EXHIBIT 99.01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark C. Brown, Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(703) 247-2514
Sonya Udler, Vice President,
Corporate Communications
(703) 247-2517
sonya.udler@strayer.edu
STRAYER EDUCATION, INC. REPORTS RECORD
FIRST QUARTER 2006 ENROLLMENT, REVENUES AND EARNINGS
-- STRAYER FIRST QUARTER REVENUES UP 19% --
-- STRAYER FIRST QUARTER DILUTED EPS $1.10 / $1.15 EXCLUDING STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION --
-- STRAYER SPRING 2006 TOTAL ENROLLMENTS UP 15% / NEW STUDENTS UP 22% /
ONLINE UP 25% --
-- TWO NEW CAMPUSES WILL OPEN FOR SUMMER TERM --
ARLINGTON, Va., May 4, 2006 - Strayer Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRA) today
announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Financial
highlights are as follows:
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31
o Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2006 increased 19% to $67.1
million, compared to $56.2 million for the same period in 2005, due to
increased enrollment and a 5% tuition increase which commenced in January
2006.
o Income from operations was $25.0 million compared to $22.5 million for the
same period in 2005, an increase of 11%. In 2006, the Company began
recording stock-based compensation expense which amounted to $1.3 million
before tax for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding stock-based
compensation expense, income from operations was $26.3 million, an increase
of 17% compared to 2005.
o Net income was $16.0 million compared to $14.1 million for the same period
in 2005, an increase of 13%. Net income for the three months ended March
31, 2006 includes $0.8 million after tax related to stock-based
compensation expense. Excluding stock-based compensation expense, net
income was $16.8 million, an increase of 19% compared to 2005. Diluted
earnings per share was $1.10 compared to $0.94 for the same period in 2005,
an increase of 17%. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended
March 31, 2006
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includes $0.05 per share related to stock-based compensation expense.
Excluding stock-based compensation expense, diluted earnings per share was
$1.15, an increase of 22% compared to 2005. Diluted weighted average shares
outstanding decreased to 14,559,000 from 14,950,000 for the same period in
2005.
Income from operations, net income and diluted earnings per share for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 excluding stock-based compensation (as
presented above) are considered non-GAAP financial measures. The Company
believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors, potential
investors, securities analysts and others with useful information to evaluate
the performance of the business, because they exclude stock-based compensation
expense which had not been included in the prior years.
"We are pleased with our solid financial results for the first quarter and our
strong student enrollment for the spring term," said Robert S. Silberman,
Chairman and CEO of Strayer Education, Inc. "We continued to expand our
geographic footprint with the successful opening of our two new Pittsburgh, Pa.
campuses. In the second quarter, we will open two more campuses: a fourth campus
in metro Atlanta, and a third campus in the Norfolk, Va. area. These campuses
will serve increasing student demand in two of our existing markets. We remain
on target to open eight new campuses in 2006."
BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW
At March 31, 2006, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable
securities (a diversified, no load, short-term, tax exempt bond fund) of $126.2
million and no debt. The Company generated $24.9 million from operating
activities in the first quarter of 2006. Capital expenditures were $3.3 million
for the same period.
During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company spent $14.0 million
for the repurchase of 143,800 shares of common stock at an average price of
$97.16 per share as part of a previously announced common stock repurchase
authorization. The Company's remaining authorization for common stock
repurchases was $18.0 million at March 31, 2006.
For the first quarter 2006, bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue was 2.5%
compared to 2.2% for the same period in 2005. Days sales outstanding, adjusted
to exclude tuition receivable related to future quarters, was 10 days at the end
of the first quarter of 2006, compared to nine days at the end of the same
period in 2005.
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
Enrollment at Strayer University for the 2006 spring term increased 15% to
27,289 students compared to 23,733 for the same term in 2005. For the 2006
spring term, Strayer University's rate of growth of new students was 22%, and
its rate of growth of continuing students was 14%. Out-of-area online students
increased 25% while students taking 100% of their classes at Strayer University
Online (including campus based students) increased 25%. The total number of
students taking any courses online (including students at brick and mortar
campuses taking at least one online course) in the 2006 spring term increased to
18,662.
