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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Reports Third Quarter 2004 Financial Results.


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 -- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Bright Horizons Family Solutions is a US-based child-care provider and one of the largest publicly held child-care corporations in the world.

The result of a merger in 1998 between Massachusetts-based Bright Horizons
, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFAM BFAM Brother from Another Mother
BFAM Bioinformatics for the Analysis of Mammalian Genomes
BFAM Budget Formulation & Appropriation Model
) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September September: see month.  30, 2004.

Earnings per diluted di·lute  
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1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share of $0.49 in the quarter ended September 30, 2004 increased 32% from $0.37 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. Revenue for the third quarter increased 18% to $139.0 million from $118.1 million for the same quarter last year. Net income for the third quarter of 2004 increased 34% to $6.8 million from $5.0 million in the third quarter of 2003.

Earnings per diluted share of $1.42 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 increased 28% from $1.11 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. Revenue for the first nine months of 2004 increased 17% to $407.1 million from $347.5 million for the same period last year. Net income for the first nine months of 2004 increased 34% to $19.8 million from $14.7 million in the first nine months of 2003.

Bright Horizons added 31 new centers this quarter to its network of early education and family centers in the U.S., UK, Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles.  and Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of . New additions this quarter included Symbol Technology in New York New York, state, United States
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, Virginia Mason Medical Center Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC), founded in 1920, is a private, non-profit organization located on Seattle, Washington's First Hill offering a system of integrated health services. Gary S. Kaplan, MD, serves as chairman and CEO, and J.  in Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. , the sixth center for USAA USAA United Services Automobile Association
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 in Phoenix, the second center for Cambridge University Cambridge University, at Cambridge, England, one of the oldest English-language universities in the world. Originating in the early 12th cent. (legend places its origin even earlier than that of Oxford Univ.  in England England, the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km). It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north. , and the national network of family centers for UAW-Ford. The Company closed one center in the third quarter and, as of September 30, 2004, operated 555 early care and family centers with the capacity to serve more than 61,500 children and families.

"Our strong performance again this quarter is a direct result of our ability to consistently provide high quality and innovative solutions while successfully managing the day-to-day day-to-day
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 operations at our network of centers in 39 states and 4 countries," said David Lissy Lissy is a French commune located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France région. Demographics
As of the census of 1999, the village has a population of 171.
, Chief Executive Officer of Bright Horizons. "We are truly pleased with these results, and are proud of the hard work and dedication of our entire family of employees - it is their efforts and contributions that allow us to deliver on our mission to help children, families, and employers work together to be their very best."

"We are very proud of our 53 clients who were recently recognized by Working Mother magazine among the 2004 "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers", including 9 of the top 10 companies," continued Lissy. This annual recognition highlights leading employers who have demonstrated a significant commitment to providing workplaces that embrace working mothers, who as a group have been the single fastest growing segment of the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  workforce since 1980. "These outstanding employers recognize that providing quality work-site child care and other programs that help employees better integrate the challenges of work and life are key to their business success," added Lissy.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions will host an investor conference call today at 4:30 pm EDT EDT
abbr.
Eastern Daylight Time


EDT Eastern Daylight Time

EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York

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. The public is invited to listen to the conference call by dialing 713-481-0086. Replays of the entire call will be available through Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week.

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, November November: see month.  12, 2004 at 973-341-3080, PIN# 5270306. The conference call will also be webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 section of the Bright Horizons Web site, www.brighthorizons.com. A copy of this press release is also available on the Web site.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)
service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
, managing more than 550 early care and family centers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. Bright Horizons serves more than 400 clients, including more than 80 FORTUNE 500 companies and more than half of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers," as recognized by Working Mother magazine. Bright Horizons is one of FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for in America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. ."

