Form 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission File Number 000-51371
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New Jersey
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57-1150621
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of exchange on which
registered
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Common Stock, no par value per share
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LINC
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Large accelerated filer ☐
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Accelerated filer ☐
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Non-accelerated filer ☐
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Smaller reporting company ☒
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Emerging growth company ☐
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PART I.
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1
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ITEM 1.
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ITEM 1A.
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18
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ITEM 1B.
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29
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ITEM 2.
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30
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ITEM 3.
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30
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ITEM 4.
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30
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PART II.
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31
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ITEM 5.
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31
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ITEM 6.
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31
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ITEM 7.
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32
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ITEM 7A.
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43
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ITEM 8
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44
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ITEM 9.
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44
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ITEM 9A.
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44
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ITEM 9B.
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44
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PART III.
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45
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ITEM 10.
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45
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ITEM 11.
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45
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ITEM 12.
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45
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ITEM 13.
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45
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ITEM 14.
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45
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PART IV.
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46
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ITEM 15.
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46
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our failure to comply with the extensive existing regulatory framework applicable to our industry or our failure to obtain timely regulatory approvals in connection with a change of control of our company or
acquisitions;
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the promulgation of new regulations in our industry as to which we may find compliance challenging;
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our success in updating and expanding the content of existing programs and developing new programs in a cost-effective manner or on a timely basis;
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our ability to implement our strategic plan;
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risks associated with changes in applicable federal laws and regulations including pending rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Education;
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uncertainties regarding our ability to comply with federal laws and regulations regarding the 90/10 rule and cohort default rates;
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risks associated with maintaining accreditation
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risks associated with opening new campuses and closing existing campuses;
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risks associated with integration of acquired schools;
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industry competition;
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conditions and trends in our industry;
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general economic conditions; and
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other factors discussed under the headings “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
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Expand Existing Areas of Study and Existing Facilities. We believe we can leverage our operations to expand our program offerings in existing areas of study and new
high-demand areas of study in the Transportation and Skilled Trades segment to capitalize on demand from students and employers in our target markets. Whenever possible, we seek to replicate programs across our campuses.
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Maximize Utilization of Existing Facilities. We are focused on improving capacity utilization of existing facilities through increased enrollments, the introduction of new
programs and partnerships with industry.
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Expand Market. We believe that we can enter new markets and broaden the Lincoln brand by partnering with nationally recognized brands to provide the skills needed to train
our nation’s workforce. We continue to expand our industry relationships both to attract new students and to offer our graduates more employment opportunities. We continue to establish partnerships with companies like BMW, Chrysler
(FCA), Hussmann, Volkswagen and Audi that will enable graduates to receive higher wages. We expect to continue investing in marketing, recruiting and retention resources to increase enrollment.
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Area of Study
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Associate’s Degree
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Diploma and Certificate
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Automotive Technology
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Automotive Service Management, Collision Repair & Refinishing Service Management, Diesel & Truck Service Management
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Automotive Mechanics, Automotive Technology, Automotive Technology with Audi, Automotive Technology with BMW FastTrack, Automotive Technology with Mopar X-Press, Automotive Technology with High Performance, Automotive Technology with
Volkswagon, Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology, Diesel & Truck Mechanics, Diesel & Truck Technology, Diesel & Truck Technology with Alternate Fuel Teechnology, Diesel & Truck Technology with Transport Refrigeration,
Diesel & Truck with Automotive Technology, Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology, Heavy Equipment and Truck Technology
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Skilled Trades
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Electronic Engineering Technology, HVAC, Electronics Systems Service Management
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Electrical Technology, Electrical & Electronics Systems Technician, HVAC, Welding Technology, Welding with Introduction to Pipefitting, CNC
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Health Sciences
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Medical Assisting Technology, Medical Office Management
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Medical Office Assistant, Medical Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Medical Coding & Billing, Dental Assistant, Licensed Practical Nursing
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Hospitality Services
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Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Aesthetics, International Baking and Pastry, Nail Technolgy, Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Technician
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Information Technology
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Computer Networking and Support
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Computer & Network Support Technician
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School
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Last Accreditation Letter
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Next Accreditation
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Philadelphia, PA2
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November 26, 2018
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May 1, 2023
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Union, NJ1
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May 24, 2019
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February 1, 2024
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Mahwah, NJ1
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December 4, 2019
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August 1, 2024
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Melrose Park, IL2
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December 2, 2019
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November 1, 2024
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Denver, CO1
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June 14, 2016
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February 1, 2021
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Columbia, MD
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March 8, 2017
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February 1, 2022
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Grand Prairie, TX1
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June 20, 2017
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August 1, 2021
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Allentown, PA2
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March 8, 2017
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February 1, 2022
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Nashville, TN1
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September 6, 2017
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May 1, 2022
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Indianapolis, IN
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May 15, 2018
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November 1, 2021
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New Britain, CT
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June 5, 2018
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January 1, 2023
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Shelton, CT2
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March 1, 2019
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September 1, 2023
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Queens, NY1
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September 4, 2018
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June 1, 2023
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East Windsor, CT2
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October 17, 2017
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February 1, 2023
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South Plainfield, NJ1
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December 2, 2019
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August 1, 2024
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Iselin, NJ
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May 15, 2018
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May 15, 2023
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Moorestown, NJ3
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May 15, 2018
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May 15, 2023
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Paramus, NJ3
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May 15, 2018
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May 15, 2023
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Lincoln, RI3
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May 15, 2018
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May 15, 2023
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Somerville, MA3
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May 15, 2018
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May 15, 2023
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Summerlin, NV3
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May 15, 2018
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May 15, 2023
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Marietta, GA3
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May 15, 2018
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May 15, 2022
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Branch campus of main campus in Indianapolis, IN
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Branch campus of main campus in New Britain, CT
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Branch campus of main campus in Iselin, NJ
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Main Institution/Campus(es)
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Additional Location(s)
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Iselin, NJ
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Moorestown, NJ
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Paramus, NJ
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Somerville, MA
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Lincoln, RI
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Marietta, GA
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Las Vegas, NV (Summerlin)
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New Britain, CT
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Shelton, CT
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Philadelphia, PA
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East Windsor, CT
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Melrose Park, IL
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Allentown, PA
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Indianapolis, IN
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Grand Prairie, TX
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Nashville, TN
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Denver, CO
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Union, NJ
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Mahwah, NJ
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Queens, NY
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South Plainfield, NJ
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Columbia, MD
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Institution
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Expiration Date of Current
Program Participation
Agreement
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Columbia, MD
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September 30, 20221
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Iselin, NJ
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September 30, 2020
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Indianapolis, IN
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September 30, 20221
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New Britain, CT
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September 30, 20221
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Provisionally certified.
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establishing new processes, and updating existing processes, for enabling borrowers to obtain from the DOE a discharge of some or all of their federal student loans based on circumstances such as certain acts
or omissions of the institution and for the DOE to impose and collect liabilities against the institution following the loan discharges;
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establishing expanded standards of financial responsibility (see “Regulatory Environment – Financial Responsibility Standards”);
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requiring institutions to make disclosures to current and prospective students regarding the existence of certain of the circumstances identified in the expanded standards of financial responsibility;
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calculating a loan repayment rate for each proprietary institution under standards established by the regulations and requiring institutions to provide warnings to current and prospective students if the
institution has a loan repayment rate below specified thresholds;
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prohibiting certain contractual provisions imposed by or on behalf of schools on students regarding arbitration, dispute resolution, and participation in class actions; and
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expanding the existing definition of misrepresentations that could result in grounds for discharge of student loans and in liabilities and sanctions against the institution, including, without limitation,
potential loss of Title IV Program eligibility.
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The equity ratio, which measures the institution’s capital resources, ability to borrow and financial viability;
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The primary reserve ratio, which measures the institution’s ability to support current operations from expendable resources; and
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The net income ratio, which measures the institution’s ability to operate at a profit.
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Posting a letter of credit in an amount equal to at least 50% of the total Title IV Program funds received by the institution during the institution’s most recently completed fiscal year; or
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Posting a letter of credit in an amount equal to at least 10% of the Title IV Program funds received by the institution during its most recently completed fiscal year accepting provisional certification;
complying with additional DOE monitoring requirements and agreeing to receive Title IV Program funds under an arrangement other than the DOE’s standard advance funding arrangement
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the institution is required to pay any debt or incur any liability arising from a final judgment in a judicial proceeding or from an administrative proceeding or determination, or from a settlement;
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the institution is being sued in an action that has been pending for 120 days and that was brought by a federal or state authority for financial relief on claims related to making a Direct Loan for enrollment at the institution or the
provision of educational services;
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the institution is being sued in other litigation and the institution’s motion for summary judgment has been denied or was not filed with the court;
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the institution is closing any or all of its locations and is required by its accrediting agency to submit a teach-out plan;
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the institution has one or more gainful employment programs with gainful employment rates that could result in the programs becoming ineligible based on their rates for the next award year; or
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if the institution’s composite score is less than 1.5, any withdrawal of owner’s equity from the institution occurs by any means, including by declaring a dividend, unless the transfer is to an entity included in the affiliated entity
group on whose basis the institution’s composite score was calculated.
