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American Public Education (American Public Education) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 6.68 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is American Public Education Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), American Public Education's current share price is $14.29. American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.14. American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 6.68.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

APEI' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.88   Med: 12.22   Max: 23.35
Current: 6.4

During the past years, American Public Education's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 23.35. The lowest was 1.88. And the median was 12.22.

APEI's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
82.09% of 67 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 13.21 vs APEI: 6.40

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

American Public Education's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.421. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $2.14 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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American Public Education Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

American Public Education Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.25 13.79 10.63 5.65 4.51

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
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 5.65 2.51 2.17 2.28 4.51

Competitive Comparison of American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



American Public Education Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=14.29/2.14
=6.68

* 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.

American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, American Public Education's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=-0.421/129.4194*129.4194
=-0.421

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

American Public Education Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.433 99.695 0.562
201406 0.249 100.560 0.320
201409 1.084 100.428 1.397
201412 0.257 99.070 0.336
201503 0.099 99.621 0.129
201506 0.444 100.684 0.571
201509 0.783 100.392 1.009
201512 0.459 99.792 0.595
201603 1.041 100.470 1.341
201606 0.260 101.688 0.331
201609 0.647 101.861 0.822
201612 0.494 101.863 0.628
201703 0.169 102.862 0.213
201706 0.479 103.349 0.600
201709 0.558 104.136 0.693
201712 0.816 104.011 1.015
201803 0.519 105.290 0.638
201806 0.446 106.317 0.543
201809 0.252 106.507 0.306
201812 0.873 105.998 1.066
201903 0.379 107.251 0.457
201906 0.868 108.070 1.039
201909 0.436 108.329 0.521
201912 0.214 108.420 0.255
202003 0.639 108.902 0.759
202006 1.284 108.767 1.528
202009 0.780 109.815 0.919
202012 -0.045 109.897 -0.053
202103 0.591 111.754 0.684
202106 -0.203 114.631 -0.229
202109 -0.589 115.734 -0.659
202112 0.512 117.630 0.563
202203 1.181 121.301 1.260
202206 0.835 125.017 0.864
202209 0.172 125.227 0.178
202212 -1.506 125.222 -1.556
202303 0.501 127.348 0.509
202306 0.689 128.729 0.693
202309 0.966 129.860 0.963
202312 -0.421 129.419 -0.421

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


American Public Education  (NAS:APEI) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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American Public Education (American Public Education) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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