Aspen Group, Inc. (OTC Pink: ASPU) (“AGI or the Company”), an
education technology holding company, today announced financial
results for its first quarter fiscal year 2024 ended July 31, 2023.
First Quarter Fiscal Year 2024
Summary Results |
Three Months Ended July 31, |
$ in millions, except per share data |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenue |
$ |
14.6 |
|
|
$ |
18.9 |
|
Gross Profit1 |
$ |
9.8 |
|
|
$ |
8.2 |
|
Gross Margin (%)1 |
|
67 |
% |
|
|
43 |
% |
Operating Income (Loss) |
$ |
0.4 |
|
|
$ |
(3.1 |
) |
Net Income (Loss) |
$ |
(0.6 |
) |
|
$ |
(3.7 |
) |
Earnings (Loss) per Share |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.15 |
) |
EBITDA2 |
$ |
1.3 |
|
|
$ |
(2.2 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA2 |
$ |
1.9 |
|
|
$ |
(1.2 |
) |
_______________________
1 GAAP gross profit calculation includes marketing and promotional
costs, instructional costs and services, and amortization expense
of $0.5 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended July
31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
2 Non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliations of GAAP to
non-GAAP financial measures under
"Non-GAAP–Financial Measures" starting on page
5.
“Aspen Group has made remarkable progress on the bottom line by
delivering our third consecutive quarter of reduced net loss,
resulting in record positive EBITDA of $1.3 million in the fiscal
first quarter,” said Michael Mathews, Chairman and CEO of AGI. “We
continue to position our operational business units for sustainable
growth as we wind down our pre-licensure campuses. Our near-term
strategy focuses on revitalizing our post-licensure nursing
programs by working through our existing pipeline and benefiting
from the strong demand for these degrees. In addition, enrollments
in the quarter increased sequentially at both Aspen University and
USU, and we are anticipating record fall post-licensure nursing
enrollments for both universities. Our near-term financial goals
are to maintain positive EBITDA and neutral to slightly positive
cash flow from operations during the remainder of fiscal year
2024.”
Fiscal Q1 2024 Financial and Operational Results
(compared to Fiscal Q1 2023)
Revenue decreased 23% to $14.6 million compared to $18.9
million. The following table presents the Company’s revenue, both
per subsidiary and total:
|
Three Months Ended July 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
$ Change |
|
% Change |
|
|
2022 |
AU |
$ |
7,722,925 |
|
$ |
(4,225,169 |
) |
|
(35)% |
|
$ |
11,948,094 |
USU |
|
6,916,947 |
|
|
(28,872 |
) |
|
—% |
|
|
6,945,819 |
Revenue |
$ |
14,639,872 |
|
$ |
(4,254,041 |
) |
|
(23)% |
|
$ |
18,893,913 |
Aspen University (“AU”) revenue decline of $4.2 million or 35%
reflects the enrollment stoppage at the pre-licensure program
campuses, which accounted for $2.8 million of the decrease, and
lower post-licensure enrollments from the effect of decreased
marketing spend initiated late in Q1 Fiscal 2023. The active
student body at AU decreased by 34% year-over-year to 6,001 at
July 31, 2023 from 9,133 at July 31, 2022.
United States University (“USU”) revenue was flat compared to
the prior period. MSN-FNP program enrollments decreased due to
lower marketing spend initiated in late Q1 Fiscal 2023. Lower
enrollments were offset by higher revenue per student driven by
more students entering their second year of the MSN-FNP program,
which includes clinical rotations. The active student body at USU
decreased by 11% to 2,590 at July 31, 2023 from 2,915 at
July 31, 2022.
GAAP gross profit increased 19% to $9.8 million compared to $8.2
million due primarily to lower cost of revenue associated with the
decrease in marketing spend beginning in Q1 Fiscal 2023. Gross
margin was 67% compared to 43%. AU gross margin was 62% versus 39%,
and USU gross margin was 72% versus 56%.
AU instructional costs and services represented 33% of AU
revenue, and USU instructional costs and services represented 27%
of USU revenue. AU marketing and promotional costs represented less
than 1% of AU revenue, and USU marketing and promotional costs
represented less than 1% of USU revenue.
