Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC) reported Q1 EPS of ($0.04), $0.02 worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.02). Revenue for the quarter came in at $58.6 million versus the consensus estimate of $57.57 million.

Bob Whitman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are really pleased that Franklin Covey has had another strong quarter, which has given us a very good start to our fiscal year. We generated strong growth in sales and gross profit, and achieved a 57% increase in Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter. Our revenue increased 9%, or $4.8 million, to $58.6 million, with strong growth occurring in both our Enterprise and Education Divisions, and our Adjusted EBITDA improved $1.8 million over last year’s first quarter to $5.0 million.”

Whitman continued, “We also had a very strong quarter strategically. We had a large number of big All Access Pass client wins and expansions. Our All Access Pass sales grew 22%, we retained more than 90% of our subscription and related revenue for the 16th consecutive quarter, and the percent of our All Access Pass sales which are multiyear expanded to 32%. In addition, with $48.7 million of deferred subscription revenue on our balance sheet at November 30, 2019 and an additional $34.0 million of unbilled deferred revenue, which is excluded from our balance sheet, we believe we are well positioned to generate significant growth in Net Sales, Adjusted EBITDA, and Net Cash Generated during fiscal 2020 and beyond.”

Fiscal 2020 Outlook: The Company reaffirms its previously announced Adjusted EBITDA guidance for fiscal 2020, which is expected to be in the range of $27 million to $32 million, excluding the impact of foreign exchange, which represents growth of 31% to 55% over fiscal 2019.

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