American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is American Public Education, Inc. ?

Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength

Positive results in Sep 25

NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 10.11 MM has Grown at 196.18%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 75.12 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 11.2%

With ROE of 11.87%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.64 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 143.94%, its profits have risen by 73% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4

High Institutional Holdings at 100%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Consistent Returns over the last 3 years

Along with generating 143.94% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to American Public Education, Inc. should be less than 10%
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.

154.19%

5.37

44.16%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.71

19.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

16.11%

EBIT Growth (5y)

15.53%

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)

1.56

Tax Ratio

31.34%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

17.39%

ROE (avg)

7.07%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

3.64

EV to EBIT

16.01

EV to EBITDA

12.57

EV to Capital Employed

4.84

EV to Sales

1.42

PEG Ratio

0.42

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

30.23%

ROE (Latest)

11.87%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

Bearish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

17What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 10.11 MM has Grown at 196.18%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 75.12 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 11.2%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -9.63 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -9.43% (YoY

-8What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 2.18 MM has Grown at 53.74%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 13.15 times

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 8.71 MM has Fallen at -19.49%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 5.61 MM has Fallen at -24.73%

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

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 75.12 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)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -9.63 % 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

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -9.43% (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

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

Interest

At USD 2.18 MM has Grown at 53.74%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 8.71 MM has Fallen at -19.49%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 10.81 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 5.61 MM has Fallen at -24.73%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 7.45 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 13.15 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio