Da Vinci Waldorf School

Da Vinci Waldorf School is burning the cushion faster than the 5-month buffer suggests. Expenses are outpacing revenue 30.3% vs 7.3% per year over three years, and the latest operating margin is -27.1% on a 92% tuition-dependent revenue mix. Covering the deficit at today's rate, reserves would last roughly 18 more months — the full budget, by contrast, is covered for about 5 months if every revenue line stopped. The board conversation here is the recovery plan for the operating model and the timeline to break-even. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: -1.0 / 10, distressed.

Da Vinci Waldorf School holds only 5 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.

Da Vinci Waldorf School reported $1.0M in revenue against $1.3M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $513K — about 0.40x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at -27.1%, with 91.5% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Da Vinci Waldorf School at the p0 on operating margin.