form10-q.htm
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark
One)
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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: September 30, 2008
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OR
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£
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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
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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 R No £
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.
Large
accelerated filer R Accelerated
filer £
Non-accelerated
filer £ (Do not check
if a smaller reporting
company) Smaller
reporting company £
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes £ No R
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date:
October
31, 2008 — 71,631,090 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par
value
DEVRY
INC.
FORM 10-Q FOR
THE QUARTERLY PERIOD
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page No.
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PART I
– Financial Information
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Item 1
— Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Consolidated
Balance
Sheets
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Income
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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6
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Item 2
— Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 3
— Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk
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33
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Item 4
— Controls and Procedures
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34
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PART II
– Other Information
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Item 1
— Legal Proceedings
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35
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Item 1A
— Risk Factors
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36
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Item
2 — Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities and Use of Proceeds
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36
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Item 6
— Exhibits
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37
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Signatures
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38
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PART I – Financial
Information DEVRY
INC.
Item
1. Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
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September 30,
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June
30,
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September
30,
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2008
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2008
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2007
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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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$ |
183,059 |
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$ |
217,199 |
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$ |
150,011 |
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Marketable
Securities
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2,136 |
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2,308 |
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72,745 |
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Restricted
Cash
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8,564 |
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4,113 |
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21,218 |
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Accounts
Receivable, Net
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154,654 |
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55,214 |
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75,790 |
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Deferred
Income Taxes, Net
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15,635 |
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14,975 |
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15,491 |
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Prepaid
Expenses and Other
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28,279 |
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31,779 |
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18,474 |
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Total
Current Assets
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392,327 |
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325,588 |
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353,729 |
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Land,
Buildings and Equipment:
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Land
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51,193 |
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50,726 |
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51,707 |
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Buildings
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231,812 |
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216,048 |
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201,884 |
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Equipment
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288,731 |
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282,273 |
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266,677 |
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Construction
In Progress
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5,536 |
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4,874 |
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5,038 |
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577,272 |
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553,921 |
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525,306 |
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Accumulated
Depreciation and Amortization
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(316,624 |
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(314,606 |
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(292,442 |
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Land,
Buildings and Equipment, Net
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260,648 |
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239,315 |
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232,864 |
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Other
Assets:
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Intangible
Assets, Net
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140,632 |
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62,847 |
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55,874 |
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Goodwill
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523,395 |
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308,024 |
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291,113 |
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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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Marketable
Securities
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57,128 |
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57,171 |
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Other
Assets
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11,176 |
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11,961 |
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5,510 |
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Total
Other Assets
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745,781 |
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453,453 |
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365,947 |
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ |
1,398,756 |
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$ |
1,018,356 |
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$ |
952,540 |
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LIABILITIES:
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Current
Liabilities:
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Current
Portion of Debt
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$ |
145,876 |
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— |
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$ |
— |
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Accounts
Payable
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81,153 |
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70,368 |
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32,799 |
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Accrued
Salaries, Wages and Benefits
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43,786 |
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51,300 |
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35,392 |
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Accrued
Expenses
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42,966 |
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31,175 |
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41,491 |
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Advance
Tuition Payments
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19,964 |
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16,972 |
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14,828 |
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Deferred
Tuition Revenue
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173,953 |
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40,877 |
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122,415 |
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Total
Current Liabilities
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507,698 |
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210,692 |
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246,925 |
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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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43,963 |
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22,163 |
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8,689 |
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Deferred
Rent and Other
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29,342 |
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29,512 |
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30,950 |
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Total
Other Liabilities
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93,305 |
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51,675 |
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39,639 |
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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601,003 |
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262,367 |
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286,564 |
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SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
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Common
Stock, $0.01 Par Value, 200,000,000 Shares Authorized;
71,484,000; 71,377,000 and 71,098,000 Shares Issued and
Outstanding at September 30, 2008, June 30, 2008 and September 30,
2007, Respectively
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725 |
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724 |
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717 |
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Additional
Paid-in Capital
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174,236 |
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168,405 |
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147,511 |
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Retained
Earnings
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661,894 |
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627,064 |
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536,933 |
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Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
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(2,557 |
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(2,963 |
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(1,550 |
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Treasury
Stock, at Cost (969,360; 989,579 and 589,393 Shares,
Respectively)
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(36,545 |
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(37,241 |
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(17,635 |
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TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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797,753 |
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755,989 |
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665,976 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$ |
1,398,756 |
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$ |
1,018,356 |
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$ |
952,540 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
DEVRY
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars
in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
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For
the Three Months
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Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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REVENUES:
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Tuition
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$ |
279,127 |
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$ |
230,221 |
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Other
Educational
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24,590 |
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20,097 |
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Total
Revenues
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303,717 |
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250,318 |
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OPERATING
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
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Cost
of Educational Services
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139,613 |
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121,028 |
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Loss
on Sale of Assets
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— |
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3,743 |
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Student
Services and Administrative Expense
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117,292 |
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91,645 |
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Total
Operating Costs and Expenses
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256,905 |
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216,416 |
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Operating
Income
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46,812 |
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33,902 |
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INTEREST:
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Interest
Income
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2,142 |
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2,407 |
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Interest
Expense
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(353 |
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(221 |
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Net
Interest Income
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1,789 |
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2,186 |
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Income
Before Income Taxes
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48,601 |
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36,088 |
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Income
Tax Provision
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13,771 |
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9,253 |
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NET
INCOME
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$ |
34,830 |
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$ |
26,835 |
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EARNINGS
PER COMMON SHARE:
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Basic
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$ |
0.49 |
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$ |
0.38 |
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Diluted
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$ |
0.48 |
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$ |
0.37 |
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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 Three Months
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Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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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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$ |
34,830 |
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$ |
26,835 |
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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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3,110 |
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1,514 |
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Depreciation
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8,825 |
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8,405 |
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Amortization
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952 |
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1,081 |
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Provision
for Refunds and Uncollectible Accounts
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15,985 |
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14,725 |
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Deferred
Income Taxes
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(923 |
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(6,785 |
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Loss
on Disposals of Land, Buildings and Equipment
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24 |
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3,735 |
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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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(4,313 |
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(6,729 |
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Accounts
Receivable
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(86,442 |
) |
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(47,401 |
) |
Prepaid
Expenses and Other
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5,835 |
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741 |
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Accounts
Payable
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9,091 |
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(1,509 |
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Accrued
Salaries, Wages, Benefits and Expenses
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2,706 |
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(60 |
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Advance
Tuition Payments
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(1,826 |
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390 |
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Deferred
Tuition Revenue
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108,964 |
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85,067 |
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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96,818 |
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80,009 |
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Capital
Expenditures
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(10,638 |
) |
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(18,140 |
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Net
Proceeds from Sales of Land and Building
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— |
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38,528 |
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Payment
for Purchase of Business, Net of Cash Acquired
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(286,254 |
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— |
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Marketable
Securities Purchased
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(13 |
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(82,738 |
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Marketable
Securities-Maturities and Sales
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— |
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10,000 |
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NET CASH USED IN
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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(296,905 |
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(52,350 |
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds
from Exercise of Stock Options
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2,078 |
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2,394 |
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Reissuance
of Treasury Stock
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1,340 |
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182 |
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Repurchase
of Common Stock for Treasury
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— |
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(5,402 |
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Cash
Dividends Paid
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(4,282 |
) |
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(3,557 |
) |
Excess
Tax Benefit from Stock-Based Payments
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420 |
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167 |
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Borrowings
Under Collateralized Line of Credit
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45,876 |
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— |
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Borrowings
Under Revolving Credit Facility
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120,000 |
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25,000 |
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Repayments
Under Revolving Credit Facility
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— |
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(25,000 |
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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165,432 |
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(6,216 |
) |
Effects
of Exchange Rate Differences
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515 |
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(587 |
) |
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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(34,140 |
) |
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20,856 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at
Beginning of
Period
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|
217,199 |
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129,155 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at
End of Period
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$ |
183,059 |
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$ |
150,011 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH
FLOW INFORMATION:
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Cash
Paid (Refunded) During the Period For:
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Interest
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$ |
51 |
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$ |
177 |
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Income
Taxes,
Net
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(6,868 |
) |
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6,392 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
DEVRY
INC.
