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American Public Education (American Public Education) Interest Coverage

: 23.89 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. American Public Education's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.9 Mil. American Public Education's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.8 Mil. American Public Education's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.89. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Public Education's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

APEI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.61   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 4.19


APEI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.53% of 182 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 14.295 vs APEI: 4.19

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


American Public Education Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Public Education's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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American Public Education Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A N/A 7.40 0.61 4.19

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
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.26 - - 8.06 23.89

Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, American Public Education's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, American Public Education's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Public Education's Interest Coverage falls into.



American Public Education Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

American Public Education's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, American Public Education's Interest Expense was $-4.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $18.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $191.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.673/-4.459
=4.19

American Public Education's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, American Public Education's Interest Expense was $-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $18.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $191.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.894/-0.791
=23.89

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


American Public Education  (NAS:APEI) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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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