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Exhibit 99.1
 
 
STRAYER EDUCATION, INC. REPORTS
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2012 REVENUES AND EARNINGS; AND
WINTER TERM 2013 ENROLLMENTS; AND
CEO SUCCESSION PLANS
 
-- Fourth Quarter Diluted EPS $1.47 --
-- Full Year Diluted EPS $5.76 --
-- McDonnell named CEO, effective May 3, 2013 --
-- Silberman to remain as full-time Executive Chair --
 
 
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 14, 2013--Strayer Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRA) today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2012. Financial highlights are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended December 31
 
  
Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2012 decreased 9% to $141.9 million, compared to $155.8 million for the same period in 2011, principally due to lower enrollment, and lower revenue per student.
 
  
Income from operations was $28.7 million compared to $45.4 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of 37%. Operating income margin was 20.2% compared to 29.1% in 2011.
 
  
Net income was $16.6 million compared to $26.7 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of 38%. Diluted earnings per share was $1.47 compared to $2.30 for the same period in 2011, a decrease of 36%. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding decreased 2% to 11,314,000 from 11,592,000 for the same period in 2011.
 
 
 

 
 
Year Ended December 31
 
  
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 decreased 10% to $562.0 million, compared to $627.4 million for the same period in 2011, principally due to lower enrollment.
 
  
Income from operations was $113.6 million compared to $179.1 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of 37%. Operating income margin was 20.2% compared to 28.6% in 2011.
 
  
Net income was $65.9 million compared to $106.0 million in 2011, a decrease of 38%. Diluted earnings per share was $5.76 compared to $8.88 in 2011, a decrease of 35%. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding decreased 4% to 11,440,000 from 11,943,000 in 2011.
 
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
 
At December 31, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $47.5 million. The Company generated $82.1 million in cash from operating activities in 2012 compared to $154.4 million during the same period in 2011. Capital expenditures in 2012 were $24.7 million compared to $30.0 million for the same period in 2011.
 
As previously announced, the Company entered into an amended and restated revolving credit and term loan agreement on November 8, 2012. This credit facility, which is secured by the assets of the Company, provides for a $125.0 million term loan facility and $100.0 million revolving credit facility with a maturity date of December 31, 2016. Proceeds from the new term loan were used to pay off $77.5 million outstanding under the original term loan facility. The Company had no outstanding balance under the revolving credit facility on the day of closing. At December 31, 2012, the Company had $125.0 million outstanding under its term loan and no outstanding balance under its revolving credit facility.
 
During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company invested $25.0 million to repurchase approximately 485,000 shares of stock at an average price of $51.56 per share as part of a previously announced stock repurchase authorization. At December 31, 2012, the Company’s remaining share repurchase authorization was $95.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company declared and paid regular, quarterly dividends totaling $47.3 million ($1.00 per share for each quarterly dividend).
 
For the fourth quarter of 2012, bad debt expense as a percentage of revenues was 4.5% compared to 4.4% for the same period in 2011. Days sales outstanding was 15 days at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012 as well as at the end of the fourth quarter of 2011.
 
 
 

 
 
Student Enrollment
 
Total enrollment at Strayer University for the 2013 winter term decreased 5% to 47,926 students compared to 50,432 students for the same term in 2012. New student enrollments decreased 5%, and continuing student enrollments also decreased 5%. Global online students increased 9%, while students taking 100% of their classes online (including campus based students) decreased 3%.
 
   
Student Enrollment
 
                   
   
Winter
2012
   
Winter
2013
   
%
Change
 
Campus Based Students:
                 
New Campuses (26 in operation 3 years or less)
                 
Classroom Students
    1,176       1,686       43 %
Online Students
    1,527       2,173       42 %
Total New Campus Based Students
    2,703       3,859       43 %
                         
Mature Campuses (74 in operation more than 3 years)
                       
Classroom Students
    19,073       16,969       -11 %
Online Students
    23,942       21,974       -8 %
Total Mature Campus Based Students
    43,015       38,943       -9 %
Total Campus Based Students
    45,718       42,802       -6 %
Global Online Students
    4,714       5,124       9 %
Total University Enrollment
    50,432       47,926       -5 %
                         
Total Students Taking 100% of Courses Online
    30,183       29,271       -3 %
 
New Campus Openings
 
The Company announced today that Strayer University successfully opened three new campuses for the winter academic term. These three new campuses are located in Houston, Texas, the University’s third campus in that market, and in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, both new markets for the University. With the addition of these three new campuses, the University opened a total of eight new campuses in 2012.
 