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the institution’s recalculated composite score is less than 1.0 as determined by the DOE as a result of an institutional liability from a settlement, final judgment, or final determination in an administrative
or judicial action or proceeding brought by a Federal or State entity;
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the institution’s recalculated composite score goes from less than 1.5 to less than 1.0 as determined by the DOE as a result of a withdrawal of owner’s equity from the institution;
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the SEC takes certain actions against the institution or the institution fails to comply with certain filing requirements; or
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the occurrence of two or more discretionary triggering events (as described below) within a certain time period.
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a show cause or similar order from the institution’s accrediting agency that could result in the withdrawal, revocation or suspension of institutional accreditation;
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a notice from the institution’s state licensing agency of an intent to withdraw or terminate the institution’s state licensure if the institution does not take steps to comply with state requirements;
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a default, delinquency, or other event occurs as a result of an institutional violation of a security or loan agreement that enables the creditor to require an increase in collateral, a change in contractual
obligations, an increase in interest rates or payment, or other sanctions, penalties or fees;
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a failure to comply with the 90/10 rule during the institution’s most recently completed fiscal year;
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high annual drop-out rates from the institution as determined by the DOE; or
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official cohort default rates of at least 30 percent for the two most recent years unless a pending appeal could sufficiently reduce one of the rates.
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Comply with all applicable federal student financial aid requirements;
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Have capable and sufficient personnel to administer the federal student Title IV Programs;
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Administer Title IV Programs with adequate checks and balances in its system of internal controls over financial reporting;
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Divide the function of authorizing and disbursing or delivering Title IV Program funds so that no office has the responsibility for both functions;
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Establish and maintain records required under the Title IV Program regulations;
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Develop and apply an adequate system to identify and resolve discrepancies in information from sources regarding a student’s application for financial aid under the Title IV Program;
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Have acceptable methods of defining and measuring the satisfactory academic progress of its students;
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Refer to the Office of the Inspector General any credible information indicating that any applicant, student, employee, third party servicer or other agent of the school has been engaged in any fraud or other
illegal conduct involving Title IV Programs;
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Not be, and not have any principal or affiliate who is, debarred or suspended from federal contracting or engaging in activity that is cause for debarment or suspension;
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Provide adequate financial aid counseling to its students;
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Submit in a timely manner all reports and financial statements required by the Title IV Program regulations; and
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Not otherwise appear to lack administrative capability.
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establishing new processes, and updating existing processes, for enabling borrowers to obtain from the DOE a discharge of some or all of their federal student loans based on circumstances such as certain acts or omissions of the
institution and for the DOE to impose and collect liabilities against the institution following the loan discharges;
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establishing expanded standards of financial responsibility (see “Regulatory Environment – Financial Responsibility Standards”);
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requiring institutions to make disclosures to current and prospective students regarding the existence of certain of the circumstances identified in the expanded standards of financial responsibility;
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calculating a loan repayment rate for each proprietary institution under standards established by the regulations and requiring institutions to provide warnings to current and prospective students if the institution has a loan
repayment rate below specified thresholds;
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prohibiting certain contractual provisions imposed by or on behalf of schools on students regarding arbitration, dispute resolution, and participation in class actions; and
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expanding the existing definition of misrepresentations that could result in grounds for discharge of student loans and in liabilities and sanctions against the institution, including, without limitation, potential loss of Title IV
Program eligibility.
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Student dissatisfaction with our programs and services;
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Diminished access to high school student populations;
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Our failure to maintain or expand our brand or other factors related to our marketing or advertising practices; and
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Our inability to maintain relationships with employers in the automotive, diesel, skilled trades and IT services industries.
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incur additional indebtedness and guarantee indebtedness;
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undertake capital expenditures;
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create or incur liens;
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pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock;
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make investments, loans and advances; and
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enter into certain transactions with affiliates.
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authorize the issuance of blank check preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors to thwart • a takeover attempt;
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prohibit cumulative voting in the election of directors, which would otherwise allow holders of less than a majority of stock to elect some directors;
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require super-majority voting to effect amendments to certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation;
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limit who may call special meetings of both the board of directors and shareholders;
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prohibit shareholder action by non-unanimous written consent and otherwise require all shareholder actions to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders;
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establish advance notice requirements for nominating candidates for election to the board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by shareholders at shareholders’ meetings; and
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require that vacancies on the board of directors, including newly created directorships, be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office.
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general economic • conditions;
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general conditions in the for-profit, post-secondary education industry;
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negative media coverage of the for-profit, post-secondary education industry;
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failure of certain of our schools or programs to maintain compliance under the gainful employment regulation, 90-10 Rule or with financial responsibility standards;
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the impact of DOE rulemaking and other changes in the highly regulated environment in which we operate;
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the initiation, pendency or outcome of litigation, accreditation reviews and regulatory reviews, inquiries and investigations;
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loss of key personnel;
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quarterly variations in our operating results;
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our ability to meet or exceed, or changes in, expectations of investors and analysts, or the extent of analyst coverage of us; and decisions by any significant investors to reduce their investment in our common stock.
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Location
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Brand
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Approximate Square Footage
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Euphoria Institute
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19,000
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Southington, Connecticut
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Former Lincoln College of New England
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113,000
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Columbia, Maryland
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Lincoln College of Technology
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110,000
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Denver, Colorado
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Lincoln College of Technology
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212,000
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Grand Prairie, Texas
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Lincoln College of Technology
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146,000
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Lincoln College of Technology
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189,000
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Marietta, Georgia
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Lincoln College of Technology
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30,000
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Melrose Park, Illinois
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Lincoln College of Technology
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88,000
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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26,000
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East Windsor, Connecticut
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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289,000
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Iselin, New Jersey
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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32,000
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Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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39,000
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Mahwah, New Jersey
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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79,000
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Moorestown, New Jersey
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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35,000
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New Britain, Connecticut
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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35,000
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Paramus, New Jersey
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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30,000
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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29,000
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Queens, New York
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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48,000
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Shelton, Connecticut
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Lincoln Technical Institute and Lincoln Culinary Institute
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47,000
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Somerville, Massachusetts
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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33,000
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South Plainfield, New Jersey
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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60,000
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Union, New Jersey
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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56,000
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Nashville, Tennessee
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Lincoln College of Technology
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281,000
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West Orange, New Jersey
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Corporate Office
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52,000
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Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
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Corporate Office
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4,000
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Suffield, Connecticut
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Former Lincoln Technical Institute
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132,000
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Number of
Securities to be
issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
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Weighted-
average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
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Number of
securities
remaining
available for
future issuance
under equity
compensation
plans (excluding
securities
reflected in
column (a)) |
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(a)
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
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116,000
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$
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10.56
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1,451,656
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
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-
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-
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-
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Total
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116,000
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$
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10.56
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1,451,656
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Our internal financing is provided to students only after all other funding resources have been exhausted; thus, by the time this funding is available, students have completed approximately two-thirds of their curriculum and are more
likely to graduate;
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Funding for students who interrupt their education is typically covered by Title IV Program funds as long as they have been properly packaged for financial aid; and
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Creditworthy criteria to demonstrate a student’s ability to pay.
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Educational services and facilities. Major components of educational services and facilities expenses include faculty compensation and benefits, expenses of books and
tools, facility rent, maintenance, utilities, depreciation and amortization of property and equipment used in the provision of education services and other costs directly associated with teaching our programs excluding student services
which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
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Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses include compensation and benefits of employees who are not directly associated with
the provision of educational services (such as executive management and school management, finance and central accounting, legal, human resources and business development), marketing and student enrollment expenses (including compensation
and benefits of personnel employed in sales and marketing and student admissions), costs to develop curriculum, costs of professional services, bad debt expense, rent for our corporate headquarters, depreciation and amortization of
property and equipment that is not used in the provision of educational services and other costs that are incidental to our operations. Selling, general and administrative expenses also includes the cost of all student services including
financial aid and career services. All marketing and student enrollment expenses are recognized in the period incurred.
