AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC
Business
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC provides postsecondary education and career learning through subsidiary institutions serving primarily service‑minded and working adult students. It offers degree, certificate, and diploma programs—including a comprehensive nursing “ladder” from PN to doctoral programs—online courses, campus‑based instruction, career training, and government contract training. Its key institutions and reportable segments are American Public University System (APUS), Rasmussen University (RU), Hondros College of Nursing (HCN), with Graduate School USA operating as a career‑learning provider reported in Corporate and Other. Programs are delivered online, at 28 on‑ground campuses across multiple U.S. states, to federal and public workforce clients, and via direct‑to‑student and business‑to‑business channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-06
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 649 | 625 | 601 | 606 | 419 | |
| Instructional costs and services | 297 | 296 | 293 | 288 | 173 | |
| Selling and promotional | 137 | 129 | 133 | 155 | 93 | |
| General and administrative | 145 | 142 | 128 | 120 | 103 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 16 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 18 | |
| Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | 0 | 0 | 64 | 147 | 0 | |
| Loss on sale of subsidiary (Note 2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Loss on assets held for sale (Note 5) | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Loss on leases (Note 7) | 100,000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Loss on disposals of long-lived assets | 400,000 | 400,000 | 600,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total costs and expenses | 601 | 591 | 649 | 744 | 388 | |
| (Loss) income from operations before interest and income taxes | 48 | 33 | −48 | −137 | 30 | |
| Interest expense, net | −4 | −2 | −4 | −18 | −4 | |
| (Loss) income from operations before income taxes | 44 | 31 | −53 | −151 | 26 | |
| Income tax (benefit) expense | 12 | 10 | −11 | −36 | 8 | |
| Equity investment loss | 0 | −4 | −5 | −21,000 | −831,000 | |
| Net (loss) income | 32 | 16 | −47 | −115 | 18 | |
| Preferred stock dividends | 3 | 6 | 6 | 48,000 | 0 | |
| Loss on redemption of preferred stock | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders basic | 25 | 10 | −53 | −115 | 18 | |
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders diluted | 25 | 10 | −53 | −115 | 18 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.4 | 0.57 | −2.94 | −6.1 | 0.98 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.36 | 0.55 | −2.93 | −6.08 | 0.97 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (Note 2) | 176 | 159 | 144 | 129 | 150 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $19,280 in 2024 and $21,113 in 2025 | 66 | 62 | 51 | 42 | 36 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
| Income tax receivable | 3 | 949,000 | 474,000 | 3 | 5 | |
| Assets held for sale (Note 5) | 0 | 24 | 9 | 0 | — | |
| Total current assets | 260 | 261 | 217 | 186 | 203 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 71 | 73 | 88 | 101 | 102 | |
| Operating lease assets, net | 58 | 95 | 100 | 109 | 78 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 39 | 47 | 51 | 35 | 0 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 28 | 28 | 32 | 55 | 85 | |
| Goodwill | 60 | 60 | 60 | 113 | 243 | |
| Other assets, net | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 14 | |
| Total assets | 521 | 570 | 557 | 615 | 726 | |
| Accounts payable | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Accrued compensation and benefits | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| Deferred revenue and student deposits | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | |
| Lease liabilities, current | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| Total current liabilities | 75 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 84 | |
| Lease liabilities, long term | 57 | 94 | 97 | 101 | 69 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 95 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 152 | |
| Total liabilities | 227 | 266 | 265 | 265 | 310 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred Stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares 10,000,000; Series A Senior Preferred Stock, 400 shares issued or outstanding in 2024, respectively. ($117,439 liquidation preference per share, $46,976 in aggregate, for 2024, respectively) (Note 12) | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | |
| Common Stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares 100,000,000; 17,712,575 issued and outstanding in 2024; 18,125,860 issued and outstanding in 2025 | 181,000 | 177,000 | 176,000 | 189,000 | 187,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 311 | 306 | 300 | 293 | 286 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −18,000 | −7,000 | 2 | 3 | 108,000 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −17 | −42 | −49 | 14 | 129 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 295 | 304 | 292 | 350 | 416 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 521 | 570 | 557 | 615 | 726 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 885,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 8 | 4 | −16 | −42 | 6 | |
| Loss on assets held for sale | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Loss on sale of subsidiary | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debt | −5 | −11 | −9 | −2 | −8 | |
| Prepaid expenses | −761,000 | −716,000 | −2 | 354,000 | −614,000 | |
| Income tax receivable/payable | −3 | −475,000 | 2 | 2 | −5 | |
| Operating lease assets, net | 19,000 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other assets | −1 | −1 | −259,000 | 519,000 | −2 | |
| Accounts payable | −2 | −816,000 | 5 | −10 | 8 | |
| Accrued compensation and benefits | 2 | 4 | 2 | −141,000 | −3 | |
| Accrued liabilities | −275,000 | 2 | −2 | 3 | −4 | |
| Deferred revenue and student deposits | 2 | −356,000 | 70,000 | 15,000 | −23 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 62 | 49 | 46 | 29 | 16 | |
| Cash outlay from sale of subsidiary | −2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Capital expenditures | −16 | −21 | −14 | −16 | −12 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of real property | 23 | 0 | 123,000 | 765,000 | 672,000 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | 5 | −21 | −14 | −14 | −337 | |
| Cash paid for repurchase of common/restricted stock | −4 | −4 | −11 | −2 | −3 | |
| Preferred stock dividends paid | −3 | −6 | −6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash received from exercise of stock options | 1 | 67,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cash paid for redemption of preferred stock | −43 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Cash paid for principal on borrowings and finance leases | −213,000 | −3 | −114,000 | −74 | −2 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −49 | −13 | −17 | −36 | 242 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 18 | 15 | 15 | −20 | −78 | |
| Interest paid | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | |
| Income taxes paid | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |