Double-digit growth guides Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ: LINC) outlook for 2026
Lincoln Educational Services reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results and issued an upbeat 2026 outlook. Revenue for 2025 rose to $518.2 million from $440.1 million, while net income doubled to $20.0 million from $9.9 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $67.1 million from $42.3 million.
Fourth-quarter 2025 revenue grew to $142.9 million from $119.4 million, with net income climbing to $12.7 million from $6.8 million. Student starts for 2025 reached 20,906, up 15.2%, driven by transportation and skilled trades programs, where starts rose 23.4%.
For 2026, Lincoln targets revenue of $580–$590 million, adjusted EBITDA of $72–$76 million, and net income of $20–$23 million, with diluted EPS of $0.64–$0.74. Guidance implies continued double-digit growth and includes about $10 million of new campus and strategic initiative costs.
Positive
- Full-year 2025 revenue grew to $518.2 million from $440.1 million and net income doubled to $20.0 million, with 2026 guidance targeting roughly 13% revenue and 30% adjusted EBITDA growth at the midpoint.
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Insights
Lincoln posts strong 2025 growth and signals another step-up in 2026.
Lincoln Educational Services delivered broad-based growth in 2025, with revenue rising to $518.2 million and net income to $20.0 million, roughly double the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA reached $67.1 million, helped by higher student starts and a larger average student population.
Operationally, campus operations revenue grew nearly 20% for the year, and total 2025 starts increased 15.2% to 20,906, led by transportation and skilled trades programs where starts rose 23.4%. Operating income from campus operations expanded faster than revenue, indicating improving scale benefits despite higher corporate expenses to support growth.
For 2026, management guides revenue to $580–$590 million and adjusted EBITDA to $72–$76 million, implying around 13% revenue and 30% adjusted EBITDA growth versus 2025 at the guidance midpoint. Guidance explicitly includes about $10.0 million of losses and costs tied to new campuses and strategic initiatives, suggesting an ongoing investment phase alongside earnings growth.
8-K Event Classification
2 items: 2.02, 9.01
2 items
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
FAQ
How did Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) perform financially in 2025?
Lincoln Educational Services reported strong 2025 growth, with revenue rising to $518.2 million from $440.1 million and net income increasing to $20.0 million from $9.9 million. Adjusted EBITDA also improved significantly, reaching $67.1 million versus $42.3 million in 2024.
What were Lincoln Educational Services’ Q4 2025 results?
In Q4 2025, Lincoln generated revenue of $142.9 million, up from $119.4 million a year earlier, and net income of $12.7 million, compared with $6.8 million in Q4 2024. Operating income rose to $17.7 million, reflecting higher student volume and improved campus operations performance.
What 2026 financial guidance did Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) provide?
For 2026, Lincoln expects revenue between $580 million and $590 million, adjusted EBITDA of $72–$76 million, and net income of $20–$23 million. Diluted EPS is guided to $0.64–$0.74, and capital expenditures are projected at $70–$75 million.
How are student enrollments and starts trending at Lincoln Educational Services?
Student metrics strengthened in 2025. Total starts reached 20,906, up 15.2% year over year, while average population rose 17.9% to 16,622. Transportation and skilled trades programs led growth, with starts increasing 23.4% and end-of-period population rising 22.8%.
What is driving Lincoln Educational Services’ growth by segment and program type?
Growth is concentrated in the Campus Operations segment, where 2025 revenue climbed to $518.2 million from $433.0 million. Transportation and skilled trades programs were key drivers, showing higher starts and population, while healthcare and other professions programs experienced modest declines in starts and enrollment levels.
What liquidity and investment capacity does Lincoln Educational Services have?
As of December 31, 2025, Lincoln reported cash and cash equivalents of $28.5 million and access to a $60.0 million credit facility, for total liquidity of $88.5 million. The company plans $70–$75 million of 2026 capital expenditures to support campus expansion and growth initiatives.
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Lincoln Educational Services’ Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results Exceed Financial Guidance; Continued Strong Growth Forecasted for 2026
Conference Call Today, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Investor Day Scheduled for March 19, 2026, at the new Nashville, TN campus
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 23, 2026– Lincoln
Educational Services Corporation (Nasdaq: LINC) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as well as recent business developments.
Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial and Operational Highlights
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Revenue of $142.9 million, increased $23.5 million, or 19.7%; 21.4% excluding the Transitional segment
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“There are three major drivers behind our exceptional finish to 2025 and our outlook for continued double-digit growth for revenue and adjusted EBITDA in 2026,” said
Scott Shaw, President and Chief Executive Officer. “First, due to continuing high employer demand, the nation is increasingly aware of the safe, rewarding long-term career opportunities created through skilled trades and we have positioned the
Company’s operations to benefit from this trend, as well as recent public policy actions promoting skilled trades training.
“Second, our carefully executed new campus development and program replication strategies are delivering strong results. Third, our core operations continue to
demonstrate consistent growth. Together these drivers have led Lincoln to exceed the financial guidance we had consistently raised for 2025 and set the stage for consistent long-term growth in the years ahead.
“During the fourth quarter, we achieved 15.7% student start growth, marking the thirteenth consecutive quarter of growth for this critical metric. While new campus
openings and program replications meaningfully contributed to the overall increase, student starts for our programs that have been operating for more than one year grew by 4% on a same campus same program basis. This core growth was a major
contributor to our net income nearly doubling, and the 51.2% increase in adjusted EBITDA during the fourth quarter. We also generated double-digit increases in total student population and total revenue over last year’s fourth quarter.
“Our campus relocations and program expansions at our Nashville, Tennessee and Levittown, Pennsylvania campuses, and our new campus in Houston, Texas, are meeting or
exceeding our expectations, and our new campuses in Hicksville, New York and Rowlett, Texas remain on schedule to begin enrollment during the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of next year, respectively. At the same time, we
continue to evaluate opportunities to expand into other under-served U.S. markets as we deploy strategies to build on our core operations growth. For instance, we have expanded investments in targeted high school initiatives, which are leading to
greater interest among students, their parents and school districts, and we are enrolling increasing numbers of high school students in the share programs that we have established with certain high schools allowing high school juniors and seniors
to take career and technical education courses helping them to begin training for skilled trades while still in high school, providing early, hands-on experience in automotive or other technical fields.”
“Our 2026 financial guidance announced today illustrates our confidence in continuing growth trends in our existing operations as well as continuing progress in our
recently launched operations. We now believe we can approach the $600 million revenue level for the full year, providing the opportunity to expand on our operating leverage as we further enhance the Lincoln student experience. We have established a
standard of excellence within our programs that meet or exceed existing regulatory standards, and we have continued to build our student placement rate in rewarding, long-term careers. Our outlook for the year ahead is robust and we look forward to
presenting a full five-year roadmap of Lincoln’s future growth during our Investor Day at our new Nashville campus on March 19, 2026.”
2025 FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
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Revenue increased by $23.5 million, or
19.7% to $142.9 million, primarily due to a 14.7% increase in average student population, reflecting the Company’s robust student start growth, and tuition increases during the year.
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expense increased by $8.8 million, or 19.5% to $53.9 million. The primary driver of the increase was higher costs associated with supporting a larger student population and higher depreciation expense associated with the Company’s recent
growth initiatives.
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Selling, general and administrative
expense increased by $9.1 million, or 14.6% to $71.2 million. The increase over the prior year was primarily driven by higher administrative expense associated with the expanding student population; compensation expenses, and higher sales
and marketing expenses resulting from investments in new programs.
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Campus Operations Segment
Revenue increased by $25.2 million, or 21.4% to $142.9 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased by $13.0 million, or 42.4% to
$43.8 million, from $30.7 million in the prior year comparable period.
Transitional Segment
During 2024, the Company’s Summerlin, Las Vegas campus was classified in the Transitional segment and in that period the Summerlin campus had revenue of $1.7 million and
operating expenses of $2.3 million. The sale of the Summerlin campus was completed on January 1, 2025. Throughout 2025, no campuses were classified in the Transitional segment.
Corporate and Other
This category includes unallocated expenses incurred on behalf of the entire Company. Corporate and other expenses were $16.7 million, compared to $13.8 million in the
prior year comparable period. The increase was primarily driven by higher salary and benefits expenses related to workforce expansion to support a larger student population and execute the growth initiatives.
FULL YEAR 2026 OUTLOOK
The Company ended 2025 in a position of strength with significant liquidity to fund expansion plans. Lincoln will begin 2026 with over 17,000 students, an increase of
nearly 15% over 2025. Lincoln is well positioned to achieve another year of strong growth in key financial metrics, as reflected in the following outlook for 2026:
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88.0
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compensation expense, pension adjustment and other one-time costs.