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STUDENT ENROLLMENT
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Spring Spring %
2005 2006 Change
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Campus Based Students:
New Campuses (17 in operation 3 years or less)
Classroom 1,136 2,131 88%
Online 1,392 2,684 93%
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Total New Campus Students 2,528 4,815 90%
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Mature Campuses (22 in operation more than 3 years)
Classroom 10,131 9,635 -5%
Online 8,594 9,739 13%
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Total Mature Campus Students 18,725 19,374 3%
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Total Campus Based Students 21,253 24,189 14%
Out-of-area Online Students 2,480 3,100 25%
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Total Students 23,733 27,289 15%
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Total Students Taking 100% of Courses Online 12,466 15,523 25%
Total Students Taking at Least 1 Course Online 15,246 18,662 22%
NEW CAMPUS OPENINGS
The Company reported today that it will open two new campuses for the 2006
summer term - one in Virginia Beach, Va., its third campus in the greater
Norfolk area, and the other in Atlanta, Ga., its fourth campus in metropolitan
Atlanta. These new campuses will increase the total number of Strayer University
campuses to 41.
COMMON STOCK CASH DIVIDEND
The Company announced today that its Board of Directors has declared its
regular, quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.25 per share. This dividend
will be paid on June 12, 2006 to shareholders of record as of May 26, 2006.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Based on the strong enrollment growth announced for the 2006 spring term and the
planned investments in opening new campuses, the Company estimates second
quarter 2006 diluted EPS will be in the range of $0.93-$0.95, or $1.02-$1.04
excluding the impact of FAS 123(R). The Company estimates that it will incur
stock-based compensation expense of approximately $0.09
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per share after tax in the second quarter of 2006 and approximately $0.36 per
share after tax for the full year 2006.
CONFERENCE CALL WITH MANAGEMENT
Strayer Education, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter
2006 earnings on May 4, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. ET. To participate on the live call,
investors should dial (800) 289-0468 10 minutes prior to the start time. In
addition, the call will be available via live Webcast over the Internet. To
access the live Webcast of the conference call, please go to
www.strayereducation.com 15 minutes prior to the start time of the call to
register. An archived replay of the conference call will be available at (888)
203-1112 (pass code 3204811) starting at 1:00 p.m. ET today and will be
available through Monday, May 8, and archived at www.strayereducation.com for 90
days.
Strayer Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRA) is an education services holding company
that owns Strayer University and certain other assets. Strayer's mission is to
make higher education achievable and convenient for working adults in today's
economy. Strayer University is a proprietary institution of higher learning that
offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration,
accounting, information technology, education, and public administration to more
than 27,000 working adult students at 41 campuses in nine states and Washington,
D.C., in the eastern United States and worldwide via the Internet through
Strayer University Online. Strayer University is committed to providing an
education that prepares working adult students for advancement in their careers
and professional lives. Founded in 1892, Strayer University is accredited by the
Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
For more information on Strayer Education, Inc. visit www.strayereducation.com
and for Strayer University visit www.strayer.edu.
This press release contains statements that are forward looking and are made
pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 "(Reform Act)". The statements are based on the Company's
current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks. In
connection with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Reform Act, the Company has
identified important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to
differ materially. The uncertainties and risks include the pace of growth of
student enrollment, our continued compliance with Title IV of the Higher
Education Act, and the regulations thereunder, as well as regional accreditation
standards and state and regional regulatory requirements, competitive factors,
risks associated with the opening of new campuses, risks associated with the
offering of new educational programs and adapting to other changes, risks
associated with the acquisition of existing educational institutions, risks
relating to the timing of regulatory approvals, our ability to implement our
growth strategy, and general economic and market conditions. Further information
about these and other relevant risks and uncertainties may be found in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K and its other filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, all of which are incorporated herein by reference and
which are available from the Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or
revise forward looking statements.
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STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
For the three months
ended March 31,
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2005 2006
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Revenues ..................................... $56,153 $67,090
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Costs and expenses:
Instruction and educational support ....... 18,459 22,038
Selling and promotion ..................... 8,663 10,672
General and administration ................ 6,543 9,394
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Total costs and expenses ..................... 33,665 42,104
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Income from operations ....................... 22,488 24,986
Investment and other income .................. 610 955
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Income before income taxes ................... 23,098 25,941
Provision for income taxes ................... 9,007 9,985
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Net income ................................... $14,091 $15,956
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Net income per share:
Basic ...................................... $ 0.96 $1.12
Diluted .................................... $ 0.94 $1.10
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic ...................................... 14,661 14,258
Diluted .................................... 14,950 14,559
In 2006, the Company began recording stock-based compensation expense under FAS
123(R). For the three months ended March 31, 2006, stock-based compensation
expense was $1.3 million, $0.8 million net of tax, and reduced EPS by $0.05. The
table below sets forth the amount of stock-based compensation expense recorded
in each of the expense line items. There was no stock-based compensation expense
recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2005 because the Company had not
adopted the recognition provisions of FAS 123(R) until the beginning of 2006.
