APOLLO GROUP            
      Liquidity Ratios                    
              2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Net Working Capital ($ million)   Total Current Assets-Total Current Liabilities   115,818 $304,851 $466,133 $615,020 $389,246 $317,117 $207,176
                 
                 
Ratio, Net Working Capital   Net Working Capital   0.190 0.396 0.462 0.459 0.216 0.141 0.084
to sales           Sales                                   
                 
                 
Ratio, Net Working Capital   Net Working Capital   0.469 0.626 0.638 0.647 0.455 0.380 0.258
to Current Assets   Current Assets                
                 
                 
Current Ratio   Current Assets   1.884 2.673 2.764 2.835 1.836 1.612 1.348
    Current Liabilities                
                 
                 
Quick Ratio   Current Assets-Inventory     1.884 2.673 2.764 2.835 1.836 1.612 1.348
    Current Liabilities                
                           
      Efficiency Ratios                    
Assumptions:                     
Number of business days per year = 365              
Percent of revenues that are on credit     25%              
Percent of company purchases that are on credit     95%                    
Inventory Turnover   COGS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Average Inventory                
                 
                 
Average Collection Period   Average Accounts Receivable       862,177,161  1,157,912,908  1,618,900,320  2,320,935,232  3,341,913,381  4,468,376,194  4,359,996,512
    Factor * Annual Revenue/365                
                 
                 
 Accounts Receivable Turnover    Annual Credit Sales     1.182 1.401 1.724 2.118 2.652 3.108 3.857
    Average Accounts Receivables                
                 
                 
Average Payment Period (Days)   Accounts payable      7.457 8.987 11.040 13.147 20.848 15.054 21.164
    Factor * Average COGS/365                
                 
                 
Fixed Asset Turnover    Revenue   3.864 3.981 4.051 3.130 3.009 4.812 5.155
    Fixed Assets                
                 
                 
Total Asset Turnover    Revenue   1.507 1.131 1.030 0.972 1.238 1.728 1.931
    Total Assets                
               
      Leverage Ratios                    
Total Debt to Total Assets   Total Liabilities   0.355 0.292 0.286 0.255 0.341 0.457 0.529
    Total Assets                
                 
                 
Long-Term Debt  to Total Assets   Long Term Debt    0.025 0.022 0.016 0.011 0.020 0.060 0.064
    Total Assets                
                 
                 
Long-Term Debt to Total Capitalization   Long Term Debt   0.037 0.030 0.022 0.015 0.030 0.099 0.115
    Long Term Debt+ Stockholders' Equity                
                 
                 
Total Debt to Equity    Total Liabilities   0.550 0.412 0.402 0.342 0.517 0.843 1.070
    Total Equity                
                 
                 
Long-Term Debt to Equity    Long  Term Debt   0.038 0.031 0.022 0.015 0.030 0.110 0.130
    Total Equity                
                 
      Coverage Ratios                    
Times Interest Earned   EBIT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Interest Expense                
                 
                 
Cash Coverage    EBIT + Depreciation   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Interest Expense                
                 
      Profitability Ratios                    
Gross Profit Margin   Gross Profit   0.422 0.467 0.520 0.542 0.574 0.584 0.551
    Revenues                
                 
                 
Operating Profit Margin   Earnings before Interest and Taxes    0.197 0.228 0.263 0.300 0.254 0.324 0.270
    Revenue                
                 
                 
Net Profit Margin   Earnings after Interest and Taxes (EAT)   0.117 0.140 0.160 0.184 0.154 0.190 0.167
    Revenue                
                 
                 
Return on Total Assets   EAT     0.176 0.158 0.164 0.179 0.191 0.328 0.323
    Total Assets                
                 
                 
Return on Equity   EAT   0.273 0.224 0.231 0.241 0.290 0.605 0.654
    Total Equity                
                 
Return on Common Equity   Net Earnings Available to Common Stockholders   0.273 0.224 0.231 0.241 0.290 0.605 0.654
    Common Stockholders' Equity