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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 1, 2011

Or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to

Commission File Number: 0-27248

 

 

Learning Tree International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   95-3133814

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1805 Library Street

Reston, VA

  20190
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

703-709-9119

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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.     x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     x  Yes    ¨  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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
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    x  No

The number of shares of common stock, $.0001 par value, outstanding as of July 22, 2011 was 13,479,409.

 

 

 


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LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

FORM 10-Q—July 1, 2011

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          Page  
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

   Financial Statements   
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 1, 2011 (unaudited) and October 1, 2010      2   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended July 1, 2011 (unaudited) and July 2, 2010 (unaudited)      3   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended July 1, 2011 (unaudited) and July 2, 2010 (unaudited)      4   
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)      5   

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      11   

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      17   

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures      18   
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings      18   

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors      18   

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      18   

Item 3.

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities      18   

Item 4.

   (Removed and Reserved)      18   

Item 5.

   Other Information      18   

Item 6.

   Exhibits      18   

SIGNATURES

     19   

EXHIBIT INDEX

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     July 1,     October 1,  
     2011     2010  
     (unaudited)        

Assets

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 35,096      $ 34,449   

Available for sale securities

     5,148        4,997   

Trade accounts receivable, net

     18,139        18,311   

Income tax receivable

     677        230   

Prepaid expenses

     4,561        4,649   

Deferred income taxes

     212        55   

Other current assets

     2,369        2,074   
                

Total current assets

     66,202        64,765   

Equipment, Property and Leasehold Improvements:

    

Education and office equipment

     40,274        40,384   

Transportation equipment

     265        204   

Property and leasehold improvements

     28,594        28,446   
                
     69,133        69,034   

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (50,680     (52,191
                
     18,453        16,843   

Restricted interest-bearing investments

     9,486        9,367   

Deferred income taxes

     7,258        8,141   

Other assets

     1,016        1,057   
                

Total assets

   $ 102,415      $ 100,173   
                

Liabilities

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Trade accounts payable

   $ 8,051      $ 7,578   

Deferred revenues

     35,044        35,745   

Accrued payroll, benefits and related taxes

     4,996        4,464   

Other accrued liabilities

     3,090        2,729   

Income taxes payable

     446        415   

Current portion of deferred facilities rent and other

     1,048        1,298   
                

Total current liabilities

     52,675        52,229   

Asset retirement obligations

     3,661        3,291   

Deferred income taxes

     314        293   

Deferred facilities rent and other

     6,887        6,435   

Noncurrent tax liabilities

     2,094        3,153   
                

Total liabilities

     65,631        65,401   
                

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

    

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding

     0        0   

Common Stock, $.0001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 13,479,409 and 13,512,027 issued and outstanding, respectively

     1        1   

Additional paid-in capital

     5,368        4,933   

Accumulated comprehensive income

     613        180   

Retained earnings

     30,802        29,658   
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     36,784        34,772   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 102,415      $ 100,173   
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

     Three months ended     Nine months ended  
     July 1,     July 2,     July 1,     July 2,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Revenues

   $ 33,458      $ 32,781      $ 99,492      $ 93,579   

Cost of revenues

     15,913        15,713        46,522        43,436   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     17,545        17,068        52,970        50,143   

Operating expenses:

        

Course development

     1,872        1,768        5,691        5,358   

Sales and marketing

     7,811        7,777        23,536        22,257   

General and administrative

     6,901        6,215        21,420        19,506   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     16,584        15,760        50,647        47,121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     961        1,308        2,323        3,022   

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income, net

     60        186        167        607   

Foreign exchange (losses) gains

     (28     34        (129     (25

Other, net

     (6     15        (26     13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     26        235        12        595   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     987        1,543        2,335        3,617   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     342        (526     723        396   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 645      $ 2,069      $ 1,612      $ 3,221   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

        

Income per common share - basic

   $ 0.05      $ 0.15      $ 0.12      $ 0.23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income per common share - diluted

   $ 0.05      $ 0.15      $ 0.12      $ 0.23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Weighted average shares - basic

     13,479        13,729        13,546        13,777   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares - diluted

     13,479        13,754        13,563        13,792   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

        

Net income

   $ 645      $ 2,069      $ 1,612      $ 3,221   

Temporary (impairment) recovery of available for sale securities

     (2     1,373        (7     1,413   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     127        (145     440        (864
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 770      $ 3,297      $ 2,045      $ 3,770   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Unaudited

 

     Nine months ended  
     July 1,     July 2,  
     2011     2010  

Cash flows - operating activities

    

Net Income

   $ 1,612      $ 3,221   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     3,486        4,335   

Share based compensation

     436        407   

Deferred income taxes

     167        2,405   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     55        58   

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

     142        145   

Gain on settlement of asset retirement obligation

     (103     0   

Losses on disposal of equipment and leasehold improvements

     13        1   

Unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains)

     45        (66

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade accounts receivable

     456        (2,066

Asset retirement obligations

     279        0   

Prepaid marketing expenses

     144        0   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     287        138   

