Grand canyon education, inc. (LOPE)
CashFlow / TTM
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Cash flows provided by operating activities:
Net income

257,317

259,175

258,037

233,647

228,573

229,011

221,736

227,279

221,088

203,319

183,042

172,982

160,761

148,514

138,649

142,747

140,897

131,411

126,390

122,064

119,357

111,466

104,530

98,059

94,054

88,711

83,463

79,389

75,923

69,447

63,862

58,259

55,534

50,546

41,472

39,346

33,207

35,206

0

0

0

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Share-based compensation

10,320

10,300

10,182

17,959

18,675

19,508

20,192

13,193

13,226

12,688

12,804

12,674

12,309

12,276

11,868

11,576

11,552

11,257

10,956

10,620

10,344

9,945

9,680

9,868

9,970

9,936

9,731

9,000

8,287

7,811

7,403

7,038

6,716

6,452

6,161

5,841

5,442

5,049

0

0

0

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,748

3,913

4,034

7,637

8,023

8,089

7,389

4,469

4,769

4,771

4,861

1,427

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

736

0

0

0

Amortization of notes payable issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

244

86

82

80

80

57

61

62

63

0

0

0

Provision for bad debts

-

-

-

-

-

8,669

13,796

19,317

19,092

18,478

19,178

18,506

18,502

18,639

18,020

17,171

17,172

16,620

15,622

15,396

15,218

15,045

15,851

17,473

18,751

19,897

19,401

19,626

18,831

18,012

19,953

23,958

28,452

34,364

37,131

37,225

43,771

38,511

0

0

0

Depreciation and amortization

19,271

18,696

17,711

16,767

26,140

35,673

45,544

55,343

54,908

54,228

53,406

51,294

48,483

45,683

43,059

40,533

37,988

35,675

33,415

31,860

30,698

29,473

28,253

27,296

26,415

25,437

24,741

23,900

22,842

21,923

20,764

19,372

18,240

17,034

15,611

14,625

13,273

12,108

0

0

0

Amortization of intangible assets

8,642

8,223

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss (gain) on note receivable

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,646

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

503

1,670

3,917

-11,380

-10,580

-11,507

-22,524

-7,286

-6,955

-5,160

10,113

9,326

9,445

8,432

8,013

8,131

6,285

4,576

1,483

2,436

2,502

2,651

2,931

3,560

4,883

5,472

4,038

2,719

1,468

-518

8,457

17,215

20,771

20,794

13,633

5,181

-6,210

-6,013

0

0

0

Loss on transaction

-

-3,966

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on asset disposal

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Exit costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-64

-287

-351

-313

-768

0

0

0

Other, including fixed asset impairments

-140

335

-321

-798

-1,376

-2,101

-3,543

-4,687

-4,300

-3,883

-1,995

-3,057

-2,977

-1,161

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-3,441

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-23

0

0

0

Prepaid royalty impairment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,936

10,463

7,041

3,472

9,086

1,777

1,154

8,404

-7,312

-3,026

-774

-151

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accounts receivable and interest receivable from university partners

