Perdoceo Education Corporation · NASDAQ:PRDO

Perdoceo Education — Career Education — 14th Annual BMO Capital Markets Back to School Education Conference (September 2014)

23 slides from Perdoceo Education's conference presentation, Sep 18, 2014

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation Fall 2014

    Exhibit 99.1 Career Education Investor Presentation Fall 2014 th “14 Annual BMO Capital Markets Back to School Education Conference” Confidential – For Internal Use Only

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statements & Disclosures

    Cautionary Statements & Disclosures This presentation contains “forward-looking statements,” as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that reflect our current expectations regarding our future growth, results of operations, cash flows, performance and business pr

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda • Education Industry Dynamics • Evolution of Career Education • Main Objectives of Turnaround Strategy and Progress Report • Key Financial Metrics 2 Confidential – For Internal Use Only

  4. Slide 4: U.S. Macro Education Market Drivers

    U.S. Macro Education Market Drivers • U.S. population has low level of educational attainment. • Approximately 3 million jobs are unfilled due to a worker skills gap (1). • Proprietary segment serves an under served demographic with a higher concentration of minority students and older students than

  5. Slide 5: Earnings Power of Postsecondary Education

    Earnings Power of Postsecondary Education ($ 000) Average Lifetime Earnings (1) $4,500 $4,000 $3,837 $3,380 $3,500 $3,000 $2,500 $2,240 $2,255 $2,000 $1,767 $1,500 $1,198 $1,000 $500 $0 High School High School Some College Associate's Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Dropout Graduate Degree • Meani

  6. Slide 6: Career Education Corporation

    Career Education Corporation Career Education is the parent of two regionally accredited Universities with programs in business studies, information systems and technology, and criminal justice (primarily offered online and at four small ground- based campuses), two regionally accredited Career Scho

  7. Slide 7: Diverse Portfolio of Career Oriented Schools

    Diverse Portfolio of Career Oriented Schools University – Beginning to see favorable business trends. Goal is to generate modest total student enrollment growth. Culinary Arts – Recent total student enrollment growth due to Associate-Degree. Strategy in place to stabilize performance. Career College

  8. Slide 8: Diverse Portfolio of Career Oriented Schools

    Diverse Portfolio of Career Oriented Schools Ongoing Confidential – For operations. Internal Use OnlyExcludes campuses in “teach out.”

  9. Slide 9: Business Overview

    Business Overview Dynamic educational services company committed to quality, career-focused learning to a diverse student population through online, on-ground and hybrid learning program offerings. Enrollments of 48,100 TTM Revenue of $927 ($ in millions) As of 6/30/14 Twelve months ended 6/30/14 Cu

  10. Slide 10: A Summary of Career Education's History

    A Summary of Career Education’s History Heightened regulatory environment Heightened regulatory Revenue ($ millions) (including AIU probationary status that environment, placement rate # of Students was lifted late in 2007), economic and investigation, economic and competitive pressures and negative

  11. Slide 11: Key Investor Objectives to Turnaround Strategy

    Key Investor Objectives to Turnaround Strategy • Strengthen Academic Outcomes, Enhance Regulatory Compliance and Simplify Business Model. • Generate Modest University Total Student Enrollment Growth. • Stabilize Career School Enrollments. • Reduce Organizational Cost Structure. • Successfully Comple

  12. Slide 12: Improving Academic Outcomes, Enhanced Regulatory Compliance and Simplification

    Improving Academic Outcomes, Enhanced Regulatory Compliance and Simplification • Improvement in the rate at which University students continue on to their second class. • For the 2013 cohort, more than 90% of our 38 nationally-accredited ACICS campuses that are not in teach out reported higher place

  13. Slide 13: Generate Modest University Total Student Enrollment Growth

    Generate Modest University Total Student Enrollment Growth Change in Total Student Enrollments vs. Prior Year Quarter Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 (700) (800) (600) (1,300) (2,000) (800) (1,400) (2,600) (2,200) (2,900) (3,000) (2,900) (3,300) (4,200) (4,900) CTU AIU 12 Confidential – For

