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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (Bright Horizons Family Solutions) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 36.62 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Bright Horizons Family Solutions's share price is $104.45. Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.85. Hence, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 36.62.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

BFAM' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.01   Med: 35.83   Max: 89.17
Current: 36.64

During the past 13 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 89.17. The lowest was 12.01. And the median was 35.83.

BFAM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
85.53% of 76 companies
in the Personal Services industry
Industry Median: 10.48 vs BFAM: 36.64

Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.11. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.85.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Bright Horizons Family Solutions was 41.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 166.30% per year. The lowest was -52.60% per year. And the median was 13.10% per year.


Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 40.54 83.57 46.80 31.30 33.07

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
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.30 37.78 33.77 34.65 33.07

Competitive Comparison

For the Personal Services subindustry, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=104.45/2.852
=36.62

Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Share Price of today is $104.45.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.85.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Bright Horizons Family Solutions  (NYSE:BFAM) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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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