BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
Business
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. provides employer-sponsored early education, child care, back-up care, and workforce education services designed to help working families and client employees thrive. The company offers full service center-based child care, back-up care (including center-based, in-home, school-age programs, tutoring, pet care and an online caregiver marketplace), and educational advisory services such as tuition assistance, student loan repayment management, workforce education and college admissions advising. Its operations are organized into three reportable segments aligned with those offerings. Services are delivered primarily through multi-year employer contracts, proprietary centers and a global provider network across North America and international markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,934 | 2,686 | 2,418 | 2,020 | 1,755 | |
| Cost of services | 2,236 | 2,066 | 1,887 | 1,542 | 1,340 | |
| Gross profit | 697 | 620 | 532 | 479 | 415 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 376 | 355 | 327 | 289 | 257 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 6 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 29 | |
| Income from operations | 315 | 247 | 171 | 158 | 129 | |
| Interest expense net | −45 | −49 | −52 | −39 | — | |
| Income before income tax | 270 | 198 | 120 | 112 | 90 | |
| Income tax expense | −77 | −58 | −45 | −32 | −20 | |
| Net income | 193 | 140 | 74 | 81 | 70 | |
| Common stock basic (in dollars per share) | 3.39 | 2.42 | 1.28 | 1.38 | 1.16 | |
| Common stock diluted (in dollars per share) | 3.36 | 2.4 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 1.15 | |
| Common stockbasic (in shares) | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 | |
| Common stockdiluted (in shares) | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 61 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 140 | 110 | 72 | 36 | 261 | |
| Accounts receivable net of allowance for credit losses of $3,667 and $3,571 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 294 | 283 | 282 | 217 | 211 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 70 | 102 | 94 | 94 | 68 | |
| Total current assets | 504 | 496 | 447 | 348 | 540 | |
| Fixed assets net | 574 | 573 | 579 | 571 | 598 | |
| Goodwill | 1,824 | 1,763 | 1,786 | 1,728 | 1,482 | |
| Other intangible assets net | 193 | 198 | 217 | 246 | 251 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 682 | 726 | 775 | 802 | 696 | |
| Other assets | 112 | 95 | 92 | 105 | 72 | |
| Total assets | 3,890 | 3,850 | 3,896 | 3,799 | 3,640 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 16 | |
| Current portion of revolving credit facility | 200 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 293 | 305 | 259 | 231 | 197 | |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 110 | 102 | 100 | 94 | 87 | |
| Deferred revenue | 331 | 305 | 273 | 223 | 258 | |
| Other current liabilities | 33 | 39 | 149 | 139 | 63 | |
| Total current liabilities | 966 | 779 | 799 | 786 | 622 | |
| Long-term debt net | 748 | 918 | 944 | 962 | 976 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 703 | 744 | 797 | 810 | 704 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 104 | 95 | 101 | 100 | 100 | |
| Deferred revenue | 15 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 15 | 20 | 33 | 51 | 49 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,550 | 2,572 | 2,683 | 2,718 | 2,461 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 19) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 475,000,000 shares authorized; 55,622,045 and 57,404,736 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 56,000 | 57,000 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 59,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 425 | 623 | 646 | 599 | 746 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −45 | −110 | −59 | −71 | −37 | |
| Retained earnings | 959 | 766 | 626 | 552 | 471 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,339 | 1,278 | 1,213 | 1,080 | 1,179 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 3,890 | 3,850 | 3,896 | 3,799 | 3,640 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 93 | 98 | 111 | 106 | 109 | |
| Impairment losses and other non-cash items | 51 | 41 | 48 | 17 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 31 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 23 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −2 | −10 | −12 | −10 | −5 | |
| Accounts receivable | −9 | −993,000 | −65 | −5 | −35 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −2 | 3 | −11 | −6 | −4 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | −2 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 6 | |
| Income taxes | 5 | −7 | 3 | −8 | −7 | |
| Deferred revenue | 20 | 40 | 48 | −38 | 60 | |
| Leases | −11 | −17 | −2 | −921,000 | −6 | |
| Other assets | −18 | −9 | −5 | 11 | −10 | |
| Other current and long-term liabilities | 2 | −5 | 11 | −13 | 2 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 351 | 337 | 256 | 188 | 227 | |
| Purchases of fixed assets | −92 | −97 | −91 | −71 | −63 | |
| Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets | 860,000 | 2 | 225,000 | 11 | 6 | |
| Purchases of debt securities and other investments | −20 | −53 | −16 | −25 | −30 | |
| Proceeds from debt securities and other investments | 14 | 38 | 20 | 23 | 24 | |
| Payments and settlements for acquisitions net of cash acquired | −7 | −8 | −40 | −210 | −54 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −104 | −118 | −127 | −278 | −117 | |
| Borrowings under revolving credit facility | 980 | 157 | 403 | 295 | 0 | |
| Payments under revolving credit facility | −480 | −157 | −487 | −211 | 0 | |
| Principal payments of long-term debt | −501 | −17 | −16 | 0 | −1,027 | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | |
| Purchases of treasury stock | −225 | −85 | 0 | −183 | −214 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of options | 12 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 38 | |
| Taxes paid related to the net share settlement of stock options and restricted stock | −15 | −5 | −3 | −6 | −9 | |
| Payments of deferred and contingent consideration for acquisitions | 0 | −104 | −225,000 | −14 | −594,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −233 | −184 | −92 | −121 | −230 | |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 6 | −2 | −14,000 | −2 | −3 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 19 | 34 | 38 | −213 | −123 | |
| Cash payments of interest | 56 | 74 | 74 | 41 | 32 | |
| Cash received from cash flow hedges of interest rate risk | 14 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 0 | |
| Cash payments of income taxes (net of refunds in 2025) | 73 | 76 | 59 | 50 | 32 | |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | 160 | 163 | 156 | 144 | 142 | |
| Fixed asset purchases recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Operating right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities net | 46 | 69 | 55 | 52 | 71 | |
| Restricted stock reclassified from other current liabilities to equity upon vesting | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 |