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Year Ended Dec 31,
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2019
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2018
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2017
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Revenue
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100.0
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%
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100.0
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%
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100.0
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%
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Costs and expenses:
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Educational services and facilities
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45.2
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%
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47.6
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%
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49.4
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%
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Selling, general and administrative
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53.1
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%
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53.7
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%
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53.0
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%
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(Gain) loss on sale of assets
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-0.2
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%
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0.2
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%
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-0.6
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%
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Total costs and expenses
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98.1
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%
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101.5
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%
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101.8
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%
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Operating income (loss)
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1.9
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%
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-1.5
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%
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-1.8
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%
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Interest expense, net
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-1.1
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%
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-0.9
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%
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-2.7
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%
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Other income
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0.0
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%
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0.0
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%
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0.0
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%
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||||||
Income (loss) from opeartions before income taxes
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0.8
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%
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-2.4
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%
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-4.5
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%
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes
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0.1
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%
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0.1
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%
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-0.1
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%
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Net income (loss)
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0.7
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%
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-2.5
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%
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-4.4
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%
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Twelve Months Ended Dec 31,
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2019
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2018
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% Change
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Revenue:
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Transportation and Skilled Trades
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$
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193,722
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$
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185,263
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4.6
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%
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Healthcare and Other Professions
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79,620
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72,135
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10.4
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%
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||||||||
Transitional
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-
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5,802
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-100.0
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%
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Total
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$
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273,342
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$
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263,200
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3.9
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%
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||||||
Operating Income (Loss):
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Transportation and Skilled Trades
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$
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21,979
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$
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17,661
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24.4
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%
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||||||
Healthcare and Other Professions
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7,588
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6,469
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17.3
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%
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||||||||
Transitional
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-
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(5,994
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)
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100.0
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%
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|||||||
Corporate
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(24,329
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)
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(22,090
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)
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-10.1
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%
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||||||
Total
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$
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5,238
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$
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(3,954
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)
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232.5
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%
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Starts:
|
||||||||||||
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
8,548
|
8,294
|
3.1
|
%
|
||||||||
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
4,386
|
4,023
|
9.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Transitional
|
-
|
140
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Total
|
12,934
|
12,457
|
3.8
|
%
|
||||||||
Average Population:
|
||||||||||||
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
7,319
|
7,042
|
3.9
|
%
|
||||||||
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
3,666
|
3,312
|
10.7
|
%
|
||||||||
Transitional
|
-
|
237
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Total
|
10,985
|
10,591
|
3.7
|
%
|
||||||||
End of Period Population:
|
||||||||||||
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
7,349
|
6,988
|
5.2
|
%
|
||||||||
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
3,936
|
3,537
|
11.3
|
%
|
||||||||
Transitional
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Total
|
11,285
|
10,525
|
7.2
|
%
|
● |
Revenue increased $8.5 million, or 4.6% to $193.7 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 from $185.3 million in the prior fiscal year. This increase was a result of over two years of consistent
student start growth, which has driven average population up 3.9% year over year.
|
● |
Educational services and facilities expense increased $0.4 million, or less than one percent to $85.7 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 from $85.4 million in the prior fiscal year. The
increase year over year is primarily a result of a larger student population driving a $1.7 million, or 3.4% increase in instructional expense and books and tools expense. Partially offsetting this increase are cost savings of $1.3
million in facilities expense primarily resulting from the successful negotiation of more favorable lease terms at two of our campuses.
|
● |
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $4.3 million, or 5.2% to $86.6 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 from $82.3 million in the prior fiscal year. Increases in expense
were primarily the result of additional bad debt expense; increases in marketing expense and sales expense and increases in salaries and benefits expense. Additional expense incurred for bad debt, marketing and sales are detailed in
the consolidated results of operations. Increases in salaries and benefits expense were due in part to a growing student population.
|
● |
Revenue increased by $7.5 million, or 10.4% to $79.6 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 from $72.1 million in the prior fiscal year. This increase was a result of over two years of
consistent student start growth, which has driven average population up 10.7% year over year.
|
● |
Educational services and facilities expense increased by $3.0 million, or 8.8% to $37.8 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 from $34.7 million in the prior fiscal year. The increase in
expense year over year was primarily due to a larger student population driving a $2.6 million, or 10.2% increase in instructional expense and books and tools expense.
|
● |
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $3.3 million to $34.3 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 from $31.0 million in the prior fiscal year. Increases in expense were
primarily the result of additional bad debt expense in combination with additional investments in marketing expense and sales expense as detailed in the consolidated results of operations.
|
Cash Flow Summary
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
$
|
988
|
$
|
(1,694
|
)
|
$
|
(11,321
|
)
|
||||
Net (cash used) provided by in investing activities
|
$
|
(4,810
|
)
|
$
|
(2,349
|
)
|
$
|
10,707
|
||||
Net (cash used) provided by in financing activities
|
$
|
(3,480
|
)
|
$
|
(4,565
|
)
|
$
|
7,453
|
As of December 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Credit agreement
|
$
|
34,833
|
$
|
49,301
|
||||
Deferred financing fees
|
(805
|
)
|
(532
|
)
|
||||
Subtotal
|
34,028
|
48,769
|
||||||
Less current maturities
|
(2,000
|
)
|
(15,000
|
)
|
||||
Total long-term debt
|
$
|
32,028
|
$
|
33,769
|
Payments Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Less than
1 year
|
1-3 years
|
3-5 years
|
More than 5
years
|
||||||||||||||||
Credit facility*
|
$
|
34,833
|
$
|
2,000
|
$
|
19,000
|
$
|
13,833
|
$
|
-
|
||||||||||
Operating leases
|
79,508
|
15,510
|
25,254
|
18,737
|
20,007
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest on Term Loan **
|
4,057
|
1,031
|
1,793
|
1,233
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
Total contractual cash obligations
|
$
|
118,398
|
$
|
18,541
|
$
|
46,047
|
$
|
33,803
|
$
|
20,007
|
*
|
Excludes deferred finance fees of $0.8 million.
|
**
|
Includes fixed rate interest payment resulting from the cash flow hedge.
|
1. |
Financial Statements
|
2. |
Financial Statement Schedule
|
3. |
Exhibits Required by Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K
|
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (Registration No. 333-123644) filed June 7, 2005.
|
|
Certificate of Amendment, dated November 14, 2019, to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November
14, 2019
|
|
Bylaws of the Company, as amended on March 8, 2019 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed June 28 2005).
|
|
Specimen Stock Certificate evidencing shares of common stock (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (Registration No. 333-123644) filed June 21, 2005).
|
|
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2019, between the Company and the investors parties thereto (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14,
2019.
|
|
Description of Securities of the Company
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017, between the Company and Scott M. Shaw (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 13, 2017).
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2018, between the Company and Scott M. Shaw (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2018).
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017, between the Company and Brian K. Meyers (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 13, 2017).
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2018, between the Company and Brian K. Meyers (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2018).
|
|
Change in Control Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2018, between the Company and Stephen M. Buchenot (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2018).
|
|
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed May 6, 2013).
|
|
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Amended and Restated 2005 Non-Employee Directors Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-211213) filed May 6, 2016).
|
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-123644) filed March 29, 2005).
|
|
Form of Stock Option Agreement under our 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
|
|
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under our 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012).
|
|
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement under our Amended & Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed May 5, 2011).
|
|
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2019, between the Company and the investors parties thereto (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November
14, 2019).
|
|
Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2019, among the Company, Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and Sterling National Bank (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2019).
|
|
Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each director of the Company (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2019).
|
|
Indemnification Agreement between the Company and John A. Bartholdson (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2019).
|
|
Subsidiaries of the Company.
|
|
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
|
|
Power of Attorney (included on the Signatures page of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 6, 2020).
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
101**
|
The following financial statements from Lincoln Educational Services Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Consolidated
Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income, (v) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, tagged as blocks of text and in detail.
|
* |
Filed herewith.
|
** |
As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Brian Meyers
|
||
Brian Meyers
|
|||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
|||
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
|
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/ Scott M. Shaw
|
||||
Scott M. Shaw
|
Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
March 6, 2020
|
||
/s/ Brian K. Meyers
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
|
|||
Brian K. Meyers
|
Treasurer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
|
March 6, 2020
|
||
/s/ Alvin O. Austin
|
Director | |||
Alvin O. Austin
|
|
March 6, 2020
|
||
/s/ John A. Bartholdson
|
Director | |||
John A. Bartholdson
|
March 6, 2020
|
|||
/s/ Peter S. Burgess
|
Director | |||
Peter S. Burgess
|
|
March 6, 2020
|
||
/s/ James J. Burke, Jr.
|
Director | |||
James J. Burke, Jr.
