KLC - NYSE

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

KLCยทNYSE

$3.77

-3.8%
Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. provides early childhood education and care services in the United States. The company offers infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and before- and after-school programs in various categories comprising community-based and employer-sponsored early childhood education and care, and before- and after-school educational services. As of October 2, 2021, it served children ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age through 1,490 early childhood education centers with a licensed capacity of 195,000 and contracts for approximately 650 before-and after-school sites in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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Market Cap$446.47M
EPS-0.9500
P/E Ratio-3.97
Earnings Date08/11/2026
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. Fair Value Envelope

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Our analysis suggests that KLC has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $3.77, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc..

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Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $3.77

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DCF Valuation Summary

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Present Value$1,935.6B
+ Cash & Equivalents$133.2M
Firm Value$1,935.7B
- Debt$2.5B
Equity Value$1,933.2B
/ Shares Outstanding118,123,099B
DCF Value$16.4K
UNDERVALUED BY 434003%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

Metric
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
$477.1M
$954.1M
$1.9B
$3.8B
$7.6B
$15.3B
$30.5B
$61.1B
$122.1B
$244.3B
Maintenance CapEx
-$51.3M
-$102.6M
-$205.2M
-$410.5M
-$820.9M
-$1.6B
-$3.3B
-$6.6B
-$13.1B
-$26.3B
Owner Earnings
$425.8M
$851.5M
$1.7B
$3.4B
$6.8B
$13.6B
$27.2B
$54.5B
$109.0B
$218.0B
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
$394.2M
$730.0M
$1.4B
$2.5B
$4.6B
$8.6B
$15.9B
$29.4B
$54.5B
$101.0B
Terminal Value represents 88.7% of Enterprise Value

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