Last Price$39.61.2%
Market Cap$1,026.1M
LTM Gross margin
21.8%
5Y avg
21.8%
Staffing & Employment Services industry
median
35.0%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.3%) overvalued
Barrett Business Services, Inc. Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 19.8% | 21.4% | 20.4% | 17.7% | 10.8% | 16.4% | 13.8% | 16.6% | 16.2% | 4.8% | 17.5% | 17.3% | 17.2% | 19.8% | 22.1% | 20.8% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 22.7% | 22.1% |
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Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Barrett Business Services, Inc.BBSI
21.8%
7.0%
8.0%
4.6%
Median Peer Set
38.6%
2.1%
(3.9%)
5.4%
Kanzhun LimitedBZ
83.1%
25.2%
864.9%
18.5%
Upwork Inc.UPWK
77.4%
11.6%
360.0%
28.0%
Paychex, Inc.PAYX
71.8%
5.4%
8.6%
32.0%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP
47.0%
6.6%
10.8%
19.5%
TriNet Group, Inc.TNET
38.9%
2.7%
(47.4%)
3.4%
Robert Half International Inc.RHI
38.3%
(9.3%)
(37.2%)
4.3%
Kforce Inc.KFRC
27.3%
(8.3%)
(16.3%)
3.6%
Korn FerryKFY
22.2%
(2.4%)
(18.3%)
6.1%
ManpowerGroup Inc.MAN
21.7%
(83.7%)
70.8%
4.7%
Insperity, Inc.NSP
20.1%
1.5%
(47.2%)
1.4%
BBSI key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 231.4 18.7% | 259.2 12.0% | 289.2 11.6% | 280.5 (3.0%) | 236.5 (15.7%) | 273.1 15.5% | 314.9 15.3% | 402.7 27.9% | 532.8 32.3% | 636.2 19.4% | 740.8 16.5% | 840.6 13.5% | 920.4 9.5% | 940.7 2.2% | 942.3 0.2% | 880.8 (6.5%) | 955.2 8.4% | 1,054.3 10.4% | 1,069.3 1.4% | 1,144.5 7.0% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 185.6 | 203.6 | 230.3 | 230.9 | 210.9 | 228.3 | 271.4 | 335.9 | 446.3 | 605.8 | 611.4 | 695.1 | 761.9 | 754.0 | 734.1 | 697.9 | 750.7 | 819.5 | 826.8 | 891.3 |
% margin | 45.8 19.8% | 55.6 21.4% | 58.9 20.4% | 49.6 17.7% | 25.6 10.8% | 44.8 16.4% | 43.5 13.8% | 66.7 16.6% | 86.5 16.2% | 30.4 4.8% | 129.5 17.5% | 145.5 17.3% | 158.5 17.2% | 186.7 19.8% | 208.3 22.1% | 182.9 20.8% | 204.5 21.4% | 234.8 22.3% | 242.5 22.7% | 253.3 22.1% |
| Operating Expenses | 26.6 | 32.9 | 36.1 | 38.2 | 35.1 | 36.8 | 39.5 | 47.9 | 62.1 | 76.3 | 93.0 | 116.6 | 128.6 | 149.7 | 157.8 | 146.8 | 160.6 | 175.9 | 181.9 | 193.5 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 25.7 | 31.6 | 34.7 | 36.7 | 33.5 | 35.4 | 38.2 | 46.5 | 60.1 | 73.8 | 90.2 | 113.3 | 123.1 | 145.5 | 153.9 | 141.9 | 155.3 | 169.6 | 174.8 | 185.9 |
% margin | 19.2 8.3% | 22.6 8.7% | 22.8 7.9% | 11.4 4.1% | (9.5) (4.0%) | 8.0 2.9% | 3.9 1.2% | 18.8 4.7% | 24.4 4.6% | (45.9) (7.2%) | 36.4 4.9% | 28.9 3.4% | 29.9 3.3% | 37.0 3.9% | 50.5 5.4% | 36.1 4.1% | 43.9 4.6% | 59.0 5.6% | 60.7 5.7% | 59.8 5.2% |
| Interest Income | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Pre-tax Income | 19.9 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 10.0 | (7.9) | 10.0 | 15.2 | 19.5 | 24.9 | (45.3) | 35.1 | 25.6 | 34.4 | 44.8 | 61.1 | 42.6 | 50.7 | 65.3 | 69.0 | 70.8 |
% effective tax rate | 7.4 37.3% | 9.2 35.9% | 9.1 35.2% | 3.7 37.3% | (3.1) 39.5% | 2.6 25.6% | 0.8 5.5% | 6.3 32.5% | 7.0 28.2% | (18.3) 40.3% | 9.7 27.5% | 6.8 26.5% | 9.2 26.8% | 6.7 15.0% | 12.8 21.0% | 8.8 20.7% | 12.6 24.8% | 18.0 27.6% | 18.4 26.6% | 17.8 25.2% |
% margin | 12.5 5.4% | 16.3 6.3% | 16.8 5.8% | 6.3 2.2% | (4.8) (2.0%) | 7.4 2.7% | 14.3 4.5% | 13.1 3.3% | 17.9 3.4% | (27.1) (4.3%) | 25.5 3.4% | 18.8 2.2% | 25.2 2.7% | 38.1 4.0% | 48.3 5.1% | 33.8 3.8% | 38.1 4.0% | 47.3 4.5% | 50.6 4.7% | 53.0 4.6% |
| EPS | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.14 | (0.11) | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.63 | (0.95) | 0.89 | 0.65 | 0.87 | 1.30 | 1.62 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 1.66 | 1.88 | 2.03 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.14 | (0.11) | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.61 | (0.95) | 0.87 | 0.64 | 0.83 | 1.24 | 1.57 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 1.64 | 1.85 | 1.98 |
% margin | 20.2 8.7% | 21.0 8.1% | 21.1 7.3% | 14.4 5.1% | (6.2) (2.6%) | 9.3 3.4% | 16.5 5.2% | 20.9 5.2% | 26.5 5.0% | (40.0) (6.3%) | 39.3 5.3% | 32.2 3.8% | 35.4 3.8% | 41.2 4.4% | 73.8 7.8% | 55.9 6.3% | 64.4 6.7% | 78.6 7.5% | 76.3 7.1% | 78.2 6.8% |
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FAQ
1) What is Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 21.8%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Gross margin for Barrett Business Services, Inc. have been 21.9% over the past three years, and 22.9% over the past five years.
2) Is Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s Gross margin Good?
As of today, Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s Gross margin is 21.8%, which is lower than industry median of 35.0%. It indicates that Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s Gross margin is Bad.