form10q.htm
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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T
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2009
OR
o
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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
Commission
file number: 1-13988
DeVry
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
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36-3150143
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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ONE
TOWER LANE, SUITE 1000,
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60181
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OAKBROOK
TERRACE, ILLINOIS
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(Zip
Code)
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s
telephone number; including area code:
(630)
571-7700
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 T No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes o No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company
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o
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No
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Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date:
April 30,
2009 — 71,441,833 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31,
2009
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page No.
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PART
I – Financial Information
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PART
II – Other Information
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Item
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Item
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PART
I – Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
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March 31,
2009
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June 30,
2008
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March 31,
2008
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(Dollars
in thousands)
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents
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$ |
294,979 |
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$ |
217,199 |
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$ |
249,580 |
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Marketable
Securities
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1,743 |
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2,308 |
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2,345 |
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Restricted
Cash
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22,246 |
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4,113 |
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23,077 |
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Accounts
Receivable, Net
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179,954 |
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55,214 |
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121,523 |
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Deferred
Income Taxes, Net
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17,850 |
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14,975 |
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17,287 |
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Prepaid
Expenses and Other
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33,033 |
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31,779 |
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20,761 |
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Total
Current Assets
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549,805 |
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325,588 |
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434,573 |
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Land,
Buildings and Equipment:
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Land
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50,816 |
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50,726 |
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47,478 |
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Buildings
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237,581 |
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216,048 |
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200,617 |
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Equipment
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313,053 |
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282,273 |
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276,921 |
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Construction
In Progress
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8,420 |
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4,874 |
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5,816 |
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609,870 |
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553,921 |
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530,832 |
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Accumulated
Depreciation and Amortization
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(332,132 |
) |
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(314,606 |
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(308,001 |
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Land,
Buildings and Equipment, Net
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277,738 |
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239,315 |
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222,831 |
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Other
Assets:
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Intangible
Assets, Net
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184,654 |
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62,847 |
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63,859 |
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Goodwill
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494,579 |
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308,024 |
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308,671 |
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Perkins
Program Fund, Net
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13,450 |
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13,450 |
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13,450 |
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Investments
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57,461 |
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57,171 |
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57,637 |
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Other
Assets
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13,182 |
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11,961 |
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14,871 |
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Total
Other Assets
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763,326 |
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453,453 |
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458,488 |
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ |
1,590,869 |
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$ |
1,018,356 |
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$ |
1,115,892 |
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LIABILITIES:
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Current
Liabilities:
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Current
Portion of Debt
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$ |
115,063 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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Accounts
Payable
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66,212 |
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70,368 |
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36,895 |
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Accrued
Salaries, Wages and Benefits
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53,724 |
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51,300 |
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43,049 |
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Accrued
Expenses
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48,923 |
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31,175 |
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36,196 |
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Advance
Tuition Payments
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26,413 |
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16,972 |
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21,405 |
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Deferred
Tuition Revenue
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276,104 |
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40,877 |
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195,869 |
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Total
Current Liabilities
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586,439 |
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210,692 |
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333,414 |
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Other
Liabilities:
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Revolving
Loan
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20,000 |
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— |
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— |
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Deferred
Income Taxes, Net
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68,955 |
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22,163 |
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13,809 |
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Deferred
Rent and Other
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29,274 |
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29,512 |
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32,272 |
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Total
Other Liabilities
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118,229 |
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51,675 |
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46,081 |
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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704,668 |
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262,367 |
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379,495 |
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SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
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Common
Stock, $0.01 Par Value, 200,000,000 Shares Authorized; 71,582,000;
71,377,000 and 71,333,000 Shares Issued and Outstanding at March 31, 2009,
June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, Respectively
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729 |
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724 |
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722 |
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Additional
Paid-in Capital
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186,815 |
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168,405 |
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164,634 |
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Retained
Earnings
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749,913 |
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627,064 |
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606,781 |
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Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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737 |
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(2,963 |
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(2,644 |
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Treasury
Stock, at Cost (1,266,803; 989,579 and 905,384 Shares,
Respectively)
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(51,993 |
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(37,241 |
) |
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(33,096 |
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TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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886,201 |
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755,989 |
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736,397 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$ |
1,590,869 |
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$ |
1,018,356 |
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$ |
1,115,892 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars
in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
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For
the Quarter Ended
March 31,
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For
the Nine Months Ended
March 31,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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REVENUES:
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Tuition
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$ |
360,629 |
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$ |
265,253 |
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$ |
981,800 |
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$ |
746,169 |
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Other
Educational
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31,253 |
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25,720 |
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83,414 |
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68,859 |
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Total
Revenues
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391,882 |
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290,973 |
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1,065,214 |
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815,028 |
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COSTS
AND EXPENSES:
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Cost
of Educational Services
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178,201 |
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130,846 |
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484,921 |
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375,761 |
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Loss
on Real Estate Transactions
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3,977 |
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- |
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3,977 |
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3,743 |
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Student
Services and Administrative Expense
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137,917 |
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109,576 |
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395,177 |
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304,138 |
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Total
Operating Costs and Expenses
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320,095 |
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240,422 |
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884,075 |
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683,642 |
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Operating
Income
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71,787 |
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50,551 |
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181,139 |
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131,386 |
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INTEREST
AND OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME:
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Interest
Income
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776 |
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2,823 |
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4,628 |
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8,122 |
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Interest
Expense
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(484 |
) |
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(99 |
) |
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(2,013 |
) |
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(418 |
) |
Net
Investment Gain (Loss)
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970 |
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- |
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(748 |
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- |
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Net
Interest and Other Income
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1,262 |
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2,724 |
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1,867 |
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7,704 |
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Income
Before Income Taxes
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73,049 |
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53,275 |
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183,006 |
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|
139,090 |
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Income
Tax Provision
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22,163 |
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14,957 |
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54,425 |
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38,124 |
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NET
INCOME
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$ |
50,886 |
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$ |
38,318 |
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$ |
128,581 |
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$ |
100,966 |
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EARNINGS
PER COMMON SHARE:
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Basic
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$ |
0.71 |
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$ |
0.54 |
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$ |
1.80 |
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$ |
1.42 |
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Diluted
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$ |
0.70 |
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$ |
0.53 |
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$ |
1.77 |
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$ |
1.40 |
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CASH
DIVIDEND DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
0.08 |
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$ |
0.06 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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For
the Nine Months Ended
March 31,
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2009
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2008
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(Dollars
in Thousands)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
Income
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$ |
128,581 |
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$ |
100,966 |
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Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating
Activities:
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Stock-Based
Compensation Charge
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6,513 |
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4,287 |
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Depreciation
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29,480 |
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|
25,997 |
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Amortization
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6,897 |
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4,018 |
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Provision
for Refunds and Uncollectible Accounts
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53,103 |
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42,197 |
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Deferred
Income Taxes
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83 |
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(6,880 |
) |
Loss
on Disposals of Land, Buildings and Equipment
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2,297 |
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3,760 |
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Unrealized
Net Loss on Investments
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2,014 |
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— |
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Changes
in Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects from Acquisition of
Business:
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Restricted
Cash
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(18,012 |
) |
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(8,591 |
) |
Accounts
Receivable
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(148,927 |
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(116,582 |
) |
Prepaid
Expenses and Other
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(2,324 |
) |
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(10,959 |
) |
Accounts
Payable
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(5,834 |
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2,527 |
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Accrued
Salaries, Wages, Benefits and Expenses
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18,250 |
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1,593 |
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Advance
Tuition Payments
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4,696 |
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6,985 |
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Deferred
Tuition Revenue
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211,115 |
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|
156,004 |
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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287,932 |
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205,322 |
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Capital
Expenditures
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(50,708 |
) |
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(37,392 |
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Net
Proceeds from Sale of Land and Building
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— |
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52,571 |
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Payment
for Purchase of Business, Net of Cash Acquired
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(287,462 |
) |
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(27,590 |
) |
Marketable
Securities Purchased
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(49 |
) |
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(246,278 |
) |
Marketable
Securities-Maturities and Sales
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— |
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184,854 |
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NET CASH USED IN
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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(338,219 |
) |
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(73,835 |
) |
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds
from Exercise of Stock Options
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11,048 |
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|
15,487 |
|
Reissuance
of Treasury Stock
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1,805 |
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|
787 |
|
Repurchase
of Common Stock for Treasury
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(15,703 |
) |
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|
(20,206 |
) |
Cash
Dividends Paid
|
|
|
(10,015 |
) |
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(7,840 |
) |
Excess
Tax Benefit from Stock-Based Payments
|
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|
3,350 |
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2,865 |
|
Borrowings
Under Collateralized Line of Credit
|
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|
46,306 |
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—
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Repayments
Under Collateralized Line of Credit
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(1,243 |
) |
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— |
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Borrowings
Under Revolving Credit Facility
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230,000 |
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25,000 |
|
Repayments
Under Revolving Credit Facility
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(140,000 |
) |
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(26,895 |
) |
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
125,548 |
|
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(10,802 |
) |
Effects
of Exchange Rate Differences
|
|
|
2,519 |
|
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|
(260 |
) |
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
77,780 |
|
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|
120,425 |
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents at
Beginning of
Period
|
|
|
217,199 |
|
|
|
129,155 |
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents at
End of Period
|
|
$ |
294,979 |
|
|
$ |
249,580 |
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH
FLOW INFORMATION:
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Cash
Paid During the Period For:
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|
|
Interest
|
|
$ |
1,845 |
|
|
$ |
311 |
|
Income
Taxes, Net
|
|
|
33,130 |
|
|
|
41,000 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
NOTE
1: INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of DeVry Inc.
(“DeVry”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. These financial statements are
unaudited but, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments, consisting
only of normal, recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly present the financial
condition and results of operations of DeVry. The June 30, 2008 data
that is presented is derived from audited financial statements.
The
interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in DeVry's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, and in conjunction
with DeVry’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30,
2008 and December 31, 2008, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The
results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, are
not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire fiscal
year.
NOTE
2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Marketable Securities and
Investments
DeVry
owns investments in marketable securities that have been designated as
“available for sale” or “trading securities” in accordance with SFAS No. 115,
“Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” (“SFAS 115”).
Available for sale securities are carried at fair value with the unrealized
gains and losses reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). Trading securities are carried at
fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported in the Consolidated
Statements of Income as a component of Interest and Other
income/(expense).
Marketable
securities and investments consist of auction-rate certificates and put rights
on these certificates which are classified as trading securities and investments
in mutual funds which are classified as available-for-sale
securities. The following is a summary of our available-for-sale
marketable securities at March 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
(Loss)
|
|
|
Gain
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Short-term
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bond
Mutual Fund
|
|
$ |
776 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
789 |
|
Stock
Mutual Funds
|
|
|
1,957 |
|
|
|
(1,003 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
954 |
|
Total
Short-term Investments
|
|
$ |
2,733 |
|
|
$ |
(1,003 |
) |
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
1,743 |
|
Investments
are classified as short-term if they are readily convertible to cash or have
other characteristics of short-term investments such as highly liquid markets or
maturities within one year. All mutual fund investments are recorded
at fair market value based upon quoted market prices. At March 31,
2009, all of the Bond and Stock mutual fund investments are held in a rabbi
trust for the purpose of paying benefits under DeVry’s non-qualified deferred
compensation plan.
As of
March 31, 2009, all unrealized losses in the above table have been in a
continuous unrealized loss position for more than one year. When
evaluating its investments for possible impairment, DeVry reviews factors such
as length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than cost basis,
the financial condition of the issuer, and DeVry’s ability and intent to hold
the investment for a period of time that may be sufficient for anticipated
recovery in fair value. The decline in value of the above investments
is considered temporary in nature and, accordingly, DeVry does not consider
these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of March 31,
2009.
The
following is a summary of our long-term investments at March 31, 2009 (dollars
in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
(Loss)
|
|
|
Gain
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Long-term
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auction
Rate Securities (ARS)
|
|
$ |
59,475 |
|
|
$ |
(7,550 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
51,925 |
|
Put
Rights on ARS
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,536 |
|
|
|
5,536 |
|
Total
Long-term Investments
|
|
$ |
59,475 |
|
|
$ |
(7,550 |
) |
|
$ |
5,536 |
|
|
$ |
57,461 |
|
As shown
in the table above, as of March 31, 2009, DeVry held auction-rate debt
securities in the aggregate principal amount of $59.5 million. The auction-rate
securities are triple-A rated, long-term debt obligations with contractual
maturities ranging from 18 to 33 years. They are secured by student
loans, which are guaranteed by U.S. and state governmental agencies. Liquidity
for these securities has in the past been provided by an auction process that
has allowed DeVry and other investors in these instruments to obtain immediate
liquidity by selling the securities at their face amounts. Disruptions in credit
markets over the past year, however, have adversely affected the auction market
for these types of securities. Auctions for these securities have not produced
sufficient bidders to allow for successful auctions since February 2008. As a
result, DeVry has been unable to liquidate its auction-rate securities and there
can be no assurance that DeVry will be able to access the principal value of
these securities prior to their maturity.
For each
unsuccessful auction, the interest rates on these securities are reset to a
maximum rate defined by the terms of each security, which in turn is reset on a
periodic basis at levels which are generally higher than defined short-term
interest rate benchmarks. To date DeVry has collected all interest
payable on all of its auction-rate securities when due and expects to continue
to do so in the future. Auction failures relating to this type of
security are symptomatic of current conditions in the broader debt markets and
are not unique to DeVry. DeVry intends to hold its portfolio of
auction-rate securities until successful auctions resume; a buyer is found
outside of the auction process; the issuers establish a different form of
financing to replace these securities; or its broker, UBS Financial Services
(UBS), purchases the securities (as discussed below).
On August
8, 2008, UBS announced that it had reached a settlement, in principle, with the
New York Attorney General, the Massachusetts Securities Division, the Securities
and Exchange Commission and other state regulatory agencies represented by North
American Securities Administrators Association to restore liquidity to all
remaining clients' holdings of auction rate securities. Under this
agreement in principle, UBS has committed to provide liquidity solutions to
institutional investors, including DeVry. During the second quarter
of fiscal year 2009, DeVry agreed to accept Auction Rate Security Rights (the
Rights) from UBS. The Rights permit DeVry to sell, or put, its auction rate
securities back to UBS at par value at any time during the period from June 30,
2010 through July 2, 2012. We expect to exercise our Rights and put our auction
rate securities back to UBS on June 30, 2010, the earliest date allowable under
the Rights, unless auctions resume; a buyer is found outside of the auction
process; or the issuers establish a different form of financing to replace these
securities.
Prior to
accepting the Rights agreement, DeVry had the intent and ability to hold these
securities until anticipated recovery. As a result, we had recognized the
unrealized loss previously as a temporary impairment in other comprehensive
income in stockholders’ equity. After accepting the Rights, DeVry no
longer has the intent to hold the auction rate securities until anticipated
recovery. As a result, DeVry has elected to classify the Rights and
reclassify our investments in auction rate securities as trading securities, as
defined by FAS No. 115, on the date of our acceptance of the Rights. Therefore,
we recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of approximately $10.3
million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. The charge was measured as the
difference between the par value and market value of the auction rate securities
on December 31, 2008. However, as DeVry will be permitted to put the auction
rate securities back to UBS at par value, we have accounted for the Rights as a
separate asset that was measured at its fair value, which resulted in a gain of
approximately $8.6 million recorded at December 31, 2008. In the
third quarter of fiscal 2009, DeVry revalued the auction rate securities and the
Rights using current discount rates and risk premiums. This resulted in a gain
in the value of the auction rate securities of approximately $2.8 million and a
loss in the value of the Rights of approximately $3.1 million, both of which
were recorded in the third quarter operating results. The Rights do
not meet the definition of a derivative instrument under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities” (“SFAS 133”). Therefore, we elected to measure the Rights
at fair value under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an
Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”), which permits an entity to
elect the fair value option for recognized financial assets, in order to match
the changes in the fair value of the auction rate securities. DeVry will be
required to assess the fair value of these two individual assets and record
changes each period until the Rights are exercised and the auction rate
securities are redeemed. As a result, unrealized gains and
losses will be included in earnings in future periods. We
expect that future changes in the fair value of the Rights
will offset fair value movements in the related auction rate
securities. Although the Rights represent the right to sell the
securities back to UBS at par, we will be required to periodically assess the
economic ability of UBS to meet that obligation in assessing the fair value of
the Rights. UBS’s obligations under the Rights are not secured by its assets and
do not require UBS to obtain any financing to support its performance
obligations under the Rights. UBS has disclaimed any assurance that
it will have sufficient financial resources to satisfy its obligations under the
Rights. We will continue to classify the auction rate securities as
long-term investments until June 30, 2009, one year prior to the expected
settlement.
