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

BEDU•NYSE
$2.25
$17M mkt cap·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%
  • ROIC-27.75%-498.0%
  • Debt/Equity2.49+137.7%
  • Interest Coverage-623.91-2363.4%
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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.

BEDU Price & Volume

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

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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

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
EDU logoEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.Direct Competitor8.96B56.3024.4813.6%7.37%9.09%0.20
TAL logoTALTAL Education GroupDirect Competitor773.5M11.449.0851.22%6.45%4.72%0.09
COE logoCOE51Talk Online Education GroupDirect Competitor2.51M26.00-0.3686.98%-13.42%
GOTU logoGOTUGaotu Techedu Inc.Product Competitor759.78M1.97-4.8755.99%-6.4%-21.76%0.25
FEDU logoFEDUFour Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc.Product Competitor2.23M10.5018.84100.15%0.32%0.16%0.19
LOPE logoLOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc.Supply Chain4.47B164.5121.347.07%26.92%29.53%0.27
PRDO logoPRDOPerdoceo Education CorporationSupply Chain2.14B34.1114.1024.2%18.9%16.3%0.11
STRA logoSTRAStrategic Education, Inc.Supply Chain1.79B78.5814.503.96%10.21%7.85%0.07

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

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BEDU Income Statement

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

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemAug'16Aug'17Aug'18Aug'19Aug'20Aug'21Aug'22Aug'23Aug'24TTM
Sales/Revenue1.04B1.33B1.72B2.56B3.37B1.4B1.44B2.12B1.76B1.12B
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 Sold736.21M860.33M1.09B1.59B2.14B1.18B1.24B1.53B1.25B845.74M
COGS % of Revenue70.77%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 Expenses285.81M253.1M356.11M676.47M832.49M510.91M534.55M783.91M1.32B1.14B
OpEx % of Revenue27.47%19.05%20.72%26.39%24.73%36.45%37.14%36.91%75.43%-
Selling, General & Admin290.1M261.97M368.14M691.9M871.15M535.88M539.89M617.18M469.05M273.12M
SG&A % of Revenue27.89%19.72%21.42%27%25.88%38.23%37.51%29.06%26.72%-
Research & Development0000000000
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%-
EBITDA90.4M293M358.04M283.11M364.04M-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
EBIT18.31M214.94M272.16M-190.83M-111.03M-304.16M-477.03M-193.2M-826.97M12.04M
Net Interest Income2.15M4.9M27.3M19.68M-162.91M-169.69M8.32M-7.37M-1.31M1.41M
Interest Income00033.86M108.75M07.47M001.43M
Interest Expense2.15M4.9M27.3M00169.69M07.37M1.31M22K
Other Income/Expense2.5M17.84M44.16M28.83M-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 Tax17.89M40.97M67.38M80.58M78.99M94.18M55.14M185.92M32.91M20.05M
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 Operations000479.91M471.5M369.34M-22.99M-35.45M-163.79M0
Minority Interest44.83M3.33M170.02M361.83M386.45M260.05M225.64M155.05M89.3M11.07M
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 Outstanding6.06M6.55M7.64M7.65M7.51M7.45M7.42M7.42M7.42M7.46M
Basic Shares Outstanding5.98M6.56M7.64M7.72M7.51M7.45M7.67M8.15M8.68M7.42M
Dividend Payout Ratio----114.43%-----

