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APEI (American Public Education) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.42 (As of May. 28, 2025)


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What is American Public Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-28), American Public Education's current share price is $29.74. American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $20.95. American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.42.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

APEI' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2   Med: 1.94   Max: 4.17
Current: 1.4

During the past years, American Public Education's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.17. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 1.94.

APEI's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
51.75% of 143 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs APEI: 1.40

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

American Public Education's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $14.988. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $20.95 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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American Public Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

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American Public Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

American Public Education Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.98 1.24 0.62 0.47 1.04

American Public Education Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.68 0.84 0.71 1.04 1.07

Competitive Comparison of American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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American Public Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=29.74/20.95
=1.42

* 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.

American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, American Public Education's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=14.988/134.9266*134.9266
=14.988

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

American Public Education Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 14.018 100.684 18.786
201509 14.439 100.392 19.406
201512 14.832 99.792 20.054
201603 15.408 100.470 20.692
201606 15.870 101.688 21.057
201609 15.974 101.861 21.159
201612 16.430 101.863 21.763
201703 16.579 102.862 21.747
201706 16.885 103.349 22.044
201709 17.233 104.136 22.328
201712 17.965 104.011 23.305
201803 17.914 105.290 22.956
201806 18.462 106.317 23.430
201809 18.878 106.507 23.915
201812 19.560 105.998 24.898
201903 19.381 107.251 24.382
201906 19.578 108.070 24.443
201909 19.247 108.329 23.973
201912 19.550 108.420 24.330
202003 19.305 108.902 23.918
202006 19.843 108.767 24.615
202009 20.126 109.815 24.728
202012 20.726 109.897 25.446
202103 21.458 111.754 25.907
202106 21.570 114.631 25.389
202109 21.617 115.734 25.202
202112 22.215 117.630 25.482
202203 22.443 121.301 24.964
202206 16.739 125.017 18.066
202209 16.692 125.227 17.985
202212 16.410 125.222 17.682
202303 15.978 127.348 16.929
202306 13.798 128.729 14.462
202309 13.591 129.860 14.121
202312 14.331 129.419 14.941
202403 14.159 131.776 14.498
202406 14.092 132.554 14.344
202409 14.157 133.029 14.359
202412 14.915 133.157 15.113
202503 14.988 134.927 14.988

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


American Public Education  (NAS:APEI) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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American Public Education Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
111 West Congress Street, Charles Town, WV, USA, 25414
American Public Education Inc provides online and campus based 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 University 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
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
James Kenigsberg director C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Michael David Braner director, other: See Footnotes 200 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Jean C. Halle director 111 W. CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
Daniel S. Pianko director C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC., 111 WEST CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
Barbara Kurshan director C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, 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
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
Eric C. Andersen director C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC., 111 W. CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414