VCP ScannerFree US Stock Screener & Financial AnalysisFree US Stock Screener
ScreenerThemesMarketEarningsCompareWatchlistInsider
BEDUBright Scholar Education Holdings Limited
$2.25$17M
Research
Overview
Valuation
ValuationTargetsPrice
Financials
RevenueEarningsP/ERatiosDividend
Ownership
Holders
Tools
Total ReturnDCA Calculator
← Back to Screener
VCP ScannerFree US Stock Screener & Financial Analysis

Find stocks. Verify deeply. Act with conviction.

Data updated daily

Product

  • Screener
  • Themes
  • Valuation
  • Total Return
  • DCA Calculator
  • News
  • Earnings

Resources

  • Market Valuation
  • Compare
  • Insider Activity
  • Methodology
  • How It Works
  • Glossary
  • Learn

Get Ideas

Get weekly stock ideas — free

Follow VCP Scanner on XFollow VCP Scanner on LinkedIn
© 2026 VCP Scanner
AboutPrivacyTerms
Not financial advice. Do your own research.
ScreenerNewsCompareWatchlist

BEDU logoBright Scholar Education Holdings Limited(BEDU)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

BEDU•NYSE
Price updated Apr 24, 2026
SectorConsumer DefensiveIndustryEducation & TrainingSub-IndustryK-12 Schools and Early Childhood
AboutBright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, an education service provider, operates and provides K-12 schools and complementary education services in China, Canada, the United states, and the United Kingdom. Its schools comprise international and bilingual schools, and kindergartens. The company also offers a range of complementary education services, including camps and after-school programs, as well as international education consulting services. It operated 95 schools across 12 provinces in China, as well as 14 schools internationally with a total student capacity of approximately 56,000 students. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Foshan, China.Show more
  • Revenue$1.76B-17.4%
  • EBITDA-$757M-637.7%
  • Net Income-$996M-152.1%
  • EPS (Diluted)-134.32-152.1%
  • Gross Margin28.69%+2.0%
  • EBITDA Margin-43.15%-792.6%
  • Operating Margin-46.74%-432.1%
  • Net Margin-56.76%-205.1%
  • ROE-91.5%-361.4%

BEDU Key Insights

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Trading at only 0.0x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.5x
  • ✗Sales declining 7.3% over 5 years

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Get notified when BEDU posts new earnings or crosses analyst targets

Free. No account needed. Unsubscribe any time.

Free. Unsubscribe any time.

BEDU Price & Volume

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

Loading chart...

BEDU Growth Metrics

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years11.55%
5 Years-7.29%
3 Years7.78%
TTM-47.93%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-212.64%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-243.58%

Return on Capital

10 Years-25.44%
5 Years-11.17%
3 Years-17.29%
Last Year-31.66%

BEDU Peer Comparison

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) competitors in K-12 Schools and Early Childhood — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

Select Columns
Stock Universe
Valuation
Growth
Profitability
Financial Health
Dividends & Buybacks
Price Performance
Technical
Fundamentals ($)
Sector-Specific
Institutional Holdings
CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
EDU logoEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.Direct Competitor7.16B45.0219.5713.6%7.37%9.09%0.20
TAL logoTALTAL Education GroupDirect Competitor621.37M9.197.2951.22%6.45%4.72%0.09
COE logoCOE51Talk Online Education GroupDirect Competitor1.55M15.62-0.0989.09%-16.46%
GOTU logoGOTUGaotu Techedu Inc.Product Competitor598.53M1.65-13.2834.99%-5.26%-20.84%0.47
FEDU logoFEDUFour Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc.Product Competitor2.09M9.8617.55100.15%0.32%0.16%0.19
LOPE logoLOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc.Supply Chain3.84B141.5918.367.07%26.92%29.53%0.27
PRDO logoPRDOPerdoceo Education CorporationSupply Chain2.01B32.0313.2424.2%19.91%17.21%0.11
STRA logoSTRAStrategic Education, Inc.Supply Chain1.71B75.3313.903.96%10.21%7.85%0.07

Compare BEDU vs Peers

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs EDU

Most directly comparable listed peer for BEDU.