The following tables present the Company’s net (loss) income,
both per subsidiary and total:
|
Three Months Ended July 31, 2023 |
|
Consolidated |
|
AGI Corporate |
|
AU |
|
USU |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(639,438 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,805,601 |
) |
|
$ |
646,376 |
|
$ |
2,519,787 |
Net loss per share |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended July 31, 2022 |
|
Consolidated |
|
AGI Corporate |
|
AU |
|
USU |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(3,714,971 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,898,587 |
) |
|
$ |
(209,429 |
) |
|
$ |
1,393,045 |
Net loss per share |
$ |
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following tables present the Company’s Non-GAAP measures,
both per subsidiary and total. See reconciliations of GAAP to
non-GAAP financial measures under
“Non-GAAP–Financial Measures” starting on page
5.
|
Three Months Ended July 31, 2023 |
|
Consolidated |
|
AGI Corporate |
|
AU |
|
USU |
EBITDA |
$1,344,405 |
|
$(2,738,712) |
|
$1,427,102 |
|
$2,656,015 |
EBITDA Margin |
|
9% |
|
NM |
|
18% |
|
38% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$1,881,854 |
|
$(2,691,840) |
|
$1,685,160 |
|
$2,888,534 |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
|
13% |
|
NM |
|
22% |
|
42% |
________________________________NM - Not meaningful
|
Three Months Ended July 31, 2022 |
|
Consolidated |
|
AGI Corporate |
|
AU |
|
USU |
EBITDA |
$(2,182,962) |
|
$(4,242,266) |
|
$549,458 |
|
$1,509,846 |
EBITDA Margin |
(12)% |
|
NM |
|
5% |
|
22% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$(1,176,700) |
|
$(3,657,664) |
|
$826,382 |
|
$1,654,582 |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
(6)% |
|
NM |
|
7% |
|
24% |
EBITDA improved by $3.5 million in Fiscal Q1 2024 to $1.3
million from a loss of $2.2 million. The improvement was primarily
due to cost controls implemented in conjunction with the two
restructurings implemented in Fiscal Q2 2023 and Fiscal Q4 2023 and
the reduction of marketing spend to maintenance levels initiated in
Fiscal Q1 2023. Included in Fiscal Q1 2024 EBITDA are general and
administrative spend reductions of approximately $1.5 million
related to decreased headcount associated with the restructuring
plans and marketing spend reductions of $4.5 million. Fiscal Q1
2024 is the third consecutive quarter of increased positive EBITDA.
EBITDA for the last four fiscal quarters is as follows:
|
Q2'23 |
|
Q3'23 |
|
Q4'23 |
|
Q1'24 |
Net loss |
$ |
(2,293,640 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,555,040 |
) |
|
$ |
(783,954 |
) |
|
$ |
(639,438 |
) |
EBITDA |
$ |
(603,364 |
) |
|
$ |
116,162 |
|
|
$ |
812,041 |
|
|
$ |
1,344,405 |
|
Operating Metrics
New Student Enrollments
New student enrollments at AU decreased 28% year-over-year and
at USU decreased 13% year-over-year reflecting lower marketing
advertising spend across all programs to maintenance levels. We
anticipate the resumption of marketing spend in the second half of
fiscal 2024 at a level which management believes will be necessary
to provide enrollments needed to grow the student body and allow
for the generation of positive operating cash flow.