2 Year-over-year growth percentages are calculated using the fiscal 2026 guidance midpoint.
As a reminder, to provide a clearer view of the Company’s underlying performance, guidance excludes non-cash stock-based compensation and one-time, non-recurring items.
Additionally, historically Adjusted EBITDA has excluded pre-opening costs, as well as net operating losses from new campuses, for up to four quarters after the campus opening, or until the campus becomes profitable, whichever occurs first.
Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Company will no longer adjust adjusted EBITDA for pre-opening costs and net operating losses from new campuses and program expansions. Going forward, adjusted EBITDA will reflect only the add-back of non-cash
stock-based compensation and other non-recurring items, if any. Notably, our 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance includes approximately $10.0 million of costs related to new campus operating losses and strategic growth initiatives.
March 19, 2026 Investor Day
The Company will host an Investor Day at its Nashville, Tennessee campus, on Thursday, March 19, 2026, with presentations
from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central Time. A live webcast of the presentations, along with a question-and-answer session with the Company’s executive leaders and guests, will focus on Lincoln’s strategic priorities and growth initiatives over the
next five years, through 2030. Investors interested in attending should contact Michael Polyviou of EVC Group (mpolyviou@evcgroup.com, 732-933-2754 (office), 732-232-6914 (mobile)) by March 6, 2026.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
Lincoln will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time to discuss
results. To access the live webcast of the conference call, please go to the Investor Overview section of Lincoln’s website at http://www.lincolntech.edu. Participants may also register
via teleconference at: Q4 2025 Lincoln Educational Services Earnings Conference Call. Once registration is completed, participants will be provided with a dial-in number containing a
personalized PIN to access the call. Participants are requested to register at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call.
An archived version of the webcast will be accessible for 90 days at http://www.lincolntech.edu.
ABOUT LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a leading provider of diversified
career-oriented post-secondary education helping to provide solutions to America’s skills gap. Lincoln offers career-oriented programs to recent high school graduates and working adults in four principal areas of study: skilled trades,
automotive, health sciences and information technology. Lincoln has provided the workforce with skilled technicians since its inception in 1946 and currently operates 22 campuses in 12 states under the brands Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln
College of Technology and Nashville Auto Diesel College. The Company was incorporated in New Jersey in 2003 as the successor-in-interest to various acquired schools including Lincoln Technical Institute,
Inc. which opened its first campus in Newark, New Jersey in 1946. For more information, please go to www.lincolntech.edu.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this press release and in oral statements made from time to time by representatives of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation that
are not historical facts, including those made in a conference call, may be “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the federal securities laws. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,”
“intend,” “estimate,” “goal,” “target” and “continue,” and similar expressions and their opposite are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results
and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved, if at all. The Company cautions you that these statements concern current expectations about the Company’s future
performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks, and other influences, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that may affect the accuracy of the statements or the prospects upon which the statements are based
including, without limitation, risks associated with our ability to comply with the extensive federal and state regulatory framework applicable to the for-profit education industry such as the 90/10 rule, prescribed cohort default rates, the effect
of current and future Title IV Program regulations arising out of negotiated rulemakings, including any potential reductions in funding or restrictions on the use of funds received through Title IV Programs and financial responsibility and
administrative capability standards; the effect of future legislative or regulatory initiatives related to veterans' benefit programs; our ability to obtain timely regulatory approvals in connection with acquisitions of additional schools and the
related risks associated with integration of acquired schools; risks associated with the opening of new campuses; our ability to execute our growth strategies including updating and expanding the content of existing programs and developing new
programs for our students in a timely and cost-effective manner while maintaining positive student outcomes; our ability to effectively compete within our industry; impacts related to epidemics or pandemics; risks associated with cybersecurity;
general economic conditions; and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Reports and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by
this cautionary statement, and Lincoln undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date hereof.