As
detailed above, changing market conditions have reduced liquidity for Auction
Rate Securities. These investments, including the put rights, are
valued using internally-developed pricing models with observable and
unobservable inputs. Realized gains and losses are computed on the basis of
specific identification and are included in Interest and Other income/(expense)
in the Consolidated Statements of Income. DeVry has not recorded any
realized gains or realized losses for fiscal 2009. See Note 4 for
further disclosures on the Fair Value of Financial Instruments.
While the
recent auction failures will limit DeVry’s ability to liquidate these
investments for some period of time, DeVry believes that based on its current
cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances of $297 million
(exclusive of auction-rate securities) and its current borrowing capacity of
approximately $71 million under its $175 million revolving credit facility
(DeVry has the option to expand the revolving credit facility to $275 million),
the current lack of liquidity in the auction-rate market will not have a
material impact on its ability to fund its operations, nor will it interfere
with external growth plans. Also, as of March 31, 2009, DeVry has
borrowed through its broker, UBS, $45.1 million using the auction rate
securities portfolio as collateral (see “Note 10 – Debt”). Should
DeVry need to liquidate such securities and auctions of these securities
continue to fail, and UBS is unable to meet their obligations under the Rights,
future impairment of the carrying value of these securities could cause DeVry to
recognize a material charge to net income in future periods.
On March
10, 2009, the Company signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Fanor,
a leading provider of private post-secondary education in northeastern Brazil
(see “Note 13 – Subsequent Event”). The purchase was closed on April 1,
2009. Under the terms of the agreement, the purchase price was paid
in Brazilian Real. During March 2009, DeVry purchased a
non-deliverable foreign exchange forward contract in the amount of the expected
cash outlay to close the transaction, in order to protect against a
strengthening in the value of the Brazilian Real. This contract was
settled in March by purchasing another foreign exchange contract to offset the
first position, once the necessary cash was delivered to Brazil. DeVry
recognized a gain on the settlement of approximately $1.3 million due to the
strengthening of the Brazilian Real. This gain is included in Interest and Other
income/(expense) in the Consolidated Statements of Income in the third quarter
of fiscal 2009.
Prepaid Clinical
Fees
Clinical
rotation costs for Ross University medical students are included in Cost of
Educational Services. Over the past several years, Ross University
has entered into long-term contracts with a hospital group to secure clinical
rotations for its students at fixed rates in exchange for prepayment of the
rotation fees. Under the contracts, the established
rate-per-clinical rotation was being deducted from the prepaid balance and
charged to expense as the medical students utilized the clinical
clerkships. Recently, the hospital group closed two of its
hospitals due to financial difficulties. To date, the hospital group
has provided Ross with a limited number of additional clinical clerkships at its
remaining hospital, but not nearly enough to offset the void created by the
closure of its other two hospitals. During April 2009, Ross filed a
lawsuit against the hospital group to enforce the contract. The suit
seeks specific performance of the hospital group’s obligations to provide Ross
with the prepaid clinical clerkships. As of March 31, 2009, the
outstanding balance of prepaid clinical rotations with this hospital group was
approximately $9.0 million. Though Ross has a contractual right to
utilize other clinical rotations within the hospital group’s system, given the
business uncertainty of this situation, a reserve of $1.5 million has been
provided against the prepaid balance and charged to Cost of Educational Services
in the Consolidated Statements of Income during the third quarter of fiscal
2009.
Earnings per Common
Share
Basic
earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per
share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of
shares assuming dilution. Dilutive shares are computed using the Treasury Stock
Method and reflect the additional shares that would be outstanding if dilutive
stock options were exercised during the period. Excluded from the
computations of diluted earnings per share were options to purchase 505,000 and
401,000 shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended March 31,
2009, respectively, and 35,000 and 459,000 shares of common stock, for the three
and nine months ended March 31, 2008, respectively. These outstanding options
were excluded because the option exercise prices were greater than the average
market price of the common shares; thus, their effect would be
anti-dilutive.
The
following is a reconciliation of basic shares to diluted shares (in
thousands).
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
shares
|
|
|
71,644 |
|
|
|
71,393 |
|
|
|
71,554 |
|
|
|
71,260 |
|
Effect of Dilutive Stock
Options
|
|
|
1,009 |
|
|
|
1,122 |
|
|
|
1,070 |
|
|
|
1,098 |
|
Diluted Shares
|
|
|
72,653 |
|
|
|
72,515 |
|
|
|
72,624 |
|
|
|
72,358 |
|
Treasury
Stock
DeVry’s
Board of Directors has authorized stock repurchase programs on two occasions
(see “Note 5 – Dividends and Stock Repurchase Program”). The first repurchase
program was completed in April 2008. The second repurchase program
was approved by the DeVry Board of Directors in May 2008. Shares that are
repurchased by DeVry are recorded as Treasury Stock at cost and result in a
reduction of Shareholders’ Equity.
From time
to time, shares of its common stock are delivered back to DeVry under a swap
arrangement resulting from employees’ exercise of incentive stock options
pursuant to the terms of the DeVry Stock Incentive Plans (see “Note 3 –
Stock-Based Compensation”). These shares are recorded as Treasury Stock at cost
and result in a reduction of Shareholders’ Equity.
Treasury
shares are reissued on a monthly basis at market value, to the DeVry Employee
Stock Purchase Plan in exchange for employee payroll deductions. In
the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, 21,575 treasury shares were resold at a
10% discount to market value to three employees of U.S. Education Corporation
(“U.S. Education”) upon the acquisition of that business (see “Note 6 – Business
Combinations”). When treasury shares are reissued, DeVry uses an
average cost method to reduce the Treasury Stock balance. Gains on
the difference between the average cost and the reissuance price are credited to
Additional Paid-in Capital. Losses on the difference are charged to Additional
Paid-in Capital to the extent that previous net gains from reissuance are
included therein; otherwise such losses are charged to Retained
Earnings.
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) is composed of the change in cumulative
translation adjustment and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale
marketable securities, net of the effects of income taxes. The following are the
amounts recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three
and nine months ended March 31 (dollars in thousands).
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Balance
at Beginning of Period
|
|
$ |
469 |
|
|
$ |
(1,788 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,963 |
) |
|
$ |
(918 |
) |
Net
Unrealized Investment Losses
|
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(1,300 |
) |
|
|
(5,333 |
) |
|
|
(1,442 |
) |
Net
Unrealized Investment Losses Recognized
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,378 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Translation
Adjustments
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
444 |
|
|
|
2,655 |
|
|
|
(284 |
) |
Balance
at End of Period
|
|
$ |
737 |
|
|
$ |
(2,644 |
) |
|
$ |
737 |
|
|
$ |
(2.644 |
) |
The
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) balance at March 31, 2009,
consists of $1,348,000 of cumulative translation gains and $612,000 of
unrealized losses on available-for-sale marketable securities, net of tax of
$378,000. At March 31, 2008, this balance consisted of $1,202,000 of cumulative
translation losses and $1,442,000 of unrealized losses on available-for-sale
marketable securities, net of tax of $891,000.
Advertising
Expense
Advertising
costs are recognized as expense in the period in which materials are purchased
or services are performed. Advertising expense, which is included in
student services and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of
Income, was $46.0 million and $130.1 million for the three and nine months ended
March 31, 2009, respectively. Advertising expense for the three and
nine months ended March 31, 2008, was $36.0 million and $95.1 million,
respectively. Advanced Academics, which was acquired on October 31,
2007, and U.S. Education, which was acquired on September 18, 2008, accounted
for a significant portion of the increase in advertising expense.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
SFAS
141(R)
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) retains
the fundamental requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
141 (“SFAS 141”) that the acquisition method of accounting be used for all
business combinations. SFAS 141(R)
also retains the guidance in SFAS 141 for identifying and recognizing intangible
assets separately from goodwill. However, the new accounting
requirements of SFAS 141(R) will change how business acquisitions are accounted
for and will impact financial statements both on the acquisition date and in
subsequent periods. For DeVry, SFAS 141(R) is effective beginning in
fiscal year 2010.
SFAS 160
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an
Amendment of ARB number 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes
accounting and reporting standards to improve the relevance, comparability and
transparency of the financial information provided in a company’s financial
statements as it relates to minority interests in the equity of a
subsidiary. These minority interests will be recharacterized
as noncontrolling interests and classified as a component of equity. For
DeVry, SFAS 160 is effective beginning in fiscal year 2010. The provisions of
this statement will be relevant to DeVry’s consolidation and reporting of Fanor
which was acquired on April 1, 2009 (see “Note 13 – Subsequent Event”); however,
DeVry does not expect that the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a material impact
on its consolidated financial statements.
SFAS 161
In March
2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161,
“Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an Amendment
of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 requires enhanced
disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby
improves the transparency of financial reporting. For DeVry, SFAS
161 was effective beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year
2009. The adoption of SFAS 161 did not have a material impact on
DeVry’s consolidated financial statements as DeVry does not currently maintain
significant derivative instruments or engage in hedging activities.
FSP SFAS
157-4
In April
2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 157-4, “Determining Fair
Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have
Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (FSP
No. 157-4). FSP No. 157-4 provides additional guidance for estimating
fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157, when the volume and level of
activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. FSP No. 157-4
also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction
is not orderly. FSP No. 157-4 will be effective for DeVry as of June
30, 2009. DeVry is currently assessing the impact of the FSP on its
SFAS No. 157 calculations and disclosures.
NOTE
3: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
DeVry
maintains four stock-based award plans: the 1994 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1999
Stock Incentive Plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2005 Incentive Plan.
Under these plans, directors, key executives and managerial employees are
eligible to receive incentive stock or nonqualified options to purchase shares
of DeVry’s common stock. The 2005 Incentive Plan also permits the award of stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance stock and other stock and
cash based compensation. The 1999 and 2003 Stock Incentive Plans and the 2005
Incentive Plan are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors. Options are granted for terms of up to 10
years and can vest immediately or over periods of up to five
years. The requisite service period is equal to the vesting period.
The option price under the plans is the fair market value of the shares on the
date of the grant.
DeVry
accounts for options granted to retirement eligible employees that fully vest
upon an employees’ retirement under the non-substantive vesting period approach
to these options. Under this approach, the entire compensation cost is
recognized at the grant date for options issued to retirement eligible
employees.
At March
31, 2009, 5,402,521 authorized but unissued shares of common stock were reserved
for issuance under DeVry’s stock incentive plans.
Effective
July 1, 2005, DeVry adopted the provisions of SFAS 123(R) which established
accounting for stock-based awards exchanged for employee services. Accordingly,
stock-based compensation cost is measured at grant date, based on the fair value
of the award, and is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite service
period.
The
following is a summary of options activity for the nine months ended March 31,
2009:
|
|
Options
Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life
|
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value ($000)
|
|
Outstanding
at July 1, 2008
|
|
|
3,039,796 |
|
|
$ |
26.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
Granted
|
|
|
433,283 |
|
|
$ |
51.40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
Exercised
|
|
|
(481,593 |
) |
|
$ |
23.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
Canceled
|
|
|
(37,075 |
) |
|
$ |
23.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at March 31, 2009
|
|
|
2,954,411 |
|
|
$ |
30.41 |
|
|
|
6.58 |
|
|
$ |
54,215 |
|
Exercisable
at March 31, 2009
|
|
|
1,568,228 |
|
|
$ |
25.31 |
|
|
|
5.06 |
|
|
$ |
36,041 |
|
The total
intrinsic value of options exercised for the nine months ended March 31, 2009
and 2008 was $14.9 million and $16.4 million, respectively.
The fair
value of DeVry’s stock-based awards was estimated using a binomial model. This
model uses historical cancellation and exercise experience of DeVry to determine
the option value. It also takes into account the illiquid nature of employee
options during the vesting period.
The
weighted average estimated grant date fair values, as defined by SFAS 123(R),
for options granted at market price under DeVry’s stock option plans during
first nine months of fiscal years 2009 and 2008 were $23.54 and $16.11, per
share, respectively. The fair values of DeVry’s stock option awards
were estimated assuming the following weighted average assumptions:
|
|
Fiscal Year
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Expected
Life (in Years)
|
|
|
6.79 |
|
|
|
6.60 |
|
Expected
Volatility
|
|
|
41.57 |
% |
|
|
39.33 |
% |
Risk-free
Interest Rate
|
|
|
3.39 |
% |
|
|
4.34 |
% |
Dividend
Yield
|
|
|
0.23 |
% |
|
|
0.32 |
% |
Pre-vesting
Forfeiture Rate
|
|
|
5.00 |
% |
|
|
5.00 |
% |
The
expected life of the options granted is based on the weighted average exercise
life with age and salary adjustment factors from historical exercise behavior.
DeVry’s expected volatility is computed by combining and weighting the implied
market volatility, it’s most recent volatility over the expected life of the
option grant, and DeVry’s long-term historical volatility. The pre-vesting
forfeiture rate is based on DeVry’s historical stock option forfeiture
experience.
If
factors change and different assumptions are employed in the application of SFAS
123(R) in future periods, the stock-based compensation expense that DeVry
records may differ significantly from what was recorded in the previous
period.
During
the first three quarters of fiscal 2009, DeVry granted 83,474 shares of
restricted stock to selected employees. These shares are subject to
restrictions which lapse ratably over a four-year period from the grant date
based on the recipient’s continued employment with DeVry, or upon
retirement. During the restriction period, the recipient shall have a
beneficial interest in the restricted stock and all associated rights and
privileges of a stockholder, including the right to vote and receive dividends.
The following is a summary of restricted stock activity for the nine months
ended March 31, 2009:
|
|
Restricted
Stock Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair
Value
|
|
Nonvested
at July 1, 2008
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Shares
Granted
|
|
|
83,474 |
|
|
$ |
51.38 |
|
Shares
Vested
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Shares
Canceled
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Nonvested
at March 31, 2009
|
|
|
83,474 |
|
|
$ |
51.38 |
|
The
following table shows total stock-based compensation expense included in the
Consolidated Statement of Earnings:
|
|
For
the Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
the Nine Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|
Cost
of Educational Services
|
|
$ |
545 |
|
|
$ |
451 |
|
|
$ |
2,084 |
|
|
$ |
1,373 |
|
Student
Services and Administrative Expense
|
|
|
1,159 |
|
|
|
955 |
|
|
|
4,429 |
|
|
|
2,914 |
|
Income
Tax Benefit
|
|
|
(445 |
) |
|
|
(189 |
) |
|
|
(1,186 |
) |
|
|
(577 |
) |
Net
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
|
|
$ |
1,259 |
|
|
$ |
1,217 |
|
|
$ |
5,327 |
|
|
$ |
3,710 |
|
As of
March 31, 2009, $18.3 million of total pre-tax unrecognized compensation costs
related to non-vested awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted
average period of 3.2 years. The total fair value of options and shares vested
during the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $5.2
million and $4.9 million, respectively.
There
were no capitalized stock-based compensation costs at March 31, 2009 and
2008.
DeVry has
an established practice of issuing new shares of common stock to satisfy share
option exercises. However, DeVry also may issue treasury shares to
satisfy option exercises under certain of its plans.
NOTE
4: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Effective
July 1, 2008, DeVry adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS
No. 157). In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position
No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date
of FASB Statement No. 157 (FSP 157-2), we will defer the adoption of SFAS
No. 157 for our nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, including
long-lived assets, goodwill and intangible assets, until July 1, 2009. The
adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on our fair value
measurements.
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a
Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active ("FSP FAS
157-3"). FSP FAS 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS
157 in a market that is not active and where current activity may not be
representative of fair value. Management has fully considered this
guidance when determining the fair value of our financial assets as of March 31,
2009.
SFAS 157
defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or
paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most
advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants. SFAS 157 also specifies a fair value hierarchy
based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation
techniques. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data
obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level)
reflect internally developed market assumptions. In accordance with
SFAS 157, fair value measurements are classified under the following
hierarchy:
Level 1
– Quoted prices for
identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2–
Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for
identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs or significant
value-drivers are observable in active markets.
Level
3 – Model-derived
valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value-drivers
are unobservable.
