Barrett Business Services
BBSI
31.95
+0.33
+1.04%
Barrett Business Services
US · BBSI
#3448 by market cap
31.95
+0.33
+1.04%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 97s ago
· 2026-10-08 10:23
Pre-market
31.58
-0.13%
After-hours
31.62
0.00%
- Market cap
- 774.31M
- P/E (TTM)i
- 23.84
- P/Bi
- 3.80
- EPSi
- 2.08
- Div yieldi
- 1.00%
- 52W posi
- 38%
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 3.27, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +8.37% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 21.04%
- Operating margin
- 5.01%
- Net margin
- 4.39%
Key ratios & quality
- PEG ratioi
- 4.94
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 3.27
PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (4.83%/yr) since forward earnings estimates aren't available here, so this is not a "forward PEG." Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 940.70M | 942.31M | 880.82M | 955.17M | 1.05B | 1.07B | 1.14B | 1.24B |
| Gross profit | 186.67M | 208.25M | 182.91M | 204.51M | 234.85M | 242.53M | 253.25M | 260.91M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 145.47M | 153.88M | 141.92M | 155.26M | 169.64M | 174.77M | 185.87M | 190.49M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 36.99M | 50.49M | 36.15M | 43.92M | 58.98M | 60.65M | 59.78M | 62.16M |
| Pretax profit | 44.77M | 61.14M | 42.60M | 50.66M | 65.30M | 68.99M | 70.82M | 71.40M |
| Tax | 6.71M | 12.85M | 8.83M | 12.58M | 18.04M | 18.38M | 17.83M | 16.95M |
| Net profit | 38.06M | 48.29M | 33.77M | 38.08M | 47.27M | 50.61M | 52.99M | 54.45M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.25 | 1.57 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 1.64 | 1.85 | 1.98 | 2.08 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 292.57M | 307.66M | 318.95M | 321.13M | 307.01M | 319.27M |
| Gross profit | 42.62M | 73.26M | 76.77M | 68.27M | 43.19M | 64.85M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 44.84M | 48.19M | 49.89M | 47.58M | 47.48M | 47.19M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | -4.17M | 23.03M | 24.78M | 18.52M | -6.47M | 15.40M |
| Pretax profit | -1.54M | 25.33M | 26.75M | 20.86M | -4.44M | 17.32M |
| Tax | -517.00K | 6.88M | 6.13M | 4.46M | 10.37M | 4.45M |
| Net profit | -1.02M | 18.45M | 20.62M | 16.40M | -14.80M | 12.87M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.04 | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.64 | -0.59 | 0.52 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 321.67M | 423.85M | 407.88M | 406.72M | 454.36M | 447.50M | 475.44M | 524.64M |
| Cash & ST investments | 35.79M | 127.16M | 169.93M | 166.17M | 159.75M | 152.20M | 121.86M | 157.19M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 756.09M | 860.93M | 774.95M | 746.95M | 686.94M | 721.54M | 745.51M | 779.07M |
| Total current liabilities | 326.74M | 342.12M | 290.64M | 315.40M | 334.73M | 343.25M | 358.90M | 405.87M |
| Short-term debt | 221.00K | 6.89M | 7.76M | 10.70M | 6.96M | 6.62M | 6.23M | 6.97M |
| Long-term debt | 3.95M | 3.73M | 3.51M | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total liabilities | 637,052,000.00 | 689,130,000.00 | 576,715,000.00 | 538,422,000.00 | 509,096,000.00 | 522,398,000.00 | 524,104,000.00 | 538,067,000.00 |
| Total equity | 119.04M | 171.80M | 198.24M | 208.53M | 177.84M | 199.14M | 221.40M | 241.00M |
| Retained earnings | 108.59M | 148.68M | 165.71M | 178.32M | 172.62M | 182.94M | 200.00M | 206.11M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 531.65M | 471.43M | 516.90M | 524.64M | 538.01M | 466.32M |
| Cash & ST investments | 99.14M | 90.45M | 109.75M | 157.19M | 91.87M | 67.89M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 778.57M | 713.63M | 777.93M | 779.07M | 783.22M | 711.28M |
| Total current liabilities | 437.76M | 378.65M | 406.68M | 405.87M | 464.71M | 407.89M |
| Short-term debt | 6.52M | 6.68M | 6.95M | 6.97M | 7.17M | 7.24M |
| Long-term debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total liabilities | 565,216,000.00 | 487,811,000.00 | 537,780,000.00 | 538,067,000.00 | 577,558,000.00 | 507,496,000.00 |
