APEI Relative Valuation
APEI's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, APEI is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
American Public Education Inc (APEI) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 0.00 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 31.07. The fair price of American Public Education Inc (APEI) is between NaN to NaN according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
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Current Price：35.45
Fair
20.60
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
7.62
EV/EBITDA
American Public Education Inc. (APEI) has a current EV/EBITDA of 7.62. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 5.84. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 2.53, Undervalued between 2.53 and 4.18, Fairly Valued between 7.49 and 4.18, Overvalued between 7.49 and 9.15, and Strongly Overvalued above 9.15. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 7.62 falls within the Overvalued range.
12.14
EV/EBIT
American Public Education Inc. (APEI) has a current EV/EBIT of 12.14. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 5.50. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -22.39, Undervalued between -22.39 and -8.44, Fairly Valued between 19.45 and -8.44, Overvalued between 19.45 and 33.39, and Strongly Overvalued above 33.39. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 12.14 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.96
PS
American Public Education Inc. (APEI) has a current PS of 0.96. The 5-year average PS is 0.61. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -0.16, Undervalued between -0.16 and 0.23, Fairly Valued between 1.00 and 0.23, Overvalued between 1.00 and 1.38, and Strongly Overvalued above 1.38. The current Forward PS of 0.96 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.00
P/OCF
American Public Education Inc. (APEI) has a current P/OCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/OCF is 4.72. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -2.47, Undervalued between -2.47 and 1.12, Fairly Valued between 8.31 and 1.12, Overvalued between 8.31 and 11.91, and Strongly Overvalued above 11.91. The current Forward P/OCF of 0.00 falls within the Undervalued range.
16.81
P/FCF
American Public Education Inc. (APEI) has a current P/FCF of 16.81. The 5-year average P/FCF is 8.58. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -1.99, Undervalued between -1.99 and 3.30, Fairly Valued between 13.86 and 3.30, Overvalued between 13.86 and 19.14, and Strongly Overvalued above 19.14. The current Forward P/FCF of 16.81 falls within the Overvalued range.
American Public Education Inc (APEI) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 2.26. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 1.12 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 102.07% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 1.11, the current P/B ratio is about 104.21% higher. American Public Education Inc (APEI) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 8.25%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 7.92% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
2.27
P/B
Median3y
1.12
Median5y
1.11
9.51
FCF Yield
Median3y
8.25
Median5y
7.92
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for APEI's competitors is , providing a benchmark for relative valuation. American Public Education Inc Corp (APEI) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 6.59%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of APEI increased by 62.70% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Margin Expansion from 1.48 to 3.41.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 6.59%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of APEI in the past 1 year is driven by Margin Expansion. Which is more sustainable.
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