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Principal payments on notes payable |
(33,144) |
(92,433) |
||||
Debt issuance costs |
— |
(2,385) |
||||
Proceeds from notes payable |
— |
243,750 |
||||
Net borrowings from revolving line of credit |
— |
(68,750) |
||||
Repurchase of common shares including shares withheld in lieu of income taxes |
(134,014) |
(43,913) |
||||
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options |
883 |
3,821 |
||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(166,275) |
40,090 |
||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash |
123,197 |
(59,441) |
||||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |
122,572 |
182,013 |
||||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |
$ |
245,769 |
$ |
122,572 |
||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
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Cash paid for interest |
$ |
4,306 |
$ |
11,516 |
||
Cash paid for income taxes |
$ |
68,381 |
$ |
59,903 |
||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities |
||||||
Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable |
$ |
1,206 |
$ |
469 |
||
Allowance for credit losses of |
$ |
3,832 |
$ |
— |
||
Lease adoption - recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities |
$ |
— |
$ |
498 |
||
ROU Asset and Liability recognition |
$ |
33,250 |
$ |
14,203 |
||
Reclassification of interest rate corridor due to expiration |
$ |
— |
$ |
1,100 |
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income plus interest expense, less interest income and other gain (loss) recognized on investments, plus income tax expense, and plus depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), as adjusted for (i) contributions to private
We believe Adjusted EBITDA allows us to compare our current operating results with corresponding historical periods and with the operational performance of other companies in our industry because it does not give effect to potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting relative interest expense, including the impact of write-offs of deferred financing costs when companies refinance their indebtedness), tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or net operating losses), the book amortization of intangibles (affecting relative amortization expense), and other items that we do not consider reflective of underlying operating performance. We also present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties as a measure of performance.
In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, investors should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments described above. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by expenses that are unusual, non-routine, or non-recurring. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool in that, among other things it does not reflect:
- cash expenditures for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
- changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital requirements;
- interest expense, or the cash required to replace assets that are being depreciated or amortized; and
- the impact on our reported results of earnings or charges resulting from the items for which we make adjustments to our EBITDA, as described above and set forth in the table below.
In addition, other companies, including other companies in our industry, may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of Adjusted EBITDA as a comparative measure. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a substitute for net income, operating income, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with and reported under GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of our liquidity. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and only use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
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(Unaudited, in thousands) |
(Unaudited, in thousands) |
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Net income |
$ |
86,755 |
$ |
76,669 |
$ |
257,196 |
$ |
259,175 |
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Plus: interest expense |
865 |
2,943 |
4,402 |
11,311 |
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Less: interest income on Secured Note |
(14,872) |
(14,872) |
(59,190) |
(59,297) |
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Less: investment interest and other |
(122) |
(343) |
(915) |
(4,385) |
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Plus: income tax expense |
24,666 |
17,575 |
75,944 |
58,327 |
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Plus: amortization of intangible assets |
2,104 |
2,179 |
8,419 |
8,223 |
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Plus: depreciation and amortization |
5,394 |
4,876 |
21,233 |
18,696 |
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EBITDA |
104,790 |
89,027 |
307,089 |
292,050 |
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Plus: contributions in lieu of state income taxes |
— |
— |
5,000 |
4,003 |
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Plus: loss on transaction |
— |
— |
— |
3,966 |
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Plus: share-based compensation |
2,616 |
2,560 |
10,663 |
10,300 |
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Plus: estimated litigation and regulatory reserves |
401 |
429 |
1,078 |
1,023 |
||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
107,807 |
$ |
92,016 |
$ |
323,830 |
$ |
311,342 |
Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Diluted Income Per Share
The Company believes the presentation of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted income per share information that excludes amortization of intangible assets, loss on transaction expenses and favorable discrete income tax amounts recorded in the first quarter of 2019 allows investors to develop a more meaningful understanding of the Company's performance over time. Accordingly, for the three-months and years ended
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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|
|
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2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
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(Unaudited, in thousands except per share data) |
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GAAP Net income |
$ |
86,755 |
$ |
76,669 |
$ |
257,196 |
$ |
259,175 |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
2,104 |
2,179 |
8,419 |
8,223 |
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Loss on transaction |
— |
— |
— |
3,966 |
||||||||
Less favorable tax effect for discrete item related to prior year tax |
— |
- |
- |
(4,286) |
||||||||
Income tax effects of adjustments excluding discrete tax item impact (1) |
(466) |
(406) |
(1,919) |
(2,469) |
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As Adjusted, Non-GAAP Net income |
$ |
88,393 |
$ |
78,442 |
$ |
263,696 |
$ |
264,609 |
||||
GAAP Diluted income per share |
$ |
1.86 |
$ |
1.59 |
$ |
5.45 |
$ |
5.37 |
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Amortization of intangible assets (2) |
$ |
0.03 |
$ |
0.04 |
$ |
0.14 |
$ |
0.14 |
||||
Loss on transaction (3) |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
— |
$ |
0.07 |
||||
Less favorable tax effect for discrete item related to prior year tax obligations(1) |
$ |
- |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.09) |
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As Adjusted, Non-GAAP Diluted income per share |
$ |
1.89 |
$ |
1.63 |
$ |
5.59 |
$ |
5.48 |
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(1) |
The income tax effects of adjustments are based on the effective income tax rate applicable to adjusted (non-GAAP) results, |
(2) |
The amortization of acquired intangible assets per diluted share is net of an income tax benefit of |
(3) |
The loss on transaction per diluted share is net of an income tax benefit of |
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