BEDU Fundamental Analysis - BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION-ADR

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to BEDU. BEDU was compared to 71 industry peers in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. While BEDU seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. BEDU is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

BEDU had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year BEDU had a positive cash flow from operations.

BEDU had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

BEDU had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of BEDU (-33.05%) is worse than 77.46% of its industry peers.

BEDU has a worse Return On Equity (-167.74%) than 74.65% of its industry peers.

BEDU has a Return On Invested Capital (0.80%) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-33.05%
ROE	-167.74%
ROIC	0.8%

ROA(3y)-18.53%

ROA(5y)-11%

ROE(3y)-87.71%

ROE(5y)-51.87%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

BEDU has a Operating Margin (1.40%) which is in line with its industry peers.

With a Gross Margin value of 26.06%, BEDU is not doing good in the industry: 71.83% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of BEDU has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	1.4%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	26.06%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y22%

GM growth 5Y0.08%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

BEDU has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

Compared to 1 year ago, BEDU has about the same amount of shares outstanding.

BEDU has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

BEDU has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.17, we must say that BEDU is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

BEDU has a Altman-Z score of -0.17. This is in the lower half of the industry: BEDU underperforms 66.20% of its industry peers.

There is no outstanding debt for BEDU. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Altman-Z	-0.17

ROIC/WACC0.1

WACC7.64%

2.3 Liquidity

BEDU has a Current Ratio of 0.68. This is a bad value and indicates that BEDU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

BEDU has a Current ratio of 0.68. This is in the lower half of the industry: BEDU underperforms 71.83% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.67 indicates that BEDU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

BEDU has a Quick ratio of 0.67. This is in the lower half of the industry: BEDU underperforms 71.83% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.68
Quick Ratio	0.67

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 68.70% over the past year.

The Revenue for BEDU has decreased by -92.82% in the past year. This is quite bad

BEDU shows a very negative growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -22.84% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)68.7%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%169%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-92.82%

Revenue growth 3Y-49.33%

Revenue growth 5Y-22.84%

Sales Q2Q%-91.59%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for BEDU. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

94.37% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BEDU, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, BEDU is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	2.9
EV/EBITDA	4.75

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for BEDU!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION-ADR

NYSE:BEDU (8/28/2025, 4:15:00 PM)

1.825

-0.06 (-3.44%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services

GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services

Earnings (Last)08-04 2025-08-04

Earnings (Next)11-17 2025-11-17

Inst Owners21.6%

Inst Owner Change2.36%

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap54.25M

Analysts40

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.48%

Short Ratio1.37

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.25
P/FCF	2.9
P/OCF	2.9
P/B	0.66
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	4.75

EPS(TTM)-4.65

EYN/A

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.63

FCFY34.52%

OCF(TTM)0.63

OCFY34.52%

SpS7.27

BVpS2.77

TBVpS-0.04

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-33.05%
ROE	-167.74%
ROCE	1.01%
ROIC	0.8%
ROICexc	0.8%
ROICexgc	1.1%
OM	1.4%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	26.06%
FCFM	8.66%

ROA(3y)-18.53%

ROA(5y)-11%

ROE(3y)-87.71%

ROE(5y)-51.87%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y22%

GM growth 5Y0.08%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.52

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Debt/EBITDA	0
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	158.4%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.68
Quick Ratio	0.67
Altman-Z	-0.17

F-Score5

WACC7.64%

ROIC/WACC0.1

Cap/Depr(3y)81.32%

Cap/Depr(5y)78.28%

Cap/Sales(3y)4.1%

Cap/Sales(5y)6.75%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)68.7%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%169%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-92.82%

Revenue growth 3Y-49.33%

Revenue growth 5Y-22.84%

Sales Q2Q%-91.59%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-97.43%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-96.87%

FCF growth 3Y-75.03%

FCF growth 5Y-58.82%

OCF growth 1Y-96.87%

OCF growth 3Y-73.42%

OCF growth 5Y-56.72%

BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION-ADR (BEDU) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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