ABCD on NASDAQ

Cambium Learning Group

American technology company

Cambium Learning Group is an American education technology and services company that creates computer software and hardware products serving students ranging from pre-kindergarten to adult. Cambium Learning is a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. It was established in 2003.3 It is headquartered in Dallas, United States.1 Its shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol ABCD.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Overview

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  • TickerABCD on NASDAQ1
  • IndustryMiscellaneous Publishing1
  • HeadquartersDallas, United States1
  • Business address17855 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 400, Dallas, Tx 752875
  • Filer categorySmaller reporting company5
  • Legal formCorporation4
  • LEI549300G3SJNHTTVS9T494
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 37146174

Cambium Learning Group is an American education technology and services company that creates computer software and hardware products serving students ranging from pre-kindergarten to adult. Cambium Learning is a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. It was established in 2003.3

Corporate structure

Cambium Learning Group sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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What it owns

What Cambium Learning Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$65.2M7 Dec 31, 2017$62.9M7 Dec 31, 2016+3.8%
Accumulated depreciation$43.2M7 Dec 31, 2017$39.4M7 Dec 31, 2016+9.6%
Property and equipment, net$22.1M7 Dec 31, 2017$23.5M7 Dec 31, 2016−6.0%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$8.5M7 Dec 31, 2017$4.9M7 Dec 31, 2016+72.3%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$43.5M7 Dec 31, 2017$47.8M7 Dec 31, 2016−9.0%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$28.8M7 Dec 31, 2017$70.5M7 Dec 31, 2016−59.1%
Accumulated amortization$25.2M7 Dec 31, 2017$66.5M7 Dec 31, 2016−62.0%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$3.6M7 Dec 31, 2017$4.0M7 Dec 31, 2016−9.8%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$2.4M7 Dec 31, 2017$2.9M7 Dec 31, 2016−16.8%

The story

The Dallas, Texas-based company was founded in 2003.

The company's business units are named Learning A-Z, Lexia Learning, Voyager Sopris, ExploreLearning, Cambium Assessment, Kurzweil Education, and VKidz.

After more than 18 years with the company, CEO John Campbell retired in May 2022, and was succeeded by Ashley Anderson Zantop.

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Leadership

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Acquisitions

Kurzweil Education (formerly Kurzweil Educational Systems) was bought in April 2005.

In December 2009, Cambium Learning and Voyager Sopris Learning (formerly Voyager Learning Company) merged under the newly formed company Cambium Learning Group, Inc.

The company purchased Class.com in 2011 for a reported $4.5 million cash.

VKidz Holdings, Inc. was acquired in December 2018.

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Cambium Learning acquired the American Institutes for Research’s (AIR) K-12 assessment division in January 2020.

In September 2020, in an all-cash deal, Cambium bought Rosetta Stone with an equity valuation of approximately $792 million. The following year, in February 2021, the company sold its shares of Rosetta Stone to IXL Learning.

The company acquired Lexia in October 2020, and in 2021, Lexia was combined with Voyager Sopris to create Lexia Learning.

In 2021, Blackstone Group Inc. helped contribute to a $2.15 billion financing for Cambium Learning Group.

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Former names

  • Cambium-Voyager Holdings, Inc.Jun 22, 2009 to Oct 23, 20095

Timeline

  1. Jul 31, 2013New chief executive John F. Campbell becomes CEO8
  2. Dec 9, 2009Went public Listed on NASDAQ1
  3. Dec 8, 2009New chief executive Ronald D. Klausner becomes CEO9
  4. Oct 15, 2003Founded Cambium Learning Group is founded4

SEC filer profile

How Cambium Learning Group is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARCAMBIUM LEARNING GROUP, INC.2
  • CIK0001466815
  • Employer ID (EIN)27-05874282
  • Filer statusSmaller reporting company2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)2741 Miscellaneous Publishing2
  • Business address17855 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 752872
  • Phone214-932-95002
  • Shares outstanding47,300,262 as of Oct 26, 201830
  • Public float$70.2M as of Jun 30, 20177
  • On EDGAR sinceJun 22, 20092
  • Filings410 in all: 4 (140), 8-K (106), 10-Q (27), 3 (24), UPLOAD (15), 425 (10), CORRESP (10), 10-K (9)2
    All 35 form types

    DEF 14A (9), DEFA14A (9), S-4/A (6), 4/A (4), 8-K/A (4), EFFECT (4), 424B3 (3), SC 13D/A (3), SC 13G (3), 3/A (2), 8-A12B (2), S-4 (2), SC 13D (2), SC 13G/A (2), SC TO-I/A (2), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), CERTNAS (1), DEFA14C (1), DEFM14C (1), POS AM (1), PRE 14A (1), PREM14C (1), S-3 (1), S-8 (1), S-8 POS (1), SC TO-I (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 7, 2018
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 1, 2018
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 16, 2018
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Dec 18, 2018

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