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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (Bright Horizons Family Solutions) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BFAM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.26
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bright Horizons Family Solutions was -2.26. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.57.


Bright Horizons Family Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Beneish M-Score 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 Beneish M-Score Chart

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 -2.26 -2.63 -2.54 -2.40

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
Beneish M-Score 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 -2.54 -2.38 -2.53 -2.45 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score 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 Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Bright Horizons Family Solutions Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Bright Horizons Family Solutions for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.0838+0.528 * 1.0774+0.404 * 0.9831+0.892 * 1.1969+0.115 * 0.9495
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9451+4.679 * -0.046692-0.327 * 0.9682
=-2.40

* 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.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $282 Mil.
Revenue was 615.648 + 645.787 + 603.216 + 553.606 = $2,418 Mil.
Gross Profit was 115.902 + 157.645 + 136.563 + 121.614 = $532 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $447 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,896 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,354 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $111 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $327 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $799 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,741 Mil.
Net Income was 5.524 + 39.979 + 20.594 + 8.126 = $74 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 95.169 + -19.071 + 112.729 + 67.313 = $256 Mil.
Total Receivables was $217 Mil.
Revenue was 529.522 + 540.215 + 490.341 + 460.409 = $2,020 Mil.
Gross Profit was 111.26 + 128.809 + 128.525 + 110.059 = $479 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $348 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,799 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,373 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $106 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $289 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $786 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,772 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(281.71 / 2418.257) / (217.17 / 2020.487)
=0.116493 / 0.107484
=1.0838

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(478.653 / 2020.487) / (531.724 / 2418.257)
=0.2369 / 0.219879
=1.0774

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (446.899 + 1353.999) / 3896.144) / (1 - (347.71 + 1373.097) / 3798.869)
=0.537774 / 0.547021
=0.9831

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=2418.257 / 2020.487
=1.1969

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(106.142 / (106.142 + 1373.097)) / (110.681 / (110.681 + 1353.999))
=0.071754 / 0.075567
=0.9495

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(327.068 / 2418.257) / (289.156 / 2020.487)
=0.135249 / 0.143112
=0.9451

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((1740.965 + 799.433) / 3896.144) / ((1771.984 + 786.294) / 3798.869)
=0.652029 / 0.673431
=0.9682

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(74.223 - 0 - 256.14) / 3896.144
=-0.046692

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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

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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