2,963

-766

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

0

20,187

-

18,708

17,919

17,763

17,139

16,833

15,039

14,523

15,433

16,154

17,343

18,484

19,163

18,512

19,908

18,639

14,148

12,495

19,243

22,323

28,196

33,878

17,157

47,866

46,705

0

0

0

Prepaid expenses and other

1,181

-2,136

79

589

540

-1,553

-830

758

1,474

2,399

3,326

4,655

4,376

1,715

3,149

2,677

1,838

2,525

1,151

608

1,159

-81

1,779

1,131

4,290

7,316

5,103

4,197

2,885

1,920

4,252

6,877

7,143

6,158

5,853

3,556

4,000

5,536

0

0

0

Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities

1,297

833

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Due to/from related parties

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-89

-99

-96

-51

-23

43

87

-69

166

138

150

296

739

-379

-804

-9,244

-4,300

-509

-622

9,166

0

0

0

Accounts payable

5,765

-3,095

-883

-13,035

-19,772

-14,306

-10,567

5,713

4,899

5,378

2,970

-4,115

3,263

-4,793

-154

3,699

-1,847

5,002

1,908

-2,380

-911

-2,448

3,748

7,293

4,749

8,563

2,191

1,116

740

-630

436

-3,468

-1,851

3,155

-1,050

4,444

6,346

2,510

0

0

0

Accrued liabilities

10,245

5,078

3,096

-14,466

-22,560

-15,700

-12,297

4,030

7,363

3,079

2,326

-5,177

3,279

6,743

6,808

5,559

5,871

-5,500

3,420

1,326

4,884

2,991

387

-1,849

-2,644

-1,756

2,920

8,613

12,986

15,719

9,954

9,088

-5,585

-3,300

-5,144

-6,571

-524

5,013

0

0

0

Income taxes receivable/payable

3,487

-1,044

1,628

-3,109

-8,828

-8,662

-7,995

641

14,203

16,048

14,733

12,099

6,619

11,892

1,141

-2,916

3,454

-4,965

-3,195

-1,792

14,782

16,378

15,068

17,029

5,431

-7,769

-5,926

-6,270

5,941

20,593

18,517

13,127

6,292

-3,599

-8,722

-10,039

-8,879

-9,293

0

0

0

Deferred rent

-

-

-

-

-

-189

-287

-336

-313

-369

44

-162

-331

-475

-1,177

-1,186

-1,179

-1,211

-386

-2,193

-2,306

-2,298

-2,219

-423

-271

-204

-830

-625

-312

503

1,632

2,121

4,698

4,143

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Deferred revenue

3,005

-25

9,156

9,997

-12,682

6,881

-62,662

1,771

1,822

6,156

11,744

4,784

12,184

2,863

17,982

4,811

4,168

1,008

9,804

723

6,707

4,052

18,405

10,101

7,737

4,202

11,824

479

5,484

6,891

11,933

9,239

14,261

6,689

6,682

-5,287

-19,005

-3,021

0

0

0

Student deposits

-

-

-

-

-

-7,288

11,899

8,490

2,232

9,417

5,943

8,655

7,579

9,139

4,190

5,970

4,188

7,158

5,506

10,028

4,738

2,812

8,395

2,146

2,934

9,027

-6,853

-2,527

-626

143

10,447

8,548

5,776

8,729

8,566

28,771

39,067

43,724

0

0

0

Net cash provided by operating activities

315,726

306,344

297,683

244,758

156,414

199,085

131,507

314,900

314,250

304,898

294,423

258,957

260,507

237,761

229,335

215,877

203,801

185,080

179,264

159,223

181,514

166,996

173,405

163,853

140,407

118,449

121,248

108,657

125,069

144,196

147,404

129,923

115,389

87,962

25,156

47,885

14,731

40,398

0

0

0

Cash flows used in investing activities:
Capital expenditures

23,890

22,391

19,223

25,017

63,766

94,527

128,464

142,261

127,204

113,586

96,312

113,168

150,240

178,292

202,079

213,987

210,287

204,718

187,652

192,979

185,644

168,646

160,997

122,953

91,458

78,948

83,202

85,207

95,481

97,653

92,649

92,723

82,753

80,545

84,547

78,548

65,704

62,627

0

0

0

Purchases of land and building improvements related to off-site development

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,368

29,003

45,332

60,907

60,727

45,976

32,795

19,776

13,583

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

14,542

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of intangible assets

0

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds received from note receivable

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

501

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29,187

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acquisition, net of cash acquired

-

361,184

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Funding to GCU for capital expenditures

-

169,819

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of investments

-

9,384

17,188

27,455

31,598

46,948

48,879

63,138

84,644

94,054

93,690

77,813

62,001

49,157

44,672

46,624

51,100

48,122

49,281

52,725

62,918

114,919

169,098

200,951

207,854

168,953

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale or maturity of investments

4,674

57,163

71,512

89,017

107,924

65,116

66,203

72,892

71,632

65,259

53,735

37,839

64,572

69,925

79,034

80,717

67,987

65,542

92,391

125,684

119,369

122,555

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

487

0

0

0

Return of equity method investment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Restricted funds held for derivative collateral and legal matter

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-5,405

-52,048

-26,831

276

5,960

0

0

0

Net cash used in investing activities

-66,901

-405,875

-453,616

-656,562

-540,562

-238,235

-255,709

-132,816

-142,001

-152,064

-164,585

-198,474

-208,576

-216,001

-211,443

-210,439

-210,926

-200,881

-154,025

-125,577

-130,718

-161,010

-227,879

-238,527

-237,993

-172,498

-161,831

-145,328

-125,435

-131,546

-93,287

-92,543

-80,101

-75,140

-32,499

-51,717

-65,980

-68,100

0

0

0

Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities:
Principal payments on notes payable

