BEDU Fundamental Analysis - BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION-ADR

Fundamental Rating

Overall BEDU gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated BEDU against 77 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

In the past year BEDU has reported negative net income.

BEDU had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

In the past 5 years BEDU reported 4 times negative net income.

Each year in the past 5 years BEDU had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -33.44%, BEDU is not doing good in the industry: 74.03% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -169.69%, BEDU is doing worse than 75.32% of the companies in the same industry.

BEDU has a Return On Invested Capital (0.75%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-33.44%
ROE	-169.69%
ROIC	0.75%

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

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 1.32%, BEDU is in line with its industry, outperforming 53.25% of the companies in the same industry.

The Gross Margin of BEDU (25.99%) is worse than 72.73% of its industry peers.

BEDU's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	1.32%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	25.99%

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

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), BEDU is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for BEDU remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

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

BEDU has an Altman-Z score of -0.16. This is a bad value and indicates that BEDU is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of -0.16, BEDU is not doing good in the industry: 64.94% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

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	-0.16

ROIC/WACC0.1

WACC7.54%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.68 indicates that BEDU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

BEDU's Current ratio of 0.68 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BEDU is outperformed by 72.73% of its industry peers.

BEDU has a Quick 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 worse Quick ratio (0.67) than 72.73% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.68
Quick Ratio	0.67

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

BEDU shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 68.33%, which is quite impressive.

Looking at the last year, BEDU shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -92.82% in the last year.

The Revenue for BEDU have been decreasing by -22.66% on average. This is quite bad

EPS 1Y (TTM)68.33%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%169%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-92.82%

Revenue growth 3Y-49.14%

Revenue growth 5Y-22.66%

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

BEDU reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

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

4.2 Price Multiples

92.21% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BEDU, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of BEDU indicates a rather cheap valuation: BEDU is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	3.43
EV/EBITDA	5.53

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

BEDU does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION-ADR

NYSE:BEDU (10/23/2025, 4:10:03 PM)

2.17

0 (0%)

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 Owners22.12%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap64.51M

Revenue(TTM)160.97M

Net Income(TTM)-104115100

Analysts40

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.42%

Short Ratio1.3

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

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	0.3
P/FCF	3.43
P/OCF	3.43
P/B	0.79
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	5.53

EPS(TTM)-4.67

EYN/A

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.63

FCFY29.12%

OCF(TTM)0.63

OCFY29.12%

SpS7.22

BVpS2.75

TBVpS-0.04

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-33.44%
ROE	-169.69%
ROCE	0.95%
ROIC	0.75%
ROICexc	0.75%
ROICexgc	1.04%
OM	1.32%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	25.99%
FCFM	8.75%

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

ROICexgc growth 3YN/A

ROICexgc 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	161.01%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.68
Quick Ratio	0.67
Altman-Z	-0.16

F-Score5

WACC7.54%

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)68.33%

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-49.14%

Revenue growth 5Y-22.66%

Sales Q2Q%-91.59%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-97.57%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-96.83%

FCF growth 3Y-74.94%

FCF growth 5Y-58.72%

OCF growth 1Y-96.83%

OCF growth 3Y-73.31%

OCF growth 5Y-56.62%

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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