  14. Slide 14: Stabilize Career School Enrollments

    Stabilize Career School Enrollments - Total Student Enrollments – Career Schools Total Student Enrollments 20,300 20,200 18,500 18,900 17,500 8,000 8,400 7,700 7,900 8,000 12,300 11,800 10,800 11,000 9,500 2Q 2013 3Q 2013 4Q 2013 1Q 2014 2Q 2014 Career Colleges Culinary Arts 13 Confidential – For In

  15. Slide 15: Reduce Organizational Cost Structure – Progress Underway

    Reduce Organizational Cost Structure – Progress Underway Operating Expenses ($ millions) $1,542 $1,272 $302 $272 $1,133 Reduced by $606 $951 $546 $212 million $139 $128 Reduced by $455 $403 $63 million FY 2012 FY 2013 YTD 2Q 2013 YTD 2Q 2014 Other Operating Expenses Advertising Impairments Insurance

  16. Slide 16: Reduce Organizational Cost Structure - Additional Opportunities

    Reduce Organizational Cost Structure - Additional Opportunities % of YTD 2Q % of 2Q 2014 Revenue 2014 Revenue Total Revenue $229,292 $470,659 OPERATING EXPENSES Educational services and facilities $80,399 35.1% $162,665 34.6% General & Administrative: Advertising $57,314 25.0% $127,884 27.2% Admissi

  17. Slide 17: Successfully Complete Teach Out of Transitional Schools

    Successfully Complete Teach Out of Transitional Schools # of Transitional Schools 32 32 30 21 13 9 5 1 0 2Q 2013 3Q 2013 4Q 2013 1Q 2014 2Q 2014 4Q 2014 4Q 2015 4Q 2016 1Q 2017 • Transitional Schools operating losses in FY 2013 were approximately ($77) million which was primarily cash outflow. • Thi

  18. Slide 18: Financial Overview: Profitable University Segment

    Financial Overview : Profitable University Segment University Revenue & Operating Income - (in $000) CTU AIU $600,000 $549,358 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $134,726 $146,492 $100,000 $52,562 $19,626 $18,083 $0 2Q 2014 2Q 2014 2Q 2014 2Q 2013 2Q 2014 2Q 2013 ($100,000) Trailing 12-Months Quart

  19. Slide 19: Financial Overview: Improving Adjusted EBITDA

    Financial Overview : Improving Adjusted EBITDA Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) Adjusted EBITDA – Ongoing Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA – Ongoing Operations (in $000) Operations (in $000) TTM 2Q TTM 1Q 2Q 2014 2Q 2013 1Q 2014 4Q 2013 3Q 2013 2014 2014 $139 ($3,139) ($11,876) ($14,103) ($18,243) ($35,346) ($4

  20. Slide 20: Financial Overview: Strong Cash Position

    Financial Overview : Strong Cash Position (In 000’s) Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (1) $400,000 $363,099(2) $350,000 $315,661 $300,000 $274,617 $241,840 $250,000 $227,515 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $0 2Q 2013 3Q 2013 4Q 2013 1Q 2014 2Q 2014 (1) Balances presented above ar

  21. Slide 21: Key Investment Highlights

    Key Investment Highlights • Turnaround strategy in place with execution progressing. • Favorable industry dynamics in terms of market size and employer demand for skilled workers. • Diverse business model with both online and campus based portfolio of assets. • Strong balance sheet and cash position

  22. Slide 22: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Items

    Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Items CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES (1) UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP ITEMS (In thousands, except per share amounts) Adjusted EBITDA Q2 2014 Q1 2014 Q4 2013 Q3 2013 Q2 2013 Pre-tax loss from continuing operations $ (33,746) $ (41,350)

  23. Slide 23: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Items – con't

    Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Items – con’t (1) The Company believes it is useful to present non-GAAP financial measures which exclude certain significant items as a means to understand the performance of its core business. As a general matter, the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures in co

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