NYSE$FC

Franklin Covey Co · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Franklin Covey's Q1 2024 financial results were announced, with consolidated sales exceeding expectations, subscription and subscription services sales reaching a first-quarter record, and the company affirming its earnings guidance for fiscal year 2024.

Franklin Covey reported consolidated sales of $68.4 million for Q1 2024, slightly below the $69.4 million from Q1 2023. Subscription and subscription services sales reached a record $54.8 million. The company reaffirmed its fiscal year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $54.5 million to $58.0 million.

  • Consolidated sales totaled $68.4 million, exceeding expectations.
  • Subscription and subscription services sales reached a first quarter record of $54.8 million.
  • Sum of billed and unbilled deferred subscription revenue increased 12% to $169.7 million.
  • Cash flows from operating activities increased to $17.4 million from $3.0 million in the prior year’s first quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$68.4M

Previous: $69.4M-1.4%
EPS

$0.36

Previous: $0.32+12.5%
Adjusted EBITDA

$11M

Previous: $11.5M-4.6%
Deferred Subscription Revenue

$170M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$1.07M

Previous: -$1.24M+13.5%
Free Cash Flow

$3.78M

Previous: $3.43M+10.3%
Net Income

$4.85M

Previous: $4.67M+3.9%
Operating Income

$5.33M

Previous: $6.39M-16.6%
Gross Profit

$52.3M

Previous: $52.7M-0.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$34M

Previous: $58.2M-41.6%
Total Assets

$219M

Previous: $237M-7.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.9M

Previous: $2.74M+5.9%

Revenue & EPS history

FranklinCovey · Revenue · Quarterly

$68.4M

Q1 2024-1.4%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

FranklinCovey · $78M total across 3 segments · Q4 2023

  • Enterprise Division
    $52.4M+0.5%
  • Education Division
    $24.1M-2.2%
  • Corporate and other
    $1.43M

Forward guidance

The company affirms its guidance for fiscal 2024 that Adjusted EBITDA will increase to between $54.5 million and $58.0 million in constant currency.

Tailwinds

  • Continued strength and strategic durability of its All Access Pass
  • Leader in Me membership subscriptions performing well
  • First quarter results exceeded expectations
  • Expectation of a strong second half of the year
  • Company expects to achieve growth while continuing to make additional growth investments

Headwinds

  • Potential macroeconomic disruptions that could adversely impact its future operating results
  • Impact of deferred revenues on future financial results
  • Market acceptance of new products or services, including new AAP portal upgrades and content launches
  • Inflation
  • Ability to achieve sustainable growth in future periods

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.4%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

36 / 65 earnings

Positive

+44.5%

Q2 2026

Best reaction

-26.5%

Q2 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026
Q2 2026+44.5%+1.2%
Q1 2026+1.0%+11.1%+3.4%
Q4 2025-10.7%-13.0%-10.1%
Q3 2025+2.0%+0.1%-1.6%
Q2 2025-26.5%-29.3%-24.0%
Q1 2025-11.3%-13.8%+7.2%
Q4 2024-8.3%-4.3%-11.6%
Q3 2024+6.5%+6.9%+24.0%
Q2 2024+0.7%-3.6%+1.4%
Q1 2024+1.9%-1.8%+2.0%
Q4 2023-11.0%-11.3%-0.3%
Q3 2023+28.7%+26.2%+32.5%
Q2 2023-17.7%-12.3%-16.6%
Q1 2023-8.4%-7.7%+1.0%
Q4 2022-0.6%-5.8%-0.3%
Q3 2022+19.0%+21.4%+34.8%
Q2 2022-6.8%-3.8%-17.4%
Q1 2022+10.9%+12.1%+2.0%
Q4 2021+5.6%+13.3%+2.9%
Q3 2021+11.6%+6.3%+13.5%
Q2 2021+6.6%+7.1%+8.0%
Q1 2021+4.8%+3.1%+15.8%
Q4 2020+16.4%+36.7%+26.0%
Q3 2020-8.3%-7.1%-0.2%
Q2 2020+15.4%+29.6%+35.8%
Q1 2020-3.6%-2.3%-3.2%
Q4 2019+3.5%+1.0%-2.8%
Q3 2019+8.2%+8.8%+17.0%
Q2 2019+8.4%+5.0%+13.0%
Q1 2019+3.7%+4.3%+5.4%
Q4 2018+3.5%+0.6%+3.0%
Q3 2018-6.8%-8.9%-11.4%
Q2 2018+9.0%-1.9%-4.1%
Q1 2018+14.5%+36.5%+26.6%
Q4 2017+11.0%+2.9%+2.9%
Q3 2017-7.9%-6.2%-12.9%
Q2 2017+26.6%+29.2%+33.2%
Q1 2017-6.4%-6.9%-13.0%
Q4 2016-1.6%+4.4%+14.8%
Q3 2016-4.3%-1.7%+13.4%
Q2 2016-9.8%
Q1 2016+1.5%
Q4 2015-13.3%
Q3 2015-13.0%
Q2 2015-2.2%
Q1 2015-0.5%
Q4 2014+0.5%
Q3 2014+0.3%
Q2 2014+1.1%
Q1 2014+0.7%
Q4 2013+5.3%
Q3 2013+3.8%
Q2 2013-0.7%
Q1 2013+0.9%
Q4 2010-7.0%
Q4 2012-7.0%
Q3 2011+0.6%
Q3 2012+6.2%
Q2 2012-2.2%
Q2 2011-2.2%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q1 2012-0.6%
Q1 2011-5.0%
Q3 2010+4.1%
Q2 2010+0.9%

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