Return On Equity
-5.1%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
ASPEN GROUP, INC. financial metrics
Period Q1 2023 · Filed 16 May 2023
Key metrics snapshot
Return On Assets
2.6%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Operating Margin
8.7%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Current Ratio
0.78x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Quick Ratio
0.69x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Debt-to-equity
0.55x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Revenues YoY
-7.1%
Trailing 12 months · Through 31 Jan 2023
NetIncomeLoss YoY
0.87%
Trailing 12 months · Through 31 Jan 2023
Profitability
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Equity |
-5.1%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
|
|
| Return On Assets |
2.6%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
|
|
| Operating Margin |
8.7%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
|
Financial Health
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio |
0.78x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
|
|
| Quick Ratio |
0.69x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
|
|
| Debt-to-equity |
0.55x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
|
Growth
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues YoY |
-7.1%
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
|
| NetIncomeLoss YoY |
0.87%
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
Share Metrics
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding |
25,462,316
Period-end balance · 12 May 2023
|
+1.1% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |
25,431,351
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+1.4% |
| Common Stock, Value, Issued |
$25,587
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+1.4% |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic |
25,381,500
Reported period · 31 Jan 2023
|
+1.4% |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted |
25,381,500
Reported period · 31 Jan 2023
|
+1.4% |
Supporting Metrics
These supporting metrics stay fully source-backed for deeper research. Scan the latest value and reported period first, then open a metric page when you need the full filing trail.
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts Payable, Current |
$2,247,043
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+24% |
| Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |
$22,517,343
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+15% |
| Accrued Liabilities, Current |
$3,118,533
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+50% |
| Additional Paid in Capital |
$113,035,546
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+1.5% |
| Assets |
$87,834,620
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+7.3% |
| Assets, Current |
$31,020,566
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+9.1% |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value |
$1,603,501
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
-73% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents |
$6,527,026
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
-12% |
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share |
0
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
0% |
| Common Stock, Shares Authorized |
60,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+50% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Issued |
25,586,837
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+1.4% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Current |
$8,075,063
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+31% |
| Cost of Revenue |
$30,547,807
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
-14% |
| Costs and Expenses |
$78,128,756
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
-9% |
| Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |
$3,665,558
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
+9.3% |
| Earnings Per Share, Basic |
0
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
-2.6% |
| Earnings Per Share, Diluted |
0
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
-2.6% |
| General and Administrative Expense |
$42,215,391
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
-7.3% |
| Goodwill |
$5,011,432
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
0% |
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest |
-$9,539,338
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
-1.5% |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
$152,951
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
-59% |
| Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) |
$7,900,000
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
|
| Interest Expense |
$2,373,558
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
+514% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid |
$29,624,859
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+2.2% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four |
$4,782,909
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+22% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One |
$4,739,252
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+14% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three |
$4,677,144
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+23% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two |
$4,547,151
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+13% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount |
$9,408,339
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
-1.5% |
| Liabilities |
$51,898,336
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+37% |
| Liabilities and Equity |
$87,834,620
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+7.3% |
| Liabilities, Current |
$24,071,254
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+17% |
| Nonoperating Income (Expense) |
-$2,331,446
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
-1946% |
| Operating Income (Loss) |
-$7,207,892
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
+24% |
| Operating Lease, Liability |
$20,216,520
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+4.1% |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Current |
$2,346,766
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+11% |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent |
$17,869,754
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+3.2% |
| Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset |
$13,865,872
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+5.9% |
| Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent |
0.12
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
0% |
| Other Assets, Current |
$1,050,307
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+3285% |
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
$501,190
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
-4.3% |
| Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share |
0
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
0% |
| Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized |
1,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
0% |
| Preferred Stock, Shares Issued |
0
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
|
| Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding |
0
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
|
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross |
$23,914,183
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
+12% |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |
$12,811,874
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
-7% |
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |
-$75,307,435
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
-15% |
| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
$1,468,274
Trailing 12 months · 31 Jan 2023
|
-49% |
| Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
$35,936,284
Period-end balance · 31 Jan 2023
|
-18% |
Comparisons, sources and research notes
Sources and sharing
ASPU - ASPEN GROUP, INC. Financial Facts
- Context
- Latest metrics period: Q1 2023
- Latest reported value
- Return On Equity -5.1%
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.
Tracking and update notes
Why revisit this company facts page
Company facts change as new 10-Q and 10-K filings update the latest reported period, headline values, and cross-company comparison context.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest metrics period Q1 2023
- Why come back
- Use the next filing cycle to compare new facts against this baseline and then verify the detailed metric history.
- Current latest metrics period: Q1 2023.
- Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 12 May 2023.
- Save this filer to return when the next filing-backed metric period changes the picture.
Freshness comes from the latest SEC company facts period available for this filer and the linked metric history pages.
Latest update
Latest update for ASPU - ASPEN GROUP, INC.
Latest financial period: Q4 2022. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.
Update date
16 May 2023
Page type
Company facts
Latest period
Q1 2023
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 16 May 2023.
Benchmark Context
How Return On Equity compares
Return On Equity does not yet have enough prior-period data for a historical comparison on this page.
Compared with
Compared with ASPEN GROUP, INC.'s recent history first. Same-industry peer context appears only when enough SEC-backed benchmark coverage exists.
Why this is notable
Return On Equity already has a self-history signal here, but same-industry benchmark context waits until the benchmark sample is strong enough.
- Latest comparable period on this page: Q1 2023.
- Peer context will appear when enough companies report a comparable value for this metric.
- Open the metric history first if you want to verify the exact period-to-period change.
