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H&R Block Announces Fiscal 2015 Third Quarter Results

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KANSAS CITY, MO - (Marketwired) - March 04, 2015 - H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB), the world's largest consumer tax services provider, today released its financial results for the fiscal 2015 third quarter ended January 31, 2015 and U.S. tax volume through February 28.

As a result of an earlier opening of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) e-file system this tax season, the company reported a $309 million1 increase in revenues, to $509 million for the fiscal third quarter. This resulted in an improvement in its fiscal third quarter seasonal net loss from continuing operations to $0.13 per share.2 A majority of the company's revenues and all of its fiscal 2015 earnings will occur during its fiscal fourth quarter, and thus fiscal third quarter results are not indicative of expected performance for the full year.

The company continued its focus on driving revenue growth through improved monetization and product attach rates and believes it is on pace to achieve these goals in fiscal 2015. As of February 28, 2015, total U.S. tax returns prepared by and through H&R Block declined 4.2% as compared to the prior fiscal year. Changing tax filer timing, Affordable Care Act (ACA) form delays and errors, the carryover impact of eliminating certain promotions last tax season, competitor pricing actions and continued industry-wide fraud issues have resulted in a decline in lower-value returns.

"Despite being disappointed by the decline in early season volume, we are pleased with our monetization, overall return mix, and Tax Plus product attach rates through both our assisted channel and digital do-it-yourself products," said Bill Cobb, H&R Block's president and chief executive officer. "I'm also proud of how our organization has handled the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which is the most significant change to the tax code in decades. Though it's too early to determine the impact of the ACA on this tax season, we are well positioned to deliver exceptional value to our clients as this plays out over the next several years."

Tax Industry Fraud

As the industry leader, H&R Block remains focused on addressing the growing industry-wide issue of tax fraud. Tax fraud is not new to the tax preparation industry and recent media coverage of fraud related to do-it-yourself tax software shows how aggressive those perpetrating fraud are becoming. The problem is growing rapidly, with the IRS estimating the total impact of tax identity fraud at greater than $5 billion in 2013. Similarly, the U.S. Treasury Department has estimated that improper payments related to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) amount to $16 to $19 billion annually, up from estimates of $13 to $15 billion last year.

H&R Block will continue to advocate for change that benefits consumers by strengthening anti-fraud measures. The company's efforts are having an impact, as evidenced by Congress's direction last year to the U.S. Treasury Department to implement consistent requirements across all tax preparation methods for those applying for the EITC. H&R Block continues to advocate for a clear implementation plan from the Treasury Department that puts these new standards in place in time for the 2016 tax season. The company is also continuing to advocate for minimum federal standards for all paid tax preparers. Without minimum standards, taxpayers will continue to be victimized by individuals who are insufficiently trained or worse, knowingly commit fraud.

"We have led the conversation regarding tax return fraud and the need for reform for years, while our competitors in the tax preparation industry have just recently joined the discussion," said Cobb. "We urge the Treasury Department to implement Congress's direction in time for tax season 2016. We need all players in the industry -- the IRS, Treasury, Congress, professional tax preparers, tax preparation software makers, and taxpayers -- to join together to help create solutions. These issues are taking tens of billions of dollars out of taxpayers' pockets."

Fiscal 2015 Third Quarter Highlights

• Total revenues increased $309 million to $509 million primarily due to an earlier opening of the IRS's e-file system
• Seasonal net loss from continuing operations improved to $35 million, or $0.13 per share
• Non-GAAP adjusted loss per share3  from continuing operations is $0.13

Fiscal 2015 Third Quarter Results From Continuing Operations

		Actual								Adjusted
(in millions, except EPS)		Fiscal Year 2015				Fiscal Year 2014				Fiscal Year 2015				Fiscal Year 2014
Revenue		$	509			$	200			$	509			$	200
EBITDA		$	(38	)		$	(302	)		$	(37	)		$	(301	)
Pretax Loss		$	(91	)		$	(348	)		$	(89	)		$	(347	)
Net Loss		$	(35	)		$	(213	)		$	(34	)		$	(212	)
Weighted-Avg. Shares - Diluted			275.2				274.1				275.2				274.1
EPS		$	(0.13	)		$	(0.78	)		$	(0.13	)		$	(0.78	)

