Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. offers supplemental academic instruction for students ranging from kindergarten to middle school across the People's Republic of ...
Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: FEDU) was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. The company operates in the education and training services industry, focusing on after-school supplemental learning. Its core offering is tutoring and academic instruction for students typically ranging from kindergarten through middle school. In ...Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: FEDU) was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. The company operates in the education and training services industry, focusing on after-school supplemental learning. Its core offering is tutoring and academic instruction for students typically ranging from kindergarten through middle school. In addition to classroom-style instruction, the company also provides advisory services, supporting families and students with learning guidance aligned to the firm’s education programs.
From a business perspective, the model is generally “service-centric”: revenue is driven by education programs delivered by instructors and organized through learning centers, schedules, and curriculum materials. Key cost elements typically include (i) personnel costs for teaching and program operations, (ii) facilities/real-estate and learning-center overhead, (iii) curriculum and instructional material development or licensing, and (iv) administrative and marketing expenses to maintain student enrollment. While the provided data includes financial ratios rather than a line-by-line cost breakdown, it does indicate meaningful operating scale with net profitability reflected in net profit margin figures (e.g., netProfitMarginTTM around 10.4% in the provided dataset) and a positive return on assets (returnOnAssetsTTM roughly 6.2%).
Product/service-wise, the company’s emphasis is on structured supplementary education—commonly delivered via tutoring cohorts and recurring instructional sessions. The presence of “advisory services” suggests an additional layer beyond instruction, potentially including learning planning, program recommendations, or guidance for parents and students.
Financially, the supplied dataset shows valuation and balance-sheet indicators such as market capitalization around $2.22M (as provided), price-to-sales ratio near 0.034 (as provided), and a current ratio around 1.85, indicating liquidity. The dataset also shows leverage-related metrics (e.g., debt-to-equity around 0.225), suggesting moderate balance-sheet leverage. Profitability signals in the dataset include positive net profit margin and positive return on equity (returnOnEquityTTM roughly 9.8%).
Key people/leadership information from the provided sources indicates that Mr. Peiqing Tian previously served as chairman and CEO from inception until November 2019, and the current CEO listed in the dataset is Yi Zuo. The company’s operational footprint is based in Shanghai (Zi’an Building, Shanghai 200040).
As for outlook/wishes, typical strategic priorities for after-school education providers include (1) sustaining enrollment and student retention through program quality, (2) improving operational efficiency and utilization of teaching capacity, (3) strengthening curriculum and differentiated instruction quality, and (4) maintaining financial discipline to support margins amid competitive and regulatory change.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$254.4M
+1.3%
+366.2%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$30.8M
+3743.6%
+199.6%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+25.8%
+37.4%
+5.0%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
+2.7%
+143.4%
+216.6%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
+12.1%
+3692.7%
-35.7%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$23.1M
+162.1%
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FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
+9.1%
+161.2%
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Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
22.5%
+4.3%
-0.3%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
1.85x
-15.6%
0.0%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.
