Aspen Group Reports Third Consecutive Quarter of Net Income for Second Quarter Fiscal 2026
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Aspen Group (OTCQB: ASPU) reported third consecutive quarterly net income of $0.7M for Q2 FY2026 (period ended Oct 31, 2025) on revenue of $11.2M, down 2% year-over-year.
Key margins improved: GAAP gross margin 75%, operating income $1.0M, Adjusted EBITDA $2.5M with a 22% margin, and positive operating cash flow of $0.5M (fourth straight quarter).
Operational highlights include a 9% revenue increase at USU, a 17% revenue decline at AU, a 29% drop in new student enrollments company-wide, and ending unrestricted cash of $0.3M (was $0.4M as of Dec 12, 2025).
Positive
- Net income of $0.7M in Q2 FY2026
- Adjusted EBITDA $2.5M with 22% margin
- GAAP gross margin expanded to 75%
- Fourth consecutive quarter of positive operating cash flow $0.5M
- USU revenue growth of 9% year-over-year
Negative
- Consolidated revenue declined 2% year-over-year to $11.2M
- Aspen University (AU) revenue down 17% year-over-year
- New student enrollments down 29% year-over-year
- Ending unrestricted cash only $0.3M (was $0.4M on Dec 12, 2025)
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, ASPU gained 39.93%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
- Continued profitability expansion with net income of
$0.7 million versus net loss of$(1.1) million in Q2 FY2025, and up from net income of$0.4 million in Q1 FY2026 - Revenue of
$11.2 million ; USU increases9% year-over-year - Disciplined cost controls deliver operating income of
$1.0 million - Positive Adjusted EBITDA of
$2.5 million versus$1.5 million ; Adjusted EBITDA margin of22% versus14% - Fourth consecutive quarter of positive operating cash flow of
$0.5 million
PHOENIX, Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspen Group, Inc. (OTCQB: ASPU) (“AGI” or the “Company”), an education technology holding company, today announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended October 31, 2025.
Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Summary Results
| Three Months Ended October 31, | Six Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||
| $ in millions, except per share data | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 11.2 | $ | 11.5 | $ | 22.7 | $ | 22.8 | |||||||
| Gross Profit1 | $ | 8.4 | $ | 8.1 | $ | 16.7 | $ | 15.6 | |||||||
| Gross Margin (%)1 | 75 | % | 71 | % | 74 | % | 69 | % | |||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | 0.7 | $ | (1.1 | ) | $ | 1.1 | $ | (1.2 | ) | |||||
| Earnings (Loss) per Share - Basic | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.03 | $ | (0.05 | ) | |||||
| Earnings (Loss) per Share - Diluted | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.05 | ) | |||||
| EBITDA2 | $ | 1.6 | $ | 0.1 | $ | 3.0 | $ | 1.2 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA2 | $ | 2.5 | $ | 1.5 | $ | 4.3 | $ | 2.0 | |||||||
| _______________ | |||||||||||||||
| 1GAAP gross profit calculation includes marketing and promotional costs, instructional costs and services, and amortization expense of | |||||||||||||||
| 2Non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures under "Non-GAAP–Financial Measures" starting on page 4. | |||||||||||||||
Michael Mathews, Chairman and CEO of AGI, stated: “In the quarter, we delivered solid top-line stability coupled with material margin expansion, producing our third consecutive quarter of net income. Our continued disciplined execution, cost controls and restructuring initiatives keep Aspen Group on track to achieve approximately
Fiscal Q2 2026 Financial and Operational Results (compared to Fiscal Q2 2025)
Revenue declined by
| Three Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | $ Change | % Change | 2024 | |||||||||
| AU | $ | 3,938,503 | $ | (835,190 | ) | (17)% | $ | 4,773,693 | ||||
| USU | 7,280,742 | 594,656 | 6,686,086 | |||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 11,219,245 | $ | (240,534 | ) | (2)% | $ | 11,459,779 | ||||
Aspen University's (“AU”) revenue decline of
United States University (“USU”) revenue increased by
GAAP gross profit increased by
AU instructional costs and services represented
The following tables present the Company’s net income (loss), both per subsidiary and total:
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Consolidated | AGI Corporate | AU | USU | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 651,738 | $ | (2,800,567 | ) | $ | 428,780 | $ | 3,023,525 | |||
| Per share information available to common stockholders: | ||||||||||||
| Earnings per share - Basic | $ | 0.02 | ||||||||||
| Earnings per share - Diluted | $ | 0.01 | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | AGI Corporate | AU | USU | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (1,057,420 | ) | $ | (1,611,277 | ) | $ | (1,866,384 | ) | $ | 2,420,241 | |||
| Per share information available to common stockholders: | ||||||||||||||
| Loss per share - Basic | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||
| Loss per share - Diluted | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||
The following tables present the Company’s Non-GAAP measures, both per subsidiary and total. See reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures under “Non-GAAP–Financial Measures” starting on page 4.