Business Outlook
 
Based on the enrollments announced for the 2013 winter term, the Company estimates first quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share will be in the range of $1.45 to $1.47.
 
2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
 
The Company announced today that its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will take place on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the Company’s office located at 2303 Dulles Station Blvd., Herndon, Virginia 20171. The record date for this annual meeting will be March 15, 2013.
 
 
 

 
 
CEO Succession
 
The Company announced today that at its next annual meeting on May 2, 2013, Robert S. Silberman will assume the role of full-time Executive Chairman of the Board, and the Company’s current President and Chief Operating Officer, Karl McDonnell, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer. “In his seven years as our Chief Operating Officer, as well as the last two years as a member of our Company’s Board of Directors, Karl has proven his leadership abilities,” stated Mr. Silberman, “the Board and I have complete confidence in Karl, and look forward to his stewardship of our institution.”
 
Conference Call with Management
 
Strayer Education, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2012 earnings at 10:00 a.m. (ET) today. To participate in the live call, investors should dial (877) 303-9047 10 minutes prior to the start time. In addition, the call will be available via live webcast. To access the live webcast of the conference call, please go to www.strayereducation.com 15 minutes prior to the start time of the call to register. Following the call, the webcast will be archived and available at www.strayereducation.com.
 
About Strayer Education, Inc.
 
Strayer Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRA) is an education services holding company that owns Strayer University. Strayer’s mission is to make higher education achievable for working adults in today’s economy. Strayer University is a proprietary institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education, health services administration, public administration, and criminal justice to working adult students at 100 campuses in 24 states and Washington, D.C. and worldwide via the Internet. Strayer University also offers an executive MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute. Strayer University is committed to providing an education that prepares working adult students for advancement in their careers and professional lives. Founded in 1892, Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
 
For more information on Strayer Education, Inc. visit www.strayereducation.com and for Strayer University visit www.strayer.edu.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the “safe-harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”). Such statements may be identified by the use of words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “assume,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “will,” “forecast,” “plan,” “project,” or similar words. The statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to a number of assumptions, uncertainties and risks. In connection with the safe-harbor provisions of the Reform Act, the Company has identified important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. The assumptions, uncertainties and risks include the pace of growth of student enrollment, our continued compliance with Title IV of the Higher Education Act, and the regulations thereunder, as well as regional accreditation standards and state regulatory requirements, rulemaking by the Department of Education and increased focus by the U. S. Congress on for-profit education institutions, competitive factors, risks associated with the opening of new campuses, risks associated with the offering of new educational programs and adapting to other changes, risks relating to the timing of regulatory approvals, our ability to implement our growth strategy, risks associated with the ability of our students to finance their education in a timely manner, and general economic and market conditions. Further information about these and other relevant risks and uncertainties may be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and in its subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are incorporated herein by reference and which are available from the Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
 
 
 

 
 
   
STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
    For the three months     For the year  
    ended December 31,     ended December 31,  
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
 
Revenues
  $ 155,824     $ 141,933     $ 627,434     $ 561,979  
Costs and expenses:
                               
Instruction and educational support
    72,483       77,685       292,003       300,098  
Marketing
    18,659       18,171       74,293       71,864  
Admissions advisory
    6,357       6,641       26,531       26,374  
General and administration
    12,956       10,711       55,464       50,056  
Income from operations
    45,369       28,725       179,143       113,587  
Investment income
    1       1       152       4  
Interest expense
    1,213       1,244       3,773       4,616  
Income before income taxes
    44,157       27,482       175,522       108,975  
Provision for income taxes
    17,486       10,855       69,478       43,045  
Net income
  $ 26,671     $ 16,627     $ 106,044     $ 65,930  
Earnings per share:
                               
