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K12 Management Discusses Q3 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 3
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K12's CEO Discusses F2Q 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 5
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K12 Inc. Appoints Nathaniel Davis Executive Chairman

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K12 Inc. Appoints Margaret Jorgensen, Phd., as Chief Academic Officer

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K12 Inc. Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Earnings Conference Call Details; Reaffirms Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Guidance

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K12 Management Discusses Q3 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 3
K12's CEO Discusses F2Q 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 5
K12's CEO Discusses F1Q 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Nov 9, 2012
K12's CEO Hosts FY 2013 Guidance Call (Transcript)
Wed, Oct 17, 2012
K12, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Feb 9, 2009
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Fri, Nov 14, 2008
K12 Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Sep 9, 2008
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Fri, May 9, 2008

K12 Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results and Updates Fiscal Year 2013 Guidance

Business Wire (May 3, 2013)
K12 Inc. Appoints James Rhyu as New CFO

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition Adds $25,000 Prize From K12 To May Event

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
K12 Inc. Responds to the Florida Inspector General's Draft Report

PR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
K12 Inc. Announces Chief Financial Officer Leaving

Business Wire (Apr 22, 2013)
K12 Inc. Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Earnings Conference Call Details

Business Wire (Apr 2, 2013)
Small School District Leverages Online Learning to Build a Wealth of Individualized Education Opportunities for K-12 Students in Oregon

PR Newswire (Mar 19, 2013)
Academic Performance and Educational Quality Claims in Securities Class Action Against K12 Inc. to Be Voluntarily Dismissed

Business Wire (Mar 4, 2013)
K12 Inc. Appoints Adam L. Cohn of Knowledge Universe to Board of Directors

Business Wire (Mar 4, 2013)
K12 Inc. Adds More than 110 School District Partners to Recently Introduced Online Homebound Education and Alternative Learning (HEAL) Program

PR Newswire (Feb 28, 2013)
New K12 Poll: More American Parents Customize Their Coffee Than Their Child's Education

PR Newswire (Feb 26, 2013)
New K12 Academic Report Highlights Solid Results in Individualized Learning

Business Wire (Feb 7, 2013)
K12 Inc. Celebrates Second Annual Digital Learning Day

PR Newswire (Feb 6, 2013)
K12 Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results, Updates Fiscal Year 2013 Guidance and Provides Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Outlook

Business Wire (Feb 5, 2013)
K12 Inc. Appoints Nathaniel Davis Executive Chairman

Business Wire (Jan 10, 2013)
K12 Inc. Appoints Margaret Jorgensen, Phd., as Chief Academic Officer

Business Wire (Jan 10, 2013)
K12 Inc. Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Earnings Conference Call Details; Reaffirms Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Guidance

Business Wire (Jan 9, 2013)
K12 Inc. Reauthorized to Continue as State Approved Online Provider in Virginia

PR Newswire (Jan 3, 2013)
Parents' Leading Resolutions For Kids In 2013? "Clean Your Room" And "Get More Engaged At School"

PR Newswire (Dec 31, 2012)
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Company Description

