KinderCare Learning Companies vs TAL Education
KLC and TAL side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KLC and TAL compare
TAL Education grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (33.7% versus 1.2% for KinderCare Learning Companies).
TAL Education keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.6% compared with −20.6% at KinderCare Learning Companies.
TAL Education scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 3 for KinderCare Learning Companies), 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 | KLC | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $162M | – |
| Share price | $1.37 | $10.28 |
| Change, 1 year | −72.6% | −11.5% |
| Change, 5 years | – | 99.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.14 | 0.55 |
| Employees | 44K | 26K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.1× | – |
| P/B | 0.4× | – |
| FCF yield | −4.9% | – |
| Fair value | $11.44 | – |
| Margin of safety | 88.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.2% | 33.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | −7.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 527% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 571% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.5% | 55.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | −18.7% | 9.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −20.6% | 17.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.29% | 16.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | −85.2% | 14.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −28.2% | 62.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.40 (better) | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −6.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.77 | 2.17 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.10 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.8% | 137% |
| Held by insiders | 5.5% | 29.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.1M (better) | −$1.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.2% | – |
Go deeper
- KLC stock overview
- KLC income statement
- KLC valuation and score
- TAL stock overview
- TAL income statement
- TAL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.