Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Barrett Business Services, Inc. ?

Negative results in Mar 26

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 19.41%
OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD -4.29 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at -1.4 %

With ROE of 22.59%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.07 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 -19.38%, its profits have risen by 2.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.4

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 22.24% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -19.38% returns

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified Commercial Services)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Barrett Business Services, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

-19.38%

0.07

35.39%

S&P 500

22.24%

1.67

13.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.08%

EBIT Growth (5y)

11.45%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

50.76

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-1.08

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

5.22

Tax Ratio

26.28%

Dividend Payout Ratio

15.36%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

94.10%

ROCE (avg)

ROE (avg)

23.79%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

3.07

EV to EBIT

7.92

EV to EBITDA

6.99

EV to Capital Employed

-76.62

EV to Sales

0.40

PEG Ratio

3.39

Dividend Yield

29.10%

ROCE (Latest)

Negative Capital Employed

ROE (Latest)

22.59%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-20What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 19.41%

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -4.29 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at -1.4 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -4.44 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -14.8 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -0.59

Here's what is working for Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Depreciation

Highest at USD 2.17 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO 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.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -4.44 MM has Fallen at -124.86%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 17.85 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -14.8 MM has Fallen at -208.75%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 13.61 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD -4.29 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at -1.4 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD -4.44 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD -14.8 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD -0.59

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)