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ASPEN GROUP, INC. (ASPU)

Aspen Group, Inc. functions as an education technology enterprise, concentrating on providing virtual higher education offerings throughout the United States. The company delivers an extensive array of academic qualifications, encompassing undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees. These programs cover diverse fields such as nursing and health sciences, business and technology, liberal arts and sciences, and pedagogical studies. All these educational pathways are accessible through its two affiliated institutions: Aspen University and United States University. Founded in 1987, Aspen Group, Inc. had a student population of 13,334 individuals actively pursuing degrees as of April 30, 2022. The firm maintains its operational base in New York, New York.

Sector: Services-Educational Services

Industry: Education & Training Services

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Aspen Group, Inc.

OTC:ASPUConsumer Defensive
-4.55%$0.2100
Mkt Cap$5.35M
Float23.45M
O/S25.46M
Inst Own-
SI<0.1%
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$43.31M
Net Income-$1.84M
Total Assets$60.16M
Free Cash Flow$2.31M
Debt & Equity
Debt 38%
Equity 62%
Preferred 0%
Total Debt$17.73M
Total Equity$29.2M
Preferred Stock$10
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History2 splits · 1 reverse
  1. 1:12Reverse split
    Jan 10, 201712 shares → 1
  2. 12:1Forward split
    Jun 22, 20111 share → 12
Balance Sheet Details
Assets$60.16M
Liabilities$30.97M
Accounts Receivable$12.75M
Accounts Payable$3.13M
Inventory$0
PP&E (Net)$7.76M
Goodwill$5.01M
Intangible Assets$8.09M
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2026-04-302025-04-302024-04-302023-04-302022-04-302021-04-302020-04-302019-04-302018-04-302017-04-302016-04-302015-04-302014-04-302013-04-302012-02-292011-02-282010-02-28
Revenue$43.31M$45.3M$51.4M$66.32M$76.69M$67.81M$49.06M$34.03M$22.02M$14.25M$8.45M$5.23M$3.98M$5.02M$0$0$0
YoY Growth-4.4%-11.9%-22.5%-13.5%13.1%38.2%44.2%54.5%54.6%68.5%61.8%31.2%-20.6%----
Cost of Revenue$11.85M$15.25M$19.95M$30.8M$35.26M$29.45M$19.14M$15.98M$9.85M$5.06M$3.59M$2.18M$1.86M$0$0$0$0
Gross Profit$31.46M$30.06M$31.44M$35.53M$41.44M$38.36M$29.93M$18.05M$12.17M$9.19M$4.87M$3.05M$2.12M$5.02M$0$0$0
Gross Margin72.6%66.3%61.2%53.6%54.0%56.6%61.0%53.0%55.3%64.5%57.6%58.4%53.3%100.0%---
Research and Development$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Selling, General, and Administrative$28.94M$28.84M$35.59M$41.1M$45.53M$41.91M$30.33M$24.99M$16.33M$9.41M$6.4M$5.92M$6.3M$6.85M$27K$10K$14K
Other$0$0$0$0$3.37M$2.43M$2.2M$2.17M$1.09M$14K$10K$9K$621$0$0$0$0
Total Operating Expenses$28.94M$28.84M$35.59M$41.1M$48.91M$44.33M$32.53M$27.16M$17.42M$9.97M$7M$6.45M$6.9M$6.85M$27K$10K$14K
Operating Income (EBIT)$2.52M$1.22M-$4.15M-$5.57M-$8.97M-$8.24M-$2.61M-$9.11M-$5.25M-$782K-$2.14M-$3.4M-$4.78M$0-$27K-$10K-$14K
Operating Margin5.8%2.7%-8.1%-8.4%-11.7%-12.2%-5.3%-26.8%-23.9%-5.5%-25.3%-65.1%-120.0%----