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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CURRENT ASSETS:
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$
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28,519
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59,273
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103,533
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Noncurrent receivables, less allowance of $26,371 and $22,957 at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
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21,248
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19,627
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Deferred finance charges
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302
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323
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Deferred income taxes, net
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21,668
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25,359
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Operating lease right-of-use assets
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154,223
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136,034
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Finance lease right-of-use assets
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25,075
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26,745
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10,742
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1,271
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1,387
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234,529
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221,771
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$
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493,164
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$
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436,556
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Unearned tuition
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$
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44,159
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$
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30,631
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Accounts payable
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27,023
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37,026
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Accrued expenses
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18,430
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11,986
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Income taxes payable
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-
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1,072
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Current portion of operating lease liabilities
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10,634
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9,497
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Current portion of finance lease liabilities
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463
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Total current liabilities
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100,709
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90,212
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NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities
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162,113
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138,803
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Long-term portion of finance lease liabilities
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30,654
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29,261
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16
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Total liabilities
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293,476
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258,292
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
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Common stock, no par value - authorized 100,000,000 shares at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, issued and outstanding 31,623,795
shares at December 31, 2025 and 31,462,640 shares at December 31, 2024
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48,181
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48,181
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Additional paid-in capital
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52,339
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50,639
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Retained earnings
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99,168
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79,170
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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-
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274
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Total stockholders' equity
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199,688
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178,264
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$
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493,164
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$
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436,556
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LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
December 31,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2025
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2024
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2025
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2024
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REVENUE
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$
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142,872
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$
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119,374
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$
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518,241
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$
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440,064
|
||||||||
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Educational services and facilities
|
53,907
|
45,122
|
205,389
|
181,759
|
||||||||||||
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
71,169
|
62,105
|
282,946
|
243,803
|
||||||||||||
|
Gain on insurance proceeds
