Continues Momentum to Increase Utilization Through Existing and New Contracts
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (“CoreCivic”) announced today it signed a new management contract with Hinds County, Mississippi for up to 250 adult male pre-trial detainees at the Company’s 2,672-bed Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler, Mississippi. The initial contract term is for two years, which may be extended for an additional year upon mutual agreement.
Damon T. Hininger, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “We are pleased to enter into a new management contract with Hinds County and are honored to be entrusted with the care of a portion of their detainee population.”
CoreCivic currently cares for residents at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility from the United States Marshals Service, Vermont, South Carolina, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Tallahatchie County.
Hininger continued, “We continue to see increasing demand for our correctional and detention solutions, evidenced by the new contract with Hinds County. The Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility is a flexible facility, which has capacity to accommodate additional government customers. We have been in discussions with additional federal, state, and local government agencies to utilize capacity in numerous of our facilities, including at the Tallahatchie facility. We have recently accepted approximately 160 additional residents from the state of Idaho under an existing contract at our Saguaro Correctional Facility in Arizona to meet their increasing needs. We have also recently signed contract extensions with the state of Vermont at the Tallahatchie facility, which was scheduled to expire September 30, 2023, with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement at our Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey, and with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for five residential reentry centers in Texas, all of which expired August 31, 2023, and with the state of Montana at our Crossroads Correctional Center in Montana, which expired June 30, 2023.”
About CoreCivic
CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through high-quality corrections and detention management, a network of residential and non-residential alternatives to incarceration to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. We are the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and one of the largest prison operators in the United States. We have been a flexible and dependable partner for government for 40 years. Our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good. Learn more at www.corecivic.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements as to our beliefs and expectations of the outcome of future events that are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with: (i) changes in government policy, legislation and regulations that affect utilization of the private sector for corrections, detention, and residential reentry services, in general, or our business, in particular, including, but not limited to, the continued utilization of our correctional and detention facilities by the federal government, including as a consequence of the United States Department of Justice, or DOJ, not renewing contracts as a result of President Biden’s Executive Order on Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities, impacting utilization primarily by the BOP and the United States Marshals Service, and the impact of any changes to immigration reform and sentencing laws (we do not, under longstanding policy, lobby for or against policies or legislation that would determine the basis for, or duration of, an individual’s incarceration or detention); (ii) our ability to obtain and maintain correctional, detention, and residential reentry facility management contracts because of reasons including, but not limited to, sufficient governmental appropriations, contract compliance, negative publicity and effects of inmate disturbances; (iii) changes in the privatization of the corrections and detention industry, the acceptance of our services, the timing of the opening of new facilities and the commencement of new management contracts (including the extent and pace at which new contracts are utilized), as well as our ability to utilize available beds; (iv) general economic and market conditions, including, but not limited to, the impact governmental budgets can have on our contract renewals and renegotiations, per diem rates, and occupancy; (v) fluctuations in our operating results because of, among other things, changes in occupancy levels; competition; contract renegotiations or terminations; inflation and other increases in costs of operations, including a continuing rise in labor costs; fluctuations in interest rates and risks of operations; (vi) the impact resulting from the termination of Title 42, the federal government’s policy to deny entry at the United States southern border to asylum-seekers and anyone crossing the southern border without proper documentation or authority in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus and related variants, or COVID-19; (vii) our ability to successfully identify and consummate future development and acquisition opportunities and realize projected returns resulting therefrom; (viii) our ability to have met and maintained qualification for taxation as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for the years we elected REIT status; and (ix) the availability of debt and equity financing on terms that are favorable to us, or at all. Other factors that could cause operating and financial results to differ are described in the filings we make from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Brightline, the private passenger rail service in Florida, has began operating its high speed train lines to connect South Florida to Orlando today. This new route will link two major finance hubs in the state and make travel between them faster and easier.
Brightline’s trains have currently been running between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. The expansion to Orlando, which opened on September 22, 2023, stretches the service across the state and connects it to one of Florida’s largest business and tourism centers.
According to Brightline’s president Patrick Goddard, the new route “will transform Central Florida into a connected region” and link its economy even closer with South Florida’s. This enhanced connectivity between the region’s financial sectors will likely lead to increased business deals, partnerships, and investment.
In particular, the new Brightline connection will simplify travel between Palm Beach County and Orlando. Palm Beach is home to a cluster of hedge funds, private equity firms, and other financial companies. Orlando similarly has a thriving financial industry, with investment firms, banks, and financial technology companies based in the metro area.
With a Brightline station at Orlando International Airport, it is now easier than ever for finance professionals to commute between the two cities for meetings and conferences. This will allow greater collaboration within Florida’s finance community.
One major finance event that will benefit is NobleCon19, an investor conference focusing on emerging growth companies. NobleCon19 is scheduled for December 3-5, 2023 in Boca Raton, located in Palm Beach County. The conference attracts finance experts from across the country, including professionals based in the Orlando area.
Once the new Brightline route opened, Orlando-based investors, analysts, and executives interested in attending NobleCon now have a convenient 3.5 hour train trip directly from Orlando International Airport to Boca Raton. This is faster than driving, which takes over 4.5 hours in traffic. It is also quicker than Amtrak’s routes connecting the two cities, which take 5-7 hours.
Brightline’s president Patrick Goddard noted that the train service will “make it easier for all Floridians and visitors to experience the best our state has to offer.” This will certainly include connecting finance pros between hubs like Orlando and Palm Beach County.