Income tax receivable / payable

     (1,112     (4,792

Trade accounts payable

     290        (989

Deferred revenues

     (1,324     (2,048

Deferred facilities rent and other

     145        1,523   

Other accrued liabilities

     610        (4,497
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     5,628        (2,225
                

Cash flows - investing activities:

    

Purchases of available for sale securities

     (26,590     (57,386

Sales of available for sale securities

     26,344        65,814   

Purchases of equipment, property and leasehold improvements

     (4,965     (2,004

Proceeds from sale of equipment, property and leasehold improvements

     7        19   
                

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (5,204     6,443   
                

Cash flows - financing activities:

    

Payments to repurchase common stock

     (428     (3,471

Shares surrendered in lieu of tax withholding

     (39     0   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     0        371   
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (467     (3,100
                

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     690        (989
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     647        129   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     34,449        44,313   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 35,096      $ 44,442   
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(tables in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Learning Tree International, Inc. and our subsidiaries have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and, therefore, omit or condense certain note disclosures and other information required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These financial statements should therefore be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2010 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We use the 52/53-week fiscal year method to better align our external financial reporting with the way we operate our business. Under this method, each fiscal quarter ends on the Friday closest to the end of the calendar quarter. Accordingly, the third quarter of the current fiscal year ended on July 1, 2011, and the third quarter of our prior fiscal year ended on July 2, 2010.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, that are only of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary to present fairly our financial position as of July 1, 2011, and our results of operations for the three months and nine months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, and our cash flows for the nine months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

NOTE 2—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Accrued stock-based compensation expense related to grants of employee stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units included in operating expenses was $0.2 million during the three months and $0.4 million during the nine months ended July 1, 2011, allocated in a manner consistent with the related employee salary costs. This compares to stock-based compensation expense for grants of employee stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and unrestricted common stock of $0.1 million for the three months and $0.4 million for the nine months ended July 2, 2010, respectively.

NOTE 3—ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

The following table presents the activity for the asset retirement obligation liabilities, which are primarily related to the restoration of classroom facilities in our Learning Tree Education Centers:

 

     Nine months
ended

July 1, 2011
    Year ended
October 1, 2010
 

ARO balance, beginning of period

   $ 3,291      $ 3,458   

Accretion expense

     142        178   

Liabilities incurred

     279        0   

Gain on settlement of ARO liability

     (103     (332

Foreign currency translation

     52        (13
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

ARO balance, end of period

   $ 3,661      $ 3,291   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(tables in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

NOTE 4—EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (which excludes unvested shares of our common stock granted under our 2007 Equity Incentive Plan) during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similarly to basic earnings per share except that the weighted average shares outstanding are increased to include common stock equivalents, to the extent their effect is dilutive. The computations of diluted earnings per share excluded approximately 262,000 stock options and restricted stock units for the three months ended July 1, 2011 and approximately 246,000 stock options and restricted stock units for the nine months ended July 1, 2011, because their effect would not have been dilutive. Approximately 139,000 stock options for the three months ended July 2, 2010 and 278,000 stock options for the nine months ended July 2, 2010, were excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share because their effect would not have been dilutive. The computations for basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

 

     Three months ended      Nine months ended  
     July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
     July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
 

Numerator:

           

Net income

   $ 645       $ 2,069       $ 1,612       $ 3,221   

Denominator:

           

Weighted average shares outstanding

           

Basic

     13,479         13,729         13,546         13,777   

Effect of dilutive securities

     0         25         17         15   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     13,479         13,754         13,563         13,792   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income per common share - basic

   $ 0.05       $ 0.15       $ 0.12       $ 0.23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income per common share - diluted

   $ 0.05       $ 0.15       $ 0.12       $ 0.23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOTE 5—INCOME TAXES

The income tax provision used in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 reflects a 31.0% effective tax rate. Our effective tax rate for fiscal year 2011 full year is estimated at 35.2%, taking into consideration all projected permanent differences and discrete items recorded in the year-to-date period. The income tax provision for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 reflected a 10.9% effective tax rate. The low effective rate for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 resulted from the expiration of uncertain tax positions.

NOTE 6—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contingencies

Currently, and from time to time, we are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business. We are not a party to any lawsuit or proceeding that, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

NOTE 7—SEGMENT REPORTING

Our worldwide operations involve the design and delivery of instructor-led classroom training courses and related services to multinational companies and government entities. The training and education we offer is presented in an identical manner in every country in which we operate. Our instructors present our courses in a virtually identical fashion worldwide, regardless of whether presented in leased classroom space or external facilities, the content of the class being taught or the location or method of distribution. We did not have sales to any single customer that amounted to 10% or more of our revenues in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011.