Scale Benchmark

vs LOPE

Larger-name benchmark to compare BEDU against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs EDU, TAL, COE, GOTU

BEDU Income Statement

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricAug'16Aug'17Aug'18Aug'19Aug'20Aug'21Aug'22Aug'23Aug'24TTM
Sales/Revenue
1.04B1.33B1.72B2.56B3.37B1.4B1.44B2.12B1.76B1.12B
Revenue Growth %
39.48%27.69%29.4%49.11%31.35%-58.36%2.68%47.56%-17.35%-47.93%
Cost of Goods Sold
736.21M860.33M1.09B1.59B2.14B1.18B1.24B1.53B1.25B845.74M
COGS % of Revenue
70.77%64.77%63.45%61.88%63.71%84.2%85.93%71.87%71.31%-
Gross Profit
304.12M▲ 0%
468.04M▲ 53.9%
628.28M▲ 34.2%
976.99M▲ 55.5%
1.22B▲ 25.0%
221.52M▼ 81.9%
478.11M▲ 115.8%
597.33M▲ 24.9%
503.59M▼ 15.7%
272.03M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
29.23%35.23%36.55%38.12%36.29%15.8%33.22%28.13%28.69%24.34%
Gross Profit Growth %
236.97%53.9%34.24%55.5%25.05%-81.87%115.83%24.94%-15.69%-
Operating Expenses
285.81M253.1M356.11M676.47M832.49M510.91M534.55M783.91M1.32B1.14B
OpEx % of Revenue
27.47%19.05%20.72%26.39%24.73%36.45%37.14%36.91%75.43%-
Selling, General & Admin
290.1M261.97M368.14M691.9M871.15M535.88M539.89M617.18M469.05M273.12M
SG&A % of Revenue
27.89%19.72%21.42%27%25.88%38.23%37.51%29.06%26.72%-
Research & Development
0000000000
R&D % of Revenue
----------
Other Operating Expenses
-457K-779K-4.8M-15.44M-38.66M-24.97M-5.34M166.73M854.98M633K
Operating Income
18.31M▲ 0%
214.94M▲ 1074.0%
272.16M▲ 26.6%
152.29M▼ 44.0%
166.62M▲ 9.4%
-389.7M▼ 333.9%
-632.59M▼ 62.3%
-186.58M▲ 70.5%
-820.44M▼ 339.7%
-979.66M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
1.76%16.18%15.83%5.94%4.95%-27.8%-43.95%-8.79%-46.74%-87.64%
Operating Income Growth %
125.94%1073.95%26.62%-44.04%9.41%-333.89%-62.33%70.51%-339.72%-
EBITDA
90.4M293M358.04M283.11M364.04M-167.96M-516.66M-102.66M-757.36M-923.98M
EBITDA Margin %
8.69%22.06%20.83%11.05%10.81%-11.98%-35.9%-4.83%-43.15%-82.66%
EBITDA Growth %
770.89%224.1%22.2%-20.93%28.59%-146.14%-207.61%80.13%-637.71%-1262.9%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)