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Consolidated | AGI Corporate | AU | USU | ||||||
| EBITDA | |||||||||
| EBITDA Margin | NM | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | NM | ||||||||
| _______________ | |||||||||
| NM - Not meaningful | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Consolidated | AGI Corporate | AU | USU | ||||||||||
| EBITDA | |||||||||||||
| EBITDA Margin | NM | (26)% | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | NM | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA improved by
Operating Metrics
New Student Enrollments
On a Company-wide basis, new student enrollments decreased
New student enrollments for the past five quarters are shown below:
| Q2'25 | Q3'25 | Q4'25 | Q1'26 | Q2'26 | |||||
| AU | 508 | 359 | 350 | 338 | 297 | ||||
| USU | 442 | 196 | 258 | 338 | 378 | ||||
| Total | 950 | 555 | 608 | 676 | 675 | ||||
Total Active Student Body
Total active student body for the past five quarters is shown below:
| Q2'25 | Q3'25 | Q4'25 | Q1'26 | Q2'26 | |||||
| AU | 3,827 | 3,564 | 3,375 | 3,140 | 2,771 | ||||
| USU | 2,560 | 2,475 | 2,434 | 2,369 | 2,302 | ||||
| Total | 6,387 | 6,039 | 5,809 | 5,509 | 5,073 | ||||
Nursing Students
Nursing student body for the past five quarters is shown below:
| Q2'25 | Q3'25 | Q4'25 | Q1'26 | Q2'26 | |||||
| AU | 2,948 | 2,745 | 2,606 | 2,418 | 2,122 | ||||
| USU | 2,300 | 2,297 | 2,254 | 2,210 | 2,153 | ||||
| Total | 5,248 | 5,042 | 4,860 | 4,628 | 4,275 | ||||
Liquidity
The Q2 Fiscal 2026 ending unrestricted cash balance was
Our restructuring efforts were designed to achieve break-even to positive annual operating cash flows, which will permit the resumption of marketing spend at a level that we expect will renew growth in our post-licensure nursing student body following the repayment of the
Cost reductions associated with the restructuring plans and other corporate cost reductions ensure that the Company will have sufficient cash to meet its working capital needs for the next 12 months.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes both financial measures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, as well as non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to, and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss), operating income (loss), and cash flow from operating activities, liquidity or any other financial measures. They may not be indicative of the historical operating results of AGI nor are they intended to be predictive of potential future results. Investors should not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Our management uses and relies on EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that management, analysts, and shareholders benefit from referring to the following non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate and assess our core operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of items that affect comparability. Our management recognizes that the non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations because of the excluded items described below.
We have included a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We believe that providing the non-GAAP financial measures, together with the reconciliation to GAAP, helps investors make comparisons between AGI and other companies. In making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate their financial performance. Investors should pay close attention to the specific definition being used and to the reconciliation between such measure and the corresponding GAAP measure provided by each company under applicable SEC rules.
AGI defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding: (1) provision for credit losses; (2) stock-based compensation; (3) severance, if applicable; (4) lease modifications, if applicable; (5) impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements, if applicable; (6) change in fair value of put warrant liability, if applicable; and (7) other non-recurring charges (income). The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and of net income (loss) margin to Adjusted EBITDA Margin.
EBITDA Margin is defined as EBITDA divided by revenue. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We believe these margins are useful for management, analysts and investors as this measure allows for a more meaningful comparison between our performance and that of our competitors. Adjusted EBITDA margin has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to our consolidated statement of operations of certain expenses.
