Capella Education Company (CPLA)

31.27 +0.64  +2.09%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Capella Education Company Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -26.99%
Total Returns -26.99%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Capella Education Company's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • CPLA Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • STRA Total Returns
  • APOL Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
CPLA -5.18% -13.26% -35.71% -38.40%
^SPXTR -5.89% 5.70% 1.18% 57.02%
STRA -10.07% -6.11% -22.75% -45.92%
APOL -7.43% -38.52% -17.65% -41.31%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -26.99%
Earnings Per Share TTM 181.4%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 10.62%
Dividend Yield 0.00%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 428.09M
Net Income TTM 48.80M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 10.32%
Asset Utilization 1.808

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.2391
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.00
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CPLA News

DeVry Yet To Hit Bottom
Apr 26, 10:37AM
US higher education drop out rate increasing: http://stks.co/3WMC - more bad news for $APOL, $CPLA, $STRA, $BPI etc...
about 32 days ago by MercenaryMike
Not a good day for $CPLA - EPS beat expectation but enrollment slowed and mgt offering poor guidance for Q2
about 34 days ago by MercenaryMike
Quant modell indicates a 2 - 1 chance for $CPLA not closing below 30.19 today. Now trading at 30.64 or -11.0%
about 34 days ago by TradeBot
$CPLA is -10.2% down since open and -12.6% down since close.
about 34 days ago by TradeBot
Listen to $CPLA Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 09:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3TiU
about 34 days ago by earningscast
Capella Education (CPLA) Tops Q1 EPS by 4c
Apr 24, 7:04AM Street Insider
$CPLA Tues AM eps- estimates $0.78
about 35 days ago by MinervasMomma
$CPLA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3DEe
about 55 days ago by MarketBrief
$CPLA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3C68
about 56 days ago by MarketBrief
$CPLA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3And
about 57 days ago by MarketBrief
$CPLA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/39Fa
about 60 days ago by MarketBrief
$CPLA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/381S
about 61 days ago by MarketBrief
$CPLA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/36oK
about 62 days ago by MarketBrief
$CPLA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/35dK
about 63 days ago by MarketBrief
$CPLA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3451
about 64 days ago by MarketBrief
$CPLA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/32kc
about 66 days ago by MarketBrief
$CPLA forms bullish "Symmetrical Continuation Triangle" chart pattern. http://stks.co/2x5v
about 70 days ago by RecogniaEvents
Jim Cramer just warned off on for-profit edu stocks. Time to consider buying? $APOL $STRA $CPLA
about 88 days ago by MagicDiligence
$CPLA to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences on March 1st and 13th. http://stks.co/2Tm5
about 98 days ago by abubnic
The Silent Revolution
Feb 16, 7:52AM
ForprofitEDU: $CPLA mgmt, demand environment relative to a year ago is roughly flat, visibility limited
about 104 days ago by ActAccordingly
Listen to $CPLA Q4 2011 earnings call (EPS 0.85 vs est 0.91) - live at 09:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2OQb
about 104 days ago by earningscast
$COCO $APEI $CPLA see my charts and analysis on my blog post http://stks.co/2IJI
about 111 days ago by Capaldi
I'm looking at 80-90% declines across the board in for profit edu, some are already there ($CECO $COCO), some have ways to go $STRA $CPLA
about 122 days ago by ldrogen
Yay...fake diplomas are vogue again @FinanceTrends the for-profit schools coming back to life? http://stks.co/1rWB $CPLA $APOL
about 139 days ago by howardlindzon
huge breakout in $stra 2day @FinanceTrends Has everyone noticed the for-profit schools coming back to life? http://stks.co/1rW3 $CPLA $APOL
about 139 days ago by ivanhoff

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