Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
20% below intrinsic value ($44)
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) — VMCI valuation read
The headline on Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) is a 64/100 VMCI score, set against a Consumer Defensive sector median of 50. That 14-point above-median read reflects the five-pillar weighting and, for a mid-cap name, suggests a relative-value tailwind is in the data.
PRDO insider activity report: 0 buys, 0 sells filed via Form 4 over the past 30 days. The next datable items are the 10-Q schedule and any 8-K-triggering events; both feed the VMCI Integrity pillar more than the price tape.
**Investor frame.** PRDO trades at 19.0x earnings, 6% above the Consumer Defensive median of 18.0x sets the value side. ROIC of 19.0% sits 9.0pp above the Consumer Defensive median (10.0%) sets the quality side. Net debt to EBITDA of 1.2x leaves covenant headroom sets the risk side, the three lines a value buyer reads first on PRDO.
PRDO rose 1.0% over the trailing 7 days, with a +5.8% read on a 30-day basis.
Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University. It offers academic programs in the career-oriented disciplines of business and management, nursing, healthcare management, computer science, engineering, information systems and technology, project management, cybersecurity, and criminal justice, as well as business studies, information technologies, education, and health sciences. The company also operates intellipath, a personalized learning platform; and a mobile application and two-way messaging platform. As of December 31, 2021, it had a total student enrollment of approximately 40,400 students. The company was formerly known as Career Education Corporation and changed its name to Perdoceo Education Corporation in January 2020. Perdoceo Education Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Schaumburg, Illinois.
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