UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to ______

Commission File Number: 1-31923

UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

86-0226984

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4225 East Windrose Drive, Suite 200

Phoenix, Arizona 85032

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(623) 445-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	UTI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer ¨			Accelerated filer þ
Non-accelerated filer ¨			Smaller reporting company ☐
			Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No þ

At January 31, ~~2021,~~2022, there were ~~32,739,749~~32,970,033 shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock.

UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, ~~2020~~2021


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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		ii

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and September 30, ~~2020~~2021 (Unaudited)	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and ~~2019~~2020 (Unaudited)	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity as of December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and ~~2019~~2020 (Unaudited)	34
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and ~~2019~~2020 (Unaudited)	45
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	67
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	2228
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	3036
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	3036

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	3138
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	3138
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	3138
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	3138
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	3138
Item 5.	Other Information	3138
Item 6.	Exhibits	3238

SIGNATURES		3340

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) ~~and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,~~, which include information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulation and availability of resources and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. From time to time, we also provide forward-looking statements in other materials we release to the public as well as verbal forward-looking statements.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “potential” and similar expressions (including the negative form of such expressions) intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions, do not strictly relate to historical or current facts, any of which may not prove to be accurate. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in our forward-looking statements include, without limitation:

•failure of our schools to comply with the extensive regulatory requirements for school operations;

•our failure to maintain eligibility for federal student financial assistance funds;

•continued Congressional examination of the for-profit education sector;

•a disruption in our ability to process student loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program;

•regulatory investigations of, or actions commenced against, us or other companies in our industry;

•the effect of public health pandemics, epidemics or outbreak, including COVID-19;

•changes in the state regulatory environment or budgetary constraints;

•our failure to realize the expected benefits of our acquisition of MIAT College of Technology;

•our failure to successfully integrate MIAT College of Technology’s program offerings into our current program offerings;

•our failure to improve underutilized capacity at certain of our campuses;

•enrollment declines or challenges in our students’ ability to find employment as a result of macroeconomic conditions;

•our failure to maintain and expand existing industry relationships and develop new industry relationships with our industry customers;

•our ability to update and expand the content of existing programs and develop and integrate new programs in a cost-effective manner ~~and on a timely basis;~~while maintaining positive student outcomes;

•our failure to effectively identify, establish and operate additional schools, programs or campuses;

•the effect of our principal stockholder owning a significant percentage of our capital stock, and thus being able to influence certain corporate matters and the potential in the future to gain substantial control over our company;

•the impact of certain holders of our Series A Preferred Stock owning a significant percentage of our capital stock, their ability to influence and control certain corporate matters and the potential for future dilution to holders of our common stock;

•loss of our senior management or other key employees;

•failure to comply with the restrictive covenants and our ability to pay the amounts when due under the Credit Agreement; and

•risks related to other factors discussed in our ~~2020~~2 02 1 Annual Report on Form 10-K~~, including those described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”~~ filed with the SEC on December 2, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

The factors above are not exhaustive, and new factors may emerge or changes to the foregoing factors may occur that could impact our business. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and potentially inaccurate assumptions. Many events beyond our control may determine

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whether results we anticipate will be achieved. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the factors discussed under Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” You should bear this in mind as you consider forward-looking statements.

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Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of the document containing the applicable statement. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Thus, you should not assume that our silence over time means that actual events are bearing out as expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the documents that we incorporate by reference herein, by these cautionary statements. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


		December 31, 2020		September 30, 2020			December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Assets	Assets					Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	$	44,212	$	76,803	Cash and cash equivalents	$	99,513	$	133,721
Restricted cash	Restricted cash	15,031		12,116		Restricted cash	11,544		12,256
Held-to-maturity investments		27,878		38,055

Receivables, net	Receivables, net	24,115		35,411		Receivables, net	14,796		17,151
Notes receivable, current portion	Notes receivable, current portion	5,446		5,184		Notes receivable, current portion	5,522		5,538
Prepaid expenses	Prepaid expenses	6,894		6,121		Prepaid expenses	7,584		6,658
Other current assets	Other current assets	6,985		6,489		Other current assets	8,325		8,068
Total current assets	Total current assets	130,561		180,179		Total current assets	147,284		183,392
Property and equipment, net	Property and equipment, net	116,637		72,743		Property and equipment, net	133,061		122,051
Goodwill	Goodwill	8,222		8,222		Goodwill	18,026		8,222
Intangible assets						Intangible assets	16,302		124
Notes receivable, less current portion	Notes receivable, less current portion	29,875		27,609		Notes receivable, less current portion	32,116		30,586
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	Right-of-use assets for operating leases	140,296		144,663		Right-of-use assets for operating leases	177,380		159,075
Other assets	Other assets	8,996		8,565		Other assets	9,369		9,120
Total assets	Total assets	$	434,587	$	441,981	Total assets	$	533,538	$	512,570
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity					Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	43,221	$	51,891	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	47,903	$	54,397
Dividends payable	Dividends payable	1,313		0		Dividends payable	1,323		—
Deferred revenue	Deferred revenue	42,616		40,694		Deferred revenue	50,810		57,648
Accrued tool sets	Accrued tool sets	3,052		3,148		Accrued tool sets	3,433		3,292
Operating lease liability, current portion	Operating lease liability, current portion	20,357		23,666		Operating lease liability, current portion	16,376		14,075

Long term debt, current portion						Long term debt, current portion	884		876
Other current liabilities	Other current liabilities	1,927		2,241		Other current liabilities	2,468		2,430
Total current liabilities	Total current liabilities	112,486		121,640		Total current liabilities	123,197		132,718
Deferred tax liabilities, net	Deferred tax liabilities, net	674		674		Deferred tax liabilities, net	1,959		674

Operating lease liability	Operating lease liability	132,175		134,089		Operating lease liability	171,325		153,228
Long-term debt						Long-term debt	29,636		29,850
Other liabilities	Other liabilities	10,946		9,056		Other liabilities	4,814		7,570
Total liabilities	Total liabilities	256,281		265,459		Total liabilities	330,931		324,040
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)		0		0
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)						Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)	0		0
Shareholders’ equity:	Shareholders’ equity:					Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 32,767 and 32,730 shares issued		3		3
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 32,989 and 32,915 shares issued						Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 32,989 and 32,915 shares issued	3		3
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; 700 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $100 per share	Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; 700 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $100 per share	0		0		Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; 700 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $100 per share	—		—
Paid-in capital - common	Paid-in capital - common	141,372		141,002		Paid-in capital - common	142,719		142,314
Paid-in capital - preferred	Paid-in capital - preferred	68,853		68,853		Paid-in capital - preferred	68,853		68,853
Treasury stock, at cost, 82 shares as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020		(365)		(365)
Treasury stock, at cost, 82 shares						Treasury stock, at cost, 82 shares	(365)		(365)
Retained deficit	Retained deficit	(31,557)		(32,971)		Retained deficit	(8,497)		(21,996)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)						Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(106)		(279)
Total shareholders’ equity	Total shareholders’ equity	178,306		176,522		Total shareholders’ equity	202,607		188,530
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	434,587	$	441,981	Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	533,538	$	512,570

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
December 31,
2020 2019
Revenues $ 76,125 $ 87,234
Operating expenses:
Educational services and facilities 39,331 42,876
Selling, general and administrative 36,019 40,104
Total operating expenses 75,350 82,980
Income from operations 775 4,254
Other income:
Interest income 54 336
Interest expense (2) 0
Other income, net 282 178
Total other income, net 334 514
Income before income taxes 1,109 4,768
Income tax expense (26) (84)
Net income $ 1,083 $ 4,684
Preferred stock dividends 1,313 1,323
Net (loss) income available for distribution $ (230) $ 3,361
Earnings per share (See Note 15 ):
Net (loss) income per share - basic $ (0.01) $ 0.07
Net (loss) income per share - diluted $ (0.01) $ 0.07
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic 32,658 25,663
Diluted 32,658 26,038


	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2021		2020
Revenues	$	105,075	$	76,125
Operating expenses:
Educational services and facilities	47,901		39,331
Selling, general and administrative	43,596		36,019
Total operating expenses	91,497		75,350
Income from operations	13,578		775
Other (expense) income:
Interest income	12		54
Interest expense	(233)		(2)

Other income, net	118		282
Total other (expense) income, net	(103)		334
Income before income taxes	13,475		1,109
Income tax benefit (expense) (See Note 15)	1,347		(26)
Net income	$	14,822	$	1,083
Preferred stock dividends	1,323		1,313
Net income (loss) available for distribution	$	13,499	$	(230)

Earnings per share (See Note 18 ):
Net income (loss) per share - basic	$	0.25	$	(0.01)
Net income (loss) per share - diluted	$	0.25	$	(0.01)

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic	32,849		32,658
Diluted	33,572		32,658

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2021		2020
Net income	$	14,822	$	1,083
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap	173		—
Comprehensive income	$	14,995	$	1,083

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


		Common Stock			Preferred Stock			Paid-in Capital - Common				Paid-in Capital - Preferred				Treasury Stock					Retained Deficit						Total Shareholders’ Equity						Common Stock							Preferred Stock									Paid-in Capital - Common				Paid-in Capital - Preferred			Treasury Stock								Retained Deficit				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Total Shareholders’ Equity
		Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount								Shares			Amount			Total Shareholders’ Equity					Shares				Amount					Shares				Amount			Paid-in Capital - Common							Amount								Retained Deficit
Balance as of September 30, 2020		32,730	$	3	700	$	0			$	141,002			$	68,853		(82)				$	(365)	$	(32,971)							$	176,522
Balance as of September 30, 2021																										Balance as of September 30, 2021				32,915					$	3			700						$	—				$	142,314			$	68,853					(82)				$	(365)			$	(21,996)			$	(279)	$	188,530
Net income	Net income	—	—		—	—		—				—				—		—			1,083						1,083		Net income				—				—			—				—						—				—			—				—				14,822				—				14,822

Cumulative effect from adoption of ASC 326		—	—		—	—		—				—				—		—			1,644						1,644

Issuance of common stock under employee plans	Issuance of common stock under employee plans	66	—		—	—		—				—				—		—			—						—		Issuance of common stock under employee plans				111				—			—				—					—				—			—				—				—				—				—
Shares withheld for payroll taxes	Shares withheld for payroll taxes	(29)	—		—	—		(178)				—				—		—			—						(178)		Shares withheld for payroll taxes				(37)				—			—				—					(301)				—			—				—				—				—				(301)

Stock-based compensation	Stock-based compensation	—	—		—	—		548				—				—		—			—						548		Stock-based compensation				—				—			—				—					706				—			—				—				—				—				706

Preferred stock dividends	Preferred stock dividends	—	—		—	—		—				—				—		—			(1,313)						(1,313)		Preferred stock dividends				—				—			—				—					—				—			—				—				(1,323)				—				(1,323)

Balance as of December 31, 2020		32,767	$	3	700	$	0	$	141,372			$	68,853			(82)		$	(365)		$	(31,557)					$	178,306
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap																										Unrealized gain on interest rate swap				—					—				—			—				—					—				—			—				—				173				173
Balance as of December 31, 2021																										Balance as of December 31, 2021				32,989					$	3			700			$	—			$	142,719				$	68,853			(82)			$	(365)			$	(8,497)			$	(106)			$	202,607


		Common Stock			Preferred Stock			Paid-in Capital - Common				Paid-in Capital - Preferred				Treasury Stock					Retained Deficit						Total Shareholders’ Equity						Common Stock							Preferred Stock									Paid-in Capital - Common				Paid-in Capital - Preferred			Treasury Stock								Retained Deficit				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Total Shareholders’ Equity
		Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount								Shares			Amount			Total Shareholders’ Equity					Shares				Amount					Shares				Amount			Paid-in Capital - Common							Amount								Retained Deficit
Balance as of September 30, 2019		32,499	$	3	700	$	0			$	187,493			$	68,853		(6,865)				$	(97,388)	$	(44,673)							$	114,288
Balance as of September 30, 2020																										Balance as of September 30, 2020				32,730					$	3			700						$	—				$	141,002			$	68,853					(82)				$	(365)			$	(32,971)			$	—	$	176,522
Net income	Net income	—	—		—	—		—				—				—		—			4,684						4,684		Net income				—				—			—				—						—				—			—				—				1,083				—				1,083

Cumulative effect from adoption of ASC 842		—	—		—	—		—				—				—		—			9,107						9,107
Cumulative effect from adoption of ASC 326																										Cumulative effect from adoption of ASC 326				—					—				—			—				—					—				—			—				1,644				—				1,644
Issuance of common stock under employee plans	Issuance of common stock under employee plans	179	—		—	—		—				—				—		—			—						—		Issuance of common stock under employee plans				66				—			—				—					—				—			—				—				—				—				—
Shares withheld for payroll taxes	Shares withheld for payroll taxes	(68)	—		—	—		(497)				—				—		—			—						(497)		Shares withheld for payroll taxes				(29)				—			—				—					(178)				—			—				—				—				—				(178)

Stock-based compensation	Stock-based compensation	—	—		—	—		14				—				—		—			—						14		Stock-based compensation				—				—			—				—					548				—��			—				—				—				—				548

Preferred stock dividends	Preferred stock dividends	—	—		—	—		—				—				—		—			(1,323)						(1,323)		Preferred stock dividends				—				—			—				—					—				—			—				—				(1,313)				—				(1,313)

Balance as of December 31, 2019		32,610	$	3	700	$	0	$	187,010			$	68,853			(6,865)		$	(97,388)		$	(32,205)					$	126,273
Balance as of December 31, 2020																										Balance as of December 31, 2020				32,767					$	3			700			$	—			$	141,372				$	68,853			(82)			$	(365)			$	(31,557)			$	—			$	178,306

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,
2020 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 1,083 $ 4,684
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 3,282 3,013
Amortization of right-of-use assets for operating leases 4,445 5,920
Bad debt expense 389 283
Stock-based compensation 548 14
Training equipment credits earned, net 10 439
Other losses, net (139) (231)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables 8,108 4,065
Prepaid expenses (1,651) (409)
Other assets (139) 23
Notes receivable (884) (555)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (8,416) (1,938)
Deferred revenue 1,922 (695)
Income tax receivable/payable 2,783 92
Accrued tool sets and other current liabilities (234) 32
Operating lease liability (5,301) (6,532)
Other liabilities 1,977 (1,081)
Net cash provided by operating activities 7,783 7,124
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities of held-to-maturity securities 9,965 0
Purchase of property and equipment (47,293) (1,811)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 6 23
Return of capital contribution from unconsolidated affiliate 73 69
Net cash used in investing activities (37,249) (1,719)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of financing obligation and finance leases (32) 0
Payment of payroll taxes on stock-based compensation through shares withheld (178) (497)
Net cash used in financing activities (210) (497)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (29,676) 4,908
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 76,803 65,442
Restricted cash, beginning of period 12,116 15,113
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 88,919 80,555
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 44,212 70,533
Restricted cash, end of period 15,031 14,930
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 59,243 $ 85,463


	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	14,822	$	1,083
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,679		3,282

Amortization of right-of-use assets for operating leases	4,472		4,445


Bad debt expense	560		389
Stock-based compensation	706		548
Deferred income taxes	(1,893)		—