New student enrollments for the past five quarters are shown
below:
|
Q1'23 |
|
Q2'23 |
|
Q3'23 |
|
Q4'23 |
|
Q1'24 |
Aspen University |
868 |
|
784 |
|
695 |
|
574 |
|
626 |
USU |
447 |
|
506 |
|
374 |
|
360 |
|
389 |
Total |
1,315 |
|
1,290 |
|
1,069 |
|
934 |
|
1,015 |
New student enrollments, bookings and ARPU for Q1’24 versus
Q1’23 are shown below (rounding differences may occur):
|
First Quarter Bookings1
and Average Revenue Per Enrollment
(ARPU)1 |
|
Q1'23 Enrollments |
|
Q3'22 Bookings 1 |
|
Q1'24 Enrollments |
|
Q3'23 Bookings 1 |
|
Percent Change Total Bookings & ARPU
1 |
Aspen University |
868 |
|
$ |
10,882,200 |
|
626 |
|
$ |
5,115,600 |
|
|
USU |
447 |
|
$ |
7,965,540 |
|
389 |
|
$ |
6,931,980 |
|
|
Total |
1,315 |
|
$ |
18,847,740 |
|
1,015 |
|
$ |
12,047,580 |
|
(36)% |
ARPU |
|
|
$ |
14,333 |
|
|
|
$ |
11,870 |
|
(17)% |
_____________________1 “Bookings” are defined
by multiplying LTV by new student enrollments for each operating
unit. “ARPU” is defined by dividing total Bookings by total new
student enrollments for each operating unit.
Total Active Student Body
Total active student body for the past five quarters is shown
below:
|
Q1'23 |
|
Q2'23 |
|
Q3'23 |
|
Q4'23 |
|
Q1'24 |
Aspen
University |
9,133 |
|
7,973 |
|
7,232 |
|
6,670 |
|
6,001 |
USU |
2,915 |
|
2,984 |
|
2,724 |
|
2,729 |
|
2,590 |
Total |
12,048 |
|
10,957 |
|
9,956 |
|
9,399 |
|
8,591 |
Nursing Students
As of July 31, 2023, 7,115 of 8,591 or 83% of all active
students across both universities are degree-seeking nursing
students. Of the students seeking nursing degrees, 6,765 are RNs
studying to earn an advanced degree, including 4,416 at Aspen
University and 2,349 at USU. The remaining 350 nursing students are
enrolled in Aspen University’s BSN Pre-licensure program in the
Phoenix, Austin, Tampa and Nashville metros. The majority of the
year-over-year Aspen University nursing student body decrease is a
result of the enrollment stoppage and teach out of the
pre-licensure program and the reduction in marketing spend to
maintenance levels.
Nursing student body for the past five quarters is shown
below:
|
Q1'23 |
|
Q2'23 |
|
Q3'23 |
|
Q4'23 |
|
Q1'24 |
Aspen
University |
7,686 |
|
6,640 |
|
5,899 |
|
5,392 |
|
4,766 |
USU |
2,708 |
|
2,752 |
|
2,450 |
|
2,490 |
|
2,349 |
Total |
10,394 |
|
9,392 |
|
8,349 |
|
7,882 |
|
7,115 |
Liquidity
At July 31, 2023, the Company had unrestricted cash of $0.2
million and restricted cash of $5.8 million. As of September 28,
2023, the Company’s unrestricted cash balance had increased to $1.9
million. Variability in our unrestricted cash balance is due to the
timing of financial aid reimbursements from the DoE.
On February 8, 2023, AU received notification from the DoE that
effective February 7, 2023 the DoE had placed AU on the HCM2 method
of financial aid reimbursement. Under the HCM2 method of payment,
AU may continue to obligate funds under the federal student
financial assistance programs. A school placed on HCM2 no longer
receives funds under the Advance Payment Method. After a school on
HCM2 makes disbursements to students from its own institutional
funds, a request must be submitted to the DoE for reimbursement of
those funds. The transition to HCM2 created variability in our
unrestricted cash balance because receipt of the first payment
under the program is generally delayed due to extended DoE review
time. In August 2023 and September 2023, we received the
second and third reimbursement payments under HCM2 of approximately
$2.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively, which substantially
increased our unrestricted cash balance. Consequently, now
that AU has received three payments under HCM2, we have experienced
shorter review times.
On May 12, 2023, in order to provide liquidity for the
transition to HCM2, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement pursuant to which it sold approximately $12.4 million in
the aggregate principal amount of 15% Senior Secured Debentures
(“Debentures”) and five-year warrants for total gross proceeds of
approximately $11 million, representing an 11% original issue
discount on the Debentures, before deducting offering fees and
expenses. Approximately $5 million of the proceeds from the
offering were used to repay outstanding borrowings under the
Company’s prior credit facility dated November 5, 2018, $2.0
million is required to be kept as restricted cash, and after paying
fees and expenses associated with this offering, the remaining
proceeds are being used for working capital needs.