When
available, DeVry uses quoted market prices to determine fair value, and such
measurements are classified within Level 1. In some cases where
market prices are not available, DeVry makes use of observable market based
inputs to calculate fair value, in which case the measurements are classified
within Level 2. If quoted or observable market prices are not
available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use, where
possible, current market-based parameters such as interest rates and yield
curves. These measurements are classified within Level
3.
Fair
value measurements are classified according to the lowest level input or
value-driver that is significant to the valuation. A measurement may
therefore be classified within Level 3 even though there may be significant
inputs that are readily observable.
The
following tables present DeVry’s financial assets at March 31, 2009, that are
measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair
value hierarchy (dollars in thousands).
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
|
$ |
206,331 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Available
for Sale Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable
Securities, short-term
|
|
|
1,743 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Trading
Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARS
Portfolio
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,925 |
|
UBS
Put Right
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,536 |
|
Total
Assets at Fair Value
|
|
$ |
208,074 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
57,461 |
|
Cash
Equivalents and investments in short-term Marketable Securities are valued using
a market approach based on the quoted market prices of identical instruments.
Long-term Investments consist of auction rate securities and put rights on the
auction rate securities. Both are valued using a
discounted cash flow model using assumptions that, in management’s judgment,
reflect the assumptions a marketplace participant would
use. Significant unobservable inputs include collateralization of the
respective underlying security, credit worthiness of the issuer and duration for
holding the security. See “Note 2-Summary Of Significant Accounting
Policies-Marketable Securities
and Investments” for further information on these
investments.
Below is
a roll-forward of assets measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the
nine months ended March 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands).
|
|
Investments - Long Term
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2009
|
|
Balance
at Beginning of Period
|
|
$ |
57,757 |
|
|
$ |
57,171 |
|
Total
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in Fair Value of ARS Portfolio
|
|
|
2,767 |
|
|
|
2,767 |
|
Change
in Fair Value of UBS Put Right
|
|
|
(3,063 |
) |
|
|
5,536 |
|
Transfer
of ARS to Trading Security
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,317 |
) |
Net
Charged to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (1)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,304 |
|
Purchases,
Sales and Maturities
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Balance
at March 31, 2009
|
|
$ |
57,461 |
|
|
$ |
57,461 |
|
|
(1)
|
–
Upon the transfer of the auction rate securities from available for sale
to trading securities, the cumulative unrealized loss was reversed from
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and charged to
earnings.
|
NOTE
5: DIVIDENDS AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
On
November 13, 2008, the DeVry Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of
$0.08 per share. This dividend was paid on January 9, 2009, to common
stockholders of record as of December 12, 2008. The total dividend
declared of $5.7 million was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings as of
December 31, 2008. On May 13, 2008, the DeVry Board of Directors declared a cash
dividend of $0.06 per share. This dividend was paid on July 10, 2008, to common
stockholders of record as of June 19, 2008. The total dividend
declared of $4.3 million was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings as of
June 30, 2008. Future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of
Directors.
On May
13, 2008, the DeVry Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program,
which allows the company to repurchase up to $50 million of its common stock
through December 31, 2010. As of March 31, 2009, DeVry has repurchased, on the
open market, 304,783 shares of its common stock at a total cost of approximately
$15.7 million. The timing and amount of any repurchase will be
determined by management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other
factors. These repurchases may be made through the open market, including block
purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The buyback
will be funded through available cash balances and/or borrowings, and may be
suspended or discontinued at any time.
On
November 15, 2006, the DeVry Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase
program. The stock repurchase program allowed DeVry to repurchase up to $35
million of its common stock through December 31, 2008. As of April, 2008, DeVry
completed this repurchase program having repurchased, on the open market,
908,399 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $35 million. These
buybacks were funded through available cash balances.
Shares of
stock repurchased under the programs are held as treasury shares. These
repurchased shares have reduced the weighted average number of shares of common
stock outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share
calculations
NOTE
6: BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Advanced Academics,
Inc.
On
October 31, 2007, DeVry Inc. acquired the operations of Advanced Academics, Inc.
(“AAI”) for $27.6 million in cash, including costs of acquisition. Funding was
provided from DeVry’s existing operating cash balances. The results of AAI’s
operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements of DeVry
since the date of acquisition.
AAI is a
leading provider of online secondary education. Founded in 2000 and
headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, AAI partners with school districts to
help more students graduate high school. AAI supplements traditional
classroom programs through Web-based course instruction using highly qualified
teachers and a proprietary technology platform specifically designed for
secondary education. AAI also operates virtual high schools in six
states. Since its inception, AAI has delivered online learning
programs to more than 60,000 students in more than 300 school
districts. The addition of AAI has further diversified DeVry’s
curricula.
The
following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (dollars in
thousands).
|
|
At October 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
$ |
4,556 |
|
Property
and Equipment
|
|
|
210 |
|
Other
Long-term Assets
|
|
|
3,599 |
|
Intangible
Assets
|
|
|
10,853 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
17,108 |
|
Total
Assets Acquired
|
|
|
36,326 |
|
Liabilities
Assumed
|
|
|
8,691 |
|
Net
Assets Acquired
|
|
$ |
27,635 |
|
Of the
$10.9 million of acquired intangible assets, $1.3 million was assigned to the
value of the AAI trade name which has been determined to not be subject to
amortization. The remaining acquired intangible assets have all been
determined to be subject to amortization and their values and estimated useful
lives are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
As of October 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Value
Assigned
|
|
Estimated
Useful Life
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
Contracts-Direct to Student
|
|
$ |
4,100 |
|
6
yrs 8 mths
|
|
Customer
Contracts-Direct to District
|
|
|
2,900 |
|
4
yrs 8 mths
|
|
Curriculum/Software
|
|
|
2,500 |
|
5
yrs
|
|
Other
|
|
|
53 |
|
1
yr
|
|
The $17.1
million of goodwill was all assigned to the AAI reporting unit which is
classified within the DeVry University segment.
There is
no pro forma presentation of prior year operating results related to this
acquisition due to the insignificant effect on consolidated
operations.
U.S. Education
Corporation
On
September 18, 2008, DeVry Inc. acquired the operations of U.S. Education, the
parent organization of Apollo College and Western Career College, for $290
million. Including working capital adjustments and direct costs of
acquisition, total consideration paid was approximately $303 million in
cash. The results of U.S. Education’s operations have been included
in the consolidated financial statements of DeVry since that
date. The total consideration was comprised of approximately $137
million of internal cash resources, approximately $120 million of borrowings
under the Company’s existing credit facility and approximately $46 million of
borrowings against its outstanding auction rate securities.
Apollo
College and Western Career College prepare students for careers in healthcare
through certificate and associate degree programs in such rapidly growing fields
as nursing, ultrasound and radiography technology, surgical technology,
veterinary technology, pharmacy technology, dental hygiene, and medical and
dental assisting. The two colleges operate 17 campus locations in the western
United States and currently serve approximately 11,000 students and have more
than 65,000 alumni. The addition of U.S. Education has further diversified
DeVry’s curricula.
The
following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (dollars in
thousands).
|
|
At September 18, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
$ |
46,042 |
|
Property
and Equipment
|
|
|
19,558 |
|
Other
Long-term Assets
|
|
|
3,179 |
|
Intangible
Assets
|
|
|
128,600 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
186,358 |
|
Total
Assets Acquired
|
|
|
383,737 |
|
Liabilities
Assumed
|
|
|
80,980 |
|
Net
Assets Acquired
|
|
$ |
302,757 |
|
Goodwill
was all assigned to the U.S. Education reporting unit which is classified within
the Medical and Healthcare segment. Approximately $25 million of the
goodwill acquired is expected to be deductible for income tax
purposes. Of the $128.6 million of acquired intangible assets, $112.3
million was assigned to the value of the U.S. Education Title IV Eligibility and
Accreditations which has been determined to not be subject to
amortization. The remaining acquired intangible assets have all been
determined to be subject to amortization and their values and estimated useful
lives are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
At September 18, 2008
|
|
|
|
Value
Assigned
|
|
Estimated
Useful Life
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
name-WCC
|
|
$ |
1,500 |
|
1
yr 3 months
|
|
Trade
name-Apollo
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
1
yr 3 months
|
|
Student
Relationships
|
|
|
8,500 |
|
1
yr 3 months
|
|
Curriculum
|
|
|
800 |
|
5
yrs
|
|
Outplacement
Relationships
|
|
|
3,900 |
|
15
yrs
|
|
The
amount of goodwill recorded at March 31, 2009 and the final purchase price
relating to the acquisition are subject to adjustment based on final deferred
income taxes adjustments. DeVry expects to finalize the purchase price no later
than the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.
The
following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the results of
operations of DeVry and U.S. Education as if the acquisition had occurred at the
beginning of each period. The pro forma information is based on
historical results of operations and does not necessarily reflect the actual
results that would have occurred, nor is it necessarily indicative of future
results of operations of the combined enterprises (dollars in thousands except
for per share amounts):
|
|
Actual
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
For
the Three Months ended March 31,
|
|
|
For
the Three Months ended March 31,
|
|
|
For
the Nine Months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
391,882 |
|
|
$ |
327,658 |
|
|
$ |
1,101,121 |
|
|
$ |
920,206 |
|
Operating
Income
|
|
|
71,787 |
|
|
|
53,366 |
|
|
|
184,873 |
|
|
|
137,799 |
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
50,886 |
|
|
|
38,831 |
|
|
|
129,616 |
|
|
|
99,437 |
|
Earnings
per Common Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.71 |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
|
$ |
1.81 |
|
|
$ |
1.40 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.70 |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
|
$ |
1.78 |
|
|
$ |
1.37 |
|
NOTE
7: INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible
assets relate mainly to acquired business operations. These assets consist of
the acquisition fair value of certain identifiable intangible assets acquired.
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of
assets acquired less liabilities assumed.
Intangible
assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
|
|
As of March 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
Gross
Carrying Amount
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Amortized
Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student
Relationships
|
|
$ |
56,270 |
|
|
$ |
(51,396 |
) |
Customer
Contracts
|
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
|
(1,973 |
) |
License
and Non-compete Agreements
|
|
|
2,684 |
|
|
|
(2,684 |
) |
Class
Materials
|
|
|
2,900 |
|
|
|
(1,650 |
) |
Curriculum/Software
|
|
|
3,300 |
|
|
|
(793 |
) |
Trade
Names
|
|
|
3,210 |
|
|
|
(1,432 |
) |
Outplacement
Relationships
|
|
|
3,900 |
|
|
|
(139 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
(639 |
) |
Total
|
|
$ |
79,903 |
|
|
$ |
(60,706 |
) |
Unamortized
Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
Names
|
|
$ |
22,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trademark
|
|
|
1,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ross
Title IV Eligibility and Accreditations
|
|
|
14,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intellectual
Property
|
|
|
13,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chamberlain
Title IV Eligibility and Accreditations
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
USEC
Title IV Eligibility
|
|
|
112,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
165,457 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
Gross
Carrying Amount
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Amortized
Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student
Relationships
|
|
$ |
47,770 |
|
|
$ |
(47,289 |
) |
Customer
Contracts
|
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
|
(561 |
) |
License
and Non-compete Agreements
|
|
|
2,684 |
|
|
|
(2,655 |
) |
Class
Materials
|
|
|
2,900 |
|
|
|
(1,450 |
) |
Curriculum/Software
|
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
|
(208 |
) |
Trade
Names
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
(110 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
(628 |
) |
Total
|
|
$ |
63,603 |
|
|
$ |
(52,901 |
) |
Unamortized
Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
Names
|
|
$ |
22,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trademark
|
|
|
1,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ross
Title IV Eligibility and Accreditations
|
|
|
14,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intellectual
Property
|
|
|
13,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chamberlain
Title IV Eligibility and Accreditations
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
53,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
expense for amortized intangible assets was $3.0 million and $6.8 million for
the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, respectively, and $1.5 million
and $3.9 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008. Estimated
amortization expense for amortized intangible assets for the next five fiscal
years ending June 30 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
Fiscal Year
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
$ |
9,752 |
|
2010
|
|
|
6,955 |
|
2011
|
|
|
2,426 |
|
2012
|
|
|
2,118 |
|
2013
|
|
|
1,198 |
|
The
weighted-average amortization period for amortized intangible assets is 18
months for U.S. Education Student Relationships; approximately six years for AAI
customer contracts; six years for License and Non-compete Agreements; 14 years
for Class Materials; five years for Curriculum/Software; one year for U.S.
Education Trade Names and four years for other Trade Names; 15 years for
Outplacement Relationships and six years for Other. These intangible assets,
except for the AAI Customer Contracts, are being amortized on a straight-line
basis.
The
amount being amortized for the AAI Customer Contracts is based on the estimated
renewal probability of the contracts, giving consideration to the revenue and
discounted cash flow associated with both types of customer relationships. This
results in the basis being amortized at an annual rate for each of the years of
estimated economic life as follows:
Fiscal Year
|
|
Direct
to Student
|
|
|
Direct
to District
|
|
2008
|
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
14 |
% |
2009
|
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
2010
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
25 |
% |
2011
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
2012
|
|
|
14 |
% |
|
|
16 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
- |
|
2014
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
- |
|
Indefinite-lived
intangible assets related to Trademarks, Trade Names, Title IV Eligibility,
Accreditations and Intellectual Property 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.
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets” (“SFAS 142”) provides that goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles
arising from a business combination are not amortized and charged to expense
over time. Instead, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles must be reviewed
annually for impairment, or more frequently if circumstances arise indicating
potential impairment. This impairment review was most recently completed during
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 at which time there was no impairment loss
associated with recorded goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets, as
estimated fair values exceeds the carrying amount.
DeVry has
not performed interim impairment reviews during fiscal 2009. The estimated fair
values of the reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets exceeded
their carrying values by at least 40% as of the end of fiscal 2008 and
management does not believe business conditions have deteriorated in any of its
reporting units to the extent that the fair values of the reporting units or
intangible assets would materially differ from these previous results. In this
regard, revenues grew for all reporting units throughout fiscal 2009 and
operating results and cash flows met or exceeded management expectations for all
but the Becker Professional Review (Becker) reporting unit. Though the Becker
reporting unit has experienced a slowdown in growth and declining operating
profits, this slowdown is considered to be temporary. Moreover, the
fair value of this reporting unit significantly exceeded its carrying value as
of the fiscal 2008 impairment analysis. This reporting unit remains highly
profitable with operating margins exceeding 32%. This negative trend is also
considered to be temporary and management believes its planned business and
operational strategies will reverse this negative trend in the foreseeable
future.
Management
does consider certain triggering events when evaluating whether interim
impairment analysis is warranted. Among these would be a significant long-term
decrease in the market capitalization of DeVry based on events specific to
DeVry’s operations. As of March 31, 2009, DeVry’s market capitalization exceeded
its book value by approximately 300%. This premium was consistent with that as
of June 30, 2008. Other triggering events that could be cause for an
interim impairment review would be changes in the accreditation, regulatory or
legal environment; unexpected competition; and changes in the market acceptance
of our educational programs and the graduates of those programs.
Determining
the fair value of a reporting unit or an intangible asset involves the use of
significant estimates and assumptions. Management bases its fair
value estimates on assumptions it believes to be reasonable at the time, but
such assumptions are subject to inherent uncertainty. Actual results may differ
from those estimates.
For
goodwill, DeVry estimates the fair value of its reporting units using a
discounted cash flow model utilizing inputs which include projected operating
results and cash flows from management’s long term plan. If the carrying amount
of the reporting unit containing the goodwill exceeds the fair value of that
reporting unit, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent the “implied fair
value” of the reporting unit goodwill is less than the carrying amount of the
goodwill.
DeVry had
five reporting units which contained goodwill as of the fourth quarter 2008
analysis. These reporting units constitute components for which
discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by
management. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit involves the use of
significant estimates and assumptions. The estimate of fair value of
each reporting unit is based on management’s projection of revenues, gross
margin, operating costs and cash flows considering planned business and
operational strategies over a long-term planning horizon of 5 years along with a
terminal value calculated based on discounted cash flows. These
measures of business performance are similar to those management uses to
evaluate the results of operations on a regular basis. The growth
rates used to project cash flows, operating results and terminal values of
reporting units are commensurate with historical results and analysis of the
economic environment in which the reporting units operate. The valuations employ
present value techniques to estimate fair value and consider market
factors. Management believes the assumptions used for the impairment
testing are consistent with those utilized by a market participant in performing
similar valuations of its reporting units. Discount rates of 10% to
13% were utilized for the reporting units. The discount rate utilized by each
unit takes into account management’s assumptions on growth rates and risk, both
company specific and macro-economic, inherent in that reporting unit. Management
bases its fair value estimates on assumptions it believes to be reasonable at
the time, but such assumptions are subject to inherent
uncertainty. Actual results may differ from those
estimates.
