American Public Education Past Earnings Performance
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American Public Education's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -42%, while the Consumer Services industry saw earnings growing at 20.7% 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 Growth | 20.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 18.5% |
| Return on equity | 5.6% |
| Net Margin | 1.6% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
American Public Education, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
Nov 14
American 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 22Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How American Public Education makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 24 | 613 | 10 | 261 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 611 | 4 | 257 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 605 | -47 | 254 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 601 | -53 | 259 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 600 | -71 | 267 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 599 | -70 | 273 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 601 | -128 | 274 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 606 | -115 | 269 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 608 | -99 | 263 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 557 | -96 | 242 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 485 | 15 | 216 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 419 | 18 | 189 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 351 | 15 | 173 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 332 | 18 | 165 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 336 | 25 | 164 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 322 | 19 | 157 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 310 | 17 | 155 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 299 | 13 | 152 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 287 | 11 | 145 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 286 | 10 | 138 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 289 | 13 | 141 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 294 | 21 | 136 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 296 | 22 | 135 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 298 | 26 | 131 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 299 | 25 | 132 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 299 | 24 | 131 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 299 | 21 | 130 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 299 | 21 | 130 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 300 | 20 | 131 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 300 | 16 | 129 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 305 | 18 | 130 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 313 | 24 | 130 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 320 | 27 | 131 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 323 | 33 | 132 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 326 | 34 | 135 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 328 | 32 | 138 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 333 | 34 | 141 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 342 | 37 | 145 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 347 | 39 | 146 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 350 | 41 | 146 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 342 | 38 | 143 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 339 | 40 | 141 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 334 | 41 | 138 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 329 | 42 | 136 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: APEI has a large one-off loss of $5.6M 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 (38.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: APEI's Return on Equity (5.6%) is considered low.