UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

______________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2006

 

H&R BLOCK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Missouri

(State of Incorporation)

1-6089

(Commission File Number)

44-0607856

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

4400 Main Street, Kansas City, MO        64111

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)      (Zip Code)

 

(816) 753-6900

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 23, 2006, the Company issued a press release regarding the Company’s results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4.02

Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.

 

(a) On February 22, 2006, the Company’s management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, in consultation with the Company’s independent auditors, KPMG LLP, concluded to restate previously issued consolidated financial statements, including fiscal year 2006 quarterly financial statements and financial statements for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2005 and 2004. The Company arrived at this conclusion during the course of its closing process for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2006.

 

The restatement pertains primarily to errors in determining the Company’s state effective income tax rate for the fiscal quarters ended October 31, 2005 and July 31, 2005, fiscal years ended April 30, 2005 and 2004 and the fiscal quarters for fiscal years 2005 and 2004. These errors resulted in a cumulative understatement of state income tax liability (net of federal income tax benefit) of approximately $32 million as of April 30, 2005.

 

The Company has determined that the correction of the cumulative effect of the prior period errors in the current period is material to the January 31, 2006 consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the Company determined that the errors need to be corrected through restatement of previously issued financial statements. The Company has not completed its analysis of the restatement adjustments, and, accordingly, the effects of the restatement on all prior periods are preliminary and subject to change. The Company will report in amended filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission the restatement of results for fiscal years 2005 and 2004, and restatements for the first two quarters of fiscal 2006 for the income tax adjustments.

 

On February 22, 2006, the Company’s Audit Committee discussed the matters disclosed in this Item 4.02(a) with management and KPMG, who audited the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2005 and 2004.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

Description

99.1

Press Release Issued February 23, 2006.

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

H&R BLOCK, INC.

 

Date:

February 23, 2006

By:/s/ Bret G. Wilson              

 

 

Bret G. Wilson

 

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release Issued February 23, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

News Release

For Further Information

 

Media Relations:

Nick Iammartino, 816-932-4835, nick.iammartino@hrblock.com

Investor Relations:

Scott Dudley, 816-932-8342, scott.dudley@hrblock.com

 

 

 

H&R BLOCK REPORTS THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

Revenues Up; Earnings Impacted by Lower Mortgage Results and Litigation Settlement Cost

 

Corporate Tax Remediation to Result in Prior-Period Restatement

 

Full-Year Earnings Guidance Changed to $1.65 to $1.85 per Share

 

FOR RELEASE FEB. 23, 2006 4 P.M. EST

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) today reported that revenues rose 12 percent in its fiscal third quarter to $1.2 billion from $1.0 billion in the prior-year period. Slightly lower revenues in Mortgage Services were offset by higher revenues in all other segments of the company’s operations.

 

Net earnings were $28.8 million, or 9 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The quarterly results include an after-tax charge of $31.7 million, or 10 cents per share, for a previously announced proposed litigation settlement and associated legal costs. For the third quarter of 2005, net earnings were $92.3 million, or 28 cents per share, which included the benefit of a $10.1 million after-tax legal recovery representing 3 cents per share.

 

“As we head into our busiest quarter of the year, we’ve seen an industry-wide slower start to the tax filing season than in previous years,” said Mark A. Ernst, chairman and chief executive officer. “Early season operating challenges experienced in our tax business further hurt our January comparative results. Results since January have begun to reverse the effects of this later start.

 

“Within our Mortgage business, pricing changes we implemented over the past five months have begun to have the effect that we expected in terms of improving gains on sale,” said Ernst. “Loan origination levels have been at the lower end of our expectations as competitive pressures in the industry continue. We continue to take those actions that we believe will optimize the profitability of our business going forward.”

 

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Tax Services pretax earnings improved 3 percent over last year’s quarter, excluding the effect of the litigation charge, driven by higher pricing. Mortgage Services earnings increased 46 percent over the previous quarter but were down 42 percent over year-ago results. Results for both Investment Services and Business Services matched the company’s expectations.

