ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. 
By CARMEL, Ind., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE: ESI), a leading provider of technology-oriented postsecondary degree programs, today reported that new student enrollment in the fourth quarter of 2012 decreased 11.4% to 13,398 compared to 15,125 in the same period in 2011. Total student enrollment decreased 16.6% to 61,059 as of December 31, 2012 compared to 73,255 as of December 31, 2011.
The company provided the following information for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:
Financial and Operating Data for the Three Months Ended December 31st, Unless Otherwise Indicated
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(Dollars in millions, except per share and per student data)
Increase/
2012 2011 (Decrease)
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Revenue $300.8 $368.3 (18.3)%
Operating Income/(Loss) $(16.0) $126.6 N/M
Operating Margin (5.3)% 34.4% (3,970) basis points
Net Income/(Loss) $(9.5) $76.0 N/M
Earnings/(Loss) Per Share (diluted) $(0.41) $2.87 N/M
New Student Enrollment 13,398 15,125 (11.4)%
Continuing Students 47,661 58,130 (18.0)%
Total Student Enrollment as of December 31st 61,059 73,255 (16.6)%
Persistence Rate as of December 31st (A) 72.6% 73.4% (80) basis points
Revenue Per Student $4,582 $4,649 (1.4)%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and
Investments as of December 31st $246.9 $379.6 (34.9)%
Bad Debt Expense as a Percentage of Revenue 6.9% 4.7% 220 basis points
Days Sales Outstanding as of December 31st 23.6 days 12.0 days 11.6 days
Deferred Revenue as of December 31st $135.9 $226.5 (40.0)%
Debt as of December 31st $140.0 $150.0 (6.7)%
Weighted Average Diluted Shares of Common 23,360,000 26,527,000
Stock Outstanding
Shares of Common Stock Repurchased 0 570,000 (B)
Number of New Colleges in Operation 0 5
Capital Expenditures, Net $2.4 $6.8 (65.1)%
Financial and Operating Data for the Twelve Months Ended December 31st
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(Dollars in millions, except per share and per student data)
2012 2011 Increase/
(Decrease)
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Revenue $1,287.2 $1,500.0 (14.2)%
Operating Income $232.8 $507.1 (54.1)%
Operating Margin 18.1% 33.8% (1,570) basis points
Net Income $140.5 $307.8 (54.4)%
Earnings Per Share (diluted) $5.85 $11.13 (47.4)%
Bad Debt Expense as a Percentage of Revenue 6.1% 4.1% 200 basis points
Revenue Per Student $18,625 $18,370 1.4%
Weighted Average Diluted Shares of Common 23,999,000 27,655,000
Stock Outstanding
Shares of Common Stock Repurchased 3,025,700 (C) 4,040,000 (D)
Number of New Colleges in Operation 6 11
$17.2 $26.9 (35.9)%
Capital Expenditures, Net
N/M means not meaningful.
(A)Represents the number of Continuing Students in the academic term, divided by the Total Student Enrollment in the immediately preceding academic term.
(B)For approximately $34.6 million or at an average price of $60.71 per share.
(C)For approximately $207.9 million or at an average price of $68.72 per share.
(D)For approximately $282.7 million or at an average price of $69.98 per share.
The attached Schedule A summarizes the company's:
-- charges related to private student loan programs in the three months
ended December 31, 2012;
-- contingency reserve roll-forward in the three months ended December 31,
2012; and
-- internal goals for the twelve months ending December 31, 2013.