Cash flow used in operations for the quarter ended July 31, 2023
was $4.6 million. We generated approximately $0.8 million of cash
from our net loss adjusted for non-cash activities, and we used
approximately $5.4 million of cash from changes in working capital
primarily related to the timing of HCM2 payments and increased
long-term monthly payment plan accounts receivable. The use of cash
from working capital changes is expected to change to a source of
cash in our fiscal second quarter due to the receipt of the second,
third and possibly the fourth HCM2 payments. Management believes
the Company is positioned to generate positive operating cash flow
during the remainder of Fiscal 2024 as a result of ongoing cost
controls and the two restructuring plans implemented in Fiscal
2023.
Additional Information
For additional information on the financial statements and
performance, please refer to the Aspen Group, Inc. Quarterly Report
for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 published on the
Company’s website at www.aspu.com, on the All OTC Filings page
under Financial Info.
Non-GAAP – Financial Measures
This press release includes both financial measures in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP,
as well as non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP
financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s
performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes
or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in
the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in
accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed
as supplemental to, and should not be considered as alternatives to
net income (loss), operating income (loss), and cash flow from
operating activities, liquidity or any other financial measures.
They may not be indicative of the historical operating results of
AGI nor are they intended to be predictive of potential future
results. Investors should not consider non-GAAP financial measures
in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated
in accordance with GAAP.
Our management uses and relies on EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures. We
believe that management, analysts, and shareholders benefit from
referring to the following non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate
and assess our core operating results from period-to-period after
removing the impact of items that affect comparability. Our
management recognizes that the non-GAAP financial measures have
inherent limitations because of the excluded items described
below.
We have included a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial
measures to the most comparable financial measures calculated in
accordance with GAAP. We believe that providing the non-GAAP
financial measures, together with the reconciliation to GAAP, helps
investors make comparisons between AGI and other companies. In
making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be
aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate
their financial performance. Investors should pay close attention
to the specific definition being used and to the reconciliation
between such measure and the corresponding GAAP measure provided by
each.
AGI defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding: (1) bad debt
expense; (2) stock-based compensation; and (3) non-recurring
charges or income. The following table presents a reconciliation of
net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and of net income (loss)
margin to the Adjusted EBITDA margin:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
July 31, 2022 |
|
October 31, 2022 |
|
January 31, 2023 |
|
April 31, 2023 |
|
July 31, 2023 |
Net loss |
$ |
(3,714,971 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,293,640 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,555,040 |
) |
|
$ |
(783,954 |
) |
|
$ |
(639,438 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
|
580,580 |
|
|
|
708,705 |
|
|
|
714,801 |
|
|
|
639,517 |
|
|
|
936,460 |
|
Taxes |
|
30,321 |
|
|
|
46,501 |
|
|
|
37,249 |
|
|
|
22,677 |
|
|
|
84,171 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
921,108 |
|
|
|
935,070 |
|
|
|
919,152 |
|
|
|
933,801 |
|
|
|
963,212 |
|
EBITDA |
|
(2,182,962 |
) |
|
|
(603,364 |
) |
|
|
116,162 |
|
|
|
812,041 |
|
|
|
1,344,405 |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
46,330 |
|
|
|
458,336 |
|
|
|
394,510 |
|
|
|
387,452 |
|
|
|
87,449 |
|
Severance |
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
149,043 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Non-recurring charges (income)
- Other |
|
484,932 |
|
|
|
232,367 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(1,176,700 |
) |
|
$ |
537,339 |
|
|
$ |
960,672 |
|
|
$ |
1,798,536 |
|
|
$ |
1,881,854 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss Margin |
|
(20)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4)% |
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
|
(6)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13% |
|
The following tables present a reconciliation of net income
(loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and of net income (loss)
margin to the Adjusted EBITDA margin by business unit:
|
Three Months Ended July 31, 2023 |
|
Consolidated |
|
AGI Corporate |
|
AU |
|
USU |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(639,438 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,805,601 |
) |
|
$ |
646,376 |
|
|
$ |
2,519,787 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
936,460 |
|
|
|
936,481 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
Taxes |
|
84,171 |
|
|
|
54,766 |
|
|
|
19,425 |
|
|
|
9,980 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
963,212 |
|
|
|
75,642 |
|
|
|
761,307 |
|
|
|
126,263 |
|
EBITDA |
|
1,344,405 |
|
|
|
(2,738,712 |
) |
|
|
1,427,102 |
|
|
|
2,656,015 |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
87,449 |
|
|
|
46,872 |
|
|
|
33,058 |
|
|
|
7,519 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
1,881,854 |
|
|
$ |
(2,691,840 |
) |
|
$ |
1,685,160 |
|
|
$ |
2,888,534 |
|
Net income (loss) Margin |
|
(4)% |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
8% |
|
|
|
36% |
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
|
13% |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
22% |
|
|
|
42% |
|
________________________________NM - Not meaningful
|
Three Months Ended July 31, 2022 |
|
Consolidated |
|
AGI Corporate |
|
AU |
|
USU |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(3,714,971 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,898,587 |
) |
|
$ |
(209,429 |
) |
|
$ |
1,393,045 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
580,580 |
|
|
|
581,279 |
|
|
|
(578 |
) |
|
|
(121 |
) |
Taxes |
|
30,321 |
|
|
|
5,600 |
|
|
|
14,721 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
921,108 |
|
|
|
69,442 |
|
|
|
744,744 |
|
|
|
106,922 |
|
EBITDA |
|
(2,182,962 |
) |
|
|
(4,242,266 |
) |
|
|
549,458 |
|
|
|
1,509,846 |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
|
|
125,000 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
46,330 |
|
|
|
(25,330 |
) |
|
|
51,924 |
|
|
|
19,736 |
|
Severance |
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Non-recurring charges -
Other |
|
484,932 |
|
|
|
484,932 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(1,176,700 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,657,664 |
) |
|
$ |
826,382 |
|
|
$ |
1,654,582 |
|
Net income (loss) Margin |
|
(20)% |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
(2)% |
|
|
|
20% |
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
|
(6)% |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
7% |
|
|
|
24% |
|
Definitions
Lifetime Value ("LTV") – is the weighted
average total amount of tuition and fees paid by every new student
that enrolls in the Company’s universities, after giving effect to
attrition.
Bookings – defined by multiplying LTV by new
student enrollments for each operating unit.
Average Revenue per Enrollment ("ARPU") –
defined by dividing total Bookings by total enrollments for each
operating unit.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin – defined as Adjusted
EBITDA divided by revenue. We believe Adjusted EBITDA margin is
useful for management, analysts and investors as this measure
allows for a more meaningful comparison between our performance and
that of our competitors. Adjusted EBITDA margin has certain
limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to our
consolidated statement of operations of certain
expenses.Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements regarding our perceived positioning for
substantial growth, anticipated trends including with respect to
future demand for nurses, anticipated record fall enrollments for
both universities, our goal to maintain positive EBITDA and
improved cash flow, the planned marketing spend in fiscal year
2024, and our liquidity. All statements other than statements of
historical facts contained in this report, including statements
regarding our future financial position, liquidity, business
strategy and plans and objectives of management for future
operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,”
“may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,”
“plan,” “could,” “target,” “potential,” “is likely,” “will,”
“expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based
these forward-looking statements largely on our current
expectations and projections about future events and financial
trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results
of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Important
factors, uncertainties and risks that may cause actual results to
differ materially from these forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, our ability to enroll new students and generate
revenue given the prior sharp reduction in marketing, the continued
demand of nursing students for our programs, our ability to
successfully resolve the regulatory matters involving agencies in
Arizona and elsewhere, our ability to maintain and grow enrollments
in our active programs with increased marketing, the continued
attraction of online learning as the COVID-19 pandemic has receded,
student attrition, national and local economic factors including a
possible recession and increasing unemployment, uncertainties
arising from high inflation, Federal Reserve interest rate
increases, the banking crisis, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
including its effect on the U.S. economy, the competitive impact
from the trend of major non-profit universities using online
education and consolidation among our competitors, the timing of
DOE payments, regulatory risks including those related to the
Arizona Board of Nursing actions which caused us to agree to teach
out our pre-licensure students and the myriad of risks which may
affect our ability to maintain our operations, advance our business
plan, manage our costs, grow our revenue, and repay our obligations
as and when they come due. Further information on the risks and
uncertainties affecting our business is contained in our filings
with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. However, we no longer file
reports with the SEC, and we undertake no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, nor the risks and
uncertainties which qualify them, whether as the result of new
information, future events or otherwise. Investors are also urged
to review our periodic reports made with the OTC Markets Group,
Inc., which we also make available on our corporate website.