 

As part of its ongoing work to remediate control weaknesses in its corporate tax function, the company said that it will restate its results for fiscal years 2005 and 2004, as well as previously reported quarterly results for fiscal 2006. The restatement pertains principally to errors in determining the company’s state effective income tax rate, resulting in a cumulative understatement of its state income tax liability of approximately $32 million as of April 30, 2005. The company estimates that the restatement will result in a 7-cent decrease in earnings per share in fiscal 2005 and a 2-cent decrease in earnings per share in fiscal 2004. The company has not completed its analysis of the restatement adjustments, and, accordingly, the effects of the restatement on all prior periods are preliminary and subject to change. These adjustments are also being reviewed with the company’s registered public accounting firm. The company will report in amended filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission the further restatement of results for fiscal years 2005 and 2004, and restatements for the first two quarters of fiscal 2006 for the income tax adjustments.

 

The company has updated its fiscal 2006 earnings guidance to a range of $1.65 to $1.85 per share, down from its previous range of $1.90 to $2.15 per share. The new range reflects results to date for fiscal 2006 and excludes the litigation and any special charges.

 

Commenting on the outlook for the company’s results, Ernst said, “Given the continued aggressive pricing in the mortgage industry and our slow start to the tax season, we believe that it is prudent to take a cautious view of the fourth quarter.”

 

For the nine months ended Jan. 31, 2006, H&R Block reported a net loss of $81.4 million, or 25 cents per share, compared with earnings of $8.8 million, or 3 cents per share, for the same period of fiscal 2005. Nine-month revenues rose 15 percent to $2.4 billion in fiscal 2006 from $2.1 billion last year.

 

Tax Services

 

Third quarter fiscal 2006 revenues increased 3 percent to $548.5 million from $531.1 million in the prior-year period. Pretax earnings of $13.2 million in the current quarter were down $50.5 million from last year. Excluding the impact of the $52.2 million litigation charge, pretax earnings increased approximately 3 percent.

 

Both years include expenses for expanding the capacity and size of the H&R Block retail network. Just over 1,000 new U.S. retail locations have opened for this tax season, consisting of approximately 750 company-owned regular and shared office locations, and 250 franchise regular and shared office locations.

 

The average fee per client served for company-owned and franchise operations increased 6.0 percent to $151.61 for the month of January 2006, helping to lift revenues and offsetting a 2.2 percent decrease in retail clients served.

 

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Early tax season results through Feb. 15 for company-owned and franchise operations include a 1.8 percent increase in tax preparation and related fees over the comparable period of last year. There was a 6.1 percent increase in average fee per client to $152.66, which offset a 4.1 percent decrease in clients served.

 

“A later start to the tax season for both H&R Block and the industry has put us behind where we were at this point last year,” Ernst said. The first peak of the filing season has been occurring later and later over the past few years, he noted.

 

“Technology problems across the H&R Block network in early January impacted our ability to serve clients in those crucial early weeks. While those problems have been corrected, we missed the opportunity to serve nearly 250,000 clients at a time of year when quick access to their tax refunds was the key concern in selecting a tax services provider,” Ernst said.

 

“We’re pleased with the start we’ve had for TaxCut software and online products, and we are accomplishing the strategic objective we had for this business of building a more significant presence in the digital market,” Ernst said. The company implemented an integrated TaxCut marketing and brand-building campaign this year, and revamped the products’ look and feel for ease of use and an improved client experience.

 

Tax Services increased its revenues to $686.5 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 versus $655.6 million in the fiscal 2005 period, and reported a pretax loss of $274.2 million (including the $52.2 million litigation charge) versus last year’s $182.9 million loss.

 

Mortgage Services

 

Pretax income in Mortgage Services declined in the fiscal 2006 third quarter to $67.5 million from $115.5 million last year. Revenues slipped to $296.5 million in the current-year quarter from $308.9 million a year ago, despite a higher contribution from loan servicing.