Training equipment credits earned, net	(147)		10
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap	173		—
Other (losses) gains, net	(148)		(139)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	4,920		8,108
Prepaid expenses	(590)		(1,651)
Other assets	(29)		(139)
Notes receivable	(1,514)		(884)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(8,853)		(8,416)
Deferred revenue	(8,666)		1,922
Income tax receivable	—		2,783
Accrued tool sets and other current liabilities	486		(234)

Operating lease liability	(2,567)		(5,301)
Other liabilities	(2,955)		1,977
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,456		7,783
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired	(26,142)		—
Purchase of property and equipment	(10,793)		(47,293)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	1		6

Proceeds from maturities of held-to-maturity securities	—		9,965

Return of capital contribution from unconsolidated affiliate	75		73
Net cash used in investing activities	(36,859)		(37,249)
Cash flows from financing activities:




Payments on term loan and finance leases	(216)		(32)
Payment of payroll taxes on stock-based compensation through shares withheld	(301)		(178)

Net cash used in financing activities	(517)		(210)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(34,920)		(29,676)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	133,721		76,803
Restricted cash, beginning of period	12,256		12,116
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	145,977		88,919
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	99,513		44,212
Restricted cash, end of period	11,544		15,031
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	111,057	$	59,243

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,
2020 2019
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Taxes (refunded) paid $ (19) $ 7
Interest paid 2 0
Training equipment obtained in exchange for services 141 241
Depreciation of training equipment obtained in exchange for services 317 332
Change in accrued capital expenditures during the period 238 140
Dividends payable 1,313 1,323
CARES Act funds received for institutional costs (See Note 18) 880 0


	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Income taxes refunded	$	—	$	(19)
Interest paid	223		2
Training equipment obtained in exchange for services	221		141
Depreciation of training equipment obtained in exchange for services	238		317
Accounts payable and accrued expenses for capital expenditures	3,651		1,547
Dividends payable	1,323		1,313






CARES Act funds received for student emergency grants (See Note 21)	2,816		—
CARES Act funds disbursed for student emergency grants (See Note 21)	(2,900)		—
CARES Act funds received for institutional costs	—		880

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Note 1 - Nature of the Business

~~We are the~~Founded in 1965, with approximately 250,000 graduates in its history, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (“we,” “us” or “our”) is a leading provider of ~~postsecondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle~~transportation and marine technicians as measured by total average undergraduate full-time enrollment and graduates. We also provide programs for welders and computer numeric control (“CNC”) machining technicians. We offertechnical training programs. As of December 31, 2021, we offered certificate, diploma or degree programs at 1214 campuses across the United States under the banner of several well-known brands, including Universal Technical Institute (“UTI”), Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute ~~and~~(collectively, “MMI”), NASCAR Technical ~~Institute. We also~~Institute (“NASCAR Tech”), and MIAT College of Technology (“MIAT”). Additionally, we offer manufacturer specific advanced training (“MSAT”) programs, including student-paid electives, at our campuses and manufacturer or dealer sponsored training at certain campuses and dedicated training centers. ~~Founded in 1965, we have provided technical education for more than 55 years and have graduated more than 220,000 technicians.~~

We work closely with over 35 original equipment manufacturers and industry brand partners to understand their needs for qualified service professionals. Revenues generated from our schools consist primarily of tuition and fees paid by students. To pay for a substantial portion of their tuition, the majority of students rely on funds received from federal financial aid programs under Title IV Programs of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (“HEA”), as well as from various ~~veterans~~veterans’ benefits programs. For further discussion, see Note ~~2 on “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Concentration of Risk” and Note 20~~21 on “Government Regulation and Financial Aid” included in our ~~2020~~2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December ~~3, 2020.~~2, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

We offer the majority of our programs in a blended learning model that combines instructor-facilitated online teaching and demonstrations with hands-on labs. This blended learning format has allowed us to continue to offer our programs to our students during the COVID-19 pandemic and aligns with an increasing trend of online education being offered as individuals seek more flexibility and life-long learning opportunities. On-campus labs are designed to meet or exceed the current national guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) as well as state and local mandates, while still meeting our accreditation and curriculum requirements.

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, our condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been included. Operating results for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2021. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our ~~2020~~2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K ~~filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020.~~.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Universal Technical Institute, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Other than described below, there have been no material changes or developments in our significant accounting policies or evaluation of accounting estimates and underlying assumptions or methodologies from those disclosed in Note 2 of our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

New Significant Accounting Policy for Goodwill and Intangible Assets

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conditions, adverse changes in the applicable laws or regulations and a variety of other circumstances, to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. To evaluate the impairment of the indefinite-lived intangible assets, we assess the fair value of the assets to determine whether they were greater or less than the carrying values. If we conclude that it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying amount based on our qualitative assessment, or that a qualitative assessment should not be performed, we proceed with the quantitative impairment tests to compare the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to the carrying value of its net assets. Determining the fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets is judgmental in nature and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. We believe the most critical assumptions and estimates in determining the estimated fair value of our reporting units include, but are not limited to, future tuition revenues, operating costs, working capital changes, capital expenditures and a discount rate. The assumptions used in determining our expected future cash flows consider various factors such as historical operating trends particularly in student enrollment and pricing and long-term operating strategies and initiatives. There were no indicators of impairment for our goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2021.

We also have definite-lived intangible assets, which primarily consist of purchased intangibles and capitalized curriculum development costs. The definite-lived intangible assets are recognized at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of the related assets.

See Note 8 and Note 9 for additional details on our goodwill and intangible assets.

Reclassifications

Due to the acquisition of MIAT on November 1, 2021, which is described in further detail in Note 4, we added a new line to the condensed consolidated balance sheet: “Intangible Assets.” We have presented the intangible assets arising from the MIAT acquisition as well as the previously recorded intangible assets in this line. As of September 30, 2021, $0.1 million of intangible assets was reclassified from “Other assets” to “Intangible assets” on the condensed consolidated balance sheet for comparable presentation.

Note 3 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Effective ~~the First Quarter of Fiscal 2021~~

~~In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-13,~~ ~~Financial Instruments—Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Topic 326)~~. This update significantly changes the way that entities measure credit losses. The new standard requires that entities estimate credit losses based upon an “expected credit loss” approach rather than the historical “incurred loss” approach. The new approach requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable forecasts of collectability. The change in approach impacts the timing of recognition of credit losses. This standard is effective for financial statements issued by public companies for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. These changes became

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effective for our fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020. Upon adoption on October 1, 2020, we recorded an increase in our receivables balance related to our proprietary loan program of $1.6 million, with the corresponding amount recorded as an increase to retained earnings. No other adjustments were deemed necessary in applying this new guidance.

~~Effective the First Quarter of~~ Fiscal 2022

In December 2019, the ~~FASB~~Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ~~ASU~~Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes(“ASU 2019-12”). The amendments in ~~this standard~~ASU 2019-12 simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. We ~~are currently evaluating~~have evaluated the ~~impact~~new guidance and determined that ~~the update will have~~there is no material impact on our results of operations, financial condition ~~and~~or financial statement disclosures.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2021-08”). The amendments in ASU 2021-08 require that an entity recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts from Customers (“ASC 606”). At the acquisition date, an acquirer should account for the related revenue contracts in accordance with ASC 606 as if it had originated the contracts. To achieve this, an acquirer may assess how the acquiree applied ASC 606 to determine what to record for the acquired revenue contracts. Generally, this should result in an acquirer recognizing and measuring the acquired contract assets and contract liabilities consistent with how they were recognized and measured in the acquiree’s financial statements (if the acquiree financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles). For public business entities, the amendments in ASU 2021-08 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of ASU 2021-08 is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. An entity that early adopts in an interim period should apply the amendments (1) retrospectively to all business combinations for which the acquisition date occurs on or after the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim period of early application and (2) prospectively to all business combinations that occur on or after the date of initial application. Due to the MIAT acquisition on November 1, 2021, we have elected to early adopt ASU 2021-08 as of October

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1, 2021 and have applied the guidance in ASU 2021-08 to the deferred revenue recorded for MIAT. See Note 4 for further information on the acquisition of MIAT.

Other

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”), which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. This new guidance only applies to contracts and other transactions that reference London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. An entity may elect to apply the amendments for contract modifications as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, or prospectively from a date within an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, up to the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 do not apply to contract modifications made after December 31, 2022. Given the interest rate for our term loan (which is further described in Note 13) references LIBOR, we are currently evaluating the new reference rate reform practical expedients and will consider adopting this guidance when we are required to modify our contract for the discontinuation of LIBOR.

Note 4 - Acquisition of MIAT College of Technology

On November 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition contemplated by the previously announced Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated March 29, 2021, by and among UTI, HCP Ed Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), HCP Ed Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Seller (“HCP”), and Michigan Institute of Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a MIAT, a Michigan corporation and wholly subsidiary of HCP. MIAT is a post-secondary school that offers vocational and technical certificates and degrees across aviation maintenance, energy technology, wind energy technology, robotics and automation, non-destructive testing, heating ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration (“HVACR”), and welding disciplines. HCP is MIAT’s holding company that owns no assets other than the issued and outstanding shares of MIAT.

The acquisition is part of our growth and diversification strategy and will allow us to expand MIAT programs throughout UTI brand campuses and extend UTI’s presence and programs into the Canton, MI market where MIAT has been for over 50 years. Other expected synergies include operating and purchasing cost efficiencies and broadening the opportunity for student growth at the acquired MIAT campuses by leveraging our high school and national marketing and admissions infrastructure.

Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of HCP from the Seller for $26.0 million base purchase price plus $2.4 million working capital surplus for total cash consideration paid of $28.4 million. As a result, HCP is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of UTI and MIAT remains as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HCP. The consideration paid was funded by available operating cash.

In connection with this acquisition, we incurred total transaction costs of $1.4 million of which $0.6 million were incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2021 and $0.8 million during the year ended September 30, 2021. In both periods, these costs are included in “Selling, general and administrative” expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The results of operations for MIAT were not material to our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the two months ended December 31, 2021.

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on our preliminary valuation estimates of the fair values as of the acquisition date. The acquisition accounting allocation is preliminary and subject to adjustments for the final working capital adjustments and tax analysis, which may result in potential adjustments to the carrying value of the respective recorded assets and liabilities, and the determination of any residual amount that will be allocated to goodwill.

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The preliminary allocation of the purchase price at November 1, 2021 is summarized as follows:


Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,301
Accounts receivable, net	3,228
Prepaid expenses	268
Other current assets	507
Property and equipment	3,043
Goodwill	9,804
Intangible assets	16,200
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	15,320
Other assets	85
Total assets acquired	$	50,756
Less: Liabilities assumed
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	(1,799)
Deferred revenue	(1,828)
Operating lease liability, current portion	(1,005)
Deferred tax liabilities, net	(3,178)
Operating lease liability	(14,503)
Total liabilities assumed	(22,313)
Net assets acquired	$	28,443

The goodwill of $9.8 million arising from the acquisition consists largely of the growth and operating synergies expected from integrating MIAT into UTI. The total amount of goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes is approximately $0.6 million. See Note 8 for additional details on goodwill.

The preliminary purchase price allocation requires subjective estimates that, if incorrectly estimated, could be material to our consolidated financial statements including the amount of depreciation and amortization expense. The fair value of the tangible assets was estimated using the cost approach. The intangible assets acquired, which primarily consists of the accreditations and regulatory approvals, trademarks and trade names, and curriculum, were valued using different valuation techniques depending upon the nature of the intangible asset acquired. The accreditations and regulatory approvals were valued using the multiperiod excess earnings method (“MPEEM”) under the income approach. The MPEEM is a variation of discounted cash-flow analysis. Rather than focusing on the whole entity, the MPEEM isolates the cash flows that can be associated with a single intangible asset and measures fair value by discounting them to present value. The trademarks and trade names were valued using the relief from royalty method. The value of the trade name encompasses all items necessary to generate revenue utilizing the trade name. The curriculum was valued using the cost approach. See Note 9 for further details on the intangible assets recorded. As previously discussed in Note 3, we early adopted ASU 2021-08 and applied the new guidance when recording the initial deferred revenue.

Pro forma financial information is not presented as the fiscal 2021 revenues and earnings of MIAT are not material to our condensed consolidated statements of operations. MIAT’s principal business is providing postsecondary education and is included in our “Postsecondary Education” reporting unit disclosed in Note 19 on Segments. MIAT’s corporate expenses are allocated to “Postsecondary Education” and the “Other” category based on compensation expense.

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Note 45 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Nature of Goods and Services

Postsecondary Education

Revenues consist primarily of student tuition and fees derived from the programs we provide after reductions are made for discounts and scholarships that we sponsor and for refunds for students who withdraw from our programs prior to specified dates. We apply the five-step model outlined in ASC ~~606,~~ ~~Revenue from Contracts from Customers~~.606. Tuition and fee revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the course or program offered. The majority of our UTI programs are designed to be completed in 36 to 90 weeks ~~and~~while our MIAT programs are completed in 30 to 104 weeks. Our advanced training programs range from 12 to 23 weeks in duration. We supplement our revenues with sales of textbooks and program supplies and other revenues, which are recognized as the transfer of goods or services occurs. Deferred revenue represents the excess of tuition and fee payments received as compared to tuition and fees earned and is reflected as a current liability in our condensed consolidated balance sheets because it is expected to be earned within the next 12 months.

Additionally, certain students participate in a proprietary loan program that extends repayment terms for their tuition. We purchase said loans from the lender and, based on historical collection rates, believe a portion of these loans are collectible. Accordingly, we recognize tuition and loan origination fees financed by the loan and any related interest revenue under the effective interest method required under the loan based on the amount we expect to collect, and we recognize these revenues ratably over the term of the course or program offered.

Other

We provide dealer technician training or instructor staffing services to manufacturers. Revenues are recognized as transfer of the services occurs.

We provide postsecondary education and other services in the same geographical market, the United States. The impact of economic factors on the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows is consistent among our various postsecondary education programs. See Note 1619 for disaggregated segment revenue information.

Contract Balances

Contract assets primarily relate to our rights to consideration for a student’s progress through our training program in relation to our services performed but not billed at the reporting date. The contract assets are transferred to the receivables when the rights become unconditional. Currently, we do not have any contract assets that have not transferred to a receivable. Our deferred revenue is considered a contract liability and primarily relates to our enrollment agreements where we received payments for tuition but we have not yet delivered the related training programs to satisfying the related performance obligations. The advance consideration received from students or Title IV funding is deferred revenue until the training program has been delivered to the students.

The following table provides information about receivables and deferred revenue resulting from our enrollment agreements with students:


	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Receivables, which includes tuition and notes receivable	$	46,582	$	46,489
Deferred revenue	50,810		57,648

During the three months ended December 31, 2021, the deferred revenue balance included decreases for revenues recognized during the period and increases related to new students who started their training programs during the period.

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~~The following table provides information about receivables and deferred revenue resulting from our enrollment agreements with students:~~

December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
Receivables, which includes tuition and notes receivable $ 49,725 $ 53,144
Deferred revenue 42,616 40,694

During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the deferred revenue balance included decreases for revenues recognized during the period and increases related to new students who started their training programs during the period.

