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BFAM vs CRAI // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE) VS. CRA International Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BFAM 5
— CRAI 6
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CRAI
LAST: $54.31 (-1.22%) • MKT CAP: $2.67B
roic
12.80%
LAST: $197.17 (+0.56%) • MKT CAP: $1.23B
roic
33.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BFAM VS. CRAI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BFAM | CRAI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 12.80% | 33.60% | -20.80 | CRAI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.8x | 14.1x | -4.30 | BFAM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.94% | 1.50% | +6.44 | BFAM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.70% | 11.10% | -0.40 | CRAI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.60% | 7.30% | -0.70 | CRAI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.20% | 9.30% | -0.10 | CRAI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.12% | -1.12 | CRAI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.99 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | BFAM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.6 | 65.7 | -29.10 | CRAI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.16 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.7x | 20.9x | -5.20 | BFAM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.67B | $1.23B | $1.44B | BFAM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BFAM REV | CRAI REV | BFAM GROSS % | CRAI GROSS % | BFAM FCF | CRAI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.93B | $751.6M | 23.8% | — | $258.5M | $18.6M |
| FY 2024 | $2.69B | $687.4M | 23.1% | — | $240.2M | $33.1M |
| FY 2023 | $2.42B | $624.0M | — | — | $147.3M | $60.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
BFAM // BETA 1.16
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