All of
the reporting units’ fair value estimates exceed their carrying value as of the
fourth quarter impairment analysis by at least 40%; therefore no impairment of
goodwill was recorded as of June 30, 2008. An increase of 100 basis
points in the discount rate used in this analysis would result in a minimum 27%
premium of fair value over carrying value. Management considers the
use of this level of sensitivity in the discount rate reasonable considering the
strength of DeVry’s sustained operations. If the impairment analysis
resulted in any reporting unit’s fair value being less than the carrying value,
an additional step would be required to determine the implied fair value of
goodwill associated with that reporting unit. The implied fair value
of goodwill is determined by first allocating the fair value of the reporting
unit to all its assets and liabilities and then computing the excess of the
reporting unit’s fair value over the amounts assigned to the assets and
liabilities. If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the implied
fair value of goodwill, such excess represents the amount of goodwill
impairment, and, accordingly such impairment is recognized.
The table
below summarizes the goodwill balances by reporting unit as of March 31, 2009
(dollars in thousands):
Reporting Unit:
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
22,196 |
|
Becker
Professional Review
|
|
|
24,715 |
|
Ross
University
|
|
|
239,486 |
|
Chamberlain
College of Nursing
|
|
|
4,716 |
|
Advanced
Academics
|
|
|
17,108 |
|
U.S.
Education
|
|
|
186,358 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
494,579 |
|
The only
changes in the goodwill balances from June 30, 2008, were the addition of the
goodwill for the U.S Education acquisition that was completed in the first
quarter of fiscal 2009 and the recording of a final purchase price adjustment
for Advanced Academics in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. This entity was
acquired by DeVry during the second quarter of fiscal 2008. These acquisitions
are described in “Note 6-Business Combinations”.
For
indefinite-lived intangible assets, DeVry determines their fair value based on
the nature of the asset using various valuation techniques including a royalty
rate model for Trade Names, Trademarks and Intellectual Property, a discounted
income stream model for Title IV Eligibility and a discounted cash flows model
for Accreditation. The estimated fair values of these
indefinite-lived intangible assets are based on management’s projection of
revenues, gross margin, operating costs and cash flows considering planned
business and operational strategies over a long-term planning horizon of 5
years. The assumed royalty rates and the growth rates used to project
cash flows and operating results are commensurate with historical results and
analysis of the economic environment in which the reporting units that record
indefinite-lived intangible assets operate. The valuations employ present value
techniques to measure fair value and consider market
factors. Management believes the assumptions used for the impairment
testing are consistent with those that would be utilized by a market participant
in performing similar valuations of its indefinite-lived intangible assets. The
discount rates of 10% to 13% that were utilized in the valuations take into
account management’s assumptions on growth rates and risk, both company specific
and macro-economic, inherent in each reporting unit that records
indefinite-lived intangible assets. These intangible assets are closely tied to
the overall risk of the reporting units in which they are recorded so management
would expect the discount rates to also match those used for valuing these
reporting units. Management bases its fair value estimates on
assumptions it believes to be reasonable at the time, but such assumptions are
subject to inherent uncertainty.
All of
the fair value estimates of indefinite-lived intangible assets exceed their
carrying value as of the 2008 fourth quarter impairment analysis by at least
50%; therefore no impairment of intangible assets was recorded as of June 30,
2008. No triggering events have occurred in the interim periods
through March 31, 2009, that would warrant an impairment analysis. If
the carrying amount of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds the fair
value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that
excess.
The table
below summarizes the indefinite-lived intangible assets balances by reporting
unit as of March 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
Reporting
Unit:
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
1,645 |
|
Becker
Professional Review
|
|
|
29,812 |
|
Ross
University
|
|
|
19,200 |
|
Chamberlain
College of Nursing
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
Advanced
Academics
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
U.S.
Education
|
|
|
112,300 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
165,457 |
|
The only
change in the indefinite-lived intangible assets balances from June 30, 2008,
was the addition of the U.S Education asset. This entity was acquired by DeVry
during the first quarter of fiscal 2009, as described in “Note 6-Business
Combinations”.
NOTE
8: REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
In
January 2009, DeVry bought out the lease on approximately 40 percent of the
space it occupied at its DeVry University campus in Long Island City, New
York. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, DeVry recorded a
pre-tax charge of approximately $4.0 million. The charge is composed of a $2.7
million cash outlay and a non-cash charge of $1.3 million related to the
write-off of leasehold improvements, net of a deferred rent credit. This loss is
separately classified in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of
Total Operating Costs and Expenses and is related to the DeVry University
reportable segment.
In the
second quarter of fiscal 2009, DeVry moved its Decatur, Georgia campus to a new
leased facility. The campus was previously located in an owned
facility that is currently held as available for sale. DeVry
estimates the fair value of this property less costs to sell to be in excess of
its carrying value; therefore, no impairment loss was recognized.
In
February 2008, DeVry sold its facility located in Houston, Texas, for
approximately $14.5 million in gross proceeds which resulted in a pre-tax gain
of approximately $2.2 million. In connection with the transaction,
DeVry entered into an agreement to lease back approximately 60% of the original
space in the facility. The leaseback required the deferral of the
gain on the sale. The gain is being recognized ratably as a reduction
to rent expense over the twelve year term of the lease agreement.
In
September 2007, DeVry sold its facility located in Seattle, Washington, for
approximately $12.4 million. In connection with the sale, DeVry
recorded a pre-tax loss of $5.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal year
2008. In the same transaction, DeVry sold its facility located in
Phoenix, Arizona, for approximately $16.0 million which resulted in a pre-tax
gain of approximately $7.7 million. In connection with the transaction, DeVry
entered into agreements to lease back approximately 60% of the total space of
both facilities. The leaseback required the deferral of a portion of
the gain on the sale of the Phoenix facility of approximately $6.6 million. This
gain will be recognized as a reduction to rent expense over the ten year life of
the lease agreement. The remaining pre-tax gain of $1.1 million was recorded
during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. In September 2007,
DeVry exercised the option to purchase its leased facility in Alpharetta,
Georgia, for $11.2 million. Immediately following the acquisition,
DeVry sold the facility to a different party for $11.2 million and executed a
leaseback on the entire facility. In connection with this
transaction, DeVry accelerated to the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the
recognition of approximately $0.6 million of remaining deferred lease credits
associated with the original lease. The recorded net loss on the sale
of the facilities and the recognition of the deferred lease credits are
separately classified in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of
Total Operating Costs and Expenses and are related to the DeVry University
reportable segment.
NOTE
9: INCOME TAXES
DeVry’s
effective income tax rate reflects benefits derived from significant operations
outside the United States. Earnings of Ross University’s
international operations are not subject to U.S. federal or state income taxes.
The principal operating subsidiaries of Ross University are Ross University
School of Medicine (the Medical School) incorporated under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Dominica and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (the
Veterinary School), incorporated under the laws of the Federation of St.
Christopher Nevis, St. Kitts in the West Indies. Both Schools have
agreements with the respective governments that exempt them from local income
taxation through the years 2043 and 2023, respectively.
DeVry has
not recorded a tax provision for the undistributed international earnings of the
Medical and Veterinary Schools. It is DeVry’s intention to
indefinitely reinvest accumulated cash balances, future cash flows and
post-acquisition undistributed earnings and profits to improve the facilities
and operations of the Schools and pursue future opportunities outside of the
United States. In accordance with this plan, cash held by Ross
University will not be available for general company purposes and under current
laws will not be subject to U.S. taxation. Included in DeVry’s
consolidated cash balances were approximately $155.3 million and $107.2 million
attributable to Ross University’s international operations as of March 31, 2009
and 2008, respectively. As of March 31, 2009 and 2008, cumulative
undistributed earnings were approximately $190.9 million and $134.8 million,
respectively.
The
effective tax rate was 30.3% for the third quarter and 29.7% for the first nine
months of fiscal year 2009, compared to 28.1% for the third quarter and 27.4%
for the first nine months of the prior fiscal year. The higher effective income
tax rate for the quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2009 is
attributable to an increase in the proportion of income generated by U.S.
operations to the offshore operations of Ross University as compared to the
prior year period. The effective income tax rate for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2008 was 27.1%.
Effective
July 1, 2007, DeVry adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for
financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or
expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance
on derecognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current
and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and
penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim
periods and income tax disclosures. The cumulative effects of applying this
interpretation have been recorded as a decrease of $0.9 million to retained
earnings, an increase of $0.5 million to net deferred income tax assets, a
decrease of $4.2 million to net deferred income tax liabilities, an increase of
$0.7 million to other accrued current taxes and an increase of $4.8 million to
other accrued non-current taxes as of July 1, 2007. In conjunction
with adoption of FIN 48, we classify uncertain tax positions as non-current tax
liabilities unless expected to be paid in one year.
As of
June 30, 2008, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain
tax positions, including positions impacting only the timing of tax benefits,
was $2.6 million. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if
recognized, would impact the effective tax rate was $1.9 million. We
expect that our unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by an insignificant
amount during the next twelve months. DeVry classifies interest and penalties on
tax uncertainties as a component of the provision for income
taxes. The total amount of interest and penalties accrued as of at
June 30, 2008 was $0.8 million. The corresponding amounts at March
31, 2009, were not materially different from the amounts at June 30,
2008.
The
Internal Revenue Service is currently examining DeVry’s 2006 and 2007 U.S.
Federal Income Tax Returns. DeVry generally remains subject to
examination for all tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2004.
NOTE
10: DEBT
DeVry had
no outstanding debt at June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008. Debt
consists of the following at March 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
|
|
As of March 31, 2009
|
|
Revolving
Credit Facility:
|
|
Outstanding Debt
|
|
|
Average Interest Rate
|
|
DeVry
Inc. as borrower
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
|
|
1.01 |
% |
GEI
as borrower
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
|
|
1.01 |
% |
Auction
Rate Securities Collateralized Line of Credit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
Inc. as borrower
|
|
|
45,063 |
|
|
|
1.12 |
% |
Total
Outstanding Debt
|
|
$ |
135,063 |
|
|
|
1.05 |
% |
Current
Maturities of Debt
|
|
|
115,063 |
|
|
|
1.05 |
% |
Total
Long-term Debt
|
|
$ |
20,000 |
|
|
|
1.01 |
% |
Revolving Credit
Facility
All of
DeVry’s borrowings and letters of credit under its $175 million revolving credit
facility are through DeVry Inc. and Global Education International, Inc.
(“GEI”), an international subsidiary. The revolving credit facility became
effective on May 16, 2003, and was amended as of September 30, 2005 and again on
January 11, 2007. DeVry Inc. aggregate commitments including borrowings and
letters of credit under this agreement in total not to exceed $175.0 million,
and GEI aggregate commitments cannot exceed $50.0 million. At the request of
DeVry, the maximum borrowings and letters of credit can be increased to $275.0
million in total with GEI aggregate commitments not to exceed $50.0 million.
There are no required payments under this revolving credit agreement and all
borrowings and letters of credit mature on January 11, 2012. As a result of the
agreement extending beyond one year, all borrowings are classified as long-term
with the exception of amounts expected to be repaid in the 12 months subsequent
to the balance sheet date. DeVry Inc. letters of credit outstanding under this
agreement were $13.7 million and $4.3 million as of March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. As of March 31, 2009, outstanding borrowings under this agreement
bear interest, payable quarterly or upon expiration of the interest rate period,
at the prime rate or at a LIBOR rate plus 0.50%, at the option of DeVry.
Outstanding letters of credit under the revolving credit agreement are charged
an annual fee equal to 0.50% of the undrawn face amount of the letter of credit,
payable quarterly. The agreement also requires payment of a commitment fee equal
to 0.1% of the undrawn portion of the credit facility. The interest rate, letter
of credit fees and commitment fees are adjustable quarterly, based upon DeVry’s
achievement of certain financial ratios.
The
revolving credit agreement contains certain covenants that, among other things,
require maintenance of certain financial ratios, as defined in the agreements.
These financial ratios include a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, a
consolidated leverage ratio and a composite Equity, Primary Reserve and Net
Income, Department of Education, financial responsibility ratio (“DOE Ratio”).
Failure to maintain any of these ratios or to comply with other covenants
contained in the agreement will constitute an event of default and could result
in termination of the agreements and require payment of all outstanding
borrowings. DeVry was in compliance with all debt covenants as of March 31,
2009.
The stock
of certain subsidiaries of DeVry is pledged as collateral for the borrowings
under the revolving credit facility.
Auction Rate Securities
Collateralized Line of Credit
In
connection with the completion of the acquisition of U.S. Education, on
September 18, 2008, (see “Note 6 - Business Combinations”) DeVry borrowed
approximately $46 million against its portfolio of auction rate securities under
a temporary, uncommitted, demand revolving line of credit facility between DeVry
Inc. and UBS Bank USA (the “Lender”). This borrowing totaled
approximately 80% of the fair market value on September 18, 2008, of DeVry’s
auction rate securities portfolio held through its broker, UBS, which is the
maximum borrowing permitted under this credit facility.
Under
this lending agreement, the Lender may demand payment at any time and for any
reason. In addition, the credit facility may be terminated at the
Lender’s discretion, on such date as the auction rate securities portfolio may
be liquidated in such amounts and at such a price as the Lender may determine to
be acceptable. Under this lending agreement, interest will be charged
monthly at a rate equal to 30-day LIBOR, adjusted daily, plus a spread which is
initially set at 0.50%. No interest payments are required as long as
the minimum equity ratio is maintained in the collateral accounts and
outstanding loan balances do not exceed the approved credit limit of $46
million. Any proceeds from the liquidation, redemption, sale or other
disposition of all or part of the auction rate securities and all interest,
dividends and other income payments received from the auction rate securities
will be transferred automatically to the Lender as payments under the lending
agreement.
NOTE
11: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
DeVry is
subject to occasional lawsuits, administrative proceedings, regulatory reviews
and investigations associated with financial assistance programs and other
claims arising in the normal conduct of its business. The following is a
description of pending litigation that may be considered other than ordinary and
routine litigation that is incidental to the business.
On
December 23, 2005, Saro Daghlian, a former DeVry University student in
California, commenced a putative class action against DeVry University and DeVry
Inc. (collectively “DeVry”) in Los Angeles Superior Court, asserting various
claims predicated upon DeVry’s alleged failure to comply with disclosure
requirements under the California Education Code relating to the transferability
of academic units. In addition to the alleged omission,
Daghlian also claimed that DeVry made untrue or misleading statements to
prospective students, in violation of the California Unfair Competition Law
("UCL") and the California False Advertising Law,
("FAL"). DeVry removed the action to the U.S. District Court
for the Central District of California. In two Orders dated October
9, 2007, and December 31, 2007, the District Court entered judgment
dismissing all of plaintiffs ’ class and individual claims and
awarded DeVry its cost of suit. The final judgment was entered on
January 3, 2008. Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on January 8, 2008, which remains
pending.
In May
2008, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, working with the U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, requested that DeVry voluntarily
furnish documents and other information regarding its policies and practices
with respect to recruiter compensation and performance
evaluation. The stated purpose of the request was made to examine
whether DeVry may have submitted or caused the submission of false claims or
false statements to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the False
Claims Act ("FCA"). After providing the government its full
cooperation, DeVry was advised by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of
Illinois, on October 16, 2008, that the government had concluded its inquiry and
had declined to intervene in an underlying qui tam action that had precipitated
the government's inquiry. The case, which was unsealed as a result of
the government’s action, was originally filed in September 2007 by a former
DeVry employee, Jennifer S. Shultz. The action, which was filed in
the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern
Division, related to whether DeVry’s compensation plans for admission
representatives violated the Higher Education Act ("HEA") and the Department Of
Education ("DOE") regulations prohibiting an institution participating in Title
IV Programs from providing any commission, bonus or other incentive payment
based directly or indirectly on success in securing enrollments to any person or
entity engaged in any student recruitment or admissions activity. A
number of similar lawsuits have been filed in recent years against educational
institutions that receive Title IV funds. A first amended complaint
in the Shultz matter was unsealed by a court order dated December 31,
2008. On January 26, 2009, DeVry filed a motion to dismiss the case
entirely. On March 4, 2009, the District Court granted DeVry’s motion
to dismiss, entering judgment and dismissing the action with
prejudice. On March 16, 2009, Shultz appealed the District Court’s
decision to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. On April 14, 2009,
the Seventh Circuit suspended the appellate briefing schedule to facilitate the
parties’ participation in a mandatory, court-sponsored mediation
process.
