KANSAS CITY, MO -- (Marketwired) -- 09/03/14 -- H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB), the world's largest consumer tax services provider, today announced its financial results for the fiscal 2015 first quarter ended July 31, 2014. The company typically reports a first quarter operating loss due to the seasonality of its core U.S. tax business.
First Quarter 2015 Highlights(1)
- Total revenues increased $6 million, or 5.0%, to $134 million
- Net loss from continuing operations improved 4% to $109 million, or $0.40 per share(2)
- Non-GAAP adjusted loss per share(3) from continuing operations unchanged at $0.40
Revenues increased 5 percent, to $134 million, primarily due to a 5-day extension by the Canadian Revenue Agency of the completion of the Canadian tax season this year from April 30, our fiscal year end, to May 5. Loss per share from continuing operations improved to $0.40. On an adjusted non-GAAP basis, earnings per share from continuing operations was unchanged at $0.40.
CEO Perspective
"I am pleased with the progress we've made this offseason in preparation for tax season 2015. This year, we'll continue our Tax Plus strategy to drive profitable growth and maximize the value offering to our clients," said Bill Cobb, H&R Block's president and chief executive officer. "I like our competitive position and believe that we have the right people, resources, and expertise to continue to provide best-in-class service to our clients, and to take advantage of the long-term opportunities that lie ahead."
First Quarter Results From Continuing Operations
Actual Adjusted
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(in millions, except Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
EPS) 2015 2014 2015 2014
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Revenue $ 134 $ 127 $ 134 $ 127
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EBITDA $ (128) $ (147) $ (126) $ (139)
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Pretax Loss $ (176) $ (184) $ (174) $ (176)
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Net Loss $ (109) $ (113) $ (108) $ (108)
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Weighted-Avg. Shares -
Diluted 274.6 273.1 274.6 273.1
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EPS $ (0.40) $ (0.42) $ (0.40) $ (0.40)
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Business Segment Results and Highlights
Tax Services
- Revenues increased 6 percent to $129 million, driven by the aforementioned extension of the completion of the Canadian tax season
- Total operating expenses increased 5 percent to $280 million, driven by depreciation and amortization from planned office and technology upgrades, increased wages, and higher occupancy costs, partially offset by lower foreign exchange currency losses and legal fees
- Adjusted non-GAAP pretax loss increased 4 percent to $149 million
Corporate
- Total operating expenses declined $16 million to $30 million, primarily due to lower provisions for losses on mortgage loans held for investment and lower expenses related to the pending exit of HRB Bank
- Pretax loss improved by $15 million to $25 million
Discontinued Operations
- Net loss of $7 million compared to $2 million in the prior year
- Sand Canyon Corporation (SCC), a separate legal entity of H&R Block, Inc., continued to engage in constructive settlement discussions with counterparties that represent a significant majority of previously denied and expected future representation and warranty claims. Based on these actions, SCC recorded a provision of $10 million during the first quarter, increasing its accrual for contingent losses related to representations and warranty claims to $194 million at July 31.
Dividends
A previously announced quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share is payable on Oct. 1, 2014 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 9, 2014. The October 1 dividend payment will be H&R Block's 208th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company went public in 1962.
Conference Call
In conjunction with the announcement of first quarter fiscal 2015 first quarter results, the company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on Sept. 3, 2014. During the conference call the company will discuss fiscal 2015 first quarter results, future outlook and a general business update. To access the call, please dial the number below approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time:
U.S./Canada (888) 895-5260 or International (443) 842-7595
Conference ID: 77437530
The call will also be webcast in a listen-only format for the media and public. The link to the webcast can be accessed directly at http://investors.hrblock.com.
A replay of the call will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on Sept. 3, 2014, and continuing until Oct. 3, 2014, by dialing (855) 859-2056 (U.S./Canada) or (404) 537-3406 (International). The conference ID is 77437530. The webcast will be available for replay September 4, 2014 at http://investors.hrblock.com.
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About Non-GAAP Financial Information
This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial information. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, please see the section of the accompanying tables titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information."
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words or variation of words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "targets," "would," "will," "should," "could" or "may" or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements provide management's current expectations or predictions of future conditions, events or results. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future are forward-looking statements. They may include estimates of revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends, liquidity, capital structure or other financial items, descriptions of management's plans or objectives for future operations, products or services, or descriptions of assumptions underlying any of the above. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and reflect the company's good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future performance or events. Furthermore, the company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions, factors, or expectations, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes, except as required by law. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, a variety of economic, competitive and regulatory factors, many of which are beyond the company's control and which are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 in the section entitled "Risk Factors," as well as additional factors we may describe from time to time in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and, consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.
(1) All amounts in this release are unaudited. Unless otherwise noted, all comparisons refer to the current period compared to the corresponding prior year period.
(2) All per share amounts are based on fully diluted shares.
