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Apollo Education Group (Apollo Education Group) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Nov. 2016)


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What is Apollo Education Group Financial Strength?

Apollo Education Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Apollo Education Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2016 was 5.90. Apollo Education Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2016 was 0.03. As of today, Apollo Education Group's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Apollo Education Group's Financial Strength

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Apollo Education Group's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Apollo Education Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Apollo Education Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apollo Education Group's Financial Strength falls into.



Apollo Education Group Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Apollo Education Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Nov. 2016 was $-1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Nov. 2016 was $8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2016 was $33 Mil.

Apollo Education Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2016 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Nov. 2016 )/Interest Expense (Q: Nov. 2016 )
=-1*8.404/-1.425
=5.90

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Apollo Education Group's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2016 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Nov. 2016 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(23.53 + 33.251) / 1937.996
=0.03

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Apollo Education Group has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Apollo Education Group  (NAS:APOL) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Apollo Education Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Apollo Education Group (Apollo Education Group) Business Description

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Apollo Education Group Inc was incorporated in Arizona in 1981. It offers educational programs and services, online and on-campus at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. Its learning platforms include the following The University of Phoenix, Inc., Apollo Global, Inc. which also includes BPP Holdings Limited, Universidad Latinoamericana, Universidad de Artes, Ciencias y Comunicación, and Indian Education Services Private Ltd., Western International University, Inc., Institute for Professional Development, The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corporation, Carnegie Learning, Inc., and Apollo Lightspeed. Its institutions offer Accredited Degree Programs, Professional Examinations Training and Professional Development, and Employers. The Company's international operations include full-time and part-time courses, delivered on-campus or online, for professional examination preparation, professional development training and various degree/certificate/diploma programs. It competes mainly with traditional public and private two-year and four-year degree-granting regionally accredited colleges and universities, other proprietary degree-granting regionally accredited schools and alternatives to higher education. Its domestic postsecondary institutions are subject to extensive federal and state regulations.
Executives
Sean Martin officer: SVP, General Counsel ONE BAXTER PARKWAY, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Ann Kirschner director 650 FROM ROAD, SUITE 375, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Richard H Dozer director VIAD CORP, 7000 E. 1ST AVENUE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Robert S Murley director 4025 S. RIVERPOINT PARKWAY, M/S CF-K815, PHOENIX AZ 85040
James Mitchell Bowling officer: SVP, COO 4025 S RIVERPOINT PKWY MS CF-K808 PHOENIX AZ 85040
Terri C Bishop director, officer: Vice Chairman 4025 S RIVERPOINT PKWY, PHOENIX AZ 85040
Peter V Sperling director, officer: Chairman of the Board 4615 E ELWOOD, PHOENIX AZ 85040
Darby E Shupp director 4025 S RIVERPOINT PKWY, M/S CF-X01, PHOENIX AZ 85040
Gregory James Iverson officer: SVP, CFO, CAO & Treasurer 4025 S. RIVERPOINT PARKWAY, CF-K809, PHOENIX AZ 85040
Herberger Roy A Jr director 400 E VAN BUREN ST, PO BOX 52132, PHOENIX AZ 85072-2132
Matthew Jr Carter director 550 W ADAMS, STE 900, CHICAGO IL 60661
Manuel Felix Rivelo director 2312 MAGNOLIA BLVD. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98199
Brian L Swartz officer: SVP & CFO 4025 S RIVERPOINT PKWY MAIL-STOP CF-KX04 PHOENIX AZ 85040
P Robert Moya officer: EVP, Special Projects 4025 S RIVERPOINT PKWY, MS CF-KX01, PHOENIX AZ 85040
Di Piazza Samuel A Jr. director 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35209

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