Interest Expense$1.13M$1.37M$4.98M$2.65M$719K$2.05M$1.82M$445K$2.01M$338K$121K$422K$660K$365K$644$0$0
Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$5K$0$0$0
Other Income (Expense)-$4.31M-$2.7M-$9.35M-$2.64M-$188K-$2.17M-$1.57M-$168K-$1.81M-$323K-$111K-$865K-$658K-$1.06M-$644$0$0
Income Before Tax (EBT)-$1.79M-$1.49M-$13.5M-$8.21M-$9.16M-$10.42M-$5.61M-$9.28M-$7.06M-$1.11M-$2.25M-$4.27M-$5.44M-$6.01M-$28K-$10K-$14K
Income Tax Expense$45K$56K$78K$137K$427K$33K$52K$168K-$53K$0$0$0$0$6.01M$0$0$0
Net Income-$1.84M-$1.54M-$13.58M-$8.35M-$9.59M-$10.45M-$5.66M-$9.45M-$7.01M-$1.11M-$2.25M-$4.27M-$5.35M-$6.01M-$28K-$10K-$14K
Net Income Margin-4.2%-3.4%-26.4%-12.6%-12.5%-15.4%-11.5%-27.8%-31.8%-7.8%-26.6%-81.7%-134.4%-119.8%---
Supplementary Data
EPS-0.07-0.07-0.53-0.33-0.38-0.44-0.29-0.51-0.49-0.08-0.20-0.51-1.04-0.99-0.01-0.00-0.00
Diluted EPS-0.07-0.07-0.53-0.33-0.38-0.44-0.29-0.51-0.49-0.08-0.20-0.51-1.04-0.99-0.01-0.00-0.00
Weighted Average OS30.31M27.14M25.59M25.33M25.02M23.76M19.71M18.41M14.22M13.50M11.25M8.41M5.17M6.10M4.08M3.77M3.77M
EBITDA$5.03M$2.94M-$4.8M-$1.85M-$5.07M-$5.94M-$1.59M-$6.66M-$3.96M-$211K-$1.53M-$3.32M-$4.3M-$5.25M-$27K-$10K-$4K
EBITDA Margin11.6%6.5%-9.3%-2.8%-6.6%-8.8%-3.2%-19.6%-18.0%-1.5%-18.1%-63.5%-108.0%-104.6%---
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2026-04-302025-04-302024-04-302023-04-302022-04-302021-04-302020-04-302019-04-302018-04-302017-04-302016-04-302015-04-302014-04-302013-04-302012-02-292011-02-282010-02-28
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$1.32M$1.07M$2.62M$5.72M$6.48M$13.67M$14.35M$9.52M$14.61M$2.76M$784K$2.16M$247K$479K$511$12K$9K
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Cash and Short-Term Investments$1.32M$1.07M$2.62M$5.72M$6.48M$13.67M$14.35M$9.52M$14.61M$2.76M$784K$2.16M$247K$479K$511$12K$9K
Accounts Receivable$12.75M$17.17M$19.69M$19.23M$24.36M$16.72M$14.35M$10.66M$6.99M$5.42M$2.18M$1.06M$650K$327K$0$0$0
Inventory$0$0$0$0$7.79M$0$4.5M$448K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Assets$513K$518K$1.79M$3.07M-$610K$69K-$769K-$448K$0$0$0$0$5K$449K$0$0$0
Total Current Assets$14.98M$19.2M$24.59M$28.63M$39.38M$31.54M$33.37M$21.04M$21.99M$8.31M$3.09M$4.46M$1.82M$1.41M$511$12K$9K
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$7.76M$13.89M$19.83M$25.79M$26.14M$25.37M$12.56M$4.39M$2.86M$1.45M$1.15M$1.21M$1.28M$1.27M$0$0$0
Goodwill$5.01M$5.01M$5.01M$5.01M$5.01M$5.01M$5.01M$5.01M$5.01M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Intangible Assets$8.09M$8.16M$8.26M$8.19M$8.17M$8.1M$8.01M$8.7M$9.78M$145K$195K$173K$109K$219K$0$0$0
Long-Term Investments$23.81M$19.85M$17.53M$13M$11.41M$10.3M$6.75M$3.13M$1.36M$703K$45K$0$0$0$0$0$0
Deferred Tax Assets$0$0$0$8.19M-$11.41M-$10.3M-$6.75M-$3.13M-$1.36M-$703K-$45K$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Assets$497K$658K$719K$234K$12.35M$10.79M$7.28M$4.06M$1.95M$759K$77K$72K$378K$296K$0$0$0