 

Loan origination volume of $9.0 billion increased 7 percent over the year-ago quarter but was off 29 percent from record volume posted in the second quarter of fiscal 2006, primarily as a result of interest rate increases and the somewhat slower U.S. housing market.

 

Gain on sale margin increased to 2.55 percent versus 1.57 percent in the previous quarter. Lower origination volume was the primary cause for an increase in third quarter mortgage origination costs, which reached 2.12 percent versus 1.79 percent in the fiscal 2006 second quarter. The net margin of 0.39 percent was near the low end of the company’s target for the quarter.

 

Total gain on sale for Mortgage Services was $157.9 million in the current quarter, 20 percent lower than $198.6 million in last year’s period.

 

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              As part of their continuing efforts to improve cost structures and streamline processes, Option One and H&R Block Mortgage are consolidating a number of operations to better compete in the aggressive operating environment that has developed over the past year. These actions include consolidation of Option One branch offices and, within H&R Block Mortgage, the closing of small financial centers and consolidation of regional call centers. The actions will reduce staffing by about 600 positions and result in a pretax charge of approximately $10 million to $12 million to be recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.

 

“The changes we’re making will help ensure the long-term competitiveness of our mortgage businesses,” Ernst said. “These actions, along with steps taken to streamline our processes and utilize new technologies, are part of our focus on reducing our cost of origination.”

 

Option One increased its mortgage servicing portfolio 30 percent to $76.8 billion at the end of this year’s third quarter versus $59.0 billion a year earlier. Servicing revenues advanced 45 percent to $106.1 million in the current quarter from $72.9 million in the year-ago period, and servicing pretax earnings increased by about $7 million.

 

The company realized a net write-up to residuals of $13.1 million in the quarter, which was recorded in other comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes. The company also recorded $8.6 million of impairments, which is recorded in gains on sales of mortgage assets in the income statement.

 

For the first nine months of fiscal 2006, revenues of $943.1 million were 9 percent ahead of last year’s $865.2 million, and pretax income was $248.2 million, compared with $333.0 million in the fiscal 2005 period.

 

Business Services

 

In the fiscal 2006 third quarter, the Business Services segment posted a pretax loss of $1.0 million, compared with earnings of $5.9 million in the prior year. The current quarter figure includes off-season losses from the recently acquired American Express Tax and Business Services (Amex TBS) business. Revenues rose 77 percent to $235.8 million from $132.9 million a year earlier. Excluding the acquisition, quarterly revenues increased approximately 6 percent for the segment.

 

“The results for the quarter are consistent with our expectations and reflect solid progress with the Amex TBS integration,” Ernst said. “As we move into our most significant quarter of the year for this business, we feel confident that our efforts will continue to demonstrate the strong position we’re developing in this market.”

 

Nine-month fiscal 2006 revenues of $529.5 million were 43 percent greater than $371.0 million in last year’s period. Pretax loss was $9.9 million, including a $9.3 million loss related to the Amex TBS acquisition, versus last year’s pretax loss of $9.0 million.

 

 

 

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Investment Services

 

Investment Services posted its fourth consecutive quarter of improved year-over-year results. The pretax loss of $7.7 million in the quarter was 61 percent better than a loss of $19.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Included in the quarterly loss in both years is $9.2 million of intangible amortization. Revenues in the fiscal 2006 third quarter rose 18 percent to $73.2 million from $62.1 million in the prior-year period.

 

The improvements were driven by higher production levels, higher net interest revenues due to higher rates and the benefits of cost control.

 

“The steady performance improvement at H&R Block Financial Advisors continues to be encouraging,” Ernst said. “We have expanded relationships between our financial advisors and tax professionals to serve more of the financial needs of our clients, and we’ve been successful in moving clients from Tax Services into Financial Advisor account relationships.”

 

Fiscal year to date through January 2006, nearly 11,000 new funded accounts from tax clients were opened, contributing assets of $542 million and about $8 million in revenues, a 55 percent improvement over the prior-year period. Total assets under administration at the end of January 2006 were $31.4 billion, up 11 percent year-over-year.