~~Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations~~

Tuition and fee revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the course or program offered. The majority of our undergraduate programs are designed to be completed in 36 to 90 weeks, and our advanced training programs range from 12 to 23 weeks in duration.

~~Impacts of COVID-19~~

All of our campuses remained open during the three months ended December 31, 2020, however, as of December 31, 2020, there were students that remained exclusively online and others with catch-up lab work outstanding. As of December 31, 2020, less than 1% of students had not returned to campus to complete the in-person labs and remained exclusively in the online portion of the curriculum, essentially only completing half of each course, while approximately 18% of students were completing catch-up lab work, but over an extended period of time. We continue to recognize revenue ratably over the term of the course or program offered, taking into consideration those only completing the online curriculum, and the catch-up period for active students and the impact it has on expected graduation dates. As a result, as of December 31, 2020, we had deferred revenue of approximately $2.0 million.

~~Note 5 - Investments~~

During the second quarter of 2020, we raised approximately $49.5 million in net proceeds from an underwritten public offering of shares of our common stock. See Note 15 on “Shareholders’ Equity - Equity Offering” included in our ~~2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K~~ filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020 for further details on the equity offering. We invested a portion of the proceeds from the equity offering in held-to-maturity securities, which primarily consist of corporate bonds from large cap industrial and selected financial companies with a minimum credit rating of A. We have the ability and intention to hold these investments until maturity and therefore have classified these investments as held-to-maturity and recorded them at amortized cost.

~~The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains or losses, and fair value of investments classified as held-to-maturity at December 31, 2020 were as follows:~~

Gross Unrealized Estimated Fair
Due in less than 1 year: Amortized Cost Gains Losses Market Value
Corporate and municipal bonds $ 27,878 $ 0 $ (20) $ 27,858
Total as of December 31, 2020 $ 27,878 $ 0 $ (20) $ 27,858

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Investments are exposed to various risks, including interest rate, market and credit risk. As a result, it is possible that changes in the values of these investments may occur and that such changes could affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements

The accounting framework for determining fair value includes a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to measure fair value, which enables the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements. The fair value hierarchy consists of three tiers:

Level 1: Defined as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Defined as inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3: Defined as unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

Any transfers of investments between levels occurs at the end of the reporting period. Assets measured or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following:

Fair Value Measurements Using
December 31, 2020 Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1) Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2) Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Money market funds(1)
$ 33,999 $ 33,999 $ 0 $ 0
Notes receivable(2)
35,321 0 0 35,321
Corporate bonds(3)
21,663 21,663 0 0
Municipal bonds and other(3)
6,195 6,195 0 0
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis $ 97,178 $ 61,857 $ 0 $ 35,321


			Fair Value Measurements Using
	December 31, 2021		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Money market funds(1)	$	62,104	$	62,104	$	—	$	—
Notes receivable(2)	37,638		—		—		37,638



Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	$	99,742	$	62,104	$	—	$	37,638


				Fair Value Measurements Using									Fair Value Measurements Using
		September 30, 2020		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			September 30, 2021		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Money market funds(1)	Money market funds(1)	$	43,322	$	43,322	$	0	$	0	Money market funds(1)	$	62,100	$	62,100	$	—	$	—
Notes receivable(2)	Notes receivable(2)	32,793		0		0		32,793		Notes receivable(2)	36,124		—		—		36,124
Corporate bonds(3)		33,119		33,119		0		0
Municipal bonds and other(3)		4,913		4,913		0		0

Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	$	114,147	$	81,354	$	0	$	32,793	Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	$	98,224	$	62,100	$	—	$	36,124

(1) Money market funds and other highly liquid investments with maturity dates less than 90 days are reflected as “Cash and cash equivalents” in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and September 30, ~~2020.~~2021.

(2) Notes receivable relate to our proprietary loan program.

~~(3) Corporate bonds and municipal bonds and other are reflected as “Held-to-maturity investments” in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020.~~

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Note 7 - Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

Depreciable
Lives (in years) December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
Land (1)
— $ 8,351 $ 3,189
Buildings and building improvements (1)
3-35 68,159 28,046
Leasehold improvements 1-28 63,267 62,899
Training equipment 3-10 91,899 91,731
Office and computer equipment 3-10 33,591 33,524
Curriculum development 5 19,692 19,692
Software developed for internal use 1-5 11,959 11,951
Vehicles 5 1,449 1,502
Right-of-use assets for finance leases 2-3 359 359
Construction in progress — 2,671 2,213
301,397 255,106
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (184,760) (182,363)
$ 116,637 $ 72,743

(1) During the three months ended December 31, 2020, land and buildings and building improvements increased due to the purchase of the building and land at our Avondale, Arizona campus location. The total purchase price was approximately $45.2 million, of which $5.1 million was allocated to land and $40.1 million was allocated to buildings and building improvements based upon the appraised values.


	Depreciable Lives (in years)	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Land	—	$	8,355	$	8,355
Buildings and building improvements	3-35	71,048		71,036
Leasehold improvements	1-28	64,813		63,502
Training equipment	3-10	91,911		91,191
Office and computer equipment	3-10	32,207		31,718
Curriculum development	5	19,692		19,692
Software developed for internal use	1-5	12,540		12,524
Vehicles	5	1,409		1,436
Right-of-use assets for finance leases	2-3	215		215
Construction in progress	—	19,494		10,171
		321,684		309,840
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(188,623)		(187,789)
		$	133,061	$	122,051

Note 8 - Goodwill

Our goodwill balance of ~~$8.2~~$18.0 million as of December 31, ~~2020 resulted from the acquisition of our motorcycle and marine education business in Orlando, Florida in 1998 and relates to our Postsecondary Education segment. Goodwill~~2021 represents the excess of the cost of an acquired business over the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The changes in the carrying value of goodwill are presented in the table below.


	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Balance at beginning of period	$	8,222	$	8,222
Additions to Goodwill for acquisition of MIAT	$	9,804	—
Balance at end of period	$	18,026	$	8,222

Of the $18.0 million recorded as goodwill as of December 31, 2021, $8.2 million resulted from the acquisition of our motorcycle and marine education business in Orlando, Florida in 1998 and $9.8 million relates to the acquisition of MIAT as of November 1, 2021 as previously described in Note 4. All of the goodwill relates to our Postsecondary Education reportable operating segment.

Goodwill is reviewed at least annually for impairment, which may result from the deterioration in the operating performance of the acquired ~~business,~~businesses, adverse market conditions, adverse changes in applicable laws or regulations and a variety of other circumstances. ~~Any resulting~~Historically, this testing has been performed as of September 30 of each fiscal year. Effective as of October 1, 2021, we determined that our goodwill will be tested annually for impairment ~~charge would~~as of August 1 and more frequently if events or circumstances lead to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. We do not consider this change to be ~~recognized~~material and believe that the timing is preferable as ~~an expense~~it allows additional time to complete the annual assessment in ~~the period in which impairment is identified.~~

~~As of~~ ~~December 31, 2020, while some students were taking longer than normal to graduate from their programs due to the impacts~~advance of the ~~COVID-19 pandemic on our business, students enrolled at our Orlando, Florida campus continue to progress through their programs under the new blended training model. There~~annual reporting deadline. This change in assessment date did not delay, accelerate, or cause avoidance of a potential impairment charge. There were no indicators of goodwill impairment as of December 31, ~~2020~~2021.

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Note 9 - Intangible Assets

The following table provides the gross carrying value, accumulated amortization, and remaining useful life for intangible assets subject to amortization as of December 31, 2021:


	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Remaining Useful Life (Years)
Accreditations and regulatory approvals - MIAT	$	12,800	$	—	$	12,800	Indefinite
Trademarks and trade names - MIAT	3,000		—		3,000		Indefinite
Curriculum - MIAT	400		(13)		387		4.83
Non-compete agreement and trade name	442		(327)		115		3.33
Total	$	16,642	$	(340)	$	16,302	4.47

Of the $16.6 million recorded as intangible assets as of December 31, 2021, $16.2 million relates to the MIAT acquisition completed on November 1, 2021 as previously described in Note 4. The remaining weighted average useful lives shown are calculated based on the net book value and remaining amortization period of each respective intangible asset. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of the related assets.

As discussed in our new significant accounting policy on intangible assets in Note 2, our indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed at least annually for impairment as of August 1, or more frequently if there are indicators of impairment. There were no indicators of impairment for our indefinite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2021.

Note 910 - Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate

In 2012, we invested $4.0 million to acquire an equity interest of approximately 28% in a joint venture (“JV”) related to the lease of our Lisle, Illinois campus facility. In connection with this investment, we do not possess a controlling financial interest as we do not hold a majority of the equity interest, nor do we have the power to make major decisions without approval from the other equity member. Therefore, we do not qualify as the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, this investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. We recognize our proportionate share of the JV's net income or loss during each accounting period and any return of capital as a change in our investment.

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate consisted of the following and is included within “Other assets” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets:


	December 31, 2021				September 30, 2021
	Carrying Value		Ownership Percentage		Carrying Value		Ownership Percentage
Investment in JV	$	4,665	28.0	%	$	4,627	28.0	%

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate included the following activity during the period:


	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	4,627	$	4,494
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate	113		107
Return of capital contribution from unconsolidated affiliate	(75)		(73)
Balance at end of period	$	4,665	$	4,528

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December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
Carrying Value Ownership Percentage Carrying Value Ownership Percentage
Investment in JV $ 4,528 28.0 % $ 4,494 28.0 %

~~Investment in unconsolidated affiliate included the following activity during the period:~~

Three Months Ended December 31,
2020 2019
Balance at beginning of period $ 4,494 $ 4,338
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate 107 102
Return of capital contribution from unconsolidated affiliate (73) (69)
Balance at end of period $ 4,528 $ 4,371

Note 1011 - Leases

As of December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, we leased 911 of our 1214 campuses and our corporate headquarters under non-cancelable operating leases, some of which contain escalation clauses and requirements to pay other fees associated with the leases. The facility leases have original lease terms ranging from 8 to 20 years and expire at various dates through ~~2031.~~2036. In addition, the leases commonly include lease incentives in the form of rent abatements and tenant improvement allowances. We sublease certain portions of unused building space to third parties, which as of December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, resulted in minimal income. All of the leases, other than those that may qualify for the short-term scope exception of 12 months or less, are recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Some of the facility leases are subject to annual changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). While lease liabilities are not remeasured as a result of changes to the CPI, changes to the CPI are treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments was incurred. Many of our lease agreements include options to extend the lease, which we do not include in our minimum lease terms unless they are reasonably certain to be exercised. There are no early termination with penalties, residual value guarantees, restrictions or covenants imposed by our facility leases.

The components of lease expense are included in “Educational services and facilities” and “Selling, general and administrative” on the condensed consolidated statement of operations, with the exception of interest on lease liabilities, which is included in “Interest expense.”

The components of lease expense during the three months ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and ~~2019~~2020 were as follows:

Three Months Ended December 31,
Lease Expense 2020 2019
Operating lease expense(1)
$ 6,132 $ 7,521
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of leased assets 32 0
Interest on lease liabilities 2 0
Variable lease expense 907 999
Sublease income (123) (351)
Total net lease expense $ 6,950 $ 8,169


	Three Months Ended December 31,
Lease Expense		2021		2020
Operating lease expense(1)		$	6,363	$	6,132
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of leased assets		18		32
Interest on lease liabilities		1		2
Variable lease expense		1,091		907
Sublease income		(59)		(123)
Total net lease expense		$	7,414	$	6,950

(1) Excludes the expense for short-term leases not accounted for under ASC 842, which was not significant for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Supplemental balance sheet, cash flow and other information related to our leases was as follows (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):


Leases	Classification	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Assets:
Operating lease assets	Right-of-use assets for operating leases	$	177,380	$	159,075
Finance lease assets	Property and equipment, net(1)	76		94
Total leased assets		$	177,456	$	159,169

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~~(1) Excludes the expense for short-term leases not accounted for under ASC 842, which was not significant for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.~~

~~Supplemental balance sheet, cash flow and other information related to our leases was as follows:~~


Leases	Leases	Classification	December 31, 2020		September 30, 2020		Leases	Classification	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Assets:
Operating lease assets		Right-of-use assets for operating leases	$	140,296	$	144,663
Finance lease assets		Property and equipment, net(1)	225		257
Total leased assets			$	140,521	$	144,920

Liabilities:	Liabilities:						Liabilities:
Current	Current						Current
Operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liability, current portion	$	20,357	$	23,666	Operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liability, current portion	$	16,376	$	14,075
Finance lease liabilities	Finance lease liabilities	Other current liabilities	130		129		Finance lease liabilities	Long-term debt, current portion	74		73
Noncurrent	Noncurrent						Noncurrent
Operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liability	132,175		134,089		Operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liability	171,325		153,228
Finance lease liabilities	Finance lease liabilities	Other liabilities	98		131		Finance lease liabilities	Long-term debt	5		23
Total lease liabilities	Total lease liabilities		$	152,760	$	158,015	Total lease liabilities		$	187,780	$	167,399

(1) Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $0.1 million as of December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and September 30, ~~2020,~~2021, respectively.

Three Months Ended December 31,
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information and Other Information 2020 2019
Non-cash activity related to lease liabilities:
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities (1)
$ 78 $ 148,790
Leases assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities 0 0


Lease Term and Discount Rate	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases	9.49		9.37
Finance leases	1.06		1.32

Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.02	%	4.31	%
Finance leases	3.08	%	3.08	%


	Three Months Ended December 31,
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information and Other Information	2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	2,567	$	5,301
Financing cash flows from finance leases	18		32

Non-cash activity related to lease liabilities:
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities (1)	$	7,457	$	78
Leases assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	—		—

(1) ~~Includes~~Excludes the ~~impact of the opening balance adjustment~~operating leases recorded for the ~~adoption of ASC 842 as of October 1, 2019 for the three months ended December 31, 2019.~~

Lease Term and Discount Rate December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
   Operating leases 10.49 8.62
   Finance leases 1.81 0.00
Weighted average discount rate:
   Operating leases 4.52 % 4.14 %
   Finance leases 3.08 % 0 %
MIAT acquisition discussed in Note 4.

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Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

As of December 31, 2020
Years ending September 30, Operating Leases Finance Leases
Remainder of 2021 $ 18,614 $ 101
2022 24,042 110
2023 16,984 23
2024 16,675 0
2025 16,860 0
2026 and thereafter 95,757 0
Total lease payments 188,932 234
Less: interest (36,400) (6)
Present value of lease liabilities 152,532 228
Less: current lease liabilities (20,357) (130)
Long-term lease liabilities $ 132,175 $ 98

~~Related Party Transactions for Leases~~

Rent expense includes rent paid to related parties, which was approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Since 1991, 2 of our properties comprising our Orlando, Florida location have been leased from entities controlled by John C. White, who served on our board of directors until his retirement on November 30, 2020. The leases extend through August 19, 2022 and August 31, 2022 with annual base lease payments for the first year under this lease totaling approximately $0.3 million and $0.7 million, with annual adjustments based on the higher of (i) an amount equal to 4% of the total annual rent for the immediately preceding year or (ii) the percentage of increase in the CPI. These transactions were not considered significant as of December 31, 2020.