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,794
|
)
|
|||||||||||
|
(Gain) loss on sale of assets
|
60
|
1,218
|
(406
|
)
|
2,119
|
|||||||||||
|
Total costs & expenses
|
125,136
|
108,445
|
487,929
|
424,887
|
||||||||||||
|
OPERATING INCOME
|
17,736
|
10,929
|
30,312
|
15,177
|
||||||||||||
|
OTHER:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Interest income
|
-
|
299
|
126
|
2,099
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
(889
|
)
|
(672
|
)
|
(3,394
|
)
|
(2,565
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Pension excise tax
|
(926
|
)
|
-
|
(926
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
15,921
|
10,556
|
26,118
|
14,711
|
||||||||||||
|
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
|
3,221
|
3,722
|
6,120
|
4,820
|
||||||||||||
|
NET INCOME
|
$
|
12,700
|
$
|
6,834
|
$
|
19,998
|
$
|
9,891
|
||||||||
|
Basic
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net income per common share
|
$
|
0.41
|
$
|
0.22
|
$
|
0.65
|
$
|
0.32
|
||||||||
|
Diluted
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net income per common share
|
$
|
0.40
|
$
|
0.22
|
$
|
0.64
|
$
|
0.32
|
||||||||
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
|
31,006
|
30,679
|
30,942
|
30,580
|
||||||||||||
|
Diluted
|
31,381
|
31,144
|
31,260
|
30,891
|
||||||||||||
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
19,998
|
$
|
9,891
|
||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
19,161
|
11,334
|
||||||
|
Finance lease amortization
|
1,670
|
1,622
|
||||||
|
Amortization of deferred finance charges
|
142
|
133
|
||||||
|
Deferred income taxes
|
2,623
|
(2,242
|
)
|
|||||
|
(Gain) loss on sale of assets
|
(406
|
)
|
2,119
|
|||||
|
Gain on insurance proceeds
|
-
|
(2,794
|
)
|
|||||
|
Proceeds from insurance
|
-
|
2,794
|
||||||
|
Fixed asset donations
|
(311
|
)
|
(277
|
)
|
||||
|
Provision for credit losses
|
58,085
|
56,578
|
||||||
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
5,488
|
4,629
|
||||||
|
(Increase) decrease in assets:
|
||||||||
|
Accounts receivable
|
(53,652
|
)
|
(65,984
|
)
|
||||
|
Inventories
|
(933
|
)
|
(184
|
)
|
||||
|
Prepaid income taxes
|
(1,599
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Prepaid expenses and current assets
|
(10,381
|
)
|
(687
|
)
|
||||
|
Other assets, net
|
7,169
|
110
|
||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable
|
(9,292
|
)
|
11,583
|
|||||
|
Accrued expenses
|
6,444
|
(1,667
|
)
|
|||||
|
Unearned tuition
|
13,528
|
3,770
|
||||||
|
Income taxes payable
|
(1,072
|
)
|
(1,760
|
)
|
||||
|
Other liabilities
|
2,649
|
338
|
||||||
|
Total adjustments
|
39,313
|
19,415
|
||||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
59,311
|
29,306
|
||||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Capital expenditures
|
(86,633
|
)
|
(56,866
|
)
|
||||
|
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
434
|
9,895
|
||||||
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(86,199
|
)
|
(46,971
|
)
|
||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Proceeds from borrowings
|
45,000
|
-
|
||||||
|
Payments on borrowings
|
(45,000
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Payment of deferred finance fees
|
(121
|
)
|
(456
|
)
|
||||
|
Finance lease principal paid
|
(356
|
)
|
(267
|
)
|
||||
|
Tenant allowance finance leases
|
399
|
762
|
||||||
|
Net share settlement for equity-based compensation
|
(3,788
|
)
|
(3,370
|
)
|
||||
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(3,866
|
)
|
(3,331
|
)
|
||||
|
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(30,754
|
)
|
(20,996
|
)
|
||||
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS —Beginning of period
|
59,273
|
80,269
|
||||||
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period
|
$
|
28,519
|
$
|
59,273
|
||||
(1) RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In addition to disclosing
financial results that are determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company believes it is useful to present non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain significant items as a means to
understand the performance of its business, and to enable comparability of operating performance between periods. Additionally, the Company’s management regularly uses our non-GAAP financial measures to make operating decisions, for planning and
forecasting purposes. EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and total liquidity are measures not recognized in financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP.
| • |
We define EBITDA as income (loss) before net interest expense (interest income), provision (benefit) for income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
|
| • |
We define adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus stock-based compensation expense and adjustments for items not considered part of the Company’s normal recurring operations.
|
| • |
We define adjusted net income as net income plus adjustments for items not considered part of the Company’s normal recurring operations.
|
| • |
We define total liquidity as the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and available borrowings under our credit facility.
|
EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, and total liquidity are presented because we believe they are useful indicators of the Company’s performance and ability
to make strategic investments and meet capital expenditures and debt service requirements. However, they are not intended to represent cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP and should not be used as an alternative to net income (loss) as
indicators of operating performance or cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and total liquidity are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income (loss), and
total liquidity (in thousands):
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Consolidated
|
Campus Operations
|
Transitional
|
Corporate
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
12,700
|
$
|
6,834
|
$
|
33,850
|
$
|
24,730
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(604
|
)
|
$
|
(21,150
|
)
|
$
|
(17,292
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Interest expense (income), net
|
888
|
373
|
607
|
574
|
-
|
-
|
281
|
(201
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Provision for income taxes
|
3,221
|
3,722
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,221
|
3,722
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
6,898
|
3,440
|
6,767
|
3,274
|
-
|
131
|
166
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
EBITDA
|
23,707
|
14,369
|
41,224
|
28,578
|
-
|
(604
|
)
|
(17,517
|
)
|
(13,605
