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NASDAQ:APEI

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NASDAQ:APEI
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Price: 57.36 USD 0.63% Market Closed
Market Cap: $1.1B

P/B

3.5
Current
230%
More Expensive
vs 3-y average of 1.1

Price to Book (P/B) ratio compares a company`s market value to its book value. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of net assets on the balance sheet.

P/B
3.5
=
Market Cap
$1B
/
Total Equity
$294.8m

Price to Book (P/B) ratio compares a company`s market value to its book value. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of net assets on the balance sheet.

P/B
3.5
=
Market Cap
$1B
/
Total Equity
$294.8m

Valuation Scenarios

American Public Education Inc is trading above its 3-year average

If P/B returns to its 3-Year Average (1.1), the stock would be worth $17.37 (70% downside from current price).

Statistics
Positive Scenarios
0/4
Maximum Downside
-72%
Maximum Upside
No Upside Scenarios
Average Downside
47%
Scenario P/B Value Implied Price Upside/Downside
Current Multiple 3.5 $57.36
0%
3-Year Average 1.1 $17.37
-70%
5-Year Average 1 $16.28
-72%
Industry Average 2.8 $46
-20%
Country Average 2.5 $40.88
-29%

Forward P/B
Today’s price vs future total equity

Not enough data available to calculate forward P/B

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Market Distribution

In line with most companies in the United States of America
Percentile
62st
Based on 10 946 companies
62st percentile
3.5
Low
0 — 1.5
Typical Range
1.5 — 4.8
High
4.8 —
Distribution Statistics
the United States of America
Min 0
30th Percentile 1.5
Median 2.5
70th Percentile 4.8
Max 147 580.5

American Public Education Inc
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American Public Education, Inc. provides online and on-campus postsecondary education services. The company is headquartered in Charles Town, West Virginia and currently employs 5,800 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-11-09. The firm's segments include American Public University System (APUS), Rasmussen University Segment (RU) and Hondros College of Nursing Segment (HCN). The APUS segment provides online postsecondary education to approximately 88,800 adult learners, directed primarily at the needs of the military, military-affiliated, public service, and service-minded communities through American Military University (AMU), and American Public University (APU). APUS is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The RU segment provides nursing and health sciences-focused postsecondary education to approximately 17,100 students at its 23 campuses in six states and online. The HCN segment provides nursing education to approximately 2,500 students at six campuses in Ohio, including a campus in Akron.

APEI Intrinsic Value
31.43 USD
Overvaluation 45%
Intrinsic Value
Price $57.36
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