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Strategic Education Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced financial results for the period ended March 31, 2024, with strength across the business and commitment to student success.

Strategic Education reported strong growth in the U.S. Higher Education segment, driven by employer-affiliated enrollment, continued strength in the Education Technology Services segment, and a return to total enrollment growth in the Australia/New Zealand segment.

  • U.S. Higher Education segment delivered strong growth due to employer affiliated enrollment.
  • Education Technology Services segment saw continued strength, including from Sophia subscriptions.
  • Australia/New Zealand segment returned to total enrollment growth.
  • Cash provided by operations was $77.6 million, compared to $35.2 million for the same period in 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$290M

Previous: $257M+13.1%
EPS

$1.23

Previous: $0.24+412.5%
USHE Enrollment

87.7K

No prior period
FlexPath Enrollment %

23.0%

No prior period
ANZ Enrollment

20.2K

No prior period
Bad Debt % of Revenue

4.2%

Previous: 3.8%+10.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$9.19M

Previous: -$8.27M-11.1%
Free Cash Flow

$20.5M

Previous: -$10.3M+299.2%
Net Income

$29.7M

Previous: -$2.03M+1564.6%
Operating Income

$41.4M

Previous: -$1.35M+3165.7%
Gross Profit

$133M

Previous: $104M+27.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$222M

Previous: $203M+9.5%
Total Assets

$2.16B

Previous: $2.17B-0.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.33M

Previous: $5.63M-5.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Strategic Education · Revenue · Quarterly

$290M

Q1 2024+13.1%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Strategic Education · $223M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • U.S. Higher Education
    $202M+8.8%
  • Education Technology Services
    $20.8M+26.7%

Forward guidance

This communication contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.6%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

37 / 68 earnings

Positive

+38.1%

Q4 2013

Best reaction

-23.2%

Q3 2013

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-13.7%-7.0%-6.1%
Q4 2025+4.8%+4.1%+3.9%
Q3 2025+0.9%+7.4%+7.2%
Q1 2025-0.2%+2.5%+9.1%
Q4 2024-18.5%-16.9%-12.5%
Q3 2024+3.6%+1.6%+1.8%
Q2 2024-19.8%-22.0%-20.1%
Q1 2024+20.3%+14.1%+14.1%
Q4 2023+14.3%+11.2%+9.5%
Q3 2023+5.1%+6.5%+8.4%
Q2 2023+7.7%+7.6%+12.3%
Q1 2023-4.8%-10.6%-14.1%
Q4 2022-8.4%-7.4%-7.0%
Q3 2022+11.9%+17.1%+20.5%
Q2 2022+4.8%+3.1%-3.2%
Q1 2022-7.6%-7.2%-4.2%
Q4 2021+17.9%+20.8%+34.8%
Q3 2021-8.2%-11.9%-23.0%
Q2 2021+11.1%+9.3%+6.4%
Q1 2021-9.3%-6.3%-14.4%
Q4 2020-4.4%-12.6%+2.9%
Q3 2020-12.5%-10.0%-6.8%
Q2 2020-17.9%-26.4%-36.6%
Q1 2020+6.1%-0.5%+13.0%
Q4 2019+2.0%+6.2%-13.6%
Q3 2019+9.7%+13.3%+19.4%
Q2 2019-2.8%-8.1%-7.0%
Q1 2019+13.4%+16.5%+22.8%
Q4 2018+8.7%+6.5%+0.4%
Q3 2018+4.5%+6.2%-10.9%
Q2 2018+7.3%+4.5%+17.8%
Q1 2018+3.6%+0.9%+5.6%
Q4 2017+0.0%+8.4%+12.7%
Q3 2017+2.2%+2.4%+7.5%
Q2 2017-12.0%-12.4%-11.6%
Q1 2017+5.0%+5.5%+2.8%
Q4 2016-3.6%-6.1%-1.8%
Q3 2016+23.8%+24.6%+58.4%
Q2 2016-8.1%-5.9%+1.6%
Q1 2016-8.7%
Q4 2015-16.7%
Q3 2015-8.9%
Q2 2015+33.7%
Q1 2015-2.1%
Q4 2014-10.4%
Q3 2014+9.8%
Q2 2014+9.3%
Q1 2014+20.7%
Q4 2013+38.1%
Q3 2013-23.2%
Q2 2013-10.5%
Q1 2013-6.0%
Q4 2012-18.8%
Q3 2012-17.2%
Q2 2012-0.5%
Q1 2012-0.2%
Q4 2010+0.9%
Q4 2011+0.9%
Q3 2011+1.2%
Q2 2011-3.9%
Q1 2010-1.6%
Q1 2011+0.9%
Q4 2008-0.9%
Q3 2010+9.1%
Q3 2009+9.1%
Q2 2009+1.8%
Q4 2009+1.8%
Q2 2010+1.8%

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