We conduct and manage our business globally and have reportable segments that operate in six countries: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Sweden and Japan.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(tables in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

Summarized financial information by country for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal years 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 

     Three months ended      Nine months ended  
     July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
     July 1,
2011
     July 2,
2010
 

Revenues:

           

United States

   $ 16,890       $ 17,970       $ 46,537       $ 45,452   

Canada

     2,637         2,383         10,965         9,992   

United Kingdom

     7,564         6,760         23,789         20,897   

France

     3,671         3,389         10,162         10,294   

Sweden

     2,265         1,716         6,668         5,283   

Japan

     431         563         1,371         1,661   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 33,458       $ 32,781       $ 99,492       $ 93,579   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit:

           

United States

     8,968         9,343         23,895         23,326   

Canada

     1,377         1,176         6,757         6,117   

United Kingdom

     3,383         3,089         11,317         10,262   

France

     2,041         1,999         5,768         5,948   

Sweden

     1,484         1,071         4,312         3,332   

Japan

     292         390         921         1,158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 17,545       $ 17,068       $ 52,970       $ 50,143   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets:

           

United States

     52,563         84,436         

Canada

     5,795         5,108         

United Kingdom

     25,822         23,414         

France

     9,842         8,118         

Sweden

     6,621         5,029         

Japan

     1,772         1,574         
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total

   $ 102,415       $ 127,679         
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

The decrease in total assets for the United States is primarily due to the $29.9 million dividend paid on September 10, 2010.

NOTE 8—AVAILABLE FOR SALE SECURITIES

Securities are classified consistent with how we manage, monitor, and measure them on the basis of the nature and risks of the security. The amortized cost of these securities and their respective fair values are as follows:

 

July 1, 2011:    Amortized
Cost Basis
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 

Commericial Paper

   $ 999       $ 0       $ 0      $ 999   

Corporate Securities

     4,162         0         (13     4,149   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 5,161       $ 0       $ (13   $ 5,148   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
October 1, 2010:    Amortized
Cost Basis
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 

Commericial Paper

   $ 4,997       $ 0       $ 0      $ 4,997   

Corporate Securities

     0         0         0        0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 4,997       $ 0       $ 0      $ 4,997   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(tables in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

The scheduled maturities of available for sale securities were as follows as of July 1, 2011:

 

     Fair Value  

Due within a year

   $ 5,148   

Due after one year through five years

     0   

Due after five years through ten years

     0   

Due after ten years

     0   
  

 

 

 
   $ 5,148   
  

 

 

 

Net sales of available for sale securities were $4.3 million and net purchases were $0.2 million for the three months and nine months ended July 1, 2011, respectively, compared to net sales of $16.0 million and $8.4 million for the three months and nine months ended July 2, 2010, respectively. No realized gains or losses were recognized in any of these periods.

We have no securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months; as well, we have no securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.

NOTE 9—STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

During the three months ended July 1, 2011 we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock. During the nine months ended July 1, 2011 we repurchased 47,058 shares of our common stock at a total cost of approximately $0.4 million. During the three months and nine months ended July 2, 2010, we repurchased 126,965 and 297,087 shares of our common stock at a total cost of approximately $1.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively. These shares were retired, and the purchase price for the shares was charged to retained earnings.

NOTE 10—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, (“ASC 820”) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 for all financial assets and liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in the principal market for the asset or liability, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The fair value is measured on assumptions that market participants would use, including assumptions about non performance risk and credit risk.

ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs and prioritizes them based on the extent to which the inputs are observable in the marketplace. Categorization is based on the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the measurement. These levels are:

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market corroborated inputs.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s assumptions about the estimates and risks that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The following sections describe the valuation methodologies we use to measure different financial assets at fair value.

 

   

Commercial Paper—Because of the readily available markets for these instruments, we use quoted prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets provided by our investment broker/advisor to establish fair values.

 

   

Corporate Securities —Because of the readily available markets for these instruments, we use quoted prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets provided by our investment broker/advisor, as well as our independent research, to establish fair values.

 

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LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(tables in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at July 1, 2011 and October 1, 2010:

 

July 1, 2011:    Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Commercial Paper

   $ 999       $ 0       $ 0   

Corporate Securities

     4,149         0         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,148       $ 0       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
October 1, 2010:    Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Commercial Paper

   $ 4,997       $ 0       $ 0   

Corporate Securities

     0         0         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,997       $ 0       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Level 3 Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

There are no level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 1, 2011.

Non Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

We measure our asset retirement obligations at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, when we believe there has been an indication the fair value has changed. We adjusted the value of those liabilities in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 for new office space occupied by our U.K. administrative personnel.

NOTE 11—DEFERRED FACILITIES RENT AND OTHER

Deferred Facilities Rent and Other

The following tables show details of the following line items in our consolidated balance sheets.