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, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2008, 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
Marketable
securities consist of auction-rate certificates and investments in mutual funds
all of which are classified as available-for-sale securities. The
following is a summary of our short-term and long-term available-for-sale
marketable securities at September 30, 2008 (dollars in thousands):
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Gross
Unrealized
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Cost
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(Loss)
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Gain
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Fair
Value
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Short-term
Investments:
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Bond
Mutual Fund
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$ |
755 |
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$ |
(3 |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
752 |
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Stock
Mutual Funds
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1,942 |
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(558 |
) |
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- |
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1,384 |
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Total
Short-term Investments
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$ |
2,697 |
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$ |
(561 |
) |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
2,136 |
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Long-term
Investments:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auction
Rate Certificates
|
|
$ |
59,475 |
|
|
$ |
(2,347 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
57,128 |
|
Total
Long-term Investments
|
|
$ |
59,475 |
|
|
$ |
(2,347 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
57,128 |
|
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. At September 30, 2008, contractual maturities of our
long-term investments ranged from 18 to 33 years.
At
September 30, 2008, 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.
All
mutual fund investments are recorded at fair market value based upon quoted
market prices. Due to changing market conditions that have reduced liquidity for
Auction Rate Securities, as detailed below, these investments are valued using
observable and unobservable inputs, such as internally-developed pricing models.
Unrealized gains or temporary unrealized losses, net of income tax effects, are
reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the
consolidated balance sheets. Realized gains and losses are computed
on the basis of specific identification and are included in interest income in
the consolidated income statements. DeVry has not recorded any realized gains
for fiscal 2009. No realized losses have been recorded to
date. See Note 4 for further disclosures on the Fair Value of
Financial Instruments.
As of
September 30, 2008, all unrealized losses in the above table have been in a
continuous unrealized loss position for less 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 permanently impaired as of September 30,
2008.
As shown
in the table above, as of September 30, 2008, 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. Current disruptions
in credit markets, however, have adversely affected the auction market for these
types of securities. Recent auctions for these securities have not produced
sufficient bidders to allow for successful auctions. 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. The liquidity issues associated with DeVry’s
portfolio of auction-rate securities have resulted in an estimated $2.4 million
temporary impairment of these securities and have resulted in a reclassification
of these investments from current assets to long-term assets.
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. This is the first time DeVry has experienced
liquidity issues with its portfolio of auction-rate
securities. Recent 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; its broker, UBS, purchases the securities (as discussed
below); or final payments come due according to contractual maturities ranging
from 18 to 33 years.
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 $185 million
(exclusive of auction-rate securities) and its current borrowing capacity of
approximately $42 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 September 30, 2008, DeVry has
borrowed through its broker, UBS, $45.9 million using the auction rate
securities portfolio as collateral (See Note 11). Should DeVry need
to liquidate such securities and auctions of these securities continue to fail,
future impairment of the carrying value of these securities could cause DeVry to
recognize a material charge to net income in future periods.
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 November 2008, DeVry
entered into a definitive agreement with UBS in which UBS will purchase all of
DeVry’s remaining auction rate securities, at par, beginning June 30,
2010.
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 September 30,
2008 and 2007 computations of diluted earnings per share were options to
purchase 216,000 and 343,000 shares of common stock, 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.
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Basic
Shares
|
|
|
71,425 |
|
|
|
71,105 |
|
Effect
of Dilutive Stock Options
|
|
|
1,135 |
|
|
|
842 |
|
Diluted
Shares
|
|
|
72,560 |
|
|
|
71,947 |
|
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, but no repurchases had
been made under this plan as of September 30, 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 Loss
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss is composed of the change in cumulative translation
adjustment, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale marketable
securities, net of the effects of income taxes, and the differences between
changes in the fair values of the cash flow hedging instruments and the amount
of these instruments being amortized to earnings. The following are the amounts
recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended
September 30 (dollars in thousands).
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Balance
at Beginning of Period
|
|
$ |
(2,963 |
) |
|
$ |
(918 |
) |
Net
Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
|
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
Translation
Adjustments
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
|
(639 |
) |
Balance
at End of Period
|
|
$ |
(2,557 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,550 |
) |
The
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss balance at September 30, 2008, consists of
$759,000 of cumulative translation losses and $1,798,000 of unrealized losses on
available-for-sale marketable securities, net of tax of $1,110,000. At September
30, 2007, this balance consisted of $1,557,000 of cumulative translation losses
and $7,000 of unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable
securities.
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 $39.8 million and $28.6 million for the three months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
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. 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. DeVry
does not expect that the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a material impact on its
consolidated financial statements as all current subsidiaries are wholly
owned.
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 is effective beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year
2009. The adoption of SFAS 161 is not expected to have a material
impact on DeVry’s consolidated financial statements as DeVry does not currently
maintain derivative instruments or engage in hedging activities.
