American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) vs Gaotu Techedu Inc. (GOTU)

American Public Education, Inc. and Gaotu Techedu Inc. are both Education & Training Services companies. American Public Education, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $899.2M against $334.0M — 2.7× the size. Gaotu Techedu Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; American Public Education, Inc. trades at 19.6×. Gaotu Techedu Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 28.8% against 3.64%. American Public Education, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.84% vs −4.97%) and the higher return on invested capital (22.4% vs 0.00%). Across the 20 metrics below, American Public Education, Inc. leads on 14 and Gaotu Techedu Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric APEI GOTU Education & Training Services median
P/E 19.60 n/m 13.22
P/S 1.35 0.61 0.99
P/B 2.88 3.81 1.62
Price to free cash flow 12.89 9.60 10.06
EV/EBITDA 9.52 n/m 8.56
EV/Sales 1.15 0.18 0.78
Earnings yield 5.10% (7.95%) 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 7.76% 10.42% 2.81%

Profitability

Metric APEI GOTU Education & Training Services median
Gross margin 55.85% 67.54% 54.64%
Operating margin 9.56% (6.60%) 0.00%
Net margin 6.84% (4.97%) 2.98%
Free cash flow margin 10.49% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on equity 15.58% (25.49%) 0.00%
Return on assets 8.50% (5.51%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 22.35% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric APEI GOTU Education & Training Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.64% 28.79% 6.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 147.27% 66.07% 15.68%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 15.06% (4.25%) 4.27%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 6.10% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric APEI GOTU Education & Training Services median
Debt to equity 0.28 0.51 0.05
Current ratio 3.25 0.86 1.33
Net debt to EBITDA (1.25) 8.43 (0.15)

Dividend

Metric APEI GOTU Education & Training Services median
Dividend yield — — 1.84%
Payout ratio — — 0.23

Size

Metric APEI GOTU Education & Training Services median
Market cap 899.16m 334.02m 68.84m

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