stockrowBright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) vs Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV)
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. BFAM 55.20 −1.81%
- Carriage Services, Inc. CSV 28.30 −21.35%
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. and Carriage Services, Inc. are both Personal Services companies. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $448.0M — 5.9× the size. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Carriage Services, Inc. trades at 9.5×. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.70% against 1.26%. Carriage Services, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.00% vs −4.38%) and the higher return on invested capital (20.8% vs 0.10%). Across the 21 metrics below, Carriage Services, Inc. leads on 15 and Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. on 6.
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| Metric | BFAM | CSV | Personal Services median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 22.80% | 34.13% | 32.10% |
| Operating margin | 0.10% | 22.47% | 5.04% |
| Net margin | (4.38%) | 0.00% | (2.19%) |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.29% | 22.86% | 8.29% |
| Return on equity | (12.99%) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | (3.65%) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.10% | 20.79% | 0.10% |
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