Capella Education Company (CPLA)

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

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

CPLA 0.9942
STRA 1.752
APOL 0.9254
DV 0.8792

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

CPLA 9.419
STRA 10.94
APOL 7.311
DV 9.283

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

CPLA 2.635
STRA 18.92
APOL 3.849
DV 1.343

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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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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