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Exhibit 99.1
Company Press Release
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS REPORTS
37% GROWTH IN NET INCOME
Company authorizes share repurchase
CAMBRIDGE, Mass - (BUSINESS WIRE) - July 21, 1999 - Bright Horizons Family
Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFAM - news today announced financial results for the
quarter and six months ended June 30, 1999.
Revenues for the second quarter increased 17% to $61.0 million from $52.3
million for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. Net income for the second quarter
of 1999 increased 37% to $2.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, from $1.5
million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the same prior year period.
Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 1999 increased 18% to $119.4 million
from $101.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998. Net income for the
current six-month period increased 38% to $4.0 million, or $0.31 per diluted
share, from $2.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the six months ended
June 30, 1998.
Chief Executive Officer Roger Brown commented, " We are pleased with the
performance achieved in the quarter. Our revenue expanded as a result of the 36
new centers added over the past twelve months, including five new centers opened
in the quarter for both new and existing clients and expansions at two of our
existing centers. As part of the effort announced at the merger to exit centers
that cannot meet both our quality educational requirements and our threshold
economic returns, we closed four centers in the quarter.
"We realized continued growth in our gross margins which increased $1.5 million,
or 21% to $8.9 million in the quarter ended June 30, 1999. We have focused on
improving our operating efficiency at the center level, which has translated
into gross margin expansion in both of our contract model types. In our profit
and loss contract model, these efficiencies translate into both absolute dollar
and gross margin percentage increases. In contrast, for our management contract
models, the efficiencies result in lower client reimbursements and, therefore,
lower gross revenue. Since our profitability in the management contracts is
generally a fixed dollar amount, we generate an increased margin percentage due
to the lower reimbursement included in revenue. The net result in both models is
positive for our clients in terms of lower costs and good for BFAM in terms of
improved client relationships, improved profitability and more efficient
operations.
Mr. Brown continued, "We are very enthusiastic about the strength of our
pipeline of centers under
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development, which includes new clients like Warner Lambert, Subaru/SIA and the
International Monetary Fund as well as additional centers for Bristol-Myers
Squibb, Motorola and SAS Institute. The range of services we can offer,
including full-time on-site child care centers, back-up centers, and other
creative solutions such as round-the-clock child care during the Y2K rollover
period, parent's night out, soccer camp and ski school, has enabled us to add
such diverse clients as Kimball International, HSBC, Staples and Pizza Hut to
our growing list of partners."
The Company also announced that the Board of Directors has approved the
repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock, which
represents approximately 4% of the 12.2 million shares outstanding.
Share repurchases under the stock repurchase program will be made from time to
time in accordance with applicable securities regulations in open market or
privately negotiated transactions. The actual number of shares purchased, the
timing of purchases and the prices paid will depend on future market conditions.
The shares repurchased will be available for use under the Company's Stock
Option Plan to minimize dilution to existing shareholders.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the nation's leading provider of
employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life consulting
services. The company manages 285 family centers for more than 220 clients in 35
states and the District of Columbia. Among Bright Horizons Family Solutions'
clients are many of the nation's leading companies, including 68 Fortune 500
companies and 44 of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers," as recognized
by Working Mother magazine. Bright Horizons Family Solutions commenced
operations on July 24, 1998, upon completion of the merger of Bright Horizons
(formerly Nasdaq: BRHZ) and CorporateFamily Solutions (formerly Nasdaq: CFAM).
Visit the Bright Horizons Family Solutions website at www.brighthorizons.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number
of risks and uncertainties. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' actual results may
vary significantly from the results anticipated in these forward-looking
statements as a result of certain factors that are discussed in detail in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
"Risk Factors" section in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1998.
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
(in thousands except per share data)
Three months ended
6/30/99 6/30/98
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Revenues $ 60,960 100.0% $ 52,307 100.0%
Cost of services 52,096 85.5% 44,983 86.0%
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Gross profit 8,864 14.5% 7,324 14.0%
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 5,267 8.6% 4,802 9.2%
Amortization 217 0.3% 296 0.5%
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Income from operations 3,380 5.6% 2,226 4.3%
Net interest income 145 0.2% 338 0.6%
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Income before income taxes 3,525 5.8% 2,564 4.9%
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Income tax provision (1,446) -2.4% (1,047) -2.0%
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Net income $ 2,079 3.4% $ 1,517 2.9%
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PER SHARE DATA:
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Net income per share - basic $ 0.17 $ 0.14
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Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding 12,095 11,148
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Net income per share - diluted $ 0.16 $ 0.12
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Weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares 12,753 12,512
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Six months ended
6/30/99 6/30/98
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Revenues $119,421 100.0% $101,175 100.0%
Cost of services 102,183 85.6% 87,003 86.0%
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Gross profit 17,238 14.4% 14,172 14.0%
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 10,394 8.7% 9,352 9.2%
Amortization 446 0.4% 534 0.5%
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Income from operations 6,398 5.3% 4,286 4.3%
Net interest income 356 0.3% 618 0.6%
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Income before income taxes 6,754 5.6% 4,904 4.9%
Income tax provision (2,770) -2.3% (2,012) -2.0%
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Net income $3,984 3.3% $2,892 2.9%
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PER SHARE DATA:
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Net income per share - basic $ 0.33 $ 0.26
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Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding 11,942 11,044
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Net income per share - diluted $ 0.31 $ 0.23
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Weighted average number
of common and
common equivalent shares 12,745 12,422
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Contact:
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
INVESTOR CONTACT: Elizabeth Boland: 617-577-8020
or
MEDIA CONTACT: Nancy Rosenzweig: 617-577-8020
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