NYSE$NNI

Nelnet Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Nelnet reported a strong first quarter in 2024, with increased net income and solid performance across core businesses.

Nelnet reported GAAP net income of $73.2 million, or $1.97 per share, for Q1 2024, compared to $26.5 million, or $0.71 per share, for the same period last year. Excluding derivative market value adjustments, net income was $67.2 million, or $1.81 per share, compared to $54.9 million, or $1.47 per share, in Q1 2023. The company repurchased almost 818,000 shares of its common stock year-to-date.

  • GAAP net income increased to $73.2 million, or $1.97 per share, for the first quarter of 2024.
  • Net income, excluding derivative market value adjustments, was $67.2 million, or $1.81 per share.
  • The company serviced $532.2 billion in loans for 15.9 million borrowers as of March 31, 2024.
  • Year-to-date, the company repurchased 817,826 Class A common shares for $75.3 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$74.2M

Previous: $332M-77.6%
EPS

$1.97

Previous: $1.47+34.0%
Total loans serviced

$532B

Previous: $579B-8.0%
Borrowers serviced

15.9M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$23.2M

Previous: -$24.4M+4.9%
Free Cash Flow

$50M

Previous: $2.06M+2330.0%
Net Income

$73.2M

Previous: $26.5M+176.4%
Operating Income

-$274M

Previous: -$9.53M-2774.0%
Gross Profit

$11.4M

Previous: $276M-95.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$180M

Previous: $188M-4.2%
Total Assets

$15.4B

Previous: $18.1B-14.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.17M

Previous: $3.84M-17.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Nelnet · Revenue · Quarterly

$74.2M

Q1 2024-77.6%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 4 of 14 quarters(29%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Nelnet · $242M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Loan Servicing & Systems
    $128M-4.7%
  • EdTech & Payments
    $114M+6.5%

Forward guidance

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause the actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

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

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

36 / 65 earnings

Positive

+16.6%

Q3 2016

Best reaction

-11.3%

Q4 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.5%-13.6%-8.2%
Q4 2025-1.7%+3.5%-3.6%
Q3 2025+2.2%+0.1%+0.5%
Q1 2025+5.9%+10.6%+7.7%
Q4 2024+9.3%+6.7%-0.3%
Q3 2024-9.9%-12.5%-13.1%
Q2 2024+1.1%+2.6%+4.5%
Q1 2024+12.9%+13.9%+4.1%
Q4 2023-3.7%-3.1%+7.3%
Q3 2023-0.8%-3.1%-3.9%
Q2 2023-2.1%-4.1%-7.9%
Q1 2023-1.1%-0.9%+6.8%
Q4 2022-3.0%-2.5%-3.3%
Q3 2022+1.4%+8.2%+6.9%
Q2 2022-0.2%-2.3%-11.3%
Q1 2022-1.7%-0.8%+3.9%
Q4 2021+0.0%+1.6%+5.6%
Q3 2021-0.6%+1.8%+9.7%
Q2 2021+2.8%+2.5%+8.3%
Q1 2021-1.0%+2.9%-0.1%
Q4 2020+1.0%+2.7%+3.6%
Q3 2020+3.2%+13.8%+9.1%
Q2 2020+2.2%+1.8%+5.2%
Q1 2020-1.6%-2.8%+15.2%
Q4 2019-5.5%-10.1%-24.6%
Q3 2019-3.1%-1.9%-3.0%
Q2 2019+7.8%+6.8%+5.7%
Q1 2019+8.9%+6.0%+2.1%
Q4 2018+1.5%+1.2%+2.0%
Q3 2018-8.2%-3.9%-6.6%
Q2 2018-2.9%-3.1%-4.5%
Q1 2018+8.4%+8.9%+16.0%
Q4 2017+6.9%+6.7%+1.2%
Q3 2017-10.4%-10.9%-5.9%
Q2 2017-0.6%-5.3%-0.5%
Q1 2017-5.0%-9.1%-6.9%
Q4 2016-11.3%-8.9%-15.0%
Q3 2016+16.6%+23.7%+36.2%
Q2 2016-11.1%-11.7%-9.5%
Q1 2016-5.9%
Q4 2015+2.4%
Q3 2015-4.6%
Q2 2015+5.0%
Q1 2015-4.3%
Q4 2014-0.6%
Q3 2014-0.9%
Q2 2014+6.6%
Q1 2014-3.1%
Q4 2013+11.8%
Q3 2012+4.9%
Q3 2013+4.9%
Q2 2013+5.5%
Q1 2013+0.9%
Q4 2012+3.9%
Q2 2012+3.9%
Q1 2012-1.7%
Q1 2011-1.7%
Q4 2009+1.9%
Q4 2011+1.9%
Q2 2011+1.9%
Q3 2011+1.6%
Q3 2010+1.6%
Q2 2010+4.0%
Q4 2010+4.0%
Q1 2010+9.1%

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