Overall, Brightline’s expansion to Orlando has linked key financial centers across Florida. For financial companies and professionals, it will facilitate easier networking, stronger partnerships, and more dealmaking. The launch of the new route in September 2023 is a major plus for Florida’s finance sector.
Casino and hotel operator MGM Resorts tumbled last week after revealing it was hit by a data breach impacting over 10 million former guests. The hack showcases the cyber risks facing hospitality firms and dragged down related stocks as investors weighed the potential fallout.
MGM shares dropped over 4% following its disclosure of the breach as investors reacted to the cyberattack. The stock slide reflected concerns over potential costs from lawsuits, technical remedies, and reputational damage.
The attack also stoked fears of similar incidents across the broader hospitality sector. Airline, cruise, and casino stocks all declined as analysts noted cyber threats facing the industry. Leisure companies handle vast customer data and suffer from downtime, making them prime hacker targets.
Broader equity markets proved resilient to the MGM incident. But cybersecurity stocks rallied on expectations companies may now invest more in protecting data and systems going forward. Top gainers included cyber firms Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike.
The MGM breach follows several recent high-profile hacks of casinos and gaming firms. The frequency of attacks has put the industry on notice. New Nevada regulations now require prompt breach disclosures from casinos. Once inside a network, hackers can often access customer financial data. Small casinos have paid millions in ransoms to regain control of systems.
While the MGM breach didn’t significantly sway major indexes, it highlights the dangers posed by cyber criminals. A larger incident paralyzing critical infrastructure could certainly roil markets. This incident is an important reminder of the growing cyber threats facing corporations and customers alike in today’s digitally connected world.
Cisco Systems announced Thursday it will acquire cybersecurity company Splunk in an all-cash deal valued at around $28 billion. The acquisition, Cisco’s largest ever, aims to expand its presence in the security software market and boost recurring revenue streams.
Under the agreement, Cisco will pay $157 per share to buy Splunk, representing a premium of over 20% to Splunk’s recent stock price. Splunk shares jumped 21% on the news, while Cisco stock slipped nearly 5%.
The network gear giant has been on an acquisition spree lately to grow its software offerings. Splunk provides data analytics software and services focused on security, internet of things and infrastructure monitoring.
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said Splunk’s data capabilities combined with Cisco’s network telemetry presents an opportunity for more AI-enabled security solutions. The deal is expected to close in late 2024 after clearing regulatory approvals.
Cisco aims to leverage Splunk’s analytics tools to improve threat detection and better predict cyber risks. Splunk’s software is used by over 9,000 customers including over 90 of the Fortune 100. The acquisition provides Cisco an avenue into more subscription-based software sales.
The company said it expects the deal to be cash flow positive and accretive to gross margins within the first year post-closing. Cisco forecasts the acquisition boosting adjusted earnings per share starting in the second year.
Splunk CEO Gary Steele will join Cisco’s executive leadership team once the merger is finalized and report directly to Robbins. Together the companies aim to become a leading force in security infrastructure.
The acquisition reflects Cisco’s ongoing shift toward software and subscription revenue. It provides both an expanded customer base and advanced analytics capabilities around security, core focuses for Cisco. The company will fund the sizable purchase through cash reserves and new debt financing.
Instacart experienced a red-hot debut on the public markets as shares soared 40% in its first day of trading. The grocery delivery pioneer opened at $42 per share on the Nasdaq exchange, well above its IPO price of $30.
The opening trade valued Instacart at nearly $14 billion, up from the $10 billion valuation set by its IPO pricing on Monday. Demand from investors seeking exposure to the future of grocery commerce drove the shares sharply higher out of the gate.
Trading volume was heavy early on, with over 18 million shares changing hands in the first 30 minutes. The stock traded as high as $47.57 at its peak, showcasing strong appetite for the newly minted public company.
Instacart (CART) raised $420 million through the IPO by selling 14.1 million shares, representing just 8% of its total outstanding shares. Existing shareholders also sold 7.9 million shares in the offering for liquidity.
The blockbuster debut delivered significant returns for IPO participants during a volatile time for tech stocks. But Instacart’s valuation remains below the $39 billion mark it reached at the height of pandemic demand in 2021, reflecting more measured recent tech valuations.
Still, the strong first day pop is a promising sign for Instacart as it embarks on the public market journey. The company priced its offering conservatively to allow room for an impressive inaugural rally.
The offering adds Instacart to the ranks of publicly traded ecommerce innovators disrupting traditional retail models. It joins the likes of DoorDash, Uber, and Amazon in leveraging technology to unlock the potential of online grocery delivery.
Instacart is at the forefront of transforming the $1 trillion grocery industry through its on-demand digital marketplace. Its platform connects customers with personal shoppers who handle orders from partner grocers and deliver items in as fast as an hour.
Founded in 2012 by an Amazon veteran, Instacart was early to recognize the coming wave of grocery ecommerce. The company scaled rapidly when the pandemic accelerated adoption of online ordering and delivery.
Instacart seized its first-mover advantage to emerge as a leader in the space. It has partnered with prominent national, regional, and local grocers to build a retail network covering over 85% of U.S. households.
The company aligned with shifting consumer preferences for convenience and digital experiences. Busy lifestyles and smartphone ubiquity make grocery delivery a killer app of modern ecommerce.
Instacart smartly invested to expand services like fast unstaffed delivery and self-service pickup. Its Instacart Ads platform also lets brands promote products through sponsored listings.
The company rapidly grew revenue to over $7 billion in 2021 during the pandemic-driven surge. More recently it has focused on boosting profitability as demand normalizes post-Covid.
