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The Advisory Board Company Reports Results For Quarter Ended June 30, 2015WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO), a global technology, research, and services company providing the leading cloud-based comprehensive performance platform for the health care and higher education industries, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Highlights from the second quarter of 2015 include (All comparisons, unless otherwise noted, are to the quarter ended June 30, 2014):
Robert Musslewhite, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Advisory Board Company, commented, 'The company continues to experience strong growth and momentum, as highlighted by our 35% adjusted revenue growth rate and our 96% adjusted EBITDA growth rate for the quarter. Our proven formula of renewable, scalable programs continues to yield solid revenue growth, robust earnings growth, and compelling margin expansion. As always, our focus on member impact drives our success, and we continue to deliver strong returns to each of our members and to the broader health care and higher education industries. Our 5,200 members regularly affirm that, and the 93% member renewal rate we earned this year, the highest in our history, is a testament to the positive impact our work has on their most pressing issues." Mr. Musslewhite continued, "Growth is a function of innovation, and, as always, we continue to innovate. I am pleased to announce two new product launches, Audience Rx in health care and Navigate in higher education. Audience Rx is a renewable, cloud-based technology offering that provides our health care members a cutting-edge solution to enable data-driven, targeted digital marketing that will equip them with the capabilities that large consumer brands use to engage and drive loyalty with their customers. The solution helps hospitals understand their data on patient interactions and better connect with their communities by unlocking insights about their relevant audience segments customized to health needs." Mr. Musslewhite concluded, "Navigate is also a renewable, cloud-based technology product that provides community colleges a student success solution targeted specifically to the challenges facing their unique student bodies. The average community college loses 50% of student applicants between the point of student application and the first day of class due to challenges with the college transition. Navigate initially acts as a personal compass for students during onboarding, helping them pick a program based on job data, creating an academic plan that maximizes their chance of graduating, and developing a personalized school schedule that helps balance school and life. The platform then stays with students throughout their time in college, acting as the term-over-term interface between the college and student and helping students succeed and graduate. Both new programs are off to a strong start, and we are excited about the impact they will have for our members." Second Quarter Financial Review Revenue increased 30% to $184.7 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2015 up from to $141.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Adjusted revenue, which adjusts for the effect on revenue of fair value adjustments to acquired deferred revenue, increased 35% to $191.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, up from $141.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Contract value increased 35% to $741.7 million as of June 30, 2015, up from $548.4 million as of June 30, 2014. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $8.7 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to net loss attributable to common stockholders of $3.2 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Adjusted net income increased 56% to $17.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, up from $11.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share increased 33% to $0.40 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 up from $0.30 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Adjusted EBITDA increased 96% to $47.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, up from $24.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Adjusted revenue, adjusted net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Year-to-Date Financial Review Revenue increased 30% to $364.5 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2015, up from $279.8 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2014. Adjusted revenue increased 35% to $377.0 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2015, up from $279.8 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2014. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $15.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the six month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $5.1 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the six month period ended June 30, 2014. Adjusted EBITDA was $86.5 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2015, up from $50.0 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2014. Adjusted net income was $30.1 million for the 2015 six month period ended June 30, 2015, up from $23.7 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2014. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.71 for the six month period ended June 30, 2015, up from $0.64 for the six month period ended June 30, 2014. Outlook for Calendar Year 2015 The Company is updating its annual financial guidance. For calendar year 2015, the Company expects:
The Company is also providing financial guidance for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. For the quarter ending September 30, 2015, the Company expects:
Conference Call Information As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter performance this evening, August 4, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call will be available via live webcast on the Company's website at www.advisory.com/IR. To participate by telephone, the dial-in number is 888.336.7150. Participants are advised to dial in at least five minutes prior to the call to register. The webcast will be archived for seven days from 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, until 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. The Company invites all interested parties to attend the conference call, including the lenders under the Company's senior secured credit facilities. A supplemental presentation of information complementary to the information presented in this release and that will be discussed on the conference call will be made available on the Company's website at www.advisory.com/IR prior to the conference call and will be archived for the same duration as the webcast. About the Advisory Board Company The Advisory Board Company is the leading provider of insight-driven technology, research, and services for organizations in transforming industries. Through its innovative membership model, the Company collaborates with more than 230,000 leaders at 5,200 member organizations to elevate performance and solve their most pressing problems. The Company provides strategic guidance, actionable insights, cloud-based software solutions, and comprehensive implementation and management services. For more information, visit www.advisory.com. Non-GAAP Financial Measures This news release presents information about the Company's adjusted revenue, adjusted net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted effective tax rate, and adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted, which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a complement to the results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). A reconciliation of each of the foregoing historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable historical GAAP financial measures is provided in the accompanying tables found at the end of this release for each of the fiscal periods indicated. Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this news release that relate to future results and events are forward-looking statements and are based on the Company's expectations as of the date of this news release. In some cases, you can identify these statements by such forward-looking words as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "guidance," "intend," "may," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "should," "will," "would," or similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements in this news release include the Company's expectations regarding its performance and results for fiscal 2015 with respect to adjusted revenue, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, and adjusted effective tax rate. Actual results and events in future periods may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements because of a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those relating to: factors that adversely affect the financial condition of the health care and higher education industries; federal and state law and regulations governing the health care and higher education industries and our members' and our respective compliance with those applicable laws and regulations; the Company's ability to sustain high renewal rates on its memberships; maintenance of the Company's reputation and expansion of its name recognition; the Company's ability to offer new and valuable products and services; effects of competition; the Company's ability to maintain a highly-skilled workforce; unsuccessful design or implementation of software or delivery of consulting and management services; delays in generating revenue; effects of federal and state privacy and security laws and cyber attacks and other data security breaches; compliance with federal regulations governing electronic transactions; service disruptions and operational or security failures; ability to collect and maintain member and third party data and to obtain proper permissions and waivers for use and disclosure of information received from members or on their behalf; liability for failure to provide accurate information or for deficient submissions to third-party payors; compliance with federal and state laws governing healthcare fraud and abuse or reimbursement; maintenance of third-party providers and strategic alliances and entry into new alliances; licensing and integration of third-party technologies and data; protection of the Company's intellectual property; claims of infringement, misappropriation, or violation of proprietary rights of third parties; limitations associated with use of open source technology; changes to estimates and assumptions used to prepare the Company's consolidated financial statements; any significant increase in bad debt in excess of recorded estimates; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Royall acquisition; diversion of management's attention from operations by activities focused on the integration of Royall's business; business and financial risk associated with the pursuit of acquisition opportunities; delays in the delivery by Evolent Health to the Company of its financial statements; any significant impairment of the Company's goodwill; the Company's ability to realize a return on its strategic investments; the level of the Company's debt service obligations and restrictions on its operations under debt covenants; potential imposition of sales and use taxes on sales of the Company's services; the Company's ability to realize fully its deferred tax assets; inherent limitations in, and the potential impact of any failure to maintain, effective internal control over financial reporting; effects of issuance of additional capital stock; and provisions in the Company's charter and bylaws that could discourage takeover attempts. This list of risks, uncertainties, and other factors is not complete. The Company discusses some of these matters more fully, as well as certain risk factors that could affect the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on form 10-KT for the transition period ended December 31, 2014 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. These filings are available for review through the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Any or all forward-looking statements the Company makes may turn out to be wrong, and can be affected by inaccurate assumptions the Company might make or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those identified in this news release. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this news release, which speak only as of its date. The Company does not undertake to update any of its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of circumstances or events that arise after the date they are made, new information, or otherwise.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures This news release presents information about the Company's adjusted revenue, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, adjusted effective tax rate, and adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted, which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a complement to the results provided in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of each of the foregoing historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable historical GAAP financial measures is provided below for each of the fiscal periods indicated. It is not practicable to provide a reconciliation of forecasted adjusted revenue, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, or adjusted effective tax rate to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because certain items required for the forecast of such GAAP financial measures, including fair value adjustments to acquisition-related earn-out liabilities, equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entity, and gains and losses on investment in common stock warrants, cannot reasonably be estimated or predicted at this time.
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