Does Apollo Group’s Big Drop Present a Buying Opportunity?
January 09, 2013
E = Equity to Debt Ratio Is Strong
The debt-to-equity ratio and balance sheet for Apollo Group are both strong.
|
Debt-To-Equity |
Cash |
Long-Term Debt |
|
| APOL |
0.78 |
$1.28 Billion |
$719.91 Million |
| DV |
0.00 |
$254.86 Million |
$0 |
| ESI |
1.06 |
$175.18 Million |
$140.00 Million |
T = Technicals on the Stock Chart Are Poor
Apollo Group, along with DeVry (NYSE:DV) and ITT Educational Services Inc. (NYSE:ESI) have all performed very poorly over the past three years.
|
1 Month |
Year-To-Date |
1 Year |
3 Year |
|
| APOL |
-4.24% |
-7.67% |
-65.99% |
-68.07% |
| DV |
-9.86% |
1.16% |
-41.17% |
-56.35% |
| ESI |
-23.92% |
-16.58% |
-77.44% |
-85.57% |
At $19.33, Apollo Group is currently trading below all its averages.
| 50-Day SMA |
20.15 |
| 100-Day SMA |
23.91 |
| 200-Day SMA |
28.69 |
E = Earnings and Revenue Have Been Inconsistent
Revenue peaked in 2010. EPS peaked in 2011.
|
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
| Revenue ($)in billions |
3.13 |
3.95 |
4.91 |
4.71 |
4.25 |
| Diluted EPS ($) |
2.87 |
3.75 |
3.62 |
4.04 |
3.45 |
We already know what happened this quarter. Let’s take a look at previous quarters as well.
|
8/2011 |
11/2011 |
2/2012 |
5/2012 |
8/2012 |
|
| Revenue ($)in billions |
1.10 |
1.18 |
969.55M |
1.13 |
974.29M |
| Diluted EPS ($) |
1.37 |
1.14 |
0.51 |
1.13 |
0.67 |
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