The
ultimate outcome of pending litigation and other proceedings, reviews,
investigations and contingencies is difficult to estimate. At this time, DeVry
does not expect that the outcome of any such matter, including the litigation
described above, will have a material effect on its cash flows, results of
operations or financial position.
NOTE
12: SEGMENT INFORMATION
DeVry’s
principal business is providing post-secondary education. DeVry’s operations are
described in more detail in “Note 1- Nature of Operations” to the consolidated
financial statements contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2008. DeVry presents three reportable segments:
the DeVry University undergraduate and graduate and the Advanced Academics
operations (DeVry University); the Ross University medical and veterinary
schools, Chamberlain College of Nursing operations and the U.S. Education
operations (Medical and Healthcare); and the professional exam review and
training operations which includes Becker CPA Review and Stalla Review for the
CFA Exams (Professional and Training).
These
segments are consistent with the method by which management evaluates
performance and allocates resources. Such decisions are based, in part, on each
segment’s operating income, which is defined as income before interest income,
interest expense, amortization and income taxes. Intersegment sales are
accounted for at amounts comparable to sales to nonaffiliated customers and are
eliminated in consolidation. The accounting policies of the segments are the
same as those described in “Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”
to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
The
consistent measure of segment profit excludes interest income, interest expense,
amortization and certain corporate-related depreciation. As such, these items
are reconciling items in arriving at income before income taxes. The consistent
measure of segment assets excludes deferred income tax assets and certain
depreciable corporate assets. Additions to long-lived assets have been measured
in this same manner. Reconciling items are included as corporate
assets.
Following
is a tabulation of business segment information based on the current
segmentation for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
Corporate information is included where it is needed to reconcile segment data
to the consolidated financial statements.
|
|
For
the Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
the Nine Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
264,324 |
|
|
$ |
222,609 |
|
|
$ |
748,671 |
|
|
$ |
630,768 |
|
Medical
and Healthcare
|
|
|
105,013 |
|
|
|
45,885 |
|
|
|
256,270 |
|
|
|
125,711 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
22,545 |
|
|
|
22,479 |
|
|
|
60,273 |
|
|
|
58,549 |
|
Total
Consolidated Revenues
|
|
$ |
391,882 |
|
|
$ |
290,973 |
|
|
$ |
1,065,214 |
|
|
$ |
815,028 |
|
Operating
Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
39,492 |
|
|
$ |
27,370 |
|
|
$ |
99,615 |
|
|
$ |
71,151 |
|
Medical
and Healthcare
|
|
|
26,115 |
|
|
|
14,464 |
|
|
|
68,132 |
|
|
|
41,327 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
9,524 |
|
|
|
10,930 |
|
|
|
21,773 |
|
|
|
24,662 |
|
Reconciling
Items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
Expense
|
|
|
(2,958 |
) |
|
|
(1,513 |
) |
|
|
(6,793 |
) |
|
|
(3,914 |
) |
Depreciation
and Other
|
|
|
(386 |
) |
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
(1,588 |
) |
|
|
(1,840 |
) |
Total
Consolidated Operating Income
|
|
$ |
71,787 |
|
|
$ |
50,551 |
|
|
$ |
181,139 |
|
|
$ |
131,386 |
|
Interest:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
Income
|
|
$ |
776 |
|
|
$ |
2,823 |
|
|
$ |
4,628 |
|
|
$ |
8,122 |
|
Interest
Expense
|
|
|
(484 |
) |
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
(2,013 |
) |
|
|
(418 |
) |
Net
Investment Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
970 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(748 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net
Interest Income
|
|
|
1,262 |
|
|
|
2,724 |
|
|
|
1,867 |
|
|
|
7,704 |
|
Total
Consolidated Income before Income Taxes
|
|
$ |
73,049 |
|
|
$ |
53,275 |
|
|
$ |
183,006 |
|
|
$ |
139,090 |
|
|
|
For
the Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
the Nine Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
|
Segment
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
599,485 |
|
|
$ |
557,340 |
|
|
$ |
599,485 |
|
|
$ |
557,340 |
|
Medical
and Healthcare
|
|
|
890,994 |
|
|
|
447,846 |
|
|
|
890,994 |
|
|
|
447,846 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
81,036 |
|
|
|
91,250 |
|
|
|
81,036 |
|
|
|
91,250 |
|
Corporate
|
|
|
19,354 |
|
|
|
19,456 |
|
|
|
19,354 |
|
|
|
19,456 |
|
Total
Consolidated Assets
|
|
$ |
1,590,869 |
|
|
$ |
1,115,892 |
|
|
$ |
1,590,869 |
|
|
$ |
1,115,892 |
|
Additions
to Long-lived Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
17,948 |
|
|
$ |
8,089 |
|
|
$ |
31,246 |
|
|
$ |
57,502 |
|
Medical
and Healthcare
|
|
|
10,880 |
|
|
|
1,336 |
|
|
|
354,024 |
|
|
|
7,693 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
171 |
|
Total
Consolidated Additions to Long-lived Assets
|
|
$ |
28,903 |
|
|
$ |
9,435 |
|
|
$ |
385,421 |
|
|
$ |
65,366 |
|
Reconciliation
to Consolidated Financial Statements:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Expenditures
|
|
$ |
25,500 |
|
|
$ |
9,435 |
|
|
$ |
50,708 |
|
|
$ |
37,392 |
|
Increase
in Capital Assets from Acquisitions
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
19,558 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
Increase
in Intangible Assets and Goodwill
|
|
|
3,403 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
315,155 |
|
|
|
27,764 |
|
Total
Increase in Consolidated Long-lived Assets
|
|
$ |
28,903 |
|
|
$ |
9,435 |
|
|
$ |
385,421 |
|
|
$ |
65,366 |
|
Depreciation
Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
6,892 |
|
|
$ |
7,027 |
|
|
$ |
21,136 |
|
|
$ |
20,885 |
|
Medical
and Healthcare
|
|
|
3,180 |
|
|
|
1,415 |
|
|
|
7,591 |
|
|
|
4,217 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
310 |
|
Corporate
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
485 |
|
|
|
585 |
|
Total
Consolidated Depreciation
|
|
$ |
10,280 |
|
|
$ |
8,734 |
|
|
$ |
29,480 |
|
|
$ |
25,997 |
|
Intangible
Asset Amortization Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
483 |
|
|
$ |
475 |
|
|
$ |
1,468 |
|
|
$ |
792 |
|
Medical
and Healthcare
|
|
|
2,425 |
|
|
|
982 |
|
|
|
5,173 |
|
|
|
2,947 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
Total
Consolidated Amortization
|
|
$ |
2,958 |
|
|
$ |
1,513 |
|
|
$ |
6,793 |
|
|
$ |
3,914 |
|
In
January 2009, DeVry bought out the lease on approximately 40 percent of the
space it occupied at its DeVry University campus in Long Island City, New
York. As a result, DeVry recorded a pre-tax charge of approximately
$4.0 million. The charge is composed of a $2.7 million cash outlay and a
non-cash charge of $1.3 million related to the write-off of leasehold
improvements, net of a deferred rent credit. This loss is included in operating
income of the DeVry University reportable segment.
In
September 2007, DeVry executed a sale leaseback transaction for its facilities
in Seattle, Washington, and Phoenix, Arizona. In connection with these
transactions, DeVry recorded a pre-tax loss of $4.3 million during the first
quarter of fiscal year 2008. This loss is included in operating income of the
DeVry University reportable segment.
In
September 2007, DeVry exercised the option to purchase its leased facility in
Alpharetta, Georgia. Immediately following the acquisition, DeVry
sold the facility to a different party and executed a leaseback on the entire
facility. In connection with this transaction, DeVry accelerated to
the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the recognition of approximately $0.6
million of remaining deferred lease credits associated with the original lease.
This income is included in operating income of the DeVry University reportable
segment.
DeVry
conducts its educational operations in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean
countries of Dominica, St. Kitts/Nevis and Grand Bahama, Europe, the Middle East
and the Pacific Rim. Other international revenues (as shown in the table below),
which were derived principally from Canada, were less than 5% of total revenues
for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. Revenues and
long-lived assets by geographic area were as follows:
|
|
For
the Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
the Nine Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Revenues
from Unaffiliated Customers:
|
|
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
|
Domestic
Operations
|
|
$ |
346,863 |
|
|
$ |
249,299 |
|
|
$ |
938,341 |
|
|
$ |
699,595 |
|
International
Operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dominica,
St. Kitts/Nevis and Grand Bahama
|
|
|
42,975 |
|
|
|
38,539 |
|
|
|
119,992 |
|
|
|
107,010 |
|
Other
|
|
|
2,044 |
|
|
|
3,135 |
|
|
|
6,881 |
|
|
|
8,423 |
|
Total
International
|
|
|
45,019 |
|
|
|
41,674 |
|
|
|
126,873 |
|
|
|
115,433 |
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
391,882 |
|
|
$ |
290,973 |
|
|
$ |
1,065,214 |
|
|
$ |
815,028 |
|
Long-lived
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
Operations
|
|
$ |
716,761 |
|
|
$ |
367,973 |
|
|
$ |
716,761 |
|
|
$ |
367,973 |
|
International
Operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dominica,
St. Kitts/Nevis and Grand Bahama
|
|
|
322,148 |
|
|
|
313,024 |
|
|
|
322,148 |
|
|
|
313,024 |
|
Other
|
|
|
349 |
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
349 |
|
|
|
322 |
|
Total
International
|
|
|
322,497 |
|
|
|
313,346 |
|
|
|
322,497 |
|
|
|
313,346 |
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
1,039,258 |
|
|
$ |
681,319 |
|
|
$ |
1,039,258 |
|
|
$ |
681,319 |
|
No one
customer accounted for more than 10% of DeVry’s consolidated
revenues.
NOTE
13: SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On April
1, 2009, DeVry completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Fanor, a leading
provider of private postsecondary education in northeastern Brazil. Founded
in 2001 and based in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, Fanor is the parent organization
of Faculdades Nordeste, Faculdade Ruy Barbosa, and Faculdade FTE
ÁREA1. These institutions operate five campus locations in the cities
of Salvador and Fortaleza, and serve more than 10,000 students through
undergraduate and graduate programs focused in business management, law and
engineering. The addition of Fanor has further diversified DeVry’s curricula and
expands DeVry’s international presence.
Under the
terms of the final agreement, DeVry purchased an 82.3 percent majority stake in
Fanor, including real estate and also reducing Fanor’s debt, for a total cash
outlay of $40.4 million. Funding was provided from DeVry’s existing operating
cash balances.
ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Through
its website, DeVry offers (free of charge) its Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. DeVry’s Web site is
http://www.devryinc.com.
The
following discussion of DeVry’s results of operations and financial condition
should be read in conjunction with DeVry’s Consolidated Financial Statements and
the related Notes thereto in Item 1, “FINANCIAL STATEMENTS” in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q and DeVry’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related
Notes thereto in Item 8 “FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA” in DeVry’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2008. DeVry’s Annual Report on Form 10-K includes a description of
critical accounting policies and estimates and assumptions used in the
preparation of DeVry’s financial statements. These include, but are
not limited to, revenue and expense recognition; allowance for uncollectible
accounts; valuation of marketable securities and investments; internally
developed software; land, buildings and equipment; stock-based compensation;
impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; impairment of long-lived
assets and income tax liabilities.
The
somewhat seasonal pattern of DeVry’s enrollments and its educational program
starting dates affect the results of operations and the timing of cash
flows. Therefore, management believes that comparisons of its results
of operations should be made to the corresponding period in the preceding
year. Comparisons of financial position should be made to both the
end of the previous fiscal year and to the end of the corresponding quarterly
period in the preceding year.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain
statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including those that
affect DeVry’s expectations or plans, may constitute “forward-looking
statements” subject to the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be
identified by phrases such as DeVry Inc. or its management “anticipates,”
“believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “foresees,” “intends,” “plans”
or other words or phrases of similar import. Such statements are
inherently uncertain and may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
future results to differ materially from those projected or implied by these
forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties
that could affect DeVry’s results are described throughout this Report,
including those in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and in Part
II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings”, and in DeVry’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 27, 2008 including, without limitation, in Item 1A, “Risk
Factors” and in the subsections of “Item 1 — Business” entitled “Competition,”
“Student Recruiting and Admission,” “Accreditation,” “Approval and Licensing,”
“Tuition and Fees,” “Financial Aid and Financing Student Education,” “Student
Loan Defaults,” “Career Services,” “Seasonality,” and “Employees.”
All
forward-looking statements included in this report are based upon information
presently available, and DeVry assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW
For the
third quarter of fiscal year 2009, DeVry’s continued focus on student academic
outcomes and execution of its growth and diversification strategy produced solid
financial results in a challenging economic environment. Financial
and operational highlights for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009
include:
|
·
|
Total
revenues rose 34.7%, reaching a quarterly record high of $391.9 million,
and net income of $50.9 million increased 32.8% over the prior year
period.
|
|
·
|
Revenue
growth was driven by the acquisition of U.S. Education and strong student
enrollment gains at DeVry University, Ross University and Chamberlain
College of Nursing.
|
|
·
|
As
a result of DeVry’s diversification strategy, solid performance at its
DeVry University and Medical and Healthcare segments more than offset a
decline in profits at its Professional and Training
segment. The Professional and Training segment results continue
to reflect the economic downturn and the impact on the financial firms
that the segment serves.
|
|
·
|
In
connection with its real estate optimization strategy, DeVry bought-out a
portion of the lease for its DeVry University Campus in Long Island City,
New York. In connection with this transaction, DeVry recorded
an after tax charge of $2.5 million, or $0.04 per
share. Excluding this charge, net income and earnings per share
in the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 would have increased 39.4% and
39.6%, respectively.
|
|
·
|
DeVry’s
financial position remained strong as it generated $287.9 million of
operating cash flow during the first nine months of fiscal year 2009,
driven primarily by strong operating results. As of March 31, 2009, cash
and short- and long-term investment balances totaled $354.2 million and
outstanding borrowings were $135.1
million.
|
As
described in Note 8 to the financial statements, DeVry executed certain real
estate transactions in the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2009 and
2008, which resulted in significant lease termination charges and/or losses on
the sale of facilities. The following table illustrates the effects
of the real estate transactions on DeVry’s earnings. Management
believes that the non-GAAP disclosure of net income and earnings per share
provides investors with useful supplemental information regarding the underlying
business trends and performance of DeVry’s ongoing operations and are useful for
period-over-period comparisons of such operations given the discrete nature of
the real estate transactions described in Note 8. DeVry uses these
supplemental financial measures internally in its budgeting
process. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in
addition to, and not as a substitute for, DeVry’s reported results prepared in
accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles these items to
the relevant GAAP information (in thousands, except per share
data):
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
the Nine Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
50,886 |
|
|
$ |
38,318 |
|
|
$ |
128,581 |
|
|
$ |
100,966 |
|
Earnings
per Share (diluted)
|
|
$ |
0.70 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
1.77 |
|
|
$ |
1.40 |
|
Loss
on Real Estate Transactions (net of tax)
|
|
$ |
2,543 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
2,543 |
|
|
$ |
2,279 |
|
Effect
on Earnings per Share (diluted)
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
Net
Income Excluding the Loss on Real Estate Transactions (net of
tax)
|
|
$ |
53,429 |
|
|
$ |
38,318 |
|
|
$ |
131,124 |
|
|
$ |
103,245 |
|
Earnings
per Share Excluding the Loss on Real Estate Transactions
(diluted)
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
1.81 |
|
|
$ |
1.43 |
|
RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The
following table presents information with respect to the size relative to
revenue of each item in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the third
quarter and first nine months of both the current and prior fiscal
year. Percentages may not add because of rounding.
