KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

NYSE:KLC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.1b

KinderCare Learning Companies Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

KinderCare Learning Companies has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 38%, while the Consumer Services industry saw earnings growing at 25% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.4% per year. KinderCare Learning Companies's return on equity is 23.6%, and it has net margins of 2.1%.

Key information

38.0%

Earnings growth rate

37.0%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Services Industry Growth20.3%
Revenue growth rate13.4%
Return on equity23.6%
Net Margin2.1%
Last Earnings Update28 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

KinderCare Learning Companies: Aided By Pandemic Subsidies

Oct 24

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How KinderCare Learning Companies makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:KLC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Sep 242,634563200
29 Jun 242,587583230
29 Mar 242,549803150
30 Dec 232,5101033060
30 Sep 232,4671233060
01 Apr 232,3021832910
31 Dec 222,1662192670
01 Oct 222,0662312710
02 Apr 221,9051792390
01 Jan 221,808882270
02 Oct 211,71491920
03 Jul 211,566-441790
03 Apr 211,438-1111720
02 Jan 211,367-1291700
28 Dec 191,876-292190
29 Dec 181,675-362040

Quality Earnings: KLC has a large one-off gain of $168.3M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 28th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: KLC's current net profit margins (2.1%) are lower than last year (5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: KLC has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 38% per year.

Accelerating Growth: KLC's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: KLC had negative earnings growth (-55.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Services industry average (34.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst KLC's Return on Equity (23.59%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 03:29
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/30

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Analyst Sources

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Manav PatnaikBarclays
Jeffrey SilberBMO Capital Markets Equity Research