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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (Bright Horizons Family Solutions) Current Ratio : 0.56 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Bright Horizons Family Solutions's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.56.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a current ratio of 0.56. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Bright Horizons Family Solutions has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BFAM' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4   Med: 0.49   Max: 1.18
Current: 0.56

During the past 13 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's highest Current Ratio was 1.18. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 0.49.

BFAM's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
84.11% of 107 companies
in the Personal Services industry
Industry Median: 1.11 vs BFAM: 0.56

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Current Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Current Ratio Chart

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.47 1.18 0.87 0.44 0.56

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Current Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.44 0.47 0.44 0.50 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Current Ratio

For the Personal Services subindustry, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Current Ratio Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Current Ratio falls into.



Bright Horizons Family Solutions Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=446.899/799.433
=0.56

Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=446.899/799.433
=0.56

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Bright Horizons Family Solutions  (NYSE:BFAM) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (Bright Horizons Family Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA, USA, 02459
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provides education and care solutions designed to help employers support their employees in managing their work/life balance. The company has three business segments: full-service center-based child care, backup care, and educational advisory services. The vast majority of the company's revenue is generated by full-service center-based child care, which includes traditional center-based child care and early education services. Other services provided by the company include in-home child and elder care, tuition assistance, and education consulting. The company earns more than half of its revenue in North America.
Executives
Mary Ann Tocio director, officer: President and COO C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Lightfoot Sara Lawrence director
Mary Lou Burke officer: COO North America Center Ops C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02048
Lawrence M Alleva director 1000 WINTER STREET, SUITE 3300, WALTHAM MA 02451
Stephen Howard Kramer officer: Chief Development Officer C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Rosamund Marshall officer: Managing Director - Intl. 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Elizabeth J Boland officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
John Guy Casagrande officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Jason Janoff officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Maribeth Nash Bearfield officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
David H Lissy director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Marguerite Sallee director C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC, 200 TALCOTT AVENUE SOUTH, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Julie Atkinson director C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Stephen I Dreier officer: See Remarks C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, 200 TALCOTT AVENUE SOUTH, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Linda A Mason director BRIGHT HORIZONS INC, ONE KENDALL SQ BLDG 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139