 

For the first nine months of fiscal 2006, revenues increased 25 percent to $211.2 million from $169.4 million in the prior-year period, and the pretax loss declined 62 percent to $23.1 million from $60.9 million.

 

Dividend Declared

 

H&R Block’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12.5 cents per share, payable April 3, 2006, to shareholders of record March 13, 2006. The payment will be the company’s 174th consecutive quarterly dividend.

 

Conference Call

H&R Block will host a conference call for analysts, institutional investors and shareholders at 5 p.m. EST (4 p.m. CST) Feb. 23. Mark A. Ernst, chairman and chief executive officer, and William L. Trubeck, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the quarter and future expectations, as well as respond to analysts’ questions. To access the call, please dial the number below approximately 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time:

 

U.S./Canada

(888) 425-2715 – Access Code 2013187

 

International

(706) 679-8257 – Access Code 2013187

 

 

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H&R Block Reports Third Quarter Financial Results/Page 6

 

 

              The call will be webcast in a listen-only format for the media and public. The link to the webcast can be obtained at www.hrblock.com. Supplemental financial and statistical information will be available in connection with the webcast, or can be accessed directly on H&R Block’s Investor Relations Web site at www.hrblock.com/about/investor following market close.

A replay of the call will be available beginning at 6 p.m. EST Feb. 23 and continuing until 12 a.m. EST March 10, by dialing (800) 642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or (706) 645-9291 (International). The replay access code is 2013187. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the company's Web site at www.hrblock.com/about/investor.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements based upon current information and expectations. Such statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, are not guarantees of future performance, and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast in such forward-looking statements. 

 

Such differences could be caused by a number of factors, including, but not limited to: the uncertainty that the company will achieve or exceed its revenue, earnings, and earnings-per-share growth goals or expectations for fiscal year 2006; the uncertainty of the impact and effect of the company’s restatements of its financial statements; the uncertainty of the company’s ability to purchase shares of its common stock pursuant to the board’s authorization; the uncertainty of the effect of any share repurchases upon the company and its shareholders; changes in interest rates; changes in the company’s effective income tax rate; changes in economic, political or regulatory environments; changes in competition; litigation involving the company and its subsidiaries; and risks described from time to time in reports and registration statements filed by H&R Block Inc. and its subsidiaries with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should take these factors into account in evaluating such forward-looking statements.

 

About H&R Block

H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) is a leading provider of tax, financial, mortgage, accounting and business consulting services and products. H&R Block is the world’s largest tax services provider, having prepared more than 400 million tax returns since 1955. The company and its subsidiaries generated revenues of $4.4 billion and net income of $636 million in fiscal year 2005 from operations in four principal business segments: tax preparation and advice via in-office, online and software solutions; investment and financial advisory services; retail and wholesale mortgage services; and tax/accounting/business consulting services for mid-sized businesses. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., H&R Block markets its services and products under three leading brands – H&R Block, Option One and RSM McGladrey. For more information visit our Online Press Center at www.hrblock.com

 

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KEY OPERATING RESULTS

Preliminary and unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share data

 

 

 

Three months ended January 31,

 

 

 

Revenues

 

Income (loss)

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Restated (1)

 

 

 

Restated (1)

 

Tax Services

 

$

548,494

 

$

531,086

 

$

13,168

 

$

63,655

 

Mortgage Services

 

 

296,493

 

 

308,872

 

 

67,453

 

 

115,483

 

Business Services

 

 

235,840

 

 

132,872

 

 

(1,035

)

 

5,916

 

Investment Services

 

 

73,176

 

 

62,104

 

 

(7,668

)

 

(19,775

)

Corporate

 

 

2,744

 

 

1,302

 

 

(27,010

)

 

(12,001

)

 

 

$

1,156,747

 

$

1,036,236

 

 

44,908

 

 

153,278

 

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,060

 

 

60,958

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

28,848

 

$

92,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

327,289

 

 

329,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

331,935

 

