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Profitability
Gross margin20.8%-0.2pp21%-0.5pp21.6%-0.2pp21.8%-0.1pp21.9%-0.2pp
Operating margin4.8%-0.2pp5%-0.2pp5.3%0.0pp5.2%+0.1pp5.1%-0.1pp
Net margin3.2%-1.1pp4.4%-0.1pp4.5%0.0pp4.5%0.0pp4.4%-0.2pp
EBITDA margin5.4%-0.2pp5.7%-0.2pp5.9%0.0pp5.9%+0.1pp5.8%-0.1pp
Free cash flow margin1.5%-2.3pp3.8%
Returns
Return on equity19.4%-4.1pp23.6%-0.5pp24.1%-1.3pp25.4%-0.5pp25.9%+0.7pp
Return on assets5.2%-1.9pp7.1%-0.2pp7.3%-0.4pp7.7%+0.9pp6.8%-0.4pp
Return on invested capital17.8%-8.7pp26.5%+4.7pp21.8%-1.3pp23.1%-1.3pp24.4%-2.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.6×0.0×1.6×0.0×1.6×-0.1×1.7×+0.2×1.5×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.2×-0.1×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×-0.1×
Quick ratio1.2×-0.1×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×-0.1×
Cash ratio0.1×-0.2×0.2×+0.1×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA-0.2×+0.8×-1×-0.7×-0.3×-0.3×-0×+0.1×-0.1×+0.4×
Interest coverage354.2×-9.3×363.5×+2.5×361×+7.5×353.6×+14.7×338.8×+3.0×
Per Share
Book value per share$8.22-10.9%$9.22+0.5%$9.18+6.5%$8.61+4.2%$8.27-0.3%
Valuation
Market capitalization$839.94M-20.4%$927.87M-18.5%$1.14B+5.4%$1.08B+1.6%$1.06B-5.7%
Enterprise value$828.93M-20.8%$857.29M-23.2%$1.12B+3.4%$1.08B+2.4%$1.05B-3.5%
Price / earnings20.7×+0.4×17×-3.7×20.8×+0.7×20.1×-0.3×20.4×-0.9×
Price / sales0.7×-0.2×0.7×-0.2×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×-0.1×
Price / book4.1×-0.9×3.9×-0.9×4.7×0.0×4.8×-0.2×-0.1×
EV / EBITDA12.1×-3.2×12.2×-3.3×15.4×+0.2×15.3×-0.2×15.5×-0.7×
EV / sales0.7×-0.2×0.7×-0.2×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×-0.1×
Free cash flow yield2.2%5.1%
Earnings yield4.9%-0.1pp5.9%+1.1pp4.8%-0.2pp5%+0.1pp4.9%+0.2pp
Dividend yield1%+0.2pp0.9%+0.2pp0.7%0.0pp0.8%0.0pp0.8%+0.1pp

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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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