Instacart generated $14 billion in gross merchandise volume in 2021. Its net revenue neared $2 billion, doubling from 2020. But losses have narrowed dramatically since the company turned EBITDA positive last year.
As the first major tech IPO of 2023, Instacart’s trading provides a blueprint for startups and venture investors awaiting public debuts this year. The initial reception indicates persistent investor appetite for innovative tech names with strong growth narratives.
The blockbuster debut opens an exciting new chapter for Instacart and the future of digital grocery. Its first trading day validated Instacart’s pioneering business model and resilient growth prospects.
Apple just recently announced its first carbon neutral products – the new Apple Watch lineup. This achievement comes from innovations across Apple’s global supply chain over years to dramatically reduce emissions. It’s a major milestone toward Apple’s 2030 goal to make all products carbon neutral.
To become carbon neutral, Apple steeply cut watch emissions first via clean energy, recycled materials, and low-emission transportation. Any remaining emissions are addressed with high-quality carbon credits from nature-based projects like forests.
This shift demonstrates how companies can decarbonize operations and products through renewable electricity, material innovation, and carbon removal. If adopted widely, these strategies can significantly benefit the environment.
Apple’s progress was enabled by large investments in wind and solar energy. Their actions helped create over 15 gigawatts of new clean power. Scaling renewable energy is crucial for the transition away from fossil fuels.
The company also pioneered using recycled metals and fibers in devices. This reduces the need for carbon-intensive mining and materials manufacturing. Broad adoption would lessen impacts on natural resources.
Additionally, Apple funded carbon removal through forest restoration. This supports nature-based solutions to sequester CO2. The climate impact could grow exponentially if more firms financed conservation projects.
In summary, Apple’s carbon neutral product milestone highlights the environmental promise of renewable energy, the circular economy, and carbon removal. It demonstrates the potential for these strategies to transform manufacturing, conserve natural resources, and fight climate change.
The U.S. government is launching a monumental legal challenge against Google in a bid to curb the technology giant’s dominance in internet search. A federal antitrust trial begins Tuesday in Washington D.C. where the Justice Department and a coalition of state attorneys general will argue that Google improperly wields monopoly power.
At the heart of the case are allegations that Google unlawfully maintains its position in the search market through exclusionary distribution agreements and other anticompetitive practices. Google pays billions annually to companies like Apple and Samsung to preset Google as the default search engine on smartphones and other devices. This boxes out rivals, according to prosecutors.
The government contends that Google’s actions have suffocated competition in the critical gateway to the internet, enabling the company to extend its grasp with impunity. Google counters that its search supremacy is earned by offering a superior product that consumers freely choose, not due to illegal activity.
But smaller search upstarts like DuckDuckGo allege that Google abuses its might to hinder their ability to gain users. At stake in the trial is nothing less than how the power of dominant tech platforms is regulated and how competition – or lack of it – shapes the internet as we know it.
The verdict could lead to sweeping changes for Google if found guilty of violating antitrust law. Potential sanctions range from imposed restrictions on its business conduct to structural reorganization of the company. Fines could also be on the table.
Google’s practices echo the behavior that got Microsoft into hot water in the 1990s. That landmark case saw the government successfully prove Microsoft leveraged its Windows monopoly to quash competition. Google is accused of similar monopolistic plays via its search engine dominance.
The Google antitrust trial is slated to last around three months. Testimony from Google CEO Sundar Pichai and executives of tech firms like Apple is anticipated. The federal judge overseeing the case will determine if Google’s undisputed leadership in search equates to unlawful monopoly status.
The verdict stands to fundamentally shape Google’s role in internet search and potentially alter business practices of other dominant technology companies. It represents the most significant legal challenge to Silicon Valley power in the 21st century.
Leaders with Johnson Controls, Kaiser Permanente, LTIMindtree, McKesson and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory named winners in five award categories
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm, today announced the winners of the second annual ISG Women in Digital Awards program for the Americas, recognizing women and their achievements in the digital world.
At a live, virtual award ceremony the evening of September 7, leaders with Johnson Controls, Kaiser Permanente, LTIMindtree, McKesson and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory were honored as winners in five categories, as selected by a panel of industry judges.
“The ISG Women in Digital Awards program received an overwhelming response in our second year, reflecting the large and growing pool of talented women in digital roles,” said Lois Coatney, ISG partner and president, and executive sponsor of the ISG Women in Digital program. “The women chosen as winners have made impressive, impactful and important contributions to the digital industry as a whole. We celebrate their accomplishments.”
An independent panel of judges, comprised of Nidhi Alexander, chief marketing officer, Hexaware; Shannon Bjerregaard, senior vice president and CIO of medical surgical at McKesson; Chris Putur, retired CIO of REI and member of the board of directors of ISG and RealTruck; Sarah Urbanowicz, senior vice president and CIO, AECOM, and Mary Rivard, partner, ISG technology modernization, evaluated the nominations and selected the following winners:
Rising Star: for demonstrating exceptional and continuous growth, with increasing levels of leadership, responsibility and sphere of impact: Gold Winner: Melissa Rojo Salazar, U.S. senior director of consulting, co-lead of product services and innovation, LTIMindtree Silver Winner: Bernice Wong, senior design manager, Albertsons Bronze Winner: Devon Reilly, senior business process lead, PVH Corp.
