American Public Education Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
American Public Education has a total shareholder equity of $290.4M and total debt of $93.1M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 32.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $569.6M and $279.2M respectively. American Public Education's EBIT is $36.8M making its interest coverage ratio 15.8. It has cash and short-term investments of $135.4M.
Key information
32.1%
Debt to equity ratio
US$93.09m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 15.8x |
| Cash | US$135.42m |
| Equity | US$290.42m |
| Total liabilities | US$279.17m |
| Total assets | US$569.59m |
Recent financial health updates
These 4 Measures Indicate That American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Using Debt Safely
Dec 17
Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 30Here's Why American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Apr 28Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) A Risky Investment?
Jan 09Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?
Sep 18We Think American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 18Recent updates
These 4 Measures Indicate That American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Using Debt Safely
Dec 17American Public Education, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
Nov 14American Public Education, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:APEI) Shares Bounce 26% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry
Nov 08American Public Education: Insider Buying Boosts This Turnaround Stock's Bullishness
Sep 02Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 30American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock Catapults 26% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry
Jul 24There's No Escaping American Public Education, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:APEI) Muted Revenues Despite A 40% Share Price Rise
May 22American Public Education's Incredible Momentum Likely To Continue
May 09Here's Why American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Apr 28American Public Education: Growth Coming Back, Likely A Recovery Play
Mar 29Improved Revenues Required Before American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock's 27% Jump Looks Justified
Mar 23Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) A Risky Investment?
Jan 09American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Surges 41% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement
Dec 18Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?
Sep 18We Think American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 18American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 25Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Using Too Much Debt?
May 12These 4 Measures Indicate That American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jan 22Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: APEI's short term assets ($236.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($89.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: APEI's short term assets ($236.5M) exceed its long term liabilities ($189.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: APEI has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: APEI's debt to equity ratio has increased from 0% to 32.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: APEI's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (47.4%).
Interest Coverage: APEI's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (15.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/03 07:11 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
American Public Education, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Jeffrey Meuler | Baird |
| Gary Bisbee | Barclays |