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APEI vs GOTU // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
American Public Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: APEI 6
— GOTU 4
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: APEI
LAST: $44.30 (+0.64%) • MKT CAP: $810.8M
roic
17.60%
LAST: $2.27 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $541.3M
roic
-35.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (APEI VS. GOTU)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | APEI | GOTU | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 54.20% | 67.40% | -13.20 | GOTU | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 17.60% | -35.00% | +52.60 | APEI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.9x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.69% | 10.99% | -5.30 | GOTU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.40% | -8.20% | +15.60 | APEI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.90% | -5.30% | +10.20 | APEI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.90% | 40.90% | -37.00 | GOTU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.08 | 0.20 | +3.88 | APEI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | APEI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 28.8 | 36.3 | -7.49 | GOTU | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.9x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $810.8M | $541.3M | $269.5M | APEI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | APEI REV | GOTU REV | APEI GROSS % | GOTU GROSS % | APEI FCF | GOTU FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $648.9M | $879.0M | 54.2% | 67.4% | $46.1M | $59.5M |
| FY 2024 | $624.6M | $623.8M | 52.7% | 68.0% | $27.8M | $35.3M |
| FY 2023 | $600.5M | $417.0M | — | — | $45.5M | $49.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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