|
March 6, 2020
|
|||
/s/ Celia H. Currin
|
Director | |||
Celia H. Currin
|
|
March 6, 2020
|
||
/s/ Ronald E. Harbour
|
Director | |||
Ronald E. Harbour
|
|
March 6, 2020
|
||
/s/ J. Barry Morrow
|
Director | |||
J. Barry Morrow
|
|
March 6, 2020
|
Page Number
|
|
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018
|
F-4
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
|
F-6
|
Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
|
F-7
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
|
F-8
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
|
F-9
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-11
|
Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
|
F-36
|
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
|
|
Parsippany, New Jersey
|
|
March 6, 2020
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
23,644
|
$
|
17,571
|
||||
Restricted cash
|
-
|
16,775
|
||||||
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $18,107 and $15,590 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
|
20,652
|
18,675
|
||||||
Inventories
|
1,608
|
1,451
|
||||||
Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable
|
383
|
178
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
4,190
|
2,461
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
50,477
|
57,111
|
||||||
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES - At cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $172,408 and $171,109 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
|
49,345
|
49,292
|
||||||
OTHER ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Noncurrent restricted cash
|
15,000
|
11,600
|
||||||
Noncurrent receivables, less allowance of $2,260 and $1,403 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
|
15,337
|
12,175
|
||||||
Deferred income taxes, net
|
-
|
424
|
||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
49,065
|
-
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
14,536
|
14,536
|
||||||
Other assets, net
|
1,003
|
900
|
||||||
Total other assets
|
94,941
|
39,635
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
194,763
|
$
|
146,038
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Current portion of credit agreement
|
$
|
2,000
|
$
|
15,000
|
||||
Unearned tuition
|
23,411
|
22,545
|
||||||
Accounts payable
|
14,584
|
14,107
|
||||||
Accrued expenses
|
7,869
|
10,605
|
||||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
|
9,142
|
-
|
||||||
Other short-term liabilities
|
199
|
2,324
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
57,205
|
64,581
|
||||||
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Long-term credit agreement
|
32,028
|
33,769
|
||||||
Pension plan liabilities
|
4,015
|
4,271
|
||||||
Deferred income taxes, net
|
153
|
-
|
||||||
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities
|
46,018
|
-
|
||||||
Accrued rent
|
-
|
3,410
|
||||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
214
|
141
|
||||||
Total liabilities
|
139,633
|
106,172
|
||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
||||||||
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
|
||||||||
Preferred stock, no par value - 10,000,000 shares authorized, Series A convertible preferred shares, 12,700 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and no shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2018
|
11,982
|
-
|
||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
|
||||||||
Common stock, no par value - authorized 100,000,000 shares at December 31, 2019 and 2018, issued and outstanding 31,142,251 shares at December 31, 2019 and 30,552,333 shares at December 31,
2018
|
141,377
|
141,377
|
||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
30,145
|
29,484
|
||||||
Treasury stock at cost - 5,910,541 shares at December 31, 2019 and 2018
|
(82,860
|
)
|
(82,860
|
)
|
||||
Accumulated deficit
|
(42,058
|
)
|
(44,073
|
)
|
||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(3,456
|
)
|
(4,062
|
)
|
||||
Total stockholders’ equity
|
43,148
|
39,866
|
||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES, SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY
|
$
|
194,763
|
$
|
146,038
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
REVENUE
|
$
|
273,342
|
$
|
263,200
|
$
|
261,853
|
||||||
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||
Educational services and facilities
|
123,495
|
125,373
|
129,413
|
|||||||||
Selling, general and administrative
|
145,176
|
141,244
|
138,779
|
|||||||||
(Gain) loss on sale of assets
|
(567
|
)
|
537
|
(1,623
|
)
|
|||||||
Total costs and expenses
|
268,104
|
267,154
|
266,569
|
|||||||||
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
|
5,238
|
(3,954
|
)
|
(4,716
|
)
|
|||||||
OTHER:
|
||||||||||||
Interest income
|
8
|
31
|
56
|
|||||||||
Interest expense
|
(2,963
|
)
|
(2,422
|
)
|
(7,098
|
)
|
||||||
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
2,283
|
(6,345
|
)
|
(11,758
|
)
|
|||||||
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
|
268
|
200
|
(274
|
)
|
||||||||
NET INCOME (LOSS)
|
$
|
2,015
|
$
|
(6,545
|
)
|
$
|
(11,484
|
)
|
||||
Basic
|
||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.27
|
)
|
$
|
(0.48
|
)
|
||||
Diluted
|
||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.27
|
)
|
$
|
(0.48
|
)
|
||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
24,554
|
24,423
|
23,906
|
|||||||||
Diluted
|
24,554
|
24,423
|
23,906
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
2,015
|
$
|
(6,545
|
)
|
$
|
(11,484
|
)
|
||||
Other comprehensive income (loss)
|
||||||||||||
Derivative qualifying as cash flow hedge
|
(174
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Employee pension plan adjustments
|
780
|
448
|
1,591
|
|||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
2,621
|
$
|
(6,097
|
)
|
$
|
(9,893
|
)
|
Stockholders’ Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock |
Additional
Paid-in
|
Treasury
|
Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
|
Accumulated
OtherComprehensive
|
Series A
Convertible
Preferred Stock
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Stock
|
Deficit)
|
Income (Loss)
|
Total
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE - January 1, 2017
|
30,685,017
|
$
|
141,377
|
$
|
28,554
|
$
|
(82,860
|
)
|
$
|
(26,044
|
)
|
$
|
(6,101
|
)
|
$
|
54,926
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(11,484
|
)
|
-
|
(11,484
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee pension plan adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,591
|
1,591
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense Restricted stock
|
128,810
|
-
|
1,220
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,220
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net share settlement for equity-based compensation
|
(189,420
|
)
|
-
|
(440
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(440
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE - December 31, 2017
|
30,624,407
|
141,377
|
29,334
|
(82,860
|
)
|
(37,528
|
)
|
(4,510
|
)
|
45,813
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(6,545
|
)
|
-
|
(6,545
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee pension plan adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
448
|
448
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense Restricted stock
|
135,568
|
-
|
522
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
522
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net share settlement for equity-based compensation
|
(207,642
|
)
|
-
|
(372
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(372
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE - December 31, 2018
|
30,552,333
|
141,377
|
29,484
|
(82,860
|
)
|
(44,073
|
)
|
(4,062
|
)
|
39,866
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,015
|
-
|
2,015
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee pension plan adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
780
|
780
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative qualifying as cash flow hedge
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(174
|
)
|
(174
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of series A convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12,700
|
11,982
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense Restricted stock
|
595,436
|
-
|
679
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
679
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net share settlement for equity-based compensation
|
(5,518
|
)
|
-
|
(18
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(18
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE - December 31, 2019
|
31,142,251
|
$
|
141,377
|
$
|
30,145
|
$
|
(82,860
|
)
|
$
|
(42,058
|
)
|
$
|
(3,456
|
)
|
$
|
43,148
|
12,700
|
$
|
11,982
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
2,015
|
$
|
(6,545
|
)
|
$
|
(11,484
|
)
|
||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
8,116
|
8,421
|
8,702
|
|||||||||
Amortization of deferred finance costs
|
190
|
369
|
583
|
|||||||||
Write-off of deferred finance charges
|
512
|
-
|
2,161
|
|||||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
153
|
-
|
(424
|
)
|
||||||||
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets
|
(567
|
)
|
537
|
(1,623
|
)
|
|||||||
Fixed asset donation
|
(1,084
|
)
|
-
|
(19
|
)
|
|||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts
|
20,847
|
17,705
|
13,720
|
|||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense
|
679
|
522
|
1,220
|
|||||||||
Deferred rent
|
-
|
(958
|
)
|
(1,312
|
)
|
|||||||
(Increase) decrease in assets:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
(25,986
|
)
|
(23,836
|
)
|
(15,733
|
)
|
||||||
Inventories
|
(157
|
)
|
206
|
30
|
||||||||
Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable
|
219
|
29
|
55
|
|||||||||
Prepaid expenses and current assets
|
(502
|
)
|
(109
|
)
|
532
|
|||||||
Other assets
|
(1,368
|
)
|
(191
|
)
|
(1,163
|
)
|
||||||
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts payable
|
444
|
3,753
|
(3,193
|
)
|
||||||||
Accrued expenses
|
(1,687
|
)
|
(1,136
|
)
|
(3,613
|
)
|
||||||
Unearned tuition
|
866
|
(2,102
|
)
|
(131
|
)
|
|||||||
Other liabilities
|
(1,702
|
)
|
1,641
|
371
|
||||||||
Total adjustments
|
(1,027
|
)
|
4,851
|
163
|
||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
988
|
(1,694
|
)
|
(11,321
|
)
|
|||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Capital expenditures
|
(5,385
|
)
|
(4,697
|
)
|
(4,755
|
)
|
||||||
Proceeds from insurance settlement
|
575
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
-
|
2,348
|
15,462
|
|||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
(4,810
|
)
|
(2,349
|
)
|
10,707
|
|||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds from borrowings
|
40,045
|
31,000
|
75,900
|
|||||||||
Payments on borrowings
|
(54,514
|
)
|
(35,099
|
)
|
(66,766
|
)
|
||||||
Payment of deferred finance fees
|
(975
|
)
|
(94
|
)
|
(1,241
|
)
|
||||||
Net share settlement for equity-based compensation
|
(18
|
)
|
(372
|
)
|
(440
|
)
|
||||||
Proceeds from sale of convertible preferred stock
|
12,700
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Payment of convertible preferred stock issuance costs
|
(718
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(3,480
|
)
|
(4,565
|
)
|
7,453
|
|||||||
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
|
(7,302
|
)
|
(8,608
|
)
|
6,839
|
|||||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH—Beginning of year
|
45,946
|
54,554
|
47,715
|
|||||||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH—End of year
|
$
|
38,644
|
$
|
45,946
|
$
|
54,554
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||||||
Cash paid during the year for:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
|
$
|
2,155
|
$
|
2,030
|
$
|
2,790
|
||||||
Income taxes
|
$
|
118
|
$
|
191
|
$
|
139
|
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Liabilities accrued for or noncash purchases of fixed assets
|
$
|
2,852
|
$
|
265
|
$
|
1,447
|
1. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
2. |
FINANCIAL AID AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
|
● |
Posting a letter of credit in an amount equal to at least 50% of the total Title IV Program funds received by the institution during the institution’s most recently completed fiscal year; or
|
● |
Posting a letter of credit in an amount equal to at least 10% of the Title IV Program funds received by the institution during its most recently completed fiscal year accepting provisional certification;
complying with additional DOE monitoring requirements and agreeing to receive Title IV Program funds under an arrangement other than the DOE’s standard advance funding arrangement
|
3.
