Bright Scholar Education (BEDU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, an education service provider, operates and provides K-12 schools and complementary education services in China, Hong Kong, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The company operates in three segments: Overseas Schools; Complementary Education Services; and Domestic Kindergartens and K-12 Operation Services. It also offers a range of complementary education services, including camps and after-school programs, and international education consulting services, as well as career counselling and international contest training services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Foshan, China.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.50 to $1.68
• 50-Day Range: $1.42 to $1.94
• 52-Week Range: $1.35 to $2.42
• Volume: 70,270 shs
• Average Volume: 9,325 shs
• Market Capitalization: $45.48 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Bright Scholar Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bright Scholar Education scored higher than 12% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Bright Scholar Education.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bright Scholar Education is -0.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bright Scholar Education is -0.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bright Scholar Education has a P/B Ratio of 0.53. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.06% of the float of Bright Scholar Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bright Scholar Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bright Scholar Education has recently increased by 1,025.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Bright Scholar Education does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Bright Scholar Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.06% of the float of Bright Scholar Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bright Scholar Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bright Scholar Education has recently increased by 1,025.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.33

News Sentiment

Bright Scholar Education has a news sentiment score of -0.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Bright Scholar Education this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bright Scholar Education insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

84.79% of the stock of Bright Scholar Education is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 26.05% of the stock of Bright Scholar Education is held by institutions.

BEDU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BEDU shares performed this year?

Bright Scholar Education's stock was trading at $1.72 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BEDU stock has decreased by 11.0% and is now trading at $1.53.
View the best growth stocks for 2025 here.

How were Bright Scholar Education's earnings last quarter?

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (NYSE:BEDU) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January, 24th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Bright Scholar Education had a negative net margin of 55.92% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.35%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Bright Scholar Education's stock split?

Bright Scholar Education's stock reverse split before market open on Friday, August 19th 2022. The 1-4 reverse split was announced on Friday, August 19th 2022. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Friday, August 19th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 25 shares after the split.

When did Bright Scholar Education IPO?

Bright Scholar Education (BEDU) raised $135 million in an IPO on Thursday, May 18th 2017. The company issued 15,000,000 shares at $8.00-$10.00 per share. Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and China Merchants Securities (HK) and BNP Paribas were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of Bright Scholar Education?

Shares of BEDU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Bright Scholar Education own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bright Scholar Education investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/24/2025
• Today: 4/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Educational services
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BEDU
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:BEDU
• CIK: 1696355
• Web: www.brightscholar.com
• Phone: 8675766832506
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,020
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($4.83)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-140,520,000.00
• Net Margins: -55.92%
• Pretax Margin: -47.28%
• Return on Equity: -0.35%
• Return on Assets: -0.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $179.88 million
• Price / Sales: 0.25
• Cash Flow: $0.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.00
• Book Value: $2.88 per share
• Price / Book: 0.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,726,000
• Free Float: 4,521,000
• Market Cap: $45.48 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.32