40,869

92,433

73,602

75,327

64,853

6,719

6,779

6,838

6,823

6,805

6,799

6,793

6,789

7,224

7,194

7,241

7,241

6,784

6,792

6,724

6,700

6,696

6,686

6,699

6,689

6,689

24,996

23,781

22,587

21,744

2,664

3,155

3,883

3,748

3,580

3,310

2,900

2,933

0

0

0

Debt issuance costs

-

2,385

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

194

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from notes payable

-

243,750

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net borrowings from revolving line of credit

-

-68,750

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-25,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repurchase of common shares including shares withheld in lieu of income taxes

91,492

43,913

30,890

30,162

30,853

24,758

20,931

14,706

13,816

11,300

9,710

10,492

10,403

20,062

31,341

30,559

30,559

15,562

4,230

4,230

5,273

5,338

5,625

6,143

7,533

9,296

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

23,112

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Net proceeds from exercise of stock options

2,262

3,821

6,273

6,272

5,344

4,632

2,712

3,245

5,169

7,372

9,946

12,130

12,870

13,207

10,634

7,761

5,213

3,489

3,730

3,891

4,170

7,825

8,428

8,840

15,809

16,278

18,526

18,695

11,597

8,049

4,543

4,504

3,979

1,681

1,831

1,395

1,258

1,747

0

0

0

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,748

3,913

4,034

7,637

8,023

8,089

7,389

4,469

4,769

4,771

4,861

1,427

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

736

0

0

0

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

-205,099

40,090

169,396

168,398

157,253

-26,845

-24,998

-18,299

-15,470

-35,733

-18,563

-30,155

-4,322

10,727

-19,438

-8,594

-35,597

-18,857

-3,544

-3,150

-3,769

3,428

4,140

4,087

8,976

4,762

77,755

76,712

71,405

71,272

-3,472

-1,272

-8,831

-25,270

-24,129

-24,936

-16,391

-1,232

0

0

0

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

43,726

-59,441

13,463

-155,531

-226,895

-65,995

-149,200

75,910

156,779

117,101

111,275

30,328

47,609

32,487

-1,546

-3,156

-42,722

-34,658

21,695

30,496

47,027

9,414

-50,334

-70,587

-88,610

-49,287

37,172

40,041

71,039

83,922

50,645

36,108

26,457

-12,448

-31,472

-28,768

-67,640

-28,934

0

0

0

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest

11,395

11,516

8,524

5,969

2,857

1,511

1,357

1,464

1,899

2,252

2,062

1,906

1,562

1,220

1,186

1,191

1,190

1,244

1,315

1,411

1,644

1,793

1,911

2,033

2,138

2,176

1,752

1,379

926

606

666

676

681

535

551

505

681

769

0

0

0

Cash paid for income taxes

59,733

59,903

54,820

69,075

78,240

78,195

93,354

82,122

69,543

69,606

60,793

57,748

64,929

66,206

72,005

75,777

70,502

75,587

74,020

73,936

55,263

48,835

45,007

41,681

49,698

59,892

57,303

55,521

42,315

32,810

20,288

12,055

14,305

13,463

20,965

30,435

36,324

37,703

0

0

0

Cash received for income tax refunds

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

728

999

317

418

7,938

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Shortfall tax expense from share-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

272

265

267

26

20

20

18

16

17

18

144

209

289

363

340

283

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tax benefit of Spirit warrant intangible

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

253

251

251

253

255

259

260

260

261

263

265

267

269

267

275

267

296

298

280

291

216

50

-7

182

0

0

0

Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable

632

469

1,993

-12,326

-11,224

1,121

1,169

13,925

13,770

6,682

3,448

-4,934

-9,422

7,746

800

12,452

18,827

13,277

17,407

16,258

18,018

5,845

6,243

9,671

2,865

1,494

2,556

2,436

1,963

3,291

3,134

-3,578

89

325

1,668

10,983

11,409

4,421

0

0

0

Reclassification of capitalized costs - adoption of ASC 606

-

-

-

-

-

9,015

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Reclassification of deferred revenue - adoption of ASC 606

-

-

-

-

-

7,451

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lease adoption - recognition of right of use assets and lease liabilities

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ROU Asset and Liability recognition

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-