Topics regarding layoffs at Laureate Education

Topics regarding layoffs at Laureate Education

The Tragedy of Human Capital Theory in Higher Education

"In 1960, Theodore Schultz highlighted the importance of human capital for economic development among poor nations in his presidential address to the American Economic Association. “Human capital investing” soon became a priority among economic... — read more 

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Will the losses ever end?

Sold almost everything to pay the debt, and still losing money. Here For Good? https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828021015673/laur-20210630.htm

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Revenue down 19 percent. Sale of AUS, NZ businesses

What's left? Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights (compared to fourth quarter 2019): • On a reported basis, revenue decreased 19% to $285.2 million. On an organic constant currency basis1, revenue decreased by 13%. • Operating income for the... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+19PYJaCW

More losses

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3632113-laureate-education-reports-q3-results

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Post ID: @OP+17Mmy4wT

Stock repurchase program. Sale of schools in Chile and Malaysia

"Laureate Education starts a tender offer to repurchase up to $300M principal amount of its 8.250% senior notes due 2025. The offering is pursuant to the indenture on the notes as a result of the company's sale of its operations in Chile and... — read more 

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Walden sold off to Adtalem

https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/laureate-education-to-sell-walden-university-to-adtalem-global-education-2020-09-11?tesla=y

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Post ID: @OP+16U0zTo4

Laureate revenues down again

Revenue of $528.6M (-15.0% Y/Y) misses by $27.95M. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3571062-laureate-education-eps-of-0_47

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Virtual shareholder meeting May 11

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000110465920039255/a20-2101_3defa14a.htm

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Post ID: @OP+14h3Bea1

Selling off INTI schools in Malaysia

"Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with HOPE Education Group (Hong Kong) Company Limited for the sale of Laureate’s INTI Education Holdings Sdn. Bhd. and its subsidiaries (INTI Education Group), a... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+13NCVpVW

Revenues stagnant

How does Laureate stay alive? Can they make a "profit" without selling off more schools? https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828020002350/laur12312019-10xk.htm

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Post ID: @OP+13ID4qxC

Unlocking shareholder value is doublespeak for...

"The company says it will evaluate all potential options for its businesses, including sales, spin-offs or business combinations. Laureate has already initiated separate processes to explore the sale of its Peru, Mexico and Australia/New Zealand... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+13hY8mGq

Selling off AUS and NZ

Laureate Education (LAUR -0.5%) has tasked Goldman Sachs with finding a buyer for its Australian and New Zealand business, reports Australian Financial Review. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3521316-laureate-education-considers-asset-sale

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Post ID: @OP+12bgNTKK

Bottom line?

Laureate continues to lose money, but you wouldn't know it by listening to the... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+11YXnySw

Layoffs

So there is a rumor this company is going to either sell off the rest of the schools or have massive layoffs outside the East coast.

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Post ID: @OP+11WUq4rG

Here For Good? B-Corp BS

Here are Laureate's B-Corp disclosures which include the scandals in Chile, Spain and Turkey. https://s3.amazonaws.com/blab-impact-published-production/public/XVw94vR11mV9UzRa5IovWbb8watsYpXS9bMvu6k1 Portugal was not included.

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Post ID: @OP+118q4OBl

Laureate collapse

Here's an update to my College Meltdown report: Subsidiary Walden University has second largest US student loan debt ($9B) LAUR only makes a profit by selling off schools LAUR has been underwater with debt since IPO Balance sheet has always... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+113YXM01

Cintana

https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2019/08/27/former-laureate-ceo-doug-becker-launches-another.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

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| 1200 views | | 1 reply (September 11, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+10YUdAjq

Wengen trying to sell off more shares

"Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) (the “Company”) today announced the commencement of an underwritten secondary offering of 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock by Wengen Alberta, Limited Partnership (the “Selling Stockholder”), the... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+10XyMWBm

Is Laureate cooking the books?

Check out the balance sheet. Do you really believe the numbers? https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828019010364/laur6302019-10xq.htm

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Post ID: @OP+10vN1ON2

Another bloodbath?

How many school closings will be in the next 10Q? Next earnings call August 8th at 8:30 am. https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17568832-laureate-education-announces-date-second-quarter-2019-earnings-release-conference-call

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Post ID: @OP+ZZsZoFg

Irony of ironies...

It's interesting that DB could envision the US College Meltdown, but not the collapse of his own system. https://thepienews.com/news/laureate-ceo-tne-driven-access-not-politics/

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Post ID: @OP+ZR6yHbK

No wonder Laureate lost contract in Saudi Arabia (Saudi Gazette)

A professor at the Laureate College of Excellence was fired for insulting Islam and students using offensive and racial slurs, Al-Madinah newspaper reported. Students from the college claimed on Monday that the professor, who is from a Western... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+ZR90xYx

Here For Good?

"Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) is fighting for survival. The international for-profit system of colleges is no longer backed by the Clinton Foundation. Its founder Doug Becker was ousted in 2018 with an enormous golden parachute. And its rich and... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+ZKEyP7h

Pump and dump

More on Wengen dumping Laureate shares... http://www.globallegalchronicle.com/laureate-educations-167-6-million-class-a-common-stock-secondary-offering/

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Post ID: @OP+ZJ4Viq0

Brazil blow up spells trouble for Laureate

Laureate has been downsizing so fast that they have made Brazil an essential part of their network. And now Brazil is blowing up. The recent 10 percent loss in revenues is probably just the beginning. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48386415... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+ZJ6Bup7

Laureate 2015-present

Sold or closed schools Centro Universitário do Norte – UniNorte (Brazil) (sold 2019)[2] Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College (China) (sold 2016)[3] Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University XJTLU (China) (Laureate's online program... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+ZHBsG12

KKR

What's up with Henry? https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000114036119011277/formsc13da.htm

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Post ID: @OP+ZEpXuYR

Earnings estimates

And if they can't meet earnings? "Four analysts have made estimates for Laureate Education’s earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is $0.47 and the highest is $0.69. " "According to Zacks, analysts expect that Laureate Education will report full-year... — read more 

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Wengen selling 10,000,000 shares

Not a good sign. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3470917-wengen-alberta-offload-shares-laureate-education

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COO and CEO of Brazil out

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic... https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17539265-laureate-coo-ricardo-berckemeyer-step-helping-build-global-education-leader

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Post ID: @OP+ZuedME9

Laureate and the College Mania!

Laureate was just a symptom of a madness, brought on by a contagion of greed, a College Mania! that is still perpetuated by bankers and other investors. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/college-meltdown-open-letter-ny-fed-dahn-shaulis/?published=t

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What has Laureate been like with KKR and others in charge?

"The findings cast a shadow over private equity's involvement in higher ed, with buyouts tied to less spent on education, higher tuition, more debt per student, lower graduation and repayment rates, and lower earnings for graduates."... — read more 

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