Women’s Advocate: for playing an active role guiding women to succeed in the digital world: Gold Winner: Diane Schwarz, vice president and CIO, Johnson Controls Silver Winner: Shatabdi Sharma, vice president, Global Application Services, PVH Corp. Bronze Winner: Heather Bunyard, customer success officer, Birlasoft
Digital Innovator: for making a significant impact on an organization, business or client through creative use of digital solutions: Gold Winner: Bridget Karlin, senior vice president of IT, Kaiser Permanente Silver Winner: Richa Agarwal, senior director of digital go-to-market, PVH Corp. Bronze Winner: Ellen Trager, chief digital and information officer, Carrier
Rock Star Leader: for leading a major transformation with significant business impact and demonstrating exceptional leadership skills: Gold Winner: Nancy Avila, executive vice president, chief information officer and chief technology officer, McKesson Silver Winner: Sruti Patnaik, chief information officer, Camping World Bronze Winner: Giao Carrico, senior partner, consulting practice leader for data technology and AI, Genpact
Dr. Annabelle Pratt, principal engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was chosen by the judges as the Digital Titan of the Year for the Americas from the entire pool of regional nominees, recognizing her as the most outstanding woman in digital for 2023.
The awards program, launched in the Americas in 2022, was expanded for 2023 to the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific regions, including India. The global program received a total of 327 nominees, who are listed in an online ISG Women in Digital eBook. Awards for Asia Pacific and India will be presented October 11, at 6 p.m., AEDT, and awards for EMEA will be presented October 26, at 6 p.m., GMT.
“Women are breaking barriers and making lasting, positive changes in digital and technology leadership roles,” said Kimberly Tobias, ISG director and head of the ISG Women in Digital program. “We are delighted to recognize the success of each person nominated and to offer our sincere congratulations to our 2023 winners.”
Created in 2018, the ISG Women in Digital community provides a platform to exchange practical advice and innovative ideas on diversity and advancement in the workplace. The community hosts a LinkedIn page, an ongoing ISG Digital Dish podcast series, and regular events for ISG employees and the greater IT and business services industry.
For more information about the ISG Women in Digital Awards, contact ISG.
About ISG
ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business partner to more than 900 clients, including more than 75 of the world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is committed to helping corporations, public sector organizations, and service and technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster growth. The firm specializes in digital transformation services, including automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk services; network carrier services; strategy and operations design; change management; market intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006, and based in Stamford, Conn., ISG employs more than 1,600 digital-ready professionals operating in more than 20 countries—a global team known for its innovative thinking, market influence, deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class research and analytical capabilities based on the industry’s most comprehensive marketplace data. For more information, visit www.isg-one.com.
FAU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION | KAYE PERFORMING ARTS AUDITORIUM
FEATURING MODERATED FIRESIDE CHAT WITH THE 43rd PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, GEORGE W. BUSH
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
Official Kickoff / Early Registration – FAU College of Business Executive Education
Dusty May, NCAA Men’s Basketball; Coach of the Year – FAU Owls
Nico Pronk, President & CEO, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
MONDAY DECEMBER 4
~60 public company executive team presentations, breakouts, one-and-ones – FAU College of Business Executive Education
The World is HOT – Impact of National and Global Events – Panel Presentation
Food and beverage throughout the day
“The After” evening networking event – Celebrate Noble’s 19th After in ‘23. Mingle with music, magic, motors, munchies, and high-flying antics. A vintage experience like no other! – Privaira Private Aviation Hangar, Boca Raton Airport
TUESDAY DECEMBER 5
~50 public company executive team presentations, breakouts, one-and-ones – FAU College of Business Executive Education
43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, moderated fireside chat – Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at FAU (ticket included with registration)
Food and beverage throughout the day
Conference closing remarks, Noble and FAU representatives (TBA)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Individuals who are interested in meeting and networking with the executives who lead the companies that may shape our future
Individuals who are looking for early-stage investments in companies that can represent significant growth
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TROY, Mich., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB), a leading global specialty talent solutions provider, today announced it will participate in the 16th Annual Barrington Research Virtual Fall Investment Conference on Thursday, September 14, 2023.
Peter Quigley, president and chief executive officer, Olivier Thirot, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Scott Thomas, investor relations, will participate in virtual one-on-one meetings. Kelly’s investor presentation is available on the company’s website.
About Kelly®
Kelly Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) helps companies recruit and manage skilled workers and helps job seekers find great work. Since inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we have become experts in the many industries and local and global markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect more than 450,000 people with work every year. Our suite of outsourcing and consulting services ensures companies have the people they need, when and where they are needed most. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, we empower businesses and individuals to access limitless opportunities in industries such as science, engineering, technology, education, manufacturing, retail, finance, and energy. Revenue in 2022 was $5.0 billion. Learn more at kellyservices.com.
Avoiding a Hurricane May Mean Adjusting Your Portfolio
Like most people that live in Florida, I usually first learn of approaching hurricanes from concerned family members up North. My reaction is probably different than others. My first thoughts on rare news events is to ask myself, “is this bullish or bearish?” When it comes to hurricanes, there is an answer – like most events that impact stocks, the answer is, “it depends.” Getting out of the way of a hurricane could also mean a slight adjustment to holdings.
I will mention that the toll on life and property of natural disasters, or any travesty, is not lost on me. But as investors, we must control the risks that we can and look for the rainbow in situations we have no control over.
Economic Damage
Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, JP Morgan’s head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy, shared insights on the economic impact of hurricanes a couple of years before hurricane Ian struck Naples Florida. But the value of the information has not changed. “Major U.S. hurricane landfalls have had less significant impact on aggregate market performance (~2% decline) given the subsequent pick-up in disaster-induced public and private spending,” Mr. Lakos-Bujas said. “The most significant impact on equity performance is seen at the stock and sub-industry level.”