ITT Educational Services, Inc. will conduct a conference call with financial analysts to discuss its 2012 fourth quarter earnings at 11:00 am (ET) this morning. The public is invited to listen to a live webcast of the conference call. The webcast may be accessed by following the "Live Webcast" directions on ITT/ESI's website at www.ittesi.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release, including in the attached Schedule A, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Forward-looking statements are made based on the current expectations and beliefs of the company's management concerning future developments and their potential effect on the company. The company cannot assure you that future developments affecting the company will be those anticipated by its management. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: changes in federal and state governmental laws and regulations with respect to education and accreditation standards, or the interpretation or enforcement of those laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the level of government funding for, and the company's eligibility to participate in, student financial aid programs utilized by the company's students; business conditions and growth in the postsecondary education industry and in the general economy; the company's failure to comply with the extensive education laws and regulations and accreditation standards that it is subject to; effects of any change in ownership of the company resulting in a change in control of the company, including, but not limited to, the consequences of such changes on the accreditation and federal and state regulation of its campuses; the company's ability to implement its growth strategies; the company's failure to maintain or renew required federal or state authorizations or accreditations of its campuses or programs of study; receptivity of students and employers to the company's existing program offerings and new curricula; loss of access by the company's students to lenders for education loans; the company's ability to collect internally funded financing from its students; the company's exposure under its guarantees related to private student loan programs; the company's ability to successfully defend litigation and other claims brought against it; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
As of
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December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
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(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $246,342 $228,993
Short-term investments 0 148,488
Restricted cash 601 2,128
Accounts receivable, net 77,313 48,106
Deferred income taxes 44,547 9,759
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 16,162 18,814
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Total current assets 384,965 456,288
Property and equipment, net 189,890 201,257
Deferred income taxes 56,112 33,267
Other assets 41,263 38,006
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Total assets $672,230 $728,818
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 63,304 78,876
Accrued compensation and benefits 21,023 21,438
Other current liabilities 86,722 18,190
Deferred revenue 135,900 226,543
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Total current liabilities 306,949 345,047
Long-term debt 140,000 150,000
Other liabilities 98,327 64,972
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Total liabilities 545,276 560,019
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Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value,
5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued 0 0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized,
37,068,904 issued 371 371
Capital surplus 206,703 189,573
Retained earnings 959,072 827,675
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) (7,930) (9,479)
Treasury stock, 13,744,395 and 10,969,425 shares, at cost (1,031,262) (839,341)
Total shareholders' equity 126,954 168,799
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $672,230 $728,818
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ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Twelve Months
Ended December 31, Ended December 31,
(unaudited) (unaudited)
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2012 2011 2012 2011
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Revenue $300,843 $368,263 $1,287,209 $1,499,949
Costs and expenses:
Cost of educational services 129,394 131,605 539,223 553,065
Student services and administrative expenses 94,566 110,087 422,345 439,808
Settlement cost * 21,750 0 21,750 0
Loss related to private student loan programs ** 71,102 0 71,102 0
Total costs and expenses 316,812 241,692 1,054,420 992,873
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Operating income (loss) (15,969) 126,571 232,789 507,076
Interest income 40 561 1,348 2,902
Interest (expense) (901) (383) (3,723) (1,825)
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Income (loss) before provision for income taxes (16,830) 126,749 230,414 508,153
Provision for income taxes (7,362) 50,701 89,949 200,401
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Net income (loss) $(9,468) $76,048 $140,465 $307,752
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Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic $(0.41) $2.89 $5.88 $11.22
Diluted $(0.41) $2.87 $5.85 $11.13
Supplemental Data:
Cost of educational services 43.0% 35.7% 41.9% 36.9%
Student services and administrative expenses 31.4% 29.9% 32.8% 29.3%
Settlement cost 7.2% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0%
Loss related to private student loan programs 23.6% 0.0% 5.5% 0.0%
Operating margin (5.3%) 34.4% 18.1% 33.8%
Student enrollment at end of period 61,059 73,255 61,059 73,255
Campuses at end of period 147 141 147 141
Shares for earnings per share calculation:
Basic 23,360,000 26,354,000 23,880,000 27,429,000
Diluted 23,360,000 26,527,000 23,999,000 27,655,000
Effective tax rate 43.7% 40.0% 39.0% 39.4%
*See Schedule A attached hereto for additional information relating to the settlement cost.
**See Schedule A attached hereto for additional information relating to the loss related to private student loan programs.