Business Segment Financial Results and Highlights

Tax Services

• Revenues increased 159.3% to $503 million, driven mainly by the earlier opening of the IRS's e-file system. In fiscal 2014, the IRS opened e-file on January 30, which resulted in a significant shift of revenue from the fiscal third quarter to the fiscal fourth quarter of that year.
• Total operating expenses increased 12.3% to $571 million, driven by the variable costs associated with tax return preparation and increased training costs.
• Adjusted non-GAAP pretax loss decreased 77.1% to $74 million, primarily due to the timing shift in revenues mentioned above.

Corporate

• Pretax loss decreased by $10 million to $15 million, primarily as a result of lower interest expense due to the repayment of a $400 million note in October 2014 and reduced legal and consulting fees.

Discontinued Operations

• Sand Canyon Corporation (SCC), a separate legal entity from H&R Block, Inc., continued to engage in constructive settlement discussions with counterparties that have made and are expected to assert a significant majority of previously denied and possible future representation and warranty claims.
• During the third quarter, SCC entered into a settlement agreement to resolve certain of these claims. The settlement amount was fully covered by prior accruals and was paid in the fiscal third quarter.
• SCC's accrual for contingent losses related to representation and warranty claims was $144 million at January 31.

DividendsAs just announced, a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share is payable on April 1, 2015 to shareholders of record as of March 16, 2015. The April 1 dividend payment will be H&R Block's 210th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company went public in 1962.

Fiscal Third Quarter Conference Call
In conjunction with the fiscal third quarter results, the company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on March 4, 2015 for analysts, institutional investors, and shareholders to discuss the fiscal 2015 third quarter results, future outlook and a general business update. To access the call, please dial the number below approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time:

U.S./Canada (866) 872-0323 or International (443) 842-7595
Conference ID: 72336180

The call will also be webcast in a listen-only format for the media and public. The link to the webcast can be accessed directly at http://investors.hrblock.com.

A replay of the call will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on March 4, 2015, and continuing until April 4, 2015, by dialing (855) 859-2056 (U.S./Canada) or (404) 537-3406 (International). The conference ID is 72336180. The webcast will be available for replay March 5, 2015 at http://investors.hrblock.com.

About H&R Block

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) is the world's largest consumer tax services provider. More than 650 million tax returns have been prepared worldwide by and through H&R Block since 1955. In fiscal 2014, H&R Block had annual revenues over $3.0 billion with 24.2 million tax returns prepared worldwide. Tax return preparation services are provided by professional tax preparers in approximately 12,000 company-owned and franchise retail tax offices worldwide, and through H&R Block tax software products. H&R Block Bank provides affordable banking products and services. For more information, visit the H&R Block Newsroom at http://newsroom.hrblock.com/.

About Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial information. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, please see the section of the accompanying tables titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information."

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words or variation of words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "targets," "would," "will," "should," "could" or "may" or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements provide management's current expectations or predictions of future conditions, events or results. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future are forward-looking statements. They may include estimates of revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends, liquidity, capital structure or other financial items, descriptions of management's plans or objectives for future operations, products or services, or descriptions of assumptions underlying any of the above. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and reflect the company's good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future performance or events. Furthermore, the company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions, factors, or expectations, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes, except as required by law. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, a variety of economic, competitive and regulatory factors, many of which are beyond the company's control and which are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 in the section entitled "Risk Factors," as well as additional factors we may describe from time to time in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and, consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

(1)		All amounts in this release are unaudited. Unless otherwise noted, all comparisons refer to the current period compared to the corresponding prior year period.
(2)		All per share amounts are based on fully diluted shares.
(3)		The company reports adjusted financial performance, which it believes is a better indication of the company's recurring operations. The company also reports EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), a non-GAAP financial measure, which the company finds relevant when measuring its performance. See "About Non-GAAP Financial Information" below for more information regarding financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