Money May Grow on Trees
Does your portfolio contain Orange Growers? Gulf Coast REITS? Companies that operate in the affected area of the storm see a loss in production as they close up and, at the same time, a jump in costs as they make repairs. These stocks are most likely to underperform. For those companies in the repair business, for example, lumber and roofing supplies, they could generate business whether a storm actually makes landfall or not. The rebuilding effort will cost insurance companies with a concentration of insured properties in the path of a storm.
Lakos-Bujas warned, “The underperformance should be concentrated in insurance (i.e. property loss coverage), and companies with Hotels, Restaurants, Leisure, & Airlines (i.e. based on occupancy/traffic, rising commodity costs), Telecom and Cable (i.e. capital expenditure tied to repair and potentially lower revenue per unit), and Industrials (i.e. rising input costs, disruption in production and transportation) depending on geographic footprint.”
Solutions tend to gravitate toward problems, even if those problems include damage and destruction. This is a good thing, it is capitalism working in a way that helps others. This help is profitable and could make some sectors outperformers. “The largest outperformers include industries tied to replacing and/or repairing existing capital stock (i.e. Energy Equipment & Services, Communication Equipment, Autos), transportation and logistics (i.e. Distribution, Air Freight, Trading Companies), and construction (Basic Materials and Engineering),” Lakos-Bujas’ said.
The analysis of the JP Morgan equity strategist is based on a study of 31 hurricanes between 1965 and 2014, which had a combined cost of $520 billion. Two o the large storms, Irma and Harvey, represent a high percentage of the total cost.
“Based on current unofficial damage estimates for hurricanes Harvey and Irma, losses this year are expected to exceed 50% of combined costs over the last 50 years,” he said. “These outsized losses could currently drive more pronounced moves at the stock and sub-industry levels than historically.”
So, a person may live across the country or around the globe from the storm and still feel an impact. For historical context, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) has seen an average decline of 2% in the week following a hurricane’s passing.
Rebuilding Benefits Stockholdings Differently
Much of the backstop in the economy and the markets is based on the idea that rebuilding after a storm is stimulative. Households and businesses suddenly jam work that needed to be done into a short time span and spend much more on what could’ve been routine maintenance. Economists say that the near-term impact on GDP is a net positive once the hurricanes pass. A lasting positive impact occurs if a natural disaster brings about rebuilding that improves on the existing structures or facilities instead of just restoring them to their previous state.”
One caveat is that labor markets have been tight. Most other years, roofers and builders flocked to the highest bidders and the flow of money helped speed the rebuilding process. If there are currently not sufficient human resources, this will push costs up more than they otherwise would have. Unfortunately, there continue to be reports of labor shortages in many industries, including construction. Fox Business News reported on August 28, 2023, “America’s shortage of skilled workers is impacting the ability of businesses in the construction and manufacturing industries to staff their businesses and complete jobs on time.” This situation could certainly slow any needed rebuild.
As wildfires in Hawaii have shown us, funds for rebuilding efforts are further complicated by politics. Three of the Floridian candidates for president, including the governor, are from a party that is not in power
Take Away
Opportunity comes in all forms. This includes opportunity to avoid a dip in some of your holdings, and an opportunity to capitalize on increased company profits this includes disasters of all types. Weather events can impact stock performance of individual companies and industry subsets. At roughly a negative 2% average, the overall market could impact investors over the following 30 days at a rate that feels like normal monthly swings.
As a positive thought, after the storm clears, come join Channelchek, Noble Capital Markets and an expected 150 public companies companies all converging on South Florida in early December for NobleCon19, the investment conference where you’ll discover actionable investment ideas inspired directly from company management. Learn more here.
Q2 revenue down 3.9%; down 4.5% in constant currency; organic revenue down 2.2% in constant currency
Q2 gross profit down 8.3%; GP rate, 19.8%, down 90 bps year-over-year due primarily to lower permanent placement fees as customer full-time hiring decelerates
Q2 operating earnings of $6.2 million, including $8.0 million of transformation-related restructuring and impairment charges, or $14.2 million on an adjusted basis
Comprehensive business transformation program expected to drive meaningful improvement in EBITDA margin beginning in the second half of 2023
TROY, Mich., Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB), a leading global specialty talent solutions provider, today announced results for the second quarter of 2023.
Peter Quigley, president and chief executive officer, announced revenue for the second quarter of 2023 totaled $1.2 billion, a 3.9% decrease, or 4.5% decrease in constant currency, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022, with organic, constant currency revenue down 2.2%. Year-over-year revenue trends were impacted by the sale of Russian operations in July 2022 and customers’ more guarded approach to hiring, partially offset by favorable currency impacts.
“In the second quarter, we remained focused on seeking out pockets of demand in more resilient markets, while the effects of ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty became more noticeable in certain parts of our portfolio,” said Quigley. “Our Education segment and higher-margin outcome-based solutions in P&I continued to deliver year-over-year growth, while lower demand for temporary and permanent placement services impacted results in our P&I and SET segments.”
Kelly reported operating earnings in the second quarter of 2023 of $6.2 million, compared to earnings of $8.2 million reported in the second quarter of 2022. Earnings in the second quarter of 2023 include $8.0 million of transformation-related restructuring and impairment charges. Excluding the transformation-related charges, adjusted earnings from operations were $14.2 million. Earnings in the second quarter of 2022 included an $18.5 million asset impairment charge related to our Russian operations and a $4.4 million gain on sale of assets related to underutilized real property and adjusted earnings were $22.3 million. Adjusted earnings declined year-over-year primarily as a result of lower revenues.