Industry benchmark context uses SEC-reported values from the same methodology version. Latest periods may differ across companies.
How to read key metrics on this page
These short guides explain what the headline metrics mean, what to compare next, and where to open the live SEC-backed example for this company.
Plain-English Guide
How to read Revenue on this page
Revenue is the sales a company reports from customers before most expenses are subtracted.
Why people care
People start here to understand business scale and whether demand is growing before they ask about margins or cash flow.
How to read it
Check the latest reported period first, then compare the same quarter or year against prior periods so seasonality does not distort the story.
Compare next
Compare revenue with gross profit, operating income, and operating cash flow to see whether sales are turning into healthy economics.
Revenue can jump because of acquisitions, pricing changes, or revenue-recognition rules, and reporting periods may differ across companies.
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Plain-English Guide
How to read Net Income on this page
Net income is profit after operating costs, interest, taxes, and other non-operating items.
Why people care
It is the bottom-line profit figure many users recognize first, especially when they want to compare earnings with sales or cash flow.
How to read it
Use the same quarter or fiscal year comparison first, then check operating income or cash flow if the bottom line moved sharply.
Compare next
Compare it with operating income, EPS, and operating cash flow to see whether earnings are broad-based or driven by one-off items.
Net income can swing because of tax, financing, or accounting adjustments, so it is often less comparable than core operating metrics.
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Filing notes and source
Key facts
- ASPU - ASPEN GROUP, INC. financial facts use SEC filings; any third-party reference is labeled separately.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2023.
- Headline metric: Return On Equity -5.1%.
Change
- Comparable YoY change is unavailable for this metric.
- Most recent SEC facts end date: 12 May 2023.
Research use
- This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
- Metric cards link to SEC history; a third-party reference may use a different or unverified reporting period.
Evidence
Based on latest 10-Q/10-K
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Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.
Latest financial snapshot (2023-05-12) highlights Return On Equity -5.1%, Return On Assets 2.6%, and Operating Margin 8.7%.
Valuation Snapshot
SEC-only DCF estimate using a normalized free cash flow base, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.
No market comparison
No market comparison
Low confidence
USD inputs only. Cash and complete debt must share the latest balance date. Missing balances are unknown, never zero; equity value and market EV remain unavailable until both are verified.
Fair value per share
n/a
Market price
n/a
ASPU
PEG ratio
n/a
Enterprise value
-$154.37M
Equity value
n/a
DCF fair value scenarios
Bear
n/a
- Growth
- 1%
- Discount
- 11%
- Terminal
- 2%
Base
n/a
- Growth
- 4%
- Discount
- 10%
- Terminal
- 2.5%
Bull
n/a
- Growth
- 7%
- Discount
- 9%
- Terminal
- 3%
Base growth: DCF Growth Assumption.
Key valuation metrics
EV/Revenue
n/a
Market price market EV / SEC revenue
Market enterprise value is unavailable
EV/EBITDA
n/a
Market price market EV / SEC EBITDA
Market enterprise value is unavailable
P/E
n/a
Market price market price / SEC EPS
Market cap is unavailable
P/S
n/a
Market price market cap / SEC revenue
Market cap is unavailable
P/B
n/a
Market price market cap / SEC equity
Market cap is unavailable
PEG
n/a
P/E / DCF Growth Assumption
P/e or positive growth is unavailable
Core assumptions
- Projection
- 5 years
- FCF growth
- 4%
- Discount rate
- 10%
- Terminal growth
- 2.5%
SEC fact inputs
- DCF base FCF
- -$10.6M
- Trailing SEC FCF
- Reported FCF
- -$10.6M
- Net income
- -$9.69M
- EBITDA
- -$3.54M
- Cash
- $1.6M
- Debt
- n/a
- Equity
- $35.94M
- Shares
- 25,381,500
Input periods, units and SEC sources
Equity value = DCF enterprise value + cash − debt. Cash flow uses matching annual or trailing-12-month periods.
- Operating cash flow: -8,014,582.0 USD · through 2023-01-31 · prior annual + current YTD − prior YTD SEC source SEC source SEC source
- Capital expenditures: 2,585,207.0 USD · through 2023-01-31 · prior annual + current YTD − prior YTD SEC source SEC source SEC source
- Cash and equivalents: 1,603,501.0 USD · through 2023-01-31 SEC source
- Debt: unavailable on a verified comparable basis
Data confidence notes
- Debt unavailable: no complete usd debt balance at the latest balance date
- Dcf base free cash flow: dcf base starts from trailing sec free cash flow
- Dcf base free cash flow: trailing free cash flow is not positive
- Dcf confidence is low for this sec-only free cash flow estimate
- Market price unavailable
- Debt missing: equity value and market ev unavailable
- Base free cash flow is negative; dcf output is mechanically computed but high risk
- Peg unavailable: market price is missing
Compare This Company Through SEC-backed Metrics
Use these links to compare ASPU - ASPEN GROUP, INC. against other SEC filers on the same metric, then verify the company history from the paired facts page.
Revenues YoY
Latest value: -7.1%
NetIncomeLoss YoY
Latest value: 0.87%
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
38.9/100
Weak Confidence high
Return On Equity
-5.1%
Metric score 0.0/100
Return On Assets
2.6%
Metric score 7.9/100
Financial Health
- Current Ratio
- 0.78x
- Quick Ratio
- 0.69x
- Debt to Equity
- 0.55x
Strengths
Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, and Debt-to-equity
Watchpoints
Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin
Calculation methodology and other links
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- Operating Income / Revenues using matching TTM or quarter periods; basis shown per metric
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- Revenues YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
- Net Income YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
CIK / security context first