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Jun 30, 2020

Bright Horizons Q2 2020 Earnings Report

Bright Horizons faced significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with revenue and income decreasing substantially, but demonstrated resilience through back-up care services and cost management.

Key Takeaways

Bright Horizons Family Solutions reported a 44% decrease in revenue and a significant drop in net income due to the temporary closure of child care centers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company managed to offset some of the losses through growth in back-up care services and cost management initiatives.

Revenue decreased by 44% compared to the second quarter of 2019 due to temporary closures of child care centers.

Income from operations decreased by 89% due to reduced gross profit and impairment charges.

Net income decreased by 99% due to the decrease in income from operations.

The company expanded Back-Up Care services to support families affected by child care and school closures.

Total Revenue
$294M
Previous year: $528M
-44.4%
EPS
$0.44
Previous year: $0.99
-55.6%
Gross Profit
$65.2M
Previous year: $140M
-53.3%
Cash and Equivalents
$270M
Previous year: $22.7M
+1093.7%
Free Cash Flow
-$28.1M
Previous year: $59.6M
-147.1%
Total Assets
$3.61B
Previous year: $3.19B
+13.1%

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Forward Guidance

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Bright Horizons is not providing financial guidance for fiscal year 2020.

Positive Outlook

  • Value proposition to families, staff and clients remains consistent and strong.
  • Highlights crisis management abilities.
  • Critical role in the business continuity plans of client partners.
  • Leadership in developing and implementing enhanced health and safety protocols.
  • Value that the unique service offering provides to the families and clients served.

Challenges Ahead

  • Duration and scope of the ongoing business disruption cannot be predicted.
  • Pace of re-opening and ramping temporarily closed centers cannot be predicted.
  • Dependent on many interdependent variables and decisions by government authorities and client partners.
  • Negative financial impact to the results and future financial or operational performance cannot be reasonably estimated.
  • Do not expect to provide financial guidance for fiscal 2020.

Revenue & Expenses

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