Earnings per share in the second quarter of 2023 were $0.20 compared to earnings per share of $0.06 in the second quarter of 2022. Included in the earnings per share in the second quarter of 2023 is an $0.11 loss per share related to transformation-related restructuring charges, net of tax, and a $0.05 loss per share, net of tax, related to an asset impairment charge. Included in the second quarter of 2022 is a $0.48 loss per share, net of tax, asset impairment charge, partially offset by a $0.08 per share gain on sale of real property, net of tax. On an adjusted basis, earnings per share were $0.36 in the second quarter of 2023, a decline of 20% from $0.45 per share in the corresponding quarter of 2022.
Quigley went on to provide an update on the company’s business transformation following the strategic restructuring actions it announced in July. “The change we set out to create through this transformation is no longer hypothetical. The efficiency actions we have implemented to date will deliver an immediate, meaningful improvement to the company’s EBITDA margin, creating a strong foundation for further EBITDA margin expansion going forward. With these actions unlocking additional resources to invest in our future, we are quickly shifting our focus to the growth phase of our transformation to realize the full potential of our specialty strategy.”
As a result of the strategic restructuring and additional cost optimization actions that Kelly will complete in 2023, the Company expects an adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 3% exiting 2023. Assuming the benefit of a full year of its transformation-related savings and no change in current top-line expectations, the Company would expect to achieve a normalized, adjusted EBITDA margin in the range of 3.3% to 3.5%.
Kelly also reported that on August 9, its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.075 per share. The dividend is payable on September 6, 2023, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 23, 2023.
In conjunction with its second-quarter earnings release, Kelly has published a financial presentation on the Investor Relations page of its public website and will host a conference call at 9 a.m. ET on August 10 to review the results and answer questions. The call may be accessed in one of the following ways:
Via the Telephone (877) 692-8955 (toll free) or (234) 720-6979 (caller paid) Enter access code 5728672 After the prompt, please enter ”#”
A recording of the conference call will be available after 2:30 p.m. ET on August 10, 2023, at (866) 207-1041 (toll-free) and (402) 970-0847 (caller-paid). The access code is 7516480#. The recording will also be available at kellyservices.com during this period.
This release contains statements that are forward looking in nature and, accordingly, are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Kelly’s financial expectations, are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in this release include, but are not limited to, (i) changing market and economic conditions, (ii) disruption in the labor market and weakened demand for human capital resulting from technological advances, loss of large corporate customers and government contractor requirements, (iii) the impact of laws and regulations (including federal, state and international tax laws), (iv) unexpected changes in claim trends on workers’ compensation, unemployment, disability and medical benefit plans, (v) litigation and other legal liabilities (including tax liabilities) in excess of our estimates, (vi) our ability to achieve our business’s anticipated growth strategies, (vii) our future business development, results of operations and financial condition, (viii) damage to our brands, (ix) dependency on third parties for the execution of critical functions, (x) conducting business in foreign countries, including foreign currency fluctuations, (xi) availability of temporary workers with appropriate skills required by customers, (xii) cyberattacks or other breaches of network or information technology security, and (xiii) other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed in this release and in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to” or other similar expressions. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release and we undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations.
About Kelly®
Kelly Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) helps companies recruit and manage skilled workers and helps job seekers find great work. Since inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we have become experts in the many industries and local and global markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect more than 450,000 people with work every year. Our suite of outsourcing and consulting services ensures companies have the people they need, when and where they are needed most. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, we empower businesses and individuals to access limitless opportunities in industries such as science, engineering, technology, education, manufacturing, retail, finance, and energy. Revenue in 2022 was $5.0 billion. Learn more at kellyservices.com.
REDUCES TOTAL DEBT BY $34.1 MILLION INCREASES 2023 FULL YEAR GUIDANCE
Reduces Total Debt by $34.1 Million
Increases 2023 Full Year Guidance
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Aug. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (the Company) announced today its financial results for the second quarter of 2023.
Damon T. Hininger, CoreCivic’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our second quarter financial results were better than our forecast and we are increasing our financial outlook for the year. We are increasing our financial outlook despite the challenging labor market, above average inflation and a higher interest rate environment. During the second quarter, we continued to execute on our long-term capital allocation strategy of reducing debt by repurchasing $21.0 million of our 8.25% Senior Notes that are scheduled to mature on April 15, 2026, through open market purchases.”
Hininger continued, “The post-pandemic environment is creating new challenges for a number of our government partners, particularly as a result of the expiration of the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 that occurred in May, which ended the Title 42 closure of the southern border. Specifically, certain government agencies are experiencing an increase in the need for correctional and detention capacity. We believe the significant investments we have made in our workforce have positioned us well to meet these emerging needs.”
Financial Highlights – Second Quarter 2023
Total revenue of $463.7 million
CoreCivic Safety revenue of $421.7 million
CoreCivic Community revenue of $28.4 million
CoreCivic Properties revenue of $13.6 million
Net Income of $14.8 million
Diluted earnings per share of $0.13
Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.12
Normalized Funds From Operations per diluted share of $0.33
Adjusted EBITDA of $72.1 million
Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results Compared With Second Quarter 2022
Net income in the second quarter of 2023 totaled $14.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared with net income in the second quarter of 2022 of $10.6 million, or $0.09 per diluted share. Adjusted for special items, adjusted net income in the second quarter of 2023 was $13.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share (Adjusted Diluted EPS), compared with adjusted net income in the second quarter of 2022 of $16.2 million, or $0.13 per diluted share. Special items for each period are presented in detail in the calculation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS in the Supplemental Financial Information following the financial statements presented herein.
