Barrett Business Services
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
21.19
Price/Sales ratio
0.28
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$2.19

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-7.2312.2524.6318.6311.0413.9615.3013.6714.0715.4022.3311.04
Price/Sales ratio
0.300.420.550.500.440.710.580.540.630.721.000.44
Price/Book Value ratio
5.075.726.645.283.533.922.602.493.733.915.263.53
Price/Cash Flow ratio
2.813.105.764.156.028.73-18.51-33.6923.9411.5981.356.02
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
3.013.206.324.296.5510.16-14.14-23.3956.3314.07-1.44K10.16
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.02-0.06-0.910.550.220.56-0.491.090.441.16-3.660.56
Dividend Yield
2.77%2.01%1.37%1.55%1.74%1.21%1.76%1.74%1.28%1.03%0.71%1.21%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
4.78%17.47%17.31%17.22%19.84%22.10%20.76%21.41%22.27%22.68%21.66%19.84%
Operating Profit Margin
-7.21%4.91%3.44%3.25%3.93%5.35%4.10%4.59%5.59%5.67%5.13%3.93%
Pretax Profit Margin
-7.12%4.74%3.04%3.73%4.75%6.48%4.83%5.30%6.19%6.45%6.04%4.75%
Net Profit Margin
-4.25%3.44%2.23%2.73%4.04%5.12%3.83%3.98%4.48%4.73%4.54%4.04%
Effective Tax Rate
40.26%27.46%26.52%26.78%14.98%21.01%20.73%24.83%27.61%26.63%24.77%14.98%
Return on Assets
-6.03%5.13%3.14%3.68%5.03%5.60%4.35%5.09%6.88%7.01%6.99%5.03%
Return On Equity
-70.06%46.73%26.97%28.33%31.97%28.10%17.03%18.26%26.57%25.41%25.27%28.10%
Return on Capital Employed
-19.93%14.04%8.97%8.31%8.61%9.73%7.46%10.17%16.74%16.03%15.05%8.61%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.810.950.940.950.981.231.40N/AN/AN/A1.310.98
Quick Ratio
0.730.500.670.630.610.891.061.071.021.301.310.61
Cash ratio
0.050.100.180.180.100.130.230.220.270.200.040.13
Days of Sales Outstanding
58.8845.1154.9254.8658.8263.8751.7959.5056.7161.2382.9658.82
Days of Inventory outstanding
11.7863.9038.7549.6558.2858.1150.7232.6949.43N/AN/A58.11
Operating Cycle
70.67109.0293.67104.51117.10121.98102.5192.19106.1561.2382.96121.98
Days of Payables Outstanding
1.631.922.592.472.092.972.482.183.682.911.762.97
Cash Conversion Cycle
69.03107.1091.08102.04115.00119.00100.0390.01102.4758.3281.19119.00
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.100.030.000.000.000.010.010.010.010.00N/A0.01
Debt Equity Ratio
1.160.360.060.040.030.060.050.050.030.03N/A0.06
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.33N/A0.050.040.030.020.01N/AN/AN/AN/A0.02
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.530.260.060.040.030.050.050.040.030.03N/A0.05
Interest Coverage Ratio
-265.3718.5335.8695.6535.1628.2229.05N/AN/AN/A316.9035.16
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.545.0717.4025.6916.727.26-2.47-1.443.9910.14N/A7.26
Company Equity Multiplier
11.609.108.577.686.355.013.903.583.863.623.365.01
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.100.130.090.120.070.08-0.03-0.010.020.060.010.08
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.930.970.910.960.910.861.301.430.420.82-0.050.86
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.545.0717.4025.6916.727.26-2.47-1.443.9910.14N/A7.26
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.755.07363.38510.67315.7611.19-3.59-1.443.9910.14N/A11.19
Dividend Payout Ratio
-20.09%24.75%33.82%28.90%19.30%16.99%27.01%23.81%18.03%15.98%15.75%16.99%