	As of December 31, 2021
Years ending September 30,	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Remainder of 2022	$	15,520	$	56
2023	23,504		24
2024	23,350		—
2025	23,697		—
2026	23,570		—
2027 and thereafter	116,567		—
Total lease payments	226,208		80
Less: interest	(38,507)		(1)
Present value of lease liabilities	187,701		79
Less: current lease liabilities	(16,376)		(74)
Long-term lease liabilities	$	171,325	$	5

Note 1112 - Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
Accounts payable $ 12,039 $ 12,471
Accrued compensation and benefits 19,377 28,053
Other accrued expenses 11,805 11,367
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 43,221 $ 51,891


	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Accounts payable	$	11,632	$	13,702
Accrued compensation and benefits	23,294		29,506
Other accrued expenses	12,977		11,189
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	47,903	$	54,397

Note 1213 - ~~Income Taxes~~Debt


	December 31, 2021					September 30, 2021
	Interest Rate		Maturity Date	Carrying Value of Debt (4)		Carrying Value of Debt (4)

Term Loan(1)	2.10	%	May 2028	$	30,687	$	30,886
Finance leases(2)	3.08	%	Various	79		96
Total debt				30,766		30,982
Debt issuance costs presented with debt (3)				(246)		(256)
Total debt, net				30,520		30,726
Less: current portion of long-term debt				(884)		(876)
Long-term debt				$	29,636	$	29,850

(1) Interest on the Term Loan (as defined below) accrues at annual rate equal to the LIBOR plus 2.0%.

(2) Our ~~income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $26 thousand, or 2.3% of pre-tax income, compared~~finance leases include finance lease arrangements related to ~~income tax expense of $84 thousand, or 1.8% of pre-tax income, for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The effective income tax rate in each period differed from the federal statutory tax~~various equipment with a weighted-average annual interest rate of ~~21% primarily as a result of changes~~approximately 3.08%, which mature in ~~the valuation allowance~~varying installments between 2022 and ~~state taxes.~~2023. See Note 11 for additional details on our finance leases.

(3) The ~~balance of the valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets was $17.4 million~~unamortized debt issuance costs as of December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and September 30, ~~2020.~~2021 relate entirely to the Term Loan.

(4) Our Term Loan and finance leases bear interest at rates commensurate with market rates and therefore the respective carrying values approximate fair value (Level 2).

~~As discussed in Note 13 on “Income Taxes” in our~~ ~~2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K~~ filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020, during the year ended September 30, 2020, we recorded an income tax refund of approximately $11.3 million as a result of certain provisions of the CARES Act, of which $7.1 million remained outstanding as of September 30, 2020. During the three months ended December 31, 2020, we received approximately $2.8 million in refunds, leaving $4.3 million

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Term Loan

In connection with the Avondale, Arizona building purchase in December 2020, we entered into a Credit Agreement with Fifth Third Bank, National Association (the “Lender”) on May 12, 2021 in the maximum principal amount of $31.2 million with a maturity of seven years (the “Term Loan”). The Term Loan bears interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.0%. Principal and interest payments are due monthly. The Term Loan is secured by a first priority lien on our Avondale, Arizona property, including all land and improvements. Additionally, on May 12, 2021, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with the Lender that effectively fixes the interest rate on 50% of the principal amount of the Term Loan, or approximately $15.6 million, at 3.5% for the entire loan term. See Note 14 below for further discussion on the interest rate swap.

We are subject to customary affirmative and negative covenants under the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, certain reporting obligations and certain limitations on restricted payments, and limitations on liens, encumbrances and indebtedness. The Term Loan is also subject to certain financial maintenance covenants. The debt service coverage ratio shall not be less than 1.25 to 1.00 and is defined as the ratio of the sum of consolidated income (loss) for the year, to the extent deducted in determining income for such period, before income taxes, interest expense, amortization, depreciation and other non-cash charges including net stock-based compensation, fees and expenses related to potential acquisitions and expansion of operations and certain non-recurring charges, including relating to restructuring, business optimization and diversification strategy, less any extraordinary non-recurring gains, interest income and non-cash gains (“Consolidated EBITDA”) (less dividends payable on our Series A Preferred Stock) and other extraordinary items to the current portion of long-term debt and interest paid during the period being measured (which commences on September 30, 2021 and is tested annually thereafter on a trailing 12-month basis). The funded debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio is required to be no greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (which commences on June 30, 2021 and is tested quarterly thereafter on a trailing 12-month basis). Beginning on May 12, 2024, the Lender may request new appraisals of the Avondale property in order to maintain the ratio of the amortized loan balance to the value of the location at 70%, the approximate ratio that existed at May 12, 2021. Events of default under the Credit Agreement include, among others, the failure to make payments when due, breach of covenants (including certain financial maintenance covenants) and breach of representations or warranties. If we fail to meet the minimum debt service coverage ratio, loan-to-value or debt yield and fail to cure such non-compliance within a time period acceptable to the Lender, we will be in default. As of December 31, 2021, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.

Debt Maturities

Scheduled principal payments due on our debt for the remainder of 2022 and for each year through the period ended September 30, 2026, and thereafter were as follows at December 31, 2021:


Maturity	Term Loan		Finance Leases		Total
Remainder of 2022	$	605	$	55	$	660
2023	832		24		856
2024	861		—		861
2025	892		—		892
2026	924		—		924
Thereafter	26,573		—		26,573
Subtotal	30,687		79		30,766
Debt issuance costs presented with debt	(246)		—		(246)
Total	$	30,441	$	79	$	30,520

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Note 14- Derivative Financial Instruments

In the normal course of business, our operations are exposed to market risks, including the effect of changes in interest rates. We may enter into derivative financial instruments to offset these underlying market risks.

On May 12, 2021, in connection with the Term Loan discussed in Note 13, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with the Lender that effectively fixes the interest rate on 50% of the principal amount of the Term Loan, or approximately $15.6 million, at 3.5% for the entire loan term, or seven years (the “Swap”). On May 12, 2021, the Swap was designated as an ~~income~~effective cash flow hedge for accounting and tax ~~receivable~~purposes.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in ~~“Receivable, net”~~“Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For cash flow hedges, we report the effective portion of the gain or loss as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” and reclassify it to “Interest expense” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations over the corresponding period of the underlying hedged item. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a derivative financial instrument is recognized in “Interest expense” at the time the ineffectiveness occurs. To the extent the hedged forecasted interest payments on debt related to our interest rate swap is paid off, the remaining balance in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” is recognized in “Interest expense” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Of the net amount of the existing losses that are reported in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” as of December 31, 2021, we estimate that $0.2 million will be reclassified to “Interest expense” within the next twelve months. As of December 31, 2021, the notional amount of our Swap was approximately $15.3 million.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The following table presents the fair value of our Swap (Level 2) which is designated as a cash flow hedge and the related classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021:


	Interest Rate Swap

Other assets	43
Total fair value of assets designated as hedging instruments	$	43

Other current liabilities	$	149

Total fair value of liabilities designated as hedging instruments	$	149

Effect of Cash Flow Hedge Accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The table below presents the effect of cash flow hedge accounting for our Swap on “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” as of December 31, 2021:


	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivative		Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Income	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Income
	Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
Interest Rate Swap	$	118	Interest expense	$	(55)

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Effect of Cash Flow Hedge Accounting on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

The table below presents the effect of cash flow hedge accounting for our Swap on the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2021:


	Interest Expense
Interest Rate Swap
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income	$	(55)

Note 15 - Income Taxes

Our income tax benefit for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was $1.3 million, or (10.0)% of pre-tax income, compared to income tax expense of $26 thousand, or 2.3% of pre-tax loss, for the three months ended December 31, 2020. ~~We expect to receive~~The effective income tax rate in each period differed from the ~~remaining $4.3 million subsequent~~federal statutory tax rate of 21% primarily as a result of changes in the valuation allowance and state taxes. The tax benefit recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2021 primarily relates to the ~~filing~~valuation allowance impact of the MIAT deferred tax liability for indefinite lived intangibles which are available to offset a portion of our ~~consolidated~~indefinite lived deferred tax ~~return for our fiscal 2020 later this year.~~assets.

As of December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, we continued to have a full valuation allowance against all deferred tax ~~assets that rely upon future taxable income for their realization and will~~assets. We intend to continue ~~to evaluate our~~maintaining a full valuation allowance inon our deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances. However, given our current earnings and anticipated future ~~periods for any change in circumstances~~earnings, we believe that ~~causes~~there is a ~~change in judgment about~~reasonable possibility that within the ~~realizability~~next 12 months, sufficient positive evidence may become available to allow us to reach a conclusion that a significant portion of the valuation allowance will no longer be needed. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain deferred tax ~~assets. The~~assets and a benefit to the income tax provision for the period the release is recorded. In addition, if the valuation allowance is released, the effective tax rate would increase to a percentage more in line with the combined statutory federal and state income tax rates starting in the fiscal year following the release. However, the exact timing and amount of the ~~deferred tax assets considered realizable, however, could be adjusted in future periods if estimates~~valuation allowance release are subject to change on the basis of ~~future taxable income during~~ the ~~carryforward period~~level of profitability that we are ~~increased, if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and if additional weight is given~~able to ~~subjective evidence such as our projections for growth.~~actually achieve.

Note 1316 - Commitments and Contingencies

Legal

In the ordinary conduct of our business, we are periodically subject to lawsuits, demands in arbitration, investigations, regulatory proceedings or other claims, including, but not limited to, claims involving current or former students, routine employment matters, business disputes and regulatory demands. When we are aware of a claim or potential claim, we assess the likelihood of any loss or exposure. If it is probable that a loss will result and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, we accrue a liability for the loss. When a loss is not both probable and estimable, we do not accrue a liability. Where a loss is not probable but is reasonably possible, including if a loss in excess of an accrued liability is reasonably possible, we determine whether it is possible to provide an estimate of the amount of the loss or range of possible losses for the claim. Because we cannot predict with certainty the ultimate resolution of the legal proceedings (including lawsuits, investigations, regulatory proceedings or claims) asserted against us, it is not currently possible to provide such an estimate. The ultimate outcome of pending legal proceedings to which we are a party may have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flows and results of operations or financial condition.

Note 1417 - Shareholders’ Equity

Common Stock

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by our Board of Directors and have the right to 1 vote per share on all matters requiring shareholder approval. On June 9, 2016, our Board of Directors voted to

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eliminate the quarterly cash dividend on our common stock. Any future common stock dividends require the approval of a majority of the voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Preferred Stock

Preferred Stock consists of 10,000,000 authorized preferred shares of $0.0001 par value each. As of December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and September 30, ~~2020,~~2021, 700,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) were issued and outstanding. The liquidation preference associated with the Series A Preferred Stock was $100 per share at December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and September 30, ~~2020.~~2021.

Pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, we may pay a cash dividend on each share of the Series A Preferred Stock at a rate of 7.5% per year on the liquidation preference then in effect (“Cash Dividend”). If we do not pay a Cash Dividend, the liquidation preference shall be increased to an amount equal to the current liquidation preference in effect plus an amount reflecting that liquidation preference multiplied by the Cash Dividend rate then in effect plus 2.0% per year (“Accrued Dividend”). Cash Dividends are payable semi-annually in arrears on September 30 and March 31 of each year, and begin to accrue on the first day of the applicable dividend period. We accrued Cash Dividends of $1.3 million ~~in Cash Dividends~~ as of December 31, ~~2020.~~2021.

For further discussion of our preferred stock, including the potential for conversion into common stock, see Note 1516 on “Shareholders’ Equity” included in our ~~2020~~2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K ~~filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020.~~.

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Share Repurchase Program

On December 10, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase plan that would allow for the repurchase of up to $35.0 million of our common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. This new share repurchase plan replaced the previously authorized plan from fiscal 2012. Any repurchases under this new stock repurchase program require the approval of a majority of the voting power of our Series A Preferred Stock. We ~~did~~have not ~~repurchase~~repurchased any shares under the share repurchase program, including during the three months ended December 31, ~~2020.~~2021.

Note 1518 - Earnings per Share

We calculate basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) pursuant to the two-class method as a result of the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock on June 24, 2016. Our Series A Preferred Stock is considered a participating security because, in the event that we pay a dividend or make a distribution on the outstanding common stock, we shall also pay each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock a dividend on an as-converted basis. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines EPS for common stock and participating securities according to dividend and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Under this method, all earnings, distributed and undistributed, are allocated to common shares and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. The Series A Preferred Stock is not included in the computation of basic EPS in periods in which we have a net loss, as the Series A Preferred Stock is not contractually obligated to share in our net losses.

Diluted EPS is calculated using the more dilutive of the two-class method or as-converted method. The two-class method uses net income available to common shareholders and assumes conversion of all potential shares other than the participating securities. The as-converted method uses net income and assumes conversion of all potential shares including the participating securities. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options, unvested restricted share units and convertible preferred stock. The basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding are the same for the three months ended December 31, 2020 as a result of the net loss available to common shareholders and anti-dilutive impact of the potentially dilutive securities.

Subsequent to the issuance of our December 31, 2019 interim financial statements, we identified that the diluted EPS disclosures incorrectly stated that diluted EPS for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was calculated using the as-converted method and not the two-class method, when in fact diluted EPS was correctly calculated internally using the two-class method. The table in the disclosure summarizing the computation of diluted EPS incorrectly added back “Income allocated to participating securities” to what is equivalent to “Net income available to common shareholders” shown below and incorrectly included the corresponding 21,021 weighted average diluted participating shares outstanding in diluted shares outstanding. The disclosure errors had no impact on reported net income per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The disclosures below have been corrected to appropriately reflect diluted EPS under the two-class method for the three months ended December 31, 2019. We have concluded that these corrections were not material to the previously issued condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019.

~~The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted EPS share under the two-class or as-converted method, as well as the anti-dilutive shares excluded:~~

Three Months Ended
December 31,
2020 2019
Basic earnings per common share:
Net income $ 1,083 $ 4,684
Less: Preferred stock dividend declared (1,313) (1,323)
Net (loss) income available for distribution (230) 3,361
Income allocated to participating securities 0 (1,513)
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders $ (230) $ 1,848

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Three Months Ended
December 31,
2020 2019
Weighted average basic shares outstanding 32,658 25,663
Basic (loss) income per common share $ (0.01) $ 0.07
Diluted earnings per common share:
Method used: Two-class Two-class
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders $ (230) $ 1,848
Weighted average basic shares outstanding 32,658 25,663
Dilutive effect related to employee stock plans 0 375
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 32,658 26,038
Diluted (loss) income per common share $ (0.01) $ 0.07
Anti-dilutive shares excluded:
Outstanding stock-based grants 436 0
Convertible preferred stock 21,021 21,021
Total anti-dilutive shares excluded 21,457 21,021
Dilutive shares under the as-converted method(1)
53,905 47,059
The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted EPS under the two-class or as-converted method, as well as the anti-dilutive shares excluded:


	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2021		2020
Basic earnings per common share:
Net income	$	14,822	$	1,083
Less: Preferred stock dividend declared	(1,323)		(1,313)
Net income (loss) available for distribution	13,499		(230)
Income allocated to participating securities	(5,267)		—
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	8,232	$	(230)

Weighted average basic shares outstanding	32,849		32,658

Basic income (loss) per common share	$	0.25	$	(0.01)

Diluted earnings per common share:
Method used:	Two-class		Two-class
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	8,232	$	(230)

Weighted average basic shares outstanding	32,849		32,658
Dilutive effect related to employee stock plans	723		—
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	33,572		32,658

Diluted income (loss) per common share	$	0.25	$	(0.01)

Anti-dilutive shares excluded:
Outstanding stock-based grants	186		436
Convertible preferred stock	21,021		21,021
Total anti-dilutive shares excluded	21,207		21,457

Dilutive shares under the as-converted method(1)	54,593		53,905

(1) The dilutive shares under the as-converted method assume conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and are presented here merely for reference. In a net income position, diluted earnings per share is determined by the more dilutive of the two-class method or the as-converted method.

