ScoreWhy is Barrett Business Services, Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 23.79%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.51% over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Sep 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 43.2 MM
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 318.95 MM
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 26.88 MM
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With ROE of 22.84%, it has a attractive valuation with a 2.90 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -29.85%, its profits have risen by 8.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.4
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High Institutional Holdings at 93.43%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -29.85% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Barrett Business Services, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Diversified Commercial Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified Commercial Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Barrett Business Services, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
-30.38%
-0.34
34.13%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.51%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.87%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
50.76
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-1.08
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
5.30
Tax Ratio
26.28%
Dividend Payout Ratio
15.62%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
93.43%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
23.79%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.90
EV to EBIT
7.99
EV to EBITDA
7.11
EV to Capital Employed
9.02
EV to Sales
0.42
PEG Ratio
1.43
Dividend Yield
30.90%
ROCE (Latest)
112.87%
ROE (Latest)
22.84%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend9What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 43.2 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 318.95 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 26.88 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 26.75 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 20.62 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.79
-7What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 10.15%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 24.08%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.2% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -68.7 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.39 times
Here's what is working for Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 43.2 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 318.95 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 26.88 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 26.75 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 26.75 MM has Grown at 47.48%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 18.14 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 20.62 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 20.62 MM has Grown at 53.13%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 13.47 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.79
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Depreciation
Highest at USD 2.1 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 10.15% and Fallen
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -68.7 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.39 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.2% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
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