(3) The company reports adjusted financial performance, which it believes is a better indication of the company's recurring operations. The company also reports EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), a non-GAAP financial measure, which the company finds relevant when measuring its performance. See "About Non-GAAP Financial Information" below for more information regarding financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
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KEY OPERATING RESULTS (unaudited, in 000s - except per share data)
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Three months ended July 31,
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Revenues Income (loss)
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2014 2013 2014 2013
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Tax Services $ 129,080 $ 121,691 $ (150,560) $ (144,394)
Corporate and Eliminations 4,506 5,504 (25,256) (40,100)
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$ 133,586 $ 127,195 (175,816) (184,494)
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Income tax benefit (66,965) (71,224)
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Net loss from continuing
operations (108,851) (113,270)
Net loss from discontinued
operations (7,381) (1,917)
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Net loss $ (116,232) $ (115,187)
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Basic and diluted earnings
(loss) per share:
Continuing operations $ (0.40) $ (0.42)
Discontinued operations (0.02) --
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Consolidated $ (0.42) $ (0.42)
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Basic and diluted shares 274,575 273,080
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in 000s - except per share data)
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As of July 31, 2014 July 31, 2013 April 30, 2014
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(unaudited) (unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,429,489 $ 1,163,876 $ 2,185,307
Cash and cash equivalents --
restricted 71,917 55,477 115,319
Receivables, net 122,315 121,309 191,618
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets 264,666 364,270 198,267
Investments in available-for-
sale securities 403,774 -- 423,495
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Total current assets 2,292,161 1,704,932 3,114,006
Mortgage loans held for
investment, net 259,732 309,681 268,428
Investments in available-for-
sale securities 4,289 487,033 4,329
Property and equipment, net 314,531 286,584 304,911
Intangible assets, net 347,890 280,455 355,622
Goodwill 478,845 435,667 436,117
Other assets 193,371 258,536 210,116
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Total assets $ 3,890,819 $ 3,762,888 $ 4,693,529
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
LIABILITIES:
Customer banking deposits $ 482,975 757,929 $ 769,785
Accounts payable, accrued
expenses and other current
liabilities 485,205 443,065 569,007
Accrued salaries, wages and
payroll taxes 30,996 32,926 167,032
Accrued income taxes 284,038 215,834 406,655
Current portion of long-term
debt 400,705 730 400,637
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Total current liabilities 1,683,919 1,450,484 2,313,116
Long-term debt 505,714 905,902 505,837
Other noncurrent liabilities 303,986 301,187 318,027
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Total liabilities 2,493,619 2,657,573 3,136,980
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, no par, stated
value $.01 per share 3,166 3,166 3,166
Convertible preferred stock,
no par, stated value $0.01
per share -- -- --
Additional paid-in capital 766,014 753,209 766,654
Accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) 5,483 (257) 5,177
Retained earnings 1,418,124 1,163,651 1,589,297
Less treasury shares, at
cost (795,587) (814,454) (807,745)
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Total stockholders' equity 1,397,200 1,105,315 1,556,549
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $ 3,890,819 $ 3,762,888 $ 4,693,529
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(unaudited, in 000s -
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS except per share amounts)
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Three months ended July 31, 2014 2013
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REVENUES:
Service revenues $ 115,473 $ 107,800
Royalty, product and other revenues 8,814 8,198
Interest income 9,299 11,197
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133,586 127,195
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OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of revenues:
Compensation and benefits 51,855 46,312
Occupancy and equipment 83,306 78,736
Provision for bad debt and loan losses 4,364 11,491
Interest 13,940 14,446
Depreciation and amortization 25,085 18,620
Other 32,971 40,448
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211,521 210,053
Selling, general and administrative:
Marketing and advertising 8,145 7,123
Compensation and benefits 60,964 53,047
Depreciation and amortization 8,601 4,254
Other selling, general and administrative 19,490 32,273
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97,200 96,697
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Total operating expenses 308,721 306,750
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Operating loss (175,135) (179,555)
Other income (expense), net (681) (4,939)
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Loss from continuing operations before income tax
benefit (175,816) (184,494)
Income tax benefit (66,965) (71,224)
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Net loss from continuing operations (108,851) (113,270)
Net loss from discontinued operations (7,381) (1,917)
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NET LOSS $ (116,232) $ (115,187)
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BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE:
Continuing operations $ (0.40) $ (0.42)
Discontinued operations (0.02) --
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Consolidated $ (0.42) $ (0.42)
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited, in 000s)
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Three months ended July 31, 2014 2013
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NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ (381,585) $ (318,742)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of available-for-sale securities (100) (45,158)
Maturities of and payments received on
available-for-sale securities 18,484 32,061
Principal payments on mortgage loans held for
investment, net 6,250 11,707
Capital expenditures (25,841) (34,386)
Payments made for business acquisitions, net of
cash acquired (40,533) (1,303)
Franchise loans:
Loans funded (7,398) (6,657)
Payments received 18,674 7,164
Other, net 4,130 7,482
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Net cash used in investing activities (26,334) (29,090)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Customer banking deposits, net (287,609) (179,364)
Dividends paid (54,852) (54,550)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 13,368 21,953
Other, net (19,316) (17,294)