Note 1619 - Segment Information

Our principal business is providing postsecondary education. We also provide manufacturer-specific training, and these operations are managed separately from our campus operations. These operations do not currently meet the quantitative criteria for segments and therefore are reflected in the “Other” category. Our equity method investment and other non-postsecondary education operations are also included within the “Other” category. Corporate expenses are allocated to “Postsecondary Education” and the “Other” category based on compensation expense.

~~Summary information by reportable segment was as follows:~~

Postsecondary Education Other Consolidated
Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
Revenues $ 73,560 $ 2,565 $ 76,125
Income (loss) from operations 1,104 (329) 775
Depreciation and amortization (1)
3,258 24 3,282
Net income (loss) 1,412 (329) 1,083

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Postsecondary Education Other Consolidated
Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
Revenues $ 83,320 $ 3,914 $ 87,234
Income (loss) from operations 4,601 (347) 4,254
Depreciation and amortization (2)
2,971 42 3,013
Net income (loss) 5,031 (347) 4,684
As of December 31, 2020
Total assets $ 428,295 $ 6,292 $ 434,587
As of September 30, 2020
Total assets $ 435,144 $ 6,837 $ 441,981

Summary information by reportable segment was as follows:


	Postsecondary Education		Other		Consolidated
Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
Revenues	$	101,702	$	3,373	$	105,075
Income (loss) from operations	14,147		(569)		13,578
Depreciation and amortization (1)	3,654		25		3,679
Net income (loss)	15,391		(569)		14,822

Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
Revenues	$	73,560	$	2,565	$	76,125
Income (loss) from operations	1,104		(329)		775
Depreciation and amortization (1)	3,258		24		3,282
Net income (loss)	1,412		(329)		1,083













As of December 31, 2021
Total assets	$	526,209	$	7,329	$	533,538

As of September 30, 2021
Total assets	$	504,934	$	7,636	$	512,570

(1) Includes depreciation of training equipment obtained in exchange for services of $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020.~~

~~(2) Excludes depreciation of training equipment obtained in exchange for services of $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.~~2021 and 2020, respectively.

Note 1720 - Government Regulation and Financial Aid

As discussed at length in our ~~2020~~2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K ~~filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020,~~, our institutions participate in a range of government-sponsored student assistance programs. The most significant of these is the federal student aid programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) pursuant to Title IV of the Higher Education Act (“HEA”), commonly referred to as the Title IV Programs. Generally, to participate in the Title IV Programs, an institution must be licensed or otherwise legally authorized to operate in the state where it is physically located, be accredited by an accreditor recognized by ED, be certified as an eligible institution by ED, offer at least one eligible program of education, and comply with other statutory and regulatory requirements. See “Part I, ~~Item1.~~Item 1. Regulatory Environment” in our ~~2020~~2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K ~~filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020.~~.

State Authorization

To operate and offer postsecondary programs, and to be certified to participate in Title IV Programs, each of our institutions must obtain and maintain authorization from the state in which it is physically located (“Home State”). To engage in recruiting activities outside of its Home State, each institution also may be required to obtain and maintain authorization from the states in which it is recruiting students. UTI is authorized to participate in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (“SARA”). SARA is an agreement among member states, districts and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of post-secondary distance education courses and programs. SARA is overseen by a national council (NC-SARA) and administered by four regional education compacts. As of September 1, 2021, all states other than California are members of SARA. Each of our institutions holds the state and/or SARA authorizations required to operate and

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offer postsecondary education programs in its Home State, and to recruit in the states in which it engages in recruiting activities.

The level of regulatory oversight varies substantially from state to state and is extensive in some states. State laws may establish standards for instruction, qualifications of faculty, location and nature of facilities and equipment, administrative procedures, marketing, recruiting, student outcomes reporting, disclosure obligations to students, limitations on mandatory arbitration clauses in enrollment agreements, financial operations, and other operational matters. Some states prescribe standards of financial responsibility and mandate that institutions post surety bonds. Many states have requirements for institutions to disclose institutional data to current and prospective students, as well as to the ~~public. And~~public, and some states require that our schools meet prescribed performance standards as a condition of continued approval. States can and often do revisit, revise, and expand their regulations governing postsecondary education and recruiting.

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Accreditation

Accreditation is a non-governmental process through which an institution voluntarily submits to ongoing qualitative reviews by an organization of peer institutions. Institutional accreditation by an ED-recognized accreditor is required for an institution to be certified to participate in Title IV Programs. All of our institutions are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (“ACCSC”), which is an accrediting agency recognized by ED. ACCSC reviews the academic quality of each institution’s instructional programs, as well as the administrative and financial operations of the institution to ensure that it has the resources necessary to perform its educational mission, implement continuous improvement processes, and support student success. Our institutions must submit annual reports, and at times, supplemental reports, to demonstrate ongoing compliance and improvement. ACCSC requires institutions to disclose certain institutional information to current and prospective students, as well as to the public, and requires that our schools and programs meet various performance standards as a condition of continued accreditation. Institutions must periodically renew their accreditation by completing a comprehensive renewal of accreditation process. See “Part I, ~~Item1.~~Item 1. Regulatory Environment - Accreditation” in our 20 20 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K ~~filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020~~ for further details and the current status of our campus accreditation. ~~We believe that each of our institutions is in substantial compliance with ACCSC accreditation standards.~~

Title IV Programs

The federal government provides a substantial part of its support for postsecondary education through Title IV Programs in the form of grants and loans to students who can use those funds at any institution that has been certified as eligible to participate by ED. All of our institutions are certified to participate in Title IV Programs. Significant factors relating to Title IV Programs that could adversely affect us include:

•The 90/10 Rule. As a condition of participation in Title IV Programs, proprietary institutions must agree when they sign their PPA to comply with the 90/10 rule. Under the current 90/10 rule, to remain eligible to participate in the federal student aid programs, a proprietary institution must derive at least 10% of their revenues for each fiscal year from sources other than Title IV Program funds. Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), a proprietary institution must derive at least 10 percent of its revenue from sources other than “Federal education assistance funds.” Federal education assistance funds are defined as “federal funds that are disbursed or delivered to or on behalf of a student to be used to attend such institution.” Pursuant to ARPA, the earliest this revision to the 90/10 rule may take effect is for institutional fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

A proprietary institution is subject to sanctions if it exceeds the 90% level for a single year, and loses its eligibility to participate in Title IV Programs if it derives more than 90% of its revenue from Title IV ~~Programs~~Programs/Federal education assistance funds, as applicable, for two consecutive fiscal years.

We are currently reviewing the potential impact of the change in the 90/10 rule created under ARPA and will be monitoring any proposed or final regulations promulgated by ED to carry out this change.

•Administrative ~~Capability~~.Capability. To continue its participation in Title IV Programs, an institution must demonstrate that it remains administratively capable of providing the education it promises and of properly managing the Title IV Programs. ED assesses the administrative capability of each institution that participates in Title IV Programs under a series of

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standards listed in the regulations, which cover a wide range of operational and administrative topics, including the designation of capable and qualified individuals, the quality and scope of written procedures, the adequacy of institutional communication and processes, the timely resolution of issues, the sufficiency of recordkeeping, and the frequency of findings of noncompliance, to name a few. ED’s administrative capability standards also include thresholds and expectations for federal student loan cohort default rates (discussed below), satisfactory academic progress, and loan counseling. Failure to satisfy any of the standards may lead ED to find the institution ineligible to participate in Title IV Programs, require the institution to repay Title IV Program funds, change the method of payment of Title IV Program funds, or place the institution on provisional certification as a condition of its continued participation or take other actions against the institution.

•Three-Year Student Loan Default Rates. To remain eligible to participate in Title IV Programs, institutions also must maintain federal student loan cohort default rates below specified levels. An institution whose three-year cohort default rate is 15% or greater for any one of the three preceding years is subject to a 30-day delay in receiving the first disbursement on federal student loans for first-time borrowers. As of September 30, 2021, only Universal Technical Institute of Texas was subject to a 30-day delay in receiving the first disbursement on federal student loans for first-time borrowers due to a three-year cohort default rate that was 15% or greater for one of the three most recent years.

•Financial Responsibility. All institutions participating in Title IV Programs also must satisfy specific ED standards of financial responsibility. Among other things, an institution must meet all of its financial obligations, including required refunds to students and any Title IV Program liabilities and debts, be current in its debt payments, comply with certain past performance requirements, and not receive anany adverse, qualified, or disclaimed opinion by its accountants in its audited financial statements. Each year, ED also evaluates institutions’ financial responsibility by calculating a “composite

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score,” which utilizes information provided in the institutions’ annual audited financial statements. The composite score is based on three ratios: (1) the equity ratio which measures the institution’s capital resources, ability to borrow and financial viability; (2) the primary reserve ratio which measures the institution’s ability to support current operations from expendable resources; and (3) the net income ratio which measures the institution’s ability to operate at a profit. Between composite score calculations, ED also will reevaluate the financial responsibility of an institution following the occurrence of certain “triggering events,” which must be timely reported to the agency.

•Title IV Program Rulemaking. ED is almost continuously engaged in one or more negotiated rulemakings, which is the process pursuant to which it revisits, revises, and expands the complex and voluminous Title IV Program regulations. Recent and significant negotiated rulemakings include the Gainful Employment Rulemaking, the Borrower Defense to Repayment Rulemaking, and the Accreditation and Innovation Rulemaking. New regulations associated with these rulemakings took effect on July 1, 2020, and additional, new rules ~~will take~~took effect on July 1, 2021. Additionally, ED has established multiple rulemaking committees to prepare proposed regulations across 14 different topics areas, including the rules governing changes in ownership, standards of administrative capability, borrower defense to repayment, closed school loan discharges, mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses, and gainful employment. It is expected that these negotiated rulemakings will continue throughout 2022, and that any resulting rules would become effective during that time or thereafter. ED has also invited public commentary on other matters around potential gaps in post-secondary outcomes including retention, completion, loan repayment and student loan default. The potential outcome, if any, from these announced actions isunknown at this time. We devote significant effort to understanding the effects of ~~these~~ED regulations and rulemakings on our business and to developing compliant solutions that also are congruent with our business, culture, and mission to serve our students and industry relationships. However, we cannot predict with certainty how these new and developing regulatory requirements will be applied or whether each of our schools will be able to comply with all of the requirements in the future.

Other Federal and State Student Aid Programs

Some of our students also receive financial aid from federal sources other than Title IV Programs, such as the programs administered by the ~~VA,~~U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) , the Department of Defense (“DOD”) and under the Workforce Investment Act. Additionally, some states provide financial aid to our students in the form of grants, loans or scholarships. Our Long Beach, Rancho Cucamonga and Sacramento, California campuses, for example, are currently eligible to participate in the Cal Grant program. All of our institutions must comply with the eligibility and participation requirements applicable to each of these funding programs, which vary by funding agency and program.

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Each year we derive a portion of our revenues, on a cash basis, from veterans’ benefits programs, which include the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the Montgomery GI Bill, the Reserve Education Assistance Program (“REAP”) and VA Vocational Rehabilitation. To continue participation in veterans’ benefits programs, an institution must comply with certain requirements established by the VA.

COVID-19, the CARES Act, ~~and~~ the CRRSAA, and ARPA

~~On March 13,~~During fiscal 2020 ~~the United States declared a national emergency concerning~~and 2021 various pieces of legislation were issued related to the COVID-19 pandemic effective March 1, 2020. ED, consistent with its authority under then-existing statutes and regulations, issued guidance on March 5, 2020, outlining a range of accommodations intended to address interruptions of study related to COVID-19. On March 27, 2020, President Trump signedincluding the CARES Act, which provided additional flexibilities and accommodations, beyond those offered by the ED in its March 5, 2020 guidance, particularly with regard to the campus-based assistance programs, the measurement of satisfactory academic progress and the return of unearned Title IV Program funds to ED. Shortly thereafter, on April 3, 2020, ED issued further guidance, providing additional regulatory flexibilities, and in some cases, implementing the accommodations provided for in the CARES Act. ED periodically updated and supplemented this guidance over the following months. Guidance also was published regarding immigration, discrimination, safety, and privacy issues, as well as the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (“HEERF”) established under the CARES Act.

On December 11, 2020, ED published a notice in the Federal Register extending the end dates of COVID-19-related waivers and modifications, and introducing several new flexibilities using its authority granted by the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (“HEROES”) Act of 2003.

On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed a $2.3 trillion spending bill that combined a $1.4 trillion omnibus appropriations bill for federal fiscal year 2021 with $900 billion in supplemental appropriations to provide relief for the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the omnibus appropriations bill, Congress simplifies the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, provides a $15 million increase to the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program, and adds an additional $10 million for Federal Work Study. This latter piece of legislation is known as the Coronavirus Response and

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Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CRRSAA”) and the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). This legislation, along with guidance from the ED, are discussed at length in “Note 21 - Governmental Regulation and Financial Aid” in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The ~~CRRSAA extends the Paycheck Protection Program and allocates to it an additional $284.5 billion, and includes The~~funding received from these Acts is also discussed in Note 21 on Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund ~~II (“HEERF II”), which makes an addition $22.7 billion available to higher education institutions to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of~~Grants below. For additional information and risks associated with this ~~amount, private, proprietary institutions are allocated approximately $681 million. On January 14,~~ legislation, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 2021 ~~ED made extensive guidance available regarding the administration of the HEERF II program.~~

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We have reviewed and implemented many of the flexibilities created by the CARES Act and ED’s guidance, including the opportunity to temporarily offer distance education, discussed below, and we presently are evaluating the flexibilities and funding opportunities created by the CRRSAA. We continue to review new guidance from ED and to implement available legislative and regulatory relief as applicable.

Distance Education

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ED provided broad approval for institutions to use distance ~~learning modalities~~education without going through the standard ED approval process for payment periods that begin on or before December 31, 2020, or the end of the payment period that includes the end date for the federally-declared emergency related to COVID-19, whichever occurs later.process. ED also permitted accreditors to waive their distance education review requirements. ~~In its December 11, 2020 Federal Register notice, ED extended~~Taking advantage of these flexibilities, we transitioned our students into blended program formats, which permitted their non-clinical training to be offered online.

