BBSI Relative Valuation
BBSI's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, BBSI is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) is now in the Undervalued zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 15.48 is considered Undervalued compared with the five-year average of 15.76. The fair price of Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) is between 39.55 to 49.41 according to relative valuation methord. Compared to the current price of 35.37 USD , Barrett Business Services Inc is Undervalued By 10.58%.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
39.55-49.41
Current Price：35.37
10.58%
Undervalued
15.23
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
9.76
EV/EBITDA
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) has a current EV/EBITDA of 9.76. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 9.83. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 5.18, Undervalued between 5.18 and 7.51, Fairly Valued between 12.15 and 7.51, Overvalued between 12.15 and 14.48, and Strongly Overvalued above 14.48. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 9.76 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
11.15
EV/EBIT
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) has a current EV/EBIT of 11.15. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 11.40. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 6.40, Undervalued between 6.40 and 8.90, Fairly Valued between 13.90 and 8.90, Overvalued between 13.90 and 16.40, and Strongly Overvalued above 16.40. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 11.15 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.69
PS
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) has a current PS of 0.69. The 5-year average PS is 0.65. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.37, Undervalued between 0.37 and 0.51, Fairly Valued between 0.79 and 0.51, Overvalued between 0.79 and 0.94, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.94. The current Forward PS of 0.69 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
11.05
P/OCF
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) has a current P/OCF of 11.05. The 5-year average P/OCF is 16.94. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -29.31, Undervalued between -29.31 and -6.19, Fairly Valued between 40.06 and -6.19, Overvalued between 40.06 and 63.18, and Strongly Overvalued above 63.18. The current Forward P/OCF of 11.05 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
14.60
P/FCF
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) has a current P/FCF of 14.60. The 5-year average P/FCF is 20.08. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -141.94, Undervalued between -141.94 and -60.93, Fairly Valued between 101.10 and -60.93, Overvalued between 101.10 and 182.11, and Strongly Overvalued above 182.11. The current Forward P/FCF of 14.60 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 3.79. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 4.25 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -11.00% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 3.71, the current P/B ratio is about 2.16% higher. Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 3.22%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 0.51% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
3.72
P/B
Median3y
4.25
Median5y
3.71
2.94
FCF Yield
Median3y
3.22
Median5y
0.51
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for BBSI's competitors is , providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Barrett Business Services Inc Corp (BBSI) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 8.38%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of BBSI decreased by 19.64% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Revenue Growth from 294.28M to 318.95M.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed -3.15%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of BBSI in the past 1 year is driven by Revenue Growth. Which is more sustainable.
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