 

334,875

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended January 31,

 

 

 

Revenues

 

Income (loss)

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Restated (1)

 

 

 

Restated (1)

 

Tax Services

 

$

686,498

 

$

655,639

 

($274,202

)

($182,923

)

Mortgage Services

 

 

943,082

 

 

865,177

 

248,160

 

332,980

 

Business Services

 

 

529,491

 

 

371,021

 

(9,943

)

(9,021

)

Investment Services

 

 

211,177

 

 

169,446

 

(23,126

)

(60,882

)

Corporate

 

 

6,535

 

 

3,457

 

(74,979

)

(65,494

)

 

 

$

2,376,783

 

$

2,064,740

 

(134,090

)

14,660

 

Income taxes (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(52,711

)

5,830

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($81,379

)

$8,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($0.25

)

$0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

328,017

 

331,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($0.25

)

$0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

328,017

 

337,889

 

 

(1) Restated amounts include restatement items noted in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended April 30 , 2005, as well as an estimate of the restatement impact of income tax adjustments as discussed in the notes attached hereto.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

During our closing process for the three months ended January 31, 2006, we determined a restatement of our quarterly 2006 and fiscal year 2005 and 2004 financial statements was warranted. We determined a restatement was necessary as the cumulative adjustment required was too large to record in the third quarter of fiscal year 2006. The restatement pertains to errors in determining the Company's state effective income tax rate in prior periods, and had no impact on pretax results.

Financial results referred to in this release reflect preliminary income tax restatement adjustments for the current year and prior year. We have not completed our analysis of the income tax restatement adjustments, and accordingly, the effects are preliminary and subject to change. Because the restatement adjustments have not yet been reviewed by our registered public accounting firm, all results presented in this release are preliminary and unaudited. We will file amendments to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission to reflect the impact of restatement on our previously issued audited annual and unaudited interim financial statements and related disclosures.

On June 8, 2005, our Board of Directors declared a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s Common Stock in the form of a 100% stock distribution, effective August 22, 2005, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 1, 2005. All share and per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the retroactive effect of the stock split.

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. The dilutive effect of potential common shares is included in diluted earnings per share except in those periods with a loss.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the results of operations or stockholders' equity as previously reported.

 

 



 

 


 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Preliminary and unaudited, amounts in thousands, except share data

 

 

 

January 31,

 

April 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

Restated (2)

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,460,180

 

$

1,100,213

 

Cash and cash equivalents - restricted

 

 

430,713

 

 

516,909

 

Receivables from customers, brokers, dealers and clearing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

organizations, net

 

 

569,430

 

 

590,226

 

Receivables, net

 

 

1,810,945

 

 

418,788

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

561,484

 

 

444,498

 

Total current assets

 

 

4,832,752

 

 

3,070,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residual interests in securitizations - available-for-sale

 

 

175,068

 

 

205,936

 

Beneficial interest in Trusts - trading

 

 

279,714

 

 

215,367

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 

262,369

 

 

166,614

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

415,844

 

 

330,150

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

235,236

 

 

247,092

 

Goodwill, net

 

 

1,104,267

 

 

1,015,947

 

Other assets

 

 

369,164

 

 

287,543

 

Total assets

 

$

7,674,414

 

$

5,539,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

2,595,948

 

$

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

13,373

 

 

25,545

 

Accounts payable to customers, brokers and dealers

 

 

851,827

 

 

950,684

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

 

 

763,244

 

 

564,749

 

Accrued salaries, wages and payroll taxes

 

 

291,811

 

 

318,644

 

Accrued income taxes

 

 

225,150

 

 

381,170

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

4,741,353

 

 

2,240,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

916,926

 

 

923,073

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

 

417,200

 

 

430,919

 

Total liabilities

 

 

6,075,479

 

 

3,594,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, no par, stated value $.01 per share

 

 

4,359

 

 

4,359

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

631,729

 

 

598,388

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

33,641

 

 

68,718

 

Retained earnings

 

 

2,956,869

 

 

3,156,913

 

Less cost of 107,594,856 and 104,649,850 shares of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

common stock in treasury

 

 

(2,027,663

)

 

(1,883,879

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

1,598,935

 

 

1,944,499

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

7,674,414

 

$

5,539,283

 

 

(2) Restated amounts include an estimate of the restatement impact of income tax adjustments as discussed in the notes attached hereto.