Current Portion of Deferred Facilities Rent and Other

 

     July 1,      October 1,  
     2011      2010  

Deferred rent

   $ 567       $ 505   

Sublease loss accruals

     481         793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,048       $ 1,298   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred Facilities Rent and Other

 

     July 1,      October 1,  
     2011      2010  

Deferred rent

   $ 5,367       $ 4,913   

Sublease loss accruals

     879         938   

Other minimum lease payments

     641         584   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 6,887       $ 6,435   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(tables in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

NOTE 12—RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. The new standard requires the presentation of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The new standard also requires presentation of adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The updated guidance is effective on a retrospective basis for financial statements issued for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued additional guidance on fair value measurements that clarifies the application of existing guidance and disclosure requirements, changes certain fair value measurement principles and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. The updated guidance is effective on a prospective basis for financial statements issued for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including the Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not, or management believes will not, have a material impact on our present or future consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 13—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

We have evaluated all events subsequent to the balance sheet date of July 1, 2011 through the date the financial statements were filed, and have determined that there are no subsequent events that require disclosure.

 

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion and analysis is provided to increase the understanding of, and should be read in conjunction with, our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2010 (our “2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K”). We use the terms “we,” “our,” and “us” to refer to Learning Tree International, Inc. and our subsidiaries.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by looking for words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “would,” “may,” or other similar expressions in this Report. Our forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future performance and include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our business strategy, future commercial revenues, future operating expenses, future gross profits, earnings or losses, market growth, capital requirements, new product introductions, expansion plans and the adequacy of our funding. Other statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are also forward-looking statements.

We claim the protection of the safe harbor contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution investors that any forward-looking statements presented in this Report, or that we may make orally or in writing from time to time, are based on our beliefs, assumptions made by us, and information currently available to us. Such statements are based on assumptions, and the actual outcome will be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control and ability to predict. Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance, and some will inevitably prove to be incorrect. As a result, our actual future results can be expected to differ from our expectations, and those differences may be material. We are not undertaking any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based on assumptions and known results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.

Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include those related to the following: risks associated with the timely development, introduction, and customer acceptance of our courses; efficient delivery and scheduling of our courses; technology development and new technology introduction; competition; international operations, including currency fluctuations; attracting and retaining qualified personnel; intellectual property, including having to defend potential infringement claims; changing economic and market conditions; and adverse weather conditions, strikes, acts of war or terrorism and other external events. Please refer to the risk factors under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 and elsewhere in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The risks included in our filings are not exhaustive, and additional factors could adversely affect our business and financial performance. We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as otherwise required by law.

OVERVIEW

We are a leading worldwide vendor-independent provider to business and government organizations for the training and education of their managers and information technology (“IT”) professionals. Since our founding in 1974, we have provided high-quality training to more than 2.1 million managers and IT professionals.

We develop our own proprietary courses to be highly interactive, and incorporate extensive hands-on exercises or case study workshops. Our vendor-independent IT courses provide participants an unbiased perspective regarding software and hardware products and the ability to compare and integrate multiple platforms and technologies from various vendors. Our management courses, while addressing core concepts and theories, focus heavily on providing skills, tools and technologies that participants can apply immediately upon returning to their jobs. Our RealityPlus management courses utilize extensive “real-world” simulations to teach practical management techniques. This innovative, multi-media methodology provides an environment in which RealityPlus course participants learn entirely by doing. Throughout the courses, participants gain extensive experience applying new management skills in life-like, challenging situations, within the confines of the classroom and under the guidance of an expert instructor. We believe that as a result, RealityPlus course participants achieve greater mastery of effective management techniques as well as the confidence

 

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needed to apply them, and thus return to their jobs both ready and willing to immediately apply their expanded skills in their workplaces.

Based on their sophistication and quality, our courses are recommended for one to two semester hours of college credit by the American Council on Education. We are also a trusted continuing professional education (“CPE”) provider of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC) 2. In addition, we are on the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy National Registry of CPE sponsors and are a Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute.

After assessing market need, most of our courses are translated into French, Swedish and Japanese. We offer our proprietary courses through local operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Sweden and Japan, and typically generate half of our revenues internationally.

Based on extensive testing over the past several years of alternate delivery formats and training program structures, in fiscal year 2009 we introduced Learning Tree AnyWare, our proprietary live e-learning platform that integrates participants in remote locations into live class events in another location. Attendees at home or in their offices can use an ordinary Internet connection to participate in a live Learning Tree course being held in one of our education centers. AnyWare class participants see and hear their instructor and classmates in real time, and view the instructor’s annotations on the two in-class MagnaLearn projection screens in real-time. They are able to participate in discussions, ask questions, work in breakout sessions, and complete the same hands-on exercises as their in-class counterparts, all under the guidance of a live, expert instructor. They gain the full benefit of our proprietary courseware, and achieve the same level of knowledge and skill transfer as in-class participants. Early customer feedback reports that AnyWare is highly different from, and significantly more effective in promoting job-related learning than, other forms of e-Learning.

Our instructors are not full time employees; rather, they are practicing professionals who apply the same IT and management skills they teach in our classrooms as independent consultants or full-time employees elsewhere when they are not teaching. On average, each expert instructor teaches about 9 courses per year on an “as needed” basis. This ensures that our instructors stay at the forefront of their respective disciplines, and also enables us to structure our business so the majority of course delivery costs are variable. In addition to the delivery of our courses in our state-of-the-art education centers, our infrastructure and logistics capabilities allow us to coordinate, plan and deliver our courses at hotels, conference facilities and customer sites worldwide.