This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
, 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. These include the ability of the Company to 1) execute contracts relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 new commitments, 2) to enroll families in new as well as existing centers, and 3) to open new centers for clients who control construction, and the impact of government tax and fiscal policies on employers considering work-site child care, as well as other 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 Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
                    Selected Financial Information
                             (Unaudited)
                 (in thousands except per share data)

                                           Three months ended
                                   -----------------------------------
                                       9/30/2004         9/30/2003
                                   ----------------- -----------------

Revenue                             $138,954  100.0%  $118,085  100.0%

Cost of services                     116,025   83.5%   100,178   84.8%
                                   ---------- ------ -----------------
Gross profit                          22,929   16.5%    17,907   15.2%

Selling, general and
 administrative expenses              10,991    7.9%     9,122    7.7%
Amortization                             354    0.3%        67    0.1%

                                   ---------- ------ -----------------

Income from operations                11,584    8.3%     8,718    7.4%

Net interest income (expense)             72    0.1%       (33)   0.0%
                                   ---------- ------ -----------------

Income before income taxes            11,656    8.4%     8,685    7.4%

Income tax provision                  (4,877)  -3.5%    (3,640)  -3.1%
                                   ---------- ------ -----------------

Net income                            $6,779    4.9%    $5,045    4.3%
                                   ========== ====== =================

Per share data:
---------------
Net income per share - basic           $0.51             $0.39
                                   ==========        ==========
Weighted average number of common
 shares outstanding                   13,300            12,839
                                   ==========        ==========

Net income per share - diluted         $0.49             $0.37
                                   ==========        ==========
Weighted average number of common
 and common equivalent shares         13,941            13,524
                                   ==========        ==========

Supplemental Information:
-------------------------

Earnings before interest, taxes,
 depreciation and amortization
 (EBITDA)(a)                         $14,737           $11,485

Reconciliation of net income to
 EBITDA:

Net income, as reported               $6,779            $5,045
Add back income tax provision          4,877             3,640
Less net interest income
 (expense)                               (72)               33
                                   ----------        ----------
Income from operations                11,584             8,718
Add back depreciation                  2,799             2,700
Add back amortization                    354                67
                                   ----------        ----------
EBITDA                               $14,737           $11,485

(a) EBITDA is used as a financial performance indicator within the
child care industry and is presented for informational purposes only.
EBITDA is not a financial measure under generally accepted accounting
principles and may be subject to varying methods of calculation and
may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures by other
companies.



                   Bright Horizons Family Solutions
                    Selected Financial Information
                             (Unaudited)
                 (in thousands except per share data)


                                            Nine months ended
                                   -----------------------------------
                                       9/30/2004         9/30/2003
                                   ----------------- -----------------

Revenue                             $407,101  100.0%  $347,539  100.0%

Cost of services                     340,230   83.6%   294,508   84.7%
                                   ---------- ------ ---------- ------
Gross profit                          66,871   16.4%    53,031   15.3%

Selling, general and
 administrative expenses              32,270    7.9%    27,572    7.9%
Amortization                             798    0.2%       282    0.1%

                                   ---------- ------ ---------- ------

Income from operations                33,803    8.3%    25,177    7.3%

Net interest income                      167    0.0%        82    0.0%
                                   ---------- ------ ---------- ------

Income before income taxes            33,970    8.3%    25,259    7.3%

Income tax provision                 (14,210)  -3.4%   (10,559)  -3.1%
                                   ---------- ------ ---------- ------

Net income                           $19,760    4.9%   $14,700    4.2%
                                   ========== ====== ========== ======

Per share data:
---------------
Net income per share - basic           $1.50             $1.16
                                   ==========        ==========
Weighted average number of common
 shares outstanding                   13,214            12,631
                                   ==========        ==========

Net income per share - diluted         $1.42             $1.11
                                   ==========        ==========
Weighted average number of common
 and common equivalent shares         13,879            13,261
                                   ==========        ==========

Supplemental Information:
-------------------------

Earnings before interest, taxes,
 depreciation and amortization
 (EBITDA)(a)                         $42,898           $33,181

Reconciliation of net income to
 EBITDA:

Net income, as reported              $19,760           $14,700
Add back income tax provision         14,210            10,559
Less net interest income                (167)              (82)
                                   ----------        ----------
Income from operations                33,803            25,177
Add back depreciation                  8,297             7,722
Add back amortization                    798               282
                                   ----------        ----------
EBITDA                               $42,898           $33,181


(a) EBITDA is used as a financial performance indicator within the
child care industry and is presented for informational purposes only.
EBITDA is not a financial measure under generally accepted accounting
principles and may be subject to varying methods of calculation and
may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures by other
companies.
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