American Public Education vs Lincoln Educational Services
APEI and LINC side by side, both in services-educational services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How APEI and LINC compare
American Public Education and Lincoln Educational Services are about the same size, with market caps of $742M and $656M.
Lincoln Educational Services grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.0% versus 3.6% for American Public Education).
American Public Education keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.8% compared with 4.0% at Lincoln Educational Services.
American Public Education scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 for Lincoln Educational Services), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | APEI | LINC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $742M | $656M |
| Share price | $40.57 | $20.68 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.9% | −1.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 54.5% | 192% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.65 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 74 | 2,590 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.7× | – |
| P/S | 1.1× (better) | 1.1× |
| P/B | 2.4× (better) | 3.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.6× (better) | 10.7× |
| P/FCF | 10.6× (better) | 26.7× |
| FCF yield | 9.4% (better) | 3.7% |
| Fair value | $43.93 | $13.78 |
| Margin of safety | 7.6% (better) | −50.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.6% | 22.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.1% (better) | 12.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 59.6% | 59.6% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 129% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.7% (better) | −15.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 55.9% | 59.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 9.6% (better) | 5.9% |
| Net margin | 6.8% (better) | 4.0% |
| FCF margin | 10.5% (better) | 4.3% |
| Return on equity | 15.6% (better) | 11.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 26.5% (better) | 14.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.28 | 0.13 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.69 | −0.30 |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.9× |
| Current ratio | 3.25 (better) | 0.96 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.08 (better) | 2.76 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 1.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.8% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 107% | 94.7% |
| Held by insiders | 14.4% | 20.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$22.5M (better) | −$31.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.1% | 10.5% |
Go deeper
- APEI stock overview
- APEI income statement
- APEI valuation and score
- LINC stock overview
- LINC income statement
- LINC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.