About Aspen Group, Inc.
Aspen Group, Inc. is an education technology holding company
that leverages its infrastructure and expertise to allow its two
universities, Aspen University and United States University, to
deliver on the vision of making college affordable again.
Investor Relations Contact
Kim RogersManaging DirectorHayden
IR385-831-7337 Kim@HaydenIR.com
GAAP Financial Statements
ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS |
|
|
July 31, 2023 |
|
April 30, 2023 |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
217,370 |
|
|
$ |
1,353,635 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
5,839,400 |
|
|
|
4,370,832 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,554,460 and $3,506,895,
respectively |
|
21,820,749 |
|
|
|
22,121,237 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
644,023 |
|
|
|
609,900 |
|
Other current assets |
|
6,279,155 |
|
|
|
3,068,918 |
|
Total current assets |
|
34,800,697 |
|
|
|
31,524,522 |
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
Computer equipment and hardware |
|
1,655,130 |
|
|
|
1,655,130 |
|
Furniture and fixtures |
|
2,190,450 |
|
|
|
2,169,090 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
8,055,363 |
|
|
|
8,055,363 |
|
Instructional equipment |
|
756,568 |
|
|
|
756,568 |
|
Software |
|
11,913,878 |
|
|
|
11,648,505 |
|
|
|
24,571,389 |
|
|
|
24,284,656 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
and amortization |
|
(12,855,415 |
) |
|
|
(11,922,435 |
) |
Total property and equipment, net |
|
11,715,974 |
|
|
|
12,362,221 |
|
Goodwill |
|
5,011,432 |
|
|
|
5,011,432 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
7,900,000 |
|
|
|
7,900,000 |
|
Courseware, net |
|
294,125 |
|
|
|
291,438 |
|
Long-term contractual accounts
receivable |
|
15,770,141 |
|
|
|
13,004,428 |
|
Deferred financing costs |
|
148,867 |
|
|
|
73,897 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use
assets, net |
|
13,017,763 |
|
|
|
13,431,074 |
|
Deposits and other assets |
|
781,550 |
|
|
|
210,536 |
|
Total
assets |
$ |
89,440,549 |
|
|
$ |
83,809,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(CONTINUED) |
|
|
July 31, 2023 |
|
April 30, 2023 |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
2,430,943 |
|
|
$ |
2,250,902 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
2,570,229 |
|
|
|
2,355,370 |
|
Advances on tuition |
|
2,987,470 |
|
|
|
2,975,680 |
|
Deferred tuition |
|
3,693,180 |
|
|
|
2,892,333 |
|
Due to students |
|
2,810,861 |
|
|
|
2,624,831 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
— |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
Operating lease obligations, current portion |
|
2,500,317 |
|
|
|
2,502,810 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
21,011 |
|
|
|
109,328 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
17,014,011 |
|
|
|
20,711,254 |
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net |
|
20,326,771 |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
Operating lease obligations,
less current portion |
|
16,943,973 |
|
|
|
17,551,512 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
54,284,755 |
|
|
|
48,262,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and
contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity: |
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares
authorized, |
|
|
|
0 issued and 0 outstanding at July 31, 2023 and April 30,
2023 |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized, |
|
|
|
25,548,046 issued and 25,548,046 outstanding at July 31,
2023 |
|
|
|
25,592,802 issued and 25,437,316 outstanding at April 30,
2023 |
|
24,061 |
|
|
|
25,593 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
111,862,560 |
|
|
|
113,429,992 |
|
Treasury stock (0 shares at July 31, 2023 and 155,486 shares
at April 30, 2023) |
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,817,414 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
(76,730,827 |
) |
|
|
(76,091,389 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
35,155,794 |
|
|
|
35,546,782 |
|
Total liabilities and
stockholders’ equity |
$ |
89,440,549 |
|
|
$ |
83,809,548 |
|
|
ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS(Unaudited) |
|
|
Three Months Ended July 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
Revenue |
$ |
14,639,872 |
|
|
$ |
18,893,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
separately below) |
|
4,392,855 |
|
|
|
10,205,551 |
|
General and administrative |
|
8,470,878 |
|
|
|
10,532,020 |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
963,212 |
|
|
|
