American Public Education, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Tour, Travel Related Services
  • ISIN: US02913V1035
USD
51.79
-2.18 (-4.04%)
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Why is American Public Education, Inc. ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
2
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 40.63%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 88.27 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 13.11%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -22.06 %
4
With ROE of 10.76%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.57 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 81.17%, its profits have risen by 65.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
5
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating 81.17% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to American Public Education, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Tour, Travel Related Services should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Tour, Travel Related Services)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is American Public Education, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
American Public Education, Inc.
72.0%
5.30
42.21%
S&P 500
22.24%
1.91
13.23%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

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%
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Technical 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
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

24What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 88.27 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 13.11%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -22.06 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -5.64% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 15.72 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 174.74 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 25.95 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 14.85 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 20.92 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 19.27 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.94

-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At USD 1.89 MM has Grown at 28.46%

Here's what is working for American Public Education, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 88.27 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 20.92 MM has Grown at 91.11%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 10.95 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 19.27 MM has Grown at 143.01%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 7.93 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -22.06 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Sales
Highest at USD 174.74 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 25.95 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 14.85 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 20.92 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 19.27 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.94
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 15.72 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -5.64% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 4.15 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for American Public Education, Inc.

Interest
At USD 1.89 MM has Grown at 28.46%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)