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Twelve Months
Ended December 31, Ended December 31,
(unaudited) (unaudited)
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2012 2011 2012 2011
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) $(9,468) $76,048 $140,465 $307,752
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows
from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 7,305 7,518 29,350 27,886
Provision for doubtful accounts 20,827 17,290 78,307 61,308
Deferred income taxes (42,543) 4,017 (58,640) (8,991)
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises 0 (21) (1,382) (1,166)
Stock-based compensation expense 3,612 4,236 16,658 17,074
Settlement cost 21,750 0 21,750 0
Asset impairment 15,166 0 15,166 0
Other 6,895 1,301 6,992 (1,936)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash 119 (1,715) 1,527 (1,873)
Accounts receivable (8,715) (9,256) (107,514) (40,477)
Accounts payable (13,054) (9,949) (15,572) 10,956
Other operating assets and liabilities 67,882 6,047 68,890 35,118
Deferred revenue 16,811 497 (90,643) (17,819)
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Net cash flows from operating activities 86,587 96,013 105,354 387,832
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Facility expenditures and land purchases (553) (924) (1,046) (4,053)
Capital expenditures, net (2,384) (6,834) (17,204) (26,847)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments and repayment of notes 577 24,323 217,301 337,032
Purchase of investments and note advances (12,342) (21,889) (75,887) (352,195)
Net cash flows from investing activities (14,702) (5,324) 123,164 (46,063)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises 0 21 1,382 1,166
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 0 313 8,345 5,599
Debt issue costs 0 0 (1,525) 0
Proceeds from revolving borrowings 0 0 175,000 0
Repayments of revolving borrowings 0 0 (185,000) 0
Repurchase of common stock and shares tendered for taxes (1) (34,607) (209,371) (283,320)
Net cash flows from financing activities (1) (34,273) (211,169) (276,555)
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents 71,884 56,416 17,349 65,214
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 174,458 172,577 228,993 163,779
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $246,342 $228,993 $246,342 $228,993
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Schedule A
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(Dollars in millions, except per share data)
The following table sets forth the charges recorded by the company in the three months ended December 31, 2012, related to the 2009
RSA(a), the PEAKS Program(b) and the 2007 RSA(c). The charges included: additional reserves recorded for the 2009 RSA and PEAKS
Guarantee; an accrual for the settlement related to the 2007 RSA; and the impairment of certain assets related to the 2009 RSA and PEAKS
Program.
Charges Related to the Private Student
Loan Programs in the Three Months
Ended December 31, 2012
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Revenue Operating Total
Offset Expense Charges
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Reserve for 2009 RSA and
PEAKS Guarantee $10.2 $55.9 $66.1
2007 RSA Settlement Accrual 21.8 21.8
2009 RSA- and PEAKS Program-Related 15.2 15.2
Asset Impairment
Totals $10.2 $92.9 $103.1
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The following table sets forth the roll-forward of the company's contingency reserves in the three months ended December 31, 2012, which
primarily related to the 2009 RSA, the PEAKS Guarantee and the 2007 RSA. The changes to the company's contingency reserves included: additional
reserves recorded for the 2009 RSA and PEAKS Guarantee; an accrual for the 2007 RSA settlement; guarantee and other payments made (net of
recoveries) related to the 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program; and estimated recoverable amounts under the PEAKS Guarantee.
Contingency Reserve Roll-forward in the
Three Months Ended December 31, 2012
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2007 RSA All Other Total
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Balance at September 30,
2012 $24.2 $20.1 $44.3
Additional Reserves 21.8 66.1 87.9
Payments, net 0.0 (15.1) (15.1)
Estimated Recovery 0.0 6.7 6.7
Balance at December 31,
2012 $46.0 $77.8 $123.8
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The following table sets forth the range of the company's internal goals with respect to certain cash flow items and available borrowings in the twelve months ending December 31, 2013.
Internal Goals for the Twelve Months Ending
December 31, 2013
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Low End of Range High End of Range
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Cash and Available Borrowings at January 1, 2013 $430 $430
Cash Flows from Operations before 2007 RSA 141 151
Settlement and 2009 RSA and PEAKS
Program Payments (CFOBRSA) (d)
2007 RSA Settlement Payment (actual) (46) (46)
Payments Related to the 2009 RSA and PEAKS (20) (15)
Program
Cash Flows from Operations 75 90
Capital Expenditures (25) (15)
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Cash and Available Borrowings at December 31, 2013 $480 $505
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The following table sets forth the range of the company's internal goals for the twelve months ending December 31, 2013 with respect to: the percentage increase/(decrease) in
New Student Enrollment in 2013 compared to 2012; the percentage increase/(decrease) in Revenue per Student in 2013 compared to 2012; Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA")(e); and Earnings per Share (diluted).