921,108 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
14,276,945 |
|
|
|
22,008,679 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
362,927 |
|
|
|
(3,114,766 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
(936,481 |
) |
|
|
(581,293 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
18,287 |
|
|
|
11,409 |
|
Total other expense, net |
|
(918,194 |
) |
|
|
(569,884 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes |
|
(555,267 |
) |
|
|
(3,684,650 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
84,171 |
|
|
|
30,321 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(639,438 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,714,971 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share - basic and
diluted |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of
common stock outstanding - basic and diluted |
|
25,567,351 |
|
|
|
25,202,278 |
|
|
ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS(Unaudited) |
|
|
Three Months Ended July 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
Cash flows from operating
activities: |
|
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(639,438 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,714,971 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities: |
|
|
|
Bad debt expense |
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
963,212 |
|
|
|
921,108 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
87,449 |
|
|
|
46,330 |
|
Amortization of warrant-based cost |
|
7,000 |
|
|
|
7,000 |
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
73,174 |
|
|
|
67,068 |
|
Amortization of debt discounts |
|
77,208 |
|
|
|
33,890 |
|
Non-cash lease benefit |
|
(196,720 |
) |
|
|
(158,410 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
(2,915,225 |
) |
|
|
(1,713,462 |
) |
Prepaid expenses |
|
(34,123 |
) |
|
|
(386,930 |
) |
Other current assets |
|
(3,210,237 |
) |
|
|
(240,073 |
) |
Deposits and other assets |
|
(571,014 |
) |
|
|
11,883 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
180,041 |
|
|
|
(41,754 |
) |
Accrued expenses |
|
214,859 |
|
|
|
325,524 |
|
Due to students |
|
186,030 |
|
|
|
(100,102 |
) |
Advances on tuition and deferred tuition |
|
812,637 |
|
|
|
355,619 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
(88,317 |
) |
|
|
621,087 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
(4,603,464 |
) |
|
|
(3,616,193 |
) |
Cash flows from investing
activities: |
|
|
|
Purchases of courseware and accreditation |
|
(28,020 |
) |
|
|
(15,500 |
) |
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(291,632 |
) |
|
|
(476,833 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(319,652 |
) |
|
|
(492,333 |
) |
Cash flows from financing
activities: |
|
|
|
Proceeds from 15% Senior Secured Debentures, net of original
issuance discount |
|
11,000,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Repayment of 2018 Credit Facility |
|
(5,000,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Payments of deferred financing costs |
|
(744,581 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
5,255,419 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(CONTINUED)(Unaudited) |
|
|
Three Months Ended July 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
Net increase (decrease) in
cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
$ |
332,303 |
|
|
$ |
(4,108,526 |
) |
Cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash at beginning of period |
|
5,724,467 |
|
|
|
12,916,147 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash at end of period |
$ |
6,056,770 |
|
|
$ |
8,807,621 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure cash flow information: |
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest |
$ |
671,031 |
|
|
$ |
416,164 |
|
Cash paid for income taxes |
$ |
59,172 |
|
|
$ |
4,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash investing and financing
activities: |
|
|
|
Warrants issued as part of the
15% Senior Secured Debentures |
$ |
154,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash
equivalents and restricted cash reported within the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet to the total amounts shown in the
accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows:
|
July 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
217,370 |
|
|
$ |
2,374,224 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
5,839,400 |
|
|
|
6,433,397 |
|
Total cash, cash equivalents
and restricted cash |
$ |
6,056,770 |
|
|
$ |
8,807,621 |
|
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