American Public Education's (APEI) focus on serving military and public service personnel, high student referral rates and accreditation enable it to consistently deliver impressive top and bottom lines, as reaffirmed by its second-quarter 2011 results. The company's sustained effort to expand educational programs helps it to boost enrollments.
Surprisingly, the company has predicted a 35% growth in new student enrollments for third-quarter 2011, despite the regulation proposed by the Department of Education. The company now is primarily focusing on increasing net registrations from civilian students, to safeguard itself from the adverse impact of a fall in military registrations due to increased military operations.
Further, American Public Education's debt-free balance sheet and healthy cash reserves augur well for future operating performance. Currently, we have a long-term Outperform recommendation on the stock. Our target price of $38.00, 19.1X 2011 EPS, reflects this view.
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