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BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

New York Stock Exchange · Specialty Business Services · Industrials

$71.31
-1.94 (-2.65%)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., established in 1986 and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, offers a comprehensive suite of early education, child care, and workplace solutions designed for employers and their employees' families. The company, known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. until its rebranding in July 2012, categorizes its services into three primary operational segments. The…

Market Cap: $3.75Bwww.brighthorizons.com

Price (90d)

$73.38
$59.18$67.01$74.85$82.68
Apr 29Aug 7

Signal Score (90d)

120
100107113120
Aug 7Aug 12

Quote

Day Range
$70.54 – $73.33
52-Week Range
$57.63 – $124.25
Volume
$465.0K
Market Cap
$3.75B
50-Day Avg
$71.46
200-Day Avg
$82.80
Prev Close
$73.25
Open
$73.19

Valuation & Ratios

P/E Ratio
29.91
EPS
$3.39
P/B Ratio
4.31
P/S Ratio
1.97
Debt/Equity
1.31
Current Ratio
0.52
Dividend Yield
+0.0%
Gross Margin
+23.6%

Returns & Efficiency

Return on Equity
+14.4%
Return on Assets
+4.7%
FCF Yield
+4.4%
EV/EBITDA
18.12

Revenue & Net Income (Annual)

Fiscal YearRevenueNet IncomeEPS
2025$2.93B$193.12M$3.39
2024$2.69B$140.19M$2.42
2023$2.42B$74.05M$1.28
2022$2.02B$80.64M$1.38
2021$1.76B$70.46M$1.16

Social Signal Score

63
5d
70
1 mentions
+0.0%
30d
61
2 mentions
-3.5%
60d
61
2 mentions
+13.1%
90d
61
2 mentions
+7.0%
news: 2

Earnings

Thu, Oct 29(in 2 months)

Consensus estimate $1.75 per share

7of 7 quarters beat consensus

Typical surprise +7.0% (median, so one quarter with a near-zero estimate can't distort it)

  • Thu, Jul 30$1.28 vs $1.20beat
  • Tue, May 5$0.82 vs $0.79beat
  • Thu, Feb 12$1.15 vs $1.13beat
  • Thu, Oct 30$1.57 vs $1.32beat
  • Thu, Jul 31$1.07 vs $1.00beat
  • Mon, May 5$0.77 vs $0.63beat

Estimates and results for BFAM via Financial Modeling Prep. Beating consensus says the company cleared the bar analysts set, not that the business grew.

Valuation

Project earnings forward and see what return today's price implies.

Seeded from BFAM's reported EPS growth of 30.7% a year over 4 years. Historical EPS growth of 31% reflects a recovery from a low base and won't persist. Capped at 30% as a starting point.

EPS in 5 years
$12.59
Implied price
$377.74
Return from $71.31
39.6% a year

To earn 15.0% a year on these assumptions you'd need to buy at $187.80 — today's price is already 62.0% below that.

How sensitive is that answer?

Annual return across nearby assumptions. If the result is only attractive in one corner, that is the finding.

growth \ P/E2025303540
20.0%18.8%24.2%28.8%32.9%36.5%
25.0%23.8%29.4%34.2%38.4%42.2%
30.0%28.7%34.6%39.6%43.9%47.8%
35.0%33.7%39.8%44.9%49.5%53.5%
40.0%38.6%44.9%50.3%55.0%59.2%

This is arithmetic on assumptions you chose, not a forecast or a recommendation. It ignores dividends, buybacks, share issuance and debt, and it assumes a company still earning money in 5 years. Change any input and the answer changes a lot — that sensitivity is the honest result, not a flaw in the model.

Mentions (2)

  • Newszacks.com·3d ago·Positive

    BFAM vs. ULS: Which Stock Should Value Investors Buy Now? Investors looking for stocks in the Business - Services sector might want to consider either Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) or UL Solutions Inc. (ULS). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?

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  • Newsbusinesswire.com·7d ago·Neutral

    BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. INVESTOR ALERT: Haeggquist & Eck, LLP Investigates Bright Horizon Family Solutions Inc.'s Directors and Officers for Breach of Fiduciary Duties – BFAM NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #HAEclassaction--BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. INVESTOR ALERT: Haeggquist & Eck, LLP Investigates Bright Horizon Family Solutions Inc.'s Directors and Officers.

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