| Total equity | 213.35M | 225.82M | 240.15M | 241.00M | 205.67M | 203.78M |
| Retained earnings | 188.12M | 196.73M | 208.04M | 206.11M | 170.39M | 167.10M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 69.78M | 77.14M | -27.92M | -15.46M | 27.78M | 67.22M | 10.09M | 65.96M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 4.22M | 3.89M | 4.84M | 5.33M | 6.23M | 7.11M | 7.60M | 8.26M |
| Free cash flow | 64.11M | 66.34M | -36.53M | -22.26M | 11.81M | 55.40M | -4.07M | 47.18M |
| Dividends paid | -7.35M | -8.21M | -9.12M | -9.07M | -8.52M | -8.09M | -8.09M | -8.18M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 0 | 0 | -8.06M | -17.29M | -47.17M | -34.19M | -29.13M | -41.96M |
| Ending cash balance | 140.70M | 273.34M | 233.84M | 78.63M | 107.38M | 74.84M | 82.59M | 126.33M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 5.21M | -53.82M | 38.43M | 76.13M | -22.08M | -55.88M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 1.96M | 2.04M | 2.10M | 2.16M | 2.17M | 2.26M |
| Free cash flow | 697.00K | -58.23M | 34.07M | 70.64M | -27.81M | -61.38M |
| Dividends paid | -2.06M | -2.05M | -2.06M | -2.02M | -1.98M | -1.94M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -9.16M | -8.13M | -7.54M | -17.13M | -20.29M | -15.20M |
| Ending cash balance | 43.02M | 37.18M | 66.04M | 126.33M | 84.56M | 30.85M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 36.62 | 33.21 | 18.25 | 18.72 | 24.47 | 26.85 | 25.20 | 23.55 |
| ROA %i | 5.29 | 5.97 | 4.13 | 5.00 | 6.59 | 7.19 | 7.22 | 7.14 |
| ROIC %i | 36.00 | 30.73 | 16.31 | 16.69 | 21.89 | 24.19 | 22.94 | 21.47 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 21.70 | 38.04 | 30.02 | 27.71 | 26.25 | 24.30 | 22.70 | 23.76 |
| EBIT margin %i | 4.87 | 6.68 | 4.98 | 5.34 | 6.21 | 6.47 | 6.20 | 5.77 |
| FCF / sales %i | 6.81 | 7.04 | -- | -- | 1.12 | 5.18 | -- | 3.80 |
| Current ratioi | 0.98 | 1.24 | 1.40 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.29 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.57 | 0.85 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.01 |
| Debt / assetsi | 0.55 | 3.31 | 3.57 | 3.39 | 3.08 | 2.94 | 2.88 | 3.14 |
| LT debt / equityi | 3.32 | 12.58 | 10.05 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 7.33 | 6.87 | 7.25 |
| Interest coveragei | 43.56 | 35.17 | 35.24 | 137.19 | 464.14 | 416.59 | 398.88 | 418.54 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 8.29 | 3.88 | -1.46 | 0.51 | 3.82 | 6.68 | 6.21 | 5.56 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 14.29 | 36.96 | 10.29 | 0.01 | -0.71 | 14.44 | 11.65 | 4.83 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -13.08 | -3.23 | -- | -- | -43.75 | -- | -- | 58.69 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 25.86 | 25.36 | 24.08 | 23.55 | 19.41 | 16.33 |
| ROA %i | 6.83 | 7.68 | 7.30 | 7.14 | 5.21 | 4.92 |
| ROIC %i | 23.32 | 22.89 | 21.89 | 21.47 | 17.43 | 14.67 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 6.05 | 6.06 | 6.03 | 5.77 | 5.47 | 4.79 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | 2.19 | 3.80 | 1.49 | 1.23 |
| Current ratioi | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.16 | 1.14 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.83 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.83 | 0.91 |
| Debt / assetsi | 2.97 | 3.57 | 3.24 | 3.14 | 3.27 | 3.44 |
| LT debt / equityi | 7.80 | 8.34 | 7.59 | 7.25 | 8.95 | 8.47 |
| Interest coveragei | 398.12 | 408.62 | 414.51 | 418.54 | 406.32 | 363.23 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Professional employer services is the largest reported line at 95.52% of revenue, across 2 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Staffing Services, is a distant second at 4.48% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Professional employer services95.52%
Staffing Services4.48%
Quote time 2026-10-08 10:23:31 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.