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Phoenix Education Partners Inc

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Phoenix Education Partners Inc AI Insights

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As of 2025-12-10

Snapshot

  • ROE TTM of 46.6% vs industry median 16.7% - nearly 3x peer returns on equity with minimal leverage (0.30 debt/equity)[ROE]
  • Asset turnover TTM 1.69x vs industry median 0.66x - 2.6x capital efficiency enables high returns without margin expansion[Asset Turnover]
  • P/E TTM 7.3x vs industry median 14.2x - trading at 51% discount despite superior profitability metrics[P/E Ratio]

Watch Triggers

  • Change in Receivables: AR growth exceeds revenue growth for 2+ quartersWould confirm revenue quality deterioration; current 21.3M increase already elevated
  • Operating Margin: Falls below 18% (from current 21.7%)Margin compression would erode ROE advantage and justify current discount
  • Cash Flow from Continuing Operating Activities: Remains below 50% of net income for 2+ quartersPersistent gap would indicate structural earnings quality problem

Bull Case

Exceptional capital efficiency: 46.6% ROE and 36.6% ROIC TTM with only 0.30 debt/equity creates compounding machine at 7.3x P/E

ROEROICDebt to EquityP/E Ratio

Net cash position (136.5M cash vs 73.3M debt) with 64.9M FCF TTM provides optionality for buybacks or accretive M&A

Cash and EquivalentsTotal DebtFree Cash Flow

Bear Case

AR increased 21.3M TTM (43% of revenue growth) - potential collection issues or aggressive revenue recognition

Change in ReceivablesAccounts Receivable

Operating cash flow 35.6M vs net income 133.9M TTM - 73% gap signals earnings quality concerns requiring investigation

Cash Flow from Continuing Operating ActivitiesNet Income

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Forward Thesis

Capital-light model should sustain 35%+ ROIC as education sector consolidates

1-3ymed
  • ROIC TTM 36.6% vs median 10.8% - structural advantage
  • Capex only 2.2% of revenue enables organic growth funding
  • Low goodwill (0.8% of assets) vs peers limits M&A overpay risk
FCF TTM 64.9M on 1.0B revenue (6.4% yield)Cash 136.5M vs total debt 73.3M - net cash positionOperating margin 21.7% vs median 10.3%
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