 

KEY OPERATING RESULTS			(unaudited, in 000s - except per share data)
			Three months ended January 31,
			Revenues						Income (loss)
			2015			2014			2015				2014
Tax Services			$	503,008		$	193,996		$	(75,428	)		$	(322,099	)
Corporate and Eliminations				6,066			5,774			(15,437	)			(25,726	)
			$	509,074		$	199,770			(90,865	)			(347,825	)
Income tax benefit										(55,554	)			(135,074	)
Net loss from continuing operations										(35,311	)			(212,751	)
Net loss from discontinued operations										(1,637	)			(1,960	)
Net loss									$	(36,948	)		$	(214,711	)
Basic and diluted loss per share:
	Continuing operations								$	(0.13	)		$	(0.78	)
	Discontinued operations									-				-
	Consolidated								$	(0.13	)		$	(0.78	)
Basic and diluted shares										275,190				274,110
			Nine months ended January 31,
			Revenues						Income (loss)
			2015			2014			2015				2014
Tax Services			$	760,771		$	443,727		$	(402,630	)		$	(625,807	)
Corporate and Eliminations				16,517			17,578			(64,624	)			(85,874	)
			$	777,288		$	461,305			(467,254	)			(711,681	)
Income tax benefit										(209,865	)			(282,645	)
Net loss from continuing operations										(257,389	)			(429,036	)
Net loss from discontinued operations										(7,789	)			(5,805	)
Net loss									$	(265,178	)		$	(434,841	)
Basic and diluted loss per share:
	Continuing operations								$	(0.94	)		$	(1.57	)
	Discontinued operations									(0.03	)			(0.02	)
	Consolidated								$	(0.97	)		$	(1.59	)
Basic and diluted shares										274,957				273,699

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS					(unaudited, in 000s - except per share data)
As of					January 31, 2015				January 31, 2014				April 30, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents					$	1,321,134			$	437,404			$	2,185,307
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted						51,085				44,855				115,319
Receivables, net						777,453				677,221				191,618
Prepaid expenses and other current assets						260,802				345,231				198,267
Investments in available-for-sale securities						367,845				-				423,495
	Total current assets					2,778,319				1,504,711				3,114,006
Mortgage loans held for investment, net						245,663				282,149				268,428
Investments in available-for-sale securities						7,883				443,770				4,329
Property and equipment, net						308,805				314,565				304,911
Intangible assets, net						443,329				318,719				355,622
Goodwill						442,961				437,386				436,117
Other assets						151,981				213,987				210,116
	Total assets				$	4,378,941			$	3,515,287			$	4,693,529
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES:
	Commercial paper borrowings				$	591,486			$	194,984			$	-
	Customer banking deposits					1,286,216				806,887				769,785
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities					472,490				520,121				569,007
	Accrued salaries, wages and payroll taxes					118,512				108,583				167,032
	Accrued income taxes					1,619				23,375				406,655
	Current portion of long-term debt					781				400,570				400,637
		Total current liabilities				2,471,104				2,054,520				2,313,116
	Long-term debt					505,460				505,959				505,837
	Other noncurrent liabilities					255,992				268,049				318,027
		Total liabilities				3,232,556				2,828,528				3,136,980
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
	Common stock, no par, stated value $.01 per share					3,166				3,166				3,166
	Convertible preferred stock, no par, stated value $0.01 per share					-				-				-
	Additional paid-in capital					778,845				762,102				766,654
	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)					(1,263	)			(4,776	)			5,177
	Retained earnings					1,158,376				734,233				1,589,297
	Less treasury shares, at cost					(792,739	)			(807,966	)			(807,745	)
		Total stockholders' equity				1,146,385				686,759				1,556,549
			Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	4,378,941			$	3,515,287			$	4,693,529

