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Aspen Group (Aspen Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.22 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Aspen Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), Aspen Group's current share price is $0.23606. Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2023 was $1.07. Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.22.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASPU's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 1.235
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio only.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Aspen Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2023 was $1.413. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $1.07 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2023.

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Aspen Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Aspen Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Aspen Group Annual Data
Trend Feb12 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Aspen Group Quarterly Data
Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.65 0.95 1.07 0.39 0.27

Competitive Comparison of Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Aspen Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=0.23606/1.07
=0.22

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Aspen Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Aspen Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2023)
=1.413/126.2230*126.2230
=1.413

Current CPI (Jan. 2023) = 126.2230.

Aspen Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201303 0.104 98.209 0.134
201307 -0.039 98.557 -0.050
201310 -0.194 98.536 -0.249
201401 -0.281 98.692 -0.359
201404 -0.293 100.023 -0.370
201407 -0.115 100.520 -0.144
201410 0.200 100.176 0.252
201501 0.094 98.604 0.120
201504 0.243 99.824 0.307
201507 0.183 100.691 0.229
201510 0.123 100.346 0.155
201601 0.069 99.957 0.087
201604 0.161 100.947 0.201
201607 0.112 101.524 0.139
201610 0.127 101.988 0.157
201701 0.134 102.456 0.165
201704 0.581 103.167 0.711
201707 0.569 103.278 0.695
201710 0.548 104.070 0.665
201801 1.081 104.578 1.305
201804 1.842 105.708 2.199
201807 1.696 106.324 2.013
201810 1.576 106.695 1.864
201901 1.475 106.200 1.753
201904 1.419 107.818 1.661
201907 1.314 108.250 1.532
201910 1.305 108.577 1.517
202001 1.920 108.841 2.227
202004 1.919 108.173 2.239
202007 1.953 109.318 2.255
202010 2.134 109.861 2.452
202101 2.032 110.364 2.324
202104 1.971 112.673 2.208
202107 1.957 115.183 2.145
202110 1.875 116.696 2.028
202201 1.754 118.619 1.866
202204 1.688 121.978 1.747
202207 1.543 125.002 1.558
202210 1.466 125.734 1.472
202301 1.413 126.223 1.413

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Aspen Group  (OTCPK:ASPU) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Aspen Group (Aspen Group) Business Description

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Address
276 Fifth Avenue, Suite 505, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Aspen Group Inc is an education technology holding company that leverages its infrastructure and expertise to allow its two universities, Aspen University and United States University, to deliver on the vision of making college affordable again. Its only segment is the educational delivery operation using a core infrastructure that serves the curriculum and educational delivery needs of its online and campus students regardless of geography.
Executives
Michael L Koehneman director 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Douglas Kass director C/O EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC., ONE PARKER PLAZA, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Matthew Lavay officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ELLIE MAE, INC., 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, 5TH FL, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Cheri St. Arnauld officer: Chief Academic Officer 720 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 1150N, DENVER CO 80246
Michael Mathews director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 257 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 602, NEW YORK NY 10010
Robert Alessi officer: Chief Accounting Officer 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Joan Marie Prince director 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Gerard Wendolowski officer: Chief Operating Officer 720 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 1150N, DENVER CO 80246
C James Jensen director C/O ASPEN GROUP, INC., 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Frank J Cotroneo director 4400 MAIN ST, KANSAS CITY MO 64111
Anne M Mcnamara officer: Chief Nursing Officer 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Sanford Rich director 26 BEACH DRIVE, DARIEN CT 06820
Maclean Malcolm F Iv director C/O ASPEN GROUP, INC., 1660 SOUTH ALBION STREET, SUITE 525, DENVER CO 80222
Joseph L. Sevely officer: Chief Financial Officer 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 306, NEW YORK NY 10001
Janet Gill officer: Executive Vice President 720 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 1150N, DENVER CO 80246