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Cost
of Educational Services
|
|
|
45.5 |
% |
|
|
45.0 |
% |
|
|
45.5 |
% |
|
|
46.1 |
% |
Loss
on Real Estate Transactions
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
Student
Services and Administrative Expense
|
|
|
35.2 |
% |
|
|
37.6 |
% |
|
|
37.1 |
% |
|
|
37.3 |
% |
Total
Operating Costs and Expenses
|
|
|
81.7 |
% |
|
|
82.6 |
% |
|
|
83.0 |
% |
|
|
83.9 |
% |
Operating
Income
|
|
|
18.3 |
% |
|
|
17.4 |
% |
|
|
17.0 |
% |
|
|
16.1 |
% |
Interest
Income
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
Interest
Expense
|
|
|
(0.1 |
%) |
|
|
(0.0 |
%) |
|
|
(0.2 |
%) |
|
|
(0.1 |
%) |
Net
Investment Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
%) |
|
|
-- |
|
Net
Interest and Other (Expense) Income
|
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
|
|
18.6 |
% |
|
|
18.3 |
% |
|
|
17.2 |
% |
|
|
17.1 |
% |
Income
Tax Provision
|
|
|
5.6 |
% |
|
|
5.1 |
% |
|
|
5.1 |
% |
|
|
4.7 |
% |
Net
Income
|
|
|
13.0 |
% |
|
|
13.2 |
% |
|
|
12.1 |
% |
|
|
12.4 |
% |
REVENUES
Total
consolidated revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 increased 34.7%
to $391.9 million versus the prior year quarter. For the first nine
months of fiscal year 2009, total consolidated revenues increased 30.7% to
$1,065.2 million compared to the same period a year ago. For both the
third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2009, revenues increased at
the respective DeVry University and Medical and Healthcare business
segments as a result of continued growth in student enrollments and tuition
price increases as compared to the year ago period. In addition, U.S.
Education, which was acquired on September 18, 2008, contributed to the revenue
growth in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year
2009. Revenues also increased because of higher sales of DeVry
University electronic course materials. The revenue growth rate for
Becker CPA review courses and materials slowed significantly during the first
nine months of the year due to the economic downturn.
DeVry
University
DeVry
University segment revenues increased 18.7% to $264.3 million in the third
quarter, and rose 18.7% to $748.7 million for the first nine months of fiscal
2009 as compared to the year ago periods driven by strong enrollment
growth. While DeVry University accounted for the majority of the
revenue increase in this segment, revenues at Advanced Academics Inc. also
contributed to segment revenue growth. DeVry University tuition
revenues are the largest component of total revenues in the DeVry University
segment. The two principal factors that influence tuition revenues are
enrollment and tuition rates. Key trends in these two components are set forth
below.
Total undergraduate enrollment by
term:
|
·
|
Increased
by 12.6% from summer 2007 (40,774 students) to summer 2008 (45,907
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 16.9% from fall 2007 (44,594 students) to fall 2008 (52,146 students);
and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 18.8% from spring 2008 (44,814 students) to spring 2009 (53,259
students). This was a record high enrollment at DeVry University and
marked the tenth consecutive period of positive total undergraduate
student enrollment growth.
|
New undergraduate enrollment by
term:
|
·
|
Increased
by 19.3% from summer 2007 (13,906 students) to summer 2008 (16,595
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 19.7% from fall 2007 (13,204 students) to fall 2008 (15,811 students);
and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 15.1% from spring 2008 (12,410 students) to spring 2009 (14,288
students). The spring 2009 term was the thirteenth consecutive
term in which new undergraduate student enrollments increased from the
year-ago level.
|
Total graduate coursetakers by
session:
The term
“coursetaker” refers to the number of courses taken by a
student. Thus, one student taking two courses is counted as two
coursetakers.
|
·
|
Increased
by 14.2% from the July 2007 session (14,023 coursetakers) to the July 2008
session (16,017 coursetakers);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 12.2% from the September 2007 session (15,857 coursetakers) to the
September 2008 session (17,799
coursetakers);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 13.7% from the November 2007 session (15,657 coursetakers) to the
November 2008 session (17,803
coursetakers);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 12.1% from the January 2008 session (17,377 coursetakers) to the
January 2009 session (19,475 coursetakers);
and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 13.8% from the March 2008 session (17,005 coursetakers) to the March
2009 session (19,357 coursetakers).
|
Tuition rates:
|
·
|
Effective
July 2008, DeVry University’s undergraduate tuition ranges from $515 to
$560 per credit hour for students enrolling in 1 to 11 credit
hours. Tuition ranges from $310 to $330 per credit hour for
each credit hour in excess of 11 credit hours. These tuition
rates vary by location and/or program and represent an expected weighted
average increase of approximately 4.3% as compared to the summer 2007
term.
|
|
·
|
Effective
July 2008, DeVry University’s graduate program tuition per classroom
course (four quarter credit hours) ranges from $1,845 to $2,100, depending
on location. This represents an expected weighted average increase of
3.1%. The price for a graduate course taken online is $2,100, compared to
$2,050 previously.
|
Management
believes the increased undergraduate student enrollments were most significantly
impacted by DeVry’s strong track record of high-quality education and career
outcomes, improved marketing and recruiting efforts, continued strong demand for
DeVry University’s online programs and a heightened focus on the retention of
existing students. Management believes efforts to enhance the Keller
Graduate School of Management brand awareness through improved messaging have
produced positive graduate enrollment results. Also contributing to
higher total revenues in the DeVry University segment was an increase in Other
Educational Revenues from sales of educational materials.
Partly
offsetting the increases in revenue from enrollment growth and higher tuition
rates was a decline in average course load per student driven by the continued
mix shift toward online enrollments and economic conditions.
Medical and
Healthcare
Medical
and Healthcare segment revenues increased 128.9% to $105.0 million in the third
quarter and grew 103.9% to $256.3 million for the first nine months of fiscal
year 2009 as compared to the year-ago periods. U.S. Education, which
was acquired on September 18, 2008, contributed $45.5 million and $93.5 million
of revenue growth in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year
2009, respectively. In addition, increases in student enrollments and
tuition rates at both Ross University and the Chamberlain College of Nursing
(“Chamberlain”) also contributed to segment revenue growth. Key
trends for Ross University, Chamberlain and U.S. Education are set forth
below.
Ross University total enrollment by
term:
|
·
|
Increased
by 7.9% from May 2007 (3,767 students) to May 2008 (4,064
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 8.8% from September 2007 (3,876 students) to September 2008 (4,219
students); and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 7.8% from January 2008 (4,011 students) to January 2009 (4,323
students).
|
Ross University new student
enrollment by term:
|
·
|
Increased
by 15.6% from May 2007 (416 students) to May 2008 (481
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 6.3% from September 2007 (572 students) to September 2008 (608
students); and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 10.9% from January 2008 (551 students) to January 2009 (611
students).
|
Chamberlain
College of Nursing total enrollment by term:
|
·
|
Increased
by 99.0% from July 2007 (1,089 students) to July 2008 (2,167
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 116.0% from November 2007 (1,485 students) to November 2008 (3,207
students); and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 104.5% from March 2008 (1,820 students) to March 2009 (3,722
students).
|
Chamberlain
College of Nursing new student enrollment by term:
|
·
|
Increased
by 104.7% from July 2007 (364 students) to July 2008 (745
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 114.6% from November 2007 (635 students) to November 2008 (1,363
students); and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 72.9% from March 2008 (717 students) to March 2009 (1,240
students). On April 23, 2009, DeVry issued a press release that
reported new student enrollment growth at Chamberlain of 68.1% for the
March 2009 term, but a section of students were mistakenly excluded from
both the current and prior year
term.
|
U.S.
Education total enrollment by term:
|
·
|
Increased
by 15.9% from July 2007 (7,792 students) to July 2008 (9,028
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 19.4% from November 2007 (8,534 students) to November 2008 (10,186
students); and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 21.8% from March 2008 (8,973 students) to March 2009 (10,928
students).
|
U.S.
Education new student enrollment by term:
|
·
|
Increased
by 16.7% from July 2007 (3,273 students) to July 2008 (3,821
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 17.6% from November 2007 (3,980 students) to November 2008 (4,681
students); and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 26.8% from March 2008 (3,408 students) to March 2009 (4,323
students).
|
Tuition rates:
|
·
|
Effective
September 2008, tuition and fees for the beginning basic sciences portion
of the programs at Ross University’s medical and veterinary schools are
$13,650 per semester. This tuition rate represents an increase from
September 2007 tuition rates of approximately
5.4%.
|
|
·
|
Effective
September 2008, tuition and fees for the final clinical portion of the
Ross University programs are $15,000 per semester for the medical school,
and $17,150 per semester for the veterinary school. These
tuition rates represent an increase from September 2007 tuition rates of
approximately 5.3% for the medical school and approximately 5.5% for the
veterinary school.
|
|
·
|
Effective
July 2008, Chamberlain tuition is $546 per credit hour. Students enrolled
on a full-time basis (between 12 and 17 credit hours) are charged a flat
tuition amount of $6,552 per semester. This represents an increase of
approximately 5% from July 2007.
|
Continued
demand for medical doctors and veterinarians positively influenced career
decisions of new students towards these respective fields of
study. Management believes the increasing enrollments at Ross
University for the past several terms resulted from the solid reputation of its
academic programs and student outcomes, enhancements made to its marketing and
recruiting functions, as well as steps taken to meet increasing student demand
such as adding faculty, classrooms, and a new student center and
gymnasium.
The
increase in student enrollments at Chamberlain was attributable to its growing
RN-to-BSN online completion program and the opening of its Addison, Illinois,
and Phoenix, Arizona, campuses in March 2008. These locations are
co-located with existing respective DeVry University campuses.
Professional and
Training
Professional
and Training segment revenues rose 0.3% to $22.5 million in the third quarter
and increased 2.9% to $60.3 million for the first nine months of fiscal year
2009 as compared to the year-ago periods. The primary reasons for the increase
were a tuition price increase of approximately 5% partially offset by a decline
in enrollments in review courses and sales of CPA review courses on
CD-ROM. The revenue growth rate for the Professional and Training
segment slowed during the first nine months of fiscal 2009 as compared to the
year-ago period due to the economic downturn, particularly among the financial
firms that the segment serves. Management expects that the softness
in revenue will persist at least through calendar 2009.
Revenue from Other
Sources
Other
Educational Revenue increased 21.5% to $31.3 million in the third quarter and
grew 21.1% to $83.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2009 as
compared to the prior year periods. As discussed above, the primary
drivers for the increase in Other Educational Revenue were increased sales of
DeVry University’s electronic course materials and the contribution to revenue
growth as a result of the acquisition of U.S. Education.
COSTS AND
EXPENSES
Cost of Educational
Services
The
largest component of Cost of Educational Services is the cost of employees who
support educational operations. This expense category also includes the costs of
facilities, adjunct faculty, supplies, bookstore and other educational
materials, student education-related support activities, and the provision for
uncollectible student accounts.
DeVry’s
Cost of Educational Services increased 36.2% to $178.2 million during the third
quarter and grew 29.1% to $484.9 million during the first nine months of fiscal
year 2009 as compared to the year-ago periods. U.S. Education, which
was acquired by DeVry on September 18, 2008, accounted for more than half of the
increase in Cost of Educational Services during both the third quarter and first
nine months of fiscal 2009. For both the third quarter and first nine
months of fiscal 2009, cost increases were incurred in support of expanding
DeVry University online and onsite enrollments and operating a higher number of
DeVry University Centers as compared to the prior year periods. Also,
higher costs were incurred to support increasing student enrollments and
capacity expansion to drive future growth at Ross University. During
the third quarter of fiscal 2009, Ross University began teaching courses at its
newly opened clinical training center in Freeport, Grand
Bahama. Also, cost increases were incurred for the operation of two
additional campuses at Chamberlain which began offering programs in March 2008
and capacity expansion to drive future growth. Expense attributed to
stock-based awards included in Cost of Educational Services increased during the
first nine months of fiscal year 2009 as a result of an increase in the fair
value of the awards granted during the current year and an increase in the
number of retirement eligible awards, which are fully expensed upon
grant.
Clinical
rotation costs for Ross University medical students are included in Cost of
Educational Services. Over the past several years, Ross University
has entered into long-term contracts with a hospital group to secure clinical
rotations for its students at fixed rates in exchange for prepayment of the
rotation fees. Under the contracts, the established
rate-per-clinical rotation was being deducted from the prepaid balance and
charged to expense as the medical students utilized the clinical
clerkships. Recently, the hospital group closed two of its
hospitals due to financial difficulties. To date, the hospital group
has provided Ross with a limited number of additional clinical clerkships at its
remaining hospital, but not nearly enough to offset the void created by the
closure of its other two hospitals. During April 2009, Ross filed a
lawsuit against the hospital group to enforce the contract. The suit
seeks specific performance of the hospital group’s obligations to provide Ross
with the prepaid clinical clerkships. As of March 31, 2009, the
outstanding balance of prepaid clinical rotations with this hospital group was
approximately $9.0 million. Though Ross has a contractual right to
utilize other clinical rotations within the hospital group’s system, given the
business uncertainty of this situation, a reserve of $1.5 million has been
provided against the prepaid balance during the third quarter of fiscal year
2009.
As a
percent of revenue, Cost of Educational Services increased to 45.5% in the third
quarter of fiscal year 2009 from 45.0% during the prior year
period. For the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, Cost of
Educational Services as a percent of revenue decreased to 45.5% from 46.1% in
the year-ago period. The decrease was the result of increased
operating leverage with existing facilities and staff and revenue gains, which
more than offset incremental investments.
Loss on Real Estate
Transactions
In
September 2007, DeVry executed sale leaseback transactions for its facilities in
Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; and Alpharetta, Georgia. In connection
with these transactions, DeVry recorded a pre-tax loss of $3.7 million during
the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The recorded net loss on the
sale of the facilities was separately classified in the Consolidated Statements
of Income as a component of Total Operating Costs and Expenses and was related
to the DeVry University reportable segment.
In
January 2009, DeVry entered into an agreement to buyout the lease for
approximately 40 percent of the space DeVry University occupied at its Long
Island City, New York, campus. In connection with this transaction,
DeVry recorded a pre-tax charge of approximately $4.0 million. The charge was
composed of a $2.7 million cash outlay and a non-cash charge of $1.3 million
related to the write-off of leasehold improvements, net of a deferred rent
credit. After-tax, the charge was $2.5 million or $0.04 per share. This action
favorably impacts pre-tax operating income by approximately $1.9 million per
year going forward through the end of the lease, which expires in April 2014,
and has a cash payback of less than two years.
These
transactions were executed as a part of DeVry’s real estate optimization
strategy, which involves evaluating DeVry’s current facilities and locations in
order to ensure that optimal mix of large campuses, small campuses and DeVry
University centers meet the demand of each market it serves. This
process also improves capacity utilization and enhances economic
value. This strategy may include actions such as reconfiguring large
campuses; renegotiating lease terms; sub-leasing excess space and relocating to
smaller locations within the same geographic area to increase market
penetration. DeVry will also consider co-locating other educational
offerings through U.S. Education and Chamberlain College of Nursing at DeVry
University campuses. Future actions under this program could result
in accounting gains and/or losses depending upon real estate market conditions,
including whether the facility is owned or leased and other market
factors.
Student Services and
Administrative Expense
This
expense category includes student recruiting and advertising costs, general and
administrative costs, expenses associated with curriculum development, and the
amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets related to acquisitions
of businesses.
Student
Services and Administrative Expense grew 25.9% to $137.9 million during the
third quarter and increased 29.9% to $395.2 million during the first nine months
of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the year-ago periods. U.S.
Education, which was acquired by DeVry on September 18, 2008, accounted for
nearly one-half and one-third, respectively, of the increases in Student
Services and Administrative Expense during the third quarter and first nine
months of fiscal 2009. For both the third quarter and first nine
months of fiscal 2009, the balance of the increase in expenses primarily
represented additional investments in advertising and recruiting to drive and
support future growth in new student enrollments. In addition, cost
increases were incurred in information technology and student
services. Expense attributed to stock-based awards included in
Student Services and Administrative Expense increased during the first nine
months of fiscal 2009 as a result of an increase in the fair value of the awards
granted during the current year and an increase in the number of retirement
eligible awards, which are fully expensed upon grant.