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 are
administered by a Plan Committee of the Board of Directors subject to approval
by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The 2005
Incentive Plan is 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
September 30, 2008, 5,798,766 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
establishes 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 three months ended
September 30, 2008:
|
|
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
|
|
|
391,125 |
|
|
$ |
51.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
Exercised
|
|
|
(86,248 |
) |
|
$ |
23.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
Canceled
|
|
|
(23,781 |
) |
|
$ |
23.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at September 30, 2008
|
|
|
3,320,892 |
|
|
$ |
29.21 |
|
|
|
6.77 |
|
|
$ |
68,448 |
|
Exercisable
at September 30, 2008
|
|
|
1,805,127 |
|
|
$ |
24.65 |
|
|
|
5.18 |
|
|
$ |
44,932 |
|
The total
intrinsic value of options exercised for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $2,459,000 and $1,432,000,
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 quarters of fiscal years 2009 and 2008 were $23.46 and
$15.45, 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, its 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
August 2008, DeVry granted 77,430 shares of restricted stock to selected
employees. These shares are subject to restrictions which lapse
ratably over a four-year period on 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 three months ended September 30,
2008:
|
|
Restricted
Stock
Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Grant
Date
Fair Value
|
|
Nonvested
at July 1, 2008
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Shares
Granted
|
|
|
77,430 |
|
|
$ |
51.23 |
|
Shares
Vested
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Shares
Canceled
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Nonvested
at September 30, 2008
|
|
|
77,430 |
|
|
$ |
51.23 |
|
The
following table shows total stock-based compensation expense included in the
Consolidated Statement of Earnings:
|
|
For
the Three Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|
Cost
of Educational Services
|
|
$ |
995 |
|
|
$ |
484 |
|
Student
Services and Administrative Expense
|
|
|
2,115 |
|
|
|
1,030 |
|
Income
Tax Benefit
|
|
|
(462 |
) |
|
|
(204 |
) |
Net
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
|
|
$ |
2,648 |
|
|
$ |
1,310 |
|
As of
September 30, 2008, $20.6 million of total pre-tax unrecognized
compensation costs related to non-vested awards is expected to be recognized
over a weighted average period of 3.6 years. The total fair value of
options and shares vested during the three months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007 was approximately $3.4 million and $2.9 million,
respectively.
There
were no capitalized stock-based compensation costs at September 30, 2008
and 2007.
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. Management has fully considered this
guidance when determining the fair value of our financial assets as of September
30, 2008.
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 assets at September 30, 2008, that are measured
at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value
hierarchy.
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
|
$ |
148,213 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Available
for Sale Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable
Securities-Short term
|
|
|
2,136 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Marketable
Securities-Long term
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
57,128 |
|
Total
Assets at Fair Value
|
|
$ |
150,349 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
57,128 |
|
Cash
Equivalents and Short-term Marketable Securities investments are valued using a
market approach based on the quoted market prices of identical instruments.
Long-term Marketable Securities consist of Auction Rate Securities and are
valued using a
discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contracts and the
interest rate curve. See “Note 2-Summary Of Significant Accounting
Policies-Marketable
Securities” for further information on these investments.
Below is
a roll-forward of assets measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the
three months ended September 30, 2008. These instruments were valued
using pricing models that, in management’s judgment, reflect the assumptions a
marketplace participant would use.
|
|
Marketable
Securities-
Long
Term
|
|
Balance
at July 1, 2008
|
|
$ |
57,171 |
|
Total
Unrealized Losses:
|
|
|
|
|
Included
in Income
|
|
|
- |
|
Included
in Other Comprehensive Loss
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
Purchases,
Sales and Maturities
|
|
|
- |
|
Balance
at September 30, 2008
|
|
$ |
57,128 |
|
NOTE
5: DIVIDENDS AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
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. 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. No repurchases had been made
under this plan as of September 30, 2008.
On
November 15, 2006, the DeVry Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase
program. The stock repurchase plan allowed DeVry to repurchase up to $35 million
of its common stock through December 31, 2008. As of April, 2008, DeVry
completed this repurchase plan 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 40,000 students in more than 200 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
|
|
|
3,796 |
|
Intangible
Assets
|
|
|
10,853 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
16,911 |
|
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
$16.9 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 $302 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 $136
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. The final
purchase price is subject to adjustment based upon adjustments to actual working
capital at the closing date.
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 more than 9,000 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
|
|
|
1,722 |
|
Intangible
Assets
|
|
|
78,701 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
215,371 |
|
Total
Assets Acquired
|
|
|
361,394 |
|
Liabilities
Assumed
|
|
|
59,844 |
|
Net
Assets Acquired
|
|
$ |
301,550 |
|
Goodwill
is 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 $78.7 million of acquired intangible assets, $57.6
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):
|
|
As of
September 30, 2008
|
|
|
Value
Assigned
|
|
Estimated
Useful Life
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
name-WCC
|
|
$ |
1,300 |
|
1 yr
|
Trade
name-Apollo
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
1 yr
|
Student
Relationships
|
|
|
10,900 |
|
1
yr 6 months
|
Curriculum
|
|
|
6,740 |
|
5 yrs
|
Outplacement
Relationships
|
|
|
1,161 |
|
15
yrs
|
The amounts recorded at September 30,
2008 relating to the acquisition are subject to adjustment as DeVry has not yet
completed the final determination and allocation of the purchase
price. Deferred income taxes may also be affected by the final
purchase price allocation. DeVry expects to finalize the purchase
price and complete the allocations 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):
|
|
For
the Three Months
ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
$ |
339,624 |
|
|
$ |
284,207 |
|
Operating
Income
|
|
|
50,223 |
|
|
|
35,421 |
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
35,672 |
|
|
|
25,492 |
|
Earning
per Common Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.49 |
|
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
NOTE 7: INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
Intangible
assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
|
|
As of September 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
Gross Carrying
Amount
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Amortized
Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student
Relationships
|
|
$ |
58,670 |
|
|
$ |
(48,012 |
) |
Customer
Contracts
|
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
|
(1,256 |
) |
License
and Non-compete Agreements
|
|
|
2,684 |
|
|
|
(2,681 |
) |
Class Materials
|
|
|
2,900 |
|
|
|
(1,550 |
) |
Curriculum/Software
|
|
|
9,240 |
|
|
|
(503 |
) |
Trade
Names
|
|
|
2,410 |
|
|
|
(187 |
) |
Outplacement
Relationships
|
|
|
1,161 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
(637 |
) |
Total
|
|
$ |
84,704 |
|
|
$ |
(54,829 |
) |
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
|
|
|
57,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
110,757 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30,
2007
|
|
|
|
Gross Carrying
Amount
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Amortized
Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student
Relationships
|
|
$ |
47,770 |
|
|
$ |
(45,324 |
) |
License
and Non-compete Agreements
|
|
|
2,650 |
|
|
|
(2,629 |
) |
Class Materials
|
|
|
2,900 |
|
|
|
(1,350 |
) |
Trade
Names
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
(110 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
(620 |
) |
Total
|
|
$ |
54,050 |
|
|
$ |
(50,033 |
) |
Unamortized
Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
Names
|
|
$ |
20,972 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trademark
|
|
|
1,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ross
Title IV Eligibility and Accreditations
|
|
|
14,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intellectual
Property
|
|
|
13,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chamberlain
Title IV Eligibility and Accreditations
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
51,857 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
expense for amortized intangible assets was $916,000 and $1,046,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. 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
|
$10,765
|
2010
|
9,336
|
2011
|
3,431
|
2012
|
3,123
|
2013
|
2,203
|
The
weighted-average amortization period for amortized intangible assets is 18
months, three years and five years for U.S. Education, Chamberlain and Ross
University Student Relationships, respectively; 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 Ross University Student Relationships and the AAI
Customer Contracts, are being amortized on a straight-line basis. The amount
that was amortized for the Ross University Student Relationships was based on
the estimated progression of the students through the respective medical and
veterinary programs, giving consideration to the revenue and cash flow
associated with both existing students and new applicants. This resulted in the
basis being amortized at an annual rate for each of the five years of estimated
economic life as follows:
Year
1
|
27.4%
|
Year
2
|
29.0%
|
Year
3
|
21.0%
|
Year
4
|
14.5%
|
Year
5
|
8.1%
|
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. As of the end of fiscal
years 2008 and 2007, there was no impairment loss associated with these
indefinite-lived intangible assets, as estimated fair value exceeds the carrying
amount. No impairment indicators were noted through the period ended
September 30, 2008.