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS											(unaudited, in 000s - except per share amounts)
				Three months ended January 31,								Nine months ended January 31,
				2015				2014				2015				2014
REVENUES:
	Service revenues			$	406,441			$	138,613			$	637,356			$	358,845
	Royalty, product and other revenues				63,335				23,788				81,905				43,268
	Interest income				39,298				37,369				58,027				59,192
					509,074				199,770				777,288				461,305
OPERATING EXPENSES:
	Cost of revenues:
		Compensation and benefits			186,656				160,830				307,892				267,668
		Occupancy and equipment			92,303				88,387				263,235				249,481
		Provision for bad debt and loan losses			39,283				31,420				44,032				45,760
		Depreciation and amortization			29,181				25,267				82,695				65,982
		Other			47,255				43,761				116,247				124,087
					394,678				349,665				814,101				752,978
Selling, general and administrative:
	Marketing and advertising				87,569				77,943				108,227				98,667
	Compensation and benefits				60,380				60,211				175,697				168,076
	Depreciation and amortization				14,110				6,544				33,211				15,371
	Other selling, general and administrative				27,488				29,750				66,991				83,123
					189,547				174,448				384,126				365,237
		Total operating expenses			584,225				524,113				1,198,227				1,118,215
Other expense, net					6,666				9,610				9,629				13,295
Interest expense on borrowings (1)					9,048				13,872				36,686				41,476
Loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit					(90,865	)			(347,825	)			(467,254	)			(711,681	)
Income tax benefit					(55,554	)			(135,074	)			(209,865	)			(282,645	)
Net loss from continuing operations					(35,311	)			(212,751	)			(257,389	)			(429,036	)
Net loss from discontinued operations					(1,637	)			(1,960	)			(7,789	)			(5,805	)
NET LOSS				$	(36,948	)		$	(214,711	)		$	(265,178	)		$	(434,841	)
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE:
	Continuing operations			$	(0.13	)		$	(0.78	)		$	(0.94	)		$	(1.57	)
	Discontinued operations				-				-				(0.03	)			(0.02	)
	Consolidated			$	(0.13	)		$	(0.78	)		$	(0.97	)		$	(1.59	)

 

(1)

The presentation of interest expense from borrowings has been restated to correct errors in presentation, whereby we reclassified such interest expense from cost of revenues to a separate caption.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS					(unaudited, in 000s)
Nine months ended January 31,					2015				2014
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES					$	(1,247,200	)		$	(1,120,322	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
	Purchases of available-for-sale securities					(100	)			(45,158	)
	Maturities of and payments received on available-for-sale securities					68,013				72,502
	Principal payments on mortgage loans held for investment, net					18,098				35,320
	Capital expenditures					(98,876	)			(125,654	)
	Payments made for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired					(112,163	)			(37,865	)
	Proceeds received on notes receivable					-				64,865
	Franchise loans:
		Loans funded				(48,013	)			(62,039	)
		Payments received				34,164				17,893
	Other, net					6,179				12,227
			Net cash used in investing activities			(132,698	)			(67,909	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
	Repayments of commercial paper					(457,576	)			(80,930	)
	Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper					1,049,062				275,914
	Repayments of long-term debt					(400,000	)			-
	Customer banking deposits, net					515,015				(124,947	)
	Dividends paid					(164,905	)			(164,134	)
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options					16,026				28,083
	Other, net					(26,348	)			(35,919	)
		Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				531,274				(101,933	)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash						(15,549	)			(20,016	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents						(864,173	)			(1,310,180	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period						2,185,307				1,747,584
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period					$	1,321,134			$	437,404
SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW DATA:
	Income taxes paid, net of refunds received				$	201,374			$	87,672
	Interest paid on borrowings					43,561				43,297
	Interest paid on deposits					523				1,696
	Transfers of foreclosed loans to other assets					3,240				6,389
	Accrued additions to property and equipment					1,986				4,113
	Conversion of investment in preferred stock to available-for-sale common stock					5,000				-
	Transfer of mortgage loans held for investment to held for sale					-				7,608

 