|
EARNINGS PER SHARE
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data)
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
|||||||||
Numerator:
|
||||||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
2,015
|
$
|
(6,545
|
)
|
$
|
(11,484
|
)
|
||||
Less: preferred stock dividend
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Less: allocation to preferred stockholders
|
(54
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Less: allocation to restricted stockholders
|
(38
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders
|
$
|
1,923
|
$
|
(6,545
|
)
|
$
|
(11,484
|
)
|
||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Denominator:
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
24,554,033
|
24,423,479
|
23,906,395
|
|||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.27
|
)
|
$
|
(0.48
|
)
|
||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Denominator:
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average number of:
|
||||||||||||
Common shares outstanding
|
24,554,033
|
24,423,479
|
23,906,395
|
|||||||||
Dilutive potential common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||
Series A Preferred Stocck
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Unvested restricted stock
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Dilutive shares outstanding
|
24,554,033
|
24,423,479
|
23,906,395
|
|||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.27
|
)
|
$
|
(0.48
|
)
|
4.
|
REVENUE RECOGNITION
|
Year ended December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
Transportation and
Skilled Trades
Segment
|
Healthcare and
Other Professions
Segment
|
Transitional
Segment
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
Timing of Revenue Recognition
|
||||||||||||||||
Services transferred at a point in time
|
$
|
11,881
|
$
|
4,521
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
16,402
|
||||||||
Services transferred over time
|
181,841
|
75,099
|
-
|
256,940
|
||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
193,722
|
$
|
79,620
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
273,342
|
Year ended December 31, 2018
|
||||||||||||||||
Transportation and
Skilled Trades
Segment
|
Healthcare and
Other Professions
Segment
|
Transitional
Segment
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
Timing of Revenue Recognition
|
||||||||||||||||
Services transferred at a point in time
|
$
|
10,351
|
$
|
3,834
|
$
|
72
|
$
|
14,257
|
||||||||
Services transferred over time
|
174,912
|
68,301
|
5,730
|
248,943
|
||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
185,263
|
$
|
72,135
|
$
|
5,802
|
$
|
263,200
|
Year ended December 31, 2017 |
||||||||||||||||
Transportation and
Skilled Trades
Segment
|
Healthcare and
Other Professions
Segment
|
Transitional
Segment
|
Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Timing of Revenue Recognition
|
||||||||||||||||
Services transferred at a point in time
|
$
|
8,987
|
$
|
2,860
|
$
|
28
|
$
|
11,875
|
||||||||
Services transferred over time
|
172,341
|
60,781
|
16,856
|
249,978
|
||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
181,328
|
$
|
63,641
|
$
|
16,884
|
$
|
261,853
|
5.
|
LEASES
|
December 31, 2018
|
ASC 842
|
January 1, 2019
|
||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
37,993
|
$
|
37,993
|
||||||
Current portion of operating lease liability
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
8,999
|
$
|
8,999
|
||||||
Other short-term liabilities
|
$
|
968
|
$
|
(968
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Long-term portion of operating lease liability
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
33,372
|
$
|
33,372
|
||||||
Accrued rent
|
$
|
3,410
|
$
|
(3,410
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
December 31, 2019
|
||||
Operating cash flow information:
|
||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities
|
$
|
12,926
|
||
Non-cash activity:
|
||||
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets*
|
$
|
63,911
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2019
|
||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term
|
6.22 years
|
|||
Weighted-average discount rate
|
12.86
|
%
|
Year ending December 31,
|
||||
2020
|
15,412
|
|||
2021
|
13,600
|
|||
2022
|
11,607
|
|||
2023
|
9,988
|
|||
2024
|
8,749
|
|||
Thereafter
|
20,008
|
|||
Total lease payments
|
79,364
|
|||
Less: imputed interest
|
(24,204
|
)
|
||
Present value of lease liabilities
|
$
|
55,160
|
2019
|
$
|
16,939
|
||
2020
|
14,183
|
|||
2021
|
10,708
|
|||
2022
|
8,180
|
|||
2023
|
5,811
|
|||
Thereafter
|
17,610
|
|||
$
|
73,431
|
6.
|
GOODWILL
|
Gross
Goodwill
Balance
|
Accumulated
Impairment
Losses
|
Net
Goodwill
Balance
|
||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2018
|
$
|
117,176
|
$
|
102,640
|
$
|
14,536
|
||||||
Adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2018
|
117,176
|
102,640
|
14,536
|
|||||||||
Adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2019
|
$
|
117,176
|
$
|
102,640
|
$
|
14,536
|
7.
|
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
|
Useful life
(years)
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||||||
Land
|
-
|
$
|
6,969
|
$
|
6,969
|
|||||||
Buildings and improvements
|
1-25
|
131,739
|
128,431
|
|||||||||
Equipment, furniture and fixtures
|
1-7
|
81,900
|
83,766
|
|||||||||
Vehicles
|
3
|
825
|
916
|
|||||||||
Construction in progress
|
-
|
320
|
319
|
|||||||||
221,753
|
220,401
|
|||||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(172,408
|
)
|
(171,109
|
)
|
||||||||
$
|
49,345
|
$
|
49,292
|
8.
|
ACCRUED EXPENSES
|
At December 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits
|
$
|
3,785
|
$
|
4,337
|
||||
Accrued rent and real estate taxes
|
1,763
|
3,057
|
||||||
Other accrued expenses
|
2,321
|
3,211
|
||||||
$
|
7,869
|
$
|
10,605
|
9.
|
LONG-TERM DEBT
|
At December 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Credit agreement
|
$
|
34,833
|
$
|
49,301
|
||||
Deferred financing fees
|
(805
|
)
|
(532
|
)
|
||||
34,028
|
48,769
|
|||||||
Less current maturities
|
(2,000
|
)
|
(15,000
|
)
|
||||
$
|
32,028
|
$
|
33,769
|
Year ending December 31,
|
||||
2020
|
$
|
2,000
|
||
2021
|
17,000
|
|||
2022
|
2,000
|
|||
2023
|
2,000
|
|||
2024
|
11,833
|
|||
$
|
34,833
|
10.