72.09M78.06M85.88M130.82M197.43M221.74M115.93M83.92M63.09M55.69M
EBIT
18.31M214.94M272.16M-190.83M-111.03M-304.16M-477.03M-193.2M-826.97M12.04M
Net Interest Income
2.15M4.9M27.3M19.68M-162.91M-169.69M8.32M-7.37M-1.31M1.41M
Interest Income
00033.86M108.75M07.47M001.43M
Interest Expense
2.15M4.9M27.3M00169.69M07.37M1.31M22K
Other Income/Expense
2.5M17.84M44.16M28.83M-119.11M-51.27M752K13.64M-15.72M-4.15M
Pretax Income
20.8M▲ 0%
232.78M▲ 1018.9%
316.32M▲ 35.9%
333.58M▲ 5.5%
243.76M▼ 26.9%
-439.95M▼ 280.5%
-631.84M▼ 43.6%
-172.95M▲ 72.6%
-836.16M▼ 383.5%
-984.29M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
2%17.52%18.4%13.02%7.24%-31.39%-43.9%-8.14%-47.64%-88.06%
Income Tax
17.89M40.97M67.38M80.58M78.99M94.18M55.14M185.92M32.91M20.05M
Effective Tax Rate %
85.98%17.6%21.3%24.16%32.41%-21.41%-8.73%-107.5%-3.94%-2.04%
Net Income
-36.37M▲ 0%
172.05M▲ 573.0%
246.97M▲ 43.5%
241.1M▼ 2.4%
161M▼ 33.2%
-52.8M▼ 132.8%
-709.34M▼ 1243.3%
-395.13M▲ 44.3%
-996.28M▼ 152.1%
-1.02B▲ 0%
Net Margin %
-3.5%12.95%14.37%9.41%4.78%-3.77%-49.28%-18.61%-56.76%-90.92%
Net Income Growth %
9.24%573%43.54%-2.38%-33.22%-132.8%-1243.32%44.3%-152.14%-212.64%
Net Income (Continuing)
2.92M191.81M248.9M-227.15M0-535.15M-686.98M-358.86M-869.07M-864.64M
Discontinued Operations
000479.91M471.5M369.34M-22.99M-35.45M-163.79M0
Minority Interest
44.83M3.33M170.02M361.83M386.45M260.05M225.64M155.05M89.3M11.07M
EPS (Diluted)
-6.00▲ 0%
26.24▲ 537.3%
32.32▲ 23.2%
31.52▼ 2.5%
21.44▼ 32.0%
-0.80▼ 103.7%
-92.52▼ 11465.0%
-53.28▲ 42.4%
-134.32▼ 152.1%
-136.27▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
13.29%537.33%23.17%-2.48%-31.98%-103.73%-11465%42.41%-152.1%-243.58%
EPS (Basic)
-6.0826.2432.3631.243.04-0.80-92.52-48.48-114.84-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
6.06M6.55M7.64M7.65M7.51M7.45M7.42M7.42M7.42M7.46M
Basic Shares Outstanding
5.98M6.56M7.64M7.72M7.51M7.45M7.67M8.15M8.68M7.42M
Dividend Payout Ratio
----114.43%-----