ED’s temporary flexibilities currently remain in place, and will continue through the end of the payment period that begins after the date on which the federally-declared national emergency related to COVID-19 is rescinded. ~~This extra payment period beyond~~However, having observed that our blended learning programs offer a range of academic, operational, and financial efficiencies, we have determined to seek the ~~national emergency end date~~permanent approvals that will ~~facilitate a successful transition~~permit us to ~~non-pandemic requirements following~~continue offering blended learning programming after the ~~end of the national emergency.~~

~~ACCSC has granted institutions~~noted temporary ~~approval~~flexibilities have expired. We also continue to work to ensure that our blended learning programming complies with applicable distance education rules and standards, including ED’s new distance education rules, which became effective July 1, 2021. We intend to offer ~~distance education through December 31, 2020 for~~our Automotive, Diesel, Automotive/Diesel, Motorcycle and Marine programs in a blended learning format on a permanent basis. Additionally, we intend to continue to invest in our blended learning platform and curriculum to further enhance the ~~end of the emergency~~student experience and continues to allow schools to offer distance education as long as applications were submitted by December 31, 2020. State agencies have also provided distance education flexibility, but the processes and expiration dates for temporary distance education approval vary by state, and states have been granting extensions to these temporary approvals as they approach expiration. We have availed ourselves of this temporary flexibility in all our programs and believe we are in substantial compliance with all state and ACCSC requirements.student outcomes.

To ~~afford us additional flexibility beyond the current temporary approval period(s),~~date, we have ~~initiated the~~received approval ~~process with~~from ACCSC to permanently offer blended format programs that utilize both distance and on-ground education. Additionally, we have received permanent approvals from all state ~~agencies, or both to be able of offer distance~~ education and a blended learning format for all of our programs on a more permanent basis. Additionally, as a result of previously implementing a blended learning format for certain of our Automotive, Diesel and Automotive/Diesel programs in 2010, we are currently approvedauthorizing agencies to offer ~~distance education at our Avondale, Arizona, Rancho Cucamonga, California, Sacramento, California, Orlando, Florida, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, Long Beach, California~~blended format programs. Last, we note that as part of the Responsible Education Mitigating Options and ~~Bloomfield, New Jersey campuses~~Technical Extensions (REMOTE) Act, remote learning waivers for ~~those programs by ACCSC, state agencies, or both.~~GI Bill students were extended until June 1, 2022. GI Bill students attending a course that was converted to remote learning because of COVID-19 may also continue to receive housing benefits until June 1, 2022.

Note 1821 - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Grants

HEERF II Grants for Students under the ~~CARES Act~~CRRSAA and HEERF III Grant for Students under the ARPA

As discussed in “Note 21 - ~~Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund under the CARES Act”~~Governmental Regulation and Financial Aid” in our ~~2020~~2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K ~~filed with~~, the SEC on December 3, 2020, in May 2020, we were granted approximately $33.0 million in HEERF funds for emergency grants to student and to cover institutional costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to coronavirus. As of September 30, 2020, we had awarded all $16.5 million designated for emergency student grants to approximately 9,000 students.

~~HEERF Funds for Significant Changes to the Delivery of Instruction~~

In May 2020, we received $16.5 million to cover institutional costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to coronavirus. Such funds may be used to provide additional emergency financial aid grants to students, to cover institutional costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to coronavirus, or not used at all and returned to the government. The allowable institutional costs for these institutional HEERF funds are described in “Note 21 -CRRSAA includes Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund ~~under the CARES Act” in our~~ ~~2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K~~ ~~filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020.~~

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During the year ended September 30, 2020, we incurred $15.1 million in allowable costs related to the changes in the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus. Additionally, during the year ended September 30, 2020, we used $0.6 million of the institutional funds for additional emergency grants to our students. Including the additional student grants, the total institutional funds spent during fiscal 2020 was approximately $15.7 million. As of September 30, 2020, we had drawn down $13.9 million of the institutional funds into our operating cash account as partial reimbursement for the $15.7 million of eligible costs incurred during the year ended September 30, 2020. We drew down the remaining $1.8 million for the eligible costs incurred during the year ended September 30, 2020 in October 2020.

During the three months ended December 31, 2020, we incurred $0.9 million in allowable costs related to the changes in the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus, thereby utilizing the remaining available funds. Of the $0.9 million incurred, $0.3 million was recorded in “Educational services and facilities” and $0.6 million was recorded in “Selling, general and administrative” on the condensed consolidated statements of operation for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The $0.9 million was drawn down prior to December 31, 2020 and is included in our “Cash and cash equivalents” on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020.

~~Subsequent Events Related to Additional Grants of~~ II (“HEERF ~~Funds for Student Grants~~

~~As noted above, the CRRSAA includes HEERF II,~~II”), which makes an additional $22.7 billion available to higher education institutions. Of this amount, private, proprietary institutions are allocated approximately $681 million. The statute permits proprietary institutions to use HEERF II funds to provide financial aid grants to students, and requires that institutions prioritize the grants to students with exceptional need, such as students who receive Pell Grants. On January 14, 2021, ED issued guidance regarding the administration of the HEERF II ~~program, and released an~~program. In accordance with the ED’s allocation schedule, ~~indicating that~~during the year ended September 30, 2021, we ~~will receive~~were granted approximately $16.8 million for purposes of funding HEERF II student grants. We

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Emergency Relief III (“HEERF III”). Of this amount, private, proprietary institutions are allocated approximately $396 million and may only use HEERF III funding to provide emergency financial aid grants to students. In accordance with the ED’s allocation schedule, during the year ended September 30, 2021, we were granted approximately $9.9 million for purposes of funding HEERF III student grants.

During the three months ended December 31, 2021, we awarded approximately $2.9 million in HEERF II and HEERF III grants to over 2,900 students. The HEERF II and HEERF III funds were drawn down as student grants were distributed with approximately $0.2 million included in “Restricted cash” on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 which relates to pending student grants and outstanding checks. As of December 31, 2021, we have ~~submitted~~approximately $4.0 million of funds still available for HEERF II and HEERF III grants to students.

HEERF I Grants for Significant Changes to the ~~appropriate applications~~Delivery of Instruction Due to the Coronavirus under the CARES Act

As discussed in “Note 22 - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund under the CARES Act” in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, during the three months ended December 31, 2020, we incurred $0.9 million in allowable costs related to the changes in the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus, thereby utilizing the remaining available HEERF institutional funds. Of the $0.9 million incurred, $0.3 million was recorded in “Educational services and facilities” and $0.6 million was recorded in “Selling, general and administrative” on the condensed consolidated statements of operation for ~~these funds~~the three months ended December 31, 2020. The $0.9 million was drawn down prior to December 31, 2020 and ~~the ED has confirmed receipt.~~was included in our “Cash and cash equivalents” on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and those in our ~~2020~~2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K ~~filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020.~~. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to those described under “Risk Factors” in our ~~2020~~2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K and included in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. See also “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” on page ii of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Company Overview

All of our campuses are nationally accredited and are eligible for federal student financial assistance funds under the Higher Education Act of 1965, ~~we have provided technical education~~as amended (“HEA”), commonly referred to as Title IV Programs, which are administered by the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”). Our programs are also eligible for ~~more~~financial aid from federal sources other than ~~55 years~~Title IV Programs, such as the programs administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) and ~~have graduated more than 220,000 technicians.~~under the Workforce Investment Act.

To ensure our programs provide students with the necessary hard and soft skills needed upon graduation, we have relationships with over 35 original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and industry brand partners across the country to understand their needs for qualified service professionals. Through our industry relationships, we are able to continuously refine and expand our programs and curricula. We believe our industry-focused educational model and national presence have enabled us to develop valuable industry relationships, which provide us with significant competitive ~~strengths~~advantages and supports our market leadership, along with enabling us to provide highly specialized education to our students, resulting in enhanced employment opportunities and the potential for higher wages for our graduates.

Our industry relationships also extend to thousands of local employers, after-market retailers, fleet service providers and enthusiast organizations. Other target groups for relationship-building, such as parts and tools suppliers, provide us with a variety of strategic and financial benefits that include equipment sponsorship, new product support, licensing and branding opportunities and financial sponsorship for our campuses and students.

~~As a result~~We offer the majority of ~~the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, we have transitioned~~ our ~~on-campus, in-person education model to~~programs in a blended ~~training~~learning model that combines instructor-facilitated online teaching and demonstrations with hands-on labs. ~~On campus~~This blended learning format has allowed us to continue to offer our programs to our students during the COVID-19 pandemic and aligns with an increasing trend of online education being offered as individuals seek more flexibility and life-long learning opportunities. On-campus labs ~~have been redesigned~~are designed to meet or exceed the ~~health, safety and social distancing~~current national guidelines recommended ~~or required~~ by the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) ~~and~~as well as state and local ~~jurisdictions,~~mandates, while still meeting our accreditation and curriculum requirements. Both the ED and the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (“ACCSC”) granted institutions temporary approval to offer distance learning through December 31, 2020. The ED has extended these flexibilities through the end of the payment period that begins after the date on which the federally-declared national emergency related to COVID-19 is rescinded, and the ACCSC continues to allow schools to offer distance education as long as applications were submitted by December 31, 2020. To afford us additional flexibility beyond the current temporary approval period(s), we have initiated the approval process with the ACCSC and the appropriate state agencies to be able to offer distance education and a blended learning format for all of our programs on a more permanent basis. Additionally, we continue to invest in the online delivery platform and curriculum to further enhance the student experience and student outcomes.

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Overview of the Three Months Ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021

Student Metrics


	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020	% Change
Total new student starts	1,972	1,927	2.3	%
Average undergraduate full-time active students	13,729	11,813	16.2	%
End of period undergraduate full-time active students	13,129	10,763	22.0	%

The increase in average undergraduate full-time active students and end of period undergraduate full-time active students was due to strong student demand and increased effectiveness of our marketing and admissions efforts throughout fiscal 2021 and the ongoing but diminishing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prior year. The acquisition of MIAT in November 2021 contributed to the increase in our new student starts, average and end of period undergraduate full-time active students.

Our ability to start new students can be influenced by various factors including: unemployment rates; competition; adverse media coverage, legislative hearings, regulatory actions and investigations by attorneys general and various agencies related to allegations of wrongdoing on the part of other companies within the education and training services industry, which have cast the industry in a negative light; and the state of the general macro-economic environment and its impact on price sensitivity and the ability and willingness of students and their families to incur debt.

Operations

~~Despite the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had an increase of 1.8% in our average undergraduate full-time enrollment to 11,813~~Revenues for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020.~~2021 were $105.1 million, an increase of $29.0 million, or 38.0%, from the comparable period in the prior year. The increase in revenue was due to growth in students, increased revenue per student due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the prior year, and the acquisition of MIAT. Additionally, as a result of catch-up labs not yet completed, as of December 31, 2020, we ~~started 1,927 new students~~had deferred revenue of $2.0 million.

We had income from operations of $13.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2021, compared to $0.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2020. The increase in our income from operations during the three months ended December 31, 2021 was primarily driven by our increase in revenue. Additionally, productivity improvements and proactive cost actions have been a key part of our operating model for the past several years, and we continue to identify and execute on efficiency opportunities throughout our cost structure, while improving and investing in the overall student experience.

Business Strategy

Our core business strategies are aligned with our mission to serve students, partners and communities by providing quality education and training for in-demand careers. Additionally, as we evolve our business model, we are focused on growth and diversification which is achieved through acquisitions, opening new campus locations, the expansion of new program offerings, and new funding and business operating models.

During the three months ended December 31, 2021, we executed the following as part of our growth and diversification strategy:

•Completed the acquisition of MIAT College of Technology (“MIAT”) from HCP & Company on November 1, 2021. MIAT served approximately 1,000 students as of December 31, 2021 through its campuses in Canton, Michigan and Houston, Texas. The company offers vocational and technical certificates as well as associates degrees in fields with robust and growing demand for skilled technical workers, including aviation maintenance, energy technology, wind power, robotics and automation, non-destructive testing, HVACR, and welding. The acquisition will enable us to further expand our program offerings into growing industry sectors and rapidly expanding fields likely to be bolstered by technological innovation and the country’s focus on sustainable energy.

•Launched electric vehicle (“EV”) technician training coursework to meet increasing demand for clean cars and trucks. This enhanced training is the initial step in our overall EV strategy to prepare future technicians for surging electric vehicle sales in the coming decades.

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~~three months ended December 31, 2020, which was an increase~~•Formed a new strategic alliance with Napa Auto Parts (“NAPA”). NAPA will supply essential parts for hands-on labs, including brake kits, rotors, bulbs, bearing kits, wheel weights and more. The initial stage of ~~20.9% from~~ the ~~prior year comparable period,~~ ~~reflecting strong front-end demand across all channels.~~

~~Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2020 were $76.1 million, a decrease of $11.1 million, or 12.7%, from the comparable period~~partnership will impact UTI, MMI and NTI-branded campuses and may be expanded to MIAT-branded campuses in the ~~prior year. Our revenues, including the three months ended December 31, 2020,~~ future.~~continued to be affected by impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.~~ All of our campuses remained open during the three months ended December 31, 2020, however, as of December 31, 2020, there were some students that remained exclusively online and others with catch-up lab work outstanding. As of December 31, 2020, less than 1% of students had not returned to campus to complete the in-person labs and remained exclusively in the online portion of the curriculum, essentially only completing half of each course, while approximately 18% of students were completing catch-up lab work, but over an extended period of time. We continue to recognize revenue ratably over the term of the course or program offered, taking into consideration those only completing the online curriculum, and the catch-up period for active students and the impact it has on expected graduation dates. As a result, as of December 31, 2020, we had deferred revenue of approximately $2.0 million. If students continue to remain on a leave of absence, withdraw, or do not make up the required in-person labs on a timely basis, our revenues could continue to be impacted in 2021.

We had income from operations of $0.8 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $4.3 million in the prior year period. Our decrease in income from operations was primarily driven by our decrease in revenue, which was partially offset by decreases in expenses such as ~~occupancy, advertising and travel expenses.~~

~~Business Strategy~~

In support of our goal to continue to be the leading provider of postsecondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, as well as welders and CNC machining technicians, and the leading supplier of entry-level skilled technicians for the industries we serve,addition, we continue to pursue the following business strategies: return on education; strengthen industry relationships; recruit, train and identify employment opportunities for more students; education program affordability; and overall company growth and diversification.

~~During the three months ended December 31, 2020, some actionable steps in executing our business strategies included:~~

•Launching our new Premier Truck Group Technician Skills Program, a first-of-its-kind diesel-commercial vehicle technician career skills program for service members at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army post in El Paso, Texas. The 12-week program will provide hands-on, industry-aligned technician training designed to lead directly to rewarding career opportunities at Premier Truck Group for veterans transitioning from military service to civilian life. Premier Truck Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group.

•Announcing the expansion of the Daimler Trucks North America (“DTNA”) Finish First program to our Orlando campus in summer 2021. The program, an elective offered exclusively at certain of our UTI campus locations, trains students to maintain, diagnose and repair DTNA's industry-leading brands, including Freightliner, Western Star and Detroit. Our UTI campuses in Avondale, Arizona and Lisle, Illinois currently offer the Finish First program.