DeVry
determined that as of the end of fiscal years 2008 and 2007, there was no
impairment in the value of DeVry’s goodwill for any reporting units. This
determination was made after considering a number of factors including a
valuation analysis prepared by management. No impairment indicators were noted
through the period ended September 30, 2008. The carrying amount of goodwill
related to the DeVry University reportable segment was $39.1 million at
September 30, 2008, unchanged from June 30, 2008. The carrying amount of
goodwill related to the Professional and Training reportable segment was $24.7
million at September 30, 2008, unchanged from June 30, 2008. The carrying amount
of goodwill related to the Medical and Healthcare reportable segment at
September 30, 2008 was $459.6 million which was an increase of $215.4 million
from June 30, 2008. This increase resulted from the allocation of the U.S.
Education purchase price as described in “Note 6-Business
Combinations”.
NOTE 8: SALE
OF FACILITIES
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: REDUCTION
IN WORKFORCE CHARGES
During
the third quarter of fiscal 2007, DeVry offered a voluntary separation plan
(VSP) to eligible DeVry University campus-based employees. The
decision to take this action resulted from a thorough analysis which revealed
that a reduction in the number of employees at DeVry University campuses was
warranted to address the subsidiary’s cost structure. The VSP was
offered at 22 DeVry University campuses with 285 employees being eligible to
participate. Seventy employees accepted this separation
plan. Separation of employment was effective no later than June
30, 2007. DeVry recorded a pre-tax charge of approximately $3.7
million in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2007 in relation to these
employees. This charge consists of severance pay and extended medical
and dental benefits coverage.
In April
2007, DeVry announced plans for an involuntary reduction in force (RIF) that
further reduced its workforce by approximately 150 positions at its DeVry
University campus-based operations. This resulted in an additional
pre-tax charge in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 of approximately $2.6
million that represented severance pay and benefits in relation to these
employees.
Cash
payments for the VSP and RIF were approximately $68,000 and $4.3 million, in the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These payments
will extend until the period of benefit coverage has expired. Of the total
amount accrued for the fiscal year 2007 VSP and RIF, approximately $0.5 million
remained to be paid as of September 30, 2008.
NOTE 10: 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 $143.3 million and $96.2 million
attributable to Ross University’s international operations as of September 30,
2008 and 2007, respectively. As of September, 2008 and 2007,
cumulative undistributed earnings were approximately $134.8 million and $105.1
million, respectively.
The
effective tax rate was 28.3% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, compared
to 25.6% for the first quarter of the prior fiscal year. The higher effective
income tax rate for the first three 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.
Also the net loss on the fiscal year 2008 first quarter facility sales which
carried a tax rate of 39.1% provided a benefit which decreased the fiscal 2008
first quarter effective tax rate. 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 the
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 20, 2008 was $0.8 million. The corresponding amounts at
September 30, 2008, were not materially different from the amounts at June 30,
2008.
The
Internal Revenue Service is currently examining DeVry’s 2006 and 2007 U.S.
Federal Income Tax Returns. DeVry generally remains subject to
examination for all tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2004.
NOTE 11: DEBT
DeVry
had no outstanding debt at June 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007. Debt
consists of the following at September 30, 2008 (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
Sept. 30,
2008
|
|
Revolving
Credit Facility:
|
|
Outstanding
Debt
|
|
|
Average Interest
Rate
|
|
DeVry
Inc. as borrower$
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
|
3.25 |
% |
GEI
as borrower
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
|
3.25 |
% |
Auction
Rate Securities Collateralized Line of Credit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
Inc. as borrower
|
|
$ |
45,876 |
|
|
|
4.33 |
% |
Total
Outstanding Debt
|
|
$ |
165,876 |
|
|
|
3.55 |
% |
Current
Maturities of Debt
|
|
$ |
145,876 |
|
|
|
3.59 |
% |
Total
Long-term Debt
|
|
$ |
20,000 |
|
|
|
3.25 |
% |
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
$175,000,000, and GEI aggregate commitments cannot exceed $50,000,000. At the
request of DeVry, the maximum borrowings and letters of credit can be increased
to $275,000,000 in total with GEI aggregate commitments not to exceed
$50,000,000. 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 $12,529,000 and $3,788,000 as of
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As of September 30, 2008,
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 September 30,
2008.
The stock
of certain of the 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 totals approximately 80% of the fair market
value of DeVry’s auction rate securities portfolio held through its broker, UBS,
which is the maximum borrowing permitted under this credit facility. The fair
market value of this auction rate securities portfolio was approximately $57.1
million as of September 30, 2008.
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. 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.
Lines of
Credit
DeVry
maintains two $15 million working capital lines of credit with Bank of America
and The Northern Trust Company. No amounts were borrowed under either
agreement as of September 30, 2008. The line of credit with Bank of
America expires on November 30, 2008. Borrowings under this revolving
demand line of credit are charged interest at a LIBOR daily floating rate plus
1.0%. Interest is payable monthly. Bank of America, at its discretion, may
demand repayment of all borrowings at any time and for any
reason. The line of credit with The Northern Trust Company expires on
December 31, 2008. Borrowings under this revolving demand line of
credit are charged interest, at the option of DeVry, at either the Prime Rate,
not to fall below 2.0%, or at a LIBOR daily rate plus 1.0%. Interest is payable
quarterly on all Prime Rate borrowings and at the earlier of the expiration of
an interest rate period or quarterly, whichever is earlier or more frequent on
all LIBOR borrowings. The Northern Trust Company, at its discretion, may demand
repayment of all borrowings at any time and for any reason.
