- Business
- Bahema Educação S.A. (BAHI3.SA) operates as a holding company focused on the Brazilian education sector, acquiring and managing premium private K-12 schools emphasizing critical thinking and student autonomy; its core offerings include preschool, early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school education; free courses such as pre-university preparation, tutoring, sports, dance, arts, and cultural activities; and support services encompassing administrative management, teacher training, consulting, evaluation, and educational research for institutions. The company, founded in 1953 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, originally as an agricultural machinery distributor before pivoting to investments and education in 2016-2017, runs a network of schools across multiple states including Escola Balão Vermelho/Colégio Mangabeiras in Belo Horizonte-MG; Escola Parque and Niterói operations in Rio de Janeiro-RJ; Escola da Vila, Escola Mais, and HSM Marcas in São Paulo-SP; operations in Recife-PE; and Blumenau/Florianópolis-SC, primarily serving local families seeking high-quality basic education. Recent developments feature a 5-for-1 stock split in August 2021; divestiture of International School Centro de Educação Ltda. to ISP Brazil Limited for BRL 37.4 million in October 2023; sustained revenue of BRL 354.63 million for full-year 2024 with net assets at R$153.66 million as of September 2024; and ongoing ITR reporting for 1Q24 and 2Q24 alongside governance updates including board meeting minutes and the 2024 Reference Form.