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Profitability
Gross margin20.8%-1.0pp21%-1.1pp21.6%-0.6pp21.8%-0.2pp21.9%-0.4pp
Operating margin4.8%-0.4pp5%-0.2pp5.3%+0.1pp5.2%+0.1pp5.1%-0.2pp
Net margin3.2%-1.2pp4.4%-0.2pp4.5%-0.1pp4.5%0.0pp4.4%-0.1pp
Returns
Return on equity19.4%-6.5pp23.6%-1.7pp24.1%-1.6pp25.4%-0.8pp25.9%-1.5pp
Return on invested capital17.8%-6.6pp26.5%-0.1pp21.8%-0.9pp23.1%-2.2pp24.4%-3.9pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.6×+0.1×1.6×+0.1×1.6×+0.1×1.7×+0.1×1.5×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.2×-0.1×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA-0.2×0.0×-1×-0.5×-0.3×-0.4×-0×+0.3×-0.1×+0.3×
Per Share
Book value per share$8.22-0.6%$9.22+11.2%$9.18+13.4%$8.61+15.9%$8.27+14.6%
Valuation
Market capitalization$839.94M-20.0%$927.87M-17.6%$1.14B+16.1%$1.08B+26.7%$1.06B+411%
Price / earnings20.7×+0.5×17×-4.2×20.8×+1.4×20.1×+2.8×20.4×+16.2×
Price / sales0.7×-0.2×0.7×-0.2×0.9×+0.1×0.9×+0.1×0.9×+0.7×
Price / book4.1×-0.8×3.9×-1.2×4.7×+0.2×4.8×+0.5×+3.9×
EV / EBITDA12.1×-3.2×12.2×-4.0×15.4×+0.2×15.3×+2.2×15.5×+12.7×
Dividend yield1%+0.2pp0.9%+0.2pp0.7%-0.1pp0.8%-0.2pp0.8%-3.1pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Barrett Business Services's profit margins?
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) runs a 20.8% gross margin and a 4.8% operating margin, with a 3.2% net margin.
Where do Barrett Business Services's ratios come from?
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