Internal Goals for the Twelve
Months Ending December 31, 2013
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Low End of High End of
Range Range
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New Student Enrollment in 2013
compared to 2012 (5.0)% 5.0%
Revenue per Student in 2013
compared to 2012 (6.0)% (4.0)%
Earnings Before Interest,
Taxes, Depreciation and $165 $190
Amortization (EBITDA)
Earnings per Share (diluted) $3.50 $4.00
(a) On February 20, 2009, the company entered into agreements with an unaffiliated entity (the "2009 Entity") to create a program that made private education loans available to
its students (the "2009 Loan Program"). Under the 2009 Loan Program, an unaffiliated lender originated private education loans to the company's eligible students and,
subsequently, sold those loans to the 2009 Entity. No new private education loans were or will be originated under the 2009 Loan Program after December 31, 2011, but
immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through June 2012.
In connection with the 2009 Loan Program, the company entered into a risk sharing agreement (the "2009 RSA") with the 2009 Entity. Under the 2009 RSA, the company guarantees
the repayment of any private education loans that are charged off above a certain percentage of the private education loans made under the 2009 Loan Program, based on the
annual dollar volume. During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the company made guarantee payments, net of recoveries, related to the 2009 RSA in the amount of
approximately $0.6.
In addition, the company has made advances to the 2009 Entity under a revolving promissory note (the "Revolving Note"). The Revolving Note bears interest, is subject to
customary terms and conditions and may be repaid at any time without penalty prior to its 2026 maturity date. The company has no immediate plans to significantly increase the
amount of advances that it makes to the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note, but the company may decide to do so in the foreseeable future. The face value of the Revolving
Note as of December 31, 2012 was approximately $8.2. The carrying value of the Subordinated Note (defined below in footnote (b)) and Revolving Note as of December 31, 2012
was approximately $2.9 and is included in Other assets on the company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. For additional information about the 2009 RSA, see the company's Form 10-Q
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on October 29, 2012.
(b) On January 20, 2010, the company entered into agreements with unrelated third parties to establish the PEAKS Private Student Loan Program ("PEAKS Program"). Under the PEAKS
Program, an unaffiliated lender originated private education loans to the company's eligible students and, subsequently, sold those loans to an unaffiliated trust ("PEAKS
Trust").
The PEAKS Trust issued senior debt in the aggregate principal amount of $300 ("PEAKS Senior Debt") to investors. The lender disbursed the proceeds of the private education
loans to the company for application to the students' account balances, and the company transferred a portion of each disbursement to the PEAKS Trust in exchange for a
subordinated note issued by the PEAKS Trust ("Subordinated Note"). No new private education loans were or will be originated under the PEAKS Program after July 2011, but
immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through March 2012.
The Subordinated Note is non-interest bearing and has been recorded net of an unamortized discount based on an imputed interest rate of 9.0% in Other assets on the company's
Consolidated Balance Sheets. The maturity date of the Subordinated Note is in March 2026. The face value of the Subordinated Note as of December 31, 2012 was approximately
$73.2.
The PEAKS Trust utilized the proceeds from the issuance of the PEAKS Senior Debt and the Subordinated Note to purchase the private education loans made by the lender to the
company's students. The assets of the PEAKS Trust (which include, among other assets, the private education loans owned by the PEAKS Trust) serve as collateral for, and are
intended to be the principal source of, the repayment of the PEAKS Senior Debt and the Subordinated Note. The PEAKS Trust is required to maintain assets having an aggregate
value that exceeds the outstanding balance of the PEAKS Senior Debt.
The company guarantees payment of the principal, interest and certain call premiums owed on the PEAKS Senior Debt, the administrative fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust and
the required ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt ("PEAKS Guarantee"). During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the company made
guarantee and other payments related to the PEAKS Program to the PEAKS Trust in the amount of approximately $14.6, primarily related to maintaining the required ratio of
assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt.
