MCTA vs BGSI vs BFAM Stock Comparison

Charming Medical, Boyd Group Services and Bright Horizons Family Solutions Prices as of Oct 30, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MCTA Charming Medical Ltd
$29.35 0.0% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$445.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
BGSI Boyd Group Services Inc.
$88.53 +12.8% 1M
Market cap
$2.06B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.59B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Boyd Group Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Group Services 5, Bright Horizons Family Solutions 2, Charming Medical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCTABGSIBFAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $445.47M $2.06B $2.87B BFAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20,929x 40.8x -21.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.7x 10.0x BFAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.3% +6.7% BGSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.4% -4.4% BGSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.1% 0.1% BGSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 12.3x BGSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.7% — -50.3% MCTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -18.2%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.1% 45.8% 48.9% MCTA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 32/100 BGSI

Percentile Scorecard

MCTABGSIBFAM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMCTABGSIBFAM
Valuation 0 #33 of 33 72 #10 of 33 28 #24 of 33
Growth – 90 #4 of 30 14 #26 of 30
Profitability – 64 #11 of 29 18 #24 of 29
Financial Health 84 #7 of 39 37 #25 of 39 3 #38 of 39
Shareholder Returns – 7 #15 of 16 100 #1 of 16
Overall – 54 32
  • MCTA ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • BGSI ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • BFAM ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMCTABGSIBFAMSPY
1 month 0.0%+12.8%-15.5% -2.3%
3 months 0.0%-15.3%-28.8% -0.7%
6 months 0.0%-26.8%-32.9% +4.8%
Year to date 0.0%-44.4%-46.4% +10.3%
1 year +5.7%—-50.3% +10.3%
3 years ——-36.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year ——-14.2% +20.1%
5 years ——-63.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year ——-18.2% +10.1%
10 years ——-13.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——-1.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMCTABGSIBFAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.1%45.8%48.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y —52.5%62.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.70-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.18—-1.03 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.6%-57.8%-63.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-51.4%-48.0% -3.5%
52-week high $29.35$182.26$104.52 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$76.89$54.31 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMCTABGSIBFAM
P/E now vs peer median -20,929xmedian 13.1x 39.3xmedian 13.1x -20.9xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 92.7xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x 4.5xmedian 9.1x 38.8xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -286.4xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x 10.6xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 86.0xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.27 —median 0.27 0.38median 0.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMCTABGSIBFAM
Revenue – $3.59B $3.07B
Gross profit – $1.68B $699.13M
Operating income – $460.29M $3.13M
Net income – $9.00M -$134.21M
Free cash flow – – $253.30M
EPS (diluted) – $2.25 $-2.59
Cash & equivalents $4.70M $22.97M $119.23M
Total debt $185.80K $418.82M $1.36B
Shares (diluted) 16.15M 22.50M 51.76M
Enterprise value $439.45M $692.24M $2.31B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMCTABGSIBFAM
P/E -20,929x 39.3x -20.9x
P/FCF -286.4x – 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 7.5x
P/S 92.7x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 86.0x 1.4x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 86.0x 3.5x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA – 4.5x 38.8x
EV/EBIT – 6.2x 1,252x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF – – 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCTABGSIBFAM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.3% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.7% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 9.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 36.2% -99.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -74.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 10.8% -166.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -52.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 1,191% -174.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -55.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 17.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCTABGSIBFAM
Gross margin – 46.7% 22.8%
EBITDA margin – 17.7% 3.3%
Operating margin – 12.8% 0.1%
Pretax margin – 5.5% -1.7%
Net margin – 1.4% -4.4%
FCF margin – – 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 11.6%
Return on equity – 0.7% -17.0%
Return on assets – 0.3% -3.7%
Return on invested capital – 20.1% 0.1%
Return on capital employed – 12.4% 0.1%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCTABGSIBFAM
Debt / assets 1.9% 9.7% 39.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 12.3x
Debt / FCF – – 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.5% 59.7% 81.7%
Equity / assets 52.5% 40.3% 18.3%
Interest coverage – 4.9x 0.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.75 1.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCTABGSIBFAM
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – – 25.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.7% 25.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMCTABGSIBFAM
Forward P/E – 25.7xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.42FY2026 $5.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.0%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +41.2% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.32BFY2026 $3.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +37.6%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.3% +2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCTABGSIBFAM
Held by institutions – – 100.0%
Institutions holding – – 386
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -1.2%
Institutions buying – – 205
Institutions selling – – 150
Buyers to sellers – – 1.37

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MCTABGSIBFAM
MCTA 1.00 0.00 0.05
BGSI 0.00 1.00 0.11
BFAM 0.05 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCTA, BGSI and BFAM?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charming Medical (MCTA) $445.47M, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) $2.06B, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) $2.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Boyd Group Services (BGSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boyd Group Services (BGSI) +17.3%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boyd Group Services (BGSI) has the highest net margin (Boyd Group Services (BGSI) 1.4%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -4.4%). On return on invested capital, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) leads (Boyd Group Services (BGSI) 20.1%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Charming Medical (MCTA) returned the most: Charming Medical (MCTA) +5.7%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -50.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Charming Medical (MCTA) has been the steadiest (Charming Medical (MCTA) 31.1%, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) 45.8%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCTA, BGSI and BFAM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.