NOTE 12: 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.
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 determined not 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 brought forth September
2007. It relates 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. DeVry
intends to vigorously defend this action.
In April
2004, U.S. Education, successor to Silicon Valley College, was sued in a Qui Tam action brought in the
Northern District of California pursuant to the FCA. This action also relates to
whether U.S. Education’s compensation plans for admission representatives
violated the HEA and the 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. The DOJ declined to intervene in this action as
well. In October 2005, the Court granted U.S. Education’s motion to
dismiss the complaint with prejudice. Plaintiffs appealed the District
Court's order dismissing the complaint to the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals. In January 2008, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's
dismissal of the complaint. The Ninth Circuit observed that the conduct
alleged in the complaint – that recruiters were terminated for failing to meet
enrollment quotas – was not prohibited by the HEA or DOE regulations. The
Ninth Circuit also rejected a subsequent motion for rehearing and rehearing
en banc and, on April
25, 2008, issued a mandate. In September 2008, Plaintiffs filed a Petition
for Writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States. The
Petition is pending.
In August
2007, Western Career College (“WCC”), a subsidiary of U.S. Education, was sued
in a Qui Tam
action. This Qui
Tam action, brought in the Eastern District of California pursuant to
both the Federal and California FCA, again relates to whether WCC’s compensation
plans for admission representatives violates the HEA and 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. In April 2008, the DOJ and the
California Attorney General declined to intervene in the action and, on July
30 2008, Plaintiff filed a Request for Dismissal of Action, Without
Prejudice. The Request is pending before the District Court. The
lawsuit was never served upon WCC and the Court docket sheets reflect the matter
as closed.
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 13: 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 months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
Corporate information is included where it is needed to reconcile segment data
to the consolidated financial statements.
|
|
For
the Three Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
230,680 |
|
|
$ |
194,765 |
|
Medical
and Healthcare
|
|
|
53,278 |
|
|
|
37,240 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
19,759 |
|
|
|
18,313 |
|
Total
Consolidated Revenues
|
|
$ |
303,717 |
|
|
$ |
250,318 |
|
Operating
Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
25,288 |
|
|
$ |
15,561 |
|
Medical
and Healthcare
|
|
|
15,351 |
|
|
|
11,601 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
7,723 |
|
|
|
8,358 |
|
Reconciling
Items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
Expense
|
|
|
(916 |
) |
|
|
(1,046 |
) |
Depreciation
and Other
|
|
|
(634 |
) |
|
|
(572 |
) |
Total
Consolidated Operating Income
|
|
$ |
46,812 |
|
|
$ |
33,902 |
|
Interest:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
Income
|
|
$ |
2,142 |
|
|
$ |
2,407 |
|
Interest
Expense
|
|
|
(353 |
) |
|
|
(221 |
) |
Net
Interest Income
|
|
|
1,789 |
|
|
|
2,186 |
|
Total
Consolidated Income before Income Taxes
|
|
$ |
48,601 |
|
|
$ |
36,088 |
|
|
|
For
the Three Months
|
|
|
|
As
of September 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Segment
Assets:
|
|
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
469,552 |
|
|
$ |
420,316 |
|
Medical and
Healthcare
|
|
|
843,872 |
|
|
|
428,650 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
67,326 |
|
|
|
85,553 |
|
Corporate
|
|
|
18,006 |
|
|
|
18,021 |
|
Total
Consolidated Assets
|
|
$ |
1,398,756 |
|
|
$ |
952,540 |
|
Additions
to Long-lived Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
6,392 |
|
|
$ |
14,152 |
|
Medical and
Healthcare
|
|
|
316,896 |
|
|
|
3,974 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Total
Consolidated Additions to Long-lived Assets
|
|
$ |
323,337 |
|
|
$ |
18,140 |
|
Reconciliation
to Consolidated Financial Statements:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Expenditures
|
|
$ |
10,638 |
|
|
$ |
18,140 |
|
Increase
in Capital Assets from Acquisitions
|
|
|
19,558 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Increase
in Intangible Assets and Goodwill
|
|
|
293,141 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total
Increase in Consolidated Long-lived Assets
|
|
$ |
323,337 |
|
|
$ |
18,140 |
|
Depreciation
Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
7,004 |
|
|
$ |
6,763 |
|
Medical and
Healthcare
|
|
|
1,554 |
|
|
|
1,322 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
Corporate
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
Total
Consolidated Depreciation
|
|
$ |
8,825 |
|
|
$ |
8,405 |
|
Intangible
Asset Amortization Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DeVry
University
|
|
$ |
497 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Medical and
Healthcare
|
|
|
366 |
|
|
|
983 |
|
Professional
and Training
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
Total
Consolidated Amortization
|
|
$ |
916 |
|
|
$ |
1,046 |
|
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 and St. Kitts/Nevis, Europe, the Middle East and the
Pacific Rim. Other international revenues, which are derived principally from
Canada, were less than 5% of total revenues for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007. Revenues and long-lived assets by geographic
area are as follows:
|
|
For
the Three Months
|
|
|
Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
Revenues
from Unaffiliated Customers:
|
|
|
|
Domestic
Operations
|
|
$ |
265,124 |
|
|
$ |
215,921 |
|
International
Operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dominica
and St. Kitts/Nevis
|
|
|
36,112 |
|
|
|
31,708 |
|
Other
|
|
|
2,481 |
|
|
|
2,689 |
|
Total
International
|
|
|
38,593 |
|
|
|
34,397 |
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
303,717 |
|
|
$ |
250,318 |
|
Long-lived
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
Operations
|
|
$ |
690,228 |
|
|
$ |
288,346 |
|
International
Operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dominica
and St. Kitts/Nevis
|
|
|
315,708 |
|
|
|
310,132 |
|
Other
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
Total
International
|
|
|
316,201 |
|
|
|
310,465 |
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
1,006,429 |
|
|
$ |
598,811 |
|
No one
customer accounted for more than 10% of DeVry’s consolidated
revenues.
|
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; 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 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and in Part
II, Item 1, 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
first quarter of fiscal year 2009, DeVry continued to execute its strategic plan
and posted solid financial results, delivering strong revenue growth and
continued operating leverage while investing in future growth through enhanced
academic quality, continued diversification, and investments in recruiting,
marketing and technology. Operational and financial highlights for the first
quarter of fiscal year 2009 include:
|
·
|
Total
revenues rose 21.3%, reaching a quarterly record high of $303.7 million,
and net income of $34.8 million increased 29.8% over the prior year
period.