TAX SERVICES - FINANCIAL RESULTS												(unaudited, amounts in 000s)
				Three months ended January 31,								Nine months ended January 31,
				2015				2014				2015				2014
Tax preparation fees:
	U.S. assisted			$	283,692			$	72,108			$	341,107			$	123,145
	International				10,021				9,253				94,308				82,915
	U.S. digital				36,720				17,339				42,545				23,211
					330,433				98,700				477,960				229,271
Royalties					52,284				15,061				68,508				31,150
Revenues from Refund Transfers					50,899				15,542				56,472				21,282
Revenues from Emerald Card(R)					13,910				12,689				39,479				37,299
Revenues from Peace of Mind(R) guarantees					13,492				12,684				54,308				59,661
Interest and fee income on Emerald Advance					30,288				27,656				31,439				28,602
Other					11,702				11,664				32,605				36,462
	Total revenues				503,008				193,996				760,771				443,727
Compensation and benefits:
Field wages					161,921				136,885				264,822				226,320
	Other wages				41,157				41,629				117,598				112,029
	Benefits and other compensation				35,625				34,696				74,349				72,811
					238,703				213,210				456,769				411,160
Occupancy and equipment					92,700				88,148				260,016				250,332
Marketing and advertising					87,569				77,852				106,477				97,435
Depreciation and amortization					43,287				31,808				115,896				81,242
Bad debt					38,928				31,420				42,942				38,535
Supplies					6,963				7,387				17,534				14,355
Other					63,012				58,982				152,204				160,505
		Total operating expenses			571,162				508,807				1,151,838				1,053,564
Other expense, net					6,751				6,756				9,986				14,366
Interest expense on borrowings					523				532				1,577				1,604
Pretax loss				$	(75,428	)		$	(322,099	)		$	(402,630	)		$	(625,807	)

 

U.S. TAX OPERATING DATA													(in 000s)
				Nine months ended							Ten months ended
				January 31,							February 28,
				2015		2014		% Change			2015		2014		% Change
Tax Returns Prepared: (1,2)
	H&R Block Company-Owned Operations			1,532		1,595		(3.9	)%		4,464		4,926		(9.4	)%
	H&R Block Franchise Operations			947		958		(1.1	)%		2,679		2,894		(7.4	)%
		Total H&R Block Assisted		2,479		2,553		(2.9	)%		7,143		7,820		(8.7	)%
	H&R Block Desktop			180		137		31.4	%		875		833		5.0	%
	H&R Block Online			1,027		654		57.0	%		2,876		2,683		7.2	%
		Total H&R Block Tax Software		1,207		791		52.6	%		3,751		3,516		6.7	%
	H&R Block Free File Alliance			129		64		101.6	%		383		436		(12.2	)%
		Total H&R Block U.S. Returns		3,815		3,408		11.9	%		11,277		11,772		(4.2	)%

 

(1)		Prior year numbers have been reclassified between company-owned and franchise for offices which were refranchised or repurchased by the company during either year.
(2)		Assisted returns for at January 31, 2014 include 1.8 million returns which were completed as of that date but not yet electronically filed. Revenue for these returns was recognized in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014.

 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
			Three months ended January 31, 2015
			EBITDA				Pretax loss				Net loss				EPS
As reported - from continuing operations			$	(38,302	)		$	(90,865	)		$	(35,311	)		$	(0.13	)
Adjustments:
	Loss contingencies - litigation			337				337				207				-
	Professional fees related to HRB Bank transaction			6				6				3				-
	Loss on sales of tax offices/businesses			1,451				1,451				901				-
				1,794				1,794				1,111				-
As adjusted - from continuing operations			$	(36,508	)		$	(89,071	)		$	(34,200	)		$	(0.13	)
			Three months ended January 31, 2014
			EBITDA				Pretax loss				Net loss				EPS
As reported - from continuing operations			$	(301,571	)		$	(347,825	)		$	(212,751	)		$	(0.78	)
Adjustments:
	Loss contingencies - litigation			346				346				207				-
	Severance			1,092				1,092				648				-
	Professional fees related to HRB Bank transaction			171				171				95				-
	Gain on sales of tax offices/businesses			(616	)			(616	)			(372	)			-
				993				993				578				-
As adjusted - from continuing operations			$	(300,578	)		$	(346,832	)		$	(212,173	)		$	(0.78	)
			Nine months ended January 31, 2015
			EBITDA				Pretax loss				Net loss				EPS
As reported - from continuing operations			$	(314,153	)		$	(467,254	)		$	(257,389	)		$	(0.94	)
Adjustments:
	Loss contingencies - litigation			609				609				376				-
	Severance			1,051				1,051				654				-
	Professional fees related to HRB Bank transaction			120				120				74				-
	Gain on sales of AFS securities			(24	)			(24	)			(15	)			-
	Loss on sales of tax offices/businesses			552				552				342				-
				2,308				2,308				1,431				-
As adjusted - from continuing operations			$	(311,845	)		$	(464,946	)		$	(255,958	)		$	(0.94	)

