APEI Valuation

American Public Education Inc

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+0.84(2.776%)1D

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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 0.79 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 32.39. The fair price of American Public Education Inc (APEI) is between 15.31 to 40.01 according to relative valuation methord.

Relative Value

Fair Zone

15.31-40.01

Current Price：30.26

Fair

18.77

Trailing

Forward

6.43

EV/EBITDA

American Public Education Inc. (APEI) has a current EV/EBITDA of 6.43. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 5.71. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 2.56, Undervalued between 2.56 and 4.13, Fairly Valued between 7.28 and 4.13, Overvalued between 7.28 and 8.86, and Strongly Overvalued above 8.86. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 6.43 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.

11.07

EV/EBIT

American Public Education Inc. (APEI) has a current EV/EBIT of 11.07. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 5.23. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -22.44, Undervalued between -22.44 and -8.60, Fairly Valued between 19.07 and -8.60, Overvalued between 19.07 and 32.90, and Strongly Overvalued above 32.90. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 11.07 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.

0.80

American Public Education Inc. (APEI) has a current PS of 0.80. The 5-year average PS is 0.63. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -0.18, Undervalued between -0.18 and 0.22, Fairly Valued between 1.03 and 0.22, Overvalued between 1.03 and 1.43, and Strongly Overvalued above 1.43. The current Forward PS of 0.80 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 5.34. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -1.94, Undervalued between -1.94 and 1.70, Fairly Valued between 8.98 and 1.70, Overvalued between 8.98 and 12.63, and Strongly Overvalued above 12.63. The current Forward P/OCF of 0.00 falls within the Undervalued range.

12.21

P/FCF

American Public Education Inc. (APEI) has a current P/FCF of 12.21. The 5-year average P/FCF is 8.39. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -1.71, Undervalued between -1.71 and 3.34, Fairly Valued between 13.45 and 3.34, Overvalued between 13.45 and 18.50, and Strongly Overvalued above 18.50. The current Forward P/FCF of 12.21 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.

American Public Education Inc (APEI) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.95. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 0.96 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 104.11% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 1.06, the current P/B ratio is about 84.53% higher. American Public Education Inc (APEI) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 9.52%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 9.54%, the current FCF yield is approximately -0.26% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 7.95% , the current FCF yield is about 19.66% lower.

2.01

P/B

Median3y

0.96

Median5y

1.06

9.44

FCF Yield

Median3y

9.54

Median5y

7.95

Competitors Valuation Multiple

The average P/S ratio for APEI's competitors is 0.97, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. American Public Education Inc Corp (APEI) exhibits a P/S ratio of 0.80, which is -17.51% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 6.46%, this premium appears unsustainable.

P/S

P/E

EV/EBITDA

EV/EBIT

P/S

Revenue Growth

Market Cap

APEI.O

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0.96

-6.61%

250.15M

Performance Decomposition

Market capitalization of APEI increased by 86.00% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Margin Expansion from 0.24 to 2.76.

The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 6.46%to the performance.

Overall, the performance of APEI in the past 1 year is driven by Margin Expansion. Which is more sustainable.

6.46%

152.90M → 162.77M

Revenue Growth

1050.00%

0.24 → 2.76

Margin Expansion

-970.46%

-3.31 → 28.78

P/E Change

86.00%