|
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
Shares
|
Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
Per Share
|
|||||||
Nonvested restricted stock outstanding at December 31, 2017
|
607,994
|
$
|
1.90
|
|||||
Granted
|
135,568
|
1.60
|
||||||
Cancelled
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Vested
|
(707,654
|
)
|
1.82
|
|||||
Nonvested restricted stock outstanding at December 31, 2018
|
35,908
|
2.23
|
||||||
Granted
|
598,982
|
3.15
|
||||||
Cancelled
|
(3,546
|
)
|
3.17
|
|||||
Vested
|
(35,908
|
)
|
2.23
|
|||||
Nonvested restricted stock outstanding at December 31, 2019
|
595,436
|
3.15
|
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Outstanding January 1, 2017
|
218,167
|
$
|
12.11
|
3.33 years
|
$
|
-
|
|||||||
Cancelled
|
(50,500
|
)
|
12.09
|
-
|
|||||||||
Outstanding December 31, 2017
|
167,667
|
12.11
|
2.97 years
|
-
|
|||||||||
Cancelled
|
(28,667
|
)
|
11.98
|
-
|
|||||||||
Outstanding December 31, 2018
|
139,000
|
12.14
|
2.53 years
|
-
|
|||||||||
Cancelled
|
(23,000
|
)
|
20.15
|
||||||||||
Outstanding December 31, 2019
|
116,000
|
10.56
|
1.83 years
|
-
|
|||||||||
Vested as of December 31, 2019
|
116,000
|
10.56
|
1.83 years
|
-
|
|||||||||
Exercisable as of December 31, 2019
|
116,000
|
10.56
|
1.83 years
|
-
|
At December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock Options Outstanding
|
Stock Options Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise Prices
|
Shares
|
Contractual
Weighted
Average life
(years)
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
Shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||||||||||
$
|
7.79
|
91,000
|
2.17
|
$
|
7.79
|
91,000
|
$
|
7.79
|
||||||||||||||
$
|
20.62
|
25,000
|
0.59
|
20.62
|
25,000
|
20.62
|
||||||||||||||||
116,000
|
1.83
|
10.56
|
116,000
|
10.56
|
11. |
PENSION PLAN
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
CHANGES IN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS:
|
||||||||||||
Benefit obligation-beginning of year
|
$
|
21,105
|
$
|
23,492
|
$
|
22,916
|
||||||
Service cost
|
33
|
28
|
29
|
|||||||||
Interest cost
|
812
|
755
|
840
|
|||||||||
Actuarial loss (gain)
|
2,103
|
(1,951
|
)
|
721
|
||||||||
Benefits paid
|
(1,221
|
)
|
(1,219
|
)
|
(1,014
|
)
|
||||||
Benefit obligation at end of year
|
22,832
|
21,105
|
23,492
|
|||||||||
CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Fair value of plan assets-beginning of year
|
16,835
|
19,055
|
17,548
|
|||||||||
Actual return on plan assets
|
3,203
|
(1,000
|
)
|
2,521
|
||||||||
Benefits paid
|
(1,221
|
)
|
(1,220
|
)
|
(1,014
|
)
|
||||||
Fair value of plan assets-end of year
|
18,817
|
16,835
|
19,055
|
|||||||||
BENEFIT OBLIGATION IN EXCESS OF FAIR VALUE FUNDED STATUS:
|
$
|
(4,015
|
)
|
$
|
(4,270
|
)
|
$
|
(4,437
|
)
|
At December 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Noncurrent liabilities
|
$
|
(4,015
|
)
|
$
|
(4,270
|
)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
Accumulated loss
|
$
|
(5,648
|
)
|
$
|
(6,428
|
)
|
$
|
(6,876
|
)
|
|||
Deferred income taxes
|
2,366
|
2,366
|
2,366
|
|||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
$
|
(3,282
|
)
|
$
|
(4,062
|
)
|
$
|
(4,510
|
)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST
|
||||||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
33
|
$
|
28
|
$
|
29
|
||||||
Interest cost
|
812
|
755
|
840
|
|||||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(1,011
|
)
|
(1,104
|
)
|
(1,058
|
)
|
||||||
Recognized net actuarial loss
|
691
|
601
|
850
|
|||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost
|
$
|
525
|
$
|
280
|
$
|
661
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Equity securities
|
$
|
6,259
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
6,259
|
||||||||
Fixed income
|
6,313
|
-
|
-
|
6,313
|
||||||||||||
International equities
|
4,165
|
-
|
-
|
4,165
|
||||||||||||
Real estate
|
964
|
-
|
-
|
964
|
||||||||||||
Cash and equivalents
|
1,116
|
-
|
-
|
1,116
|
||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2019
|
$
|
18,817
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
18,817
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Equity securities
|
$
|
5,428
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,428
|
||||||||
Fixed income
|
5,852
|
-
|
-
|
5,852
|
||||||||||||
International equities
|
3,734
|
-
|
-
|
3,734
|
||||||||||||
Real estate
|
795
|
-
|
-
|
795
|
||||||||||||
Cash and equivalents
|
1,026
|
-
|
-
|
1,026
|
||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2018
|
$
|
16,835
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
16,835
|
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Equity securities
|
33
|
%
|
32
|
%
|
||||
Fixed income
|
34
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
||||
International equities
|
22
|
%
|
22
|
%
|
||||
Real estate
|
5
|
%
|
5
|
%
|
||||
Cash and equivalents
|
6
|
%
|
6
|
%
|
||||
Total
|
100
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Discount rate
|
2.93
|
%
|
4.01
|
%
|
||||
Rate of compensation increase
|
2.75
|
%
|
2.50
|
%
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
Discount rate
|
2.93
|
%
|
4.01
|
%
|
3.36
|
%
|
||||||
Rate of compensation increase
|
2.75
|
%
|
2.50
|
%
|
2.50
|
%
|
||||||
Long-term rate of return
|
5.75
|
%
|
6.25
|
%
|
6.00
|
%
|
Year Ending December 31,
|
||||
2020
|
$
|
1,318
|
||
2021
|
1,325
|
|||
2022
|
1,346
|
|||
2023
|
1,371
|
|||
2024
|
1,384
|
|||
Years 2025-2029
|
6,757
|
12.
|
INCOME TAXES
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||||||
Federal
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
State
|
115
|
200
|
150
|
|||||||||
Total
|
115
|
200
|
150
|
|||||||||
Deferred:
|
||||||||||||
Federal
|
120
|
-
|
(424
|
)
|
||||||||
State
|
33
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Total
|
153
|
-
|
(424
|
)
|
||||||||
Total provision (benefit)
|
$
|
268
|
$
|
200
|
$
|
(274
|
)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before taxes
|
$
|
2,283
|
$
|
(6,345
|
)
|
$
|
(11,758
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Expected tax (benefit)
|
$
|
479
|
21.0
|
%
|
$
|
(1,332
|
)
|
21.0
|
%
|
$
|
(4,115
|
)
|
35.0
|
%
|
||||||||||
State tax benefit (net of federal)
|
148
|
6.5
|
200
|
(3.2
|
)
|
150
|
(1.3
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation allowance
|
(428
|
)
|
(18.8
|
)
|
1,230
|
(19.4
|
)
|
(13,920
|
)
|
118.4
|
||||||||||||||
Federal tax reform - deferred rate change
|
-
|
-
|
49
|
(0.8
|
)
|
17,671
|
(150.3
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
|
69
|
3.0
|
53
|
(0.8
|
)
|
(60
|
)
|
0.5
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
268
|
11.7
|
%
|
$
|
200
|
(3.2
|
%)
|
$
|
(274
|
)
|
2.3
|
%
|
At December 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Gross noncurrent deferred tax (liabilities) assets
|
||||||||
Allowance for bad debts
|
$
|
5,461
|
$
|
4,828
|
||||
Accrued rent
|
-
|
1,833
|
||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
178
|
18
|
||||||
Lease liability
|
14,822
|
-
|
||||||
Right-of-use asset
|
(13,156
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
163J interest limitation
|
-
|
19
|
||||||
Depreciation
|
10,981
|
16,259
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
(766
|
)
|
(98
|
)
|
||||
Other intangibles
|
135
|
211
|
||||||
Pension plan liabilities
|
1,286
|
1,163
|
||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
18,261
|
17,927
|
||||||
AMT credit
|
-
|
424
|
||||||
Gross noncurrent deferred tax assets, net
|
37,202
|
42,584
|
||||||
Less valuation allowance
|
(37,355
|
)
|
(42,160
|
)
|
||||
Noncurrent deferred tax (liabilities) assets, net
|
$
|
(153
|
)
|
$
|
424
|
13.
|
FAIR VALUE
|
December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying
Amount
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Financial Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
23,644
|
$
|
23,644
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
23,644
|
||||||||||
Restricted cash
|
15,000
|
15,000
|
-
|
-
|
15,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
4,190
|
-
|
4,190
|
-
|
4,190
|
|||||||||||||||
Financial Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses
|
$
|
7,869
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
7,869
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
7,869
|
||||||||||
Other short term liabilities
|
199
|
-
|
199
|
-
|
199
|
|||||||||||||||
Derivative qualifying as cash flow hedge
|
174
|
-
|
174
|
-
|
174
|
|||||||||||||||
Credit facility
|
34,028
|
-
|
34,028
|
-
|
34,028
|
December 31, 2018
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying
Amount
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Financial Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
17,571
|
$
|
17,571
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
17,571
|
||||||||||
Restricted cash
|
28,375
|
28,375
|
-
|
-
|
28,375
|
|||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
2,461
|
-
|
2,461
|
-
|
2,461
|
|||||||||||||||
Financial Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses
|
$
|
10,605
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10,605
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10,605
|
||||||||||
Other short term liabilities
|
2,324
|
-
|
2,324
|
-
|
2,324
|
|||||||||||||||
Credit facility
|
48,769
|
-
|
43,096
|
-
|
43,096
|
14.
|
SEGMENT REPORTING
|
For the Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
Operating Income (Loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019
|
% of
Total
|
2018
|
% of
Total
|
2017
|
% of
Total
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
$
|
193,722
|
70.9
|
%
|
$
|
185,263
|
70.4
|
%
|
$
|
181,328
|
69.2
|
%
|
$
|
21,979
|
$
|
17,661
|
$
|
17,795
|
||||||||||||||||||
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
79,620
|
29.1
|
%
|
72,135
|
27.4
|
%
|
63,641
|
24.3
|
%
|
7,588
|
6,469
|
3,937
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transitional
|
-
|
0.0
|
%
|
5,802
|
2.3
|
%
|
16,884
|
6.4
|
%
|
-
|
(5,994
|
)
|
(6,926
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate
|
-
|
0.0
|
%
|
-
|
0.0
|
%
|
-
|
0.0
|
%
|
(24,329
|
)
|
(22,090
|
)
|
(19,522
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
273,342
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
263,200
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
261,853
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
5,238
|
$
|
(3,954
|
)
|
$
|
(4,716
|
)
|
Total Assets
|
||||||||
December 31, 2019
|
December 31, 2018
|
|||||||
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
$
|
121,611
|
$
|
92,070
|
||||
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
27,945
|
14,078
|
||||||
Transitional
|
-
|
527
|
||||||
Corporate
|
45,207
|
39,363
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
194,763
|
$
|
146,038
|
15.