•~~Purchasing our Avondale, Arizona campus at the end of December 2020, for approximately $45.2 million, including closing costs and~~ other ~~fees, with the intention of consolidating our MMI Phoenix, Arizona campus into the same location by the end of fiscal 2022.~~

•~~Announcing the future consolidation and reconfiguration of the UTI and MMI Orlando campus facilities into one site by the end of fiscal 2021.~~

~~We continue to pursue other strategic~~ opportunities that align with our ~~core business strategies.~~growth and diversification strategy.

Regulatory Environment

See Note 1720 of the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements herein for a discussion of our regulatory environment.

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Results of Operations: Three Months Ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, ~~2019~~2020

The following table sets forth selected statements of operations data as a percentage of revenues for each of the periods indicated.


		Three Months Ended December 31,					Three Months Ended December 31,
		2020		2019			2021		2020
Revenues	Revenues	100.0	%	100.0	%	Revenues	100.0	%	100.0	%
Operating expenses:	Operating expenses:					Operating expenses:
Educational services and facilities	Educational services and facilities	51.7	%	49.2	%	Educational services and facilities	45.6	%	51.7	%
Selling, general and administrative	Selling, general and administrative	47.3	%	46.0	%	Selling, general and administrative	41.5	%	47.3	%
Total operating expenses	Total operating expenses	99.0	%	95.2	%	Total operating expenses	87.1	%	99.0	%
Income from operations		1.0	%	4.8	%
Income (loss) from operations						Income (loss) from operations	12.9	%	1.0	%
Interest income	Interest income	0.1	%	0.4	%	Interest income	—	%	0.1	%
Interest expense	Interest expense	—	%	—	%	Interest expense	(0.2)	%	—	%
Other income, net	Other income, net	0.4	%	0.2	%	Other income, net	0.1	%	0.4	%
Total other income, net		0.5	%	0.6	%
Income before income taxes		1.5	%	5.4	%
Income tax expense		—	%	(0.1)	%
Net income		1.4	%	5.3	%
Total other (expense) income, net						Total other (expense) income, net	(0.1)	%	0.5	%
Income (loss) before income taxes						Income (loss) before income taxes	12.8	%	1.5	%
Income tax (expense) benefit						Income tax (expense) benefit	1.3	%	—	%
Net income (loss)						Net income (loss)	14.1	%	1.4	%
Preferred stock dividends	Preferred stock dividends	1.7	%	1.5	%	Preferred stock dividends	1.3	%	1.7	%
Loss available for distribution		(0.3)	%	3.8	%
Income (loss) available for distribution						Income (loss) available for distribution	12.8	%	(0.3)	%

Revenues

Revenues for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 were ~~$76.1~~$105.1 million, ~~a decrease~~an increase of ~~$11.1~~$29.0 million, or ~~12.7%~~38.0%, as compared to revenues of ~~$87.2~~$76.1 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2019.~~2020. During the three months ended December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, we had a ~~1.8%~~2.3% increase in our new student starts and a 16.2% increase in our average undergraduate full-time ~~student enrollment and a 20.9% increase in new student starts reflecting~~active students as we saw strong front-end demand across all ~~channels. However, our~~channels during fiscal 2021, and the prior year period was impacted by the ongoing but diminishing effects of the global pandemic. The increase in revenue ~~recognized for active students during~~is primarily due to an increase in the ~~period has been~~average revenue per student as compared to the prior year which was impacted by the timing of completion of student ~~catch-up~~make-up lab work ~~as well as overall lower average revenue per~~and slower student ~~driven by the pace in which students are progressing through their programs and by students retaking courses previously completed or attempted, primarily~~progression due to the ongoing but diminishing impacts of COVID-19. The acquisition of MIAT also contributed to our student and revenue growth. As a result of the catch-up labs not yet completed, as of December 31, 2020, we had deferred revenue of $2.0 million. We recognized $2.5 million and $1.8 million on an accrual basis related to revenues and interest under our proprietary loan program for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, ~~as compared to $1.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.~~respectively.

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Educational services and facilities expenses

Educational services and facilities expenses were $47.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, which represents an increase of $8.6 million as compared to $39.3 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020, which represents a decrease of $3.6 million as compared to $42.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.~~2020.

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The following table sets forth the significant components of our educational services and facilities expenses (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended December 31,					Three Months Ended December 31,
		2020		2019			2021		2020
Salaries expense	Salaries expense	$	17,836	$	19,270	Salaries expense	$	20,058	$	17,836
Employee benefits and tax	Employee benefits and tax	2,972		3,041		Employee benefits and tax	4,224		2,972
Bonus expense	Bonus expense	454		185		Bonus expense	539		454
Stock-based compensation	Stock-based compensation	26		—		Stock-based compensation	46		26
Compensation and related costs	Compensation and related costs	21,288		22,496		Compensation and related costs	24,867		21,288
Occupancy costs						Occupancy costs	8,996		8,268
Depreciation and amortization expense	Depreciation and amortization expense	3,057		2,966		Depreciation and amortization expense	3,407		3,057
Occupancy costs		8,268		9,838
Supplies and maintenance expense	Supplies and maintenance expense	2,258		2,457		Supplies and maintenance expense	3,441		2,258
Contract service expense		696		709
Taxes and licensing expense						Taxes and licensing expense	754		389
Student expense	Student expense	1,384		605		Student expense	1,087		1,384
Taxes and licensing expense		389		654
Contract services expense						Contract services expense	1,248		696
Other educational services and facilities expense	Other educational services and facilities expense	1,991		3,151		Other educational services and facilities expense	4,101		1,991
Total educational services and facilities expense	Total educational services and facilities expense	$	39,331	$	42,876	Total educational services and facilities expense	$	47,901	$	39,331

Compensation and related costs ~~decreased~~increased by ~~$1.2~~$3.6 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020.~~

•~~Salaries expense decreased by $1.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was attributable~~2021 primarily due to lower headcount ~~compared to~~in the prior year period due to attrition and productivity improvements enacted to offset revenue decreases from COVID-19. The acquisition of MIAT accounted for $1.4 million of the increased compensation and related costs.

•~~Bonus expense~~Occupancy costs increased by ~~$0.3~~$0.7 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020.~~2021. The increase was primarily due to costs associated with the ~~result~~planned new campuses in Austin, Texas and Miramar, Florida, both of ~~projected performance against bonus plan metrics.~~which are expected to open in the second half of 2022, as well as $0.3 million related to MIAT’s two campuses for November and December, partially offset by the benefit associated with the purchase of our Avondale, Arizona campus in December 2020.

~~Occupancy~~Supplies and maintenance expense increased by $1.2 million primarily due to a $0.4 million increase for the purchase of laptops for our students to aid their education under our blended-learning model. During the prior year, we primarily utilized funds from the CARES Act to purchase the laptops for our students. We also incurred additional expenses for technical supplies of $0.4 million and student textbooks of $0.2 million due to a higher average student population and the acquisition of MIAT during the quarter.

Contract services increased by $0.6 million primarily due to costs ~~decreased~~incurred related to our growth and diversification initiatives.

Other educational services and facilities expense increased by ~~$1.6~~$2.1 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020. The decrease was~~2021, primarily ~~attributed~~due to a $0.6 million increase in expense related to our accrued tool kits, an increase in the cost ~~reductions from closing our Norwood, Massachusetts campus, relocating~~of books of $0.2 million and ~~downsizing our headquarters facility, and downsizing our Exton, Pennsylvania and Sacramento, California campuses.~~

~~Student expense increased by $0.8~~an increase of $0.1 million ~~for~~in the cost of tools. Additionally, the three months ended December 31, 2020 ~~primarily due to increases in student housing expenses.~~

~~Other educational services and facilities expense decreased by $1.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to~~included a ~~decrease~~credit of ~~$0.5 million in expenses related to our accrued tool sets and broad decreases related to travel and entertainment costs due to cost control measures. The current period includes a~~ $0.3 million ~~credit~~ for the reimbursement of allowable costs related to the changes in the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus. The allowable costs are included in the relevant line items ~~above.~~above for the prior year period. See Note 1821 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements herein for ~~a discussion on the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (“HEERF”) established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).~~additional details.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 were ~~$36.0~~$43.6 million. This represents ~~a decrease~~an increase of ~~$4.1~~$7.6 million, as compared to ~~$40.1~~$36.0 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2019.~~2020.

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The following table sets forth the significant components of our selling, general and administrative expenses (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended December 31,				Three Months Ended December 31,
		2020		2019				2021		2020
Salaries expense	Salaries expense	$	13,954	$	15,670		Salaries expense	$	15,624	$	13,954
Employee benefits and tax	Employee benefits and tax	2,851		3,096			Employee benefits and tax	2,903		2,851
Bonus expense	Bonus expense	3,449		4,004			Bonus expense	3,954		3,449
Stock-based compensation	Stock-based compensation	522		14			Stock-based compensation	659		522
Compensation and related costs	Compensation and related costs	20,776		22,784			Compensation and related costs	23,140		20,776
Advertising expense	Advertising expense	9,030		9,453			Advertising expense	11,338		9,030
Contract services expense	Contract services expense	1,223		1,120			Contract services expense	1,181		1,223
Professional services expense							Professional services expense	1,637		946
Depreciation and amortization expense	Depreciation and amortization expense	217		370			Depreciation and amortization expense	272		217
Professional services expense		946		1,019
Other selling, general and administrative expenses	Other selling, general and administrative expenses	3,827		5,358			Other selling, general and administrative expenses	6,028		3,827
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	Total selling, general and administrative expenses	$	36,019	$	40,104		Total selling, general and administrative expenses	$	43,596	$	36,019

Compensation and related costs ~~decreased~~increased by ~~$2.0~~$2.4 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020:~~2021 primarily due to an increase in salaries to support our growth strategy initiatives as compared to the prior year. The acquisition of MIAT represented $0.8 million of the increase.

•~~Salaries~~Advertising expense ~~decreased~~increased by ~~$1.7~~$2.3 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020. The decrease was~~2021, primarily due to timing of spend along with incremental investment to support our growth objectives. We continue to target cost-efficient marketing with an increased focus on digital media. Advertising expense as a percentage of revenues decreased to 10.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2021 as compared to 11.9% in the prior year. Advertising expense for MIAT accounted for $0.7 million of the increase.

Professional services expense increased by $0.7 million primarily due costs incurred ~~in October 2019~~ related to our growth and diversification initiatives, including the ~~retirement~~acquisition of ~~Kimberly J. McWaters, our former President and Chief Executive Officer.~~MIAT which closed on November 1, 2021.

•~~Bonus expense decreased~~Other selling, general and administrative expenses increased by ~~$0.6~~$2.2 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020.~~2021. The ~~decrease was primarily related to lower incentive compensation expense due to adjustments for actual achievement against the performance metrics for awards that vested in December 2020.~~

•~~Stock-based compensation increased $0.5~~primary factors include increases of $0.3 million for ~~the~~software, $0.3 million for recruiting, $0.2 million for bad debt expense, and $0.2 million for travel. The three months ended December 31, 2020 ~~due to new awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2020.~~

Advertising expense decreased by $0.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to timing of spend and targeted cost-efficient marketing efforts, with a shift away from television advertising toward digital media.

Other selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The overall decrease was primarily due to a decrease in travel and entertainment of $0.9 million. The current period also includesincluded a $0.6 million credit for the reimbursement of allowable costs related to the changes in the delivery of instruction due to the ~~coronavirus.~~coronavirus from the institutional HEERF funds received. The allowable costs are included in the relevant line items ~~above.~~above for the prior year period. See Note 1821 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements herein for ~~further information on the HEERF funds.~~additional details.

Income taxes

Our income tax ~~expense~~benefit for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 was $1.3 million, or (10.0)% of pre-tax income, compared to an income tax expense of $26 thousand, or 2.3% of pre-tax ~~income, compared to income tax expense of $84 thousand, or 1.8% of pre-tax income,~~loss, for the three months ended December 31, ~~2019.~~2020. The effective income tax rate in each period differed from the federal statutory tax rate of 21% primarily as a result of changes in the valuation allowance and state taxes. The tax benefit recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2021 primarily relates to the valuation allowance impact of the MIAT deferred tax liability for indefinite lived intangibles which are available to offset a portion of our indefinite lived deferred tax assets. We recorded a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets as of December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and ~~December 31, 2019.~~2020. See Note 15 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements herein for additional details on our valuation allowance.

Preferred stock dividends

On June 24, 2016, we sold 700,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for $70.0 million in cash, less $1.2 million in issuance costs. Pursuant to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, we recorded a preferred stock cash dividend of $1.3 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 and ~~2019,~~2020, respectively.

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Net income (loss) ~~income~~ available for distribution

Net income (loss) ~~income~~ available for distribution refers to the net income or net loss reduced by dividends on our Series A Preferred Stock. As a result of the foregoing, we reported a net ~~loss~~income available for distribution for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 of ~~$0.2~~$13.5 million and net ~~income~~loss available for distribution of ~~$3.4~~$0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2019.~~2020.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our earnings before interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 ~~and 2019~~ were ~~$4.3~~$17.4 million and ~~$7.8~~$4.3 million, respectively. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) ~~for the year,~~, before interest (income) expense, income tax (benefit) expense, and depreciation and amortization.

EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure which is provided to supplement, but not substitute for, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. We choose to disclose this non-GAAP financial measure because it provides an additional analytical tool to clarify our results from operations and helps to identify underlying trends. Additionally, this measure helps compare our performance on a consistent basis across time periods. Management also utilizes EBITDA as a performance measure internally. To obtain a complete understanding of our performance, this measure should be examined in connection with net income determined in accordance with GAAP. Since the items excluded from this measure should be examined in connection with net income in determining financial performance under GAAP, this measure should not be considered an alternative to net income as a measure of our operating performance or profitability. Exclusion of items in our non-GAAP presentation should not be construed as an inference that these items are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring. Other companies, including other companies in the education industry, may calculate EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure across companies. Investors are encouraged to use GAAP measures when evaluating our financial performance.

EBITDA reconciles to net income, as follows (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended December 31,				Three Months Ended December 31,
		2020		2019				2021		2020
Net income	Net income	$	1,083	$	4,684		Net income	$	14,822	$	1,083
Interest income	Interest income	(54)		(336)			Interest income	(12)		(54)
Interest expense	Interest expense	2		—			Interest expense	233		2
Income tax expense		26		84
Income tax (benefit) expense							Income tax (benefit) expense	(1,347)		26
Depreciation and amortization(1)	Depreciation and amortization(1)	3,282		3,342			Depreciation and amortization(1)	3,679		3,282
EBITDA	EBITDA	$	4,339	$	7,774		EBITDA	$	17,375	$	4,339

(1) Includes depreciation of training equipment obtained in exchange for services of $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, ~~and 2019,~~ respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Based on past performance and current expectations, we believe that our cash flows from operations, cash on hand and investments will satisfy our working capital needs, capital expenditures, commitments and other liquidity requirements associated with our existing operations, as well as ~~the expansion of programs at existing campuses~~announced growth and diversification initiatives through the next 12 months. Our cash position is available to fund strategic long-term growth initiatives, including opening additional campuses in new markets and the creation of new programs, such as welding, in existing markets ~~with under-utilized~~where we continue to optimize utilization of our campus facilities. ~~We had~~ ~~no line of credit or other long-term debt as of December 31, 2020.~~

Our aggregate cash and cash equivalents were ~~$44.2~~$99.5 million as of December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, a decrease of ~~$32.6~~$34.2 million from September 30, ~~2020. Additionally,~~2021. On November 1, 2021, using operating cash on hand, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of MIAT for $26.0 million base purchase price plus $2.4 million working capital surplus for total cash consideration paid of $28.4 million. See Note 4 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements herein for additional details on the acquisition.

