American Public Education Inc

Company Profile

American Public Education Inc had its IPO on 2007-11-09 under the ticker symbol APEI.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Education & Training Services industry. American Public Education Inc has a staff strength of 2,590 employees.

Stock update

Shares of American Public Education Inc opened at $4.14 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-22.

The stocks traded within a range of $4.14 - $4.75, and closed at $4.27.

This is a +5.96% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 660,673 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of American Public Education Inc have slipped by -53.89%.

American Public Education Inc's Key Ratios

American Public Education Inc has a market cap of $210.47 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.8088 and a price to sales ratio of 0.4199.

In the last 12-months American Public Education Inc’s revenue was $607.89 million with a gross profit of $246.18 million and an EBITDA of $61.79 million. The EBITDA ratio measures American Public Education Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, American Public Education Inc’s operating margin was 4.82% while its return on assets stood at 2.64% with a return of equity of -27.53%.

In Q3, American Public Education Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -42.9% while revenue growth was a positive 52.2%.

American Public Education Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

24.57

Trailing PE

0

PEG

1.6364

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-5.19 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 24.57 and a PEG multiple of 1.6364. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into American Public Education Inc’s profitability.

American Public Education Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.607 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of -4.4476. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.4199.

American Public Education Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$660.83 million

Total Liabilities

$95.84 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-3577000.00

Capital Expenditure

$7.94 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

American Public Education Inc ended 2023 with $660.83 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $660.83 million while shareholder equity stood at $315.35 million.

American Public Education Inc ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $95.84 million in other current liabilities, 189000.00 in common stock, $20.47 million in retained earnings and $112.59 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $185.50 million and cash and short-term investments were $185.50 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $23,088,000 while long-term debt stood at $147.07 million.

American Public Education Inc’s total current assets stands at $228.67 million while long-term investments were $60.69 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $27.53 million compared to accounts payable of $45.17 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2023, American Public Education Inc's operating cash flow was $-3577000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $7.94 million.

Comparatively, American Public Education Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$4.27

52-Week High

$24.02

52-Week Low

$7.83

Analyst Target Price

$20

American Public Education Inc stock is currently trading at $4.27 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $24.02 and a 52-week low of $24.02. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $20.

Its 50-day moving average was $11 and 200-day moving average was $12.27 The short ratio stood at 2.16 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 243.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9198.4% are held by institutions.