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Sector: Services

Industry: Education & Training Services

Country: United States

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Friday, May 3, 6:17 AM K12 (LRN): FQ3 EPS of $0.31 beats by $0.08. Revenue of $218M beats by $5.15M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Monday, April 22, 4:37 PM K12 (LRN) announces that its CFO will leave the company before the end of the year. LRN -2.2% AH. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, February 5, 6:05 AM K12 (LRN): FQ2 EPS of $0.24 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $206M (+23.7% Y/Y) misses by $2.13M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, January 25, 5:56 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: KRO +5%. AUMN +5%. LRN +3%. PHH +3%. RIG +2%.
After-hours top losers: TEX -7%. MCP -6%. OSK -6%. LVNTA -5%. SIVB -4%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, November 19, 2012, 2:33 PM K12 (LRN -16.5%) responds to concerns raised by Wells Fargo over the Colorado Virtual Academy, saying it's working to address performance issues with a special operations team at the site. So far, the company's defense hasn't budged shares much past the 52-week lows they etched out earlier today. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Monday, November 19, 2012, 12:45 PM Midday top 10 gainers: BMTI +72%. SAB +65%. GTIM +48%. TRT +19%. OCLR +14%. ASUR +13%. LGND +13%. BGCP +13%. CEDC +12%. MHR +12%. Midday top 10 Losers: SGOC -14%. BSPM -12%. TSTC -12%. LRN -12%. ALDA -11%. DMND -12%. MLP -10%. ACTG -10%. MSB -10%. NOAH -9%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, November 19, 2012, 10:17 AM K12 (LRN -11.6%) moves sharply lower with a harsh downgrade lined up by Wells Fargo to Market Perform from Outperform weighing down sentiment. Issues with the company's schools in Colorado are front and center with analysts. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Friday, November 9, 2012, 6:18 AM K12 Inc (LRN): FQ1 EPS of $0.11 misses by $0.03. Revenue of $221.1M (+14.4% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, September 13, 2012, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: EQIX +14%. VICL +13%. APRI +13%. LRN +10%. PLL +7%. CTIC +5%.
Losers: CCRT -29%. PSTI -17%. FMER -7%. USG -6%. HK -5%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 5:52 PM K12 (LRN): FQ4 EPS of $0.05 beats by $0.08. Revenue of $170.4M (+32.8% Y/Y) beats by $5M. Shares +2.9% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 10:16 AM K12 (LRN -10.1%) falls hard after its FQ3 report highlights that costs are on the rise at the tech-based education firm. While revenue shot up a healthy 36.8% Y/Y to $178.2M, instructional expenses ran up at a 36% clip and product development expenses increased 40%. Comment! [On the Move, Consumer]
Thursday, April 26, 2012, 2:59 PM A number of online education stocks catch bids after Strayer Education's Q1 report shows increasing enrollment in a sector that faces a number of headwinds. Advancers: ESI +5.9%, DV +4.6%, APOL +3.2%, LRN +7.4%. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 8:19 AM K12 Inc (LRN): FQ2 EPS of $0.11 misses by $0.16. Revenue of $166.5M (+29.1% Y/Y) misses by $4M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 2:23 PM K12 (LRN -1.6%) responds to yesterday's New York Times article criticizing the company, saying it's unfair and one-sided. Instead of presenting a factually accurate view, the writer editorializes, selectively picking and choosing facts to satisfy a pre-determined narrative. The company points out that the article "omitted important information on the structure of online schools, student performance, teacher training and professional development, and the full scope of education programs and services provided by K12." Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 3:29 PM A NYT report focused primarily on online education services provider K12 (LRN -18.2%) paints the company in a harsh light: "A portrait emerges of a company that tries to squeeze profits from public school dollars by raising enrollment, increasing teacher workload and lowering standards." Shares of for-profit educators also sink: DV -2.9%, STRA -4.3%, BPI -3%, CECO -5.3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 10:02 AM Shares of K12 (LRN -12.2%) drop sharply even after the firm doubled its FQ1 profit while boosting revenue 43% Y/Y. Investors may stand unimpressed with the firm's FY12 revenue guidance of $680M. Comment! [On the Move]

Michael Bryant
SunPower ($SPWR), K12 ($LRN), Flowers Foods ($FLO), Semtech ($SMTC), & Copa Holdings ($CPA) rose Wednesday on unusual volume.
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Michael Bryant: $CPA and $LRN appeared twice recently. Maybe these are good stocks to buy.
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Michael Bryant
Green Mountain Coffee ($GMCR), K12 ($LRN), Air Lease ($AL), AMC Networks ($AMCX), & Ocwen Financial ($OCN) rose Thursday on unusual vol.
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Michael Bryant: $AMCX seems best, but $GMCR looks a good comeback play.
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Returning Upgrades (5/3/13): $JCOM, $KMB, $KRFT, $KSU, $LRN, $MAA, $MAS, $MASI, $MHK, $MTD, $MTZ, $NAV, $ODFL, $OMCL, $OPEN
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Potential Downgrades (5/2/13): $LNC, $LRN, $MDAS, $PCG, $PFPT, $PHH, $PRE, $RNR, $ROCK, $TGT, $UGAZ, $UNG, $VRX, $VVC
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Don Dion
Seeking Alpha readers need to check out the Shortzilla.com article on the issues at LRN published by SA on Friday. Thoughtful analysis.
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7 Low-Debt, Cash-Loaded Small Caps http://bit.ly/MHwlXN $CAVM $FLDM $LRN $OPK $PLT $SHFL $WX @ZetaKap
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7 Services Stocks With Good Liquidity And Strong Expected Growth http://bit.ly/Kz8QfC $CBOU $LRN $BLDR $H $KKD $CKH $FRM @ZetaKap
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6 High Growth, Small Cap Services Stocks With Strong Liquidity http://bit.ly/JzF2kx $BLDR $BRS $CKH $LRN $TIVO $WEN @ZetaKap
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Jake S
LRN rebounding nicely from that NY Times article. It'll be back to $30 in no time.
1/25/12
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Michael Bryant
The fall in educational software maker for students in kindergarten through 12th grade K12 (LRN) seems overdone. http://yhoo.it/w0YEyP=
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Michael Bryant: $CPA and $LRN appeared twice recently. Maybe these are good stocks to buy.
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Green Mountain Coffee ($GMCR), K12 ($LRN), Air Lease ($AL), AMC Networks ($AMCX), & Ocwen Financial ($OCN) rose Thursday on unusual vol.
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