Basic
  $ 2.31     $ 1.47     $ 8.91     $ 5.79  
Diluted
  $ 2.30     $ 1.47     $ 8.88     $ 5.76  
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    11,564       11,276       11,906       11,390  
Diluted
    11,592       11,314       11,943       11,440  
Shares outstanding at end of quarter
    11,792       11,387       11,792       11,387  
Dividends per share (paid)
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 4.00     $ 4.00  
                                 
 
 
 
 

 
 
STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
   
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2012
 
ASSETS
       
Current assets:
       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 57,137     $ 47,517  
Tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $7,279
        and $6,596 at December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively
    25,006       23,262  
Income taxes receivable
    394       4,454  
Other current assets
    12,131       14,422  
Total current assets
    94,668       89,655  
Property and equipment, net
    121,149       121,520  
Deferred income taxes
    3,326       3,279  
Goodwill
    6,800       6,800  
Other assets
    5,190       6,538  
Total assets
  $ 231,133     $ 227,792  
                 
                 
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 34,039     $ 39,124  
Unearned tuition
    15,364       494  
Other current liabilities
    281       281  
Current portion of term loan
    27,500       3,125  
Total current liabilities
    77,184       43,024  
Revolving credit facility
    20,000       --  
Term loan, less current portion
    70,000       121,875  
Other long-term liabilities
    21,656       21,905  
Total liabilities
    188,840       186,804  
Commitments and contingencies
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, par value $0.01; 20,000,000 shares authorized;
                11,792,456 and 11,387,299 shares issued and outstanding
                at December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively
    118       114  
Additional paid-in capital
    295       299  
Retained earnings
    42,491       41,311  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (611 )     (736 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    42,293       40,988  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 231,133     $ 227,792  
                 
 
 
 

 
 
STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Amounts in thousands)
 
   
    For the year ended December 31,  
   
2011
   
2012
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
       
Net income
  $ 106,044     $ 65,930  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Amortization of gain on sale of assets
    (281 )     (281 )
Amortization of deferred rent
    1,177       323  
Gain on sale of marketable securities
    (66 )     --  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    663       795  
Depreciation and amortization
    21,525       23,973  
Deferred income taxes
    3,722       (38 )
Stock-based compensation
    13,234       5,464  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Tuition receivable, net
    (2,995 )     1,744  
Other current assets
    (768 )     (2,130 )
Other assets
    102       (135 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (3,360 )     5,673  
Income taxes payable and income taxes receivable
    (1,279 )     (4,306 )
Unearned tuition
    11,841       (14,870 )
Other long-term liabilities
    4,804       (80 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    154,363       82,062  
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (29,991 )     (24,733 )
Purchases of marketable securities
    (2 )     --  
Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities
    12,388       --  
Acquisition of assets
    (7,000 )     --  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (24,605 )     (24,733 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Common dividends paid
    (49,105 )     (47,328 )
Repurchase of common stock
    (202,664 )     (25,001 )
Proceeds from revolving credit facility
    120,000       63,000  
Payments on revolving credit facility
    (100,000 )     (83,000 )
Proceeds from term loan
    100,000       47,500  
Payments on term loan
    (2,500 )     (20,000 )
Payment of deferred financing costs
    (2,459 )     (2,120 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    (136,728 )     (66,949 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (6,970 )     (9,620 )
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period
    64,107       57,137  
Cash and cash equivalents – end of period
  $ 57,137     $ 47,517  
Non-cash transactions:
               
Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable
  $ 1,115     $ 529  
                 
 
CONTACT:
Strayer Education, Inc.
Mark C. Brown, 703-247-2514
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
or
Sonya Udler, 703-247-2517
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
sonya.udler@strayer.edu