| Three Months Ended October 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 651,738 | $ | (1,057,420 | ) | ||
| Interest expense, net | 295,530 | 342,490 | |||||
| Tax expense, net | 42,504 | 46,225 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 641,290 | 794,895 | |||||
| EBITDA | 1,631,062 | 126,190 | |||||
| Provision for credit losses | 450,000 | 450,000 | |||||
| Stock-based compensation | 30,486 | 98,245 | |||||
| Severance | 232,659 | 35,522 | |||||
| Impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements | — | 1,848,209 | |||||
| Change in fair value of put warrant liability | — | (1,085,145 | ) | ||||
| Non-recurring charges - Other | 124,603 | 75,999 | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 2,468,810 | $ | 1,549,020 | |||
| Net income (loss) Margin | (9)% | ||||||
| EBITDA Margin | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | |||||||
The following tables present a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and of net income (loss) margin to EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin by business unit:
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Consolidated | AGI Corporate | AU | USU | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 651,738 | $ | (2,800,567 | ) | $ | 428,780 | $ | 3,023,525 | |||
| Interest expense, net | 295,530 | 295,530 | — | — | ||||||||
| Tax expense, net | 42,504 | 11,789 | 26,840 | 3,875 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 641,290 | 67,887 | 416,260 | 157,143 | ||||||||
| EBITDA | 1,631,062 | (2,425,361 | ) | 871,880 | 3,184,543 | |||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 450,000 | — | 225,000 | 225,000 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 30,486 | 30,170 | — | 316 | ||||||||
| Severance | 232,659 | 51,495 | 174,514 | 6,650 | ||||||||
| Non-recurring charges - Other | 124,603 | — | 69,801 | 54,802 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 2,468,810 | $ | (2,343,696 | ) | $ | 1,341,195 | $ | 3,471,311 | |||
| Net income (loss) Margin | 6 | % | NM | 11 | % | 42 | % | |||
| EBITDA Margin | 15 | % | NM | 22 | % | 44 | % | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 22 | % | NM | 34 | % | 48 | % | |||
| _______________ | ||||||||||
| NM - Not meaningful | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | AGI Corporate | AU | USU | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (1,057,420 | ) | $ | (1,611,277 | ) | $ | (1,866,384 | ) | $ | 2,420,241 | |||
| Interest expense, net | 342,490 | 342,490 | — | — | ||||||||||
| Tax expense, net | 46,225 | 15,479 | 25,900 | 4,846 | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 794,895 | 73,832 | 576,433 | 144,630 | ||||||||||
| EBITDA | 126,190 | (1,179,476 | ) | (1,264,051 | ) | 2,569,717 | ||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 450,000 | — | 225,000 | 225,000 | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 98,245 | 94,819 | 1,954 | 1,472 | ||||||||||
| Severance | 35,522 | 8,357 | 23,622 | 3,543 | ||||||||||
| Impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements | 1,848,209 | — | 1,848,209 | — | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of put warrant liability | (1,085,145 | ) | (1,085,145 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Non-recurring charges - Other | 75,999 | — | 75,999 | — | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,549,020 | $ | (2,161,445 | ) | $ | 910,733 | $ | 2,799,732 | |||||
| Net income (loss) Margin | (9) | % | NM | (39) | % | 36 | % | |||
| EBITDA Margin | 1 | % | NM | (26) | % | 38 | % | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 14 | % | NM | 19 | % | 42 | % | |||
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including the expected general and administrative savings to be achieved by the third quarter of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026 (“Fiscal 2026”), increased marketing spend, our refinancing of our
About Aspen Group, Inc.
Aspen Group, Inc. is an education technology holding company that leverages its infrastructure and expertise to allow its two universities, Aspen University and United States University, to deliver on the vision of making college affordable again.
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GAAP Financial Statements
| ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
| October 31, 2025 | April 30, 2025 | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 261,918 | $ | 736,871 | |||
| Restricted cash | 338,002 | 338,002 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of | 16,712,629 | 17,167,346 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses | 340,630 | 443,366 | |||||
| Other current assets | 841,072 | 518,171 | |||||
| Total current assets | 18,494,251 | 19,203,756 | |||||
| Property and equipment: | |||||||
| Computer equipment and hardware | 897,124 | 894,251 | |||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 1,974,271 | 1,974,271 | |||||
| Leasehold improvements | 5,621,087 | 5,621,087 | |||||
| Instructional equipment | 529,299 | 529,299 | |||||
| Software | 7,886,764 | 7,527,066 | |||||
| 16,908,545 | 16,545,974 | ||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (11,157,520 | ) | (9,907,309 | ) | |||
| Total property and equipment, net | 5,751,025 | 6,638,665 | |||||
| Goodwill | 5,011,432 | 5,011,432 | |||||
| Intangible assets, net | 7,900,000 | 7,900,000 | |||||
| Courseware and accreditation, net | 227,952 | 256,994 | |||||
| Long-term contractual accounts receivable | 21,904,037 | 19,846,823 | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 6,447,146 | 7,250,407 | |||||
| Deposits and other assets | 644,796 | 657,850 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 66,380,639 | $ | 66,765,927 | |||
| (Continued) | |||||||
| ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED) | |||||||
| October 31, 2025 | April 30, 2025 | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,319,147 | $ | 2,055,173 | |||
| Accrued expenses | 2,738,900 | 2,483,520 | |||||
| Advances on tuition | 1,416,428 | 2,235,332 | |||||
| Deferred tuition | 2,373,652 | 2,535,533 | |||||
| Due to students | 2,062,410 | 2,115,581 | |||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 6,277,684 | 2,000,000 | |||||
| Operating lease obligations, current portion | 3,059,767 | 2,811,471 | |||||
| Other current liabilities | 747,604 | 185,296 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 21,995,592 | 16,421,906 | |||||
| Long-term debt, net | — | 5,224,524 | |||||
