TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 668.2M
Gross Profit 152.1M 22.75%
Operating Income 50.4M 7.53%
Net Income 21.2M 3.17%
EPS (Diluted) $0.18

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 3.7B
Total Liabilities 2.8B
Shareholders Equity 884.9M
Debt to Equity 3.20

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 106.9M
Free Cash Flow 75.1M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

KinderCare Learning Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i2.7B2.5B2.2B1.8B1.4B
Cost of Goods Sold i2.0B1.8B1.4B1.3B1.2B
Gross Profit i630.5M685.9M741.2M506.2M214.5M
Gross Margin % i23.7%27.3%34.2%28.0%15.7%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i423.1M288.0M247.8M204.2M158.4M
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i423.1M288.0M247.8M204.2M158.4M
Operating Income i89.9M288.8M404.9M219.7M-31.8M
Operating Margin % i3.4%11.5%18.7%12.2%-2.3%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i7.4M6.1M3.0M14.0K-
Interest Expense i170.5M152.9M101.5M96.6M99.4M
Other Non-Operating Income-4.9M-12.2M-18.7M-6.7M-37.6M
Pre-tax Income i-78.2M129.9M287.8M116.5M-168.8M
Income Tax i14.6M27.4M68.6M28.1M-39.3M
Effective Tax Rate % i0.0%21.1%23.8%24.1%0.0%
Net Income i-92.8M102.6M219.2M88.4M-129.5M
Net Margin % i-3.5%4.1%10.1%4.9%-9.5%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i220.4M405.4M493.2M302.7M57.1M
EPS (Basic) i$-0.96$1.13$2.35$0.98$-1.43
EPS (Diluted) i$-0.96$1.13$2.35$0.98$-1.43
Basic Shares Outstanding i9630900090366000933790009046100090366000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i9630900090366000933790009046100090366000

Income Statement Trend

KinderCare Learning Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i62.3M156.1M105.2M177.2M53.2M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i104.3M88.1M70.0M73.6M61.1M
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets8.2M3.8M2.3M1.5M1.9M
Total Current Assets i214.8M283.4M233.5M304.2M136.7M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i1.4B1.4B1.4B1.4B1.4B
Goodwill i2.7B2.7B2.7B2.4B2.4B
Intangible Assets i429.8M439.0M448.3M433.9M442.7M
Long-term Investments1.7M0656.0K--
Other Non-Current Assets78.6M59.8M51.1M37.3M32.5M
Total Non-Current Assets i3.4B3.4B3.4B3.2B3.1B
Total Assets i3.6B3.7B3.7B3.5B3.3B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i45.3M50.6M56.7M47.9M39.7M
Short-term Debt i153.9M148.4M153.4M151.5M136.9M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities32.8M33.2M25.1M24.1M30.6M
Total Current Liabilities i412.8M426.5M410.2M380.2M330.4M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i2.2B2.5B2.7B2.7B2.7B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i30.9M60.7M77.3M46.6M37.8M
Other Non-Current Liabilities37.4M35.8M38.8M26.3M28.2M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i2.4B2.7B2.8B2.8B2.8B
Total Liabilities i2.8B3.1B3.3B3.2B3.1B
Equity
Common Stock i1.2M904.0K76.0K454.2M430.1M
Retained Earnings i30.3M123.1M20.5M-198.6M-287.0M
Treasury Stock i000--
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i864.5M506.9M407.7M255.6M136.3M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i2.4B2.7B2.9B2.9B2.8B
Working Capital i-198.0M-143.1M-176.7M-76.0M-193.7M

Balance Sheet Composition

KinderCare Learning Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i-92.8M102.6M219.2M88.4M-129.5M
Depreciation & Amortization i117.6M109.0M88.5M82.3M87.9M
Stock-Based Compensation i144.1M12.6M9.9M909.0K1.5M
Working Capital Changes i-54.7M50.8M-29.4M10.6M53.0M
Operating Cash Flow i91.2M266.0M319.4M211.4M-19.9M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-129.4M-102.2M-139.1M-66.0M-46.8M
Acquisitions i-10.9M-10.2M-157.6M-14.2M-1.7M
Investment Purchases i-8.7M-6.8M-5.0M0-
Investment Sales i1.8M1.6M2.0M0-
Investing Cash Flow i-147.2M-117.7M-299.7M-80.2M-48.5M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i00-72.7M0-
Dividends Paid i-320.0M0---
Debt Issuance i264.3M1.3B2.3M11.0M49.0M
Debt Repayment i-621.9M-1.4B-46.5M-13.4M-113.9M
Financing Cash Flow i-62.6M-134.9M-117.7M20.9M-50.2M
Free Cash Flow i-16.4M174.5M202.2M116.4M-34.6M
Net Change in Cash i-118.7M13.4M-98.0M152.2M-118.7M

Cash Flow Trend

KinderCare Learning Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 28.08
Forward P/E 10.75
Price to Book 0.88
Price to Sales 0.30
PEG Ratio 10.75

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin -2.23%
Operating Margin 6.41%
Return on Equity -10.31%
Return on Assets 0.54%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.66
Debt to Equity 268.13

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $-0.69
Book Value per Share $7.83
Revenue per Share $24.37

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Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.