BrightView Holdings, Inc.
Business
BrightView Holdings, Inc. is a holding company that conducts substantially all of its operations through BrightView Landscapes, LLC and provides commercial landscaping services across the United States. It offers a full suite of services including landscape maintenance and enhancements, tree care, irrigation and water management, snow removal, landscape architecture, landscape development, installation, specialty turf and sports field services. The company operates through two segments—Maintenance Services (route-based, recurring work) and Development Services (design, project management and installation). It delivers services nationally through a network of branches, service partners, account managers and targeted national and local sales channels to corporate, institutional and commercial customers.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-19
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net service revenues | 2,673 | 2,767 | 2,816 | 2,775 | 2,554 | |
| Cost of services provided | 2,051 | 2,122 | 2,137 | 2,100 | 1,903 | |
| Gross profit | 622 | 646 | 679 | 675 | 651 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 458 | 497 | 533 | 535 | 508 | |
| Gain on divestiture | 0 | −44 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Amortization expense | 29 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 52 | |
| Income from operations | 135 | 157 | 101 | 88 | 91 | |
| Other (income) expense | −400,000 | −2 | 7 | 16 | −3 | |
| Interest expense, net | 54 | 62 | 97 | 53 | — | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 81 | 97 | −3 | 20 | 51 | |
| Income tax expense | 25 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| Net income | 56 | 66 | −8 | 14 | 46 | |
| Less: dividends on Series A convertible preferred shares | 36 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | 20 | 31 | −11 | 14 | — | |
| Basic earnings per share | 0.13 | 0.21 | −0.12 | 0.14 | 0.44 | |
| Diluted earnings per share | 0.13 | 0.2 | −0.12 | 0.14 | 0.44 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 75 | 140 | 67 | 20 | 124 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 393 | 415 | 442 | 398 | 379 | |
| Unbilled revenue | 113 | 138 | 144 | 130 | 111 | |
| Other current assets | 86 | 87 | 89 | 129 | 97 | |
| Total current assets | 666 | 780 | 742 | 677 | 711 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 542 | 392 | 315 | 328 | 264 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 67 | 96 | 132 | 174 | 198 | |
| Goodwill | 2,016 | 2,016 | 2,021 | 2,009 | 1,951 | |
| Operating lease assets | 72 | 81 | 86 | 82 | 70 | |
| Other assets | 30 | 27 | 55 | 35 | 45 | |
| Total assets | 3,392 | 3,392 | 3,352 | 3,306 | 3,238 | |
| Accounts payable | 138 | 144 | 136 | 151 | 144 | |
| Deferred revenue | 88 | 84 | 68 | 59 | 48 | |
| Current portion of self-insurance reserves | 52 | 53 | 55 | 46 | 50 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 212 | 238 | 180 | 194 | 221 | |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | |
| Total current liabilities | 515 | 543 | 467 | 488 | 496 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 790 | 803 | 888 | 1,331 | 1,131 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 64 | 44 | 51 | 69 | 71 | |
| Self-insurance reserves | 123 | 113 | 105 | 101 | 105 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 54 | 63 | 65 | 61 | 54 | |
| Other liabilities | 47 | 44 | 35 | 39 | 39 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,592 | 1,609 | 1,611 | 2,089 | 1,895 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 110,000,000 and 108,200,000 shares issued and 94,800,000 and 94,800,000 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost; 15,200,000 and 13,400,000 shares as of September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively | −198 | −174 | −170 | −168 | −4 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,504 | 1,518 | 1,531 | 1,510 | 1,489 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −13 | −69 | −135 | −128 | −142 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) | −900,000 | −2 | 17 | 2 | −2 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,293 | 1,275 | 1,243 | 1,217 | 1,343 | |
| Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders' equity | 3,392 | 3,392 | 3,352 | 3,306 | 3,238 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 56 | 66 | −8 | 14 | 46 | |
| Depreciation | 142 | 108 | 105 | 99 | 85 | |
| Amortization of financing costs and original issue discount | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 700,000 | 600,000 | 8 | 13 | 0 | |
| Deferred taxes | 21 | 2 | −22 | −7 | 29 | |
| Equity-based compensation | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | |
| Realized gain on hedges | −5 | −11 | −15 | — | — | |
| Gain on divestiture | 0 | −44 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Gain on disposal of property and equipment | −24 | −15 | −13 | — | — | |
| Other non-cash activities | 10 | 6 | 7 | −2 | −4 | |
| Accounts receivable | 12 | 20 | −53 | −6 | −42 | |
| Unbilled and deferred revenue | 28 | 22 | −5 | −7 | −26 | |
| Other operating assets | −8 | 11 | 17 | −11 | −28 | |
| Accounts payable and other operating liabilities | 8 | −20 | 37 | −60 | 8 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 292 | 206 | 130 | 107 | 148 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment | −254 | −78 | −71 | −107 | −61 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 28 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 10 | |
| Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 | 0 | −14 | −93 | −110 | |
| Proceeds from divestiture | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Other investing activities | 3 | 4 | 2 | −400,000 | 700,000 | |
| Net cash (used) by investing activities | −224 | −6 | −61 | −194 | −159 | |
| Repayments of finance lease obligations | −48 | −36 | −28 | −27 | −21 | |
| Repayments of term loan | 0 | 0 | −459 | −1,006 | −10 | |
| Repayments of receivables financing agreement | −29 | −87 | −555 | −374 | −25 | |
| Repayments of revolving credit facility | 0 | 0 | −34 | −165 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from receivables financing agreement, net of issuance costs | 15 | 500,000 | 550 | 392 | 35 | |
| Proceeds from revolving credit facility | 0 | 0 | 34 | 165 | 0 | |
| Debt issuance and prepayment costs | −1 | −3 | −2 | −5 | 0 | |
| Series A preferred stock dividend | −36 | −18 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance of Series A preferred stock, net of issuance costs | 0 | 0 | 495 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of share issuance costs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Repurchase of common stock and distributions | −24 | −3 | −2 | −164 | −2 | |
| Contingent business acquisition payments | −500,000 | −5 | −22 | 0 | 0 | |
| (Decrease) increase in book overdrafts | −12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other financing activities | 0 | 2 | −100,000 | −14 | −2 | |
| Net cash (used) by financing activities | −134 | −127 | −22 | −17 | −23 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | −66 | 73 | 47 | −104 | −33 | |
| Cash paid (received) for income taxes, net | 6 | 34 | −10 | 17 | 20 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 57 | 68 | 82 | 49 | 40 | |
| Accrual for property and equipment | 28 | 51 | 0 | 0 | — |