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American Public Education (FRA:51A) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.27 (As of May. 22, 2025)


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What is American Public Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-22), American Public Education's current share price is €24.40. American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €19.15. American Public Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.27.

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

FRA:51A' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2   Med: 1.94   Max: 4.17
Current: 1.39

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.

FRA:51A's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
50.36% of 139 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.37 vs FRA:51A: 1.39

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 €13.864. 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 €19.15 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
=24.40/19.15
=1.27

* 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)
=13.864/134.9266*134.9266
=13.864

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

American Public Education Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 12.490 100.684 16.738
201509 12.865 100.392 17.291
201512 13.616 99.792 18.410
201603 13.837 100.470 18.582
201606 14.124 101.688 18.741
201609 14.233 101.861 18.853
201612 15.576 101.863 20.632
201703 15.501 102.862 20.333
201706 15.027 103.349 19.618
201709 14.459 104.136 18.734
201712 15.181 104.011 19.693
201803 14.529 105.290 18.619
201806 15.803 106.317 20.056
201809 16.178 106.507 20.495
201812 17.193 105.998 21.885
201903 17.152 107.251 21.578
201906 17.327 108.070 21.633
201909 17.477 108.329 21.768
201912 17.595 108.420 21.897
202003 17.471 108.902 21.646
202006 17.620 108.767 21.858
202009 17.087 109.815 20.994
202012 17.036 109.897 20.916
202103 18.025 111.754 21.762
202106 17.903 114.631 21.073
202109 18.375 115.734 21.422
202112 19.660 117.630 22.551
202203 20.378 121.301 22.667
202206 15.835 125.017 17.090
202209 16.859 125.227 18.165
202212 15.491 125.222 16.692
202303 14.923 127.348 15.811
202306 12.735 128.729 13.348
202309 12.735 129.860 13.232
202312 13.142 129.419 13.701
202403 13.026 131.776 13.337
202406 13.091 132.554 13.325
202409 12.755 133.029 12.937
202412 14.244 133.157 14.433
202503 13.864 134.927 13.864

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  (FRA:51A) 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

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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.

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