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
16.
|
RELATED PARTY
|
17.
|
UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
Quarter
|
||||||||||||||||
2019
|
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
63,263
|
$
|
63,569
|
$
|
72,594
|
$
|
73,915
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income
|
(5,467
|
)
|
(3,064
|
)
|
1,340
|
9,206
|
||||||||||
Basic
|
||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.33
|
||||||
Diluted
|
||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.33
|
||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
24,534
|
24,555
|
24,563
|
24,563
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
24,534
|
24,555
|
24,608
|
24,563
|
Quarter
|
||||||||||||||||
2018
|
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
61,889
|
$
|
61,120
|
$
|
70,078
|
$
|
70,113
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income
|
(6,874
|
)
|
(4,104
|
)
|
(600
|
)
|
5,033
|
|||||||||
Basic
|
||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.28
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
0.21
|
|||||
Diluted
|
||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.28
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
0.20
|
|||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
24,138
|
24,486
|
24,533
|
24,533
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
24,138
|
24,486
|
24,533
|
24,562
|
Description
|
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
|
Charged to
Expense
|
Accounts
Written-off
|
Balance at
End of
Period
|
|||||||||||||
Allowance accounts for the year ended:
|
|||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2019 Student receivable allowance
|
$
|
16,993
|
$
|
20,847
|
$
|
(17,473
|
)
|
$
|
20,367
|
||||||||
December 31, 2018 Student receivable allowance
|
$
|
13,784
|
$
|
17,705
|
$
|
(14,496
|
)
|
$
|
16,993
|
||||||||
December 31, 2017 Student receivable allowance
|
$
|
14,794
|
$
|
13,720
|
$
|
(14,730
|
)
|
$
|
13,784
|
Name
|
Jurisdiction
|
Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc. (wholly owned)
|
New Jersey
|
New England Acquisition LLC (wholly owned through Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc.)
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Delaware
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Nashville Acquisition, LLC (wholly owned through Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc.)
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Delaware
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Euphoria Acquisition, LLC (wholly owned through Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc.)
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Delaware
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LTI Holdings, LLC (wholly owned through Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc.)
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Colorado
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LCT Acquisition, LLC (wholly owned through Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc.)
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Delaware
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NN Acquisition, LLC (wholly owned through Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc.)
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Delaware
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I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation;
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,
and for, the periods presented in this report;
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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Date: March 6, 2020
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/s/ Scott Shaw
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Scott Shaw
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Chief Executive Officer
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I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation;
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,
and for, the periods presented in this report;
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this report based on such evaluation; and
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an Annual
Report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Date: March 6, 2020
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/s/ Brian Meyers
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Brian Meyers
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Chief Financial Officer
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Date: March 6, 2020
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/s/ Scott Shaw
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Scott Shaw
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Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ Brian Meyers
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Brian Meyers
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Chief Financial Officer
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Components of the provision for income taxes were as follows:
Effective Tax rate The reconciliation of the effective tax rate to the U.S. Statutory Federal Income tax rate was:
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act establishes new tax laws that took effect in 2018, including, but not limited to (1) reduction of the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from a maximum of 35% to 21%; (2) elimination of the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT); (3) a new limitation on deductible interest expense; (4) the repeal of the domestic production activity deduction; (5) limitations on the deductibility of certain executive compensation; and (6) limitation on net operating losses generated after December 31, 2017, to 80% of taxable income. In addition, certain changes were made to the bonus depreciation rules that impacted fiscal year 2017. Our provision for income taxes was $0.3 million, or 11.7% of pretax income, for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to a benefit for income taxes of $0.2 million, or 3.2% of pretax loss, in the prior year comparable period. No federal or state income tax benefit was recognized for the current period loss due to the recognition of a full valuation allowance. Income tax expense resulted from various minimal state tax expenses. Deferred Taxes and Valuation Allowance The components of the non-current deferred tax (liabilities)/assets were as follows:
Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective negative evidence was the cumulative losses incurred by the Company in recent years. On the basis of this evaluation the Company believes it is not more likely than not that it will realize its deferred tax assets As a result, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $37.4 million and $42.2 million, respectively, against its net deferred tax assets. With respect to AMT credit, the Company has recorded a $0.4 million receivable since it is expected that 50% will be refunded as a result of filing the Company’s 2018 federal corporate income tax return and the remaining 50% will be refunded upon the filings of the Company’s future federal corporate income tax returns. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of $66.7 million. Of the $66.7 million NOL carryforwards, $58.5 million will start expiring in 2029 and ending in 2038 if unused. The net operating losses of $8.2 million generated in 2018 can be carried over indefinitely under the Tax Act. Utilization of the NOL carryforwards may be subject to a substantial limitation due to ownership change limitations that may occur in the future, as required by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as well as similar state and foreign provisions. These ownership changes may limit the amount of NOL and tax credit carryforwards that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income and tax, respectively. In general, an “ownership change” as defined by Section 382 of the Code results from a transaction or series of transactions over a three-year period resulting in an ownership change of more than 50 percentage points of the outstanding stock of a company by certain shareholders or public groups. As of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company no longer has any liability for uncertain tax positions. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years before 2016 and, generally, is no longer subject to state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2016 with few exceptions. |
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Financial Aid The Company’s schools and students participate in a variety of government-sponsored financial aid programs that assist students in paying the cost of their education. The largest source of such support is the federal programs of student financial assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, commonly referred to as the Title IV Programs, which are administered by the U.S. Department of Education (the “DOE”). During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, approximately 78%, 78% and 78%, respectively, of net revenues on a cash basis were indirectly derived from funds distributed under Title IV Programs. For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company calculated that no individual DOE reporting entity received more than 90% of its revenue, determined on a cash basis under DOE regulations, from the Title IV Program funds. The Company’s calculations may be subject to review by the DOE. Under DOE regulations, a proprietary institution that derives more than 90% of its total revenue from the Title IV Programs for two consecutive fiscal years becomes immediately ineligible to participate in the Title IV Programs and may not reapply for eligibility until the end of two fiscal years. An institution with revenues exceeding 90% for a single fiscal year, will be placed on provisional certification and may be subject to other enforcement measures. If one of the Company’s institutions violated the 90/10 Rule and became ineligible to participate in Title IV Programs but continued to disburse Title IV Program funds, the DOE would require the institution to repay all Title IV Program funds received by the institution after the effective date of the loss of eligibility. Regulatory Compliance To participate in Title IV Programs, a school must be authorized to offer its programs of instruction by relevant state education agencies, be accredited by an accrediting commission recognized by the DOE and be certified as an eligible institution by the DOE. For this reason, the schools are subject to extensive regulatory requirements imposed by all of these entities. After the schools receive the required certifications by the appropriate entities, the schools must demonstrate their compliance with the DOE regulations of the Title IV Programs on an ongoing basis. Included in these regulations is the requirement that the institution must satisfy specific standards of financial responsibility. The DOE evaluates institutions for compliance with these standards each year, based upon the institution’s annual audited financial statements, as well as following a change in ownership resulting in a change of control of the institution. The DOE calculates the institution’s composite score for financial responsibility based on its (i) equity ratio, which measures the institution’s capital resources, ability to borrow and financial viability; (ii) primary reserve ratio, which measures the institution’s ability to support current operations from expendable resources; and (iii) net income ratio, which measures the institution’s ability to operate at a profit. This composite score can range from -1 to +3. The composite score must be at least 1.5 for the institution to be deemed financially responsible without the need for further oversight. If an institution’s composite score is below 1.5, but is at least 1.0, it is in a category denominated by the DOE as “the zone.” Under the DOE regulations, institutions that are in the zone typically may be permitted by the DOE to continue to participate in the Title IV Programs by choosing one of two alternatives: (1) the “Zone Alternative” under which an institution is required to make disbursements to students under the Heightened Cash Monitoring 1 (“HCM1”) payment method and to notify the DOE within 10 days after the occurrence of certain oversight and financial events or (2) submit a letter of credit to the DOE equal to 50 percent of the Title IV Program funds received by the institution during its most recent fiscal year. The DOE permits an institution to participate under the “Zone Alternative” for a period of up to three consecutive fiscal years. Under the HCM1 payment method, the institution is required to make Title IV Program disbursements to eligible students and parents before it requests or receives funds for the amount of those disbursements from the DOE. As long as the student accounts are credited before the funding requests are initiated, an institution is permitted to draw down funds through the DOE’s electronic system for grants management and payments for the amount of disbursements made to eligible students. Unlike the Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 (“HCM2”) used under circumstances where an institution’s composite score is below 1.0 and reimbursement payment methods, the HCM1 payment method typically does not require schools to submit documentation to the DOE and wait for DOE approval before drawing down Title IV Program funds. Effective July 1, 2016, a school under HCM1, HCM2 or reimbursement payment methods must also pay any credit balances due to a student before drawing down funds for the amount of those disbursements from the DOE, even if the student or parent provides written authorization for the school to hold the credit balance. If an institution’s composite score is below 1.0, the institution is considered by the DOE to lack financial responsibility. If the DOE determines that an institution does not satisfy the DOE’s financial responsibility standards, depending on its composite score and other factors, that institution may establish its eligibility to participate in the Title IV Programs on an alternative basis by, among other things:
