American Public Education (American Public Education) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.70 (As of Dec. 2023)

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American Public Education's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.3 Mil. American Public Education's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $191.4 Mil. American Public Education's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $292.0 Mil. American Public Education's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.70.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Public Education's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

APEI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.59 Max: 0.7
Current: 0.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of American Public Education was 0.70. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.59.

APEI's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
65.63% of 224 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 0.34 vs APEI: 0.70

American Public Education Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Public Education's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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American Public Education Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.04

0.03

0.59

0.60

0.70

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
Debt-to-Equity																0.60	0.61	0.73	0.73	0.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, American Public Education's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, American Public Education's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Public Education's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

American Public Education Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

American Public Education's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(13.309	+	191.421)	/	291.976
	=	0.70

American Public Education's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(13.309	+	191.421)	/	291.976
	=	0.70

American Public Education (NAS:APEI) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

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American Public Education (American Public Education) Business Description

Industry

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Address

111 West Congress Street, Charles Town, WV, USA, 25414

Website

https://www.apei.com

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