Added to YB: 2025-04-07
Pitch date: 2025-04-03
KLC [bearish]
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
+56.23%
current return
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Company Info
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. provides early childhood education and care services in the United States.
Market Cap
$467.4M
Pitch Price
$10.51
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
5.27
P/E
-6.68
EV/Sales
1.05
Sector
Diversified Consumer Services
Category
turnaround
Problems at KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC)
KLC short: Largest US private childcare provider faces numerous safety incidents, abuse allegations, and licensing violations. High staff turnover, poor ratings vs. peers. 35% revenue from gov't subsidies. PE-owned, critics question profit-driven model. ECE professionals warn against KinderCare. Broken business harming children it claims to help.
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