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
1,408
|
1,275
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,408
|
1,275
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
New campus and campus relocation costs
|
2,254
|
1,970
|
2,254
|
1,970
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Program expansions
|
287
|
178
|
287
|
178
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Loss on sale of Summerlin Las Vegas
|
-
|
1,178
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,178
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Severance and other one-time costs
|
-
|
257
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
257
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Pension adjustment and other one-time costs
|
1,421
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,421
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
29,077
|
$
|
19,227
|
$
|
43,765
|
$
|
30,726
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(604
|
)
|
$
|
(14,688
|
)
|
$
|
(10,895
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Consolidated
|
Campus Operations
|
Transitional
|
Corporate
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
19,998
|
$
|
9,891
|
$
|
96,283
|
$
|
61,350
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(2,038
|
)
|
$
|
(76,285
|
)
|
$
|
(49,421
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Interest expense (income), net
|
3,268
|
466
|
2,415
|
2,208
|
-
|
-
|
853
|
(1,742
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Provision for income taxes
|
6,120
|
4,820
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6,120
|
4,820
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
20,831
|
12,956
|
20,228
|
12,200
|
-
|
56
|
603
|
700
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
EBITDA
|
50,217
|
28,133
|
118,926
|
75,758
|
-
|
(1,982
|
)
|
(68,709
|
)
|
(45,643
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
5,488
|
4,629
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,488
|
4,629
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gain on insurance proceeds
|
-
|
(2,794
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,794
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
New campus and campus relocation costs
|
8,148
|
8,793
|
8,148
|
8,793
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Program expansions
|
1,860
|
1,050
|
1,860
|
1,050
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Loss on sale of Summerlin Las Vegas
|
-
|
1,178
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,178
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Severance and other one-time costs
|
-
|
1,323
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,323
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Pension adjustment and other one-time costs
|
1,421
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,421
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
67,134
|
$
|
42,312
|
$
|
128,934
|
$
|
85,601
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(1,982
|
)
|
$
|
(61,800
|
)
|
$
|
(41,307
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Consolidated
|
Campus Operations
|
Transitional
|
Corporate
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
12,700
|
$
|
6,834
|
$
|
33,850
|
$
|
24,730
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(604
|
)
|
$
|
(21,150
|
)
|
$
|
(17,292
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Adjustments to net income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
New campus and campus relocation costs
|
2,254
|
1,970
|
2,254
|
1,970
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Program expansions
|
287
|
178
|
287
|
178
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
New campuses depreciation
|
498
|
-
|
498
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Loss on Summerlin, Las Vegas
|
-
|
1,178
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,178
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gain on insurance proceeds
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Severance and other one time costs
|
1,421
|
507
|
-
|
507
|
-
|
-
|
1,421
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total non-recurring adjustments
|
4,460
|
3,833
|
3,039
|
2,655
|
-
|
-
|
1,421
|
1,178
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Income tax effect
|
(1,338
|
)
|
(1,150
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,338
|
)
|
(1,150
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Adjusted net income (loss), non-GAAP
|
$
|
15,822
|
$
|
9,517
|
$
|
36,889
|
$
|
27,385
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(604
|
)
|
$
|
(21,067
|
)
|
$
|
(17,264
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Consolidated
|
Campus Operations
|
Transitional
|
Corporate
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
19,998
|
$
|
9,891
|
$
|
96,283
|
$
|
61,350
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(2,038
|
)
|
$
|
(76,285
|
)
|
$
|
(49,421
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Adjustments to net income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
New campus and campus relocation costs
|
8,148
|
8,793
|
8,148
|
8,793
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Program expansions
|
1,860
|
1,050
|
1,860
|
1,050
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
New campuses depreciation
|
505
|
511
|
505
|
511
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Loss on Summerlin, Las Vegas
|
-
|
1,178
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,178
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gain on insurance proceeds
|
-
|
(2,794
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,794
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Severance and other one time costs
|
1,421
|
1,833
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,421
|
1,833
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total non-recurring adjustments
|
11,934
|
10,571
|
10,513
|
10,354
|
-
|
-
|
1,421
|
217
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Income tax effect
|
(3,580
|
)
|
(3,171
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,580
|
)
|
(3,171
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Adjusted net income (loss), non-GAAP
|
$
|
28,352
|
$
|
17,291
|
$
|
106,796
|
$
|
71,704
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(2,038
|
)
|
$
|
(78,444
|
)
|
$
|
(52,375
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
As of
|
||||
|
December
31, 2025
|
||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
28,519
|
||
|
Credit facility
|
60,000
|
|||
|
Total Liquidity
|
$
|
88,519
|
||
*As of December 31, 2025, there was no debt outstanding under the revolving credit facility.
