Bright Horizons Family Solutions: pre- and post-COVID, major trouble ahead

Trading at 21x LTM (pre-COVID) EV/EBITDA and 33x FCF, the market views Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), the child-care center operator, as a secular growth story largely untouched by the current maelstrom. Prima facie, this seems justified, as the business has put up high-single-digit revenue/low-double-digit EBIT growth CAGRs over the last decade; sports impressive returns … Continue reading Bright Horizons Family Solutions: pre- and post-COVID, major trouble ahead