Total Long-Term Assets$45.18M$47.56M$51.35M$52.24M$51.68M$49.27M$32.87M$22.17M$19.6M$2.36M$1.42M$1.46M$1.77M$1.78M$0$0$0
Other Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Assets$60.16M$66.77M$75.95M$80.87M$91.07M$80.81M$66.24M$43.2M$41.59M$10.67M$4.51M$5.92M$3.58M$3.19M$511$12K$9K
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$3.13M$2.06M$2.31M$2.25M$1.89M$1.47M$1.51M$1.7M$2.23M$757K$9K$179K$455K$258K$0$4K$0
Short-Term Debt$4.71M$4.81M$4.89M$7.5M$0$0$0$50K$1.05M$50K$50K$50K$1.96M$200K$20K$0$0
Current Income Tax Payable$0$0$0$500K$400K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Unearned Revenue$2.19M$2.54M$4.88M$2.98M$5.89M$6.83M$3.71M$2.46M$1.81M$1.35M$1.01M$785K$654K$1.14M$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities$5.78M$5.45M$6M$3.71M$5.55M$3.85M$3.07M$1.92M$1.23M$444K$199K$384K$301K$133K$1K$0$4K
Total Current Liabilities$15.82M$16.42M$19.64M$17.82M$16.84M$15.42M$10.36M$6.35M$6.78M$2.75M$1.36M$1.48M$3.52M$1.83M$21K$4K$4K
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$3.93M$5.22M$6.78M$9.95M$14.88M$0$8.45M$9.65M$1M$0$1.3M$1.84M$1.84M$850K$0$0$0
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Liabilities$2.13M$1.75M$2.25M$0$0$0$0$746K$77K$87K$29K$0$8K$20K$0$0$0
Total Long-Term Liabilities$15.15M$19.38M$24.03M$27.5M$31.69M$16.3M$14.13M$10.39M$1.08M$87K$1.33M$1.84M$1.85M$871K$0$0$0
Other Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities$30.97M$35.8M$43.67M$45.32M$48.52M$31.72M$24.49M$16.74M$7.85M$2.83M$2.69M$3.32M$5.37M$2.7M$21K$4K$4K
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$10$10$10$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock$32K$28K$26K$26K$25K$25K$22K$19K$18K$14K$135K$128K$73K$57K$49K$1K$900
Retained Earnings-$93.05M-$91.22M-$89.67M-$76.09M-$67.74M-$58.16M-$47.71M-$42.05M-$32.77M-$25.71M-$24.61M-$22.36M-$18.09M-$12.29M-$42K-$14K-$4K
Comprehensive Income & Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$1.32M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Stockholders' Equity$122.22M$122.15M$121.92M$111.61M$110.26M$107.22M$89.44M$68.49M$66.49M$33.54M$26.28M$24.83M$16.23M$12.72M-$28K$20K$8K
Total Equity$29.2M$30.97M$32.28M$35.55M$42.55M$49.09M$41.75M$26.46M$33.73M$7.84M$1.81M$2.6M-$1.78M$490K-$21K$7K$5K
Minority Interest$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities and Equity$60.16M$66.77M$75.95M$80.87M$91.07M$80.81M$66.24M$43.2M$41.59M$10.67M$4.51M$5.92M$3.58M$3.19M$511$12K$9K
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$17.73M$22.43M$26.67M$35M$33.72M$18.33M$15.82M$9.7M$2.05M$50K$1.35M$1.89M$3.81M$1.05M$20K$0$0
Net Debt$16.41M$21.36M$24.05M$29.28M$27.24M$4.66M$1.47M$177K-$12.56M-$2.71M$568K-$265K$3.56M$571K$20K-$12K-$9K
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2026-04-302025-04-302024-04-302023-04-302022-04-302021-04-302020-04-302019-04-302018-04-302017-04-302016-04-302015-04-302014-04-302012-02-292011-02-282010-02-28
Operating Activities
Net Income-$1.84M-$1.54M-$13.58M-$8.35M-$9.59M-$10.45M-$5.66M-$9.28M-$7.06M-$1.11M-$2.25M-$4.27M-$5.44M-$28K-$10K-$14K