 

 



 

 


 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Preliminary and unaudited, amounts in thousands

 

 

 

Nine months ended January 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Restated (1)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

($81,379

)

$

8,830

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

138,882

 

 

127,631

 

Accretion of residual interests in securitizations

 

(93,189

)

 

(96,242

)

Impairment of residual interests in securitizations

 

29,175

 

 

7,162

 

Additions to trading securities - residual interests in securitizations

 

(228,587

)

 

(115,213

)

Proceeds from net interest margin transactions

 

210,264

 

 

98,743

 

Realized gain on sale of residual interests

 

(28,675

)

 

0

 

Additions to mortgage servicing rights

 

(196,245

)

 

(94,569

)

Amortization and impairment of mortgage servicing rights

 

100,490

 

 

60,879

 

Net change in beneficial interest in Trusts

 

(64,347

)

 

(8,735

)

Other net changes in working capital, net of acquisitions

 

(1,475,936

)

 

(1,552,919

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(1,689,547

)

 

(1,564,433

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash received from residual interests in securitizations

 

74,931

 

 

100,344

 

Cash received from sale of residual interests in securitizations

 

30,497

 

 

0

 

Purchases of property and equipment, net

 

(167,181

)

 

(143,232

)

Payments made for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(209,816

)

 

(26,348

)

Other, net

 

17,297

 

 

15,207

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(254,272

)

 

(54,029

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of commercial paper

 

(2,632,444

)

 

(2,348,966

)

Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper

 

4,678,392

 

 

3,877,848

 

Proceeds from other short-term borrowings

 

550,000

 

 

0

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

0

 

 

(250,000

)

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

0

 

 

395,221

 

Dividends paid

 

(118,665

)

 

(106,422

)

Acquisition of treasury shares

 

(260,078

)

 

(529,852

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

105,760

 

 

119,892

 

Other, net

 

(19,179

)

 

(35,414

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

2,303,786

 

 

1,122,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

359,967

 

 

(496,155

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

1,100,213

 

 

1,072,745

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

$

1,460,180

 

$

576,590

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary cash flow data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

$

224,774

 

$

406,576

 

Interest paid

 

62,980

 

 

53,587

 

 

 

(1)

Restated amounts include restatement items noted in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended April 30 , 2005, as well as an estimate of the restatement impact of income tax adjustments as discussed in the notes attached hereto.

 

 

 



 

 


 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

Preliminary and unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share data

 

 

 

Three months ended January 31,

 

 

 

Nine months ended January 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Restated (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Restated (1)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service revenues

 

$

812,224

 

$

657,306

 

 

 

$

1,511,615

 

$

1,196,126

 

Other revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains on sales of mortgage assets, net

 

 

157,897

 

 

198,579

 

 

 

 

541,595

 

 

566,087

 

Interest income

 

 

51,074

 

 

50,550

 

 

 

 

155,337

 

 

138,822

 

Product and other revenues

 

 

135,552

 

 

129,801

 

 

 

 

168,236

 

 

163,705

 

 

 

 

1,156,747

 

 

1,036,236

 

 

 

 

2,376,783

 

 

2,064,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of service revenues

 

 

633,927

 

 

508,207

 

 

 

 

1,364,362

 

 

1,123,266

 

Cost of other revenues

 

 

144,663

 

 

133,343

 

 

 

 

402,884

 

 

307,987

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

324,746

 

 

248,114

 

 

 

 

720,547

 

 

593,177

 

 

 

 

1,103,336

 

 

889,664

 

 

 

 

2,487,793

 

 

2,024,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

53,411

 

 

146,572

 

