$BFAM
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. Stock $bfam

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000143757821000007 Filed on March 01, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
Revenue	$377.1M	$337.9M	$293.8M
YoY Change	-27.57%	-33.95%	-44.37%
Cost Of Revenue	$301.8M	$282.7M	$228.5M
YoY Change	-22.52%	-26.82%	-41.17%
Gross Profit	$75.28M	$55.17M	$65.24M
YoY Change	-42.6%	-55.94%	-53.28%
Gross Profit Margin	19.96%	16.33%	22.21%
Selling, General & Admin	$59.60M	$53.30M	$49.25M
YoY Change	7.97%	-1.23%	-12.82%
% of Gross Profit	79.17%	96.61%	75.49%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$28.50M	$27.30M	$27.70M
YoY Change	2.15%	0.74%	3.36%
% of Gross Profit	37.86%	49.48%	42.46%
Operating Expenses	$67.40M	$53.30M	$49.25M
YoY Change	5.81%	-1.23%	-12.82%
Operating Profit	$7.866M	-$5.927M	$8.114M
YoY Change	-88.34%	-109.46%	-89.16%
Interest Expense	-$9.200M	-$9.200M	-$9.100M
YoY Change	-12.38%	-183.98%	-177.63%
% of Operating Profit	-116.96%		-112.15%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$1.300M	-$15.11M	-$1.015M
YoY Change	-102.28%	-129.25%	-101.61%
Income Tax	-$3.900M	-$8.459M	-$1.374M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	$2.555M	-$6.654M	$359.0K
YoY Change	-94.65%	-116.13%	-99.27%
Net Earnings / Revenue	0.68%	-1.97%	0.12%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.04	-$0.11	$0.01
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.04	-$0.11	$0.01
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	60.56M shares	60.41M shares	60.32M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			60.27M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$405.8M	$365.3M	$270.4M
YoY Change	803.37%	653.2%	1091.19%
Cash & Equivalents	$384.3M	$365.3M	$270.4M
Short-Term Investments	$21.49M
Other Short-Term Assets	$63.20M	$100.1M	$84.90M
YoY Change	21.07%	61.45%	60.19%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$5.849M
Receivables	$176.6M	$150.1M	$221.5M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$624.2M	$615.5M	$576.9M
YoY Change	172.7%	169.8%	208.28%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$628.8M	$606.8M	$596.9M
YoY Change	-1.16%	0.94%	-0.72%
Goodwill	$1.432B	$1.409B	$1.392B
YoY Change	1.35%	2.71%	0.83%
Intangibles	$274.6M	$281.2M	$287.5M
YoY Change	-9.86%	-8.07%	-8.55%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$49.30M	$42.98M	$44.90M
YoY Change	5.16%	-6.52%	1.8%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.102B	$3.058B	$3.035B
YoY Change	0.03%	2.51%	0.94%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$624.2M	$615.5M	$576.9M
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.102B	$3.058B	$3.035B
Total Assets	$3.727B	$3.674B	$3.612B
YoY Change	11.9%	14.4%	13.09%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$29.96M	$178.5M	$144.3M
YoY Change	-5.2%	-1.16%	-6.9%
Accrued Expenses	$87.20M	$94.40M	$92.50M
YoY Change	4.93%	16.69%	14.62%
Deferred Revenue	$197.9M	$177.3M	$192.8M
YoY Change	3.57%	1.22%	4.48%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$10.75M	$10.75M	$10.75M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$530.8M	$504.8M	$491.5M
YoY Change	9.83%	7.41%	8.43%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.020B	$1.022B	$1.025B
YoY Change	-0.77%	-0.75%	-0.74%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$106.0M	$114.8M	$107.0M
YoY Change	14.12%	21.71%	11.43%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.126B	$1.137B	$1.132B
YoY Change	0.46%	1.13%	0.29%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$530.8M	$504.8M	$491.5M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.126B	$1.137B	$1.132B
Total Liabilities	$2.443B	$2.446B	$2.413B
YoY Change	3.55%	5.6%	4.24%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$400.5M	$397.9M	$404.6M
YoY Change	7.23%	22.16%	42.22%
Common Stock	$60.00K	$60.00K	$60.00K
YoY Change	3.45%	3.45%	3.45%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.284B	$1.227B	$1.198B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.727B	$3.674B	$3.612B
YoY Change	11.9%	14.4%	13.09%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.555M	-$6.654M	$359.0K
YoY Change	-94.65%	-116.13%	-99.27%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$28.50M	$27.30M	$27.70M
YoY Change	2.15%	0.74%	3.36%
Cash From Operating Activities	$39.70M	$118.6M	-$12.80M
YoY Change	-31.55%	44.99%	-115.31%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$30.20M	-$22.10M	-$15.30M
YoY Change	-19.03%	-15.97%	-36.25%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$5.100M	$1.900M	$0.00
YoY Change	-79.44%	-119.59%	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$35.30M	-$20.20M	-$15.30M
YoY Change	-43.25%	-43.89%	-49.5%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	5.600M	1.900M	247.2M
YoY Change	-125.57%	-112.84%	-593.41%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	39.70M	118.6M	-12.80M
Cash From Investing Activities	-35.30M	-20.20M	-15.30M
Cash From Financing Activities	5.600M	1.900M	247.2M
Net Change In Cash	10.00M	100.3M	219.1M
YoY Change	-138.31%	223.55%	6746.88%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$39.70M	$118.6M	-$12.80M
Capital Expenditures	-$30.20M	-$22.10M	-$15.30M
Free Cash Flow	$69.90M	$140.7M	$2.500M
YoY Change	-26.65%	30.16%	-97.68%

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CY2018	us-gaap	Payment For Contingent Consideration Liability Financing Activities PaymentForContingentConsiderationLiabilityFinancingActivities	2965000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	520615000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	139621000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	125220000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	131148000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	74833000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	62629000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	67447000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	42042000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	49327000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	41254000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	47763000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	41845000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	49088000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	41055000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	47532000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	41849000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	49093000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	41059000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	47535000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.73
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.85
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.71
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.82
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.71
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.83
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.69
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.81

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