We continue our tradition of excellence by always seeking to improve our core strengths: expert instructors, proprietary content library, state-of-the-art classrooms and worldwide course delivery systems. We believe that quality and customer satisfaction remain the underlying driving forces for our long-term success.

KEY METRICS OF OUR THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2011

As discussed in more detail throughout our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,

For the three months ended July 1, 2011:

 

   

Revenues increased to $33.5 million from $32.8 million, an increase of $0.7 million or 2.1% from the same quarter of fiscal year 2010.

 

   

Our gross profit was 52.4% of revenues compared to 52.1% of revenues for the same quarter of fiscal year 2010.

 

   

Operating expenses increased by $0.8 million compared to the same quarter of our prior fiscal year. Operating expenses were 49.5% of revenues compared to 48.1% of revenues for the same quarter of fiscal year 2010.

 

   

Income from operations was $1.0 million compared to income from operations of $1.3 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2010.

 

   

Income tax expense for our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $0.3 million, compared to our third quarter of fiscal year 2010 in which the expiration of uncertain tax positions under ASC 740 resulted in a tax benefit of $0.5 million.

 

   

Net income was $0.6 million compared to net income of $2.1 million in our third quarter of fiscal year 2010.

 

   

The sum of cash and cash equivalents and current available for sale securities increased $0.8 million to $40.2 million at July 1, 2011 compared with October 1, 2010.

 

   

Net working capital (current assets minus current liabilities) increased by $1.0 million and was $13.5 million at July 1, 2011 compared with $12.5 million at October 1, 2010.

For the nine months ended July 1, 2011:

 

   

Revenues increased to $99.5 million from $93.6 million, an increase of 6.3% from the same period of fiscal year 2010.

 

   

Our gross profit was 53.2% of revenues compared to 53.6% for the same period of fiscal year 2010.

 

   

Operating expenses increased by $3.5 million compared to the same period of our prior fiscal year. Operating expenses were 50.9% of revenues for fiscal year 2011 compared to 50.4% for the same period of fiscal year 2010.

 

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Income from operations was $2.3 million compared to income from operations of $3.0 million in the same period of fiscal year 2010.

 

   

Net income was $1.6 million compared to net income of $3.2 million in the same period of fiscal year 2010.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table summarizes our consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated, expressed as a percentage of revenues:

 

     Three months ended     Nine months ended  
     July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
    July 1,
2011
    July 2,
2010
 

Revenues

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0

Cost of revenues

     47.6     47.9     46.8     46.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     52.4     52.1     53.2     53.6

Operating expenses:

        

Course development

     5.6     5.4     5.7     5.7

Sales and marketing

     23.3     23.7     23.7     23.8

General and administrative

     20.6     19.0     21.5     20.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     49.5     48.1     50.9     50.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     2.9     4.0     2.3     3.2

Other income (expense), net

     0.1     0.7     0.0     0.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before taxes

     3.0     4.7     2.3     3.8

Income tax provision (benefit)

     1.1     -1.6     0.7     0.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     1.9     6.3     1.6     3.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED JULY 1, 2011 COMPARED WITH THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED JULY 2, 2010

Revenues. We achieved revenues of $33.5 million in our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, an increase of $0.7 million or 2.1% compared to revenues of $32.8 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2010. The increase in revenues is primarily due to an 8.4% increase in revenue per participant which was partially offset by a 5.9% decrease in the number of course participants. The increase in revenue per participant primarily resulted from a 5.4% favorable effect from changes in foreign exchange rates, a 1.6% increase due to selling proportionately more public course events and a 0.9% overall price increase.

During our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, we trained 19,879 course participants, a 5.9% decrease from the 21,124 course participants we trained in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010. During our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, we provided 68,173 attendee-days of training, a 4.9% decrease from the 71,711 attendee-days in the same quarter in fiscal year 2010. In our management courses during our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, we provided 30,362 attendee-days of training, a 7.4% decrease from the 32,800 attendee-days in the corresponding period in fiscal year 2010. In our IT courses during our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, we provided 37,811 attendee-days of training, a 2.8% decrease from the 38,911 attendee-days in the corresponding period in fiscal year 2010.

Revenues for the nine months ended July 1, 2011 increased 6.3% compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010. The increase in revenues is primarily due to a 3.1% increase in the number of course participants and a 3.2% increase in revenue per participant. The increase in revenue per participant was primarily due to a 2.3% favorable effect from changes in foreign exchange rates and an overall price increase of 1.2%, these were partially offset by the effect of holding proportionately more course events at customer locations, which have a lower revenue per participant than courses held in our own education centers.

During the nine months ended July 1, 2011, we provided 199,502 attendee-days of training, a 4.9% increase from the 190,144 attendee-days in the same period in fiscal year 2010. In our management courses during the nine months ended July 1, 2011, we provided 84,354 attendee-days of training, a 9.2% increase over the 77,268 attendee-days in the corresponding period in fiscal year 2010. In our IT courses during the nine months ended July 1, 2011, we provided 115,148 attendee-days of training, a 2.0% increase from the 112,876 attendee-days in the corresponding period in fiscal year 2010.

