Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc vs Medifast Inc

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (BFAM) is slightly undervalued and we do not publish a verdict for Medifast Inc (MED).

We publish an intrinsic value for BFAM but not for MED, so the two cannot be ranked on price.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (BFAM)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $71.70; the price of $64.96 is 9% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Medifast Inc (MED)

We do not publish a value for this company: there is no balance sheet on file to value what it owns.

Leak Score 0/100 on 1 of 12 signals

MetricBFAMMED
VerdictSlightly undervaluedNot valued
Price$64.96$12.08
Intrinsic value$71.70
Margin of safety+9%
Leak Score14/100 (3/12)0/100 (1/12)
Market cap$3.2B$135M
Revenue growth, 5 years14.1%-16.2%
Operating margin10.9%-5.5%
Net margin5.8%-8.1%
Return on equity14.9%-12.4%
Debt to equity2.180.14
P/E20.6x
Forward P/E11.0x
P/B3.4x0.7x

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