Bright Horizons Family Solutions vs People
BFAM and PPLI side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BFAM and PPLI compare
People is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Bright Horizons Family Solutions ($3.3B against $2.5B).
People grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.8% versus 6.7% for Bright Horizons Family Solutions).
Bright Horizons Family Solutions keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −4.4% compared with −13.8% at People.
People scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Bright Horizons Family Solutions), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BFAM | PPLI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.5B | $3.3B |
| Share price | $51.91 | $43.79 |
| Change, 1 year | −47.6% | 31.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −58.9% | −66.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 1.26 |
| Employees | 32K | 5,156 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 1.4× |
| P/B | 3.9× | 0.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 34.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 9.8× (better) | 23.7× |
| FCF yield | 10.2% (better) | 4.2% |
| Fair value | $30.34 | $91.61 |
| Margin of safety | −71.1% | 52.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.7% | 13.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.1% (better) | −2.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −167% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −185% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 49.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 22.8% | 66.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 0.10% (better) | −5.9% |
| Net margin | −4.4% (better) | −13.8% |
| FCF margin | 8.3% (better) | 5.8% |
| Return on equity | −13.0% | −7.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 0.14% (better) | −2.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.69 | 0.32 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.51 | – |
| Interest coverage | 0.1× (better) | −1.3× |
| Current ratio | 0.45 | 4.01 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.49 (better) | 1.26 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 27.3% (better) | 4.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 27.3% (better) | 4.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 115% | 92.6% |
| Held by insiders | 1.4% | 19.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$657K | −$279K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.3% | 18.6% |
Go deeper
- BFAM stock overview
- BFAM income statement
- BFAM valuation and score
- PPLI stock overview
- PPLI income statement
- PPLI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.