Amortization
of finite-lived intangible assets in connection with acquisitions of businesses
increased in both the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2009 as
compared to the year ago periods. Increased amortization of
finite-lived intangible assets resulting from the acquisitions of U.S. Education
and Advanced Academics was partially offset by a decrease in amortization of
finite-lived intangible assets related to Ross University and Chamberlain, as
such assets are fully amortized. Amortization expense is included
entirely in the Student Services and Administrative Expense
category.
OPERATING
INCOME
DeVry
University
DeVry
University segment operating income increased 44.3% to $39.5 million during the
third quarter and rose 40.0% to $99.6 million during the first nine months of
fiscal year 2009 as compared to the prior year periods. The increase
in operating income was the result of higher revenue and gross margins, which
were partially offset by increased spending on advertising and recruiting as
compared to the year-ago periods. Third quarter of fiscal year 2009
results included a $4.0 million pre-tax charge related to the buy-out of a
portion of a lease of the DeVry University campus in Long Island City, New
York. First quarter of fiscal year 2008 results included a $3.7
million pre-tax loss from sale leaseback transactions. These losses
were included in operating income of the DeVry University reportable
segment. Excluding the impact of the real estate transactions in the
current and prior year, DeVry University operating income increased 58.8% and
38.3%, respectively, during the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal
2009 as compared to the year-ago periods.
Medical and
Healthcare
Medical
and Healthcare segment operating income increased 80.6% to $26.1 million during
the third quarter and grew 64.9% to $68.1 million during the first nine months
of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the prior year periods. Increases
in student enrollments and tuition produced higher revenues and operating income
for the current year periods as compared to the prior year periods even as
faculty, staff and facilities were being added in connection with respective
expansion programs at both Ross University and Chamberlain. U.S.
Education, which was acquired on September 18, 2008, also accounted for a
significant portion of the operating profit growth for this
segment.
Professional and
Training
Professional
and Training segment operating income declined 12.9% to $9.5 million during the
third quarter and decreased 11.7% to $21.8 million during the first nine months
of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the year-ago periods. The decrease
in operating income was the result of slowed revenue growth and increased
investments in advertising and marketing related to expanding its
business-to-business sales channel and costs associated with operating a new
office in Hong Kong.
NET INTEREST AND OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest
income decreased 72.5%, to $0.8 million during the third quarter and declined
43.0% to $4.6 million during the first nine months of fiscal year 2009 as
compared to the prior year periods. The decrease was attributable to
lower interest rates earned during the current year periods despite an increase
in invested balances as compared to the prior year periods. The
increase in invested cash balances, marketable securities and investments was
attributable to improved operating cash flow over the past twelve months
partially offset by cash used in connection with the acquisition of U.S.
Education.
Interest
expense increased $0.4 million to $0.5 million during the third quarter and
increased $1.6 million to $2.0 million during the first nine months of fiscal
year 2009 as compared to the year-ago periods. The increase in
interest expense was attributable to higher average borrowings during the
current year periods. DeVry borrowed approximately $166 million in
September 2008 to finance the acquisition of U.S. Education. As of
March 31, 2009, total outstanding borrowings were $135.1 million.
During
the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, DeVry recorded a net investment gain of
$1.0 million. This net gain was comprised of a $1.3 million gain from
the settlement of a foreign exchange contract entered into in connection with
DeVry’s signing of a definitive agreement to purchase a majority share in Fanor
(as discussed in Note13 to the financial statements). Partially
offsetting this gain was a $0.3 million net loss associated with the changes in
the valuation of DeVry’s auction rate security portfolio and related put option
(as discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements). DeVry will
continue to assess the fair value of these two individual assets (auction rate
securities and the right to put such securities back to the broker) and record
changes each period until the rights are exercised and the auction rate
securities are redeemed. As a result, unrealized gains and
losses will be included in earnings in future periods. DeVry
expects that future changes in the fair value of the rights will offset fair
value movements in the related auction rate securities.
INCOME
TAXES
Taxes on
income were 30.3% of pretax income for the third quarter and 29.7% for the first
nine months of fiscal year 2009, compared to 28.1% for third quarter and 27.4%
for the first nine months of the prior year. The higher effective
income tax rate in the current year periods was attributable to an increase in
the proportion of income generated by U.S. operations to the offshore operations
of Ross University as compared to the year-ago periods. Earnings of
Ross University’s international operations are not subject to U.S. federal or
state taxes and also are exempt from income taxes in the jurisdictions in which
the schools operate. The medical and veterinary schools have
agreements with the governments that exempt them from local income taxation
through the years 2043 and 2023, respectively. DeVry intends to
indefinitely reinvest Ross University earnings and cash flow to improve and
expand facilities and operations at the medical and veterinary schools, and
pursue other business opportunities outside the United States. Accordingly,
DeVry has not recorded a current provision for the payment of U.S. income taxes
on these earnings.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL
RESOURCES
Student
Payments
DeVry’s
primary source of liquidity is the cash received from payments for student
tuition, books, educational supplies and fees. These payments include funds
originating as financial aid from various federal, state and provincial loan and
grant programs; student and family educational loans (“private loans”); employer
educational reimbursements; and student and family financial
resources. Private loans as a percent of DeVry’s total revenue are
relatively small.
In
connection with the turmoil in the credit markets and economic downturn over the
past twelve months, some lenders announced that they were exiting certain
private loan programs for some schools. Also, certain lenders have
tightened underwriting criteria for private loans. To date, these
actions have not had a material impact on DeVry’s students’ ability to access
funds for their educational needs and thus its enrollments. DeVry
monitors the student lending situation very closely and continues to pursue all
available financing options for its students, including its DeVry University
EDUCARD® program.
The
following table summarizes DeVry’s cash receipts from tuition and related fee
payments by fund source as a percentage of total revenue for the fiscal years
2008 and 2007, respectively.
|
|
Fiscal Year
|
|
Funding
Source:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Federal
Assistance (Title IV) Program Funding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grants
and Loans
|
|
|
70 |
% |
|
|
64 |
% |
Federal
Work Study
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Total
Title IV Program Funding
|
|
|
71 |
% |
|
|
65 |
% |
State
Grants
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Private
Loans
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
Student
accounts, cash payments, private scholarships, employer and military
provided tuition assistance and other
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
26 |
% |
Total
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
The
pattern of cash receipts during the year is somewhat seasonal. DeVry’s accounts
receivable peak immediately after bills are issued each semester. At DeVry
University, the principal undergraduate semesters begin in July, November and
March, but it also offers shorter eight-week session courses that begin six
times per year. These shorter sessions have the effect of somewhat
smoothing the cash flow peaks throughout the year as they represent a new
revenue billing and collection cycle within the longer semester
cycle.
At March
31, 2009, total accounts receivable, net of related reserves, were $180.0
million, compared to $121.5 million at March 31, 2008. Approximately one-half of
the increase was due to accounts receivable associated with the acquisition of
U.S. Education. The remainder of the increase was primarily
attributable to the impact on receivables from revenue growth across all three
business segments as compared to the year-ago period.
Financial
Aid
DeVry is
highly dependent upon the timely receipt of federal financial aid funds. All
financial aid and assistance programs are subject to political and governmental
budgetary considerations. In the United States, the Higher Education Act (“HEA”)
guides the federal government’s support of postsecondary
education. The HEA was reauthorized by the United States Congress in
July 2008, and was signed into law by the President on August 14,
2008.
In
addition, government-funded financial assistance programs are governed by
extensive and complex regulations in both the United States and Canada. Like any
other educational institution, DeVry’s administration of these programs is
periodically reviewed by various regulatory agencies and is subject to audit or
investigation by other governmental authorities. Any violation could
be the basis for penalties or other disciplinary action, including initiation of
a suspension, limitation or termination proceeding. Previous Department of
Education and state regulatory agency program reviews have not resulted in
material findings or adjustments against DeVry.
A U.S.
Department of Education regulation known as the “90/10 Rule” affects only
proprietary postsecondary institutions, such as DeVry University, Ross
University, Chamberlain, Apollo College and Western Career College. Under this
regulation, an institution that derives more than 90% of its revenues from
federal financial assistance programs in any year may not participate in these
programs for the following year. The following table details the
percent of revenue from federal financial assistance programs for each of
DeVry’s Title IV eligible institutions for fiscal years 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
|
|
Fiscal Year
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
DeVry
University:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undergraduate
|
|
|
75 |
% |
|
|
70 |
% |
Graduate
|
|
|
75 |
% |
|
|
65 |
% |
Ross
University
|
|
|
81 |
% |
|
|
80 |
% |
Chamberlain
College of Nursing
|
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
70 |
% |
U.S.
Education:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apollo
College
|
|
|
79 |
% |
|
|
76 |
% |
Western
Career College
|
|
|
77 |
% |
|
|
61 |
% |
DeVry
University’s percent of revenue from federal financial assistance programs
increased in fiscal year 2008 as compared to fiscal year 2007 primarily due to
increased loan and grant limits. Chamberlain College of Nursing’s percent of
revenue from federal financial assistance programs decreased in fiscal year 2008
as compared to fiscal year 2007 primarily due to an increase of students in the
RN-to-BSN completion program who receive employer reimbursement or are self-pay
students.
Under the
terms of DeVry’s participation in financial aid programs, certain cash received
from state governments and the U.S. Department of Education is maintained in
restricted bank accounts. DeVry receives these funds either after the financial
aid authorization and disbursement process for the benefit of the student is
completed, or just prior to that authorization. Once the authorization and
disbursement process for a particular student is completed, the funds may be
transferred to unrestricted accounts and become available for DeVry to use in
current operations. This process generally occurs during the academic term for
which such funds have been authorized. At March 31, 2009, cash in the amount of
$22.2 million was held in restricted bank accounts, compared to $23.1 million at
March 31, 2008. The decrease in the restricted cash balance is due to
timing in the disbursement of such funds.
Cash from
Operations
Cash
generated from operations in the first nine months of fiscal year 2009 was
$287.9 million, compared to $205.3 million in the prior year
period. Cash flow from operations increased due to higher net
income. Greater cash flow was also a result of an increase in
deferred tuition revenue and advanced tuition payments of $52.8 million driven
by increased student enrollments and timing in the receipt of student payments
prior to the start of the term. In addition, cash flow from
operations increased as a result of a $16.9 million greater source of cash
compared to the prior year for changes in levels of prepaid expenses, accounts
payable and accrued expenses. These increases in operating cash flow
were partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $32.3 million as
a result of revenue growth across all three business segments as compared to the
year-ago period. Variations in the levels of accrued and prepaid
expenses and accounts payable from period to period are caused, in part, by the
timing of the period-end relative to DeVry’s payroll and bill payment
cycles.
During
the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, DeVry’s investments in municipal
auction rate securities continued to remain illiquid. The auction-rate
securities are triple-A rated, long-term debt obligations with contractual
maturities ranging from 18 to 33 years. They are secured by student
loans, which are guaranteed by U.S. and state governmental agencies. Liquidity
for these securities has in the past been provided by an auction process that
has allowed DeVry and other investors in these instruments to obtain immediate
liquidity by selling the securities at their face amounts. Disruptions in credit
markets over the past year, however, have adversely affected the auction market
for these types of securities. Auctions for these securities have not produced
sufficient bidders to allow for successful auctions since February 2008. As a
result, DeVry has been unable to liquidate its auction-rate securities and there
can be no assurance that DeVry will be able to access the principal value of
these securities prior to their maturity.
For each
unsuccessful auction, the interest rates on these securities are reset to a
maximum rate defined by the terms of each security, which in turn is reset on a
periodic basis at levels which are generally higher than defined short-term
interest rate benchmarks. To date DeVry has collected all interest
payable on all of its auction-rate securities when due and expects to continue
to do so in the future. Auction failures relating to this type of
security are symptomatic of current conditions in the broader debt markets and
are not unique to DeVry. DeVry intends to hold its portfolio of
auction-rate securities until successful auctions resume; a buyer is found
outside of the auction process; the issuers establish a different form of
financing to replace these securities; or its broker, UBS Financial Services
(UBS), purchases the securities (as discussed below).
During
the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, DeVry agreed to accept Auction Rate
Security Rights (the Rights) from UBS (its broker for the Auction Rate
Securities). The Rights permit DeVry to sell, or put, its auction
rate securities back to UBS at par value at any time during the period from June
30, 2010 through July 2, 2012. DeVry expects to exercise its Rights and put the
auction rate securities back to UBS on June 30, 2010, the earliest date
allowable under the Rights, unless auctions resume; a buyer is found outside of
the auction process; or the issuers establish a different form of financing to
replace the securities.
Prior to
accepting the Rights agreement, DeVry had the intent and ability to hold these
securities until anticipated recovery. As a result, we had recognized the
unrealized loss previously as a temporary impairment in other comprehensive
income in stockholders’ equity. After accepting the Rights, DeVry no
longer has the intent to hold the auction rate securities until anticipated
recovery. As a result, DeVry elected to classify the Rights and
reclassify our investments in auction rate securities as trading securities, as
defined by FAS No. 115, on the date of our acceptance of the Rights. For the
first nine months of fiscal year 2009, DeVry has recorded a $2.0 million
unrealized net loss related to these investments. The unrealized net
loss is comprised of an other-than-temporary impairment of approximately $7.5
million on DeVry’s auction rate securities. The impairment was
measured as the difference between the par value and market value of the auction
rate securities as of March 31, 2009. The impairment was
partially offset by the fair market value of the Rights of approximately $5.5
million at March 31, 2009. DeVry will be permitted to put the auction
rate securities back to UBS at par value, and DeVry has elected to account for
the Rights as a separate asset that will be measured at its fair
value. DeVry will be required to assess the fair value of these two
individual assets and record changes each period until the Rights are exercised
and the auction rate securities are redeemed. As a result, unrealized
gains and losses will be included in earnings in future
periods. We expect that future changes in the fair value of the
Rights will approximate fair value movements in the related auction rate
securities. Although the Rights represent the right to sell the
securities back to UBS at par, we will be required to periodically assess the
economic ability of UBS to meet that obligation in assessing the fair value of
the Rights. UBS’s obligations under the Rights are not secured by its assets and
do not require UBS to obtain any financing to support its performance
obligations under the Rights. UBS has disclaimed any assurance that it will have
sufficient financial resources to satisfy its obligations under the
Rights. We will continue to classify the auction rate securities as
long-term investments until June 30, 2009, one year prior to the expected
settlement.
Since
management uses significant unobservable inputs in measuring the fair value of
these auction rate securities and the related Rights, these investments are
classified as Level 3 assets under the hierarchy established in SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). Both are valued using a discounted cash
flow model using assumptions that, in management’s judgment, reflect the
assumptions a marketplace participant would use. Significant
unobservable inputs include collateralization of the respective underlying
security; credit worthiness of the issuer and duration for holding the
security. With a March 31, 2009 balance of $57.5 million, the fair
value of these Level 3 assets represented approximately 27% of all assets
measured at fair value under SFAS No, 157 as the end of the third
quarter.
While the
recent auction failures will limit DeVry’s ability to liquidate these
investments for some period of time, DeVry believes that based on its current
cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances of $296.7 million
(exclusive of auction-rate securities) and its current borrowing capacity of
approximately $71 million under its $175 million revolving credit facility
(DeVry has the option to expand the revolving credit facility to $275 million),
the current lack of liquidity in the auction-rate market will not have a
material impact on its ability to fund its operations, nor will it interfere
with external growth plans. Also, as of March 31, 2009, DeVry has
borrowed through its broker, UBS, $45.1 million using the auction rate
securities portfolio as collateral. Should DeVry need to liquidate
such securities and auctions of these securities continue to fail, and UBS is
unable to meet their obligations under the Rights, future impairment of the
carrying value of these securities could cause DeVry to recognize a material
charge to net income in future periods.
Cash from Investing
Activities
Capital
expenditures in the first nine months of fiscal year 2009 were $50.7 million
compared to $37.4 million in the prior year period. Prior year
capital expenditures include the purchase and an immediate sale lease back of a
facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, for $11.2 million. Excluding the
Alpharetta sale leaseback from the year-ago period capital spending, current
year capital expenditures increased $24.5 million. Current year
period capital expenditure activity included facility expansion at the Ross
University medical and veterinary schools and spending for the new Jacksonville,
Florida, campus opening and current capacity expansion at Chamberlain College of
Nursing. In addition, capital expenditures were made for new location
openings at U.S. Education and spending to support the continued growth of
DeVry’s online operations and spending on information systems.