The carrying value of the Subordinated Note and Revolving Note as of December 31, 2012 was approximately $2.9 and is included in Other assets on the company's Consolidated
Balance Sheet. For additional information about the PEAKS Program, see the company's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 29, 2012.
(c) In 2007, the company entered into a Risk Sharing Loan Program Agreement with Sallie Mae, Inc. ("SMI"), dated July 17, 2007, for certain private education loans that were
made to the company's students in 2007 and early 2008 (the "2007 RSA"). The company guaranteed the repayment of any private education loans that SMI charged off above a
certain percentage of the total dollar volume of private education loans made under the 2007 RSA.
On December 28, 2012, the company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Settlement Agreement") with SMI to settle the previously disclosed litigation matter
between SMI and the company relating to the 2007 RSA. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the company agreed to pay a one-time payment of $46 to SMI on or before
January 29, 2013. SMI and the company each also agreed to release the other (and their respective affiliates) from any and all current and future claims arising out of, or
directly or indirectly related to, the 2007 RSA, other than claims related to certain provisions of the 2007 RSA governing cooperation, confidentiality, the treatment of
intellectual property and certain indemnification claims related to the FTC Holder Rule. SMI specifically agreed to release the company from any and all of its guarantee
obligations arising under the 2007 RSA, and the company agreed to release all right, title and interest in and to the loans made pursuant to the 2007 RSA, including any right
to receive any payments related to any of those loans. For additional information about the 2007 RSA and the Settlement Agreement, see the company's Form 10-Q filed with the
SEC on October 29, 2012 and the company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 4, 2013.
(d) Projected CFOBRSA is an estimate of the company's cash flows from operations before: (i) the company's payment under the Settlement Agreement discussed above in footnote
(c); (ii) any payments by the company related to its guarantee obligations associated with the 2009 RSA discussed above in footnote (a); and (iii) any payments by the company
related to the PEAKS Program discussed above in footnote (b). CFOBRSA is not a measurement under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") in the United States and
may not be similar to CFOBRSA measures of other companies. Non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, information
prepared in accordance with GAAP. The company believes that CFOBRSA provides useful information to management and investors as an indicator of the company's operating cash
flows before certain items.
Projected CFOBRSA is only an estimate and contains forward-looking information. The company has made a number of assumptions in preparing the projection, including assumptions
as to the components of the projected CFOBRSA. These assumptions may or may not prove to be correct. In order to provide projections with respect to CFOBRSA, the company must
estimate amounts for the GAAP measures that are components of the reconciliation of projected CFOBRSA.
Projected CFOBRSA can be reconciled to the company's projected cash flows from operations for the period indicated, as follows:
PROJECTED
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For the Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2013
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Low End of High End of
Range Range
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Cash Flows
from
Operations $75 $90
Plus: 2007
RSA
Settlement
Payment 46 46
Payments
Related to
the 2009 20 15
RSA and PEAKS
Program
CFOBRSA $141 $151
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(e) Projected EBITDA is an
estimate of the company's net
income plus interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization
for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2013. EBITDA is
not a measurement under GAAP in
the United States and may not be
similar to EBITDA measures of
other companies. Non-GAAP
financial information should be
considered in addition to, but
not as a substitute for,
information prepared in
accordance with GAAP. The
company believes that EBITDA
provides useful information to
management and investors as an
indicator of the company's
operating performance.
Projected EBITDA is only an
estimate and contains forward-
looking information. The company
has made a number of assumptions
in preparing the projection,
including assumptions as to the
components of the projected
EBITDA. These assumptions may or
may not prove to be correct. In
order to provide projections
with respect to EBITDA, the
company must estimate amounts
for the GAAP measures that are
components of the reconciliation
of projected EBITDA. By
providing these estimates, the
company is in no way indicating
that it is providing projections
on those GAAP components of the
reconciliation.
Projected EBITDA can be
reconciled to the company's
projected net income for the
period indicated, as follows:
PROJECTED
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For the Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2013
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Low End of High End of
Range Range
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Net Income $83 $96
Plus: Interest
expense 2 3
Income taxes 52 62
Depreciation and
amortization 28 29
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EBITDA $165 $190
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SOURCE ITT Educational Services, Inc.