BEDU Balance Sheet

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricAug'16Aug'17Aug'18Aug'19Aug'20Aug'21Aug'22Aug'23Aug'24TTM
Total Current Assets
572.04M1.95B3.24B3.76B4.7B3.69B1.19B927.4M663.77M60.35M
Cash & Short-Term Investments
386.52M1.89B3.15B3.49B3.39B844.68M676.72M425.4M493.38M45.81M
Cash Only
356.02M1.88B3.15B3.25B3.38B844.68M664.77M410.09M493.38M45.81M
Short-Term Investments
30.5M6.39M0241.27M13.7M011.95M15.31M00
Accounts Receivable
9.33M3.11M2.06M103.87M83.69M235.26M27.31M19.21M18.79M23.12M
Days Sales Outstanding
3.270.860.4414.799.0761.266.933.33.917.22
Inventory
9.58M8.6M9.17M26.23M28.01M7.58M6.87M5.48M1.16M796K
Days Inventory Outstanding
4.753.653.076.044.772.342.031.310.340.72
Other Current Assets
168.78M39.7M23.8M35.97M1.19B2.59B469.57M467.83M89.66M-9.37M
Total Non-Current Assets
667.2M736.49M1.42B4.04B6.12B4.94B4.28B3.69B2.38B251.03M
Property, Plant & Equipment
433.8M428.83M463.47M881.34M3.05B2.3B1.87B1.96B1.77B184.9M
Fixed Asset Turnover
2.40x3.10x3.71x2.91x1.11x0.61x0.77x1.08x0.99x0.81x
Goodwill
102.33M104.03M609.51M2.1B2.28B1.95B1.83B1.33B527.3M57.06M
Intangible Assets
59.5M55.87M107.38M642.9M683.6M485.82M430.5M343.08M49.6M5.17M
Long-Term Investments
078.75M207.36M28.45M55.14M75.44M40.49M32.73M24.42M65.45M
Other Non-Current Assets
44.63M43.66M16.15M351.95M18.05M69.67M16.99M20.42M9.36M1.12M
Total Assets
1.24B▲ 0%
2.69B▲ 116.8%
4.67B▲ 73.7%
7.79B▲ 67.0%
10.82B▲ 38.9%
8.63B▼ 20.2%
5.47B▼ 36.6%
4.62B▼ 15.5%
3.05B▼ 34.1%
311.38M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover
0.84x0.49x0.37x0.33x0.31x0.16x0.26x0.46x0.58x0.43x
Asset Growth %
13.36%116.8%73.69%66.98%38.9%-20.24%-36.65%-15.53%-34.07%-177.67%
Total Current Liabilities
1.01B1.2B1.63B2.52B3.7B4.03B1.58B1.48B1B88.4M
Accounts Payable
63.6M50.9M63.6M94.3M68.23M73.41M100.23M105.19M91.84M10.18M
Days Payables Outstanding
31.5321.5921.2921.711.6122.729.5825.1526.7823.66
Short-Term Debt
0049.84M63.33M930.8M2.59B18.5M000
Deferred Revenue (Current)
664.2M761.88M965.15M1.54B1.54B57.21M70.43M0498.15M530.58M
Other Current Liabilities
814.96M14.61M19.94M2.01B806.5M1.17B1.36B1.05B27.88M937K
Current Ratio
0.57x1.62x2.00x1.49x1.27x0.91x0.75x0.63x0.66x0.68x
Quick Ratio
0.56x1.62x1.99x1.48x1.26x0.91x0.75x0.62x0.66x0.67x
Cash Conversion Cycle
-23.51-17.09-17.78-0.872.2340.9-20.63-20.54-22.54-15.73
Total Non-Current Liabilities
65.82M65.1M29.54M2.19B4B1.79B1.47B1.57B1.44B150.56M
Long-Term Debt
0002.11B2.02B616K633K000
Capital Lease Obligations
00001.66B1.67B1.44B1.52B1.4B4.38B
Deferred Tax Liabilities
5.92M5.29M17.07M50.04M57.83M26.74M21.71M3.75M31.17M71.31M
Other Non-Current Liabilities
65.82M59.81M12.47M32.39M323.17M93.24M10.41M44.21M022.2M
Total Liabilities
1.08B1.27B1.65B4.71B7.7B5.83B3.06B3.05B2.44B238.96M
Total Debt
6.15M049.84M2.16B5.05B4.39B1.47B1.65B1.51B159.94M
Net Debt
-349.87M-1.88B-3.1B-1.09B1.67B3.54B806.55M1.11B1.02B114.13M
Debt / Equity
0.04x-0.02x0.70x1.62x1.56x0.61x1.05x2.49x2.21x
Debt / EBITDA
0.07x-0.14x7.62x13.86x-----0.17x
Net Debt / EBITDA
-3.87x-6.43x-8.67x-3.85x4.58x-----0.12x
Interest Coverage
8.52x43.86x9.97x---2.30x--25.33x-623.91x547.21x
Total Equity
161.56M▲ 0%
1.42B▲ 778.6%
3.01B▲ 112.2%
3.08B▲ 2.4%
3.12B▲ 1.3%
2.81B▼ 10.2%
2.41B▼ 14.0%
1.57B▼ 34.9%
606.11M▼ 61.4%
72.42M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
514.74%778.59%112.17%2.38%1.33%-10.16%-14.02%-34.88%-61.44%-236.34%
Book Value per Share
26.65216.63394.36403.30416.04376.70325.31211.9081.729.71
Total Shareholders' Equity
116.73M1.42B2.84B2.72B2.74B2.55B2.19B1.42B516.81M61.36M
Common Stock
7K7K7K8K8K8K8K8K8K1K
Retained Earnings
-170.85M-15.93M231.04M472.34M632.72M648.94M471.35M-473.15M-1.47B-159.85M
Treasury Stock
0000000000
Accumulated OCI
47.81M28.45M140.72M143.9M250.94M170.85M22.95M192.38M207.93M-308K
Minority Interest
44.83M3.33M170.02M361.83M386.45M260.05M225.64M155.05M89.3M11.07M

