What is American Public Education Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?
American Public Education's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $297.6 Mil.
American Public Education's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-48.3 Mil. American Public Education's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -16.23%.
The historical rank and industry rank for American Public Education's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
APEI'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -68.07 Med: 11.93 Max: 39.35
Current: -12.3
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of American Public Education was 39.35%. The lowest was -68.07%. And the median was 11.93%.
APEI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 87.27% of 267
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 5.59
vs APEI: -12.30
Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.
A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. American Public Education's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.
American Public Education Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for American Public Education's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
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American Public Education Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
Competitive Comparison of American Public Education's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, American Public Education's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, American Public Education's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where American Public Education's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
American Public Education Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
American Public Educations Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
American Public Education's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-48.3 Mil.
American Public Education (NAS:APEI) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation
Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.
Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.
Be Aware
Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.
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American Public Education (American Public Education) Business Description
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.
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