BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. vs UNIFIRST CORPORATION, two Personal Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BFAM and UNF diverge most: on debt / equity, BFAM reads 1.15 and UNF reads 0.00; on current ratio, BFAM reads 0.48 and UNF reads 3.11. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BFAM's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What UNF's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BFAM | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $69.48 | $260.89 |
| Market cap | $3.6B | $4.8B |
| Sector | Personal Services | Personal Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +2.0% |
| P/E | 22.0 | 41.1 |
| P/B | 3.81 | 2.16 |
| P/S | 1.19 | 1.91 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.1 | 16.0 |
| Revenue growth | +8.5% | +1.5% |
| Gross margin | 24.3% | — |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 3.6% |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 18.6% | 5.3% |
| Return on assets | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% | 5.3% |
| FCF yield | 6.6% | 1.9% |
| Debt / equity | 1.15 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.48 | 3.11 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.83 | 6.80 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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