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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS REPORTS
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - (March 13, 2013) - Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:
BFAM), a leading provider of high-quality child care and early education
services as well as other services designed to help employers and families
address the challenges of work and life, today announced financial results for
the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012.
Fourth quarter 2012 highlights:
* Revenue increased 10% to $273.4 million
* Income from operations rose 23% to $27.9 million
* Adjusted EBITDA* increased 21% to $47.0 million
* Adjusted net income* increased 10% to $9.4 million
Full year 2012 highlights:
* Revenue increased 10% to $1.1 billion
* Income from operations rose 10% to $95.5 million
* Adjusted EBITDA* increased 22% to $180.8 million
* Adjusted net income* increased 62% to $37.8 million
"We delivered strong results this year as a result of our continued focus on
growing and improving the quality of each of our services, while expanding our
relationships with our existing clients and growing our footprint in the U.S.
and in Europe," said David Lissy, Chief Executive Officer. "We have once again
executed well and expanded our leadership position in our field by providing
high quality solutions across key life stages that allow employers and working
families to be more productive at home and at work. Those employers in turn are
better able to adapt to the changing demographics and realities of today's
workforce where dual working parent families are more of the norm, women are
increasingly the primary breadwinners in their household and men are demanding
and expecting more work-life balance than ever before."
Fourth quarter 2012 results
Revenue increased $24.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 on contributions
from new and ramping full service child care centers, average price increases of
3-4%, and expanded sales of our back-up dependent care and educational advisory
services.
Income from operations increased $5.2 million, or 22.7%, in the fourth quarter
of 2012, driven by expanded gross profit. Enrollment gains in mature and
ramping centers, contributions from new child care centers as well as back-up
dependent care and educational advisory clients that have been added since the
fourth quarter of 2011, and strong cost management have driven gross margin
improvement from 21.5% in the fourth quarter of 2011 to 23.1% in 2012.
Adjusted EBITDA increased $8.2 million, or 21.2% in the fourth quarter of 2012,
primarily as a result of the $9.7 million increase in gross profit, offset by
increases in selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") spending,
including investments in technology and marketing to support the growth of the
business.
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 increased by $0.4 million, or 9.2%,
and adjusted net income increased by $0.9 million, or 10.2%, as a result of the
$5.2 million increase in operating income, offset by an increase in interest
expense and income tax expense.
Full year 2012 results
Revenue growth of $97.2 million for the full year 2012 was attributable to the
contributions from new and ramping full service child care centers, average
price increases of 3-4%, and expanded sales of our back-up dependent care and
educational advisory services.
Income from operations increased $8.6 million in 2012. Excluding the impact of
the $15.2 million non-recurring expense related to the exchange of stock options
in the second quarter of 2012 which is included in SG&A, income from operations
would have been $110.7 million, an increase of $23.8 million, or 27.4%.
Consistent with the drivers in the fourth quarter of 2012, the expansion of
gross margin from 21.3% in 2011 to 22.9% in 2012 was driven by enrollment gains
in mature and ramping centers, contributions from new child care centers as well
as back-up dependent care and educational advisory clients that have been added
in 2012, and strong cost management that has driven operating efficiency.
Adjusted EBITDA increased $32.3 million, or 21.8% in 2012 primarily as a result
of the $38.6 million increase in gross profit offset by increases in SGA
spending.
Net income for the full year 2012 increased by $3.7 million, or 78.7%, to $8.5
million as a result of the $8.6 million increase in operating income, offset by
an increase in interest expense and income tax expense. Adjusted net income
increased by $14.4 million, or 61.5%, to $37.8 million compared to 2011.
As of December 31, 2012, the Company operated 765 early care and education
centers with the capacity to serve 87,100 children and families, a 4.5% increase
in capacity since December 31, 2011.
"We are pleased to close out 2012 with continued revenue growth and margin
improvement this quarter that position us well as we head into 2013," said David
Lissy, Chief Executive Officer. "We added a total of 50 centers in 2012, and
our back-up dependent care services and our educational advisory services each
experienced strong growth during the year. We believe that our unique culture
and work environment serves to differentiate us in our field. As such, we are
proud to have been named for the fourteenth time as one of FORTUNE Magazine's
"100 Best Companies to Work for" in America in January of this year. This
recognition is a tribute to our talented and passionate team in our centers,
schools, and offices who provide high-quality care, education, and support to
the children, families and clients we have the privilege to serve."
*Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are metrics used by management to
measure operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA represents our earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, straight line rent expense, stock
compensation expense, expenses related to the initial public offering and
refinancing that were completed in January 2013 and the sponsor management fee.