The tables below present selected operating metrics for our reportable segments (in thousands, except for student population and starts) for the three and twelve months
ended December 31, 2025:
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2025
|
2024
|
% Change
|
||||||||||
|
Revenue:
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
$
|
142,872
|
$
|
117,666
|
21.4
|
%
|
||||||
|
Transitional
|
-
|
1,708
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
142,872
|
$
|
119,374
|
19.7
|
%
|
||||||
|
Operating Income (loss):
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
$
|
34,457
|
$
|
25,304
|
36.2
|
%
|
||||||
|
Transitional
|
(604
|
)
|
100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Corporate
|
(16,721
|
)
|
(13,771
|
)
|
-21.4
|
%
|
||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
17,736
|
$
|
10,929
|
62.3
|
%
|
||||||
|
Starts:
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
3,930
|
3,397
|
15.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Transitional
|
-
|
100
|
100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
3,930
|
3,497
|
12.4
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Average Population:
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
18,243
|
15,586
|
17.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Transitional
|
-
|
318
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
18,243
|
15,904
|
14.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
End of Period Population:
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
17,046
|
14,838
|
14.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Transitional
|
-
|
300
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
17,046
|
15,138
|
12.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2025
|
2024
|
% Change
|
||||||||||
|
Revenue:
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
$
|
518,241
|
$
|
432,966
|
19.7
|
%
|
||||||
|
Transitional
|
-
|
7,098
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
518,241
|
$
|
440,064
|
17.8
|
%
|
||||||
|
Operating Income (loss):
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
$
|
98,698
|
$
|
63,558
|
55.3
|
%
|
||||||
|
Transitional
|
-
|
(2,039
|
)
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Corporate
|
(68,386
|
)
|
(46,342
|
)
|
-47.6
|
%
|
||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
30,312
|
$
|
15,177
|
99.7
|
%
|
||||||
|
Starts:
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
20,906
|
18,153
|
15.2
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Transitional
|
-
|
507
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
20,906
|
18,660
|
12.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Average Population:
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
16,622
|
14,100
|
17.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Transitional
|
-
|
326
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
16,622
|
14,426
|
15.2
|
%
|
||||||||
|
End of Period Population:
|
||||||||||||
|
Campus Operations
|
17,046
|
14,838
|
14.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Transitional
|
-
|
300
|
-100.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
17,046
|
15,138
|
12.6
|
%
|
||||||||
Information included in the table below provides student starts and population under the Campus Operations segment with a breakdown by Transportation and Skilled Trade
programs and Healthcare and Other Professions programs.
Population by Program (Campus Operations Segment):
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2025
|
2024
|
% Change
|
||||||||||
|
Starts:
|
||||||||||||
|
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
2,920
|
2,366
|
23.4
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
1,010
|
1,031
|
-2.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
3,930
|
3,397
|
15.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Average Population:
|
||||||||||||
|
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
14,612
|
11,654
|
25.4
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
3,631
|
3,932
|
-7.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
18,243
|
15,586
|
17.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
End of Period Population:
|
||||||||||||
|
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
13,612
|
11,081
|
22.8
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
3,434
|
3,757
|
-8.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
17,046
|
14,838
|
14.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2025
|
2024
|
% Change
|
||||||||||
|
Starts:
|
||||||||||||
|
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
16,526
|
13,396
|
23.4
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
4,380
|
4,757
|
-7.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
20,906
|
18,153
|
15.2
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Average Population:
|
||||||||||||
|
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
12,984
|
10,347
|
25.5
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
3,638
|
3,753
|
-3.1
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
16,622
|
14,100
|
17.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
End of Period Population:
|
||||||||||||
|
Transportation and Skilled Trades
|
13,612
|
11,081
|
22.8
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Healthcare and Other Professions
|
3,434
|
3,757
|
-8.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
17,046
|
14,838
|
14.9
|
%
|
||||||||
The reconciliations provided below represent management’s projections of various components included in our outlook for the full year 2026. These calculations are for
illustrative purposes and will be reviewed as the year progresses to reflect actual results, our outlook and continued relevance of specific items. Any revisions or modifications, if necessary, will be disclosed in future announcements of 2026
quarterly results. Adjusted EBITDA and net income have been reconciled to the midpoint of our guidance.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income - 2026 Guidance
(Reconciled to the Mid-Point of 2026 Guidance)
|
Adjusted
|
||||||||
|
EBITDA
|
Net Income
|
|||||||
|
Net Income
|
$
|
21,500
|
$
|
21,500
|
||||
|
Interest expense, net
|
4,500
|
-
|
||||||
|
Provision for taxes
|
8,800
|
-
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
33,000
|
-
|
||||||
|
EBITDA
|
67,800
|
-
|
||||||
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
6,200
|
-
|
||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
74,000
|
$
|
21,500
|
||||
|
2026 Guidance Range
|
$
|
72,000 - $76,000
|
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Brian Meyers, CFO
973-736-9340
EVC GROUP LLC
Investor Relations: Michael Polyviou, mpolyviou@evcgroup.com, 732-933-2754
Media Relations: Tom Gibson, 201-476-0322