BEDU Cash Flow Statement

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricAug'16Aug'17Aug'18Aug'19Aug'20Aug'21Aug'22Aug'23Aug'24TTM
Cash from Operations
360.66M482.99M554.22M864.99M491.23M698.81M45.5M22.26M126.39M193.1M
Operating CF Margin %
34.67%36.36%32.24%33.75%14.59%49.85%3.16%1.05%7.2%-
Operating CF Growth %
167.38%33.92%14.75%56.07%-43.21%42.26%-93.49%-51.07%467.78%2849.94%
Net Income
2.92M191.81M248.9M252.76M164.17M-165.8M-119.7M-386.82M-996.28M-1.02B
Depreciation & Amortization
72.09M78.06M85.88M130.82M197.43M221.74M115.93M83.92M63.09M0
Stock-Based Compensation
95.07M029.06M51.66M-10.63M1.86M-816K0869.78K0
Deferred Taxes
4.77M975K6.69M-4.55M-12.97M-44.34M-33.53M108.11M576.13K0
Other Non-Cash Items
166K4.74M-16.64M14.9M225.13M643.04M49.05M292.93M1.17B224.68M
Working Capital Changes
185.73M207.41M200.33M419.4M-71.9M42.3M34.56M-75.88M-106.98M0
Change in Receivables
-2.07M2.18M-424K1.56M5.47M-37.97M27.28M521K-61.51M0
Change in Inventory
-485K982K-468K-14.72M-1.34M-2.74M710K1.38M1.03M0
Change in Payables
-8.44M14.55M-2.74M-3.48M-7.88M997K36.86M-1.5M2.96M0
Cash from Investing
32.09M-77.02M-472.46M-2.26B72.57M-3.08B-836.77M-52.95M-98M-114.08M
Capital Expenditures
-92.69M-97.12M-117.56M-155.2M-149.76M-158.67M-89.64M-79.38M-4.88M0
CapEx % of Revenue
8.91%7.31%6.84%6.06%4.45%11.32%6.23%3.74%0.28%0%
Acquisitions
-101K-80.88M-190.46M-2.07B-12.67M-2.92B895.15M-19K00
Investments
----------
Other Investing
62.69M63.45M859K1.55M1.54M2.19M-836.77M26.45M-102.33M-114.08M
Cash from Financing
-274.54M1.16B1.09B1.48B675.7M-446.53M101.38M-298.79M-85.46M-76.97M
Debt Issued (Net)
0049.84M2.07B955.56M-261.54M1.7B-171.93M-67.5M0
Equity Issued (Net)
01000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K000
Dividends Paid
0000-184.24M-92.55M0000
Share Repurchases
00-108.94M-417.15M-56.06M-24.63M-9.24M000
Other Financing
-274.54M16.85M0-172.46M-39.56M-67.82M-1.59B-126.86M-17.96M-76.97M
Net Change in Cash
118.2M▲ 0%
1.53B▲ 1197.9%
1.27B▼ 17.4%
100.93M▼ 92.0%
1.16B▲ 1048.2%
-2.91B▼ 351.0%
-657.38M▲ 77.4%
-290.55M▲ 55.8%
-61.44M▲ 78.9%
883K▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
267.97M▲ 0%
385.87M▲ 44.0%
436.66M▲ 13.2%
709.78M▲ 62.5%
341.46M▼ 51.9%
540.13M▲ 58.2%
-44.15M▼ 108.2%
-57.11M▼ 29.4%
80.93M▲ 241.7%
193.1M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %
25.76%29.05%25.4%27.69%10.14%38.53%-3.07%-2.69%4.61%17.28%
FCF Growth %
73721.21%44%13.16%62.55%-51.89%58.18%-108.17%-29.37%241.7%225.15%
FCF per Share
44.2158.8957.1892.8445.4772.49-5.95-7.7010.9125.89
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)
-9.92x2.81x2.24x3.59x3.05x-13.23x-0.06x-0.06x-0.13x-0.19x
Interest Paid
0000000000
Taxes Paid
2.21M16.38M65.14M56.47M67.87M7.7M19.06M7.13M4.09M0

BEDU Key Ratios

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201620172018201920202021202220232024TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
-59.33%21.76%11.15%7.91%5.19%-1.78%-27.18%-19.83%-91.5%-1403.19%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
---12.02%3.68%-5.25%-9.92%-4.64%-27.75%-48.35%
Gross Margin
29.23%35.23%36.55%38.12%36.29%15.8%33.22%28.13%28.69%24.34%
Net Margin
-3.5%12.95%14.37%9.41%4.78%-3.77%-49.28%-18.61%-56.76%-90.92%
Debt / Equity
0.04x-0.02x0.70x1.62x1.56x0.61x1.05x2.49x2.21x
Interest Coverage
8.52x43.86x9.97x---2.30x--25.33x-623.91x547.21x
FCF Conversion
-9.92x2.81x2.24x3.59x3.05x-13.23x-0.06x-0.06x-0.13x-0.19x
Revenue Growth
39.48%27.69%29.4%49.11%31.35%-58.36%2.68%47.56%-17.35%-47.93%
Related:BEDU Dividend History·BEDU Revenue History·BEDU Price History·BEDU P/E History·BEDU Financial Ratios·BEDU Institutional Holders

BEDU Frequently Asked Questions

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) reported $1.12B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 90% increase from $588.2M in 2014.

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) saw revenue decline by 17.4% over the past year.

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) reported a net loss of $1.02B for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) has a return on equity (ROE) of -91.5%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU) generated $193.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

What if you invested $1,000 in BEDU back in 2014?

Total return calculator · dividends reinvested · 12+ years of data

See returns →

How much would $100/month in BEDU be worth today?

Dollar cost averaging calculator · DCA vs lump sum

Calculate →