Cost of Revenues. Our cost of revenues primarily includes the costs of course instructors and their travel expenses, course materials, classroom facilities, equipment, freight and refreshments.

During our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, we presented 1,601 events, a 2.4% decrease from the 1,641 events during the same period in fiscal year 2010. Our cost of revenues for our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $15.9 million, or 47.6% of revenues,

 

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compared to $15.7 million, or 47.9% of revenues, in the same period in fiscal year 2010. Our gross profit percentage for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 was 52.4% compared to 52.1% in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues decreased slightly in our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010 because revenues increased 2.1% while cost of revenues increased only 1.3%. The change in cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 primarily reflects a 4.5% increase in average revenue per event somewhat offset by a 3.8% increase in average cost per event. The increase in our average revenue per event was primarily the result of the favorable impact of changes in exchange rates and conducting proportionately more public course events in our own education centers which have a higher revenue per event than courses held at customer locations. The increase in average cost per event was also the impact of changes in exchange rates and conducting proportionately more events in our own education centers. The net effect of changes in exchange rates do not materially affect gross profit percentages because exchange rates have essentially the same impact on both revenues and cost of revenues in any period.

During the first nine months of fiscal year 2011, we presented 4,599 events, a 5.9% increase from 4,342 events during the same period in fiscal year 2010. Our cost of revenues for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 was $46.5 million compared to $43.4 million in the same period in fiscal year 2010. As a result, our gross profit percentage for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 was 53.2% compared to 53.6% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Changes in exchange rates do not materially affect gross profit percentages because exchange rates have essentially the same impact on both revenues and cost of revenues in any period.

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues increased slightly in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 because revenues increased 6.3% and cost of revenues increased 7.1%. The change in cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in our first nine months of fiscal year 2011 primarily reflects a 0.4% increase in average revenue per event which was offset by a 1.1% increase in average cost per event. The increase in our average revenue per event was primarily the result of the favorable impact of changes in exchange rates. The increase in average cost per event was due to the impact of changes in exchange rates and higher costs per event for our courses conducted at customer locations. The net effect of changes in exchange rates do not materially affect gross profit percentages because exchange rates have essentially the same impact on both revenues and cost of revenues in any period.

Course Development Expenses. We maintain a disciplined process to develop new courses and update our existing courses. Costs incurred in that process are expensed when incurred and are included in course development expenses. These principally include the costs of our internal product development staff and the subject matter experts who serve as our course authors and technical editors.

During our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, course development expenses were 5.6% of revenues, compared to 5.4% in the same quarter of fiscal year 2010. Overall spending on course development in our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $1.9 million, a 5.9% increase from the $1.8 million spent on course development in our third quarter of fiscal year 2010.

In our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, we introduced three new IT course titles and retired two; we introduced four new management course titles and retired two. Our library of instructor-led courses numbered 219 titles at the end of our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 compared with 217 titles at the end of the same quarter of fiscal year 2010. At the end of our third quarter of this fiscal year, we had 81 management titles in our course library, compared with 79 titles at the end of the same quarter of fiscal year 2010. Our library of IT titles numbered 138 at the end of our third quarters of fiscal years 2011 and 2010.

During the first nine months of fiscal years 2011 and 2010, course development expenses were 5.7% of revenues. Overall spending on course development in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 was $5.7 million, a 6.2% increase from the $5.4 million spent on course development in the first nine months of fiscal year 2010.

Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses include the costs of: designing, producing and distributing direct mail and media advertisements; distributing marketing e-mails; maintaining and further developing our website; compensation and travel for sales and marketing personnel; and information systems to support these activities.

Sales and marketing expense in our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 was 23.3% of revenues, compared with 23.7% for the same quarter in fiscal year 2010. Sales and marketing expense was $7.8 million in our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, the same as in our third quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Changes in foreign exchange rates included in these figures caused total sales and marketing expense to increase by 4.7% for our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Sales and marketing expenses in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 were 23.7% of revenue compared to 23.8% in fiscal year 2010. Sales and marketing expense was $23.5 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011, compared to $22.2 million during the first nine months of fiscal year 2010. During the first nine months of this fiscal year, we increased our sales and marketing expense by $1.3 million. The change was primarily due to increases in both payroll and benefits of $1.8 million net of a decrease of $0.2 million in professional services and a decrease in sales commissions of $0.1 million.

Changes in foreign exchange rates caused total sales and marketing expense to increase 1.9% for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year.

 

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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expense during our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $6.9 million compared to $6.2 million in our third quarter of fiscal year 2010. The increase of $0.7 million included $0.3 million caused by a 4.1% effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on general and administrative expense, to other increases in compensation and benefits of $0.3 million, and to increases in legal expenses of $0.1 million.

