The historical rank and industry rank for Capella Education Co's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
CPLA's Net Margin % is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 4.85 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Net Margin % only.
Capella Education Co Net Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Capella Education Co's Net Margin % 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.
Competitive Comparison of Capella Education Co's Net Margin %
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Capella Education Co's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % 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.
Capella Education Co's Net Margin % Distribution in the Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Capella Education Co's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Capella Education Co's Net Margin % falls into.
Capella Education Co Net Margin % Calculation
Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
Capella Education Co's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as
* 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.
Capella Education Co (NAS:CPLA) Net Margin % Explanation
Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.
But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
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Capella Education Co (Capella Education Co) Business Description
Capella Education Co is an American for-profit education company that operates online universities and various educational programs. The company's flagship offering, Capella University, operates various bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs with close to 35,000 students enrolled. Master's degree programs represent approximately 50% of the university's degree programs in areas such as technology, business, healthcare, and psychology. Capella University focuses on mid-career professionals with an average student age of 39 years. Enrollment and fees from Capella University are the largest source of revenue, followed by other educational programs. A large portion of the company's revenue is made possible by federal financial aid programs such as Pell Fund Grants.
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