For the three months
ended March 31,
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2005 2006
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Instruction and educational support .... -- $ 214
Selling and promotion .................. -- 132
General and administration ............. -- 974
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Total stock-based compensation expense. -- $ 1,320
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The pro forma impact of recording stock-based compensation expense in the first
quarter of 2005 was disclosed in Note 5 to the Company's Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements included in its Form 10-Q for the three months ended March
31, 2005. As disclosed in such note, including $0.5 million in stock-based
compensation expense net of tax, the Company would have reported net income of
approximately $13.6 million and diluted EPS of $0.91 for the three months ended
March 31, 2005.
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STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
At December At March 31,
31, 2005 2006
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ................................................... $74,212 $50,742
Marketable securities available for sale, at fair value ..................... 45,594 75,471
Tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,927 and
$2,344 at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively .............. 55,935 60,897
Other current assets ........................................................ 2,581 4,098
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Total current assets ................................................... 178,322 191,208
Property and equipment, net ................................................... 46,684 47,999
Restricted cash ............................................................... 500 500
Other assets .................................................................. 339 811
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Total assets ........................................................... $225,845 $240,518
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LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable ........................................................... $ 6,402 $ 7,915
Accrued expenses ........................................................... 1,483 1,139
Income taxes payable ....................................................... 3,773 10,330
Unearned tuition ........................................................... 55,778 60,981
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Total current liabilities ............................................. 67,436 80,365
Deferred income taxes ......................................................... 205 --
Long-term liabilities ......................................................... 6,364 6,337
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Total liabilities ..................................................... 74,005 86,702
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Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $.01; 20,000,000 shares
authorized; 14,292,249 and 14,339,427 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively ........ 143 142
Additional paid-in capital .................................................. 104,923 94,631
Retained earnings ........................................................... 47,020 59,364
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ............................... (246) (321)
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Total stockholders' equity ........................................... 151,840 153,816
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ........................... $225,845 $240,518
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STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
For the three months ended March 31,
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2005 2006
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income ................................................. $14,091 $15,956
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Amortization of deferred rent ......................... (7) (2)
Depreciation and amortization ......................... 1,501 1,704
Provision for student loan losses ..................... (21) (45)
Deferred income taxes ................................. (49) (838)
Stock-based compensation............................... -- 1,160
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Tuition receivable, net ............................... (3,751) (4,962)
Other current assets .................................. (682) (1,305)
Other assets .......................................... -- (3)
Accounts payable ...................................... 778 1,838
Accrued expenses ...................................... (1,389) (344)
Income taxes payable .................................. 2,857 7,539
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment
arrangements ........................................ -- (982)
Unearned tuition ...................................... 5,156 5,203
Deferred lease incentives ............................. 800 --
Student loans originated ................................... (336) (3)
Collections on student loans receivable and held for sale .. 365 23
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Net cash provided by operating activities ......... 19,313 24,939
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment ........................ (1,608) (3,344)
Purchases of marketable securities ......................... -- (30,000)
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Net cash used in investing activities ............. (1,608) (33,344)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Common dividends paid ...................................... (1,834) (3,612)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options .................... -- 1,537
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements .. -- 982
Repurchase of common stock ................................. (2,991) (13,972)
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Net cash used in financing activities ............. (4,825) (15,065)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents ................................ 12,880 (23,470)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period .............. 97,004 74,212
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Cash and cash equivalents - end of period .................... $109,884 $50,742
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Non-cash transactions:
Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts
payable ............................................. $ 1,489 $ 236
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STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO GAAP
FINANCIAL MEASURES (a)
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
For the three months ended March 31, 2006
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Stock-based
GAAP Compensation Non-GAAP
Results Expense Results
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Revenues.............................................. $ 67,090 $ -- $ 67,090
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Costs and expenses:
Instruction & educational support................. 22,038 (214) 21,824
Selling & promotion............................... 10,672 (132) 10,540
General & administration.......................... 9,394 (974) 8,420
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Total costs and expenses.............................. 42,104 (1,320) 40,784
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Income from operations................................ 24,986 1,320 26,306
Investment and other income........................... 955 -- 955
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Income before income taxes............................ 25,941 1,320 27,261
Provision for income taxes............................ 9,985 509 10,494
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Net income............................................ $ 15,956 $ 811 $ 16,767
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Net income per share:
Basic............................................. $ 1.12 $ 0.05 $ 1.18
Diluted........................................... $ 1.10 $ 0.05 $ 1.15
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic............................................. 14,258 14,258
Diluted........................................... 14,559 14,559
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(a) These unaudited non-GAAP financial measures are for informational purposes
only and are not presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes
these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors, potential investors,
securities analysts and others with useful information to evaluate the
performance of the business, because they exclude stock-based compensation
expense which had not been included in the prior years. The presentation of
this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as
a substitute for the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income.
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