General and Administrative expense during the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 was $21.4 million, an increase of $1.9 million compared to $19.5 million in the same period of fiscal year 2010. This increase resulted from an increase of $2.2 million in payroll and benefits which included $0.7 million in compensation incentives and $0.4 million in severance, $0.3 million in professional services fees and various other increases of $0.4 million. Additionally, the nine months ended July 2, 2010 included a charge of $1.1 million for an expected period of vacancy due to the exercise of an option to terminate by one of our London education center sub tenants. This accrual was increased by $0.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011.

Changes in foreign exchange rates caused total general and administrative expenses to increase 1.5% for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Other Income (Expense), Net. Other income (expense), net consists primarily of interest income and foreign currency transaction gains and losses.

During our third quarter of fiscal year 2011, other income, net totaled less than $0.1 million compared to $0.2 million in the same period of fiscal year 2010. The net decrease was primarily due to a reduction in interest income of $0.2 million due to lower interest rates and lower cash balances.

During the first nine months of fiscal year 2011, other income, net totaled less than $0.1 million compared to $0.6 million in the same period of fiscal year 2010. The net decrease was primarily due to a reduction in interest income of $0.4 million due to lower interest rates and lower cash balances.

Income Taxes. Our income tax provision in our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 was an expense of $0.3 million compared to a benefit of $0.5 million in our third quarter of fiscal year 2010. The low effective rate for fiscal year 2010 results from the impact of the expiration of uncertain tax positions under ASC 740. Our income tax provision for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 was $0.7 million compared to income tax expense of $0.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010. Our income tax provision for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 reflects a 31.0% effective tax rate, compared with our income tax provision for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010, which reflected a 10.9% effective rate.

Net Income. Our net income for our third quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $0.6 million compared to net income of $2.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Our net income for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 was $1.6 million compared to net income of $3.2 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010.

Effects of Foreign Exchange Rates. Although our consolidated financial statements are stated in U.S. dollars, all of our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. have functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Gains and losses arising from the translation of the balance sheets of our subsidiaries from the functional currencies to U.S. dollars are reported as adjustments to stockholders’ equity. Fluctuations in exchange rates may also have an effect on our results of operations. Since both revenues and expenses are generally denominated in our subsidiaries’ local currency, changes in exchange rates that have an adverse effect on our foreign revenues are partially offset by a favorable effect on our foreign expenses. The impact of future exchange rates on our results of operations cannot be accurately predicted. To date, we have not sought to hedge the risks associated with fluctuations in exchange rates, and therefore we continue to be subject to such risks. Even if we undertake such hedging transactions in the future, there can be no assurance that any hedging techniques we implement would be successful in eliminating or reducing the effects of currency fluctuations. See Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

FLUCTUATIONS IN QUARTERLY RESULTS

Our quarterly results are affected by many factors, including the number of weeks during which courses can be conducted in a quarter, the nature and extent of our marketing, the timing of the introduction of new courses, competitive forces within the markets we serve, the mix of our course events between IT and management and customer site or education center venues, and currency fluctuations.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. The new standard requires the presentation of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but

 

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consecutive statements. The new standard also requires presentation of adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The updated guidance is effective on a retrospective basis for financial statements issued for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued additional guidance on fair value measurements that clarifies the application of existing guidance and disclosure requirements, changes certain fair value measurement principles and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. The updated guidance is effective on a prospective basis for financial statements issued for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including the Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not, or management believes will not, have a material impact on our present or future consolidated financial statements.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary sources of liquidity at July 1, 2011 include cash and cash equivalents and available for sale securities of $40.2 million. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2011, these assets increased by $0.8 million, primarily as a result of cash provided by operations of $5.6 million which was largely offset by capital expenditures of $5.0 million.

At July 1, 2011, our net working capital (current assets minus current liabilities) was $13.5 million, a $1.0 million increase from our working capital balance at October 1, 2010, primarily as a result of a decrease in deferred revenue of $0.7 million, an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $0.6 million, an increase in available for sale securities of $0.2 million, and an increase in income tax receivable of $0.4 million, partly offset by an increase in accrued liabilities of $1.0 million.

Cash Flows. Our cash and cash equivalents increased $0.6 million to $35.1 million at July 1, 2011 from $34.4 million at October 1, 2010 (table in thousands).

 

     Nine months ended  
     July 1, 2011     July 2, 2010  

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 5,628      $ (2,225

Cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (5,204     6,443   

Cash used in financing activities

     (467     (3,100

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     690        (989
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

   $ 647      $ 129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 was $5.6 million due primarily to $4.2 million of non-cash items and net income of $1.6 million; offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $0.2 million. This compares to net cash used in operating activities of $2.2 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 due primarily to $7.3 million of non cash items and net income of $3.2 million; offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $12.7 million.

Net cash used in investing activities for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 was $5.2 million due primarily to $5.0 million of purchases of equipment, property and leasehold improvements. This compares to net cash provided by operations of $6.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 due primarily to net sales of available for sale securities of $8.4 million, offset by purchases of equipment, property and leasehold improvements of $2.0 million.