 

 

 

(111,010

)

 

40,310

 

Interest expense

 

 

12,211

 

 

13,026

 

 

 

 

37,031

 

 

48,900

 

Other income, net

 

 

3,708

 

 

19,732

 

 

 

 

13,951

 

 

23,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before taxes

 

 

44,908

 

 

153,278

 

 

 

 

(134,090

)

 

14,660

 

Income taxes (benefit)

 

 

16,060

 

 

60,958

 

 

 

 

(52,711

)

 

5,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

28,848

 

$

92,320

 

 

 

 

($81,379

)

$

8,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.28

 

 

 

 

($0.25

)

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic shares outstanding

 

 

327,289

 

 

329,039

 

 

 

 

328,017

 

 

331,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.28

 

 

 

 

($0.25

)

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted shares outstanding

 

 

331,935

 

 

334,875

 

 

 

 

328,017

 

 

337,889

 

 

 

(1)

Restated amounts include restatement items noted in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended April 30 , 2005, as well as an estimate of the restatement impact of income tax adjustments as discussed in the notes attached hereto.

 

 

 



 

 


 

Preliminary U.S. Tax Operating Data

 

 

 

(in thousands, except average fee and number of offices)

 

 

 

Period

 

 

 

1/1-1/31

 

2/1-2/15

 

YTD 2/15

 

Tax preparation & related fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal year 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned operations

 

$

379,959

 

$

434,958

 

$

814,917

 

Franchise operations

 

 

191,610

 

 

204,713

 

 

396,323

 

 

 

$

571,569

 

$

639,671

 

$

1,211,240

 

Fiscal year 2005 (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned operations

 

$

367,294

 

$

436,695

 

$

803,989

 

Franchise operations

 

 

183,556

 

 

202,669

 

 

386,225

 

 

 

$

550,850

 

$

639,364

 

$

1,190,214

 

Percent change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned operations

 

 

3.4

%

 

-0.4

%

 

1.4

%

Franchise operations

 

 

4.4

%

 

1.0

%

 

2.6

%

Total retail operations

 

 

3.8

%

 

0.0

%

 

1.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total clients served:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal year 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned operations

 

 

2,372

 

 

2,677

 

 

5,049

 

Franchise operations

 

 

1,398

 

 

1,487

 

 

2,885

 

 

 

 

3,770

 

 

4,164

 

 

7,934

 

Fiscal year 2005 (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned operations

 

 

2,450

 

 

2,874

 

 

5,324

 

Franchise operations

 

 

1,403

 

 

1,544

 

 

2,947

 

 

 

 

3,853

 

 

4,418

 

 

8,271

 

Percent change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned operations

 

 

-3.2

%

 

-6.9

%

 

-5.2

%

Franchise operations

 

 

-0.4

%

 

-3.7

%

 

-2.1

%

Total retail operations

 

 

-2.2

%

 

-5.7

%

 

-4.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average fee per client served: (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal year 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned operations

 

$

160.19

 

$

162.48

 

$

161.40

 

Franchise operations

 

 

137.06

 

 

137.67

 

 

137.37

 

 

 

$

151.61

 

$

153.62

 

$

152.66

 

Fiscal year 2005 (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned operations

 

$

149.92

 

$

151.95

 

$

151.01

 

Franchise operations

 

 

130.83

 

 

131.26

 

 

131.06

 

 

 

$

142.97

 

$

144.72

 

$

143.90

 

Percent change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-owned operations

 

 

6.8

%

 

6.9

%

 

6.9

%

Franchise operations

 

 

4.8

%

 

4.9

%

 

4.8

%

Total retail operations

 

 

6.0

%

 

6.2

%

 

6.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offices:

 

 

FY 2006

 

 

FY 2005

 

 

 

 

Company-owned offices

 

 

6,387

 

 

5,811

 

 

9.9

%

Company-owned shared office locations (3)

 

 

1,473

 

 

1,296

 

 

13.7

%

Total company-owned offices

 

