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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results

October 25, 2007 at 4:15 PM EDT

BOSTON, MA, Oct 25, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFAM) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007.

Revenue for the third quarter of 2007 increased 10% to $189.5 million from $172.2 million for the same quarter last year. Net income for the third quarter of 2007 increased to $10.2 million from $9.9 million in the third quarter of 2006. Earnings per diluted share of $0.38 in the quarter ended September 30, 2007 increased from $0.37 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.

Revenue for the first nine months of 2007 increased 12% to $581.0 million from $516.6 million for the same period last year. Net income for the first nine months of 2007 increased to $33.9 million from $30.8 million in the first nine months of 2006. Earnings per diluted share of $1.26 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased from $1.12 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

During the third quarter, Bright Horizons added 13 new centers to its network, including an eleventh center for Citigroup and a second for Medtronic. The company also added new centers for American Eagle Outfitters, Trott & Trott, and the Southcentral Foundation Healthcare System, its first center in Alaska. In addition, the company opened Chestnut Hill Academy South Campus in Bellevue, Washington, its ninth elementary school, along with new lease model consortium centers in Massachusetts, Florida and the D.C. area. The Company closed four centers in the US during the quarter and five smaller centers in Europe. As of the end of the quarter the Company operated 639 early care and education centers with the capacity to serve 71,000 children and families.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions will host an investor conference call today at 4:30 pm ET. The public and other interested parties are invited to listen to the conference call by dialing (913) 981-5554, conference ID # 7591543 and asking for the Bright Horizons Family Solutions conference call, moderated by Chief Executive Officer David Lissy. Replays of the entire call will be available through Friday, November 9, 2007 at (719) 457-0820, ID # 7591543. A webcast of the conference call will also be available through the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site, www.brighthorizons.com. A copy of this press release is 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, managing more than 600 early care and family centers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. Bright Horizons serves more than 700 clients, including more than 95 FORTUNE 500 companies and 75 of the "100 Best Companies" as recognized by Working Mother magazine. Bright Horizons is one of FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."

This press release contains forward-looking statements 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 new commitments, 2) enroll families in new as well as existing centers, and 3) open new centers and integrate acquisitions, as well as other factors that are discussed in detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                     Bright Horizons Family Solutions
                      Selected Financial Information
                                (Unaudited)
                   (in thousands except per share data)
                                                Three months ended
                                        ----------------------------------
                                            9/30/2007         9/30/2006
                                        ----------------  ----------------
Revenue                                 $ 189,530  100.0% $ 172,199  100.0%
Cost of services                          153,144   80.8%   138,888   80.7%
                                        ---------  -----  ---------  -----
Gross profit                               36,386   19.2%    33,311   19.3%
Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                  17,368    9.2%    15,267    8.9%
Amortization                                1,189    0.6%       857    0.4%
Income from operations                     17,829    9.4%    17,187   10.0%
Net interest (expense) income                (198)  -0.1%      (157)  -0.1%
                                        ---------  -----  ---------  -----
Income before income taxes                 17,631    9.3%    17,030    9.9%
Income tax provision                       (7,446)  -3.9%    (7,131)  -4.2%
                                        ---------  -----  ---------  -----
Net income                              $  10,185    5.4% $   9,899    5.7%
                                        =========  =====  =========  =====
Per share data:
Net income per share - basic            $    0.39         $    0.38
                                        =========         =========
Weighted average number of common
 shares outstanding                        26,061            26,008
                                        =========         =========
Net income per share - diluted          $    0.38         $    0.37
                                        =========         =========
Weighted average number of common
 and common equivalent shares              26,938            27,044
                                        =========         =========
Supplemental Information:
Earnings before interest, taxes,
 depreciation and amortization
 (EBITDA)(a)                            $  23,755         $  22,022
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA:
Net income, as reported                 $  10,185         $   9,899
Add back income tax provision               7,446             7,131
Less net interest expense (income)            198               157
                                        ---------         ---------
Income from operations                     17,829            17,187
Add back depreciation                       4,737             3,978
Add back amortization                       1,189               857
                                        ---------         ---------
EBITDA                                  $  23,755         $  22,022
(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
                                        ----------------------------------
                                            9/30/2007         9/30/2006
                                        ----------------  ----------------
Revenue                                 $ 581,001  100.0% $ 516,570  100.0%
Cost of services                          465,048   80.0%   415,062   80.3%
                                        ---------  -----  ---------  -----
Gross profit                              115,953   20.0%   101,508   19.7%
Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                  53,253    9.2%    46,287    9.0%
Amortization                                3,505    0.6%     2,218    0.4%
Income from operations                     59,195   10.2%    53,003   10.3%
Net interest (expense) income                (666)  -0.1%        40    0.0%
                                        ---------  -----  ---------  -----
Income before income taxes                 58,529   10.1%    53,043   10.3%
Income tax provision                      (24,585)  -4.3%   (22,279)  -4.3%
                                        ---------  -----  ---------  -----
Net income                              $  33,944    5.8% $  30,764    6.0%
                                        =========  =====  =========  =====
Per share data:
Net income per share - basic            $    1.30         $    1.16
                                        =========         =========
Weighted average number of common
 shares outstanding                        26,025            26,440
                                        =========         =========
Net income per share - diluted          $    1.26         $    1.12
                                        =========         =========
Weighted average number of common
 and common equivalent shares              26,922            27,513
                                        =========         =========
Supplemental Information:
Earnings before interest, taxes,
 depreciation and amortization
 (EBITDA)(a)                            $  76,565         $  66,498
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA:
Net income, as reported                 $  33,944         $  30,764
Add back income tax provision              24,585            22,279
Less net interest expense (income)            666               (40)
                                        ---------         ---------
Income from operations                     59,195            53,003
Add back depreciation                      13,865            11,277
Add back amortization                       3,505             2,218
                                        ---------         ---------
EBITDA                                  $  76,565         $  66,498
(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.

INVESTOR CONTACT:
Elizabeth Boland
617-673-8000

MEDIA CONTACT:
Ilene Serpa
617-673-8000

SOURCE: Bright Horizons Family Solutions