The DOE has evaluated the financial responsibility of our institutions on a consolidated basis. We have submitted to the DOE our audited financial statements for the 2018 and 2017 fiscal years reflecting a composite score of 1.1 and 1.1, respectively, based upon our calculations. The DOE determined in a January 13, 2020, letter that our institutions are “in the zone” based on our composite scores for the 2018 and 2017 fiscal years and that we are required to operate under the Zone Alternative requirements, including the requirement to make disbursements under the HCM1 payment method and to notify the DOE within 10 days of the occurrence of certain oversight and financial events. We also are required to submit to the DOE bi-weekly cash balance submissions outlining our available cash on hand, monthly actual and projected cash flow statements, and monthly student rosters. For the 2019 fiscal year, we calculated our composite score to be 1.6. This score is subject to determination by the DOE based on its review of our consolidated audited financial statements for the 2019 fiscal year, but we believe it is likely that the DOE will determine that our institutions comply with the composite score requirement and no longer require us to operate under the Zone Alternative requirements after it makes its determination, although we cannot be certain how long it will take for the DOE to make its determination and it is possible that it may elect to retain following its determination some of the conditions and reporting requirements previously imposed on us. An institution participating in Title IV Programs must calculate the amount of unearned Title IV Program funds that have been disbursed to students who withdraw from their educational programs before completing them, and must return those unearned funds to the DOE or the applicable lending institution in a timely manner, which is generally within 45 days from the date the institution determines that the student has withdrawn. If an institution is cited in an audit or program review for returning Title IV Program funds late for 5% or more of the students in the audit or program review sample or if the regulatory auditor identifies a material weakness in the institution’s report on internal controls relating to the return of unearned Title IV Program funds, the institution may be required to post a letter of credit in favor of the DOE in an amount equal to 25% of the total amount of Title IV Program funds that should have been timely returned for students who withdrew in the institution’s previous fiscal year. |
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Entity Registrant Name | LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP | ||
Entity Central Index Key | 0001286613 | ||
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | ||
Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
Entity Shell Company | false | ||
Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer | ||
Entity Small Business | true | ||
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
Entity Public Float | $ 54,618,592 | ||
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 26,364,521 | ||
Document Type | 10-K | ||
Amendment Flag | false | ||
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2019 | ||
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2019 | ||
Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
Entity Address, State or Province | NJ |
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Net income (loss) | $ 2,015 | $ (6,545) | $ (11,484) |
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Derivative qualifying as cash flow hedge | (174) | 0 | 0 |
Employee pension plan adjustments | 780 | 448 | 1,591 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | $ 2,621 | $ (6,097) | $ (9,893) |
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REVENUE RECOGNITION |
Prior to adoption of ASU 2014-09 Revenues are derived primarily from programs taught at our schools. Tuition revenues, textbook sales and one-time fees, such as nonrefundable application fees and course material fees, are recognized on a straight-line basis over the length of the applicable program as the student proceeds through the program, which is the period of time from a student’s start date through his or her graduation date (including internships or externships, if any, occurring prior to graduation), and we complete the performance of teaching the student entitling us to the revenue. Other revenues, such as tool sales and contract training revenues, are recognized as goods are delivered or training completed. On an individual student basis, tuition earned in excess of cash received is recorded as accounts receivable, and cash received in excess of tuition earned is recorded as unearned tuition. We evaluate whether collectability of revenue is reasonably assured prior to the student commencing a program by attending class and reassess collectability of tuition and fees when a student withdraws from a course. We calculate the amount to be returned under Title IV Programs and its stated refund policy to determine eligible charges and, if there is a balance due from the student after this calculation, we expect payment from the student. We have a process to pursue uncollected accounts whereby, based upon the student’s financial means and ability to pay, a payment plan is established with the student to ensure that collectability is reasonable. We continuously monitor our historical collections to identify potential trends that may impact our determination that collectability of receivables for withdrawn students is realizable. If a student withdraws from a program prior to a specified date, any paid but unearned tuition is refunded. Refunds are calculated and paid in accordance with federal, state and accrediting agency standards. Generally, the amount to be refunded to a student is calculated based upon the period of time the student has attended classes and the amount of tuition and fees paid by the student as of his or her withdrawal date. These refunds typically reduce deferred tuition revenue and cash on our consolidated balance sheets as we generally do not recognize tuition revenue in our consolidated statements of income (loss) until the related refund provisions have lapsed. Based on the application of our refund policies, we may be entitled to incremental revenue on the day the student withdraws from one of our schools. We record revenue for students who withdraw from one of our schools when payment is received because collectability on an individual student basis is not reasonably assured. After adoption of ASU 2014-09 On January 1, 2018, we adopted the new standard on revenue recognition, ASU 2014-09, using the modified retrospective approach of ASU 2016-10. The adoption of the guidance in ASU 2014-09 as amended by ASU 2016-10 did not have a material impact on the measurement or recognition of revenue in any prior or current reporting periods and there was no adjustment to retained earnings. The core principle of the new standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to students in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for such goods or services. Substantially all of our revenues are considered to be revenues from contracts with students. The related accounts receivable balances are recorded in our balance sheets as student accounts receivable. We do not have significant revenue recognized from performance obligations that were satisfied in prior periods, and we do not have any transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations other than in our unearned tuition. We record revenue for students who withdraw from our schools only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. Unearned tuition represents contract liabilities primarily related to our tuition revenue. We have elected not to provide disclosure about transaction prices allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations if contract durations are less than one-year, or if we have the right to consideration from a student in an amount that corresponds directly with the value provided to the student for performance obligations completed to date. We have assessed the costs incurred to obtain a contract with a student and determined them to be immaterial. Unearned tuition in the amount of $23.4 million and $22.5 million is recorded in the current liabilities section of the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The change in this contract liability balance during the year ended December 31, 2019 is the result of payments received in advance of satisfying performance obligations, offset by revenue recognized during that period. Revenue recognized for the year ended December 31, 2019 that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year was $21.7 million. The following table depicts the timing of revenue recognition:
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PENSION PLAN, Plan's funded status (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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CHANGES IN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS [Roll Forward] | |||
Benefit obligation-beginning of year | $ 21,105 | $ 23,492 | $ 22,916 |
Service cost | 33 | 28 | 29 |
Interest cost | 812 | 755 | 840 |
Actuarial loss (gain) | 2,103 | (1,951) | 721 |
Benefits paid | (1,221) | (1,219) | (1,014) |
Benefit obligation at end of year | 22,832 | 21,105 | 23,492 |
CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS [Roll Forward] | |||
Fair value of plan assets-beginning of year | 16,835 | 19,055 | 17,548 |
Actual return on plan assets | 3,203 | (1,000) | 2,521 |
Benefits paid | (1,221) | (1,220) | (1,014) |
Fair value of plan assets-end of year | 18,817 | 16,835 | 19,055 |
BENEFIT OBLIGATION IN EXCESS OF FAIR VALUE FUNDED STATUS: | $ (4,015) | $ (4,270) | $ (4,437) |
Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Abstract] | |||
Balance at Beginning of Period | $ 16,993 | $ 13,784 | $ 14,794 |
Charged to Expense | 20,847 | 17,705 | 13,720 |
Accounts Written-off | (17,473) | (14,496) | (14,730) |
Balance at End of Period | $ 20,367 | $ 16,993 | $ 13,784 |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, Part 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets [Abstract] | |||
Impairment of long-lived assets | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Concentration of Credit Risk [Abstract] | |||
Federal deposit insurance limit | 250 | ||
Excess cash, FDIC uninsured amount | 38,000 | ||
Income Taxes [Abstract] | |||
Interest and penalties expense | 0 | 0 | |
New Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract] | |||
Lease liability | 55,160 | 5,600 | |
Right to use asset | $ 49,065 | 0 | |
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New Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract] | |||
Lease liability | 42,300 | ||
Right to use asset | $ 37,993 |
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Reconciliation of Numerator and Denominator of Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share Computations | The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the diluted net income (loss) per share computations for the periods presented below:
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