BEDU (Bright Scholar Education Holdings) EBIT: $-118.5 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2025)

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BEDU Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd BEDU
48 GF Score
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What is Bright Scholar Education Holdings EBIT?

Bright Scholar Education Holdings BEDU 48 EBIT is $-118.5 Mil as of Feb. 2025. GuruFocus rates BEDU with a GF Score™ of 48/100.

Bright Scholar Education Holdings's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $2.9 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was $-118.5 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Bright Scholar Education Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 3.09%. Bright Scholar Education Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 5.00%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Bright Scholar Education Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was -177.45%.


Bright Scholar Education Holdings  (NYSE:BEDU) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Bright Scholar Education Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Nov. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Feb. 2025 ))/ count )
=11.768 * ( 1 - 0% )/( (389.011 + 371.644)/ 2 )
=11.768/380.3275
=3.09 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Bright Scholar Education Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Feb. 2025 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Nov. 2024  Q: Feb. 2025
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=11.768/( ( (239.085 + max(-104.552, 0)) + (231.989 + max(-91.394, 0)) )/ 2 )
=11.768/( ( 239.085 + 231.989 )/ 2 )
=11.768/235.537
=5.00 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Nov. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(2.617 + 1.046 + 0.422) - (57.562 + 49.696 + 1.379)
=-104.552

Working Capital(Q: Feb. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(3.166 + 0.999 + 0.54499999999999) - (54.243 + 40.685 + 1.176)
=-91.394

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2025) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Bright Scholar Education Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=-118.459/66.758
=-177.45 %

* 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 Scholar Education Holdings EBIT Related Terms


Bright Scholar Education Holdings EBIT Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Bright Scholar Education Holdings's EBIT 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.

Bright Scholar Education Holdings EBIT Chart

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
EBIT
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Bright Scholar Education Holdings Quarterly Data
Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
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BEDU vs SKIL, GNS, STG: EBIT Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Bright Scholar Education Holdings's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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 Scholar Education Holdings EV-to-EBIT vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bright Scholar Education Holdings's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bright Scholar Education Holdings's EV-to-EBIT falls into.


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Bright Scholar Education Holdings EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-118.5 Mil.

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about EBIT →
What does a EBIT of $-118.5 Mil mean?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings (BEDU) has a EBIT of $-118.5 Mil as of Feb. 2025. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Bright Scholar Education Holdings.
Is Bright Scholar Education Holdings' EBIT too high?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings' current EBIT is $-118.5 Mil. Overall, Bright Scholar Education Holdings has a GF Score™ of 48/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bright Scholar Education Holdings' EBIT compare to SKIL and GNS?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings' EBIT of $-118.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBIT for an Education company?
A good EBIT depends on the Education industry context. However, EBIT should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high EBIT mean?
A high EBIT can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Bright Scholar Education Holdings. Bright Scholar Education Holdings's current EBIT is $-118.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bright Scholar Education Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings (BEDU) has a current EBIT of $-118.5 Mil. The current EBIT is $-118.5 Mil. Bright Scholar Education Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 48/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBIT calculated?
EBIT is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Bright Scholar Education Holdings (BEDU), the current EBIT is $-118.5 Mil as of Feb. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Business Description

Address 149 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge, Suites 6-7, The Turvill Building Old Swiss, England, GBR, CB1 7BX
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd operates as an education service provider. It is engaged in the provision of education services, including complementary education services, operation services for domestic schools, and education programs and services including independent schools and colleges in United Kingdom and the United States. It nearly eight overseas school located in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has three reportable segments, including Overseas Schools, Complementary Education Services, and K-12 Operation Services. Key revenue is generated from Overseas Schools. From a geographical perspective: Key revenue is generated from China following UK, U.S., Canada and Singapore.
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