Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
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About Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Sector
- Industrials
- CEO
- Stephen Howard Kramer
- Headquarters
- 2 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA, US
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Sector
- Industrials
- CEO
- Stephen Howard Kramer
- Headquarters
- 2 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA, US
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides early education and child care, back-up care, educational advisory, and other workplace solutions services for employers and families. The company operates through three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services.
The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based child care and early education, preschool, and elementary education services.
The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up child care, in-home child and adult/elder dependent care, school-age camps, virtual tutoring, and self-sourced reimbursed care services through child care centers, school-age campuses, and in-home caregivers, as well as the back-up care network.
The Educational Advisory and Other Services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program administration, workforce education, and related educational consulting services, as well as college admissions advisory services.
As of December 31, 2021, it operated 1,014 child care and early education centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and India. The company was formerly known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. and changed its name to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. in July 2012.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.. Starting points for Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.: P/E 20.4, EPS $3.40, beta 1.15 — an Specialty Business Services name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. stands at $3.40. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has reported as a listed company since 2013. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Institutional Ownership
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Insider Trading
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