Why is Barrett Business Services, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 23.79%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
With ROE of 24.42%, it has a attractive valuation with a 5.09 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 -18.29%, its profits have risen by 4.9%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 90.75%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
How much should you buy?
- 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?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
-19.38%
0.27
26.99%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.60%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.34%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
50.76
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-1.08
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
5.39
Tax Ratio
26.28%
Dividend Payout Ratio
15.62%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
90.75%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
23.79%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.09
EV to EBIT
14.18
EV to EBITDA
12.28
EV to Capital Employed
-48.15
EV to Sales
0.73
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
19.84%
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
24.42%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.99% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 307.66 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 25.33 MM has Grown at 43.34%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 18.45 MM has Grown at 41.66%
-5What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 3.83 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 11.36%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 419.11 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -69.07 %
Here's what is working for Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Net Sales
Highest at USD 307.66 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 25.33 MM has Grown at 43.34%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 17.67 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 18.45 MM has Grown at 41.66%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 13.03 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.99% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 3.83 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 419.11 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -69.07 %
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
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 11.36%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






