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American Public Education (American Public Education) Net-Net Working Capital : $-8.53 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is American Public Education Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

American Public Education's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8.53.

The industry rank for American Public Education's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

APEI's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 6.63
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

American Public Education Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Public Education's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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American Public Education Net-Net Working Capital Chart

American Public Education Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.08 11.86 -8.57 -9.04 -8.53

American Public Education Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.04 -9.41 -10.02 -9.22 -8.53

Competitive Comparison of American Public Education's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, American Public Education's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Public Education's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, American Public Education's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Public Education's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



American Public Education Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

American Public Education's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(116.66+0.75 * 50.973+0.5 * 0-265.41
-39.691-0)/17.6044
=-8.53

American Public Education's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(116.66+0.75 * 50.973+0.5 * 0-265.41
-39.691-0)/17.6044
=-8.53

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


American Public Education  (NAS:APEI) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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American Public Education (American Public Education) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
111 West Congress Street, Charles Town, WV, USA, 25414
American Public Education Inc provides online and on-campus postsecondary education including various undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The fields of study include business administration, health science, technology, criminal justice, education, liberal arts, national security, military studies, intelligence, and homeland security. There are three reporting segments: the American Public Education segment which is the key revenue generator; the Rasmussen University Segment and the Hondros College of Nursing segment. The revenue is generated from net course registrations and enrollment, tuition rate, net tuition, and other fees.
Executives
Barbara Kurshan director C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, 111 W. CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
Craig S Macgibbon officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer C/O UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 157 CHURCH STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06506
Thomas Beckett officer: SVP, General Counsel 111 W. CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
Paula R Singer officer: Acting President, Rasmussen C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC., 111 WEST CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
325 Master Fund Lp other: See Footnotes 757 THIRD AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Daniel M. Friedberg other: See Footnotes C/O SAGARD CAPITAL, 325 GREENWICH AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
325 Capital Llc other: See Footnotes 757 THIRD AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael David Braner director, other: See Footnotes 200 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Anil K Shrivastava other: See Footnotes 200 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
325 Capital Gp, Llc other: See Footnotes 757 THIRD AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robinson William G Jr director 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Granetta B. Blevins director C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC., 111 WEST CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
Harry T Wilkins officer: EVP, Strategy, Growth & Innov. 111 W. CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
Anna M. Fabrega director C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC., 111 WEST CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
Eric C. Andersen director C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC., 111 W. CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414