|
|
·
|
On
September 18, 2008, DeVry completed its acquisition of U.S. Education, the
parent organization of Apollo College and Western Career College, for $290
million. Apollo College and Western Career College operate 17
campus locations in the western United States and prepare students for
careers in the healthcare sector.
|
|
·
|
DeVry
continued to maintain its solid financial position as it generated $96.8
million of operating cash flow during the quarter, driven primarily by
strong operating results. As of September 30, 2008, cash and short- and
long-term investment balances totaled $242.3
million.
|
The
following table illustrates the effects of the loss on the sale of facilities on
DeVry’s earnings. The non-GAAP disclosure of net income and earnings
per share, excluding these items, is not preferable to GAAP net income but is
shown as a supplement to such disclosure for comparability to the year-ago
period. The following table reconciles these items to the relevant
GAAP information (in thousands, except per share data):
|
|
For
the Three Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
34,830 |
|
|
$ |
26,835 |
|
Earnings
per Share (diluted)
|
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
Loss
on Sale of Assets (net of tax)
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
2,279 |
|
Effect
on Earnings per Share (diluted)
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
Net
Income Excluding the Loss on Sale of Assets (net of tax)
|
|
$ |
34,830 |
|
|
$ |
29,114 |
|
Earnings
per Share Excluding the Loss on Sale of Assets (diluted)
|
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
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 first
three months of both the current and prior fiscal year. Percentages
may not add because of rounding.
|
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Cost
of Educational Services
|
|
|
46.0 |
% |
|
|
48.3 |
% |
Loss
on Sale of Assets
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
Student
Services & Admin. Expense
|
|
|
38.6 |
% |
|
|
36.6 |
% |
Total
Operating Costs and Expenses
|
|
|
84.6 |
% |
|
|
86.5 |
% |
Operating
Income
|
|
|
15.4 |
% |
|
|
13.5 |
% |
Interest
Income
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
Interest
Expense
|
|
|
(0.1 |
%) |
|
|
(0.1 |
%) |
Net
Interest Income
|
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
|
|
16.0 |
% |
|
|
14.4 |
% |
Income
Tax Provision
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
3.7 |
% |
Net
Income
|
|
|
11.5 |
% |
|
|
10.7 |
% |
REVENUES
Total
consolidated revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 increased 21.3%
to $303.7 million versus the prior year quarter. Revenues increased
at all three of DeVry’s 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 $5.6 million of revenue growth. Revenues also
increased because of higher sales of DeVry University electronic course
materials and Becker CPA review materials as compared to the prior year
quarter.
DeVry
University
For the
first quarter of fiscal year 2009, DeVry University segment revenues increased
18.4% to $230.7 million as compared to the year ago period driven by strong
enrollment growth. While DeVry University accounted for the majority
of the revenue increase in this segment, revenues at Advanced Academics Inc.,
which was acquired on October 31, 2007, 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 10.3% from fall 2006 (40,434 students) to fall 2007 (44,594
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 10.3% from spring 2007 (40,637 students) to spring 2008 (44,814
students); and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 12.6% from summer 2007 (40,774 students) to summer 2008 (45,907
students). This was DeVry University’s eighth consecutive
period of positive total undergraduate student enrollment
growth.
|
New undergraduate enrollment by
term:
|
·
|
Increased
by 10.7% from fall 2006 (11,930 students) to fall 2007 (13,204
students);
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 12.1% from spring 2007 (11,075 students) to spring 2008 (12,410
students); and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 19.3% from summer 2007 (13,906 students) to summer 2008 (16,595
students). The summer 2008 term was the eleventh 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); and
|
|
·
|
Increased
by 12.2% from the September 2007 session (15,857 coursetakers) to the
September 2008 session (17,799
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; and
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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.
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Management
believes the increased undergraduate student enrollments were most significantly
impacted by 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 improved enrollments and higher tuition
rates were an increase in DeVry University scholarships and a growing proportion
of undergraduate students who enrolled for less than a full-time academic load.
These students primarily are enrolled in online programs and in programs offered
at DeVry University centers.
Medical and
Healthcare
Medical
and Healthcare segment revenues increased 43.1% to $53.3 million in the first
quarter of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the year-ago period. While
enrollment growth at both Ross University and the Chamberlain College of Nursing
(“Chamberlain”) accounted for the majority of the revenue increase in this
segment, revenues at U.S. Education, which was acquired on September 18, 2008,
also contributed to segment revenue growth. The two principal factors
that influence revenues are enrollment and tuition rates. Key trends for Ross
University and Chamberlain in these two components are set forth
below.
Ross University total enrollment by
term:
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Increased
by 7.0% from January 2007 (3,747 students) to January 2008 (4,011
students);
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Increased
by 7.9% from May 2007 (3,767 students) to May 2008 (4,064 students);
and
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Increased
by 8.8% from September 2007 (3,876 students) to September 2008 (4,219
students).
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Ross University new student
enrollment by term:
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Increased
by 11.1% from January 2007 (496 students) to January 2008 (551
students);
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Increased
by 15.6% from May 2007 (416 students) to May 2008 (481 students);
and
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Increased
by 6.3% from September 2007 (572 students) to September 2008 (608
students).
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Chamberlain
College of Nursing total enrollment by term:
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Increased
by 99.0% from July 2007 (1,089 students) to July 2008 (2,167
students).
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Tuition rates:
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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%.
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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.
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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.
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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 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 campuses in March 2008. These locations are co-located
with existing respective DeVry University campuses.
Professional and
Training
Professional
and Training segment revenues rose 7.9% to $19.8 million in the first quarter of
fiscal year 2009 as compared to the year-ago quarter. The primary reasons for
the increase were a tuition price increase of approximately 5% and higher sales
of CPA review courses on CD-ROM. The revenue growth rate for the
Professional and Training segment slowed during the first quarter of fiscal 2009
as compared to the past two years. Management believes this slowness
is due to the overall economic slowdown, particularly among the financial firms
that the segment serves.
Revenue from Other
Sources
During
the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, Other Educational Revenue increased by
22.4% to $24.6 million as compared to the prior year period. As discussed above,
the primary drivers for the increase in Other Educational Revenue were increased
sales of DeVry University electronic course materials and Becker CPA Review
course materials on CD-ROM.
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, supplies, bookstore and other educational materials, student
education-related support activities, and the provision for uncollectible
student accounts.
During
the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, DeVry’s Cost of Educational Services
increased 15.4% to $139.6 million as compared to the year-ago
period. 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 period. In addition,
higher costs were incurred to support increasing student enrollments and
capacity expansion to drive future growth at Ross University as well as for the
operation of two additional campuses at Chamberlain which began offering
programs in March 2008. Expense attributed to stock-based awards
included in Cost of Educational Services increased during the first quarter of
fiscal year 2009 as a result of an increase in the valuation of the fair value
of the awards granted and an increase in the number of retirement eligible
awards, which are fully expensed upon grant. Also, Cost of Educational Services
increased as a result of the acquisitions of U.S. Education and Advanced
Academics, which were not owned by DeVry in the year-ago period.
