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The historical rank and industry rank for Bright Scholar Education Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
BEDU's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 11.685 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
* 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.
BEDU vs SKIL, GNS, STG: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Bright Scholar Education Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bright Scholar Education Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bright Scholar Education Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* 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.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2025) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of Negative Tangible Equity% mean?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings (BEDU) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of Negative Tangible Equity% as of Feb. 2025. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Bright Scholar Education Holdings and its competitors.
Is Bright Scholar Education Holdings' Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings' current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is Negative Tangible Equity%. 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' Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to SKIL and GNS?
Bright Scholar Education Holdings' Return-on-Tangible-Equity of Negative Tangible Equity% can be compared against companies in the Education industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 11.69. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Return-on-Tangible-Equity for an Education company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Education companies is 11.69, based on 246 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Bright Scholar Education Holdings and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 11.69 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Bright Scholar Education Holdings's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is Negative Tangible Equity%. 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity of Negative Tangible Equity%. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is Negative Tangible Equity%. 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Bright Scholar Education Holdings (BEDU), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is Negative Tangible Equity% 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
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.
48GF Score
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