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We had ~~short-term held-to-maturity investments~~$30.8 million of ~~$27.9 million~~long-term debt outstanding as of December 31, 2021 which consists primarily of a $31.2 million term loan that bears interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.0% over the seven year term secured in connection the Avondale, Arizona campus property that was purchased in December 2020. ~~There were no held-to-maturity investments as~~See Note 13 of ~~December 31, 2019.~~the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements herein for additional details on the term loan.

We believe that additional strategic ~~use~~uses of our cash resources may include consideration of strategic acquisitions and organic growth initiatives, purchase of real estate assets, subsidizing funding alternatives for our students, and the repurchase of common stock, ~~purchase of real estate assets, consideration of strategic acquisitions, and other potential uses of cash.~~among others. To the extent that potential acquisitions are large enough to require financing beyond cash from operations, cash

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and cash equivalents, and short-term investments, or we need capital to fund operations, new campus openings or expansion of programs at existing campuses, we may enter into aadditional credit ~~facility,~~facilities, issue debt or issue additional equity. As previously noted, we purchased our Avondale, Arizona campus at the end of December 2020, for approximately $45.2 million, including closing costs and other fees. Due to the timing of the close for the Avondale building, we used available operating cash for the purchase. We are currently evaluating financing options for the campus.

We currently do not pay a cash dividend on our common stock. We ~~paid~~pay preferred stock cash dividends of ~~$5.3~~$2.6 million during ~~the year ended~~March and September ~~30, 2020.~~of each fiscal year. We accrued preferred stock cash dividends of $1.3 million as of December 31, ~~2020.~~2021.

Our principal source of liquidity is operating cash flows and existing cash and cash equivalents. A majority of our revenues are derived from Title IV Programs and various ~~veterans~~veterans’ benefits programs. Federal regulations dictate the timing of disbursements of funds under Title IV Programs. Students must apply for new funding for each academic year consisting of 30-week periods. Loan funds are generally provided in two disbursements for each academic year. The first disbursement for first-time borrowers is usually received 30 days after the start of a student’s academic year, and the second disbursement is typically received at the beginning of the 16th week from the start of the student’s academic year. Under our proprietary loan program, we bear all credit and collection risk and students are not required to begin repayment until six months after the student completes or withdraws from his or her program. These factors, together with the timing of when our students begin their programs, affect the timing and seasonality of our operating cash flow.

During the year ended September 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we transitioned our on-campus, in-person education model to a blended training model that combines instructor-facilitated online teaching and demonstrations with hands-on labs. All of our campuses remained open during the three months ended December 31, 2020, however, as of December 31, 2020, less than 1% of students remained exclusively online, and approximately 18% of student with catch-up lab work outstanding, thereby extending the length of their program and the rate at which we recognize revenue and the related receivable. If students continue to remain on a leave of absence, withdraw, or do not make-up the required in-person lab work on a timely basis, our cash generated from operations could be impacted in 2021.

As discussed in more detail in Note 18 of the condensed consolidated financial statements herein, we drew down the remaining $0.9 million of HEERF funds prior to December 31, 2020 which were included in our “Cash and cash equivalents” on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020.

Operating Activities

Our net cash provided by operating activities was ~~$7.8 million and $7.1~~$2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, ~~2020 and 2019, respectively.~~2021, compared to $7.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Net income, after adjustments for non-cash items, provided cash of $22.2 million. The non-cash items included $4.5 million for amortization of right-of-use assets for operating leases, $3.7 million for depreciation and amortization expense and $0.7 million for stock-based compensation expense.

Changes in operating assets and liabilities used cash of $19.8 million primarily due to the following:

•The decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses used cash of $8.9 million primarily related to the timing of payments to vendors and for payroll and bonus accruals.

•The decrease in deferred revenue used cash of $8.7 million and was primarily attributable to the timing of student starts, the number of students in school and where they were at period end in relation to completion of their program at December 31, 2021 as compared to September 30, 2021.

•The change in other liabilities used cash of $3.0 million primarily due to the reclassification of the CARES payroll tax deferral to current liabilities.

•Changes in our operating lease liability as a result of rent payments used cash of $2.6 million.

•The decrease in receivables provided cash of $4.9 million and was primarily due to the timing of Title IV disbursements and other cash receipts on behalf of our students.

Net income, after adjustments for non-cash items, for the three months ended December 31, 2020 provided cash of $9.6 million. The non-cash items included $4.4 million for amortization of right-of-use assets for operating leases, $3.3 million for depreciation and amortization expense and $0.5 million for ~~stock based~~stock-based compensation expense.

Changes in operating assets and liabilities used cash of $1.8 million primarily due to the following:

•The decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses used cash of $8.4 million primarily related to the timing of payments to vendors and for payroll, bonus, and incentive compensation accruals.

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•Changes in our operating lease liability as a result of rent payments used cash of $5.3 million.

•The decrease in receivables provided cash of $8.1 million and was primarily due to the timing of Title IV disbursements and other cash receipts on behalf of our students.

•The decrease in the income tax receivable provided cash of $2.8 million and was primarily attributable to the CARES Act, which allowed us to carryback net operating losses from 2019 and 2018.

•The increase in deferred revenue provided cash of $1.9 million and was primarily attributable to the timing of student starts, the number of students in school and where they were at period end in relation to completion of their program at December 31, 2020 as compared to September 30, 2020.

~~Net income, after adjustments for non-cash items, for~~Investing Activities

During the three months ended December 31, ~~2019 provided~~2021, cash ~~of $14.1~~used in investing activities was $36.9 million. The ~~non-cash items included $5.9 million for amortization of right-of-use assets for operating leases and $3.0 million for depreciation and amortization expense.~~

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~~Changes in operating assets and liabilities used cash of $7.0 million primarily due to the following:~~

•~~The decrease in the lease liability resulted in a~~ cash outflow ~~of $6.5 million for rent payments.~~

•~~The decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses used cash of $1.9 million~~was primarily related to the ~~timing~~purchase of ~~payments~~MIAT for ~~payroll~~$26.1 million, net of cash consideration received. Additionally, we purchased property and ~~bonuses.~~

•~~The decrease~~equipment of $10.8 million which primarily related to capital expenditures for the Orlando, Florida and MMI, Phoenix consolidations, new campuses in ~~other liabilities resulted in a cash outflow of $1.1 million due to timing of payments for incentive compensation.~~

•~~The decrease in receivables provided cash of $4.1 million~~Austin, Texas and ~~was primarily attributable to the timing of Title IV disbursements~~Miramar, Florida, and other ~~cash receipts on behalf of our students.~~

•The decrease in deferred revenue used cash of $0.7 million and was primarily attributable to the timing of student starts, the number of students in school and where they were at period end in relation to completion of their program at December 31, 2019 as compared to September 30, 2019.

~~Investing Activities~~campus investments.

During the three months ended December 31, 2020, cash used in investing activities was $37.2 million. The cash outflow was primarily related to the purchase of property and equipment of $47.3 million, of which $45.2 million related to the purchase of the building at our Avondale, Arizona campus location, partially offset by proceeds from maturities of ~~held-to-maturity~~held-to maturity securities of $10.0 million.

Financing Activities

During the three months ended December 31, ~~2019,~~2021, cash used in ~~investing~~financing activities was ~~$1.7 million. The cash outflow~~$0.5 million which was primarily ~~related to~~ the ~~purchase~~payment of ~~property~~payroll taxes on stock-based compensation through shares withheld and ~~equipment primarily for~~payments on our ~~Houston, Texas campus for welding, new and replacement training equipment for ongoing operations and consolidation efforts at our Exton, Pennsylvania campus.~~

~~Financing Activities~~term loan.

During the three months ended December 31, 2020, cash used in financing activities was $0.2 million and related primarily to the payment of payroll taxes on stock-based ~~compensation through shares withheld.~~

~~During the three months ended December 31, 2019, cash used in financing activities was $0.5 million and related primarily to the payment of payroll taxes on stock based~~ compensation through shares withheld.

Seasonality and Trends

Our operating results normally fluctuate as a result of seasonal variations in our business, principally due to changes in total student population and costs associated with opening or expanding our campuses. Our student population varies as a result of new student enrollments, graduations and student attrition. Historically, we have had lower student populations in our third quarter than in the remainder of our year because fewer students are enrolled during the summer months. Additionally, we have had higher student populations in our fourth quarter than in the remainder of the year because more students enroll during this period. Our expenses, however, do not vary significantly with changes in student population and revenues, and, as a result, such expenses do not fluctuate significantly on a quarterly basis. We expect quarterly fluctuations in operating results to continue as a result of seasonal enrollment patterns. However, such patterns may change as a result of new school openings, new program introductions, increased enrollments of adult students or acquisitions.

~~The transition of~~ ~~our on-campus, in-person education model to a blended training model that combines online, instructor-delivered teaching and demonstrations with hands-on labs~~ ~~as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic could impact our future new student enrollments, graduations and student attrition.~~

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There were no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates in the three months ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 from those previously disclosed in Part II, Item 7 of our ~~2020~~202 1 Annual Report on Form 10-K ~~filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020.~~other than noted below.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

We test goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually as of August 1, or more frequently if events and circumstances warrant. Under ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, to evaluate the impairment of goodwill, we first assess qualitative factors, such as deterioration in the operating performance of the acquired business, adverse market conditions, adverse changes in the applicable laws or regulations and a variety of other circumstances, to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. To evaluate the impairment of the indefinite-lived intangible assets, we assess the fair value of the assets to determine whether they were greater or less than the carrying values. If we conclude that it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying amount based on our qualitative assessment, or that a qualitative assessment should not be performed, we proceed with the quantitative

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impairment tests to compare the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to the carrying value of its net assets. Determining the fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets is judgmental in nature and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. We believe the most critical assumptions and estimates in determining the estimated fair value of our reporting units include, but are not limited to, future tuition revenues, operating costs, working capital changes, capital expenditures and a discount rate. The assumptions used in determining our expected future cash flows consider various factors such as historical operating trends particularly in student enrollment and pricing and long-term operating strategies and initiatives. There were no indicators of impairment for our goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2021.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For information regarding recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 3 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements herein.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

~~There have been no material changes to our market risk since September 30, 2020. For a discussion of our~~Our principal exposure to market risk ~~refer~~relates to changes in interest rates.

We invest our cash and cash equivalents in money market funds. As of December 31, 2021, we held $99.5 million in cash and cash equivalents. During the three months ended December 31, 2021, we earned interest income of $12 thousand. As we have a restrictive investment policy, our financial exposure to fluctuations in interest rates related to our interest income is expected to remain low. We do not believe that the value or liquidity of our cash and cash equivalents and investments have been significantly impacted by current market events.

~~2020 Annual Report~~

On May 12, 2021, we entered into a credit agreement to finance the Avondale property through a $31.2 million term loan that bears interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.0% with a maturity of seven years. As of December 31, 2021, the fair value of our long-term debt was $30.7 million and bears interest on ~~Form 10-K~~ ~~filed with~~ the ~~SEC~~outstanding principal amount at a rate equal to the LIBOR plus 2.0%, which was 2.10% as of December 31, 2021. We believe the carrying value of the debt approximates fair value as the interest rate is a floating rate equal to the LIBOR plus 2.0%, which is representative of market rates for similar instruments. It is anticipated that the fair market value of our debt will continue to be immaterially affected by fluctuations in interest rates and we do not believe that the value of our debt has been significantly impacted by current market events. The variable rate of interest on our long-term debt can expose us to interest rate volatility due to changes in LIBOR. To mitigate this exposure, on May 12, 2021, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement that effectively fixes the interest rate on 50% of the principal amount of the term loan at 3.5% for the entire loan term.

During the three months ended December ~~3, 2020.~~31, 2021, we recorded interest expense of $0.2 million on our outstanding debt. Assuming all terms of our outstanding long-term debt remained the same, a hypothetical 1.0% change (up or down) in the one-month LIBOR would result in a $0.1 million change to our annual interest expense for the portion of the long-term debt not hedged by the interest rate swap agreement.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, ~~2020~~2021 were effective in ensuring that (i) information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) that occurred during the three months ended December 31, ~~2020, except for new internal controls related to ASC 326 that have been implemented.~~2021.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, misstatements, errors and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been or will be prevented or detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls also can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks that internal controls may become inadequate as a result of changes in conditions, or through the deterioration of the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary conduct of our business, we are periodically subject to lawsuits, demands in arbitrations, investigations, regulatory proceedings or other claims, including, but not limited to, claims involving current and former students, routine employment matters, business disputes and regulatory demands. When we are aware of a claim or potential claim, we assess the likelihood of any loss or exposure. If it is probable that a loss will result and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, we would accrue a liability for the loss. When a loss is not both probable and estimable, we do not accrue a liability. Where a loss is not probable but is reasonably possible, including if a loss in excess of an accrued liability is reasonably possible, we determine whether it is possible to provide an estimate of the amount of the loss or range of possible losses for the claim. Because we cannot predict with certainty the ultimate resolution of the legal proceedings (including lawsuits, investigations, regulatory proceedings or claims) asserted against us, it is not currently possible to provide such an estimate. The ultimate outcome of pending legal proceedings to which we are a party may have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flows, results of operations or financial condition.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the information contained in Part I, Item 3, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item IA of our ~~2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K~~ ~~filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or operating results. The risks described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our~~ ~~2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K~~ are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.None.

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are filed or furnished with this report, as applicable:


Exhibit Number						Description
10.1*						~~Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated December 23, 2020, by and between UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF ARIZONA, LLC and MECHANIC (AZ) QRS 15-41, INC.~~
31.1*						Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*						Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
~~32.1*+~~32.1+						Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
~~32.2*+~~32.2+						Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*						XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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* Filed herewith.

+ Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC.

Date:

February ~~5, 2021~~4, 2022

By:

/s/ Jerome A. Grant

Name:

Jerome A. Grant

Title:

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

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			Gross Unrealized				Estimated Fair
Due in less than 1 year:	Amortized Cost		Gains		Losses		Market Value
Corporate and municipal bonds	$	27,878	$	0	$	(20)	$	27,858
Total as of December 31, 2020	$	27,878	$	0	$	(20)	$	27,858


Lease Term and Discount Rate	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases	10.49		8.62
Finance leases	1.81		0.00

Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.52	%	4.14	%
Finance leases	3.08	%	0	%


	As of December 31, 2020
Years ending September 30,	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Remainder of 2021	$	18,614	$	101
2022	24,042		110
2023	16,984		23
2024	16,675		0
2025	16,860		0
2026 and thereafter	95,757		0
Total lease payments	188,932		234
Less: interest	(36,400)		(6)
Present value of lease liabilities	152,532		228
Less: current lease liabilities	(20,357)		(130)
Long-term lease liabilities	$	132,175	$	98