As a
percent of revenue, Cost of Educational Services decreased to 46.0% in the first
quarter of fiscal year 2009 from 48.3% during the prior year
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 Sale of
Assets
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. There were no
real estate sales during the first quarter of fiscal year 2009.
These
transactions were executed as a part of DeVry’s ongoing real estate optimization
strategy, which involves evaluating DeVry’s current facilities and locations in
order to ensure the optimal mix of large campuses, small campuses and DeVry
University centers to meet the demand of each market that 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 28.0% to $117.3 million during the
first quarter of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the year-ago
period. The increase in expenses primarily represents 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 quarter of fiscal 2009 as a result of an increase in
the valuation of the fair value of the awards granted and an increase in the
number of retirement eligible awards, which are fully expensed upon
grant. Also, expenses were higher as compared to the year-ago period
as a result of the acquisition of U.S. Education and Advanced
Academics.
Amortization
of finite-lived intangible assets in connection with acquisitions of businesses
decreased slightly in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the
year ago period. Increased amortization of finite-lived intangible
assets resulting from the acquisitions of U.S. Education and Advanced Academics
was 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
will increase in future periods as a result of the acquisition of U.S.
Education. Amortization expense is included entirely in the Student
Services and Administrative Expense category.
OPERATING
INCOME
DeVry
University
DeVry
University segment operating income increased 62.5% to $25.3 million during the
first quarter of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the prior year
period. 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 quarter. First
quarter of fiscal year 2008 results included a $3.7 million pre-tax loss from
sale leaseback transactions. The loss in the prior year period is
included in operating income of the DeVry University reportable
segment. Excluding the impact of the asset sales in the year-ago
period, DeVry University operating income increased 31.0% during the first
quarter of fiscal 2009 as compared to the year-ago period.
Medical and
Healthcare
Medical
and Healthcare segment operating income increased 32.3% to $15.4 million during
the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the prior year
period. Increases in student enrollments and tuition produced higher
revenues and operating income for the current year period as compared to the
prior year period even as faculty, staff and facilities were being added in
connection with the operation of two additional campuses which began offering
programs in March 2008. U.S. Education, which was acquired on
September 18, 2008, also contributed to segment operating profit
growth.
Professional and
Training
Professional
and Training segment operating income declined 7.6% to $7.7 million during the
first quarter of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the year-ago
period. The decrease in operating income was the result of 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.
INTEREST
Interest
income decreased 11.0%, to $2.1 million during the first quarter of fiscal year
2009 as compared to the prior year period. The decrease was
attributable to lower interest rates earned during the quarter despite an
increase in invested balances as compared to the prior year
period. The increase in invested cash balances and marketable
securities 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 59.7% to $0.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal year
2009 as compared to the year-ago period. The increase in interest
expense was attributable to higher average borrowings during the current year
period. DeVry borrowed approximately $166 million in September 2008 to finance
the acquisition of U.S. Education. Recently, the United States
Internal Revenue Service issued a notice which provides companies with offshore
cash an expanded ability to borrow such funds without incurring income tax,
provided certain requirements are met. Management intends to utilize
a significant portion of its offshore cash to pay down a portion of its
borrowings under its revolving line of credit for a period of time not to exceed
fifty-nine days.
INCOME
TAXES
Taxes on
income were 28.3% of pretax income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009,
compared to 25.6% for the year-ago period. The higher effective
income tax rate in the current year is attributable 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 quarter. 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 several 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
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
September 30, 2008, total accounts receivable, net of related reserves,
were $154.7 million, compared to $75.8 million at September 30, 2007.
The increase is due to accounts receivable associated with the acquisitions of
U.S. Education and Advanced Academics and the impact on receivables from revenue
growth across all three business segments as compared to the year-ago
period. In addition, accounts receivable increased due to financial
aid system implementation issues at DeVry University. Such issues
have been resolved, and management expects a corresponding improvement in
receivable management over the next several months.
Financial
Aid
DeVry is
highly dependent upon the timely receipt of federal financial aid funds. In
fiscal year 2007 (the latest year for which data is available), approximately
70% of DeVry University undergraduate students’ tuition, book and fee revenues
were financed by federal financial assistance programs. Keller Graduate School
tuition revenues from student participation in federal loan programs were
approximately 65% of revenues. Ross University tuition revenues from student
participation in federal loan programs were approximately 80% of revenues at
both the medical and veterinary schools. Chamberlain tuition revenues
from student participation in federal financial aid programs were approximately
70% of revenues. Data for fiscal year 2008 is not yet
available.
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.
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 September 30,
2008, cash in the amount of $8.6 million was held in restricted bank
accounts, compared to $21.2 million at September 30,
2007. 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 quarter of fiscal year 2009 was
$96.8 million, compared to $80.0 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 of $23.9 million driven by increased student
enrollments, and $18.5 million greater source of cash compared to the prior year
for changes in levels of prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued
expenses. These increases were partially offset by an increase in
accounts receivable of $39.0 million as a result of revenue growth across all
three business segments as compared to the year-ago period. In
addition, accounts receivable increased due to financial aid system
implementation issues at DeVry University. Variations in the levels
of accrued 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.
Cash from Investing
Activities
Capital
expenditures in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 were $10.6 million
compared to $18.1 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 quarter capital spending, first
quarter fiscal 2009 capital expenditures increased $3.7
million. Current year quarter capital expenditure activity included
facility expansion at the Ross University medical and veterinary schools,
spending to support the continued growth of DeVry’s online operations and
spending on information systems.
During
July 2008, Ross University announced it will open a new clinical center in
Freeport, Grand Bahama, in January 2009. The students will be housed
and taught in temporary space in Grand Bahama with Ross’ new 60,000 – 80,000
square foot campus targeted to open in 2011. The new campus will
initially have 18 – 25 faculty members, and will be equipped for further growth
as demand increases. Depending on the pace of development, capital
expenditures related to opening the branch campus, including land, buildings and
equipment, is 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 range of $70 to $80
million.
During
the first quarter of fiscal 2009, cash outflows relating to the purchase of
businesses, net of cash acquired, was $286.3 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.
During
first quarter of fiscal year 2009, DeVry’s investments in municipal auction rate
securities, which are classified as available-for-sale securities, continued to
remain illiquid. As of September 30, 2008, 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.
