American Public Education, Inc.

NasdaqGS:APEI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$383.8m

American Public Education Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

American Public Education's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -42%, while the Consumer Services industry saw earnings growing at 21.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 18.5% per year. American Public Education's return on equity is 5.6%, and it has net margins of 1.6%.

Key information

-42.0%

Earnings growth rate

-42.7%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Services Industry Growth20.3%
Revenue growth rate18.5%
Return on equity5.6%
Net Margin1.6%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

These 4 Measures Indicate That American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Using Debt Safely

Dec 17
These 4 Measures Indicate That American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Using Debt Safely

American Public Education, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Nov 14
American Public Education, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

American Public Education, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:APEI) Shares Bounce 26% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Nov 08
American Public Education, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:APEI) Shares Bounce 26% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

American Public Education: Insider Buying Boosts This Turnaround Stock's Bullishness

Sep 02

Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 30
Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Using Too Much Debt?

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock Catapults 26% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Jul 24
American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock Catapults 26% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

There's No Escaping American Public Education, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:APEI) Muted Revenues Despite A 40% Share Price Rise

May 22
There's No Escaping American Public Education, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:APEI) Muted Revenues Despite A 40% Share Price Rise

American Public Education's Incredible Momentum Likely To Continue

May 09

Here's Why American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Apr 28
Here's Why American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

American Public Education: Growth Coming Back, Likely A Recovery Play

Mar 29

Improved Revenues Required Before American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock's 27% Jump Looks Justified

Mar 23
Improved Revenues Required Before American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock's 27% Jump Looks Justified

Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) A Risky Investment?

Jan 09
Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) A Risky Investment?

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Surges 41% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Dec 18
American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Surges 41% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Sep 18
Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

We Think American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Apr 18
We Think American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 25
American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Using Too Much Debt?

May 12
Is American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Using Too Much Debt?

These 4 Measures Indicate That American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jan 22
These 4 Measures Indicate That American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How American Public Education makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:APEI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24613102610
30 Jun 2461142570
31 Mar 24605-472540
31 Dec 23601-532590
30 Sep 23600-712670
30 Jun 23599-702730
31 Mar 23601-1282740
31 Dec 22606-1152690
30 Sep 22608-992630
30 Jun 22557-962420
31 Mar 22485152160
31 Dec 21419181890
30 Sep 21351151730
30 Jun 21332181650
31 Mar 21336251640
31 Dec 20322191570
30 Sep 20310171550
30 Jun 20299131520
31 Mar 20287111450
31 Dec 19286101380
30 Sep 19289131410
30 Jun 19294211360
31 Mar 19296221350
31 Dec 18298261310
30 Sep 18299251320
30 Jun 18299241310
31 Mar 18299211300
31 Dec 17299211300
30 Sep 17300201310
30 Jun 17300161290
31 Mar 17305181300
31 Dec 16313241300
30 Sep 16320271310
30 Jun 16323331320
31 Mar 16326341350
31 Dec 15328321380
30 Sep 15333341410
30 Jun 15342371450
31 Mar 15347391460
31 Dec 14350411460
30 Sep 14342381430
30 Jun 14339401410
31 Mar 14334411380

Quality Earnings: APEI has a large one-off loss of $9.3M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: APEI became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: APEI's earnings have declined by 42% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: APEI has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: APEI has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Consumer Services industry (34.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: APEI's Return on Equity (5.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/31 19:30
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Gary BisbeeBarclays