Net cash used in financing activities for the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 was $0.5 million due primarily to $0.4 million of repurchases of common stock. This compares to net cash used in financing operations of $3.1 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 due primarily to repurchases of common stock of $3.5 million, offset by $0.4 million of proceeds from stock options exercised.

Changes in exchange rates had a $0.7 million positive effect on cash and cash equivalents during the nine months ending July 1, 2011.

Liquidity. We have no outstanding debt or line of credit agreements. We anticipate we will continue to rely primarily on our balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand and cash flows from operations to finance our operating cash needs. We believe that such funds will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated cash requirements for the foreseeable future.

Capital Requirements. During the nine months ended July 1, 2011, we made capital expenditures of $4.2 million for the purchase of furniture and computer equipment worldwide, as well as $0.8 million of reimbursable tenant improvements. We plan to purchase an additional $1.2 million in equipment and other capital assets during the remainder of fiscal year 2011. Our contractual obligations as of July 1, 2011 are consistent in material respects with our fiscal year-end disclosure in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Requirements” of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We have a number of operating leases for our administrative offices and education center classroom facilities located worldwide. These leases expire at various dates over the next 10 years. In addition to requiring monthly payments for rent, some of the leases contain asset retirement provisions whereby we are required to return the leased facility back to a specified condition at the expiration of the lease.

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES

Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The preparation of these financial statements is based on the selection of accounting policies and the application of significant accounting estimates, some of which require management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and notes. We believe some of the more critical estimates and policies that affect our financial condition and results of operations are in the areas of revenue recognition, operating leases, asset retirement obligations, stock-based compensation and income taxes. For more information regarding our critical accounting estimates and policies, see Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies” of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. We have discussed the application of these critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

FUTURE OUTLOOK

As we have for the past 37 years, we continue to emphasize excellence in educating and training managers and IT professionals from government and commercial organizations around the world. We believe that quality is a significant differentiator in the eyes of our customers, and that Learning Tree’s proven long-term record of exceptional performance is a reason for our clients’ tremendous loyalty. We continue our emphasis on excellence by focusing on our core strengths: our expert instructors, proprietary content library, state-of-the-art classrooms, application of technology to education, and worldwide course delivery systems.

Effect of Exchange Rates. Over half of our business annually is conducted in currencies other than U.S. dollars and fluctuations in exchange rates will affect future revenues and expenses when translated into U.S. dollars. If the exchange rates of August 3, 2011 remain constant for the remainder of our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, we would expect to report a favorable effect of approximately 3.5% on our revenues during our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 compared to the same quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Fourth Quarter Revenues. We currently expect revenues in our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 to be between $34.0 million and $36.0 million, compared to $33.9 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Fourth Quarter Gross Profit. We expect our gross profit percentage in our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 to be between 55.0% and 56.5% compared to 53.5% in our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Fourth Quarter Operating Expenses. We expect overall operating expenses for our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 to be between $15.7 million and $16.2 million, compared to $16.0 million in our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Fourth Quarter Income from Operations. As a result of the above factors, we expect earnings from operations for our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 to be between $3.0 million and $4.5 million, compared to $2.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Fourth Quarter Interest Income. We expect fourth quarter interest income to be less than $0.1 million.

Fourth Quarter Pre-Tax Income. As a result of the above factors, we expect pre-tax earnings for our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 to be between $3.0 million and $4.5 million, compared to $2.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Effective Tax Rate. We estimate that our effective tax rate in our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 will be approximately 37.7%.

Full Fiscal Year 2011. For our full fiscal year 2011, we expect revenues to be between $133.5 million and $135.5 million, compared with $127.5 million for fiscal year 2010, and we expect pre-tax income to be between $5.3 million and $6.8 million, compared with $5.8 million for fiscal year 2010.

 

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, which risks are described in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. As of the date of this report, there have been no material changes to the market risks described in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additionally, we do not anticipate any near-term changes in the nature of our market risk exposures or in management’s objectives and strategies with respect to managing such exposures.

 

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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, management performed an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that we believe have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

As of July 1, 2011, other than routine legal proceedings and claims incidental to our business, we are not involved in any legal proceedings that we believe could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.

We do not believe that there are any material changes from the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Please refer to that section of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for disclosure regarding the risks and uncertainties related to our business.

 

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None.

 

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

 

Item 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED).

 

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS.

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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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.

 

August 10, 2011       LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
     

By: /s/ Nicholas R. Schacht

      Nicholas R. Schacht
      Chief Executive Officer
     

By: /s/ Charles R. Waldron

      Charles R. Waldron
      Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

    3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed October 6, 1995, as amended by Certificate of Amendment filed June 6, 1997, Certificate of Amendment filed January 24, 2002, and Certificate of Amendment filed June 19, 2007 *
    3.4    Bylaws of Registrant, adopted August 29, 1995, as amended through November 8, 2006 **
    4.1    Form of Common Stock Certificate *
  31.1    Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith)
  31.2    Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith)
  32.1    Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith)
  32.2    Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith)
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* Incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006.
** Incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006.

 

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