Current disruptions in credit markets, however, have adversely affected the
auction market for these types of securities. Recent auctions for these
securities have not produced sufficient bidders to allow for successful
auctions. 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. The
liquidity issues associated with DeVry’s portfolio of auction-rate securities
have resulted in an estimated $2.4 million temporary impairment of these
securities and have resulted in a reclassification of these investments from
current assets to long-term assets.
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. This is the first time DeVry has experienced
liquidity issues with its portfolio of auction-rate
securities. Recent 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; its broker, UBS, purchases the securities (as discussed
below); or final payments come due according to contractual maturities ranging
from 18 to 33 years.
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 $185 million
(exclusive of auction-rate securities) and its current borrowing capacity 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. In
September 2008, DeVry exercised its option to borrow up to 80% of the fair
market value of its auction rate securities portfolio through its broker,
UBS.
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 November 2008, DeVry
entered into a definitive agreement with UBS in which UBS will purchase all of
the remaining auction rate securities, at par, beginning June 30,
2010.
Cash Used in Financing
Activities
During
the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, DeVry borrowed $45.9 million from UBS
under a short-term uncommitted line of credit which is collateralized by DeVry’s
auction rate securities portfolio, as discussed above. In addition,
DeVry borrowed $120 million under its existing revolving line of
credit. DeVry incurred these borrowings to finance the acquisition of
U.S. Education.
Recently,
the United States Internal Revenue Service issued a notice which provides
companies with offshore cash an expanded ability to borrow such funds without
incurring income tax, provided certain requirements are
met. Management intends to utilize a significant portion of its
offshore cash to pay down a portion of its borrowings under its revolving line
of credit for a period of time not to exceed fifty-nine days.
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. As of September 30, 2008, DeVry has not repurchased any shares
under this program. 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 quarter of the current fiscal year were $4.3
million.
On
October 1, 2008, DeVry borrowed an additional $30 million under the revolving
credit facility to meet working capital needs. On October 20, 2008,
DeVry repaid $90 million of borrowings under the revolving credit facility using
its offshore cash in connection with the IRS notice discussed
above.
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 September 30, 2008, DeVry had $120 million of outstanding
borrowings under its revolving credit agreement, and there were no required
payments under this borrowing agreement prior to its maturity. DeVry
Inc. letters of credit outstanding under the revolving credit facility were
approximately $12.5 million as of September 30, 2008, which includes the
assumption of a $8.2 million letter of credit previously issued by 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
derivative, swap, futures contract, put, call, hedge or non-exchange traded
contracts.
Included
in DeVry’s consolidated cash balances at September 30, 2008 was approximately
$143 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. 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. DeVry
does not expect that the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a material impact on its
consolidated financial statements as all current subsidiaries are wholly
owned.
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 is effective beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year
2009. The adoption of SFAS 161 is not expected to have a material
impact on DeVry’s consolidated financial statements as DeVry does not currently
maintain derivative instruments or engage in hedging activities.
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 approximately 2.0%
of DeVry’s overall assets, and its Canadian liabilities constitute a similarly
small percentage 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 $165.9 million at September 30, 2008, a 100 basis point increase in
short-term interest rates would result in approximately $1.7 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 2%, respectively, of consolidated total assets
and consolidated total net revenues of DeVry as of and for the three-month
period ended September 30, 2008. 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 first 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
ITEM 1 – LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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. DeVry
intends to vigorously defend itself with respect to this claim.
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 brought forth in
September 2007. It relates 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. DeVry intends to vigorously defend this
action.
In April
2004, U.S. Education, successor to Silicon Valley College, was sued in a Qui Tam action brought in the
Northern District of California pursuant to the FCA. This action also
relates to whether U.S. Education’s compensation plans for admission
representatives violated the HEA and the 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. The DOJ declined to intervene in this action as
well. In October 2005, the Court granted U.S. Education’s motion to
dismiss the complaint with prejudice. Plaintiffs appealed the District
Court's order dismissing the complaint to the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals. In January 2008, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's
dismissal of the complaint. The Ninth Circuit observed that the conduct
alleged in the complaint – that recruiters were terminated for failing to meet
enrollment quotas – was not prohibited by the HEA or DOE regulations. The
Ninth Circuit also rejected a subsequent motion for rehearing and rehearing
en banc and, on April
25, 2008, issued a mandate. In September 2008, Plaintiffs filed a Petition
for Writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States. The
Petition is pending.
In August
2007, Western Career College (“WCC”), a subsidiary of U.S. Education, was sued
in a Qui Tam
action. This
Qui Tam Action, brought
in the Eastern District of California pursuant to both the Federal and
California FCA, again relates to whether WCC’s compensation plans for admission
representatives violates the HEA and 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. In April 2008, the DOJ and the California Attorney
General declined to intervene in the action and, on July 30 2008, Plaintiff
filed a Request for Dismissal of Action, Without Prejudice. The Request is
pending before the District Court. The lawsuit was never served upon WCC
and the Court docket sheets reflect the matter as closed.
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.
ITEM 1A — RISK
FACTORS
In
addition to the other information set forth in this report, 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 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.
ITEM 2 —
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On
September 25, 2008, DeVry sold 21,575 shares of its Common Stock to three
employees of U.S. Education, for a total of $1,025,000 in cash, representing a
10% discount from the then-current market value of the stock. No
underwriting discounts or commissions were paid in connection with this sale.
These sales, which were made pursuant to an agreement entered into in connection
with DeVry’s acquisition of U.S. Education, and were made without registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") in reliance upon the exemptions
contained in Sections 3(b) and 4(2) of the Act and the regulations promulgated
there under.
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
|
|
July
2008
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
50,000,000 |
|
August
2008
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
50,000,000 |
|
September
2008
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
50,000,000 |
|
Total
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
50,000,000 |
|
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. As of September 30, 2008, DeVry has not repurchased any shares
under this program. The proceeds from these sales were used for
general corporate purposes.
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
|
|
July
2008
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
August
2008
|
|
|
5,274 |
|
|
$ |
50.31 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
September
2008
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Total
|
|
|
5,274 |
|
|
$ |
50.31 |
|
|
|
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.
ITEM 6 —
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
2.1
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement, made as of July 30, 2008, by and among DeVry Inc.,
U.S. Education Corporation, the “Stockholders” identified therein, the
“Optionholders” identified therein, William Blair Capital Partners VII QP,
L.P., Clearlight Partners, LLC and USEC Acquisition Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.1 to DeVry’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
August 1, 2008).
|
Exhibit
31
|
Certification
Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as Amended.
|
Exhibit
32
|
Certification
Pursuant to Title 18 of the United States Code Section
1350
|
SIGNATURES
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:
November 6,
2008 By /s/ Daniel M.
Hamburger
Daniel M. Hamburger
Chief Executive Officer
Date:
November 6,
2008 By /s/ Richard M.
Gunst
Richard M. Gunst
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer