KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) vs Puxin Limited (NEW)

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. and Puxin Limited are both Education & Training Services companies. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $260.7M against $118.8M — 2.2× the size. Puxin Limited grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.20% against 1.79%. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has the higher net margin (−17.2% vs −45.7%) and the lower return on invested capital (−20.9% vs 0.00%). Across the 16 metrics below, Puxin Limited leads on 10 and KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric KLC NEW Education & Training Services median
P/E n/m n/m 11.19
P/S 0.09 0.03 0.92
P/B 0.54 n/m 1.63
Price to free cash flow 3.11 n/m 9.62
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 7.02
EV/Sales 0.37 0.19 0.82
Earnings yield (187.74%) (1,779.41%) 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 32.21% (883.04%) 2.30%

Profitability

Metric KLC NEW Education & Training Services median
Gross margin 19.17% 45.48% 54.64%
Operating margin (14.89%) (8.80%) 0.00%
Net margin (17.23%) (45.70%) 3.29%
Free cash flow margin 2.97% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on equity (67.78%) 561.15% 0.00%
Return on assets (13.10%) (36.30%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital (20.89%) 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric KLC NEW Education & Training Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.79% 2.20% 6.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1.04% 93.18% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — — 4.27%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — — 0.00%

Health

Metric KLC NEW Education & Training Services median
Debt to equity 1.99 (1.31) 0.08
Current ratio 0.75 0.33 1.33
Net debt to EBITDA 7.22 (2.49) (0.15)

Dividend

Metric KLC NEW Education & Training Services median
Dividend yield — — 1.13%
Payout ratio — 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric KLC NEW Education & Training Services median
Market cap 260.74m 118.82m 68.93m

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