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The company is Net-Debt Free
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Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
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With a growth in Net Profit of 40.63%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
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With ROE of 10.76%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.57 Price to Book Value
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
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Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
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Tour, Travel Related Services
USD 1,052 Million (Small Cap)
33.00
NA
0.00%
-0.24
10.76%
3.57
Revenue and Profits:
Net Sales:
175 Million
(Quarterly Results - Mar 2026)
Net Profit:
18 Million
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-6.67%
0%
-6.67%
6 Months
36.94%
0%
36.94%
1 Year
72.0%
0%
72.0%
2 Years
234.34%
0%
234.34%
3 Years
1053.45%
0%
1053.45%
4 Years
237.17%
0%
237.17%
5 Years
81.46%
0%
81.46%
American Public Education, Inc. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
No Recent News for the Company
Announcements 
No announcement available
Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
15.06%
EBIT Growth (5y)
11.96%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
13.85
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.26
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.57
Tax Ratio
31.34%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
17.39%
ROE (avg)
7.07%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
33
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.57
EV to EBIT
18.23
EV to EBITDA
14.02
EV to Capital Employed
4.38
EV to Sales
1.51
PEG Ratio
0.53
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
24.01%
ROE (Latest)
10.76%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Shareholding Snapshot : Mar 2026
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Domestic Funds
Domestic Funds
Held in 51 Schemes (28.49%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 62 Foreign Institutions (11.75%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'26 - QoQ
Mar'26
Dec'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
174.70
158.30
10.36%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
26.00
23.20
12.07%
Interest
0.70
1.20
-41.67%
Exceptional Items
-1.70
1.50
-213.33%
Consolidate Net Profit
17.70
12.60
40.48%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
124.70%
120.30%
0.44%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is 10.36% vs -3.00% in Dec 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is 40.48% vs 125.00% in Dec 2025
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25
Dec'25
Dec'24
Change(%)
Net Sales
648.90
624.60
3.89%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
70.00
58.10
20.48%
Interest
4.20
2.10
100.00%
Exceptional Items
-0.10
-3.70
97.30%
Consolidate Net Profit
31.60
16.10
96.27%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
83.00%
62.10%
2.09%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is 3.89% vs 4.01% in Dec 2024
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is 96.27% vs 134.04% in Dec 2024
About American Public Education, Inc. 
American Public Education, Inc.
Tour, Travel Related Services
American Public Education, Inc. provides online and on-campus postsecondary education. The Company provides postsecondary education through its subsidiary institutions, American Public University System, Inc. (APUS) and Hondros College of Nursing (HCON). It operates through two segments: American Public Education Segment, which consists of the operational activities of APUS, other corporate activities, and minority investments, and Hondros College of Nursing Segment, which consists of the operational activities of HCON. APUS provides online postsecondary education to approximately 88,700 adult learners serving the needs of the military and public safety communities as of December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2016, HCON provided nursing education to approximately 1,300 students across five campuses in the State of Ohio, as well as online. It offers a Diploma in Practical Nursing and an Associate Degree in Nursing. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had approximately 90,000 students.
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Company Details
111 W Congress St , CHARLES TOWN WV : 25414-1621
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