The special items in the prior year quarter contributed to the increase in net income per share of $0.04. The $0.01 per share decline in Adjusted Diluted EPS occurred in part due to the expiration of our contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at the McRae Correctional Facility on November 30, 2022, and ongoing labor market pressures, including above average wage inflation, and higher staffing levels. Despite the expiration of the contract with the BOP at the McRae facility, a facility we sold to the state of Georgia in 2022, our renewal rate on owned and controlled facilities remains high at 94% over the previous five years. We believe our renewal rate on existing contracts remains high due to a variety of reasons including the aged and constrained supply of available beds within the U.S. correctional system, our ownership of the majority of the beds we operate, the value our government partners place in the wide range of recidivism-reducing programs we offer to those in our care, and the cost effectiveness of the services we provide.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was $71.8 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $71.1 million in the second quarter of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA was $72.1 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $78.8 million in the second quarter of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA decreased from the prior year quarter primarily due to the previously mentioned labor market pressures across our facility portfolio, including above average wage inflation and higher staffing levels in anticipation of increased occupancy, and the expiration of our BOP contract at the McRae Correctional Facility in November 2022. EBITDA at the McRae Correctional Facility was $2.4 million during the second quarter of 2022.
Although labor market pressures continue to be more difficult than historical norms, we have experienced improvements in the number of applicants at many of our facilities which has allowed us to achieve higher staffing levels in the second quarter of 2023 than in the prior year quarter. We believe the investments in staffing we made during the pandemic have positioned us to manage the increased number of residents we began to experience in the second quarter of 2023. On May 11, 2023, all remaining COVID-19 related health policies expired, most notably occupancy restrictions on our facilities and Title 42, a policy that denied entry at the United States border to asylum-seekers and anyone crossing the border without proper documentation or authority in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Since the end of Title 42, the number of individuals in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased 43%. We have experienced a similar increase within our facilities under contract with ICE, which we believe was possible because of our investments in staffing. Since May 11, 2023, through July 31, 2023, ICE detention populations within our facilities have increased by 2,573, or 45%. Despite the difficult labor market, we have been able to reduce certain labor-related expenses, such as registry nursing, temporary wage incentives, and travel, each of which moderated during the second quarter of 2023. We believe we can further reduce these expenses as the tight labor market continues to alleviate, which we expect will take additional time.
Funds From Operations (FFO) was $39.0 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $34.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022. Normalized FFO, which excludes special items, was $37.8 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $40.7 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022. Normalized FFO was impacted by the same factors that affected Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, and Normalized FFO, and, where appropriate, their corresponding per share amounts, are measures calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Please refer to the Supplemental Financial Information and the note following the financial statements herein for further discussion and reconciliations of these measures to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
Business Update
New Lease Agreement with the State of Oklahoma at the Davis Correctional Facility. On June 14, 2023, we announced that we entered into a lease agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) for the company-owned 1,670-bed Davis Correctional Facility, which we currently report in our CoreCivic Safety segment and operate under a management contract with the ODOC. The management contract was scheduled to expire on June 30, 2023. However, effective July 1, 2023, the Company entered into a 90-day contract extension for the management contract, after which time operations of the Davis facility will transfer from CoreCivic to the ODOC in accordance with the new lease agreement. We incurred a facility net operating loss of $0.9 million and $1.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Annual lease revenue under the new lease agreement will be $7.5 million during the base term, which we expect will generate margins consistent with the average margin we report in our Properties segment. The new lease agreement includes a base term commencing October 1, 2023, with a scheduled expiration date of June 30, 2029, and unlimited two-year renewal options. Upon commencement of the new lease agreement, the Davis facility will be reported in our CoreCivic Properties segment.
Share Repurchases
On May 12, 2022, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $150.0 million of our common stock. On August 2, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized an increase in our share repurchase program of up to an additional $75.0 million in shares of our common stock, or a total of up to $225.0 million. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, we repurchased 0.1 million and 2.6 million shares of our common stock, respectively, at an aggregate purchase price of $0.7 million and $25.6 million, respectively, and in each case excluding fees, commissions and other costs related to the repurchases. Since the share repurchase program was authorized, through June 30, 2023, we have repurchased a total of 9.2 million shares at an aggregate price of $100.1 million under this share repurchase program, excluding fees, commissions and other costs related to the repurchases.
As of June 30, 2023, we had $124.9 million remaining under the share repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors. Additional repurchases of common stock will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and may be made at management’s discretion within parameters set by the Board of Directors from time to time in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The share repurchase program has no time limit and does not obligate us to purchase any particular amount of our common stock. The authorization for the share repurchase program may be terminated, suspended, increased or decreased by our Board of Directors in its discretion at any time.
Debt Repayments
During the second quarter of 2023, we reduced our total debt balance by $34.1 million, or $24.5 million, net of the change in cash, increasing out total debt repaid for the six months ended June 30, 2023, to $72.7 million, net of the change in cash. During the second quarter of 2023, we purchased $21.0 million of our 8.25% Senior Notes in open market purchases, reducing the outstanding balance of the 8.25% Senior Notes to $593.1 million. We have no debt maturities until the 8.25% Senior Notes mature in April 2026.
During 2023, we expect to invest $68.0 million to $71.0 million in capital expenditures, consisting of $36.0 million to $37.0 million in maintenance capital expenditures on real estate assets, $25.0 million to $26.0 million for maintenance capital expenditures on other assets and information technology, and $7.0 million to $8.0 million for other capital investments.