Adjusted net income represents our net income determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, adjusted
for stock compensation expense, amortization expense, the sponsor management
fee, expenses associated with our initial public offering and debt refinancing
that were completed in January 2013, and the income tax benefit thereon. These
non-GAAP measures are more fully described and are reconciled from the
respective measures determined under GAAP in the table below.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
During 2012, the Company generated approximately $107.0 million of cash flow
from operations compared to $133.6 million in 2011, which included the
collection of income tax refunds totaling $25 million, and invested $69.1
million in fixed assets, of which $28.4 million related to new child care
centers. The Company's cash and cash equivalents grew $3.7 million in the year
to $34.1 million at December 31, 2012. On January 30, 2013, the Company repaid
all of its outstanding indebtedness with the proceeds from our initial public
offering of common stock and proceeds from the issuance of $790 million in new
secured term loans.
2013 Outlook
As described below, the Company is providing certain targets regarding its 2013
expectations.
* Overall revenue growth in 2013 in the high single digits (8-10%)
* Adjusted EBITDA growth in 2013 in the range of 14-17%
* Adjusted net income ranging from $76-$79 million in 2013, including the
effect of reduced interest expense following the Company's debt refinancing
on January 30, 2013.
In addition, the Company estimates that full diluted weighted average shares, as
adjusted, will approximate 65-66 million shares in 2013 and 62.5 million shares
for the first quarter of 2013. This includes the 11.6 million common shares
issued in connection with the initial public offering and exercise of the
overallotment option, from their respective dates of issuance, and assumes the
conversion of the Class L shares into common shares as if that conversion
occurred on January 1, 2013.
Conference Call
Bright Horizons Family Solutions will host an investor conference call today at
4:30 pm ET. The public and other interested parties are invited to listen to
the conference call by dialing 1-877-407-0784, or for international callers,
1-201-689-8560, and asking for the Bright Horizons Family Solutions conference
call, moderated by Chief Executive Officer David Lissy. Replays of the entire
call will be available through March 20, 2013 at 1-877-870-5176, or, for
international callers, at 1-858-384-5517, conference ID # 409846. A webcast of
the conference call will also be available through the Investor Relations
section of the Company's Web site, www.brighthorizons.com. A copy of this press
release is available on the Web site.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements that express our opinions, expectations,
beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events
or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking
statements." Bright Horizons Family Solutions' actual results may vary
significantly from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements,
which can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology,
including the terms "believes," "expects," "may,"
"will," "should," "seeks,"
"projects," "approximately," "intends," "plans,"
"estimates" or "anticipates,"
or, in each case, their negatives or other variations or comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical
facts. They include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current
expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations,
financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the industries
in which we and our partners operate. By their nature, forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and
depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe that
these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:
changes in the demand for child care and other dependent care services,
including variation in enrollment trends and lower than expected demand from
employer sponsor clients; the possibility that acquisitions may disrupt our
operations and expose us to additional risk; our ability to pass on our
increased costs; changes in our relationships with employer sponsors; our
substantial indebtedness and the terms of such indebtedness; our ability to
withstand seasonal fluctuations in the demand for our services; significant
competition within our industry; our ability to implement our growth strategies
successfully; as well as those risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk
Factors" section of our prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 25, 2013. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the time of this release and we do not undertake to publicly update or revise
them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless
required by law.
Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income before taxes and adjusted net income are not
presentations made in accordance with GAAP, and the use of the terms adjusted
EBITDA, adjusted income before taxes and adjusted net income may differ from
similar measures reported by other companies. We believe that adjusted EBITDA,
adjusted income before taxes and adjusted net income provide investors with
useful information with respect to our historical operations. We present
adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income before taxes and adjusted net income as
supplemental performance measures because we believe they facilitate a
comparative assessment of our operating performance relative to our performance
based on our results under GAAP, while isolating the effects of some items that
vary from period to period. Specifically, adjusted EBITDA allows for an
assessment of our operating performance and of our ability to service or incur
indebtedness without the effect of non-cash charges, such as depreciation,
amortization, the excess of rent expense over cash rent expense and stock
compensation expense, and the effect of our sponsor management fee, which we
will not owe for periods after the consummation of the initial public offering
which was completed on January 30,2013, as well as the expenses related to
preparing for the initial public offering and refinancing which have been
included in the statement of operations in 2012. In addition, adjusted income
before taxes and adjusted net income allow us to assess our performance without
the impact of the specifically identified items that we believe do not directly
reflect our core operations. These measures also function as benchmarks to
evaluate our operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income before taxes, adjusted net income and adjusted
EBITDA margin are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and
should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to income before
taxes, net income, net cash provided by operating, investing or financing
activities or any other financial statement data presented as indicators of
financial performance or liquidity, each as presented in accordance with GAAP.