| Operating lease obligations, less current portion | 10,754,124 | 12,398,678 | |||||
| Put warrant liabilities | 1,427,521 | 1,427,521 | |||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 77,402 | 327,402 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 34,254,639 | 35,800,031 | |||||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
| Preferred stock, | |||||||
| 10,000 issued and 10,000 outstanding at both October 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| Common stock, | |||||||
| 28,389,531 issued and outstanding at October 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, respectively | 30,063 | 28,390 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 122,252,421 | 122,152,533 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (90,156,494 | ) | (91,215,037 | ) | |||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 32,126,000 | 30,965,896 | |||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 66,380,639 | $ | 66,765,927 | |||
| ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended October 31, | Six Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 11,219,245 | $ | 11,459,779 | $ | 22,659,711 | $ | 22,788,616 | |||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) | 2,479,617 | 2,885,895 | 5,164,669 | 6,233,120 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 6,658,746 | 7,237,555 | 13,569,883 | 14,564,889 | |||||||||||
| Impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements | — | 1,848,209 | — | 1,848,209 | |||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 450,000 | 450,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 641,290 | 794,895 | 1,310,952 | 1,614,899 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 10,229,653 | 13,216,554 | 20,945,504 | 25,161,117 | |||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 989,592 | (1,756,775 | ) | 1,714,207 | (2,372,501 | ) | |||||||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (295,530 | ) | (342,490 | ) | (605,921 | ) | (689,660 | ) | |||||||
| Change in fair value of put warrant liability | — | 1,085,145 | — | 1,906,132 | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | 180 | 2,925 | 180 | 16,762 | |||||||||||
| Total other (expense) income, net | (295,350 | ) | 745,580 | (605,741 | ) | 1,233,234 | |||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 694,242 | (1,011,195 | ) | 1,108,466 | (1,139,267 | ) | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 42,504 | 46,225 | 49,923 | 46,017 | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 651,738 | (1,057,420 | ) | 1,058,543 | (1,185,284 | ) | |||||||||
| Dividends attributable to preferred stock | (63,519 | ) | (7,057 | ) | (105,864 | ) | (148,209 | ) | |||||||
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders | $ | 588,219 | $ | (1,064,477 | ) | $ | 952,679 | $ | (1,333,493 | ) | |||||
| Per share information available to common stockholders: | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share - Basic | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.03 | $ | (0.05 | ) | |||||
| Earnings (loss) per share - Diluted | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.05 | ) | |||||
| Weighted average number of common stock outstanding: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 29,902,903 | 26,692,457 | 29,480,057 | 26,308,766 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 39,985,232 | 26,692,457 | 40,245,130 | 26,308,766 | |||||||||||
| ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Six Months Ended October 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 1,058,543 | $ | (1,185,284 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 900,000 | 900,000 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,310,952 | 1,614,899 | |||||
| Stock-based compensation | 62,666 | 190,836 | |||||
| Change in fair value of put warrant liability | — | (1,906,132 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of warrant-based cost | — | 7,000 | |||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 35,440 | — | |||||
| Non-cash lease (benefit) expense | (536,382 | ) | 107,696 | ||||
| Impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements | — | 1,848,209 | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | (2,502,497 | ) | (762,744 | ) | |||
| Prepaid expenses | 102,736 | (171,330 | ) | ||||
| Other current assets | (322,901 | ) | 799,264 | ||||
| Deposits and other assets | 13,054 | 25,695 | |||||
| Accounts payable | 1,263,974 | (1,072,854 | ) | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 255,380 | 430,795 | |||||
| Due to students | (53,171 | ) | (264,878 | ) | |||
| Advances on tuition and deferred tuition | (980,785 | ) | (965,151 | ) | |||
| Other current liabilities | 562,308 | 424,954 | |||||
| Other long-term liabilities | (250,000 | ) | — | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 919,317 | 20,975 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
| Purchases of courseware and accreditation | (31,700 | ) | (33,110 | ) | |||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (362,570 | ) | (565,068 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (394,270 | ) | (598,178 | ) | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
| Repayment of portion of | (1,000,000 | ) | (721,066 | ) | |||
| Payments of debt issuance costs | — | (155,376 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (1,000,000 | ) | (876,442 | ) | |||
| (Continued) | |||||||
| ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED) (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Six Months Ended October 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | (474,953 | ) | $ | (1,453,645 | ) | |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 1,074,873 | 2,619,427 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 599,920 | $ | 1,165,782 | |||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 605,921 | $ | 689,660 | |||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 49,923 | $ | 46,017 | |||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||
| Accrued dividends | $ | 63,519 | $ | 7,057 | |||
| Common stock issued for accrued dividends | $ | 144,757 | $ | 200,988 | |||
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the accompanying consolidated balance sheet to the total amounts shown in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows:
| October 31, | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 261,918 | $ | 827,780 | ||
| Restricted cash | 338,002 | 338,002 | ||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 599,920 | $ | 1,165,782 | ||