Supplemental Financial Information and Investor Presentations
We have made available on our website supplemental financial information and other data for the second quarter of 2023. Interested parties may access this information through our website at http://ir.corecivic.com/ under “Financial Information” of the Investors section. We do not undertake any obligation and disclaim any duties to update any of the information disclosed in this report.
Management may meet with investors from time to time during the third quarter of 2023. Written materials used in the investor presentations will also be available on our website beginning on or about August 28, 2023. Interested parties may access this information through our website at http://ir.corecivic.com/ under “Events & Presentations” of the Investors section.
Conference Call, Webcast and Replay Information
We will host a webcast conference call at 10:00 a.m. central time (11:00 a.m. eastern time) on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, which will be accessible through the Company’s website at www.corecivic.com under the “Events & Presentations” section of the “Investors” page. To participate via telephone and join the call live, please register in advance here https://register.vevent.com/register/BI245ce05fd4c64a6ead7845124358177d. Upon registration, telephone participants will receive a confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number and a unique passcode.
About CoreCivic
CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through high-quality corrections and detention management, a network of residential and non-residential alternatives to incarceration to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. We are the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and one of the largest prison operators in the United States. We have been a flexible and dependable partner for government for 40 years. Our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good. Learn more at www.corecivic.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements as to our beliefs and expectations of the outcome of future events that are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with: (i) changes in government policy, legislation and regulations that affect utilization of the private sector for corrections, detention, and residential reentry services, in general, or our business, in particular, including, but not limited to, the continued utilization of our correctional and detention facilities by the federal government, including as a consequence of the United States Department of Justice, or DOJ, not renewing contracts as a result of President Biden’s Executive Order on Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities, or the Private Prison EO, impacting utilization primarily by the BOP and the United States Marshals Service, and the impact of any changes to immigration reform and sentencing laws (we do not, under longstanding policy, lobby for or against policies or legislation that would determine the basis for, or duration of, an individual’s incarceration or detention); (ii) our ability to obtain and maintain correctional, detention, and residential reentry facility management contracts because of reasons including, but not limited to, sufficient governmental appropriations, contract compliance, negative publicity and effects of inmate disturbances; (iii) changes in the privatization of the corrections and detention industry, the acceptance of our services, the timing of the opening of new facilities and the commencement of new management contracts (including the extent and pace at which new contracts are utilized), as well as our ability to utilize available beds; (iv) general economic and market conditions, including, but not limited to, the impact governmental budgets can have on our contract renewals and renegotiations, per diem rates, and occupancy; (v) fluctuations in our operating results because of, among other things, changes in occupancy levels; competition; contract renegotiations or terminations; inflation and other increases in costs of operations, including a continuing rise in labor costs; fluctuations in interest rates and risks of operations; (vi) the impact resulting from the termination of Title 42, the federal government’s policy to deny entry at the United States southern border to asylum-seekers and anyone crossing the southern border without proper documentation or authority in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus and related variants, or COVID-19; (vii) our ability to successfully identify and consummate future development and acquisition opportunities and realize projected returns resulting therefrom; (viii) our ability to have met and maintained qualification for taxation as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for the years we elected REIT status; and (ix) the availability of debt and equity financing on terms that are favorable to us, or at all. Other factors that could cause operating and financial results to differ are described in the filings we make from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We take no responsibility for updating the information contained in this press release following the date hereof to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events or for any changes or modifications made to this press release or the information contained herein by any third-parties, including, but not limited to, any wire or internet services.
NOTE TO SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, and Normalized FFO, and, where appropriate, their corresponding per share metrics are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that these measures are important operating measures that supplement discussion and analysis of the Company’s results of operations and are used to review and assess operating performance of the Company and its properties and their management teams. The Company believes that it is useful to provide investors, lenders and securities analysts disclosures of its results of operations on the same basis that is used by management.
FFO, in particular, is a widely accepted non-GAAP supplemental measure of performance of real estate companies, grounded in the standards for FFO established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). NAREIT defines FFO as net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property and extraordinary items, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate and impairment of depreciable real estate and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis. As a company with extensive real estate holdings, we believe FFO and FFO per share are important supplemental measures of our operating performance and believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs and other real estate operating companies, many of which present FFO and FFO per share when reporting results. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and FFO are useful as supplemental measures of performance of the Company’s properties because such measures do not take into account depreciation and amortization, or with respect to EBITDA, the impact of the Company’s tax provision and financing strategies. Because the historical cost accounting convention used for real estate assets requires depreciation (except on land), this accounting presentation assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes at a level rate over time. Because of the unique structure, design and use of the Company’s properties, management believes that assessing performance of the Company’s properties without the impact of depreciation or amortization is useful. The Company may make adjustments to FFO from time to time for certain other income and expenses that it considers non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, even though such items may require cash settlement, because such items do not reflect a necessary or ordinary component of the ongoing operations of the Company. Normalized FFO excludes the effects of such items. The Company calculates Adjusted Net Income by adding to GAAP Net Income expenses associated with the Company’s debt repayments and refinancing transactions, and certain impairments and other charges that the Company believes are unusual or non-recurring to provide an alternative measure of comparing operating performance for the periods presented.
Other companies may calculate Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, and Normalized FFO differently than the Company does, or adjust for other items, and therefore comparability may be limited. Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, and Normalized FFO and, where appropriate, their corresponding per share measures are not measures of performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities, a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net income as indicators of the Company’s operating performance or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. This data should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