The Company understands that although adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income before
taxes and adjusted net income are frequently used by securities analysts,
lenders and others in their evaluation of companies, they have limitations as
analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as a
substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these
limitations are:
* adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income before taxes adjusted net income and
adjusted EBITDA margin do not fully reflect the Company's cash expenditures,
future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
* adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income before taxes and adjusted net income do not
reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company's working capital
needs;
* adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the
cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on
debt; and
* although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets
being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the
future, and
* adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income before taxes and adjusted net income do not
reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.
Because of these limitations, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income before taxes and
adjusted net income should not be considered as discretionary cash available to
us to reinvest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be
available to us to meet our obligations.
About Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions® is a leading provider of high-quality child
care, early education and other services designed to help employers and families
better address the challenges of work and life. The Company provides center-
based full service child care, back-up dependent care and educational advisory
services to more than 850 clients across the United States, the United Kingdom,
Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada and India, including more than 130 FORTUNE 500
companies and more than 75 of Working Mother magazine's 2012 "100 Best Companies
for Working Mothers". Bright Horizons is one of FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best
Companies to Work For" and is headquartered in Watertown, MA. The Company's
website is located at www.brighthorizons.com.
Contacts:
Investors:
Elizabeth Boland
CFO Bright Horizons
Eboland@brighthorizons.com
617-673-8125
Kevin Doherty
VP - Solebury Communications Group LLC
kdoherty@soleburyir.com
203-428-3233
Media:
Ilene Serpa
VP-Public Relations -Bright Horizons
iserpa@brighthorizons.com
617-673-8044
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
Three Months Ended December 31,
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2012 % 2011 %
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Revenue $ 273,426 100.0% $ 248,885 100.0%
Cost of services 210,321 76.9% 195,485 78.5%
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Gross profit 63,105 23.1% 53,400 21.5%
Selling general & administrative 28,526 10.4% 23,888 9.6%
Amortization 6,635 2.4% 6,730 2.7%
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Income from operations 27,944 10.3% 22,782 9.2%
Loss from foreign currency transactions - (36) 0.0%
Interest income 46 0.0% 795 0.3%
Interest expense (22,056) -8.1% (19,760) -7.9%
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(22,010) -8.1% (19,001) -7.6%
Income before tax 5,934 2.2% 3,780 1.6%
Income tax provision (benefit) 1,707 0.6% (90) 0.0%
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Net income 4,227 1.6% 3,870 1.6%
Net income attributable to non-
controlling
interest 53 0.1% (89) 0.0%
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Net income attributable to Bright
Horizons
Family Solutions Inc. $ 4,174 1.5% $ 3,959 1.6%
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
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2012 % 2011 %
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Revenue $ 1,070,938 100.0% $ 973,701 100.0%
Cost of services 825,168 77.1% 766,500 78.7%
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Gross profit 245,770 22.9% 207,201 21.3%
Selling general & administrative 123,373 11.5% 92,938 9.5%
Amortization 26,933 2.5% 27,427 2.9%
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Income from operations 95,464 8.9% 86,836 8.9%
Gain from foreign currency
transactions - 0.0% 835 0.1%
Interest income 152 0.0% 824 0.1%
Interest expense (83,864) -7.8% (82,908) -8.5%
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(83,712) -7.8% (81,249) -8.3%
Income before tax 11,752 1.1% 5,587 0.6%
Income tax provision 3,243 0.3% 825 0.1%
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Net income 8,509 0.8% 4,762 0.5%
Net income attributable to non-
controlling
interest 347 0.0% 3 0.0%
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Net income attributable to Bright
Horizons
Family Solutions Inc. $ 8,162 0.8% $ 0.5%
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
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2012 2011 2012 2011
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Net income $ 4,227 $ 3,870 $ 8,509 $ 4,762
Interest expense, net 22,010 18,965 83,712 82,084
Income tax expense (benefit) 1,707 (90) 3,243 825
Depreciation 9,503 7,731 34,415 28,024
Amortization (e) 6,635 6,730 26,933 27,427
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EBITDA 44,082 37,206 156,812 143,122
Additional adjustments:
Straight line rent expense
(a) 1,046 630 2,142 1,739
Stock compensation expense
(b) 896 355 17,596 1,158
Sponsor management fee (c) 625 625 2,500 2,500
Expenses related to initial
public offering and
refinancing (d) 401 - 1,801 -
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Total adjustments 2,968 1,610 24,039 5,397
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Adjusted EBITDA $ 47,050 $ 38,816 $ 180,851 $ 148,519
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Net income $ 4,227 $ 3,870 $ 8,509 $ 4,762
Income tax expense (benefit) 1,707 (90) 3,243 825
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Income before tax 5,934 3,780 11,752 5,587
Stock compensation expense 896 355 17,596 1,158
(b)
Sponsor management fee (c) 625 625 2,500 2,500
Amortization (e) 6,635 6,730 26,933 27,427
Expenses related to initial
public offering and
refinancing (d) 401 - 1,801 -
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Adjusted income 14,491 11,490 60,582 36,672
before tax
Adjusted income tax expense (5,128) (2,994) (22,775) (13,259)
(f)
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Adjusted net income $ 9,363 $ 8,496 $ 37,807 $ 23,413
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(a) Represents rent in excess of cash paid for rent, recognized on a straight
line basis over the lease life in accordance with Accounting Standards
Codification ("ASC") Topic 840, Leases.