Depreciation & Amortization$2.52M$3.06M$3.72M$3.71M$3.37M$2.43M$2.2M$2.17M$1.09M$557K$598K$528K$475K$0$0$0
Deferred Income Tax$0$0$0$0$0$7.02M$1.39M$854K$510K$250K$225K$906K$312K$0$0$0
Stock-Based Compensation$0$0$0$0$2.53M$3.96M$2.12M$1.19M$643K$338K$308K$457K$608K$0$0$0
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable-$4.31M-$1.74M-$4.19M$1.83M-$9.16M-$8.22M-$8.72M-$6.48M-$3.36M-$2.97M-$1.29M-$463K-$440K$0$0$0
  Inventory$0$0$0$0$0$1.47M$1.16M$426K$845K$203K-$166K-$54K$66K$0$0$0
  Accounts Payable$1.08M-$256K$60K$358K$427K-$39K-$193K-$528K$1.32M$748K-$170K-$276K$141K$0$0$0
  Other Working Capital-$1.45M-$1.45M$2.29M-$6.04M-$1.16M$4.56M$1.26M$1.26M-$508K$330K$248K$116K-$227K$0$0$0
Total Working Capital Change-$4.68M-$3.46M-$1.84M-$3.85M-$9.89M-$3.67M-$6.5M-$5.32M-$1.7M-$1.69M-$1.38M-$677K-$460K-$4K$500$4K
Other Non-Cash Items$6.9M$3.14M$8.03M$4.09M$2.3M$1.71M$701K$166K$910K$165K$50K$312K$835K-$28K$50$650
Net Cash from Operating$2.9M$1.19M-$3.66M-$4.4M-$11.28M$986K-$5.75M-$10.22M-$5.61M-$1.49M-$2.44M-$2.74M-$3.66M-$32K-$9K-$9K
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-$647K-$1.02M-$1.33M-$2.6M-$4.33M-$8.98M-$3.29M-$2.62M-$1.89M-$813K-$558K-$523K-$393K$0$0$0
Acquisitions$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$2.59M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Purchases of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Sales of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$92K$763K-$900K$1.12M-$254K-$603K$0$0$0
Net Cash from Investing-$647K-$1.02M-$1.33M-$2.6M-$4.33M-$8.98M-$3.29M-$2.62M-$3.71M-$1.71M$565K-$777K-$996K$0$0$0
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid$2M$1.72M-$1.89M$200K-$15M---$7.94M$351K$1.3M$242K$2.27M-$2.61M---
Common Stock Issuance$0$0$0$10K$191K$3.75M$16.07M$7.37M$23.02M$7.5M$0$5.55M$750K$0$12K$21K
Common Stock Repurchases$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$7.37M$0$0-$6K$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends Paid$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Financing Activities$0$0$0$0-$335K$0$911K$65K-$1.49M-$60K$994K$2.14M$756K$0$0$0
Net Cash from Financing-$2M-$1.72M$1.89M-$190K$14.86M$3.75M$16.98M$8M$21.18M$5.17M$504K$5.43M$4.11M$20K$12K$21K
Forex Effect$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$5K$69K$0$0$0
Net Change in Cash$248K-$1.54M-$3.11M-$7.19M-$750K-$4.24M$7.94M-$4.84M$11.86M$1.97M-$1.38M$1.91M-$478K-$11K$3K$12K
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow$2.9M$1.19M-$3.66M-$4.4M-$11.28M$986K-$5.75M-$10.22M-$5.61M-$1.49M-$2.44M-$2.74M-$3.66M-$32K-$9K-$9K
Capital Expenditure-$586K-$961K-$1.15M-$2.6M-$4.33M-$8.98M-$3.29M-$2.62M-$1.89M-$813K-$558K-$523K-$393K$0$0$0
Free Cash Flow$2.31M$234K-$4.81M-$7M-$15.61M-$7.99M-$9.04M-$12.84M-$7.49M-$2.3M-$3M-$3.26M-$4.06M-$32K-$9K-$9K
Cash at Beginning$1.07M$2.62M$5.72M$12.92M$13.67M$17.91M$9.97M$14.8M$2.76M$784K$2.16M$247K$725K$12K$9K$0
Cash at End$1.32M$1.07M$2.62M$5.72M$12.92M$13.67M$17.91M$9.97M$14.61M$2.76M$784K$2.16M$247K$511$12K$12K