 

7,860

 

 

7,107

 

 

10.6

%

Franchise offices

 

 

3,703

 

 

3,528

 

 

5.0

%

Franchise shared office locations (3)

 

 

602

 

 

526

 

 

14.4

%

Total franchise offices

 

 

4,305

 

 

4,054

 

 

6.2

%

Total retail offices

 

 

12,165

 

 

11,161

 

 

9.0

%

 

(1) Prior year numbers have been reclassified between company-owned and franchise operations for offices which commenced company-owned operations during fiscal year 2006.  Tax returns processed for other businesses, not under the H&R Block name.

(2) Calculated as gross tax preparation and related fees divided by clients served.

(3) Shared office locations include offices located within Wal-Mart, Sears and other third-party businesses.

 



 

 


 

SELECTED OPERATING DATA

Unaudited

 

Mortgage Services

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

1/31/2006

 

1/31/2005

 

% change

 

10/31/2005

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume of loans originated (thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale (non-prime)

 

$

7,941,048

 

$

7,378,071

 

7.6

%

$

11,078,960

 

-28.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail: Non-prime

 

 

667,542

 

 

776,797

 

-14.1

%

 

1,111,924

 

-40.0

%

Prime

 

 

343,897

 

 

238,867

 

44.0

%

 

429,924

 

-20.0

%

 

 

 

1,011,439

 

 

1,015,664

 

-0.4

%

 

1,541,848

 

-34.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

8,952,487

 

$

8,393,735

 

6.7

%

$

12,620,808

 

-29.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan characteristics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average loan size (thousands)

 

$

194

 

$

164

 

18.3

%

$

188

 

3.2

%

Weighted average interest rate (WAC) (1)

 

 

8.27

%

 

7.30

%

0.97

%

 

7.48

%

0.79

%

Weighted average FICO score (1)

 

 

621

 

 

615

 

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan sales (thousands)

 

$

8,924,788

 

$

8,348,537

 

6.9

%

$

12,497,526

 

-28.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicing portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of loans serviced

 

 

466,026

 

 

387,619

 

20.2

%

 

500,935

 

-7.0

%

Servicing portfolio (billions)

 

$

76.8

 

$

59.0

 

30.2

%

$

82.4

 

-6.8

%

(1) Represents non-prime production only.

 

 

 



 

 

Investment Services

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

1/31/2006

 

1/31/2005

 

% change

 

10/31/2005

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer trades (2)

 

 

255,879

 

 

245,612

 

4.2

%

 

233,262

 

9.7

%

Customer daily average trades

 

 

4,127

 

 

3,899

 

5.8

%

 

3,589

 

15.0

%

Average revenue per trade (3)

 

$

113.83

 

$

120.62

 

-5.6

%

$

123.16

 

-7.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer accounts: (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traditional brokerage

 

 

426,699

 

 

431,902

 

-1.2

%

 

428,543

 

-0.4

%

Express IRAs

 

 

381,859

 

 

295,676

 

29.1

%

 

378,200

 

1.0

%

 

 

 

808,558

 

 

727,578

 

11.1

%

 

806,743

 

0.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance of assets under administration (billions)

 

$

31.4

 

$

28.4

 

10.6

%

$

29.8

 

5.4

%

Average assets per traditional brokerage account

 

$

72,914

 

$

65,339

 

11.6

%

$

68,837

 

  5.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average customer margin balances (millions)

 

$

529

 

$

596

 

-11.2

%

$

560

 

-5.5

%

Average payables to customers (millions)

 

$

769

 

$

989

 

-22.2

%

$

794

 

-3.1

%

Advisors

 

 

956

 

 

1,013

 

-5.6

%

 

995

 

-3.9

%

 

(2)

Includes only trades on which revenues are earned (“revenue trades”). Revenues, defined as trading revenues, are earned on both transactional and annuitized trades.

   

(3)

Calculated as trading revenues divided by revenue trades.

   

(4)

Includes only accounts with a positive period-end balance.