 

			Nine months ended January 31, 2014
			EBITDA				Pretax loss				Net loss				EPS
As reported - from continuing operations			$	(587,125	)		$	(711,681	)		$	(429,036	)		$	(1.57	)
Adjustments:
	Loss contingencies - litigation			1,069				1,069				650				-
	Severance			4,025				4,025				2,447				0.01
	Professional fees related to HRB Bank transaction			1,978				1,978				1,203				-
	Gain on sales of tax offices/businesses			(1,215	)			(1,215	)			(739	)			-
				5,857				5,857				3,561				0.01
As adjusted - from continuing operations			$	(581,268	)		$	(705,824	)		$	(425,475	)		$	(1.56	)
			Three months ended January 31,								Nine months ended January 31,
EBITDA			2015				2014				2015				2014
Net loss - as reported			$	(36,948	)		$	(214,711	)		$	(265,178	)		$	(434,841	)
Add back :
	Discontinued operations			1,637				1,960				7,789				5,805
	Income taxes			(55,554	)			(135,074	)			(209,865	)			(282,645	)
	Interest expense			9,272				14,443				37,195				43,203
	Depreciation and amortization			43,291				31,811				115,906				81,353
				(1,354	)			(86,860	)			(48,975	)			(152,284	)
EBITDA from continuing operations			$	(38,302	)		$	(301,571	)		$	(314,153	)		$	(587,125	)
			Three months ended January 31,								Nine months ended January 31,
Supplemental Information			2015				2014				2015				2014
Stock-based compensation expense:
	Pretax		$	6,090			$	4,715			$	20,689			$	15,477
	After-tax			3,678				2,809				12,763				9,410
Amortization of intangible assets:
	Pretax		$	16,743			$	8,757			$	41,206			$	21,351
	After-tax			10,197				5,256				25,420				12,981

Non-GAAP financial Information

The accompanying press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because these measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and are susceptible to varying calculations, they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures for other companies.

We consider non-GAAP financial measures to be a useful metric for management and investors to evaluate and compare the ongoing operating performance of our business on a consistent basis across reporting periods, as it eliminates the effect of items that are not indicative of our core operating performance.

The following are descriptions of adjustments we make for our non-GAAP financial measures:

• We exclude losses from settlements and estimated contingent losses from litigation and favorable reserve adjustments. This does not include legal defense costs.
• We exclude non-cash charges to adjust the carrying values of goodwill, intangible assets, other long-lived assets and investments to their estimated fair values.
• We exclude severance and other restructuring charges in connection with the termination of personnel, closure of offices and related costs.
• We exclude the gains and losses on business dispositions, including investment banking, legal and accounting fees from both business dispositions and acquisitions.
• We exclude the gains and losses on extinguishment of debt.

We may consider whether other significant items that arise in the future should also be excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures.

We measure the performance of our business using a variety of metrics, including EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted pretax income of continuing operations. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted pretax income eliminate the impact of items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance and, we believe, provide meaningful information to assist in understanding our financial results, analyzing trends in our underlying business, and assessing our prospects for future performance. We also use EBITDA and pretax income of continuing operations, each subject to permitted adjustments, as performance metrics in incentive compensation calculations for our employees.

SOURCE H & R Block

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Investor Relations
(816) 854-4559

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Media Relations
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