Perdoceo Education Q2 revenue rises on breadth of academic program offerings
Perdoceo Education Q2 revenue rises on breadth of academic program offerings
Overview
US postsecondary education provider's Q2 revenue rose 1.8% yr/yr, adjusted EPS up 19.4%
Company increased quarterly dividend by 13.3% to $0.17 per share
Total student enrollments grew 0.7%, driven by USAHS program growth
Outlook
Perdoceo sees Q3 operating income of $54.5 mln to $55.5 mln
Company expects Q3 adjusted EPS of $0.73 to $0.74
Perdoceo forecasts full-year adjusted EPS of $3.10 to $3.16
Result Drivers
PROGRAM PORTFOLIO - Co said breadth of academic program offerings supported sustainable growth in Q2
USAHS ENROLLMENT GROWTH - Growth in student enrollments at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences contributed to overall enrollment increase
AIUS REVENUE DECLINE - Revenue at AIUS fell due to lower enrollments at Trident University and reduced non-Title IV and professional development programs
Company press release: ID:nBw9bnFbpa
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q2 Revenue | Slight Beat* | $213.40 mln | $212.50 mln (1 Analyst) |
Q2 Adjusted EPS | Beat | $0.80 | $0.54 (2 Analysts) |
Q2 EPS |
| $0.75 |
|
Q2 Net Income |
| $47.97 mln |
|
Q2 Adjusted Operating Income | Beat | $64.22 mln | $63.54 mln (1 Analyst) |
Q2 Capex |
| $1.55 mln |
|
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the miscellaneous educational service providers peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Perdoceo Education Corporation is $44.00, about 33.2% above its August 5 closing price of $33.03
The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago
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