During
the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, Ross University opened a new clinical
center in Freeport, Grand Bahama, and Ross began teaching courses at that center
in January 2009. The students are being housed and taught in
temporary space in Grand Bahama with Ross’ new 60,000 – 80,000 square foot
campus targeted to open in 2012. Depending on the pace of
development, capital expenditures related to opening the branch campus,
including land, buildings and equipment, are expected to be in the range of $35
- $60 million over the next five years.
For the
remainder of fiscal 2009, management expects the pace of capital expenditures to
increase in order to support future growth including Ross’ expansion into Grand
Bahama and facility improvements and new locations for DeVry University,
Chamberlain College of Nursing, and U.S. Education. Management
anticipates full year fiscal 2009 capital spending in the $70 million
range.
During
the first nine months of fiscal 2009, cash outflows relating to the purchase of
businesses, net of cash acquired, was $287.5 million. On September
18, 2008, DeVry completed its acquisition of U.S. Education, the parent
organization of Apollo College and Western Career College. Apollo
College and Western Career College operate 17 campus locations in the western
United States and prepare students for careers in the high-growth healthcare
sector through certificate and associate degree programs. DeVry
financed the acquisition utilizing approximately $136 million of internal cash
resources, $120 million of debt from its existing credit facilities and
approximately $46 million of debt secured by its auction rate
securities.
On April
1, 2009, DeVry acquired an 82.3% majority stake in Fanor, including real estate
and a reduction of Fanor’s debt, for $40.4 million. DeVry utilized
internal offshore cash balances for this acquisition. Fanor is a
leading provider of private postsecondary education in northeastern
Brazil. Founded in 2001 and based in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil,
Fanor is the parent organization of Faculdades Nordeste, Faculdade Ruy Barbosa,
and Faculdade FTE ÁREA1. These institutions operate five campus locations in the
cities of Salvador and Fortaleza, and serve more than 10,000 students through
undergraduate and graduate programs focused in business management, law and
engineering.
Cash Used in Financing
Activities
During
the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, DeVry borrowed $46.3 million from UBS
under a short-term uncommitted line of credit which is collateralized by DeVry’s
auction rate securities portfolio, as discussed above. DeVry has
repaid $1.2 million of such borrowings. In addition, DeVry had
cumulative borrowings of $230 million and cumulative repayments of $140 million
under its existing revolving line of credit during the first nine months of
fiscal 2009. DeVry incurred these borrowings to finance the
acquisition of U.S. Education.
On May
13, 2008, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to
buyback up to $50 million of DeVry common stock through December 31,
2010. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, DeVry
repurchased 304,783 shares of its stock under this program for approximately
$15.7 million. The total remaining authorization under the repurchase
program was $34.3 million. The timing and amount of any future repurchases will
be determined by company management based on its evaluation of market conditions
and other factors. These repurchases may be made through the open market,
including block purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions, or
otherwise. The buyback will be funded through available cash balances and/or
borrowings under its revolving credit agreement and may be suspended or
discontinued at any time.
Cash
dividends paid during the first nine months of the current fiscal year were
$10.0 million. DeVry’s Board of Directors declared a dividend on
November 13, 2008 of $0.08 per share to common stockholders of record as of
December 12, 2008. The total dividend of $5.7 million was paid on
January 9, 2009.
DeVry
believes that it has sufficient liquidity despite the current disruption of the
credit markets. Management believes that current balances of
unrestricted cash, cash generated from operations and revolving loan facility
will be sufficient to fund both DeVry’s current operations and current growth
plans for the foreseeable future unless future significant investment
opportunities, similar to the acquisition of U.S. Education, should
arise.
Other Contractual
Arrangements
DeVry’s
long-term contractual obligations consist of its $175 million revolving credit
facility, operating leases on facilities and equipment, and agreements for
various services. DeVry has the option to expand the revolving credit facility
to $275 million. At March 31, 2009, DeVry had $90 million of outstanding
borrowings under its revolving credit agreement, and there were no required
payments under this borrowing agreement prior to its
maturity. DeVry’s letters of credit outstanding under the revolving
credit facility were approximately $13.7 million as of March 31, 2009, which
includes a letter of credit in the amount of $10.9 million issued for U.S.
Education.
DeVry is
not a party to any off-balance sheet financing or contingent payment
arrangements, nor are there any unconsolidated subsidiaries. DeVry has not
extended any loans to any officer, director or other affiliated person. DeVry
has not entered into any synthetic leases, and there are no residual purchase or
value commitments related to any facility lease. DeVry has not entered into any
significant derivatives, swaps, futures contracts, calls, hedges or non-exchange
traded contracts during the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 other than those
associated with the acquisition of a majority interest in Fanor (see Note
13). DeVry had no open derivative positions at March 31,
2009.
Included
in DeVry’s consolidated cash balances at March 31, 2009 was approximately $155
million attributable to Ross University international operations. It
is DeVry’s intention to indefinitely reinvest this cash and subsequent earnings
and cash flow to improve and expand facilities and operations of the Ross
University and pursue future business opportunities outside the United
States. Therefore, cash held by Ross University will not be available
for domestic general corporate purposes on a long-term basis.
RECENT ACCOUNTING
PRONOUNCEMENTS
SFAS
141(R)
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) retains
the fundamental requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
141 (“SFAS 141”) that the acquisition method of accounting be used for all
business combinations. SFAS 141(R)
also retains the guidance in SFAS 141 for identifying and recognizing intangible
assets separately from goodwill. However, the new accounting
requirements of SFAS 141(R) will change how business acquisitions are accounted
for and will impact financial statements both on the acquisition date and in
subsequent periods. For DeVry, SFAS 141(R) is effective beginning in
fiscal year 2010.
SFAS 160
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an
Amendment of ARB number 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes
accounting and reporting standards to improve the relevance, comparability and
transparency of the financial information provided in a company’s financial
statements as it relates to minority interests in the equity of a
subsidiary. These minority interests will be recharacterized
as noncontrolling interests and classified as a component of equity. For
DeVry, SFAS 160 is effective beginning in fiscal year 2010. The provisions of
this statement will be relevant to DeVry’s consolidation and reporting of Fanor
which was acquired on April 1, 2009 (see “Note 13 – Subsequent Event”); however,
DeVry does not expect that the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a material impact
on its consolidated financial statements.
SFAS 161
In March
2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161,
“Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an Amendment
of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 requires enhanced
disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby
improves the transparency of financial reporting. For DeVry, SFAS
161 was effective beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year
2009. The adoption of SFAS 161 did not have a material impact on
DeVry’s consolidated financial statements as DeVry does not currently maintain
significant derivative instruments or engage in hedging activities.
FSP SFAS
157-4
In April
2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 157-4, “Determining Fair
Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have
Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (FSP
No. 157-4). FSP No. 157-4 provides additional guidance for estimating
fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157, when the volume and level of
activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. FSP No. 157-4
also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction
is not orderly. FSP No. 157-4 will be effective for DeVry as of June
30, 2009. DeVry is currently assessing the impact of the FSP on its
SFAS No. 157 calculations and disclosures.
ITEM 3 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
MARKET RISK
DeVry is
not dependent upon the price levels, nor affected by fluctuations in pricing, of
any particular commodity or group of commodities. However, more than 50% of
DeVry’s costs are in the form of employee wages and benefits. Changes in
employment market conditions or escalations in employee benefit costs could
cause DeVry to experience cost increases at levels beyond what it has
historically experienced.
The
financial position and results of operations of Ross University’s Caribbean
operations are measured using the U.S. dollar as the functional currency.
Substantially all Ross University financial transactions are denominated in the
U.S. dollar.
The
financial position and results of operations of DeVry’s Canadian educational
programs are measured using the Canadian dollar as the functional currency. The
Canadian operations have not entered into any material long-term contracts to
purchase or sell goods and services, other than the lease agreement on a
teaching facility. DeVry does not have any foreign exchange contracts or
derivative financial instruments designed to mitigate changes in the value of
the Canadian dollar. Because Canada-based assets constitute less than 1.0% of
DeVry’s overall assets, and its Canadian liabilities constitute approximately 2%
of overall liabilities, changes in the value of Canada’s currency at rates
experienced during the past several years are unlikely to have a material effect
on DeVry’s results of operations or financial position. Based upon the current
value of the net assets in the Canadian operations, a change of $0.01 in the
value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar would result in a
translation adjustment of less than $100,000.
DeVry’s
customers are principally individual students enrolled in its various
educational programs. Accordingly, concentration of accounts receivable credit
risk is small relative to total revenues or accounts receivable.
DeVry’s
cash is held in accounts at various large, financially secure depository
institutions. Although the amount on deposit at a given institution typically
will exceed amounts subject to guarantee, DeVry has not experienced any deposit
losses to date, nor does management expect to incur such losses in the
future.
The
interest rate on DeVry’s debt is based upon LIBOR interest rates for periods
typically ranging from one to three months. Based upon DeVry’s total borrowings
of $135.1 million at March 31, 2009, a 100 basis point increase in short-term
interest rates would result in approximately $1.4 million of additional annual
interest expense. However, future investment opportunities and cash flow
generated from operations may affect the level of outstanding borrowings and the
effect of a change in interest rates.
ITEM 4 —
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Principal Executive and
Principal Financial Officer Certificates
The
required compliance certificates signed by the DeVry’s CEO and CFO are included
as Exhibits 31 and 32 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
Disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to help ensure that all the information
required to be disclosed in DeVry’s reports filed with the SEC is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the
applicable rules.
Evaluations
required by Rule 13a — 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the
effectiveness of DeVry’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the
period covered by this Report have been carried out under the supervision and
with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer
and its Chief Financial Officer. Management’s assessment has excluded U.S.
Education, which was acquired by DeVry on September 18, 2008. U.S.
Education’s total assets and total net revenues represented approximately 42%
and 9%, respectively, of consolidated total assets and consolidated total net
revenues of DeVry as of and for the nine-month period ended March 31,
2009. This exclusion is in accordance with the SEC’s general guidance
that an assessment of a recently acquired business may be omitted from
management’s scope in the year of acquisition. Based upon these
evaluations, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
concluded that DeVry’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as
required, and have attested to this in Exhibit 31 of this Report.
Changes in Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
Management
is in the process of integrating U.S. Education operations and considers U.S.
Education material to the Consolidated Financial Statements and believes that
the internal controls and procedures have a material effect on DeVry’s internal
control over financial reporting. DeVry intends to extend its Section
404 compliance program under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable
rules and regulations under such Act to include U.S. Education by June 30,
2009.
There
were no other changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 that materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, DeVry’s internal control over financial
reporting.
PART II – Other
Information
DeVry is
subject to occasional lawsuits, administrative proceedings, regulatory reviews
and investigations associated with financial assistance programs and other
claims arising in the normal conduct of its business. The following is a
description of pending litigation that may be considered other than ordinary and
routine litigation that is incidental to the business.
On
December 23, 2005, Saro Daghlian, a former DeVry University student in
California, commenced a putative class action against DeVry University and DeVry
Inc. (collectively “DeVry”) in Los Angeles Superior Court, asserting various
claims predicated upon DeVry’s alleged failure to comply with disclosure
requirements under the California Education Code relating to the transferability
of academic units. In addition to the alleged omission,
Daghlian also claimed that DeVry made untrue or misleading statements to
prospective students, in violation of the California Unfair Competition Law
("UCL") and the California False Advertising Law,
("FAL"). DeVry removed the action to the U.S. District Court
for the Central District of California. In two Orders dated October
9, 2007, and December 31, 2007, the District Court entered judgment
dismissing all of plaintiffs ’ class and individual claims and
awarded DeVry its cost of suit. The final judgment was entered on
January 3, 2008. Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on January 8, 2008, which remains
pending.
In May
2008, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, working with the U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, requested that DeVry voluntarily
furnish documents and other information regarding its policies and practices
with respect to recruiter compensation and performance
evaluation. The stated purpose of the request was made to examine
whether DeVry may have submitted or caused the submission of false claims or
false statements to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the False
Claims Act ("FCA"). After providing the government its full
cooperation, DeVry was advised by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of
Illinois, on October 16, 2008, that the government had concluded its inquiry and
had declined to intervene in an underlying qui tam action that had
precipitated the government's inquiry. The case, which was unsealed
as a result of the government’s action, was originally filed in September 2007
by a former DeVry employee, Jennifer S. Shultz. The action, which was
filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois,
Eastern Division, related to whether DeVry’s compensation plans for admission
representatives violated the Higher Education Act ("HEA") and the Department Of
Education ("DOE") regulations prohibiting an institution participating in Title
IV Programs from providing any commission, bonus or other incentive payment
based directly or indirectly on success in securing enrollments to any person or
entity engaged in any student recruitment or admissions activity. A
number of similar lawsuits have been filed in recent years against educational
institutions that receive Title IV funds. A first amended complaint
in the Shultz matter was unsealed by a court order dated December 31,
2008. On January 26, 2009, DeVry filed a motion to dismiss the case
entirely. On March 4, 2009, the District Court granted DeVry’s motion
to dismiss, entering judgment and dismissing the action with
prejudice. On March 16, 2009, Shultz appealed the District Court’s
decision to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. On April 14, 2009,
the Seventh Circuit suspended the appellate briefing schedule to facilitate the
parties’ participation in a mandatory, court-sponsored mediation
process.
The
ultimate outcome of pending litigation and other proceedings, reviews,
investigations and contingencies is difficult to estimate. At this time, DeVry
does not expect that the outcome of any such matter, including the litigation
described above, will have a material effect on its cash flows, results of
operations or financial position.
In
addition to the other information set forth in this report and the risk factor
described below, the factors discussed in Part I “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in
DeVry’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008,
which could materially affect DeVry’s business, financial condition or future
results, should be carefully considered. The risks described below
and in DeVry’s Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the
company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to
DeVry or that management currently deems to be immaterial also may materially
adversely affect its business, financial condition and/or operating
results.
Proposed
changes in U.S. tax laws regarding earnings from international operations could
adversely affect our financial results.
During
May 2009, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it will seek legislative
changes to federal tax laws governing the taxation of foreign earnings of U.S.
based companies. DeVry’s effective income tax rate reflects
benefits derived from operations outside the United States. Earnings
of Ross University’s international operations are not subject to foreign or U.S.
federal income taxes as described in Note 9, Income Taxes, to the financial
statements. If such federal tax laws were changed and some of Ross
University’s international earnings were subject to federal income tax, or if
certain of DeVry’s U.S. expenses were not deductible for U.S. income tax
purposes, DeVry’s effective income tax rate would increase and its earnings and
cash flows would be adversely impacted.
ITEM 2 —
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
Period
|
|
Total
Number of Shares
Purchased
|
|
|
Average
Price Paid per Share
|
|
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs1
|
|
|
Approximate
Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs1
|
|
January
2009
|
|
|
43,391 |
|
|
$ |
55.05 |
|
|
|
43,391 |
|
|
$ |
42,253,317 |
|
February
2009
|
|
|
43,892 |
|
|
$ |
54.82 |
|
|
|
43,892 |
|
|
|
39,847,110 |
|
March
2009
|
|
|
119,400 |
|
|
$ |
46.50 |
|
|
|
119,400 |
|
|
|
34,295,187 |
|
Total
|
|
|
206,683 |
|
|
$ |
50.06 |
|
|
|
206,683 |
|
|
$ |
34,295,187 |
|
1On May
13, 2008, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to
buyback up to $50 million of DeVry common stock through December 31,
2010. The total remaining authorization under the repurchase program
was $34,295,187 as of March 31, 2009.
Other Purchases of Equity
Securities
Period
|
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased2
|
|
|
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
|
|
January
2009
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
February
2009
|
|
|
283 |
|
|
$ |
57.66 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
March
2009
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Total
|
|
|
283 |
|
|
$ |
57.66 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
2Represents
shares delivered back to the issuer under a swap agreement resulting from
employees’ exercise of incentive stock options pursuant to the terms of DeVry’s
stock incentive plans.
|
Exhibit
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated By-Laws of DeVry Inc., as amended as of February 11, 2009
(incorporated by reference to DeVry’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
February 11, 2009).
|
|
|
Certification
Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as Amended.
|
|
|
Certification
Pursuant to Title 18 of the United States Code Section
1350
|
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.
|
DeVry
Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
May 7, 2009
|
By
|
/s/ Daniel M.
Hamburger
|
|
|
|
Daniel
M. Hamburger
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
May 7, 2009
|
By
|
/s/ Richard M.
Gunst
|
|
|
|
Richard
M. Gunst
|
|
|
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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