BEDU Balance Sheet

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

Line itemAug'16Aug'17Aug'18Aug'19Aug'20Aug'21Aug'22Aug'23Aug'24TTM
Total Current Assets572.04M1.95B3.24B3.76B4.7B3.69B1.19B927.4M663.77M60.35M
Cash & Short-Term Investments386.52M1.89B3.15B3.49B3.39B844.68M676.72M425.4M493.38M45.81M
Cash Only356.02M1.88B3.15B3.25B3.38B844.68M664.77M410.09M493.38M45.81M
Short-Term Investments30.5M6.39M0241.27M13.7M011.95M15.31M00
Accounts Receivable9.33M3.11M2.06M103.87M83.69M235.26M27.31M19.21M18.79M23.12M
Days Sales Outstanding3.270.860.4414.799.0761.266.933.33.917.22
Inventory9.58M8.6M9.17M26.23M28.01M7.58M6.87M5.48M1.16M796K
Days Inventory Outstanding4.753.653.076.044.772.342.031.310.340.72
Other Current Assets168.78M39.7M23.8M35.97M1.19B2.59B469.57M467.83M89.66M-9.37M
Total Non-Current Assets667.2M736.49M1.42B4.04B6.12B4.94B4.28B3.69B2.38B251.03M
Property, Plant & Equipment433.8M428.83M463.47M881.34M3.05B2.3B1.87B1.96B1.77B184.9M
Fixed Asset Turnover2.40x3.10x3.71x2.91x1.11x0.61x0.77x1.08x0.99x0.81x
Goodwill102.33M104.03M609.51M2.1B2.28B1.95B1.83B1.33B527.3M57.06M
Intangible Assets59.5M55.87M107.38M642.9M683.6M485.82M430.5M343.08M49.6M5.17M
Long-Term Investments078.75M207.36M28.45M55.14M75.44M40.49M32.73M24.42M65.45M
Other Non-Current Assets44.63M43.66M16.15M351.95M18.05M69.67M16.99M20.42M9.36M58.88M
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 Turnover0.84x0.49x0.37x0.33x0.31x0.16x0.26x0.46x0.58x0.43x
Asset Growth %13.36%116.8%73.69%66.98%38.9%-20.24%-36.65%-15.53%-34.07%-177.67%
Total Current Liabilities1.01B1.2B1.63B2.52B3.7B4.03B1.58B1.48B1B88.4M
Accounts Payable63.6M50.9M63.6M94.3M68.23M73.41M100.23M105.19M91.84M10.18M
Days Payables Outstanding31.5321.5921.2921.711.6122.729.5825.1526.7823.66
Short-Term Debt0049.84M63.33M930.8M2.59B18.5M000
Deferred Revenue (Current)664.2M761.88M965.15M1.54B1.54B57.21M70.43M0498.15M530.58M
Other Current Liabilities814.96M14.61M19.94M2.01B806.5M1.17B1.36B1.05B27.88M937K
Current Ratio0.57x1.62x2.00x1.49x1.27x0.91x0.75x0.63x0.66x0.66x
Quick Ratio0.56x1.62x1.99x1.48x1.26x0.91x0.75x0.62x0.66x0.66x
Cash Conversion Cycle-23.51-17.09-17.78-0.872.2340.9-20.63-20.54-22.54-15.73
Total Non-Current Liabilities65.82M65.1M29.54M2.19B4B1.79B1.47B1.57B1.44B150.56M
Long-Term Debt0002.11B2.02B616K633K000
Capital Lease Obligations00001.66B1.67B1.44B1.52B1.4B4.38B
Deferred Tax Liabilities5.92M5.29M17.07M50.04M57.83M26.74M21.71M3.75M31.17M71.31M
Other Non-Current Liabilities65.82M59.81M12.47M32.39M323.17M93.24M10.41M44.21M052.38M
Total Liabilities1.08B1.27B1.65B4.71B7.7B5.83B3.06B3.05B2.44B238.96M
Total Debt6.15M049.84M2.16B5.05B4.39B1.47B1.65B1.51B159.94M
Net Debt-349.87M-1.88B-3.1B-1.09B1.67B3.54B806.55M1.11B1.02B114.13M
Debt / Equity0.04x-0.02x0.70x1.62x1.56x0.61x1.05x2.49x2.49x
Debt / EBITDA0.07x-0.14x7.62x13.86x-----0.17x
Net Debt / EBITDA-3.87x-6.43x-8.67x-3.85x4.58x-----0.12x
Interest Coverage8.52x43.86x9.97x---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 Share26.65216.63394.36403.30416.04376.70325.31211.9081.729.71
Total Shareholders' Equity116.73M1.42B2.84B2.72B2.74B2.55B2.19B1.42B516.81M61.36M
Common Stock7K7K7K8K8K8K8K8K8K1K
Retained Earnings-170.85M-15.93M231.04M472.34M632.72M648.94M471.35M-473.15M-1.47B-159.85M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI47.81M28.45M140.72M143.9M250.94M170.85M22.95M192.38M207.93M-308K
Minority Interest44.83M3.33M170.02M361.83M386.45M260.05M225.64M155.05M89.3M11.07M

BEDU Cash Flow Statement

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

Line itemAug'16Aug'17Aug'18Aug'19Aug'20Aug'21Aug'22Aug'23Aug'24TTM
Cash from Operations360.66M482.99M554.22M864.99M491.23M698.81M45.5M22.26M126.39M126.39M
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 Income2.92M191.81M248.9M252.76M164.17M-165.8M-119.7M-386.82M-996.28M-1.02B
Depreciation & Amortization72.09M78.06M85.88M130.82M197.43M221.74M115.93M83.92M63.09M0
Stock-Based Compensation95.07M029.06M51.66M-10.63M1.86M-816K0869.78K0
Deferred Taxes4.77M975K6.69M-4.55M-12.97M-44.34M-33.53M108.11M576.13K0
Other Non-Cash Items166K4.74M-16.64M14.9M225.13M643.04M49.05M292.93M1.17B224.68M
Working Capital Changes185.73M207.41M200.33M419.4M-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 Investing32.09M-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 Revenue8.91%7.31%6.84%6.06%4.45%11.32%6.23%3.74%0.28%-
Acquisitions-101K-80.88M-190.46M-2.07B-12.67M-2.92B895.15M-19K00
Investments----------
Other Investing62.69M63.45M859K1.55M1.54M2.19M-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 Paid0000-184.24M-92.55M0000
Share Repurchases00-108.94M-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 Share44.2158.8957.1892.8445.4772.49-5.95-7.7010.9110.91
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-9.92x2.81x2.24x3.59x3.05x-13.23x-0.06x-0.06x-0.13x-0.19x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid2.21M16.38M65.14M56.47M67.87M7.7M19.06M7.13M4.09M0

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%-27.75%
Gross Margin29.23%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 / Equity0.04x-0.02x0.70x1.62x1.56x0.61x1.05x2.49x2.49x
Interest Coverage8.52x43.86x9.97x---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 Growth39.48%27.69%29.4%49.11%31.35%-58.36%2.68%47.56%-17.35%-47.93%

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.

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