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Net cash used in financing activities (348,409) (229,255)
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Effects of exchange rate changes on cash 510 (6,621)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (755,818) (583,708)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
period 2,185,307 1,747,584
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $ 1,429,489 $ 1,163,876
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SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW DATA:
Income taxes paid, net of refunds received $ 88,924 $ 106,467
Interest paid on borrowings 15,415 15,883
Interest paid on deposits 201 640
Transfers of foreclosed loans to other assets 1,818 2,100
Accrued additions to property and equipment 11,988 8,048
Transfer of mortgage loans held for investment
to held for sale -- 7,608
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(unaudited, amounts in
TAX SERVICES - FINANCIAL RESULTS 000s)
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Three months ended July 31, 2014 2013
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Tax preparation fees:
U.S. $ 25,489 $ 22,026
International 41,456 32,094
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66,945 54,120
Royalties 7,642 6,562
Fees from Emerald Card® 14,045 14,611
Fees from Peace of Mind® guarantees 24,253 27,826
Other 16,195 18,572
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Total revenues 129,080 121,691
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Compensation and benefits:
Field wages 45,997 39,904
Other wages 38,717 34,735
Benefits and other compensation 18,822 15,937
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103,536 90,576
Occupancy and equipment 83,098 78,550
Marketing and advertising 7,387 7,017
Depreciation and amortization 33,683 22,802
Other 51,936 67,140
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Total expenses 279,640 266,085
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Pretax loss $ (150,560) $ (144,394)
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NON-GAAP
FINANCIAL
MEASURES (unaudited, in 000s - except per share amounts)
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Three months ended July 31, 2014
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Revenues Expenses EBITDA Pretax loss Net loss EPS
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As reported -
from continuing
operations $133,586 $308,721 $(128,190) $ (175,816) $(108,851) $(0.40)
Adjustments:
Loss
contingencies
- litigation -- 228 228 228 141 --
Severance -- 813 813 813 504 --
Professional
fees related
to HRB Bank
transaction -- 25 25 25 15 --
Asset
impairments -- -- 941 941 583 --
Discrete tax
items -- -- -- -- (49) --
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-- 1,066 2,007 2,007 1,194 --
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As adjusted -
from continuing
operations $133,586 $307,655 $(126,183) $ (173,809) $(107,657) $(0.40)
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Three months ended July 31, 2013
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Revenues Expenses EBITDA Pretax loss Net loss EPS
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As reported -
from continuing
operations $127,195 $306,750 $(147,174) $ (184,494) $(113,270) $(0.42)
Adjustments:
Loss
contingencies
- litigation -- 373 373 373 229 --
Severance -- 1,105 1,105 1,105 677 --
Professional
fees related
to HRB Bank
transaction -- 7,024 7,024 7,024 4,306 0.02
Discrete tax
items -- -- -- -- 157 --
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-- 8,502 8,502 8,502 5,369 0.02
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As adjusted -
from continuing
operations $127,195 $298,248 $(138,672) $ (175,992) $(107,901) $(0.40)
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Three Months Ended
July 31,
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EBITDA 2014 2013
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Net loss - as reported $ (116,232) $ (115,187)
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Add back:
Discontinued operations 7,381 1,917
Income taxes (66,965) (71,224)
Interest expense 13,940 14,446
Depreciation and amortization 33,686 22,874
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(11,958) (31,987)
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EBITDA from continuing
operations $ (128,190) $ (147,174)
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Three Months Ended
July 31,
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Supplemental Information 2014 2013
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Stock-based compensation
expense:
Pretax $ 7,459 $ 4,552
After-tax 4,620 2,791
Amortization of intangible
assets:
Pretax $ 11,244 $ 6,071
After-tax 6,965 3,722
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The accompanying press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because these measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and are susceptible to varying calculations, they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures for other companies.
We consider non-GAAP financial measures to be a useful metric for management and investors to evaluate and compare the ongoing operating performance of our business on a consistent basis across reporting periods, as it eliminates the effect of items that are not indicative of our core operating performance.
The following are descriptions of adjustments we make for our non-GAAP financial measures:
- We exclude losses from settlements and estimated contingent losses from litigation and favorable reserve adjustments. This does not include legal defense costs.
- We exclude non-cash charges to adjust the carrying values of goodwill, intangible assets, other long-lived assets and investments to their estimated fair values.
- We exclude severance and other restructuring charges in connection with the termination of personnel, closure of offices and related costs.
- We exclude the gains and losses on business dispositions, including investment banking, legal and accounting fees from both business dispositions and acquisitions.
- We exclude the gains and losses on extinguishment of debt.
- We exclude the effects of discrete income tax reserve and related adjustments recorded in a specific quarter.
We may consider whether other significant items that arise in the future should also be excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures.
We measure the performance of our business using a variety of metrics, including EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted pretax income of continuing operations. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted pretax income eliminate the impact of items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance and, we believe, provide meaningful information to assist in understanding our financial results, analyzing trends in our underlying business, and assessing our prospects for future performance. We also use EBITDA and pretax income of continuing operations, each subject to permitted adjustments, as performance metrics in incentive compensation calculations for our employees.
For Further Information
Investor Relations:
Colby Brown
(816) 854-4559
colby.brown@hrblock.com
Media Relations:
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(816) 854-4672
gene.king@hrblock.com
