NYSE
KLC
Last Price
US $4.85
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 9.45% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Financial risk - Healthy cash flow growth.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 5.37, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 20.87x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial risk - ICR.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is 1.86, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (344.12%) in the last year from -3.49% to -15.48%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s short-term liabilities of $484.87M exceed its short-term assets of $358.02M, signaling financial risk
Decreasing performance - ROA.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s return on equity of -55.02%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Decreasing performance - Earnings quality.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. had positive net income in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 22.06%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Decreasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 21.59% since last year from $-92.84M to $-112.88M, signaling decreasing performance
Decreasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 4.88% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 8.07% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. had positive ROE in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model
Overvalued - EV/EBITDA.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.06x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.18x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
-55.02%
Return on equity
ROIC: 4.88%
Valuation History
-1.2X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: -14.1X
Cash flow
Profit margin
-
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-1.08%
(FY vs FY)
Fair Value
Market $4.85
1010.72%
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