(b) Represents non-cash stock-based compensation expense.
(c) Represents annual fees paid to the Company's Sponsor under a management
agreement, which was terminated upon completion of our initial public offering
on January 25, 2013.
(d) Represents the portion of costs associated with the preparation for the
Company's initial public offering and refinancing of indebtedness, completed in
January 2013, that are required to be expensed in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
(e) Represents amortization of intangible assets, including $20.1 million, $20.6
million, $5.0 million and $5.0 million in 2012, 2011 and for the three months
ended December 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, associated with intangible
assets recorded in connection with our going private transaction in May 2008.
(f) Adjusted income tax expense includes the income tax expense (benefit) as
reported plus the tax impact associated with the expenses described in notes (b)
(c) (d) and (e), using an effective tax rate of 40%.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
December December
31, 2012 31, 2011
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 34,109 $ 30,448
Accounts receivable, net 62,714 60,656
Other current assets 39,194 33,101
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Total current assets 136,017 124,205
Fixed assets, net 340,376 237,157
Goodwill 993,397 947,371
Other intangibles, net 432,580 453,117
Other assets 11,262 9,314
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Total assets $ 1,913,632 $ 1,771,164
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LIABILITIES, NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 2,036 $ 4,814
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 97,207 89,033
Deferred revenue and other current
liabilities 102,650 99,825
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Total current liabilities 201,893 193,672
Long-term debt 904,607 794,443
Deferred income taxes 146,404 156,144
Other long term liabilities 52,388 44,984
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Total liabilities 1,305,292 1,189,243
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 8,126 15,527
Common stock, Class L, at accreted
distribution value (1) 854,101 772,422
Total stockholders'
deficit (253,887) (206,028)
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Total liabilities, noncontrolling
interest and stockholders' equity $ 1,913,632 $ 1,771,164
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(1) Prior to filing a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") related to our initial public offering, Class L common stock
was classified within stockholders' equity (deficit). In order to comply with
SEC requirements as a public company, we reclassified Class L common stock
outside of permanent equity for all periods presented. For further discussion
on Class L common stock, see the consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011 included in the Company's
Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, with the SEC on January 24, 2013.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
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2012 2011
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Cash flows from operating activities
Net
income $ 8,509 $ 4,762
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 61,348 55,451
Amortization of OID and deferred financing
costs 6,783 6,330
Proceeds from PIK notes 23,754 20,902
Stock based compensation 17,596 1,158
Deferred income taxes (12,045) (5,872)
Other non-cash adjustments, net 879 90
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable (1,580) (1,487)
Income taxes (218) 27,321
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,155 13,303
Other, net 801 11,612
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Net cash provided by operating
activities 106,982 133,570
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to fixed assets, net of acquired
amounts (69,086) (42,517)
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets 21 4,851
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash
acquired (111,825) (57,326)
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Net cash used in investing
activities (180,890) (94,992)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Principal payments of long term debt and
revolver (5,472) (23,433)
Borrowings of long-term debt 82,321 -
Other,
net 356 152
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities 77,205 (23,281)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 364 (287)
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Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents 3,661 15,010
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 30,448 15,438
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 34,109 $ 30,448
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
Segment Information
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
Full
service Other
center- Back-up educational
based dependent advisory
care care services Total
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Year ended December
31, 2012
Revenue $ 922,960 $ 129,336 $ 18,642 $ 1,070,938
Amortization of intangibles 25,906 725 302 26,933
Income from operations 60,410 33,607 1,447 95,464
Income from operations,
excluding the impact
of stock option exchange
(1) 71,650 36,406 2,624 110,680
Year ended December
31, 2011
Revenue $ 844,595 $ 114,502 $ 14,604 $ 973,701
Amortization of intangibles 25,178 1,947 302 27,427
Income from operations 58,950 28,669 (783) 86,836
Three months ended
December 31, 2012
Revenue $ 233,282 $ 34,581 $ 5,563 $ 273,426
Amortization of intangibles 6,378 181 76 6,635
Income from operations 16,302 10,016 1,626 27,944
Three months ended
December 31, 2011
Revenue $ 213,961 $ 30,819 $ 4,105 $ 248,885
Amortization of intangibles 6,251 403 76 6,730
Income from operations 14,558 8,178 46 22,782
(1) Income from operations excluding the $15.2 million charge recorded in the
second quarter of 2012 in connection with the exchange of existing options to
purchase shares of Class A common stock for options to purchase a combination of
shares of Class A common and Class L common stock.
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